Find Your Taste in Video Games

Take this quiz to get a personalized game recommendation!

New to video games? (Or maybe you’ve played so many games that you’re struggling to find something new and great for you?) Either way, we’re here to help.

Just answer these quick questions, and we’ll tell you everything you need to know.

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Questions Overview

1. How good are your reflexes?
  1. Really good. I'm quick as a snake.
  2. They're pretty good, but not the best.
  3. They're pretty slow, honestly.
2. What do you want most out of a game?
  1. I want to win!
  2. I want to relax.
  3. I want to get a sense of adventure.
  4. I want a challenge.
3. How much video game experience do you have?
  1. Tons. Been playing for years.
  2. Some. I know my way around.
  3. Not much. I tend to need a little help.
4. Do you like to play solo or with friends?
  1. Solo!
  2. With friends!
  3. Why not both?
5. How much time do you have for games?
  1. All the time in the world.
  2. An hour or two each day.
  3. A few hours a week, or less.
6. If you could time travel to any period, which would you choose?
  1. The distant future. I want to see all the shiny new tech!
  2. The distant past. I want to see how people lived way back when.
  3. I'd stay right here in the present. There's plenty of interesting things happening right now.
7. If you could swap lives with any of these, which would you pick?
  1. A plucky, hard-working farmer with an honest life.
  2. A secret agent with a huge arsenal of cool tools and weapons.
  3. A gold-medalist Olympian known around the world.
8. Which of these places would you want to have as your game's setting?
  1. Futuristic metropolis
  2. Mysterious ruins
  3. Cozy library
  4. Towering peaks
9. Choose a sidekick you’d be most excited to work with:
  1. A grizzled warrior who lets his fists do the talking.
  2. A bubbly fairy that gets me into fun, lighthearted trouble.
  3. An old wizard that brews me helpful potions for every situation.
  4. An intelligent and calculating computer that advises me on my next move.
10. What system do you play on?
  1. A computer or PC
  2. A console, like Nintendo Switch or PS5
  3. Phone or handheld consoles
  4. More than 1 of these
11. Pick a hobby you like, or would like to try:
  1. Archery 🎯
  2. Chess ♟️
  3. Gardening 🪴
  4. Camping 🏕️
12. How do you feel about fictional violence?
  1. Okay by me.
  2. It's fine, but not exactly a selling point.
  3. I can stomach it, but I'd rather not.
  4. Not for me.

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Most Popular Video Games

Video games, while relatively new in the long history of tech and art, have still been around for a good while. That means that there’s a whole lot of them, and there’s something for everyone out there, if you know what you’re looking for.

Some video games, though, prove more popular than others, and these are the big hits that people still talk about today, and often, they’re also the classics that are still worth picking up and playing, even years after release.

Best Selling Video Games of All Time:
1. Minecraft (2011)
2. Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
3. Wii Sports (2006)
4. Mario Kart 8 (2014)
5. PUBG: Battlegrounds (2017)
6. Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
7. Terraria (2011)
8. Super Mario Bros. (1985)
9. Human: Fall Flat (2016)
10. Overwatch (2016)

Most Played Video Games of 2025 (according to Steam Charts):
1. Counter-Strike 2
2. Dota 2
3. PUBG: Battlegrounds
4. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
5. Marvel Rivals
6. Apex Legends
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. Rust
9. Banana
10. Naraka: Bladepoint


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