Steam in August 2020
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on July 2020.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Among Us2,106 → 18,720 players on average+789% - 2
Risk of Rain 24,532 → 25,250 players on average+457% - 3
Factorio7,723 → 15,775 players on average+104% - 4
Frostpunk1,677 → 3,069 players on average+83% - 5
Gunfire Reborn3,442 → 5,986 players on average+74% - 6
Remnant: From the Ashes2,315 → 3,780 players on average+63% - 7
Warframe39,385 → 59,629 players on average+51% - 8
SCUM2,546 → 3,616 players on average+42% - 9
SCP: Secret Laboratory4,000 → 5,679 players on average+42% - 10
Aimlabs2,471 → 3,311 players on average+34%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Editionlaunched Aug 202020,806 - 2
Groundedlaunched Aug 20205,422 - 3
Empyrion - Galactic Survivallaunched Aug 20203,432 - 4
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Editionlaunched Aug 20202,465 - 5
Chroniconlaunched Aug 20201,918 - 6
The Henry Stickmin Collectionlaunched Aug 20201,489 - 7
UnderMinelaunched Aug 20201,243 - 8
Destroy All Humans!launched Aug 2020984 - 9
DDNetlaunched Aug 2020746 - 10
Hellpointlaunched Aug 2020529
Top 50 of August 2020
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 639,958 | 925,348 | +2.2% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 429,717 | 666,138 | -4.6% | #2 |
| 3 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 192,493 | 443,390 | -9.1% | #3 |
| 4 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 88,398 | 154,677 | +5.7% | #4 |
| 5 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 68,205 | 127,249 | -11% | #5 |
| 6 |  Team Fortress 2 | 66,944 | 96,577 | -3.4% | #6 |
| 7 |  Destiny 2 | 64,264 | 122,520 | -6.1% | #7 |
| 8 | Warframe | 59,629 | 154,246 | +51% | #13 |
| 9 |  Rust | 53,288 | 89,147 | -8.5% | #8 |
| 10 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 47,771 | 75,208 | -16% | #9 |
| 11 |  Dead by Daylight | 40,148 | 58,910 | -1% | #12 |
| 12 |  Monster Hunter: World | 33,786 | 74,252 | -30% | #10 |
| 13 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 33,711 | 53,037 | -10% | #14 |
| 14 |  PAYDAY 2 | 31,719 | 46,799 | +3.5% | #16 |
| 15 |  Terraria | 28,648 | 40,187 | -30% | #11 |
| 16 |  Garry's Mod | 28,184 | 41,437 | -3.6% | #17 |
| 17 | Risk of Rain 2 | 25,250 | 71,033 | +457% | #98 |
| 18 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 23,369 | 38,240 | +6.2% | #21 |
| 19 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 21,751 | 32,368 | -3.2% | #20 |
| 20 |  War Thunder | 21,501 | 35,019 | +12% | #25 |
| 21 | Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition | 20,806 | 61,775 | new | — |
| 22 |  7 Days to Die | 20,728 | 35,748 | -14% | #19 |
| 23 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 20,498 | 34,086 | +30% | #35 |
| 24 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 20,059 | 33,249 | -18% | #18 |
| 25 |  Unturned | 19,722 | 25,994 | +12% | #31 |
| 26 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 19,491 | 30,978 | +3% | #26 |
| 27 |  Path of Exile | 18,829 | 38,067 | -46% | #15 |
| 28 | Among Us | 18,720 | 73,159 | +789% | #177 |
| 29 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 18,360 | 26,788 | +0.7% | #29 |
| 30 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 17,248 | 34,063 | -12% | #24 |
| 31 |  Brawlhalla | 17,014 | 26,415 | +4.5% | #33 |
| 32 |  Stardew Valley | 16,653 | 23,442 | -17% | #23 |
| 33 |  RimWorld | 16,529 | 23,344 | +8.4% | #38 |
| 34 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 16,328 | 36,555 | -13% | #27 |
| 35 |  Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition | 16,042 | 49,582 | new | — |
| 36 |  Europa Universalis IV | 15,931 | 25,686 | -10% | #30 |
| 37 | Factorio | 15,775 | 34,640 | +104% | #66 |
| 38 |  Fallout 4 | 15,217 | 24,206 | +0.5% | #39 |
| 39 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 15,188 | 26,223 | +9% | #45 |
| 40 |  SMITE® | 14,947 | 24,066 | -5.6% | #34 |
| 41 |  Farming Simulator 19 | 14,566 | 28,405 | +2.8% | #44 |
| 42 |  Black Desert | 14,502 | 18,551 | -5.7% | #36 |
| 43 |  Cities: Skylines | 14,438 | 25,951 | +19% | #51 |
| 44 |  DayZ | 13,979 | 24,446 | -2.5% | #43 |
| 45 |  Don't Starve Together | 13,958 | 24,475 | -21% | #32 |
| 46 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 13,439 | 21,018 | -7% | #42 |
| 47 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 13,217 | 31,012 | +3.2% | #48 |
| 48 |  Arma 3 | 13,029 | 22,575 | -0.3% | #47 |
| 49 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 12,629 | 18,679 | -14% | #40 |
| 50 |  Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition | 12,359 | 29,221 | -43% | #22 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition20,806 players on average · 74 months of history20,806
- Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition16,042 players on average · 74 months of history16,042
Battle Brothers2,918 players on average · 138 months of history2,918- The Henry Stickmin Collection1,489 players on average · 74 months of history1,489
Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game1,353 players on average · 94 months of history1,353- UnderMine1,243 players on average · 86 months of history1,243
- Destroy All Humans!984 players on average · 74 months of history984
Cyber Manhunt711 players on average · 74 months of history711
Wurm Online696 players on average · 74 months of history696- Hellpoint529 players on average · 74 months of history529
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.