The craze for online games is limitless and there are multiple types to play online games. The most common way to play games is to use game consoles such as Nintendo game consoles, PlayStations, Xboxes and PC, which we used to play at home.

But a recent study reveals that online gaming is the next big thing and the future of the gaming industry. Here in this article we will look at the 10 most popular online games in 2021.

List of Top 10 Most Popular Online Games in 2021

#10. Section 2

Division 2 is an online multiplayer role-playing game that takes place in Washington, DC and is developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. Section 2 was created in such a way that it continues the story of its predecessor seven months later. The plot of the game is very diverse, and the player experiences a civil war between survivors and evil thieves.

The layout of the main mission of the game is quite amazing, as it sends you to the groups of the three enemies of the game Outcasts, True Sons, Hyenas, as well as a strategy to rebuild the city. It was launched by Massive Entertainment Inc. in 2019.

# 9. Final Fantasy 14

Final Fantasy XIV is a multiplayer role-playing game. The game is developed and published by Square Enix. The game has been released worldwide since its inception on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3. FF14 is the second installment of the definitive fantasy series. It was released after Final Fantasy XI (FF11). This role-playing game includes gameplay such as organizing your house and talking with friends.

#8. Dota 2

DOTA 2 is the next sequel to Defense of Ancients, a model developed by Blizzard Entertainment. DOTA 2 is played between two teams of five players online. Although the role of the game is to defend its separate base map. Each of the ten players controls their own unique and adorable character called the “Hero”. Each hero has different rules of play, power, and unique gameplay in DOTA 2.

DOTA 2 has a sports background with world-class teams in various competitions and clubs competing around the world. The game is developed by Valve Corporation and there are 5 million active players launched in 2015.

# 7. Hearthstone

HearthStone- The online collectible digital card game was a small project of Blizzard Entertainment for experiment purposes but is now a well known game today. Hearthstone is a turn based card game between two players, using modified deck of 30 cards along with a chosen hero with a unique power.

The game is developed by the famous Blizzard Entertainment and launched globally in 2014. It has 29 million active players worldwide.

# 6. Minecraft

The best-selling video game of all time developed and published by Mojang. It is a 3D sandbox game with no specific goals to achieve, allowing users complete freedom, and thus, users can do whatever they want. It has a first person perspective and a third person perspective.

It also allows the user to create circuits and logic gates to form more complex systems. The game consists of five game modes: Survival, Creative, Hardcore, Adventure, and Spectator. Developed by Mojang Developer Company in 2011, the game has 91 million active online players worldwide.

#5. League of Legends

League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena game. It is almost twelve years old and yet it is one of the most played online games and the favorite of its players because of the amazing mode scene, great graphics, and excitement on every level and every single game.

In this game, teams work together to achieve victory by destroying the main building (called Nexus) in the enemy team’s base that is protected by defensive structures called turrets or turrets. Developed by the famous Riot Games It was launched in 2009 and still has nearly 67 million active players worldwide.

# 4. Counter-Strike: Global Offens  Eve

It is a first-person multiplayer video game and is the fourth game in the series of Counter-Strike. It can be played both online and offline. The game has two teams that play against each other: the terrorists and the counter-terrorist. Both sides aim to eliminate the other, along with completing separate missions. The objective of the terrorist terrorists is to secure a site to plant a bomb and take hostages.

In turn, the fight against terrorism has to either prevent the planting of weapons or defuse them and rescue the hostages. The developers of the game are Valve Corporation which they launched in 2014 and the number of active players is 32 million active players all over the world.

# 3. Fortnite Battle Royale

There is no shortage of 100 players fighting royale games, but even in this crowded genre, Fortnight Battle Royal stands out for its bright colors and great freeform building system. The Fortnite Battle Royale Battle Royale online multiplayer mode is a free-to-play video game and is perhaps the most famous among the best players on the web, with around 5 million players simultaneously.

The main feature that makes this game different from other battle royale games is the in-game building elements, which allow players to build walls, obstacles, or other structures from the collected resources. It comes in three distinct editions: Fortnite: Save the World, Fortnite Battle Royale, and Fortnite Creative.

Respawn Entertainment produced this game in 2017 and it has an active user base of 125 million players in just 4 years which is commendable.

# 2. Apex Legends

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It is a multiplayer game and is in its fourth season. In this game, up to 20 teams of three land on an island and search for weapons and supplies to try to defeat all the other players in combat.

Each player must keep moving to avoid falling outside the playing area. The last surviving team wins the special round. Apex Legends is set in the same sci-fi universe as Titanfall and Titanfall 2 from Respawn Entertainment. The developers of the game are Respawn Entertainment in 2019, which had 50 million players in its first month of release. This game will also get a mobile version very soon because the game is in the alpha testing phase.

# 1. PUBG

PUBG is the most realistic multiplayer online Battle Royale game and it is the most popular and also the most played online game in the world. This game is so unpredictable that no two games are alike, thus it has taken the internet by storm. It is a player-versus-player shooter game where up to a hundred players fight in a battle royale, a kind of last man standing wide to death where players fight to survive until the end of the match.

Players can decide to go into a singles match, a duo match, or with a small team of up to four people. The last player or team surviving wins the match. It can be played on a computer or mobile phone. Although the mobile version is banned in India and they are releasing a new game called “Battlegrounds Mobile India” for Indian players.

The game is developed by PUBG Corporation and released globally in 2016 worldwide and its mobile version was released in 2018. It has more than 400 million active players which is quite a huge number.