India is home to a rapidly growing gaming industry, with millions of gamers engaging in online gaming every day. The craze for online gaming is increasing day by day and gamers are making their career in this field. There are various games that are played across India but some top games have achieved huge popularity. Here is the list of some top games that are widely popular in India.
Valorant
Granted free to play, Valorant is a tactical hero shooter game that anyone having gaming device can play as first person. Riot Games is the developer and publisher of this eSport for Windows. Last year, VCT 2022 prize pool was 1M dollars, where Indian team GodSquad represented the country.
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DOTA 2
International showcases highest $40M, Indian team secured bronze medal in commonwealth esports championship 2022
COD Mobile
Team GodLIke Esports and Vitality represented india in world championship 2022 winning total proze $45,000 each
Pokemon Unite
Indian team Revenant Esports went to Pokemon UNITE World Championship 2022 and won $25000 combined in global and Indian stages
Clash Royale
Was included in Asian games 2018, Tirth Mehta won bronze medal for india
Chess.com
Traditional chess online witnessed multiple Indian Grandmasters, tournament prize pool was $200,000
FIFA
The FIFAe National Cup 2022 featured prize pool of $400,000, making a greater career choice and chance for player to represent country
BRAWL STARS
Fast paced 3v3 game for Esports gaining fast popularity in India, total prize pool $1M in 2022 world finals
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
A team based esport game showcased prize pool of $2.225M in 2022 world championship
BGMI
The most popular game in India with prize pool crossing 1 crore INR marks recently. The currently game is on soft ban, expected to return soon.
Pro Showdown
Last year, first season of this gaming tournament was played between best of 24 BGMI teams from all around the country. In the invite-only tournament gamers were competing for 10 lakh prize money. Something similar can be expected this year with a different title in mobile gaming.
Ranbhoomi
A game giving chance to the beginner level BGMI players to compete against already established teams. The battle was fought for long three weeks in 2021 for 10 lakh prize pool.
Diwali Battle
Surprisingly, the game changed into IP and the competition was held as Diwali celebration by the organisers Upthrust Esports. In the last season prize pool was 30lakh rupees and the game was invite-based, later split in two stages with its own share of prize money.
