Steam in June 2016
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on May 2016.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered9,451 → 22,124 players on average+134% - 2
PAYDAY 27,087 → 14,852 players on average+110% - 3
Path of Exile5,701 → 11,734 players on average+106% - 4
Prison Architect1,623 → 3,289 players on average+103% - 5
Youtubers Life1,564 → 3,006 players on average+92% - 6
ShellShock Live1,072 → 2,032 players on average+90% - 7
Killing Floor 21,440 → 2,590 players on average+80% - 8
The Elder Scrolls® Online1,653 → 2,819 players on average+71% - 9
DayZ5,985 → 10,144 players on average+69% - 10
Grand Theft Auto V25,230 → 40,153 players on average+59%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Dead by Daylightlaunched Jun 201615,833 - 2
Hearts of Iron IVlaunched Jun 201612,326 - 3
Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPGlaunched Jun 2016562 - 4
Turmoillaunched Jun 2016454 - 5
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemmalaunched Jun 2016323 - 6
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughterlaunched Jun 2016173 - 7
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Actionlaunched Jun 2016127
Top 50 of June 2016
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 640,227 | 1,095,994 | +2.6% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 334,311 | 579,110 | -1.3% | #2 |
| 3 |  Team Fortress 2 | 51,363 | 72,453 | +3.1% | #3 |
| 4 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 42,387 | 71,194 | +8.2% | #6 |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto V | 40,153 | 78,330 | +59% | #12 |
| 6 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 38,525 | 70,936 | -6% | #5 |
| 7 |  Garry's Mod | 34,747 | 59,819 | +19% | #8 |
| 8 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 27,678 | 70,633 | -32% | #4 |
| 9 |  Warframe | 26,327 | 41,739 | -1% | #10 |
| 10 |  Rust | 25,361 | 45,791 | -0.5% | #11 |
| 11 |  Arma 3 | 25,285 | 46,030 | +11% | #14 |
| 12 |  Fallout 4 | 25,232 | 45,855 | -15% | #7 |
| 13 |  Unturned | 24,151 | 38,486 | +49% | #16 |
| 14 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 22,124 | 53,576 | +134% | #25 |
| 15 |  Terraria | 18,809 | 30,486 | +28% | #17 |
| 16 |  Clicker Heroes | 17,011 | 27,153 | +42% | #20 |
| 17 | PAYDAY 2 | 14,852 | 43,415 | +110% | #32 |
| 18 |  Counter-Strike | 13,283 | 22,585 | +1.6% | #18 |
| 19 |  Tree of Savior (English Ver.) | 13,024 | 25,258 | -46% | #13 |
| 20 | Hearts of Iron IV | 12,326 | 40,623 | +308,050% | — |
| 21 | Path of Exile | 11,734 | 26,111 | +106% | #43 |
| 22 | Dead by Daylight | 11,248 | 18,011 | new | — |
| 23 |  War Thunder | 11,079 | 23,531 | +7.2% | #21 |
| 24 | DayZ | 10,144 | 27,880 | +69% | #40 |
| 25 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 9,872 | 18,641 | -65% | #9 |
| 26 |  SMITE® | 9,161 | 18,481 | -4.3% | #24 |
| 27 |  Stellaris | 9,105 | 21,517 | -56% | #15 |
| 28 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 9,074 | 20,215 | +6.9% | #29 |
| 29 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 9,003 | 15,295 | +27% | #33 |
| 30 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 8,916 | 19,399 | +2.3% | #28 |
| 31 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 8,025 | 12,895 | -2.5% | #30 |
| 32 |  Stardew Valley | 7,570 | 18,642 | -22% | #23 |
| 33 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 7,262 | 14,666 | +18% | #38 |
| 34 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | 6,971 | 13,817 | -22% | #27 |
| 35 |  Europa Universalis IV | 6,409 | 12,241 | -13% | #31 |
| 36 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 6,250 | 11,730 | -10% | #34 |
| 37 |  Cities: Skylines | 6,238 | 15,212 | +29% | #47 |
| 38 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 6,150 | 10,865 | -1.8% | #35 |
| 39 |  Trove | 6,088 | 9,932 | +4.7% | #41 |
| 40 |  Tom Clancy’s The Division™ | 6,088 | 11,856 | -38% | #22 |
| 41 |  Borderlands 2 | 6,053 | 12,360 | +8.9% | #44 |
| 42 |  Knight Online | 6,036 | 8,325 | -34% | #26 |
| 43 |  Don't Starve Together | 5,719 | 11,625 | -8.3% | #36 |
| 44 |  Brawlhalla | 5,298 | 10,077 | +30% | #52 |
| 45 |  AdVenture Capitalist | 5,193 | 14,391 | -9.8% | #42 |
| 46 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 5,189 | 14,204 | +19% | #48 |
| 47 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 5,137 | 7,623 | -4.1% | #45 |
| 48 |  DOOM | 5,116 | 11,710 | -61% | #19 |
| 49 |  7 Days to Die | 5,076 | 10,487 | -3.7% | #46 |
| 50 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 4,832 | 8,599 | +27% | #53 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Youtubers Life3,006 players on average · 125 months of history3,006
Mafia II (Classic)1,712 players on average · 171 months of history1,712
LIMBO1,699 players on average · 171 months of history1,699
Idling to Rule the Gods1,639 players on average · 125 months of history1,639
Dreamfall Chapters253 players on average · 147 months of history253
Snakebird44 players on average · 123 months of history44
Lakeview Cabin Collection22 players on average · 137 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.