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Valve’s Steam has come out with the top games of the year for the digital storefront in 2023. It didn’t say much about the games, but here’s the information it shared. We hope you’re having a great holiday season. As for the top games of the year, here’s my own list.
Most Played Games
Sorted alphabetically within each tier.
Over 300k peak concurrent players
Apex Legends
Baldur’s Gate 3
Counter-Strike 2
Destiny 2
Dota 2
Goose Goose Duck
Hogwarts Legacy
Lost Ark
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Sons Of The Forest
Starfield
Over 150k peak concurrent players
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Call of Duty
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Lethal Company
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
Path of Exile
Resident Evil 4
Rust
Team Fortress 2
THE FINALS
Over 80k peak concurrent players
7 Days to Die
ARK: Survival Ascended
ARK: Survival Evolved
BattleBit Remastered
Battlefield 2042
Battlefield V
Cities: Skylines II
Dave the Diver
Dead by Daylight
Don’t Starve Together
EA SPORTS FC 24
EA SPORTS FIFA 23
ELDEN RING
Football Manager 2023
Football Manager 2024
Left 4 Dead 2
Party Animals
Phasmophobia
Remnant II
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Unturned
Valheim
VPet-Simulator
War Thunder
Warframe
Over 40k peak concurrent players
Age of Wonders 4
Cities: Skylines
Crab Game
DayZ
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Farlight 84
Farming Simulator 22
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Garry’s Mod
Hearts of Iron IV
HoloCure – Save the Fans!
Hunt: Showdown
Last Epoch
Lords of the Fallen
Love Is All Around
Monster Hunter Rise
Monster Hunter: World
My Hero Ultra Rumble
NBA 2K23
New World
Overwatch 2
Payday 2
Payday 3
Project Zomboid
Red Dead Redemption 2
Risk of Rain Returns
Rocket League
Sea of Thieves 2023 Edition
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Stardew Valley
Street Fighter 6
Terraria
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
The Forest
The Sims 4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
tModLoader
Total War: Warhammer III
V Rising
VRChat
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Most Played on Steam Deck
Sorted alphabetically within each tier
Platinum
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON
Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077
DAVE THE DIVER
ELDEN RING
Grand Theft Auto V
Half-Life
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4
Starfield
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Vampire Survivors
Gold
Brotato
Counter-Strike 2
Dead Cells
Diablo IV
DREDGE
Hades
Halls of Torment
Red Dead Redemption 2
Risk of Rain Returns
Sea of Stars
Stardew Valley
Street Fighter 6
Silver
Coral Island
Cult of the Lamb
Fallout 4
God of War
Hi-Fi RUSH
HoloCure – Save the Fans!
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
Lethal Company
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
Monster Hunter: World
NBA 2K23
No Man’s Sky
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Overwatch 2
Persona 5 Royal
Remnant II
Slay the Spire
Sons Of The Forest
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
The Last of Us Part I
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Most Played w/ Controller
Sorted alphabetically within each tier
Platinum
Apex Legends
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON
Call of Duty
EA SPORTS FC 24
EA SPORTS FIFA 23
ELDEN RING
Hogwarts Legacy
NBA 2K23
Resident Evil 4
Rocket League
Starfield
Street Fighter 6
Gold
Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Destiny 2
Forza Horizon 5
Grand Theft Auto V
Lords of the Fallen
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Monster Hunter: World
Mortal Kombat 1
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Silver
BeamNG.drive
Brawlhalla
DAVE THE DIVER
Dead Cells
Dead Space
eFootball 2024
Euro Truck Simulator 2
FIFA 22
Forza Horizon 4
God of War
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Hades
HoloCure – Save the Fans!
Idol Showdown
Lies of P
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Mortal Kombat 11
Party Animals
Red Dead Redemption 2
Remnant II
Risk of Rain Returns
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – GOTY Edition
Sons Of The Forest
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
THE FINALS
Vampire Survivors
Top VR Sellers
Sorted alphabetically within each tier
Platinum
Beat Saber
Blade and Sorcery
BONELAB
BONEWORKS
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2
Ghosts of Tabor
Gorilla Tag
Half-Life: Alyx
Into the Radius VR
Pavlov VR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
VTOL VR
Gold
After the Fall
Blood Trail
Contractors
Fallout 4 VR
Hellsplit: Arena
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Job Simulator
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution
Vertigo 2
VR HOT
VR Kanojo / VRカノジョ
Silver
Among Us VR
Ancient Dungeon
Arizona Sunshine
Arizona Sunshine 2
COMPOUND
Cooking Simulator VR
Grimlord
HARD BULLET
Hubris
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
Kayak VR: Mirage
Legendary Tales
Moss: Book II
Onward
OVR Toolkit
Pistol Whip
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
RUMBLE
Tactical Assault VR
The Light Brigade
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Virtual Desktop Classic
Walkabout Mini Golf VR
Zenith: The Last City
Zero Caliber VR
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