There’s little doubt about Ghost of Tsushima’s popularity. While the game was a commercial success, it also became a fan-favourite thanks to Sucker Punch’s portrayal of the island and protagonist, Jin Sakai.
It had such a profound impact on some players, that they helped restore one of the Torii gates that was damaged on the real life island of Tsushima. Additionally, game director Nate Fox and creative director Jason Connell have been named tourism ambassadors of the city of Tsushima by island officials.
It’s no wonder then that Ghost of Tsushima has a 50.2% completion rate, the second highest of any open world PS4 game. The metric is based on the percentage of players that received the Mono No Aware trophy, which is awarded for completing the story of the game. As per the PlayStation trophies section, over half of the people who played the game thought it was good enough to see it through to the end.
For comparison, below is a list of completion rates based on trophies for open world PS4 games as per UnGeek:
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – 50.8%
- Ghost of Tsushima - 50.2%
- Assassin’s Creed Origins – 38.2%
- Far Cry 5 – 36.7%
- Days Gone – 34.7%
- Horizon Zero Dawn – 34.1%
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – 30%
- The Witcher 3 – 29.8%
- Death Stranding – 28.6%
- Red Dead Redemption II – 28.2%
- Watch Dogs 2 – 24.9%
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – 19.8%
As you can see, the only game to beat Ghost of Tsushima in this aspect is Marvel’s Spider-Man. But with the former being a comparatively recent game, it won’t be surprising to see it claim the top spot soon enough. Another thing to keep in mind is that as compared to the vast map of Tsushima, Spider-Man’s Manhattan map is pretty condensed; meaning that the play time for the game is also much shorter.
If you still have questions about the game’s popularity, Ghost of Tsushima beat The Last of Us Part 2 to become the most-downloaded PlayStation exclusive of 2020. This was derived from a list of the most downloaded PS5, PS4, and PS VR titles of 2020 by PlayStation. The only games above Sucker Punch’s open world game were non-exclusive behemoths like Minecraft, GTA 5, and Call of Duty.