Most played on Steam in 2013

Ranked by average concurrent players over the whole year. The change compares the year before.

Month by month

The most played game of each month. Open a month for its full report.

Top 50 of 2013

#	Game	Avg. players	Peak	Change	Was
1	Dota 2	250,042	702,792	+220%	#1
2	Team Fortress 2	45,509	86,393	-6.1%	#2
3	Sid Meier's Civilization® V	29,237	91,020	+31%	#5
4	Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2	23,421	96,298	+97%	#7
5	Counter-Strike	22,479	65,188	-28%	#3
6	Counter-Strike: Source	17,871	48,458	-22%	#4
7	Garry's Mod	16,760	53,559	+129%	#9
8	Borderlands 2	11,927	49,680	-42%	#6
9	Terraria	10,195	97,392	+108%	#12
10	Left 4 Dead 2	9,013	161,590	-0.9%	#8
11	Warframe	7,736	21,157	new	—
12	Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition	6,738	118,240	new	—
13	PlanetSide 2	4,737	20,152	+2.6%	#13
14	BioShock Infinite	4,430	65,198	new	—
15	XCOM: Enemy Unknown	4,065	29,132	-27%	#11
16	Fallout: New Vegas	4,021	15,876	-3.8%	#15
17	Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition	3,884	10,479	-14%	#14
18	Path of Exile	3,832	34,371	new	—
19	PAYDAY 2	3,822	57,346	new	—
20	Mount & Blade: Warband	3,589	10,143	+9.1%	#17
21	Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead	3,573	9,005	+16%	#18
22	Starbound	3,304	88,355	new	—
23	Saints Row: The Third	3,168	34,254	-13%	#16
24	Torchlight II	3,141	19,745	-57%	#10
25	Arma 3	2,994	16,612	new	—
26	Stronghold Kingdoms	2,904	5,499	-5.2%	#19
27	Killing Floor	2,743	21,151	-5.2%	#21
28	APB Reloaded	2,683	5,592	+6.8%	#24
29	Far Cry 3	2,533	19,798	+73%	#34
30	The Binding of Isaac	2,531	12,295	-3.5%	#22
31	War Thunder	2,497	22,129	new	—
32	Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	2,454	23,094	+121%	#45
33	Crusader Kings II	2,441	8,146	+59%	#33
34	Kerbal Space Program	2,404	10,245	new	—
35	Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition	2,365	11,696	+50%	#31
36	Infestation: The New Beginning	2,336	15,345	+617%	#109
37	Company of Heroes 2	2,326	20,747	new	—
38	Saints Row IV: Re-Elected	2,261	38,627	new	—
39	Tomb Raider Game of the Year	2,193	29,197	new	—
40	Portal 2	2,086	13,229	-14%	#25
41	Star Trek Online	1,915	7,402	+24%	#32
42	Age of Empires II (Retired)	1,905	11,761	new	—
43	FTL: Faster Than Light	1,748	11,642	-18%	#27
44	Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition	1,669	4,525	-14%	#28
45	Don't Starve	1,610	6,830	new	—
46	Europa Universalis IV	1,593	15,530	new	—
47	Dungeon Defenders	1,549	9,170	-47%	#20
48	Batman™: Arkham Origins	1,512	24,938	new	—
49	Farming Simulator 2013: Titanium Edition	1,367	4,555	+76%	#60
50	Hitman: Absolution™	1,317	8,266	-42%	#26

Biggest launches of 2013

Average players in the best of their first three months.

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.