Steam in May 2018
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on April 2018.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Conan Exiles Enhanced3,653 → 21,557 players on average+490% - 2
Stardew Valley7,530 → 27,546 players on average+266% - 3
The Forest3,674 → 12,305 players on average+235% - 4
Pillars of Eternity1,579 → 3,361 players on average+113% - 5
FOR HONOR™2,957 → 5,616 players on average+90% - 6
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™1,476 → 2,718 players on average+84% - 7
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth4,789 → 7,662 players on average+60% - 8
Squad1,659 → 2,470 players on average+49% - 9
Transport Fever1,296 → 1,652 players on average+27% - 10
Darwin Project1,935 → 2,466 players on average+27%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1Conan Exiles Enhancedlaunched May 201821,557
- 2
DARK SOULS™: REMASTEREDlaunched May 201816,058 - 3
Raftlaunched May 201811,084 - 4
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfirelaunched May 20189,473 - 5
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAlaunched May 20185,995 - 6
House Flipperlaunched May 20185,202 - 7
Wizard of Legendlaunched May 20183,956 - 8
Moonlighterlaunched May 2018974 - 9
Beat Saberlaunched May 2018942 - 10
Ancestors Legacylaunched May 2018907
Top 50 of May 2018
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 876,181 | 2,175,704 | -21% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 474,326 | 844,713 | +10% | #2 |
| 3 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 262,171 | 454,481 | -9.3% | #3 |
| 4 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 63,093 | 142,362 | -1.8% | #4 |
| 5 |  Warframe | 42,943 | 73,097 | -15% | #5 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 41,279 | 82,956 | -3.5% | #6 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 38,847 | 56,049 | -0.8% | #7 |
| 8 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 31,404 | 50,021 | -8.8% | #8 |
| 9 | Stardew Valley | 27,546 | 54,212 | +266% | #46 |
| 10 |  PAYDAY 2 | 26,969 | 48,832 | -5.3% | #9 |
| 11 |  Garry's Mod | 24,846 | 47,581 | -1.6% | #12 |
| 12 |  Rust | 23,894 | 46,328 | -8.3% | #11 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 23,279 | 37,341 | -4.2% | #13 |
| 14 | Conan Exiles Enhanced | 21,557 | 49,230 | +490% | #80 |
| 15 |  Paladins® | 18,219 | 34,990 | +10% | #20 |
| 16 |  Terraria | 17,942 | 30,276 | -0.3% | #18 |
| 17 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 17,178 | 30,006 | -6.9% | #17 |
| 18 |  Arma 3 | 17,053 | 34,393 | -4.2% | #19 |
| 19 | DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED | 16,058 | 24,505 | new | — |
| 20 |  Path of Exile | 15,657 | 42,316 | -27% | #15 |
| 21 |  Fallout 4 | 15,061 | 25,653 | +0.6% | #21 |
| 22 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 14,985 | 39,336 | +18% | #25 |
| 23 |  Black Desert | 13,966 | 18,850 | -2.8% | #22 |
| 24 |  Dead by Daylight | 13,794 | 36,414 | +9.6% | #27 |
| 25 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 13,093 | 25,140 | -4.9% | #23 |
| 26 | The Forest | 12,305 | 25,577 | +235% | #78 |
| 27 |  War Thunder | 11,540 | 19,514 | -12% | #24 |
| 28 |  Stellaris | 11,235 | 28,252 | +13% | #37 |
| 29 | Raft | 11,084 | 18,889 | new | — |
| 30 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 11,034 | 18,427 | -6.3% | #29 |
| 31 |  BATTLETECH | 10,974 | 26,936 | -52% | #14 |
| 32 |  Europa Universalis IV | 10,956 | 21,209 | -11% | #28 |
| 33 |  Counter-Strike | 10,832 | 18,895 | -7.9% | #30 |
| 34 |  Unturned | 10,608 | 18,483 | +0.3% | #33 |
| 35 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 10,573 | 21,380 | -7.3% | #32 |
| 36 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 10,133 | 19,144 | -13% | #31 |
| 37 |  Slay the Spire | 10,123 | 17,216 | -2.2% | #34 |
| 38 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 9,923 | 30,597 | -2.1% | #35 |
| 39 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | 9,473 | 22,639 | new | — |
| 40 |  Cities: Skylines | 9,067 | 23,933 | +21% | #47 |
| 41 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | 8,387 | 12,017 | +6.1% | #43 |
| 42 |  Factorio | 8,139 | 13,754 | -10% | #38 |
| 43 |  SMITE® | 8,067 | 15,900 | -4.5% | #40 |
| 44 |  Borderlands 2 | 8,056 | 26,724 | +20% | #53 |
| 45 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 7,662 | 13,151 | +60% | #68 |
| 46 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 7,657 | 18,821 | -1.9% | #44 |
| 47 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) | 7,631 | 13,442 | -6.4% | #41 |
| 48 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition | 7,572 | 13,900 | +6.8% | #50 |
| 49 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 7,393 | 16,999 | +0.5% | #48 |
| 50 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 7,188 | 11,945 | -9.6% | #42 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED16,058 players on average · 101 months of history16,058
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire9,473 players on average · 106 months of history9,473
- A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA5,995 players on average · 106 months of history5,995
- Wizard of Legend3,956 players on average · 120 months of history3,956
Prismata3,273 players on average · 104 months of history3,273- Darwin Project2,466 players on average · 102 months of history2,466
Dragon Cliff2,096 players on average · 105 months of history2,096
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®932 players on average · 171 months of history932- Ancestors Legacy907 players on average · 111 months of history907
The Flame in the Flood683 players on average · 134 months of history683
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.