Steam in October 2020
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on September 2020.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Raft2,455 → 12,168 players on average+396% - 2
Prison Architect1,036 → 2,196 players on average+112% - 3
Assassin's Creed® Origins1,217 → 2,453 players on average+102% - 4
Hades11,326 → 19,587 players on average+73% - 5
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey4,644 → 7,727 players on average+66% - 6
Monster Hunter: World28,378 → 47,069 players on average+66% - 7
NieR:Automata™1,547 → 2,420 players on average+56% - 8
Squad4,926 → 7,690 players on average+56% - 9
DOOM Eternal1,681 → 2,584 players on average+54% - 10
No Man's Sky8,526 → 12,432 players on average+46%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Phasmophobialaunched Oct 202044,993 - 2
Eternal Returnlaunched Oct 202020,732 - 3
Baldur's Gate 3launched Oct 202016,792 - 4
Age of Empires III: Definitive Editionlaunched Oct 20207,507 - 5
STAR WARS™: Squadronslaunched Oct 20205,386 - 6
Mr.Minelaunched Oct 20203,315 - 7
Mafia: Definitive Editionlaunched Oct 20203,240 - 8
Spelunky 2launched Oct 20202,920 - 9
Noitalaunched Oct 20202,405 - 10
Crown Trick / 不思议的皇冠launched Oct 20202,358
Top 50 of October 2020
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 613,667 | 943,876 | +1.1% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 406,361 | 723,280 | -0.6% | #2 |
| 3 |  Among Us | 176,454 | 372,646 | +17% | #4 |
| 4 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 162,586 | 381,079 | -3.8% | #3 |
| 5 |  Team Fortress 2 | 73,594 | 130,548 | +6.9% | #6 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 67,193 | 128,578 | -1.3% | #7 |
| 7 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 62,956 | 114,281 | -17% | #5 |
| 8 |  Destiny 2 | 50,809 | 93,741 | -4.7% | #9 |
| 9 |  Rust | 48,551 | 80,422 | +4.6% | #11 |
| 10 | Monster Hunter: World | 47,069 | 121,990 | +66% | #17 |
| 11 | Phasmophobia | 44,993 | 112,241 | new | — |
| 12 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 41,760 | 71,828 | -7.7% | #12 |
| 13 |  Warframe | 41,299 | 69,891 | -27% | #8 |
| 14 |  Path of Exile | 38,437 | 75,814 | +20% | #14 |
| 15 |  Dead by Daylight | 33,473 | 77,347 | -16% | #13 |
| 16 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 32,494 | 54,203 | +4.4% | #15 |
| 17 |  PAYDAY 2 | 29,747 | 54,123 | +4.4% | #16 |
| 18 |  Terraria | 26,825 | 48,712 | +24% | #19 |
| 19 |  Garry's Mod | 22,775 | 39,824 | +1.7% | #18 |
| 20 |  Unturned | 22,262 | 36,561 | +25% | #28 |
| 21 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 21,455 | 47,697 | +2.1% | #21 |
| 22 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 21,221 | 37,173 | +18% | #27 |
| 23 |  War Thunder | 20,962 | 41,463 | -1.2% | #20 |
| 24 |  Crusader Kings III | 20,782 | 46,009 | -57% | #10 |
| 25 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 20,153 | 33,874 | +20% | #31 |
| 26 | Hades | 19,587 | 32,431 | +73% | #50 |
| 27 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 19,126 | 42,180 | +21% | #35 |
| 28 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 19,103 | 32,601 | +1.3% | #25 |
| 29 |  DayZ | 18,454 | 30,755 | -7.2% | #23 |
| 30 |  7 Days to Die | 17,916 | 33,560 | -15% | #22 |
| 31 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 17,649 | 26,851 | +0.4% | #29 |
| 32 |  Brawlhalla | 16,927 | 28,295 | -0.2% | #30 |
| 33 | Baldur's Gate 3 | 16,792 | 48,418 | new | — |
| 34 |  Farming Simulator 19 | 16,588 | 35,323 | +14% | #37 |
| 35 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16,089 | 31,679 | +42% | #48 |
| 36 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 15,070 | 26,240 | -20% | #24 |
| 37 |  Fallout 4 | 15,058 | 29,702 | +17% | #44 |
| 38 |  Black Desert | 14,748 | 19,307 | -12% | #32 |
| 39 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 14,634 | 23,284 | -8.2% | #34 |
| 40 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 14,213 | 32,002 | +2.4% | #39 |
| 41 |  Don't Starve Together | 14,124 | 39,782 | +25% | #49 |
| 42 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 13,917 | 27,402 | -24% | #26 |
| 43 |  RimWorld | 13,851 | 19,572 | -9.6% | #36 |
| 44 |  Factorio | 13,747 | 23,613 | -17% | #33 |
| 45 |  Arma 3 | 13,527 | 27,524 | +6.5% | #46 |
| 46 |  Europa Universalis IV | 12,855 | 23,124 | +8.4% | #47 |
| 47 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 12,597 | 21,297 | -1.4% | #45 |
| 48 |  Cities: Skylines | 12,439 | 20,924 | -12% | #38 |
| 49 | No Man's Sky | 12,432 | 30,502 | +46% | #61 |
| 50 |  SMITE® | 12,330 | 22,012 | -10% | #40 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Among Us176,454 players on average · 95 months of history176,454
- Phasmophobia44,993 players on average · 72 months of history44,993
- Hades19,587 players on average · 82 months of history19,587
RuneScape ®8,583 players on average · 72 months of history8,583- Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition7,507 players on average · 72 months of history7,507
- STAR WARS™: Squadrons5,386 players on average · 72 months of history5,386
- Mr.Mine3,315 players on average · 72 months of history3,315
- Mafia: Definitive Edition3,240 players on average · 72 months of history3,240
- Spelunky 22,920 players on average · 72 months of history2,920
- Crown Trick / 不思议的皇冠2,358 players on average · 72 months of history2,358
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.