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Steam in September 2012

The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on August 2012.

Biggest risers

Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.

  1. 1Saints Row: The Third2,062 → 2,965 players on average+44%
  2. 2Dota 255,769 → 61,868 players on average+11%
  3. 3Counter-Strike: Global Offensive15,475 → 16,001 players on average+3.4%
  4. 4Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition1,902 → 1,905 players on average+0.2%
  5. 5Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition4,429 → 4,344 players on average-1.9%
  6. 6Day of Defeat: Source1,300 → 1,243 players on average-4.4%
  7. 7Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)2,667 → 2,528 players on average-5.2%
  8. 8Call of Duty®: Black Ops1,404 → 1,298 players on average-7.5%
  9. 9Stronghold Kingdoms3,290 → 3,004 players on average-8.7%
  10. 10Counter-Strike: Condition Zero1,731 → 1,572 players on average-9.2%

Launched this month

Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.

  1. 1Borderlands 2launched Sep 201261,243
  2. 2Torchlight IIlaunched Sep 201226,981
  3. 3FTL: Faster Than Lightlaunched Sep 20126,591
  4. 4The Basement Collectionlaunched Sep 2012157
  5. 5The Testament of Sherlock Holmeslaunched Sep 2012112

Top 50 of September 2012

#GameAvg. playersPeakChangeWas
1Dota 261,868118,724+11%#2
2Borderlands 261,243123,596new—
3Team Fortress 250,69990,232-18%#1
4Counter-Strike29,43355,321-11%#3
5Torchlight II26,98154,010new—
6Counter-Strike: Source21,01541,451-18%#4
7Sid Meier's Civilization® V19,56134,696-12%#5
8Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 216,00136,057+3.4%#6
9FTL: Faster Than Light6,59117,537new—
10Left 4 Dead 26,35111,229-23%#7
11Garry's Mod4,52911,674-34%#8
12Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition4,3449,497-1.9%#12
13Terraria3,9208,503-17%#10
14Fallout: New Vegas3,3956,779-35%#9
15Mount & Blade: Warband3,1827,645-17%#14
16Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead3,0055,788-29%#13
17Stronghold Kingdoms3,0044,627-8.7%#15
18Saints Row: The Third2,96524,553+44%#24
19Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)2,5285,781-5.2%#20
20APB Reloaded2,4674,765-15%#18
21The Binding of Isaac2,1584,186-30%#17
22Killing Floor1,9624,637-12%#22
23Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition1,9054,650+0.2%#26
24Portal 21,8534,131-25%#21
25Just Cause 21,5844,431-20%#25
26Counter-Strike: Condition Zero1,5723,156-9.2%#27
27Sleeping Dogs1,5194,317-66%#11
28Dungeon Defenders1,4032,876-57%#16
29Star Trek Online1,3622,407-14%#28
30Call of Duty®: Black Ops1,2982,635-7.5%#33
31Day of Defeat: Source1,2432,648-4.4%#35
32DC Universe™ Online1,1951,987-21%#29
33The Lord of the Rings Online™1,1672,134-19%#31
34Crusader Kings II1,1442,122-19%#32
35Realm of the Mad God Exalt1,1272,306-22%#30
36Spiral Knights1,0342,000-17%#36
37Half-Life 29212,108+8.2%#44
38Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition9181,854-33%#34
39Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)9121,823-7.5%#39
40Train Simulator Classic9052,571+9.6%#47
41Orcs Must Die! 28452,157-70%#19
42Torchlight8362,544+51%#64
43Mafia II (Classic)7961,794-9.4%#43
44Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition7892,181-4%#48
45Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition7543,885+273%#129
46The Walking Dead7183,093+49%#74
47Left 4 Dead7001,364-15%#46
48Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm6731,996+2.4%#58
49ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition6621,420-30%#40
50PAYDAY™ The Heist6541,622-69%#23

Their best month ever

Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.

  1. Borderlands 261,243 players on average · 169 months of history61,243
  2. Torchlight II26,981 players on average · 169 months of history26,981
  3. X-COM: UFO Defense240 players on average · 171 months of history240
  4. The Basement Collection157 players on average · 166 months of history157
  5. Crysis Warhead®78 players on average · 171 months of history78
  6. X-COM: Terror From the Deep47 players on average · 171 months of history47
  7. X-COM: Apocalypse43 players on average · 171 months of history43
  8. Kohan II: Kings of War13 players on average · 171 months of history13

Average and peak concurrent players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission; a year is ranked by its average over the months we have. Covers every game with live players today and every notable game (with a Wikipedia article) even if nobody plays it any more.