Steam in April 2018
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on March 2018.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
PixARK1,140 → 5,706 players on average+401% - 2
Crusader Kings II3,910 → 10,089 players on average+158% - 3
The Long Dark1,149 → 2,265 players on average+97% - 4
Conan Exiles Enhanced1,885 → 3,653 players on average+94% - 5
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands4,627 → 8,661 players on average+87% - 6
Dying Light3,267 → 5,995 players on average+84% - 7
Darkest Dungeon®1,771 → 2,849 players on average+61% - 8
Hollow Knight1,119 → 1,574 players on average+41% - 9
Killing Floor 23,434 → 4,817 players on average+40% - 10
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms3,270 → 4,303 players on average+32%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Far Cry® 5launched Apr 201828,129 - 2
BATTLETECHlaunched Apr 201822,783 - 3
Frostpunklaunched Apr 201819,478 - 4Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realmslaunched Apr 20184,379
- 5
For The Kinglaunched Apr 20181,057 - 6
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulationlaunched Apr 2018652 - 7
Dead In Vinlandlaunched Apr 2018546 - 8
Will To Live Onlinelaunched Apr 2018499 - 9
Monster Promlaunched Apr 2018496 - 10
Call to Armslaunched Apr 2018410
Top 50 of April 2018
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 1,107,182 | 2,456,361 | -15% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 430,341 | 733,214 | -1.6% | #2 |
| 3 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 289,077 | 523,262 | -18% | #3 |
| 4 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 64,263 | 124,813 | -23% | #4 |
| 5 |  Warframe | 50,342 | 85,227 | +4.7% | #5 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 42,780 | 89,792 | -7.1% | #6 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 39,180 | 58,292 | +6.5% | #8 |
| 8 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 34,418 | 58,344 | -10% | #7 |
| 9 |  PAYDAY 2 | 28,490 | 90,893 | -10% | #10 |
| 10 | Far Cry® 5 | 28,129 | 89,574 | new | — |
| 11 |  Rust | 26,047 | 51,233 | -10% | #12 |
| 12 |  Garry's Mod | 25,247 | 46,921 | -5.5% | #13 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 24,304 | 41,942 | -6.3% | #14 |
| 14 | BATTLETECH | 22,783 | 35,586 | +189,758% | — |
| 15 |  Path of Exile | 21,417 | 45,570 | -41% | #9 |
| 16 | Frostpunk | 19,478 | 29,195 | new | — |
| 17 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 18,459 | 31,934 | -21% | #15 |
| 18 |  Terraria | 17,992 | 31,058 | +0.6% | #16 |
| 19 |  Arma 3 | 17,806 | 44,337 | +4.9% | #19 |
| 20 |  Paladins® | 16,503 | 30,742 | +4% | #21 |
| 21 |  Fallout 4 | 14,976 | 26,203 | -13% | #17 |
| 22 |  Black Desert | 14,362 | 19,144 | -4.1% | #22 |
| 23 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 13,774 | 25,933 | -14% | #20 |
| 24 |  War Thunder | 13,183 | 25,982 | -1.9% | #27 |
| 25 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 12,691 | 27,775 | -9.2% | #24 |
| 26 |  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | 12,612 | 28,558 | -59% | #11 |
| 27 |  Dead by Daylight | 12,591 | 22,439 | -5% | #28 |
| 28 |  Europa Universalis IV | 12,258 | 23,064 | +3.9% | #31 |
| 29 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 11,775 | 25,182 | +15% | #35 |
| 30 |  Counter-Strike | 11,766 | 22,637 | -16% | #23 |
| 31 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 11,697 | 26,152 | +1.5% | #32 |
| 32 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 11,408 | 19,117 | +14% | #37 |
| 33 |  Unturned | 10,579 | 19,593 | -12% | #30 |
| 34 |  Slay the Spire | 10,355 | 20,163 | -26% | #25 |
| 35 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 10,141 | 17,329 | -2.6% | #33 |
| 36 | Crusader Kings II | 10,089 | 140,269 | +158% | #73 |
| 37 |  Stellaris | 9,940 | 19,026 | -42% | #18 |
| 38 |  Factorio | 9,073 | 16,209 | +21% | #48 |
| 39 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands | 8,661 | 35,132 | +87% | #69 |
| 40 |  SMITE® | 8,451 | 17,408 | -5.4% | #39 |
| 41 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 8,154 | 15,873 | -7% | #40 |
| 42 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 7,954 | 13,018 | -24% | #34 |
| 43 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | 7,904 | 11,308 | -3.2% | #43 |
| 44 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 7,802 | 13,680 | -19% | #38 |
| 45 |  7 Days to Die | 7,648 | 13,373 | -7.1% | #42 |
| 46 |  Stardew Valley | 7,530 | 26,926 | -6.5% | #44 |
| 47 |  Cities: Skylines | 7,472 | 13,622 | -5.3% | #45 |
| 48 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 7,357 | 16,618 | -16% | #41 |
| 49 |  Black Squad | 7,167 | 11,973 | -5.6% | #47 |
| 50 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition | 7,087 | 15,236 | +6.9% | #53 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Far Cry® 528,129 players on average · 102 months of history28,129
- BATTLETECH22,783 players on average · 105 months of history22,783
- Frostpunk19,478 players on average · 110 months of history19,478
- Crusader Kings II10,089 players on average · 171 months of history10,089
- PixARK5,706 players on average · 105 months of history5,706
Eador. Masters of the Broken World2,095 players on average · 162 months of history2,095
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR821 players on average · 103 months of history821
Satellite Reign763 players on average · 142 months of history763- Dead In Vinland546 players on average · 105 months of history546
Door Kickers460 players on average · 157 months of history460
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.