CS2 Breaks Into the Most Played Games List
Counter-Strike 2 ranked second on Türkiye's October 2023 in-game purchase chart, as overall game sales fell 3% month over month.
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In brief
AI summaryCounter-Strike 2 quickly broke into the most played games list, ranking second behind Valorant in October 2023.
October 2023 game purchases fell 3% versus September and 5% versus October 2022, driven by exchange rate increases.
İstanbul led all Turkish cities in game purchases, and players aged 21-30 made up the largest buyer segment.
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Counter-Strike 2 quickly broke into the list of most played games
Oyunfor announced that the decline in game sales continued in October. What stood out was that the fully revamped Counter-Strike ranked high on the list.
CS2 Makes the Most Played Games List!
Game purchases in October 2023 fell 3% compared to September 2023. Compared to October 2022, a 5% decrease was observed. Among the main reasons for this decline are the rising exchange rate and some game companies removing regional price localization.
While PC and console game purchases rose compared to other months, mobile games continued to decline. According to the data collected, PC games were the most purchased category in October.
Breakdown by category
PLATFORM |
AUGUST 2023 |
SEPTEMBER 2023 |
OCTOBER 2023 |
PC |
35% |
37% |
38% |
Console |
27% |
28% |
29% |
Mobile |
38% |
35% |
33% |
Top 10 games by in-game purchases
1. Valorant
2. Counter-Strike 2
3. League of Legends
4. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
5. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
6. Metin2
7. Knight Online
8. World of Warcraft
9. PUBG Mobile
10. Black Desert Online
Breakdown by city
When it comes to game purchases, İstanbul had the most purchases in October, followed by Ankara, Antalya, İzmir, and Bursa.
# |
AUGUST 2023 |
SEPTEMBER 2023 |
OCTOBER 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
İstanbul |
İstanbul |
İstanbul |
2 |
Ankara | Ankara | Ankara |
3 |
Antalya | Antalya | Antalya |
4 |
İzmir | İzmir |
İzmir |
5 |
Bursa |
Bursa | Bursa |
Breakdown by age range
AGE |
AUGUST 2023 |
SEPTEMBER 2023 |
OCTOBER 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
18-21 |
6% |
11% |
9% |
21-30 |
47% |
44% |
47% |
30+ |
47% |
45% |
44% |
Breakdown by gender
GENDER |
AUGUST 2023 |
SEPTEMBER 2023 |
OCTOBER 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
WOMEN |
33% |
32% |
30% |
MEN |
67% |
68% |
70% |
