The 10 Most Popular PC Games in China

Gaming is big in China and only getting bigger. And while mobile gaming is important, the PC is still by far the most popular gaming platform for the nation's young gamers (see this infographic for more information on Chinese gamers and their preferences)

So what are people playing on the PC these days? QQ Games compiled a list that measures which games got the most play in Internet cafes by gathering data from the Shunwang gaming platform used in many net cafes. Here are the top ten.

1. DNF (also called Dungeon & Fighter, Dungeon Fighter Online, etc.). A Korean-developed beat-’em-up game that’s pretty old (released back in 2005) but still very popular in China.

2. CrossFire*. China’s version of Counter-Strike (a tactical first-person shooter), another oldie-but-goodie that was actually developed by Korean devs SmileGate and released in 2007.

3. League of Legends. The DOTA-based competitive online game that has been immensely popular worldwide.

4. QQ Speed. A 2008 racer developed and released by — no big surprise here — Tencent Games.

5. QQ X5* (QQ炫舞). A casual dance game also first released by Tencent in 2008. Read more...