Tech Two-thirds of Americans, 227 million, play video games. For many games were an escape, stress relief in pandemic July 13, 2021July 13, 2021Mike Snider, USA TODAYComments 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.