Steam in August 2016
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on July 2016.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
RimWorld4,701 → 7,808 players on average+66% - 2
Empyrion - Galactic Survival1,224 → 1,858 players on average+52% - 3
Elite Dangerous3,121 → 4,397 players on average+41% - 4
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege10,854 → 13,971 players on average+29% - 5
Killing Floor 21,791 → 2,276 players on average+27% - 6
Starbound12,220 → 14,848 players on average+22% - 7
Grim Dawn3,287 → 3,922 players on average+19% - 8
Unturned28,739 → 34,208 players on average+19% - 9
Dead by Daylight13,339 → 15,833 players on average+19% - 10
APB Reloaded1,131 → 1,320 players on average+17%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
No Man's Skylaunched Aug 201636,976 - 2
Deus Ex: Mankind Dividedlaunched Aug 201615,713 - 3
Lost Castle / 失落城堡launched Aug 20161,532 - 4
Master of Orionlaunched Aug 20161,478 - 5
Kingdom: New Landslaunched Aug 2016872 - 6
Reignslaunched Aug 2016361 - 7
Obductionlaunched Aug 2016305 - 8
ABZUlaunched Aug 2016248 - 9
Fernbus Simulatorlaunched Aug 2016229 - 10
Worms W.M.Dlaunched Aug 2016227
Top 50 of August 2016
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 666,013 | 1,117,519 | +4.4% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 347,229 | 599,095 | -1.9% | #2 |
| 3 |  Team Fortress 2 | 53,742 | 72,111 | -1.3% | #3 |
| 4 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 38,792 | 63,873 | -14% | #4 |
| 5 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 38,356 | 62,143 | -11% | #5 |
| 6 | No Man's Sky | 36,976 | 212,321 | new | — |
| 7 |  Garry's Mod | 36,245 | 56,748 | -5.5% | #7 |
| 8 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 35,211 | 60,039 | -9.9% | #6 |
| 9 | Unturned | 34,208 | 55,141 | +19% | #9 |
| 10 |  Rust | 30,433 | 50,364 | -1.7% | #8 |
| 11 |  Warframe | 26,548 | 46,268 | -6.9% | #10 |
| 12 |  Fallout 4 | 23,658 | 45,998 | -2.9% | #12 |
| 13 |  Arma 3 | 23,050 | 41,000 | -13% | #11 |
| 14 | Dead by Daylight | 15,833 | 42,268 | +19% | #18 |
| 15 | Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 15,713 | 52,051 | new | — |
| 16 |  Terraria | 15,090 | 22,057 | -24% | #13 |
| 17 |  Clicker Heroes | 14,941 | 19,498 | -17% | #14 |
| 18 | Starbound | 14,848 | 36,367 | +22% | #20 |
| 19 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 13,971 | 32,084 | +29% | #22 |
| 20 |  Counter-Strike | 13,147 | 21,491 | +0.3% | #19 |
| 21 |  War Thunder | 10,076 | 17,301 | +3.9% | #24 |
| 22 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 10,025 | 22,052 | -34% | #15 |
| 23 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 9,554 | 18,860 | -34% | #17 |
| 24 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 9,546 | 17,422 | -7.2% | #23 |
| 25 |  SMITE® | 9,161 | 16,907 | +7.5% | #28 |
| 26 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 8,735 | 14,040 | -24% | #21 |
| 27 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 8,445 | 14,232 | +7.6% | #32 |
| 28 |  PAYDAY 2 | 8,364 | 13,300 | -42% | #16 |
| 29 | RimWorld | 7,808 | 13,484 | +66% | #52 |
| 30 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 7,504 | 17,340 | -6.3% | #30 |
| 31 |  Europa Universalis IV | 7,168 | 12,686 | +0.8% | #36 |
| 32 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | 6,956 | 14,610 | +6.3% | #41 |
| 33 |  7 Days to Die | 6,365 | 10,351 | -17% | #33 |
| 34 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 6,268 | 10,376 | -30% | #27 |
| 35 |  Tree of Savior (English Ver.) | 6,068 | 11,133 | -36% | #25 |
| 36 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 6,055 | 10,050 | -8.4% | #39 |
| 37 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 5,881 | 9,828 | -0.4% | #44 |
| 38 |  Trove | 5,760 | 9,616 | -30% | #29 |
| 39 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 5,744 | 11,349 | -17% | #37 |
| 40 |  Borderlands 2 | 5,524 | 9,480 | -25% | #35 |
| 41 |  Stardew Valley | 5,508 | 9,367 | -41% | #26 |
| 42 |  DayZ | 5,337 | 10,386 | -33% | #31 |
| 43 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 5,216 | 7,921 | -0.6% | #47 |
| 44 |  Path of Exile | 5,044 | 8,356 | -32% | #34 |
| 45 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 4,971 | 8,499 | -27% | #38 |
| 46 |  Brawlhalla | 4,852 | 9,244 | -8.8% | #46 |
| 47 |  Don't Starve Together | 4,845 | 8,435 | -25% | #42 |
| 48 |  Cities: Skylines | 4,805 | 8,797 | -7.8% | #48 |
| 49 |  Stellaris | 4,748 | 9,201 | -28% | #40 |
| 50 |  XCOM® 2 | 4,742 | 10,216 | -25% | #43 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided15,713 players on average · 122 months of history15,713
Dungeon Fighter Online1,992 players on average · 122 months of history1,992
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut1,256 players on average · 156 months of history1,256
This Is the Police1,095 players on average · 126 months of history1,095- Kingdom: New Lands872 players on average · 122 months of history872
Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom799 players on average · 122 months of history799- Reigns361 players on average · 123 months of history361
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues357 players on average · 143 months of history357- ABZU248 players on average · 123 months of history248
- Fernbus Simulator229 players on average · 122 months of history229
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.