Steam in July 2017
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on June 2017.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Realm Grinder2,045 → 4,367 players on average+114% - 2
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™4,117 → 8,767 players on average+113% - 3
Battlerite1,281 → 2,496 players on average+95% - 4
Just Cause™ 31,383 → 2,688 players on average+94% - 5
DOOM1,705 → 3,079 players on average+81% - 6
Stardew Valley8,905 → 15,538 players on average+74% - 7
Hollow Knight1,471 → 2,482 players on average+69% - 8
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS139,902 → 229,702 players on average+64% - 9
Dungeon Defenders II1,110 → 1,769 players on average+59% - 10
Insurgency2,177 → 3,449 players on average+58%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Unturnedlaunched Jul 201723,564 - 2
Black Squadlaunched Jul 20177,450 - 3
Dark and Lightlaunched Jul 20176,382 - 4
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018launched Jul 20173,312 - 5
Foxholelaunched Jul 20171,987 - 6
Ultimate General: Civil Warlaunched Jul 2017847 - 7
Kingdoms and Castleslaunched Jul 2017802 - 8
Trophy Fishing 2launched Jul 2017206 - 9
CarX Drift Racing Onlinelaunched Jul 2017125
Top 50 of July 2017
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 498,444 | 824,297 | -10% | #1 |
| 2 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 377,589 | 624,785 | +0.9% | #2 |
| 3 | PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 229,702 | 481,291 | +64% | #3 |
| 4 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 86,808 | 150,179 | +22% | #5 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 60,840 | 112,074 | +0.9% | #6 |
| 6 |  PAYDAY 2 | 55,126 | 99,900 | -32% | #4 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 51,861 | 66,951 | -1% | #7 |
| 8 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 41,812 | 72,455 | -11% | #8 |
| 9 |  Warframe | 39,002 | 58,314 | +51% | #12 |
| 10 |  Garry's Mod | 34,958 | 53,019 | +7.5% | #9 |
| 11 |  Rust | 29,563 | 53,425 | +0.9% | #10 |
| 12 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 28,379 | 47,328 | +18% | #14 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 27,746 | 44,623 | +8.1% | #13 |
| 14 |  Paladins® | 25,248 | 41,268 | -2.9% | #11 |
| 15 | Unturned | 23,564 | 38,020 | +27% | #18 |
| 16 |  Terraria | 23,413 | 31,959 | +19% | #17 |
| 17 |  Arma 3 | 22,120 | 43,759 | -0.2% | #15 |
| 18 |  Fallout 4 | 21,692 | 36,800 | -0.4% | #16 |
| 19 |  Black Desert | 19,705 | 28,105 | +19% | #19 |
| 20 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 16,390 | 29,988 | +13% | #21 |
| 21 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 16,346 | 42,773 | +43% | #25 |
| 22 |  7 Days to Die | 16,225 | 32,518 | +49% | #26 |
| 23 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 15,847 | 30,656 | +23% | #22 |
| 24 | Stardew Valley | 15,538 | 28,122 | +74% | #36 |
| 25 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 14,874 | 29,255 | -7.2% | #20 |
| 26 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 12,137 | 22,824 | -2.5% | #23 |
| 27 |  Counter-Strike | 11,728 | 20,303 | -3.4% | #24 |
| 28 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 11,151 | 22,679 | +40% | #39 |
| 29 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 10,336 | 16,929 | +9.7% | #34 |
| 30 |  Dead by Daylight | 10,292 | 23,814 | +3.4% | #31 |
| 31 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 10,011 | 16,566 | -1.6% | #29 |
| 32 |  Europa Universalis IV | 9,935 | 16,952 | -6.5% | #27 |
| 33 |  Borderlands 2 | 9,742 | 17,654 | +34% | #46 |
| 34 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 9,491 | 15,962 | +20% | #40 |
| 35 |  War Thunder | 9,380 | 15,731 | -9% | #28 |
| 36 |  Path of Exile | 9,032 | 17,660 | -11% | #30 |
| 37 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ | 8,767 | 29,572 | +113% | #63 |
| 38 |  SMITE® | 8,641 | 15,695 | -7% | #35 |
| 39 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 8,543 | 15,220 | +17% | #44 |
| 40 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 8,443 | 15,206 | +19% | #47 |
| 41 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 8,379 | 14,351 | -15% | #32 |
| 42 |  Cities: Skylines | 8,144 | 15,135 | -2.7% | #38 |
| 43 |  Don't Starve Together | 7,923 | 15,423 | +3.6% | #41 |
| 44 |  Stellaris | 7,895 | 14,155 | -19% | #33 |
| 45 |  Clicker Heroes | 7,672 | 9,833 | -10% | #37 |
| 46 |  Darkest Dungeon® | 7,029 | 17,795 | +37% | #54 |
| 47 |  XCOM® 2 | 6,903 | 12,370 | +28% | #53 |
| 48 |  RimWorld | 6,719 | 10,193 | -8.4% | #43 |
| 49 |  Factorio | 6,386 | 10,971 | -14% | #42 |
| 50 |  Trove | 6,090 | 10,222 | +51% | #64 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Z1 Battle Royale86,808 players on average · 128 months of history86,808
- Darkest Dungeon®7,029 players on average · 142 months of history7,029
Portal 24,729 players on average · 171 months of history4,729- Realm Grinder4,367 players on average · 112 months of history4,367
Fire Pro Wrestling World383 players on average · 115 months of history383
Sniper Fury308 players on average · 113 months of history308
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record120 players on average · 168 months of history120
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.