● Program

Esports Compendium

The IES research programme on the games behind competition. Volume I, the Catalogue of Competitive Videogames, documents every video game used in formal competition, with its year of publication.

1,042Titles catalogued (v2.0)
+35New titles since 2023
5Inclusion criteria
2023-2026Research span
● Overview

The catalogue of competitive videogames

The Electronic Sports Compendium (ESC) is the IES research series on esports. Volume I, the Catalogue of Competitive Videogames, lists every video game used in formal competition, with specific competition rules and, where applicable, prize pools. Its aim is to define the scope of esports and to capture the evolution of the field through the games that shaped it.

First published in July 2023 with 1,007 titles, the catalogue was updated in June 2026 to version 2.0, reaching 1,042 titles with 35 new competitive games added. Research is continuous, refining the list and exploring the history of competitive gaming.

● Growth

A catalogue that keeps growing

2023 (v1.0)
1,007 titles
2026 (v2.0)
1,042 titles

Below are the 35 competitive titles with documented prize money added in the 2026 edition. Scroll the list to browse them all.

  • 2XKO (2025)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2024)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
  • Deadlock (2024)
  • Delta Force (2024)
  • Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (2024)
  • Dream Three Kingdoms 2 (2023)
  • EA Sports FC 24 (2023)
  • EA Sports FC 25 (2024)
  • EA Sports FC 26 (2025)
  • EA Sports FC Online (2018)
  • Epic Roller Coasters VR (2018)
  • EV.IO (2021)
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (2025)
  • FIFA 23 (2022)
  • GeoGuessr (2026)
  • Goals (2026)
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (2023)
  • Idol Showdown (2023)
  • Marvel Rivals (2024)
  • MARVEL SNAP (2022)
  • Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)
  • Rennsport (2025)
  • Roblox (2026)
  • Roller Champions (2022)
  • Slapshot Rebound (2020)
  • Stick Fight the Game (2017)
  • Stormgate (2025)
  • Street Fighter 6 (2023)
  • Strinova (2024)
  • Tekken 8 (2024)
  • The Finals (2023)
  • Tibia (1997)
  • Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] (2024)
  • ZeroSpace (2026)
● The role of IES

Research, conducted by IES

IES conducts the research behind the Compendium: a meticulous analysis of tournament archives, competition reports, publisher documentation and data from international sports federations, including harder-to-find sources for titles from the 1990s and early 2000s. Five inclusion criteria keep the selection rigorous, and the catalogue is updated on an annual basis.

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Part of Research and Knowledge

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