Steam in August 2017
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on July 2017.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Black Squad1,011 → 7,450 players on average+637% - 2
Path of Exile9,032 → 46,477 players on average+415% - 3
Crossout Remastered1,225 → 4,914 players on average+301% - 4
The Long Dark1,239 → 4,792 players on average+287% - 5
Slime Rancher1,126 → 3,236 players on average+187% - 6
FOR HONOR™1,254 → 2,918 players on average+133% - 7
Conan Exiles Enhanced1,570 → 3,580 players on average+128% - 8
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected1,151 → 2,511 players on average+118% - 9
Dark and Light3,044 → 6,382 players on average+110% - 10
Realm of the Mad God Exalt1,081 → 1,890 players on average+75%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1The Long Darklaunched Aug 20174,792
- 2
Absolverlaunched Aug 20171,685 - 3
The Escapists 2launched Aug 20171,574 - 4
Sonic Manialaunched Aug 20171,053 - 5
Quake Championslaunched Aug 20171,051 - 6
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrificelaunched Aug 2017992 - 7
West of Loathinglaunched Aug 2017960 - 8
Life is Strange: Before the Stormlaunched Aug 2017853 - 9
Sudden Strike 4launched Aug 2017438 - 10
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyrlaunched Aug 2017422
Top 50 of August 2017
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dota 2 | 556,496 | 876,395 | +12% | #1 |
| 2 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 389,527 | 874,171 | +70% | #3 |
| 3 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 374,426 | 595,781 | -0.8% | #2 |
| 4 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 72,380 | 141,064 | -17% | #4 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 54,029 | 121,830 | -11% | #5 |
| 6 |  Team Fortress 2 | 52,992 | 69,172 | +2.2% | #7 |
| 7 | Path of Exile | 46,477 | 98,110 | +415% | #36 |
| 8 |  PAYDAY 2 | 41,585 | 62,561 | -25% | #6 |
| 9 |  Warframe | 39,967 | 55,743 | +2.5% | #9 |
| 10 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 34,847 | 57,421 | -17% | #8 |
| 11 |  Garry's Mod | 34,217 | 53,370 | -2.1% | #10 |
| 12 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 33,923 | 73,641 | +20% | #12 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 26,170 | 41,594 | -5.7% | #13 |
| 14 |  Rust | 25,558 | 43,117 | -14% | #11 |
| 15 |  Paladins® | 25,029 | 43,505 | -0.9% | #14 |
| 16 |  Unturned | 20,882 | 29,593 | -11% | #15 |
| 17 |  Terraria | 19,588 | 28,218 | -16% | #16 |
| 18 |  Fallout 4 | 18,748 | 32,696 | -14% | #18 |
| 19 |  Arma 3 | 17,978 | 32,339 | -19% | #17 |
| 20 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 15,664 | 27,107 | -4.4% | #20 |
| 21 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 14,421 | 33,925 | +29% | #28 |
| 22 |  Black Desert | 14,034 | 18,372 | -29% | #19 |
| 23 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 13,771 | 26,139 | -13% | #23 |
| 24 |  Dead by Daylight | 12,362 | 27,166 | +20% | #30 |
| 25 |  7 Days to Die | 12,328 | 22,898 | -24% | #22 |
| 26 |  Counter-Strike | 11,350 | 18,292 | -3.2% | #27 |
| 27 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 10,802 | 19,287 | -34% | #21 |
| 28 |  War Thunder | 10,150 | 15,683 | +8.2% | #35 |
| 29 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 10,087 | 18,445 | -32% | #25 |
| 30 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 9,768 | 18,461 | -5.5% | #29 |
| 31 |  Europa Universalis IV | 9,501 | 16,647 | -4.4% | #32 |
| 32 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 9,326 | 15,518 | -6.8% | #31 |
| 33 |  Stardew Valley | 8,848 | 13,774 | -43% | #24 |
| 34 |  SMITE® | 8,653 | 15,991 | +0.1% | #38 |
| 35 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 8,445 | 14,218 | -30% | #26 |
| 36 |  Cities: Skylines | 8,403 | 20,958 | +3.2% | #42 |
| 37 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 8,097 | 18,457 | -3.4% | #41 |
| 38 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 8,061 | 13,662 | -5.6% | #39 |
| 39 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 7,609 | 13,505 | -9.9% | #40 |
| 40 | Black Squad | 7,450 | 12,232 | +637% | #188 |
| 41 |  XCOM® 2 | 7,385 | 36,630 | +7% | #47 |
| 42 |  Clicker Heroes | 7,310 | 9,026 | -4.7% | #45 |
| 43 |  Factorio | 6,970 | 11,772 | +9.1% | #49 |
| 44 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 6,549 | 10,918 | -31% | #34 |
| 45 |  Stellaris | 6,401 | 11,233 | -19% | #44 |
| 46 | Dark and Light | 6,382 | 12,902 | +110% | #81 |
| 47 |  Borderlands 2 | 6,355 | 10,483 | -35% | #33 |
| 48 |  Don't Starve Together | 6,321 | 11,082 | -20% | #43 |
| 49 |  RimWorld | 6,125 | 9,167 | -8.8% | #48 |
| 50 |  Trove | 5,838 | 11,945 | -4.1% | #50 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Dark and Light6,382 players on average · 118 months of history6,382
Secret World Legends1,881 players on average · 170 months of history1,881- The Escapists 21,574 players on average · 111 months of history1,574
Shadow Warrior1,277 players on average · 164 months of history1,277- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice992 players on average · 117 months of history992
- West of Loathing960 players on average · 111 months of history960
Ultimate General: Civil War847 players on average · 119 months of history847
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel687 players on average · 111 months of history687- Sudden Strike 4438 players on average · 122 months of history438
BRINK377 players on average · 171 months of history377
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.