Steam in February 2018
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on January 2018.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Squad1,545 → 3,285 players on average+113% - 2
Slay the Spire9,673 → 19,224 players on average+99% - 3
My Time at Portia1,249 → 2,187 players on average+75% - 4
Dying Light3,884 → 6,680 players on average+72% - 5
Subnautica10,573 → 17,322 players on average+64% - 6
FOR HONOR™2,122 → 3,275 players on average+54% - 7
Stellaris11,294 → 15,954 players on average+41% - 8
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI24,495 → 33,383 players on average+36% - 9
Kerbal Space Program3,378 → 4,336 players on average+28% - 10
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online5,963 → 7,636 players on average+28%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Rustlaunched Feb 201833,507 - 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverancelaunched Feb 201825,614 - 3
Z1 Battle Royalelaunched Feb 201813,673 - 4
Into the Breachlaunched Feb 20184,351 - 5
Ecolaunched Feb 20182,880 - 6
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bulletlaunched Feb 20182,470 - 7
Deep Rock Galacticlaunched Feb 20181,335 - 8
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9launched Feb 20181,292 - 9
Secret of Manalaunched Feb 2018851 - 10
Fishing: Barents Sealaunched Feb 2018563
Top 50 of February 2018
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 1,391,015 | 2,934,761 | -12% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 438,848 | 779,299 | -9.9% | #2 |
| 3 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 382,457 | 686,588 | +0.1% | #3 |
| 4 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 68,796 | 125,133 | +8.4% | #5 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 53,396 | 94,308 | -31% | #4 |
| 6 |  Warframe | 49,035 | 82,384 | +8.5% | #8 |
| 7 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 41,956 | 71,259 | -14% | #7 |
| 8 |  Team Fortress 2 | 37,715 | 69,198 | -29% | #6 |
| 9 | Rust | 33,507 | 68,204 | -3.4% | #9 |
| 10 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 33,383 | 79,739 | +36% | #14 |
| 11 |  PAYDAY 2 | 33,035 | 51,694 | +0.7% | #10 |
| 12 |  Garry's Mod | 28,613 | 53,530 | -9.9% | #11 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 26,671 | 44,824 | -6% | #12 |
| 14 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 25,614 | 95,863 | new | — |
| 15 |  Fallout 4 | 21,592 | 45,111 | +3.6% | #15 |
| 16 | Slay the Spire | 19,224 | 32,937 | +99% | #44 |
| 17 |  Terraria | 18,467 | 29,858 | -11% | #16 |
| 18 | Subnautica | 17,322 | 44,646 | +64% | #40 |
| 19 |  Arma 3 | 17,232 | 33,206 | -7.1% | #20 |
| 20 |  Paladins® | 17,230 | 33,557 | -16% | #17 |
| 21 |  Dead by Daylight | 16,713 | 33,397 | +14% | #26 |
| 22 |  Black Desert | 16,064 | 22,396 | +3.2% | #22 |
| 23 | Stellaris | 15,954 | 61,467 | +41% | #36 |
| 24 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 15,830 | 33,973 | -21% | #18 |
| 25 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 15,741 | 31,972 | +1.5% | #23 |
| 26 |  Counter-Strike | 14,618 | 26,135 | -3.3% | #24 |
| 27 |  Unturned | 13,553 | 25,783 | -17% | #21 |
| 28 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 13,123 | 27,120 | -13% | #25 |
| 29 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 12,958 | 20,810 | -5.7% | #27 |
| 30 |  Path of Exile | 12,816 | 27,843 | -51% | #13 |
| 31 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 11,917 | 24,918 | -12% | #28 |
| 32 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 11,483 | 21,269 | -1.6% | #33 |
| 33 |  War Thunder | 11,091 | 19,024 | -4.5% | #34 |
| 34 |  Europa Universalis IV | 10,903 | 20,292 | -3.7% | #35 |
| 35 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 10,337 | 18,673 | -15% | #30 |
| 36 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | 9,719 | 13,477 | -7.7% | #41 |
| 37 |  Cities: Skylines | 9,653 | 22,256 | +16% | #49 |
| 38 |  SMITE® | 9,616 | 18,196 | +8.5% | #47 |
| 39 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 9,593 | 20,133 | -6% | #43 |
| 40 |  7 Days to Die | 9,298 | 16,430 | -16% | #37 |
| 41 |  Stardew Valley | 9,035 | 14,601 | -23% | #32 |
| 42 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 8,966 | 15,284 | -13% | #42 |
| 43 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition | 8,471 | 18,026 | -32% | #29 |
| 44 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 8,453 | 19,197 | +3.1% | #50 |
| 45 |  Don't Starve Together | 8,312 | 16,243 | -8.5% | #46 |
| 46 |  Black Squad | 8,227 | 15,766 | +9.8% | #56 |
| 47 | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 7,636 | 12,637 | +28% | #63 |
| 48 |  Factorio | 7,532 | 13,405 | -11% | #48 |
| 49 | Z1 Battle Royale | 7,163 | 14,518 | -41% | #31 |
| 50 |  Borderlands 2 | 6,952 | 12,875 | -13% | #52 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance25,614 players on average · 105 months of history25,614
- Black Squad8,227 players on average · 113 months of history8,227
Life is Feudal: MMO3,031 players on average · 79 months of history3,031
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE3,011 players on average · 105 months of history3,011
Cortex Command1,954 players on average · 168 months of history1,954- DYNASTY WARRIORS 91,292 players on average · 104 months of history1,292
- Secret of Mana851 players on average · 104 months of history851
- Fishing: Barents Sea563 players on average · 110 months of history563
DESOLATE541 players on average · 108 months of history541
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II494 players on average · 104 months of history494
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.