Steam in October 2015
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on September 2015.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Dungeon Defenders II1,131 → 5,800 players on average+413% - 2
Prison Architect1,187 → 5,167 players on average+335% - 3
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™2,012 → 4,565 players on average+127% - 4
Tomb Raider Game of the Year1,042 → 2,028 players on average+95% - 5
PAYDAY 211,898 → 17,047 players on average+43% - 6
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth5,903 → 8,308 players on average+41% - 7
Stronghold Kingdoms1,081 → 1,464 players on average+35% - 8
Space Engineers2,585 → 3,374 players on average+31% - 9
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered6,259 → 8,100 players on average+29% - 10
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition1,226 → 1,540 players on average+26%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1Prison Architectlaunched Oct 20155,167
- 2
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintidelaunched Oct 20154,331 - 3
Planetbaselaunched Oct 20151,337 - 4
Might & Magic® Heroes® VIIlaunched Oct 20151,170 - 5
America's Army: Proving Groundslaunched Oct 20151,049 - 6
Rebel Galaxylaunched Oct 20151,009 - 7
Broforcelaunched Oct 2015697 - 8
Kingdom: Classiclaunched Oct 2015497 - 9
Mini Metrolaunched Oct 2015211 - 10
Viscera Cleanup Detaillaunched Oct 2015208
Top 50 of October 2015
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 521,942 | 917,306 | +2.7% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 362,766 | 732,093 | +1.9% | #2 |
| 3 |  Team Fortress 2 | 55,257 | 91,684 | -0.9% | #3 |
| 4 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 38,021 | 64,516 | +7.1% | #5 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 30,925 | 73,902 | +22% | #9 |
| 6 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 30,652 | 53,106 | +1.9% | #6 |
| 7 |  Warframe | 27,714 | 48,901 | +26% | #10 |
| 8 |  Garry's Mod | 25,704 | 50,740 | +0.4% | #8 |
| 9 |  Clicker Heroes | 24,495 | 35,671 | -16% | #7 |
| 10 |  Unturned | 18,497 | 36,178 | +9.9% | #13 |
| 11 |  Arma 3 | 18,195 | 35,323 | +7.3% | #12 |
| 12 | PAYDAY 2 | 17,047 | 52,376 | +43% | #16 |
| 13 |  Terraria | 15,566 | 28,621 | -12% | #11 |
| 14 |  METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN | 15,097 | 35,068 | -65% | #4 |
| 15 |  Counter-Strike | 13,229 | 24,278 | +2.7% | #14 |
| 16 |  Rust | 13,106 | 24,201 | +5.6% | #15 |
| 17 |  Trove | 10,111 | 19,269 | -14% | #17 |
| 18 |  AdVenture Capitalist | 9,772 | 17,112 | +1.1% | #19 |
| 19 |  SMITE® | 9,431 | 19,925 | +17% | #21 |
| 20 |  War Thunder | 9,089 | 17,817 | +2.5% | #20 |
| 21 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 8,308 | 69,673 | +41% | #34 |
| 22 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 8,100 | 20,651 | +29% | #29 |
| 23 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 8,029 | 16,940 | +9.5% | #23 |
| 24 |  Europa Universalis IV | 7,815 | 16,207 | +12% | #27 |
| 25 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 7,586 | 13,766 | -1.3% | #22 |
| 26 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 7,421 | 13,960 | +3.6% | #26 |
| 27 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 7,221 | 17,636 | +0.4% | #24 |
| 28 |  Borderlands 2 | 7,068 | 14,744 | +15% | #30 |
| 29 |  Fallout: New Vegas | 6,859 | 17,475 | +15% | #32 |
| 30 |  Cities: Skylines | 6,540 | 18,437 | +26% | #36 |
| 31 |  Path of Exile | 5,820 | 11,805 | +2.5% | #35 |
| 32 | Dungeon Defenders II | 5,800 | 18,744 | +413% | #87 |
| 33 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 5,686 | 11,804 | -21% | #25 |
| 34 |  DayZ | 5,521 | 11,606 | -20% | #28 |
| 35 | Prison Architect | 5,167 | 16,211 | +335% | #83 |
| 36 |  Elite Dangerous | 5,035 | 10,102 | +22% | #40 |
| 37 |  Company of Heroes 2 | 4,688 | 8,948 | -23% | #31 |
| 38 |  Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | 4,662 | 9,240 | +5% | #39 |
| 39 | Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ | 4,565 | 13,459 | +127% | #60 |
| 40 | Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide | 4,331 | 24,594 | +108,175% | — |
| 41 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 4,175 | 7,277 | -9.9% | #38 |
| 42 |  Crusader Kings II | 3,906 | 8,491 | +19% | #43 |
| 43 |  XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 3,682 | 7,583 | -38% | #33 |
| 44 |  Total War: ATTILA | 3,558 | 6,960 | -5.7% | #41 |
| 45 |  7 Days to Die | 3,409 | 5,625 | -3.9% | #42 |
| 46 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 3,379 | 6,323 | +6.1% | #45 |
| 47 | Space Engineers | 3,374 | 6,434 | +31% | #53 |
| 48 |  Farming Simulator 15 | 3,217 | 7,546 | +11% | #49 |
| 49 |  Mad Max | 3,175 | 9,083 | -73% | #18 |
| 50 |  Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition | 3,096 | 5,882 | +1.7% | #47 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Dungeon Defenders II5,800 players on average · 154 months of history5,800
- Prison Architect5,167 players on average · 163 months of history5,167
- Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide4,331 players on average · 157 months of history4,331
Tales of Zestiria1,904 players on average · 136 months of history1,904
SpeedRunners1,628 players on average · 155 months of history1,628
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)1,434 players on average · 155 months of history1,434- Planetbase1,337 players on average · 133 months of history1,337
- Might & Magic® Heroes® VII1,170 players on average · 132 months of history1,170
- Rebel Galaxy1,009 players on average · 136 months of history1,009
Tales from the Borderlands882 players on average · 142 months of history882
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.