Top Twitch Games for September 2013

Grand Theft Auto V explodes into the upper echelon of games on Twitch, causing quite the disturbance in our monthly report. Meanwhile, the Final Fantasy XIV hype train continues as its celebrated relaunch nets it the biggest gain of the month, leaping 7 spots and into the 11th position. As always, we sort this list by the overall number of minutes watched per game. This allows us to give you a more accurate view of the Twitch community, as it helps negate the influence of front page and other promotions. Actual numbers can be found locked inside Pandora’s box, held deep within the Minotaur’s maze.

Twitch Top Games for September 2013 (By Total Minutes Watched) Ranking Title Prev. Month Difference 1 League of Legends 1–2 Dota 2 2–3 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 3–4 Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft 6 +2 5 Grand Theft Auto V New — 6 World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria 4 -2 7 Minecraft 5 -2 8 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 7 -1 9 World of Tanks 8 -1 10 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16 +6 11 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn 18 +7 12 Magic: The Gathering 9 -3 13 Diablo III 14 +1 14 Heroes of Newerth 15 +1 15 M.U.G.E.N 10 -5 16 Smite 13 -3 17 DayZ 12 -5 18 RuneScape 17 -1 19 Super Street Fighter IV New — 20 Outlast New -