Esports are growing as time goes on and people are moving towards esports not like how they used to. Now it has become a competitive world and to remain on top is the new goal. So here are the Top 10 Global Esports of All Time.
List of Top 10 Global Esports of All Time
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10. Arena of Valor
Developers: TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games
Released Date: 12 Oct 2016
Platforms: Android, IOS, Nintendo Switch
Active Players: 250 million+
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 or above
Processor: Intel or AMD Processor
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 5GB
About the game
AoV is a 5v5 Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game (MOBA). Basic Idea is to gain experience and destroy the enemy’s defences and finally destroy their main heart to win the game. It is similar to League of Legends.
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9. Heroes of Storm
Developers: Blizzard Entertainment
Released Date: 2 June 2015
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Active Players: 6.5 million+ (Monthly)
Specifications/Requirements:
Minimum
OS: Windows 7, 10
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X4
RAM: 3 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4650 or Intel HD Graphics 3000
Storage: 20 GB
Recommended
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD FX Series Processor or better
RAM: 4GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 or better
Storage: 20 GB
About the game
Heroes of the Storm is a team-based competitive game in which each player controls a powerful Hero with unique Abilities and works with his or her team to attack and destroy the enemy team’s Core.
8. Hearthstone
Developers: Blizzard Entertainment
Released Date: 11 March 2014
Platforms: Android, IOS, Microsoft Windows
Active Players: 4.5 million+ (Monthly)
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Windows 7, 8, 10
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz) or AMD Athlon 64 X2 (2.6 GHz) or better
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 240 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4850 or better
Storage: 3 GB
About the game
Hearthstone is a turn-based card game between two opponents, using constructed decks of 30 cards along with a selected hero with a unique power. Players use their limited mana crystals to play spells or summon minions to attack the opponent, with the goal of destroying the opponent’s hero.
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7. Overwatch
Developers: Blizzard Entertainment, Iron Galaxy
Released Date: 24 May 2016
Platforms: PlayStation4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Active Players: 10 million+ (Monthly)
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
RAM: 4GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 460
Storage: 5GB
About the game
It’s fresh and consistently fun, with matches that are great in random groups, but astonishingly good when played with friends.
The first and probably main reason Overwatch attracts so many players is because of its incredibly low skill requirement. Even if you can’t aim precisely at all, you have characters such as Lucio, Mercy, Winston etc. that just about ANYONE can play or at least understand quickly.
6. Player Unknown Battleground (PUBG)
Developers: KRAFTON, Tencent Games, Lightspeed & Quantum
Released Date: 23 March 2017
Platforms: PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS
Active Players: 30 million+ (Daily)
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB
About the game
Aim of the game is to survive: If you want to win, you can pretty much do so by collecting your weapons, staying out of trouble and killing the last few people. The aim isn’t to kill the most people, it’s to be the last player standing. Hiding and staying out of trouble is a good way to do that.
5. StarCraft II
Developers: Blizzard Entertainment
Released Date: 27 July 2010
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Active Players: 250-500k (Daily)
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Windows 7, 10
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
RAM: 2 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or Intel HD Graphics 3000
Storage: 30 GB
About the game
StarCraft II was designed to focus more heavily on the multiplayer aspect, with changes that included major improvements to Battle.net, a new competitive “ladder” system for ranked games, and new matchmaking mechanics that were designed to “match up” players of equal skill level.
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4. League of Legends
Developers: Riot Games
Released Date: 27 Oct 2009
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, GeForce Now
Active Players: 117 million+ (Monthly)
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i3-530 / AMD A6-3650
RAM: 2 GB
Graphics: NVidia GeForce 9600GT / AMD Radeon HD 6570 / Intel HD 4600 Integrated Graphics
DirectX: DirectX 10
Storage: 16 GB
About the game
League of Legends is a team-based 5v5 strategy game, where two teams of five powerful champions face off to destroy the other’s base. Choose from over 140 champions to make epic plays, secure kills, and take down towers as you battle your way to victory.
Similarly like Dota 2, here team wins by destroying a structure called “Nexus” within the other team’s base.
3. Fortnite
Developers: Epic Games, People Can Fly
Released Date: 21 July 2017
Platforms: PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, GeForce now
Active Players: 270 million+
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor: Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 3300U, or equivalent
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU
Storage: 16 GB
About the game
The primary goal is to be the last player or team alive by eliminating or avoiding other players. When playing in solo modes, players are immediately eliminated when they exhaust their health.
In Fortnite, players collaborate to survive in an open-world environment, by battling other characters who are controlled either by the game itself, or by other players.
2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Developers: Valve Corporation, Hidden Path Entertainment
Released Date: 21 August 2012
Platforms: PlayStation3, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, GeForce now
Active Players: 1.2 million+ (Monthly)
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 processor or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Video card must be 256 MB or more
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 15 GB
About the game
The goal of the game is straightforward with two teams, the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists, competing in different game modes to complete objectives on various “maps.” Players are rewarded at the end of each round based on their performance, earning virtual currency to spend on additional weapons or utility.
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1. Dota 2
Developers: Valve Corporation
Released Date: 9 July 2013
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, GeForce Now, Linux
Active Players: 7.6 million+ (Monthly)
Specifications/Requirements:
OS: Windows 7, 8, 10
Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
RAM: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
DirectX: Version 9.0c.
Storage: 15 GB
About the game
It is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game in which two teams of five players each compete to destroy the core which is defended by the opposing team known as the “Ancient”. Players have to target the opponent’s core and destroy it while defending their own.
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So these are the Top 10 Esports played worldwide and thousands and millions of players play any of these games on regular basis.
Aren’t these gaming communities huge? Just Wow!!!
Alrighty then, I guess that’s too many games for today. I will be back with some more upcoming games, so just be with me and we will continue to grow in this gaming world.
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