Steam in September 2017
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on August 2017.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
XCOM® 27,385 → 17,521 players on average+137% - 2
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition1,150 → 2,362 players on average+105% - 3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS389,527 → 660,193 players on average+69% - 4
NieR:Automata™1,115 → 1,859 players on average+67% - 5
Stellaris6,401 → 10,063 players on average+57% - 6
Fishing Planet1,161 → 1,762 players on average+52% - 7
Oxygen Not Included1,298 → 1,912 players on average+47% - 8
Tom Clancy’s The Division™4,101 → 5,988 players on average+46% - 9
Rise of the Tomb Raider™1,078 → 1,490 players on average+38% - 10
XCOM: Enemy Unknown1,416 → 1,778 players on average+26%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Editionlaunched Sep 201728,003 - 2
Total War: WARHAMMER IIlaunched Sep 201724,377 - 3
Cupheadlaunched Sep 20177,989 - 4
Stick Fight: The Gamelaunched Sep 20171,919 - 5
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™launched Sep 20171,797 - 6
Airport CEOlaunched Sep 2017684 - 7
Heat Signaturelaunched Sep 2017649 - 8
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinitelaunched Sep 2017459 - 9
Supremacy: Call of War 1942launched Sep 2017426 - 10
Holdfast: Nations At Warlaunched Sep 2017301
Top 50 of September 2017
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 660,193 | 1,550,463 | +69% | #2 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 491,450 | 829,555 | -12% | #1 |
| 3 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 354,402 | 665,371 | -5.3% | #3 |
| 4 |  Team Fortress 2 | 50,985 | 73,411 | -3.8% | #6 |
| 5 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 46,492 | 105,111 | -36% | #4 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 45,843 | 101,433 | -15% | #5 |
| 7 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 43,690 | 78,303 | +25% | #10 |
| 8 |  Warframe | 37,028 | 58,608 | -7.4% | #9 |
| 9 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 36,449 | 69,988 | +7.4% | #12 |
| 10 |  PAYDAY 2 | 36,370 | 56,590 | -13% | #8 |
| 11 |  Path of Exile | 28,680 | 60,597 | -38% | #7 |
| 12 | Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition | 26,289 | 93,350 | +5,808% | — |
| 13 |  Garry's Mod | 26,094 | 52,726 | -24% | #11 |
| 14 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 24,766 | 40,656 | -5.4% | #13 |
| 15 |  Paladins® | 23,315 | 45,615 | -6.8% | #15 |
| 16 |  Rust | 21,595 | 40,577 | -16% | #14 |
| 17 |  Fallout 4 | 18,244 | 31,836 | -2.7% | #18 |
| 18 |  Arma 3 | 17,988 | 36,019 | +0.1% | #19 |
| 19 | XCOM® 2 | 17,521 | 47,875 | +137% | #41 |
| 20 |  Terraria | 16,289 | 27,568 | -17% | #17 |
| 21 |  Unturned | 15,009 | 29,124 | -28% | #16 |
| 22 |  Dead by Daylight | 14,491 | 38,698 | +17% | #24 |
| 23 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 14,059 | 25,116 | -10% | #20 |
| 24 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 12,762 | 27,569 | -7.3% | #23 |
| 25 |  Black Desert | 12,056 | 15,704 | -14% | #22 |
| 26 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 10,910 | 23,312 | +12% | #30 |
| 27 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 10,796 | 23,085 | +7% | #29 |
| 28 |  Counter-Strike | 10,719 | 18,685 | -5.6% | #26 |
| 29 |  Total War: WARHAMMER | 10,626 | 22,323 | -26% | #21 |
| 30 |  War Thunder | 10,465 | 19,330 | +3.1% | #28 |
| 31 | Stellaris | 10,063 | 34,388 | +57% | #45 |
| 32 |  7 Days to Die | 9,970 | 18,265 | -19% | #25 |
| 33 |  Europa Universalis IV | 9,637 | 19,317 | +1.4% | #31 |
| 34 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 9,550 | 20,215 | +2.4% | #32 |
| 35 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 8,296 | 16,800 | -23% | #27 |
| 36 |  SMITE® | 8,185 | 15,745 | -5.4% | #34 |
| 37 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 8,171 | 15,470 | +0.9% | #37 |
| 38 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 7,548 | 13,467 | -0.8% | #39 |
| 39 |  Clicker Heroes | 7,198 | 9,237 | -1.5% | #42 |
| 40 |  Factorio | 7,097 | 13,248 | +1.8% | #43 |
| 41 |  Cities: Skylines | 7,049 | 14,069 | -16% | #36 |
| 42 |  Stardew Valley | 6,869 | 10,745 | -22% | #33 |
| 43 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 6,743 | 12,412 | -20% | #35 |
| 44 |  Mount & Blade: Warband | 6,712 | 13,305 | -17% | #38 |
| 45 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 6,657 | 13,577 | +1.6% | #44 |
| 46 |  Black Squad | 6,091 | 11,738 | -18% | #40 |
| 47 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 6,090 | 12,366 | +5.4% | #51 |
| 48 |  Farming Simulator 17 | 6,041 | 14,059 | +16% | #54 |
| 49 | Tom Clancy’s The Division™ | 5,988 | 20,719 | +46% | #61 |
| 50 |  Borderlands 2 | 5,784 | 10,113 | -9% | #47 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™1,797 players on average · 109 months of history1,797
Absolver1,685 players on average · 118 months of history1,685
Eternal Card Game1,318 players on average · 119 months of history1,318
Outlast1,199 players on average · 158 months of history1,199
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine1,070 players on average · 166 months of history1,070
Sonic Mania1,053 players on average · 113 months of history1,053- Heat Signature649 players on average · 125 months of history649
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite459 players on average · 118 months of history459
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!247 players on average · 111 months of history247
Niche - a genetics survival game216 players on average · 122 months of history216
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.