Most played on Steam in 2018
Ranked by average concurrent players over the whole year. The change compares the year before.
Month by month
The most played game of each month. Open a month for its full report.
January 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS1,584,887 players on averageFebruary 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS1,391,015 players on averageMarch 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS1,295,409 players on averageApril 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS1,107,182 players on averageMay 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS876,181 players on averageJune 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS800,668 players on averageJuly 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS688,620 players on averageAugust 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS619,320 players on averageSeptember 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS542,607 players on averageOctober 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS469,142 players on averageNovember 2018Dota 2461,073 players on averageDecember 2018PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS473,541 players on average
Top 50 of 2018
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 855,561 | 3,236,027 | +88% | #2 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 454,787 | 844,713 | -15% | #1 |
| 3 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 321,531 | 746,548 | -13% | #3 |
| 4 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 68,004 | 176,208 | +114% | #10 |
| 5 |  Warframe | 54,536 | 131,766 | +42% | #8 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 54,146 | 167,754 | +1.9% | #4 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 44,449 | 116,141 | -14% | #5 |
| 8 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 38,915 | 106,170 | -7.7% | #7 |
| 9 |  Monster Hunter: World | 32,547 | 329,333 | new | — |
| 10 |  Rust | 32,093 | 70,969 | +10% | #12 |
| 11 |  Garry's Mod | 27,380 | 60,078 | -9.2% | #11 |
| 12 |  Path of Exile | 25,760 | 123,462 | +32% | #16 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 24,783 | 50,503 | -6.2% | #13 |
| 14 |  PAYDAY 2 | 22,689 | 90,893 | -29% | #9 |
| 15 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 20,814 | 79,739 | +23% | #20 |
| 16 |  Fallout 4 | 19,037 | 47,573 | -1.8% | #17 |
| 17 |  Terraria | 18,089 | 34,396 | +0.4% | #19 |
| 18 |  Dead by Daylight | 17,900 | 62,756 | +50% | #24 |
| 19 |  Paladins® | 16,680 | 38,563 | -29% | #14 |
| 20 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 16,069 | 47,581 | +18% | #21 |
| 21 |  Arma 3 | 15,937 | 44,337 | -23% | #15 |
| 22 |  Unturned | 13,500 | 36,913 | -27% | #18 |
| 23 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 13,448 | 37,055 | +49% | #35 |
| 24 |  Black Desert | 13,184 | 26,187 | +59% | #38 |
| 25 |  Stardew Valley | 13,099 | 54,212 | +38% | #30 |
| 26 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 13,006 | 44,312 | +184% | #58 |
| 27 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 12,620 | 31,972 | +0.5% | #23 |
| 28 |  War Thunder | 12,245 | 27,595 | +13% | #26 |
| 29 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 11,921 | 29,547 | +34% | #36 |
| 30 |  Europa Universalis IV | 11,720 | 28,338 | +10% | #27 |
| 31 |  Counter-Strike | 11,695 | 27,589 | -8.9% | #22 |
| 32 |  Stellaris | 11,610 | 61,467 | +25% | #31 |
| 33 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 10,959 | 25,182 | +12% | #29 |
| 34 |  Slay the Spire | 10,203 | 32,937 | +9,261% | — |
| 35 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 9,808 | 28,171 | -6.2% | #28 |
| 36 |  Cities: Skylines | 9,415 | 29,398 | +23% | #40 |
| 37 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 8,920 | 23,569 | +2.2% | #37 |
| 38 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 8,492 | 22,492 | +11% | #39 |
| 39 |  RimWorld | 8,407 | 28,380 | +29% | #49 |
| 40 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition | 8,282 | 25,690 | +26% | #48 |
| 41 |  7 Days to Die | 8,268 | 28,105 | -24% | #25 |
| 42 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 7,994 | 25,622 | +51% | #54 |
| 43 |  SMITE® | 7,850 | 19,386 | -14% | #33 |
| 44 |  Don't Starve Together | 7,715 | 30,287 | +3% | #42 |
| 45 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | 7,555 | 15,903 | +372% | #119 |
| 46 |  Factorio | 7,400 | 16,209 | +6.1% | #45 |
| 47 |  Borderlands 2 | 7,374 | 26,724 | +0.5% | #44 |
| 48 |  Brawlhalla | 6,989 | 16,452 | +25% | #52 |
| 49 |  Conan Exiles Enhanced | 6,917 | 49,230 | +60% | #62 |
| 50 |  FOR HONOR™ | 6,902 | 216,499 | +48% | #57 |
Biggest launches of 2018
Average players in the best of their first three months.
- 1
ATLASlaunched Dec 201839,316 - 2Rustlaunched Feb 201833,507
- 3
Warhammer: Vermintide 2launched Mar 201830,623 - 4
Assassin's Creed® Odysseylaunched Oct 201829,189 - 5
Far Cry® 5launched Apr 201828,129 - 6
The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Domelaunched Sep 201826,188 - 7
Kingdom Come: Deliverancelaunched Feb 201825,614 - 8
Farming Simulator 19launched Nov 201823,406 - 9
BATTLETECHlaunched Apr 201822,783 - 10Conan Exiles Enhancedlaunched May 201821,557
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.