Steam in December 2017
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on November 2017.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Tom Clancy’s The Division™2,775 → 12,920 players on average+366% - 2
Human Fall Flat1,021 → 3,293 players on average+223% - 3
Path of Exile10,934 → 30,957 players on average+183% - 4
Doki Doki Literature Club!1,426 → 3,831 players on average+169% - 5
Killing Floor 23,499 → 7,630 players on average+118% - 6
The Long Dark1,310 → 2,763 players on average+111% - 7
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition1,279 → 2,661 players on average+108% - 8
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 21,017 → 2,009 players on average+98% - 9
Grand Theft Auto V41,915 → 78,067 players on average+86% - 10
Portal 22,198 → 3,951 players on average+80%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
They Are Billionslaunched Dec 201710,639 - 2
SpellForce 3 Reforcedlaunched Dec 20172,059 - 3
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddylaunched Dec 20171,899 - 4
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishilaunched Dec 20171,637 - 5
Ylandslaunched Dec 20171,517 - 6
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulatorlaunched Dec 20171,424 - 7
SCP: Secret Laboratorylaunched Dec 20171,152 - 8
PickCrafterlaunched Dec 2017628 - 9
Gang Beastslaunched Dec 2017507 - 10
Bridge Constructor Portallaunched Dec 2017484
Top 50 of December 2017
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 1,436,159 | 3,080,769 | +7.6% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 513,074 | 864,939 | +5.3% | #2 |
| 3 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 340,877 | 598,405 | +6.1% | #3 |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto V | 78,067 | 170,316 | +86% | #6 |
| 5 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 59,412 | 100,433 | +43% | #7 |
| 6 |  Team Fortress 2 | 51,816 | 71,122 | -0.9% | #5 |
| 7 |  Warframe | 51,380 | 76,564 | -9.1% | #4 |
| 8 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 46,473 | 85,894 | +36% | #9 |
| 9 |  PAYDAY 2 | 36,786 | 57,345 | -0.7% | #8 |
| 10 |  Rust | 32,974 | 60,373 | +17% | #10 |
| 11 | Path of Exile | 30,957 | 70,314 | +183% | #31 |
| 12 |  Garry's Mod | 28,716 | 53,203 | +10% | #12 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 28,469 | 48,964 | +6.7% | #11 |
| 14 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 21,312 | 47,951 | +50% | #24 |
| 15 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 20,156 | 35,057 | +24% | #18 |
| 16 |  Fallout 4 | 20,002 | 34,512 | +8.9% | #15 |
| 17 |  Terraria | 19,586 | 33,063 | +18% | #16 |
| 18 |  Arma 3 | 19,256 | 38,629 | +17% | #17 |
| 19 |  Z1 Battle Royale | 19,106 | 43,250 | -7.9% | #13 |
| 20 |  Paladins® | 17,981 | 33,617 | -11% | #14 |
| 21 |  Unturned | 16,845 | 32,615 | +13% | #21 |
| 22 |  Counter-Strike | 13,737 | 25,689 | +14% | #26 |
| 23 |  Dead by Daylight | 13,606 | 26,850 | -5.2% | #22 |
| 24 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 12,932 | 24,798 | -4.3% | #25 |
| 25 | Tom Clancy’s The Division™ | 12,920 | 33,452 | +366% | #87 |
| 26 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 12,725 | 29,351 | +24% | #33 |
| 27 |  Black Desert | 12,020 | 16,615 | +19% | #34 |
| 28 |  War Thunder | 11,879 | 20,886 | -0.6% | #27 |
| 29 |  Europa Universalis IV | 11,773 | 21,613 | +1% | #29 |
| 30 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 11,648 | 25,928 | +49% | #43 |
| 31 |  Battlerite | 11,341 | 26,567 | -30% | #19 |
| 32 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 11,176 | 19,905 | +6.7% | #32 |
| 33 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 11,060 | 19,724 | +26% | #37 |
| 34 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 10,864 | 18,825 | -28% | #20 |
| 35 |  7 Days to Die | 10,678 | 18,520 | -3.1% | #30 |
| 36 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition | 10,463 | 22,602 | -11% | #28 |
| 37 |  Clicker Heroes | 10,127 | 15,109 | +40% | #46 |
| 38 |  Stardew Valley | 9,824 | 18,346 | +13% | #38 |
| 39 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 9,801 | 20,334 | +28% | #44 |
| 40 |  Stellaris | 9,549 | 17,326 | +14% | #41 |
| 41 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | 9,527 | 13,841 | -1.7% | #36 |
| 42 |  Don't Starve Together | 8,831 | 19,130 | -12% | #35 |
| 43 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 8,799 | 21,255 | +72% | #58 |
| 44 |  Cities: Skylines | 8,419 | 14,794 | +3.4% | #42 |
| 45 |  RimWorld | 8,400 | 14,244 | +19% | #47 |
| 46 |  Borderlands 2 | 7,866 | 13,769 | -7.1% | #40 |
| 47 |  SMITE® | 7,837 | 14,788 | -7.6% | #39 |
| 48 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | 7,679 | 16,824 | +36% | #55 |
| 49 |  Factorio | 7,643 | 14,585 | +12% | #48 |
| 50 | Killing Floor 2 | 7,630 | 51,694 | +118% | #69 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition2,661 players on average · 131 months of history2,661
Kingdom: Classic2,624 players on average · 132 months of history2,624- SpellForce 3 Reforced2,059 players on average · 125 months of history2,059
Stick Fight: The Game1,971 players on average · 109 months of history1,971- Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy1,899 players on average · 108 months of history1,899
- NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi1,637 players on average · 106 months of history1,637
- Ylands1,517 players on average · 114 months of history1,517
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator1,424 players on average · 106 months of history1,424
Kingdoms and Castles1,270 players on average · 114 months of history1,270
Life is Strange: Before the Storm1,181 players on average · 112 months of history1,181
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.