Tech Two-thirds of Americans, 227 million, play video games. For many games were an escape, stress relief in pandemic July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Mike Snider, USA TODAY Comments Off on Two-thirds of Americans, 227 million, play video games. For many games were an escape, stress relief in pandemic Half of all video game players (55%) said they played more during the coronavirus pandemic. US gamers rose to 227 million from 214 million.