Steam in March 2016
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on February 2016.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Stardew Valley1,595 → 34,947 players on average+2,091% - 2
Factorio2,159 → 9,005 players on average+317% - 3
Path of Exile5,954 → 16,753 players on average+181% - 4
Grim Dawn3,303 → 7,536 players on average+128% - 5
Subnautica1,554 → 2,378 players on average+53% - 6
DARK SOULS™ II1,121 → 1,482 players on average+32% - 7
War Thunder10,393 → 11,609 players on average+12% - 8
SMITE®10,076 → 11,009 players on average+9.3% - 9
PlanetSide 22,120 → 2,259 players on average+6.6% - 10
Total War: ATTILA5,901 → 6,257 players on average+6%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Tom Clancy’s The Division™launched Mar 201665,065 - 2
Far Cry® Primallaunched Mar 20163,970 - 3
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascensionlaunched Mar 20163,361 - 4
Hyper Light Drifterlaunched Mar 20161,057 - 5
Trackmania® Turbolaunched Mar 2016827 - 6
Deponia Doomsdaylaunched Mar 2016440 - 7
Shelteredlaunched Mar 2016290 - 8
Gremlins, Inc.launched Mar 2016170 - 9
Day of the Tentacle Remasteredlaunched Mar 2016154
Top 50 of March 2016
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 672,555 | 1,291,328 | -5.2% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 379,427 | 737,599 | +0.8% | #2 |
| 3 | Tom Clancy’s The Division™ | 65,065 | 113,877 | new | — |
| 4 |  Team Fortress 2 | 52,754 | 83,425 | -0.2% | #3 |
| 5 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 37,002 | 65,453 | -13% | #4 |
| 6 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 35,664 | 63,069 | -5.5% | #7 |
| 7 | Stardew Valley | 34,947 | 64,256 | +2,091% | #103 |
| 8 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 34,000 | 64,633 | -15% | #6 |
| 9 |  Warframe | 33,748 | 66,308 | +5.8% | #11 |
| 10 |  Garry's Mod | 30,958 | 58,183 | -9.7% | #8 |
| 11 |  Fallout 4 | 28,526 | 57,102 | -13% | #9 |
| 12 |  Rust | 27,268 | 55,147 | -16% | #10 |
| 13 |  Arma 3 | 21,733 | 45,506 | -3.9% | #12 |
| 14 |  Unturned | 19,477 | 39,345 | -7.2% | #13 |
| 15 |  Clicker Heroes | 16,910 | 24,643 | -16% | #14 |
| 16 | Path of Exile | 16,753 | 37,266 | +181% | #42 |
| 17 |  Counter-Strike | 15,429 | 28,136 | -5.9% | #16 |
| 18 |  Terraria | 14,526 | 25,409 | -6.5% | #17 |
| 19 |  Knight Online | 13,997 | 20,082 | -21% | #15 |
| 20 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | 11,877 | 29,517 | -12% | #19 |
| 21 |  PAYDAY 2 | 11,656 | 39,426 | +2.5% | #21 |
| 22 | War Thunder | 11,609 | 24,087 | +12% | #22 |
| 23 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 11,275 | 19,414 | -20% | #18 |
| 24 | SMITE® | 11,009 | 23,488 | +9.3% | #24 |
| 25 |  XCOM® 2 | 10,179 | 24,055 | -76% | #5 |
| 26 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 9,571 | 19,083 | -19% | #20 |
| 27 | Factorio | 9,005 | 16,170 | +317% | #76 |
| 28 |  Europa Universalis IV | 8,821 | 16,632 | -3.9% | #29 |
| 29 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 8,234 | 17,046 | -15% | #25 |
| 30 |  Borderlands 2 | 8,030 | 19,014 | -8.2% | #30 |
| 31 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 7,997 | 14,696 | -2.7% | #33 |
| 32 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 7,697 | 14,846 | -8.5% | #32 |
| 33 | Grim Dawn | 7,536 | 13,517 | +128% | #64 |
| 34 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 7,454 | 12,070 | -20% | #27 |
| 35 |  Cities: Skylines | 6,632 | 13,360 | -22% | #31 |
| 36 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 6,451 | 13,294 | -2.9% | #38 |
| 37 | Total War: ATTILA | 6,257 | 13,149 | +6% | #44 |
| 38 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 6,125 | 11,234 | -34% | #28 |
| 39 |  DayZ | 5,993 | 13,218 | -17% | #37 |
| 40 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 5,797 | 11,539 | -25% | #35 |
| 41 |  Trove | 5,693 | 10,708 | -14% | #39 |
| 42 |  AdVenture Capitalist | 5,377 | 13,209 | -15% | #41 |
| 43 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 5,238 | 9,077 | +3.4% | #47 |
| 44 |  Don't Starve Together | 5,195 | 11,154 | -21% | #40 |
| 45 |  Company of Heroes 2 | 5,113 | 10,001 | -9% | #46 |
| 46 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 5,034 | 9,602 | -15% | #43 |
| 47 |  DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin | 4,661 | 8,619 | -0.1% | #49 |
| 48 |  Rise of the Tomb Raider™ | 4,583 | 13,477 | -55% | #23 |
| 49 |  Shakes and Fidget | 4,525 | 9,469 | new | — |
| 50 |  7 Days to Die | 4,358 | 13,227 | -13% | #48 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Tom Clancy’s The Division™65,065 players on average · 127 months of history65,065
- Shakes and Fidget4,525 players on average · 127 months of history4,525
- Far Cry® Primal3,970 players on average · 127 months of history3,970
- NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension3,361 players on average · 127 months of history3,361
- Trackmania® Turbo827 players on average · 127 months of history827
Who's Your Daddy?!440 players on average · 130 months of history440- Deponia Doomsday440 players on average · 127 months of history440
- Day of the Tentacle Remastered154 players on average · 127 months of history154
Serious Sam II132 players on average · 171 months of history132
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas121 players on average · 139 months of history121
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.