Steam in September 2016
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on August 2016.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Path of Exile5,044 → 16,544 players on average+228% - 2
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition1,160 → 2,099 players on average+81% - 3
Mad Max1,686 → 2,710 players on average+61% - 4
Borderlands 25,524 → 8,653 players on average+57% - 5
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel1,286 → 1,903 players on average+48% - 6
Pillars of Eternity1,008 → 1,415 players on average+40% - 7
Cities: Skylines4,805 → 6,374 players on average+33% - 8
Prison Architect2,252 → 2,857 players on average+27% - 9
Crusader Kings II3,811 → 4,703 players on average+23% - 10
The Sims™ 31,967 → 2,421 players on average+23%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Titan Quest Anniversary Editionlaunched Sep 20163,760 - 2
BioShock™ Remasteredlaunched Sep 20162,119 - 3
Cossacks 3launched Sep 20161,279 - 4
BioShock™ 2 Remasteredlaunched Sep 2016566 - 5
Project Highriselaunched Sep 2016484 - 6
Clustertrucklaunched Sep 2016350 - 7
TOXIKK™launched Sep 2016160 - 8
Mother Russia Bleedslaunched Sep 2016150 - 9
hackmudlaunched Sep 2016146
Top 50 of September 2016
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 622,584 | 1,064,377 | -6.5% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 322,526 | 638,360 | -7.1% | #2 |
| 3 |  Team Fortress 2 | 48,541 | 74,797 | -9.7% | #3 |
| 4 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 37,335 | 67,157 | +6% | #8 |
| 5 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 36,846 | 67,413 | -3.9% | #5 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 31,644 | 61,921 | -18% | #4 |
| 7 |  Rust | 26,270 | 50,680 | -14% | #10 |
| 8 |  Garry's Mod | 26,078 | 53,570 | -28% | #7 |
| 9 |  Fallout 4 | 24,394 | 48,954 | +3.1% | #12 |
| 10 |  Unturned | 23,953 | 50,338 | -30% | #9 |
| 11 |  Warframe | 22,776 | 39,037 | -14% | #11 |
| 12 |  Paladins® | 21,029 | 48,004 | new | — |
| 13 |  Arma 3 | 20,145 | 40,858 | -13% | #13 |
| 14 | Path of Exile | 16,544 | 33,220 | +228% | #44 |
| 15 |  Dead by Daylight | 12,862 | 24,120 | -19% | #14 |
| 16 |  Terraria | 12,760 | 24,473 | -15% | #16 |
| 17 |  Counter-Strike | 12,584 | 21,984 | -4.3% | #20 |
| 18 |  Clicker Heroes | 12,130 | 16,691 | -19% | #17 |
| 19 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 10,412 | 18,099 | -25% | #19 |
| 20 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 9,659 | 24,677 | +14% | #27 |
| 21 |  SMITE® | 9,558 | 19,071 | +4.3% | #25 |
| 22 |  War Thunder | 9,530 | 24,737 | -5.4% | #21 |
| 23 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 9,492 | 18,718 | -0.6% | #23 |
| 24 | Borderlands 2 | 8,653 | 18,784 | +57% | #40 |
| 25 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 8,606 | 18,662 | -9.8% | #24 |
| 26 |  Europa Universalis IV | 7,954 | 15,033 | +11% | #31 |
| 27 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 7,924 | 17,244 | -21% | #22 |
| 28 |  PAYDAY 2 | 7,841 | 20,667 | -6.3% | #28 |
| 29 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 7,246 | 13,374 | -17% | #26 |
| 30 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 6,612 | 13,538 | -12% | #30 |
| 31 | Cities: Skylines | 6,374 | 15,810 | +33% | #48 |
| 32 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | 6,233 | 14,867 | -10% | #32 |
| 33 |  RimWorld | 6,123 | 10,259 | -22% | #29 |
| 34 |  7 Days to Die | 6,111 | 11,250 | -4% | #33 |
| 35 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 5,930 | 9,644 | +3.2% | #39 |
| 36 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 5,860 | 10,964 | -6.5% | #34 |
| 37 |  Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 5,619 | 18,747 | -64% | #15 |
| 38 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 5,585 | 10,454 | -7.8% | #36 |
| 39 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 5,492 | 10,083 | -6.6% | #37 |
| 40 |  Battlerite | 5,390 | 13,160 | new | — |
| 41 |  Starbound | 5,377 | 10,725 | -64% | #18 |
| 42 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 5,058 | 7,930 | -3% | #43 |
| 43 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 4,835 | 8,903 | -2.7% | #45 |
| 44 | Crusader Kings II | 4,703 | 10,106 | +23% | #57 |
| 45 |  Brawlhalla | 4,676 | 9,399 | -3.6% | #46 |
| 46 |  Trove | 4,667 | 8,969 | -19% | #38 |
| 47 |  Tree of Savior (English Ver.) | 4,583 | 7,148 | -24% | #35 |
| 48 |  Don't Starve Together | 4,474 | 9,019 | -7.7% | #47 |
| 49 |  Stardew Valley | 4,372 | 7,360 | -21% | #41 |
| 50 |  Elite Dangerous | 4,366 | 8,372 | -0.7% | #51 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- BioShock™ Remastered2,119 players on average · 121 months of history2,119
Tropico 41,911 players on average · 171 months of history1,911
Master of Orion1,478 players on average · 136 months of history1,478
GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst676 players on average · 126 months of history676- BioShock™ 2 Remastered566 players on average · 121 months of history566
- Project Highrise484 players on average · 124 months of history484
DEAD RISING®400 players on average · 121 months of history400
Obduction305 players on average · 124 months of history305- Mother Russia Bleeds150 players on average · 129 months of history150
One Piece Burning Blood147 players on average · 121 months of history147
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.