2021 is a big year for video game nostalgia, with over 100 game franchises celebrating key milestones – with a key milestone being defined as a 20, 25, 30, or 35 year anniversary since the release.
Keen to explore the world’s relationship with video games, ManySpins.com utilised SEMrush to find average monthly search volumes for retro games in every country*, and crown the most popular retro game in each country. Here are the UK results!
The Top 10 Favourite Retro Games in the United Kingdom:
Rank | Game | Average Monthly UK Search Volume |
1. | Pandemonium! | 18,100 |
2. | Super Mario 64 | 9,900 |
3. | Dragon Quest | 8,100 |
=4. | Super Mario World Duke Nukem Streets of Rage |
6,600 |
=5. | Metroid Pokémon Red |
5,400 |
6. | Battletoads | 4,400 |
=7. | Outrun Bubble Bobble Road Rash |
3,600 |
=8. | Neverwinter Nights Metal Slug |
2,900 |
9. | Mario Kart 64 | 2,400 |
=10. | F-Zero Duke Nukem 3D Rolling Thunder |
1,900 |
ManySpins.com can reveal that, in first place, is Pandemonium!, with a UK monthly average search volume of 18,100.
In second place is Super Mario 64, with…