1.Dota 2
Dota 2 is one of the most popular competitive games and is much touted as the pioneer of esports industry, the one that proved esports games could go mainstream, be a career for people and become its own industry. Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, launched fully by one of the top esports companies; Valve in 2013 and since then, the game has gone on to conduct biggest esports events with highest esports tournament prize pool in the world. The International 2018: Dota 2 Championship esports tournament that was organized in Vancouver, Canada offered the highest prize pool of US$ 25.53 million.
2.Fortnite: The Battle Royale
Epic Games’ Fortnite has taken the world of esports by storm with the growing popularity of the game, peaking viewership and its Twitch platform dominating the game streaming platform worldwide. Epic Games, a leading esports company launched Fortnite after recognizing the explosion of the battle royale genre. The company recently announced that it is going to offer US$100 million in Fortnite esports prize pools this year alone. Although several critics are questioning the significance of a battle royal game in esports, Epic Games is making the Fortnite competitive and has had a positive response so far.