Top list · Japan

Top 100 Video games in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest video games in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.7k video games tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rakuten, Housekeeping and Summer camp lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 38M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.4M, and the largest, Rakuten, reaches around 19M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each video game, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

Last updated:

How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Excite 635k 32.7 53.4% Video game
52 Avalanche 622k 43.0 59.0% Video game
53 Flashlight 622k 37.1 56.3% Video game
54 Whisper 599k 33.0 80.8% Video game
55 Flappy Bird 588k 30.8 49.2% Video game
56 Horizon 573k 39.3 48.3% Video game
57 Treasure hunting 571k 37.3 44.1% Video game
58 Underwater 568k 32.9 49.5% Video game
59 Resident Evil 4 547k 25.7 43.7% Video game
60 Vinyl 546k 50.8 0.0% Video game
61 Sleepover 542k 34.2 82.8% Video game
62 Garage sale 541k 33.5 53.4% Video game
63 Cyberpunk 2077 525k 29.9 32.8% Video game
64 IMVU 525k 33.2 78.3% Video game
65 Genshin Impact 518k 32.6 32.9% Video game
66 Among Us 506k 29.7 35.8% Video game
67 Dance Dance Revolution 505k 31.0 36.5% Video game
68 Death Stranding 488k 29.0 57.1% Video game
69 Red Dead Redemption 472k 29.2 51.9% Video game
70 Railfan 449k 44.5 32.7% Video game
71 Nier: Automata 442k 31.5 0.0% Video game
72 Ghost of Tsushima 436k 29.2 52.0% Video game
73 HDMI 433k 37.3 17.9% Video game
74 Warframe 421k 39.7 54.5% Video game
75 Muv-Luv 419k 25.6 60.6% Video game

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each video game by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest video game in Japan?

Rakuten currently leads with an estimated audience of 19M people in Japan.

Other top lists in Japan