Replay Poker's data found Utahns searched most frequently for 'Sims 4 mods' and 'Wordle cheats.' Nationally, Starfield, Hogwarts Legacy, Little Alchemy and Fallout 4, along with Sims 4 and Wordle, were the most common games for which players tried to find cheats. At the opposite end, Mississippi was found to have the most honest gamers, with fewer than 183 monthly cheat searches per 100,000 people.
Washington came in first, with 280.84 and Oregon trailed close behind, with 280.1 searches.
Utah amassed an average of 256.1 monthly cheat-related searches per 100,000 people. The average monthly search volume was then scaled against the population.Īsh Keene, operations manager at Replay Poker, said it's insightful to see which states are most likely to cheat and interesting to see which games players have 'the least qualms about playing dishonestly.' Online poker platform Replay Poker conducted a search-volume analysis, analyzing around 200 search terms related to cheating such as 'hacks,' 'cheats,' 'mods,' 'codes' and more, to determine the states most often seeking game aids. SALT LAKE CITY - Honesty is the best policy, except when it comes to playing video games in Utah.Ī new study shows Utah is 8th in the nation for the number of people who would cheat while playing mobile and video games.