Steam in July 2016
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on June 2016.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Starbound1,682 → 12,220 players on average+627% - 2
Street Fighter V1,090 → 2,125 players on average+95% - 3
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™1,531 → 2,657 players on average+74% - 4
Star Trek Online1,323 → 2,236 players on average+69% - 5
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition1,082 → 1,681 players on average+55% - 6
7 Days to Die5,076 → 7,630 players on average+50% - 7
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™1,171 → 1,759 players on average+50% - 8
XCOM® 24,450 → 6,353 players on average+43% - 9
Torchlight II1,081 → 1,514 players on average+40% - 10
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel1,131 → 1,576 players on average+39%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1Starboundlaunched Jul 201614,848
- 2
This Is the Policelaunched Jul 20161,095 - 3
INSIDElaunched Jul 20161,037 - 4
LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakenslaunched Jul 2016813 - 5
RWBY: Grimm Eclipselaunched Jul 2016343 - 6
Poly Bridgelaunched Jul 2016335 - 7
We Happy Fewlaunched Jul 2016277 - 8
Death Road to Canadalaunched Jul 2016158 - 9
Furilaunched Jul 2016119
Top 50 of July 2016
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 638,213 | 1,084,198 | -0.3% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 353,778 | 636,056 | +5.8% | #2 |
| 3 |  Team Fortress 2 | 54,459 | 72,643 | +6% | #3 |
| 4 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 45,166 | 71,778 | +12% | #5 |
| 5 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 43,327 | 73,683 | +12% | #6 |
| 6 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 39,068 | 69,764 | -7.8% | #4 |
| 7 |  Garry's Mod | 38,341 | 59,522 | +10% | #7 |
| 8 |  Rust | 30,950 | 64,555 | +22% | #10 |
| 9 |  Unturned | 28,739 | 39,683 | +19% | #13 |
| 10 |  Warframe | 28,526 | 61,417 | +8.4% | #9 |
| 11 |  Arma 3 | 26,615 | 46,635 | +5.3% | #11 |
| 12 |  Fallout 4 | 24,357 | 41,541 | -3.5% | #12 |
| 13 |  Terraria | 19,814 | 33,051 | +5.3% | #15 |
| 14 |  Clicker Heroes | 17,928 | 24,911 | +5.4% | #16 |
| 15 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 15,101 | 29,273 | -45% | #8 |
| 16 |  PAYDAY 2 | 14,500 | 34,862 | -2.4% | #17 |
| 17 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 14,430 | 31,244 | -35% | #14 |
| 18 |  Dead by Daylight | 13,339 | 23,743 | +19% | #22 |
| 19 |  Counter-Strike | 13,113 | 21,136 | -1.3% | #18 |
| 20 | Starbound | 12,220 | 62,201 | +627% | #94 |
| 21 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 11,478 | 22,622 | +26% | #28 |
| 22 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 10,854 | 39,382 | +21% | #29 |
| 23 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 10,287 | 20,773 | +15% | #30 |
| 24 |  War Thunder | 9,696 | 14,474 | -12% | #23 |
| 25 |  Tree of Savior (English Ver.) | 9,523 | 15,975 | -27% | #19 |
| 26 |  Stardew Valley | 9,300 | 21,032 | +23% | #32 |
| 27 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 8,959 | 15,776 | -27% | #20 |
| 28 |  SMITE® | 8,521 | 15,348 | -7% | #26 |
| 29 |  Trove | 8,176 | 14,099 | +34% | #39 |
| 30 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 8,012 | 14,827 | +10% | #33 |
| 31 |  DayZ | 8,003 | 17,818 | -21% | #24 |
| 32 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 7,845 | 11,969 | -2.2% | #31 |
| 33 | 7 Days to Die | 7,630 | 14,629 | +50% | #49 |
| 34 |  Path of Exile | 7,425 | 13,960 | -37% | #21 |
| 35 |  Borderlands 2 | 7,406 | 15,058 | +22% | #41 |
| 36 |  Europa Universalis IV | 7,114 | 12,212 | +11% | #35 |
| 37 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 6,915 | 12,211 | -30% | #25 |
| 38 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 6,834 | 15,426 | +32% | #46 |
| 39 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 6,610 | 12,002 | +5.8% | #36 |
| 40 |  Stellaris | 6,582 | 13,827 | -28% | #27 |
| 41 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | 6,544 | 13,494 | -6.1% | #34 |
| 42 |  Don't Starve Together | 6,460 | 14,146 | +13% | #43 |
| 43 | XCOM® 2 | 6,353 | 14,289 | +43% | #52 |
| 44 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 5,903 | 10,131 | -4% | #38 |
| 45 |  Tom Clancy’s The Division™ | 5,481 | 12,583 | -10% | #40 |
| 46 |  Brawlhalla | 5,321 | 8,692 | +0.4% | #44 |
| 47 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 5,247 | 7,432 | +2.1% | #47 |
| 48 |  Cities: Skylines | 5,213 | 10,020 | -16% | #37 |
| 49 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 5,009 | 8,946 | +3.7% | #50 |
| 50 |  Factorio | 4,859 | 8,183 | +7.6% | #51 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Sid Meier's Civilization® V43,327 players on average · 171 months of history43,327
Life is Strange - Episode 12,648 players on average · 140 months of history2,648
Call of Duty: World at War2,257 players on average · 171 months of history2,257
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair2,191 players on average · 123 months of history2,191
Broforce1,129 players on average · 150 months of history1,129- INSIDE1,037 players on average · 123 months of history1,037
Craft The World952 players on average · 155 months of history952- LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens813 players on average · 123 months of history813
Thea: The Awakening415 players on average · 133 months of history415
BioShock® 2360 players on average · 171 months of history360
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.