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Steam in December 2012

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

Biggest risers

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

  1. 1Saints Row: The Third1,841 → 7,393 players on average+302%
  2. 2FTL: Faster Than Light1,200 → 2,569 players on average+114%
  3. 3Portal 21,795 → 3,003 players on average+67%
  4. 4Orcs Must Die! 21,137 → 1,724 players on average+52%
  5. 5Dungeon Defenders2,052 → 3,050 players on average+49%
  6. 6The Binding of Isaac1,560 → 2,317 players on average+49%
  7. 7Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead2,139 → 3,143 players on average+47%
  8. 8The Lord of the Rings Online™1,045 → 1,530 players on average+46%
  9. 9Crusader Kings II1,412 → 1,857 players on average+32%
  10. 10Garry's Mod8,273 → 10,730 players on average+30%

Launched this month

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

  1. 1Far Cry 3launched Dec 20128,765
  2. 2Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Editionlaunched Dec 2012484
  3. 3LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™launched Dec 2012401
  4. 4Triple Townlaunched Dec 2012171
  5. 5Sacred 2 Goldlaunched Dec 2012102

Top 50 of December 2012

#GameAvg. playersPeakChangeWas
1Dota 2121,924213,521+21%#1
2Team Fortress 243,62473,695+2.6%#2
3Counter-Strike31,99661,189+7.8%#3
4Sid Meier's Civilization® V25,45550,891+25%#4
5Counter-Strike: Source22,04144,160+8%#5
6Borderlands 214,77328,993-6.3%#7
7Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 214,07927,553-0.4%#8
8PlanetSide 211,45923,686-29%#6
9Garry's Mod10,73022,009+30%#11
10Left 4 Dead 29,40419,518-0.1%#10
11Far Cry 38,76518,451new—
12Saints Row: The Third7,39313,934+302%#29
13XCOM: Enemy Unknown5,21112,572-32%#12
14Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition4,8259,279+10%#14
15Torchlight II4,7619,462+20%#15
16Terraria4,6429,119+17%#16
17Hitman: Absolution™3,8799,711-60%#9
18Killing Floor3,3947,186-0.6%#17
19Fallout: New Vegas3,2546,279+1.1%#18
20Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead3,1437,580+47%#26
21Call of Duty®: Black Ops II3,12011,714-43%#13
22Mount & Blade: Warband3,1146,996+16%#21
23Stronghold Kingdoms3,0884,929+7.7%#19
24Dungeon Defenders3,0509,768+49%#27
25Portal 23,0037,471+67%#31
26Chivalry: Medieval Warfare2,9718,527+26%#22
27APB Reloaded2,6454,540+15%#23
28FTL: Faster Than Light2,5699,308+114%#40
29Dishonored2,3566,974+9.7%#25
30The Binding of Isaac2,3174,657+49%#35
31ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition2,15510,150+216%#60
32Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition2,0514,284+14%#30
33Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)2,0303,991-12%#24
34Infestation: The New Beginning1,9576,836new—
35Crusader Kings II1,8574,011+32%#38
36Natural Selection 21,8386,609-35%#20
37Star Trek Online1,7903,054+14%#33
38Orcs Must Die! 21,7244,373+52%#43
39The Walking Dead1,6745,788+5.8%#32
40The Sims™ 31,6337,478+134%#59
41Counter-Strike: Condition Zero1,6313,356+4.1%#34
42Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition1,5773,274+188%#70
43The Lord of the Rings Online™1,5303,229+46%#44
44Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition1,5044,781-21%#28
45Castle Crashers®1,3704,960+145%#68
46Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor1,3632,474+117%#65
47Darksiders™1,3573,326+445%#119
48Anno 2070™1,3126,731+190%#75
49Call of Duty®: Black Ops1,2752,487-11%#37
50Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition1,2723,651+225%#80

Their best month ever

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

  1. Far Cry 38,765 players on average · 166 months of history8,765
  2. Saints Row: The Third7,393 players on average · 171 months of history7,393
  3. ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition2,155 players on average · 171 months of history2,155
  4. Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition1,577 players on average · 171 months of history1,577
  5. Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor1,363 players on average · 171 months of history1,363
  6. Darksiders™1,357 players on average · 171 months of history1,357
  7. Dragon Nest836 players on average · 166 months of history836
  8. AirMech685 players on average · 171 months of history685
  9. Wargame: European Escalation513 players on average · 171 months of history513
  10. Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts418 players on average · 171 months of history418

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.