Steam is one of the most popular video game digital distribution services.
It has more than 120 million monthly active users in more than 230 countries.
The service offers a ton of third-party games like Counter-Strike and GTA V.
It has over 50,000 games (in US catalog) including paid games and free games.
Here are the top 10 most popular games on Steam based on current and peak player count:
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Lost Chest
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- top legend
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Fortress Team 2
- Grand Theft Auto DRAW
- Wallpaper tool
- rust
1. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The most popular game on Steam is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
It has about 500,000 daily players and peaks at 830,000 players.
Counter-Stike: Global Offensive is also one of the most popular games in the world (by player count) after Lineage and Overwatch.
The game is dominating in the professional arena with lots of leagues and tournaments.
When a major tournament (like the PGL Major) is streamed live on Twitch, its viewership can reach over a million.
Major Championships are sponsored by Valve with a prize pool of at least $1,000,000.
2. Dota 2
Dota 2 is the second most popular game on Steam with about 500,000 daily players and peaking at 640,000 players.
This is a free multiplayer online battle arena game just like League of Legends.
Similar to Counter-Strike, the game is also developed and published by Valve.
Dota 2 and Counter-Stike: Global Offensive are always competing for the top game position on Steam.
In the professional arena, The International (an annual Dota 2 tournament) has one of the biggest prize pools with $47.76 million.
3. The Lost Chest
Developed by Tripod Studio and Smilegate RPG, Lost Ark is a 2.5D fantasy MMO RPG.
It is currently the third most popular game on Steam with over 300,000 daily players.
Unfortunately, Lost Ark is not available in many regions due to its RNG (trophy box) content.
Countries in Southeast Asia, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc. do not have access to the game.
4. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Land on strategic locations, loot weapons and survive to be the last team standing.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is a battle royale game (similar to Fortnite) developed by Krafton.
It has about 250,000 daily players and peaks over 370,000 players.
Released on December 21, 2017, the game received mixed reviews on Steam.
Most of the negative reviews are about hackers and expensive microtransactions.
PUBG Mobile is one of the most popular games in India.
5. Legend of the top
Apex Legends is a free-to-play shooting game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts.
Since its release on Steam on November 4, 2020, the game has had over 200,000 daily active players and a peak of over 320,000 players.
The game features many Legends, tactical gameplay, and innovations that revolutionize the battle royale experience.
Each legend has its own personality, strengths and abilities, easy to learn but hard to master.
There are many powerful weapons and equipment that you can use.
In 2020, Apex Legends won the “Game You Love Most” award.
It also has over 50 awards and nominations and was named “Best Shooter 2019” by IGN.
6. ARK: Survival Evolution
With about 140,000 daily players and peaking at 180,000 players, ARK: Survival Evolved is the 5th most popular game on Steam.
You are stranded on an island called ARK and you have to hunt, harvest and build to survive.
Dinosaurs and primitive creators roam the land where you can tame and breed them.
You can also team up with other players to survive, dominate and escape the island.
There are over 100 player servers where your character, build, and taming will be saved in the game even when you leave.
7. Team Fortress 2
One of the highest rated free games of all time, Team Fortress 2, is also the 7th most played game on Steam.
It has about 129,000 daily players and peaks at more than 138,000 players.
The game features consistent updates including new game modes, maps, and gear.
Team Fortress 2 has multiple game modes — Capture the Flag, Control Point, Payload, Arena, King of the Hill, etc.
Most importantly, you don’t have to pay to win as almost all the items in the Mann Co Store. are all obtainable in the game.
8. Car Theft V
Grand Theft Auto V is no stranger to the gaming industry.
More than 165 million copies of the game have been sold with over $6 billion in sales.
This makes it one of the most popular games in the world.
On Steam alone, GTA V had around 100,000 daily players and peaked at over 125,000 players.
The game has a strong mod community with thousands of mods made by players themselves.
It has a high average viewership on Twitch when it comes to a lot of popular streamers playing the game.
9. Wallpaper Tool
Wallpaper Engine isn’t technically a game, but it deserves a spot on this list.
This software allows you to use live wallpapers on your Windows desktop.
This includes 3D/2D animations, websites, videos, and even apps.
You can choose an existing wallpaper or create your own and share it with others.
Alternatively, you can download the Wallpaper Engine companion app on the Google Play Store.
The app allows you to transfer wallpapers to your device and use them on the go.
With around 85,000 daily users and peaking at over 98,000 users, Wallpaper Engine secures the 9th place.
10. Rust
Do whatever it takes to survive on the island because everything in it wants to harm you.
Since its launch on February 8, 2018, Rust has over 300 updates and a guaranteed patch per month.
This includes balance fixes, AI improvements, graphics updates, etc.
Build a shelter, eat (or get eaten) and scavenge for materials.
There are many abandoned settlements and mysterious ruins that you can explore.
The game has around 80,000 players daily and peaks at over 100,000 players.
Conclusion
This list is taken from Steam’s official game stats.
Steam open shares game data by detecting issues earlier and improving its services.
The data includes the top 100 games on Steam by current and peak player count.
If you have any questions about it, you can ask them in the Steam Discussion.
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