A True Underdog Story
A lot of big games released in 2016, but it’s an indie gem from 2015 that wound up as the most downloaded game on PlayStation 4 last year. Incredibly,Rocket Leaguetakes home that honor.
ThePlayStation Blogreleased a list of the most downloaded games across all its platforms in 2016. Heavy hitters are toward the top, such asThe Division(#5),Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare(#4), andMinecraft(#3). But, it’sRocket Leaguethat outshone all of those money-printing juggernauts.
Instead,Rocket Leaguehas two things working in its favor. First, it hadallof 2016 to rack up downloads, an advantage that not every other title on the list had. Second, it’s really goddamn good. It’s easy to recommend to friends, and it gets its hooks in you once you start to understand the intricacies of its systems.
ThatRocket Leagueis still excelling is hardly a surprise. However, it is a bit jarring to see it edging out the other names here, especially more than a year after its initially-free release. I guess that’s a testament to how excellentRocket Leaguereally is.
