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Minecraft: Story Mode dominates YouTube game videos for June

Minecraft: Story Mode topped the list of the most popular gaming videos on YouTube in the month of June.

The lists are an indicator of consumer interest in the biggest video games, which were in the spotlight in June because of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the biggest U.S. game tradeshow that took place in mid-June.

While E3 highlighted many upcoming games, fans on YouTube flocked to videos about Minecraft: Story Mode, which saw its sixth episode released during the month. In second place was the horror game Dead by Daylight. Here’s the full list below:

  1. Minecraft: Story Mode
  2. Dead by Daylight
  3. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
  4. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  5. Hearts of Iron IV
  6. Planet Coaster
  7. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  8. Surgeon Simulator 2013
  9. Watch Dogs 2
  10. ARMA 3
YouTube Gaming top games in June.
YouTube Gaming top games in June.

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.