Steam in October 2016
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on September 2016.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Stardew Valley4,372 → 9,257 players on average+112% - 2
7 Days to Die6,111 → 11,702 players on average+91% - 3
PAYDAY 27,841 → 14,543 players on average+85% - 4
Dying Light1,525 → 2,727 players on average+79% - 5
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin1,335 → 2,203 players on average+65% - 6
Tom Clancy’s The Division™1,973 → 3,195 players on average+62% - 7
Z1 Battle Royale9,659 → 15,580 players on average+61% - 8
DARK SOULS™ III5,930 → 9,248 players on average+56% - 9
Kerbal Space Program2,725 → 3,916 players on average+44% - 10
Stellaris4,271 → 6,133 players on average+44%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VIlaunched Oct 201685,934 - 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Editionlaunched Oct 201628,054 - 3
Mafia III: Definitive Editionlaunched Oct 201610,463 - 4
Farming Simulator 17launched Oct 201610,184 - 5
Shadow Warrior 2launched Oct 20162,207 - 6
My Summer Carlaunched Oct 20161,462 - 7
Crush Crushlaunched Oct 20161,129 - 8
Rocksmith® 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAYlaunched Oct 2016834 - 9
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Locationlaunched Oct 2016501 - 10
AdventureQuest 3Dlaunched Oct 2016451
Top 50 of October 2016
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 639,355 | 1,141,191 | +2.7% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 333,076 | 661,985 | +3.3% | #2 |
| 3 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 85,934 | 162,314 | new | — |
| 4 |  Team Fortress 2 | 45,910 | 81,153 | -5.4% | #3 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 42,084 | 86,192 | +33% | #6 |
| 6 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 39,757 | 72,026 | +7.9% | #5 |
| 7 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 32,923 | 59,524 | -12% | #4 |
| 8 |  Paladins® | 29,277 | 56,149 | +39% | #12 |
| 9 |  Garry's Mod | 26,279 | 51,015 | +0.8% | #8 |
| 10 |  Rust | 24,406 | 48,435 | -7.1% | #7 |
| 11 |  Unturned | 22,850 | 48,001 | -4.6% | #10 |
| 12 |  Warframe | 20,889 | 34,094 | -8.3% | #11 |
| 13 |  Fallout 4 | 20,786 | 39,948 | -15% | #9 |
| 14 |  Arma 3 | 20,389 | 41,168 | +1.2% | #13 |
| 15 | Z1 Battle Royale | 15,580 | 27,893 | +61% | #20 |
| 16 | PAYDAY 2 | 14,543 | 41,053 | +85% | #28 |
| 17 |  Terraria | 13,365 | 23,776 | +4.7% | #16 |
| 18 |  Counter-Strike | 13,003 | 23,413 | +3.3% | #17 |
| 19 |  Dead by Daylight | 12,324 | 29,147 | -4.2% | #15 |
| 20 |  Clicker Heroes | 12,006 | 16,189 | -1% | #18 |
| 21 |  Path of Exile | 11,994 | 23,384 | -28% | #14 |
| 22 | 7 Days to Die | 11,702 | 22,955 | +91% | #34 |
| 23 |  War Thunder | 11,017 | 21,819 | +16% | #22 |
| 24 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 10,592 | 19,467 | +1.7% | #19 |
| 25 | Mafia III: Definitive Edition | 10,463 | 47,409 | new | — |
| 26 |  Europa Universalis IV | 10,379 | 24,361 | +30% | #26 |
| 27 |  SMITE® | 10,296 | 19,840 | +7.7% | #21 |
| 28 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 9,395 | 20,451 | +9.2% | #25 |
| 29 | Stardew Valley | 9,257 | 18,675 | +112% | #49 |
| 30 | DARK SOULS™ III | 9,248 | 32,421 | +56% | #35 |
| 31 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 8,780 | 17,821 | -7.5% | #23 |
| 32 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 7,471 | 17,778 | +3.1% | #29 |
| 33 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 7,379 | 16,013 | -6.9% | #27 |
| 34 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | 6,914 | 19,089 | +11% | #32 |
| 35 |  Borderlands 2 | 6,233 | 12,956 | -28% | #24 |
| 36 | Stellaris | 6,133 | 20,301 | +44% | #54 |
| 37 |  Cities: Skylines | 5,954 | 13,438 | -6.6% | #31 |
| 38 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 5,855 | 12,044 | -11% | #30 |
| 39 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 5,702 | 10,503 | +3.8% | #39 |
| 40 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 5,678 | 69,777 | +567,700% | — |
| 41 |  Don't Starve Together | 5,671 | 16,381 | +27% | #48 |
| 42 |  Battlerite | 5,628 | 11,899 | +4.4% | #40 |
| 43 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 5,417 | 9,210 | +30% | #55 |
| 44 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 5,391 | 10,759 | -3.5% | #38 |
| 45 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 5,331 | 9,807 | -9% | #36 |
| 46 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 5,282 | 8,266 | +4.4% | #42 |
| 47 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 5,179 | 9,288 | +7.1% | #43 |
| 48 |  Brawlhalla | 4,931 | 10,217 | +5.5% | #45 |
| 49 |  Elite Dangerous | 4,626 | 9,117 | +6% | #50 |
| 50 |  RimWorld | 4,522 | 8,604 | -26% | #33 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI85,934 players on average · 120 months of history85,934
- Paladins®29,277 players on average · 121 months of history29,277
- Mafia III: Definitive Edition10,463 players on average · 120 months of history10,463
- Shadow Warrior 22,207 players on average · 128 months of history2,207
Lost Castle / 失落城堡1,532 players on average · 128 months of history1,532
Cossacks 31,279 players on average · 122 months of history1,279
Quantum Break529 players on average · 122 months of history529- Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location501 players on average · 121 months of history501
Clustertruck350 players on average · 126 months of history350
SHENZHEN I/O306 players on average · 121 months of history306
Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month; 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.