Steam in September 2013
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on August 2013.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Awesomenauts1,115 → 2,429 players on average+118% - 2
War Thunder4,119 → 7,587 players on average+84% - 3
Arma 33,297 → 5,617 players on average+70% - 4
FTL: Faster Than Light1,438 → 2,034 players on average+41% - 5
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist1,171 → 1,583 players on average+35% - 6
Farming Simulator 2013: Titanium Edition1,295 → 1,677 players on average+29% - 7
Tomb Raider Game of the Year1,870 → 2,365 players on average+26% - 8
Far Cry 31,268 → 1,475 players on average+16% - 9
Warframe8,832 → 9,717 players on average+10% - 10
Euro Truck Simulator 21,037 → 1,133 players on average+9.3%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Editionlaunched Sep 201334,934 - 2Arma 3launched Sep 20135,617
- 3
Outlastlaunched Sep 2013669 - 4
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigslaunched Sep 2013656 - 5
Rayman® Legendslaunched Sep 2013407 - 6
Shadow Warriorlaunched Sep 2013248 - 7
UnderRaillaunched Sep 2013119 - 8
PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+launched Sep 2013105
Top 50 of September 2013
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 312,425 | 566,715 | -5.5% | #1 |
| 2 |  Team Fortress 2 | 43,714 | 77,493 | -13% | #2 |
| 3 | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 34,934 | 118,240 | new | — |
| 4 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 29,641 | 58,003 | -14% | #3 |
| 5 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 27,679 | 52,052 | +6.6% | #4 |
| 6 |  Garry's Mod | 20,672 | 47,070 | -0.8% | #6 |
| 7 |  Counter-Strike | 19,188 | 36,983 | -9.9% | #5 |
| 8 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 15,294 | 31,385 | -11% | #7 |
| 9 |  PAYDAY 2 | 10,972 | 26,789 | -34% | #9 |
| 10 |  Borderlands 2 | 10,401 | 20,874 | -25% | #10 |
| 11 | Warframe | 9,717 | 18,941 | +10% | #11 |
| 12 | War Thunder | 7,587 | 18,880 | +84% | #17 |
| 13 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 6,096 | 10,982 | -22% | #12 |
| 14 | Arma 3 | 5,617 | 16,612 | +70% | #26 |
| 15 |  Terraria | 4,610 | 12,057 | -6.3% | #15 |
| 16 |  Saints Row IV: Re-Elected | 4,496 | 16,465 | -74% | #8 |
| 17 |  Europa Universalis IV | 4,132 | 9,774 | -7.9% | #16 |
| 18 |  Fallout: New Vegas | 3,878 | 8,181 | -39% | #13 |
| 19 |  PlanetSide 2 | 3,566 | 6,640 | -10% | #18 |
| 20 |  Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition | 3,451 | 7,963 | -7.9% | #20 |
| 21 |  Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition | 3,041 | 7,818 | +0.2% | #28 |
| 22 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 2,966 | 7,483 | -21% | #19 |
| 23 |  Saints Row: The Third | 2,944 | 7,168 | -54% | #14 |
| 24 |  Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | 2,898 | 6,205 | -14% | #24 |
| 25 |  Company of Heroes 2 | 2,733 | 5,777 | -22% | #21 |
| 26 |  Stronghold Kingdoms | 2,560 | 3,964 | -1.6% | #33 |
| 27 |  Kerbal Space Program | 2,524 | 6,311 | -25% | #25 |
| 28 |  XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2,505 | 5,793 | -28% | #22 |
| 29 |  The Binding of Isaac | 2,486 | 7,093 | -12% | #31 |
| 30 |  APB Reloaded | 2,448 | 4,715 | -18% | #30 |
| 31 |  Infestation: The New Beginning | 2,443 | 5,563 | -19% | #29 |
| 32 | Awesomenauts | 2,429 | 12,050 | +118% | #58 |
| 33 |  State of Decay | 2,369 | 4,542 | new | — |
| 34 | Tomb Raider Game of the Year | 2,365 | 9,568 | +26% | #40 |
| 35 |  Torchlight II | 2,239 | 5,053 | -34% | #23 |
| 36 |  Crusader Kings II | 2,153 | 5,023 | -30% | #27 |
| 37 | FTL: Faster Than Light | 2,034 | 5,204 | +41% | #49 |
| 38 |  Killing Floor | 1,922 | 3,183 | -30% | #32 |
| 39 | Farming Simulator 2013: Titanium Edition | 1,677 | 4,555 | +29% | #52 |
| 40 | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist | 1,583 | 5,782 | +35% | #54 |
| 41 |  Star Trek Online | 1,548 | 2,804 | -3.7% | #44 |
| 42 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 1,523 | 2,984 | -21% | #37 |
| 43 |  Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition | 1,512 | 3,947 | -13% | #42 |
| 44 |  Company of Heroes | 1,506 | 2,797 | -9.2% | #43 |
| 45 |  Rogue Legacy | 1,480 | 5,152 | +57% | #74 |
| 46 | Far Cry 3 | 1,475 | 4,275 | +16% | #53 |
| 47 |  Chivalry: Medieval Warfare | 1,393 | 2,943 | -40% | #34 |
| 48 |  Portal 2 | 1,369 | 2,735 | -29% | #38 |
| 49 |  Spiral Knights | 1,306 | 2,821 | -40% | #35 |
| 50 |  BioShock Infinite | 1,238 | 2,622 | -20% | #45 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition34,934 players on average · 157 months of history34,934
- Awesomenauts2,429 players on average · 170 months of history2,429
- Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs656 players on average · 157 months of history656
FEZ490 players on average · 167 months of history490- Rayman® Legends407 players on average · 157 months of history407
X3: Terran Conflict320 players on average · 171 months of history320
Wizardry 885 players on average · 157 months of history85
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge22 players on average · 157 months of history22
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.