Gamers are among us, but what are they playing? Here is the popularity of the video game genre casual in the U.S. over the over the past years. There is only a slight increase from 2023 Q1 to the current value. This doesn't represent the overall trend, which is characterized by fluctuating values.
Hyped games span all types of genres, with both casual games and AAA titles driving the market. The easy entry for the one and the well-campaigned media hype for the other are aiming for the common goal of reaching as many gamers as possible. After all consumers are rarely just casual gamers but enjoy a variety of different genres as well. The most recent ranking of preferred video game by genre in the U.S. benchmarks these casual gamers against other gaming genres. The survey was conducted online among 3200 to 8410 respondents per quarter in the United States, between 2019 and 2024. Statista Consumer Insights offer you all results of our exclusive Statista surveys, based on more than 2,000,000 interviews.
Popularity of the video game genre casual in the U.S. 2019-2024 as of June 2024, by quarter
During the survey, the question "In general, which types of video games do you play?" has been answered with "Casual".
Each update contains the interviews of the last 12 months. If you are looking for further details you can find more information in the methodology for the Statista Consumer Insights.
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Statista. (June 18, 2024). Popularity of the video game genre casual in the U.S. 2019-2024 as of June 2024, by quarter [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1466771/popularity-of-the-video-game-genre-casual-in-the-us
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Popularity of the video game genre casual in the U.S. 2019-2024 as of June 2024, by quarter [Graph], Statista, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1466771/popularity-of-the-video-game-genre-casual-in-the-us
