According to a Sensor Tower report, old games and brands generated 138 million downloads worldwide in 2025. Of these, remasters were downloaded 78 million times. Among the leaders:
- Grand Theft Auto V: Enhanced Edition — 13.1 million
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered — 8.03 million
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered — 3.82 million
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — 2.72 million
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — 2.49 million
- Gears of War: Reloaded — 2.48 million
- The Last of Us Part 2 — 2.34 million
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Black — 2.13 million
- Grand Theft Auto 3: The Definitive Edition — 1.91 million
- Sonic Colors: Ultimate — 1.69 million
Remakes were downloaded 60 million times. In the top:
- Delta Force — 14.5 million
- Ark Survival Ascended — 4.35 million
- Metro 2023 Redux — 3.89 million
- The Last of Us Part 1 — 3.02 million
- Resident Evil 4 — 2.70 million
- Silent Hill 2 — 2.62 million
- Mafia: Definitive Edition — 2.12 million
- Resident Evil 2 — 1.73 million
- Pac-Man World; Re-Pac — 1.52 million
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater — 1.39 million
The conclusion is simple: players prefer to return to classics that are updated, not radically reworked. New versions should preserve the spirit of the original, and the changes –
be careful not to upset fans. That's why publishers like Konami and Bethesda release "safe", conservative remasters that preserve the atmosphere of the original games.