Steam in May 2020
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on April 2020.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Scrap Mechanic1,490 → 14,763 players on average+891% - 2
Remnant: From the Ashes1,207 → 3,648 players on average+202% - 3
Terraria51,315 → 129,809 players on average+153% - 4
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN1,480 → 3,460 players on average+134% - 5
Halo: The Master Chief Collection5,231 → 10,528 players on average+101% - 6
Deep Rock Galactic3,407 → 6,563 players on average+93% - 7
DRAGON BALL FighterZ1,201 → 2,180 players on average+82% - 8
Assassin's Creed® Origins1,900 → 3,133 players on average+65% - 9
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™1,568 → 2,577 players on average+64% - 10
Subnautica: Below Zero1,204 → 1,949 players on average+62%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Monster Trainlaunched May 202010,398 - 2
Gunfire Rebornlaunched May 20203,670 - 3
XCOM®: Chimera Squadlaunched May 20203,636 - 4
Mafia II: Definitive Editionlaunched May 20201,990 - 5
Helltakerlaunched May 20201,758 - 6
Trials of Manalaunched May 20201,711 - 7
Streets of Rage 4launched May 20201,341 - 8
Gears Tacticslaunched May 20201,315 - 9
Hydroneerlaunched May 2020944 - 10
Island Saverlaunched May 2020345
Top 50 of May 2020
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 768,795 | 1,193,359 | -10% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 484,189 | 793,135 | -1.8% | #2 |
| 3 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 243,259 | 553,121 | +0.2% | #3 |
| 4 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 141,370 | 260,562 | +12% | #4 |
| 5 | Terraria | 129,809 | 486,918 | +153% | #13 |
| 6 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 80,099 | 146,359 | -26% | #6 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 66,394 | 85,744 | -1.2% | #9 |
| 8 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 60,918 | 101,631 | -26% | #7 |
| 9 |  Rust | 57,345 | 102,051 | -15% | #8 |
| 10 |  Destiny 2 | 51,837 | 76,476 | -22% | #10 |
| 11 |  Warframe | 49,687 | 76,165 | -12% | #12 |
| 12 |  Monster Hunter: World | 43,704 | 106,972 | -32% | #11 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 41,792 | 76,439 | -4.1% | #14 |
| 14 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 35,611 | 84,254 | +48% | #26 |
| 15 |  PAYDAY 2 | 35,338 | 61,728 | +40% | #24 |
| 16 |  Dead by Daylight | 33,733 | 57,799 | +4.1% | #17 |
| 17 |  Garry's Mod | 31,975 | 52,658 | -18% | #16 |
| 18 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | 31,530 | 77,878 | -72% | #5 |
| 19 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 24,598 | 38,861 | -16% | #19 |
| 20 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 23,395 | 42,677 | -18% | #22 |
| 21 |  War Thunder | 22,477 | 38,871 | -9.3% | #25 |
| 22 |  Unturned | 21,835 | 35,923 | -24% | #20 |
| 23 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 21,434 | 41,736 | -21% | #23 |
| 24 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 21,016 | 43,097 | -27% | #21 |
| 25 |  Stardew Valley | 20,487 | 31,679 | -32% | #18 |
| 26 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 20,409 | 31,931 | +2.8% | #31 |
| 27 |  Black Desert | 19,943 | 25,391 | -14% | #27 |
| 28 |  Stellaris | 18,900 | 41,733 | +4.5% | #36 |
| 29 |  Path of Exile | 18,854 | 39,620 | -52% | #15 |
| 30 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 18,016 | 26,889 | +5.5% | #44 |
| 31 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 17,628 | 33,160 | -8.2% | #32 |
| 32 |  7 Days to Die | 16,814 | 26,351 | -8% | #34 |
| 33 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 16,765 | 25,892 | -5.9% | #37 |
| 34 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 16,587 | 33,441 | -9% | #35 |
| 35 |  Brawlhalla | 16,399 | 31,828 | -4.7% | #43 |
| 36 |  DayZ | 16,329 | 35,397 | -6.7% | #41 |
| 37 |  Europa Universalis IV | 16,111 | 26,832 | -3.3% | #46 |
| 38 |  Arma 3 | 15,998 | 34,175 | -21% | #29 |
| 39 |  Counter-Strike | 15,348 | 29,589 | -14% | #38 |
| 40 |  SMITE® | 15,308 | 25,467 | -7.3% | #47 |
| 41 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 15,224 | 26,618 | +5.1% | #51 |
| 42 |  Fallout 4 | 15,136 | 23,912 | -5.3% | #48 |
| 43 |  Cities: Skylines | 15,069 | 25,925 | -25% | #30 |
| 44 |  DARK SOULS™ III | 15,023 | 24,748 | +8.6% | #52 |
| 45 |  Borderlands 3 | 14,973 | 34,315 | -32% | #28 |
| 46 |  Farming Simulator 19 | 14,940 | 30,601 | -14% | #42 |
| 47 |  RimWorld | 14,814 | 21,491 | -16% | #40 |
| 48 | Scrap Mechanic | 14,763 | 46,366 | +891% | — |
| 49 |  Fallout 76 | 14,475 | 32,858 | -8.4% | #49 |
| 50 |  Paladins® | 14,322 | 28,367 | -16% | #45 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Terraria129,809 players on average · 171 months of history129,809
- Total War: WARHAMMER II35,611 players on average · 114 months of history35,611
- Scrap Mechanic14,763 players on average · 129 months of history14,763
- Monster Train10,398 players on average · 77 months of history10,398
EVE Online5,719 players on average · 171 months of history5,719- XCOM®: Chimera Squad3,636 players on average · 77 months of history3,636
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game3,243 players on average · 77 months of history3,243- Mafia II: Definitive Edition1,990 players on average · 77 months of history1,990
- Trials of Mana1,711 players on average · 77 months of history1,711
- Streets of Rage 41,341 players on average · 77 months of history1,341
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.