Games Released in 2011

4,872 new games released in 2011 across 10 platforms, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most popular seeing 1,585 new titles. November was the busiest month of the year, launching 609 new releases.

Top Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows)

New Releases

4,872

Busiest Month

November

Portal 2

What was the most popular game of 2011?

Portal 2

Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing the Portal Gun's mechanics and taking revenge on Chell for the events of Portal. As a result of several interactions and revelations, Chell once again pushes to escape Aperture Science Labs.

Which days had the most releases?

March 25 was the busiest single day of 2011 with 67 releases.

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67 releases

March 25

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66 releases

November 15

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63 releases

December 15

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61 releases

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Which month had the most releases?

The busiest release month of 2011 was November, totaling 609 titles.

How did each season compare?

Q4 was the busiest quarter of 2011 with 1,542 releases.

Q3 (Jul–Sep)

1,307 releases
Minecraft

Most popular release in Q3

Minecraft

Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically-generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining for ore, fighting hostile mobs, and crafting new blocks and tools by gathering various resources found in the game. The game's open-ended model allows players to create structures, creations, and artwork on various multiplayer servers or their single-player maps. Other features include redstone circuits for logic computations and remote actions, minecarts and tracks, and a mysterious underworld called the Nether. A designated but completely optional goal of the game is to travel to a dimension called the End, and defeat the ender dragon.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 1,585 new titles in 2011, holding the most releases. The runner up was PlayStation 3 with 1,432 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)1,585 releases
PlayStation 31,432 releases
iOS780 releases
Xbox 360740 releases
PlayStation Portable653 releases
Nintendo 3DS527 releases
Wii509 releases
Mac382 releases
Web browser338 releases
Nintendo DS309 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in 2011 with 1,104 titles. Puzzle followed closely with 786.

Adventure1,104
Puzzle786
Role-playing613
Shooter596
Strategy583
Platform516
Arcade511
Indie494
Simulator490
Sport315
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