Steam in January 2021
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on December 2020.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Path of Exile12,698 → 47,686 players on average+276% - 2
Rust61,172 → 142,117 players on average+132% - 3
雀魂麻將(MahjongSoul)1,412 → 3,129 players on average+122% - 4
Stardew Valley29,621 → 57,167 players on average+93% - 5
Dead Cells1,677 → 2,890 players on average+72% - 6
Green Hell1,772 → 3,033 players on average+71% - 7
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition13,250 → 21,555 players on average+63% - 8
Bloons TD 612,287 → 19,867 players on average+62% - 9
Prison Architect1,371 → 2,210 players on average+61% - 10
Need for Speed™ Heat2,148 → 3,411 players on average+59%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Dyson Sphere Programlaunched Jan 202131,811 - 2
Home Behind 2launched Jan 20218,917 - 3
三国群英传8 (Kingdom Heroes 8)launched Jan 20216,851 - 4
EVERSPACE™ 2launched Jan 20211,174 - 5
Luck be a Landlordlaunched Jan 20211,157 - 6
Mad Games Tycoon 2launched Jan 2021714 - 7
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knightslaunched Jan 2021414
Top 50 of January 2021
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 743,210 | 1,124,553 | +3.5% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 432,672 | 694,613 | +2.4% | #2 |
| 3 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 201,247 | 451,998 | +6.3% | #4 |
| 4 | Rust | 142,117 | 244,394 | +132% | #11 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 101,251 | 184,941 | -5.3% | #5 |
| 6 |  Team Fortress 2 | 83,148 | 111,102 | +0.9% | #6 |
| 7 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 82,147 | 225,670 | -75% | #3 |
| 8 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 77,717 | 123,637 | +9.9% | #7 |
| 9 |  Apex Legends™ | 71,767 | 129,928 | +11% | #10 |
| 10 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 63,160 | 92,006 | +12% | #12 |
| 11 | Stardew Valley | 57,167 | 94,479 | +93% | #17 |
| 12 | Path of Exile | 47,686 | 157,091 | +276% | #53 |
| 13 |  Destiny 2 | 44,865 | 79,290 | -33% | #8 |
| 14 |  Among Us | 42,007 | 118,868 | -37% | #9 |
| 15 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 36,731 | 65,951 | +12% | #15 |
| 16 |  Dead by Daylight | 36,342 | 53,583 | +2% | #14 |
| 17 |  Warframe | 36,124 | 60,019 | +0.4% | #13 |
| 18 |  Terraria | 34,045 | 47,087 | +18% | #18 |
| 19 |  Monster Hunter: World | 30,795 | 56,758 | +19% | #21 |
| 20 |  PAYDAY 2 | 29,201 | 54,841 | -2.8% | #16 |
| 21 |  Garry's Mod | 28,054 | 46,668 | +15% | #22 |
| 22 |  War Thunder | 27,478 | 39,887 | +1.6% | #20 |
| 23 |  DayZ | 26,336 | 45,236 | +15% | #24 |
| 24 | Dyson Sphere Program | 25,525 | 59,339 | new | — |
| 25 |  7 Days to Die | 25,367 | 39,581 | +18% | #28 |
| 26 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 24,821 | 38,745 | +9.1% | #25 |
| 27 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 24,622 | 38,565 | -12% | #19 |
| 28 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 24,090 | 51,312 | +0.6% | #23 |
| 29 |  Unturned | 22,042 | 30,006 | +15% | #32 |
| 30 | Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition | 21,555 | 52,916 | +63% | #48 |
| 31 |  Don't Starve Together | 20,807 | 42,565 | +6.5% | #31 |
| 32 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 20,702 | 42,783 | -2.1% | #29 |
| 33 |  Phasmophobia | 20,105 | 42,360 | -8.6% | #27 |
| 34 | Bloons TD 6 | 19,867 | 43,590 | +62% | #54 |
| 35 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 19,655 | 31,565 | +2.6% | #33 |
| 36 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 19,620 | 34,631 | +24% | #41 |
| 37 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 19,585 | 34,475 | +6.8% | #34 |
| 38 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 19,510 | 38,725 | +18% | #39 |
| 39 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 19,504 | 32,225 | +13% | #38 |
| 40 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 19,492 | 42,806 | -13% | #26 |
| 41 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 19,150 | 33,069 | +7.6% | #36 |
| 42 |  Farming Simulator 19 | 18,998 | 37,332 | +5.4% | #35 |
| 43 |  Hades | 18,775 | 35,048 | +6.7% | #37 |
| 44 |  RimWorld | 18,661 | 26,982 | +31% | #46 |
| 45 |  Cities: Skylines | 18,334 | 33,199 | +23% | #42 |
| 46 |  Black Desert | 17,367 | 23,806 | +23% | #47 |
| 47 |  Eternal Return | 16,931 | 41,304 | -18% | #30 |
| 48 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 16,917 | 24,876 | +15% | #43 |
| 49 |  Europa Universalis IV | 16,484 | 26,680 | +13% | #44 |
| 50 |  Brawlhalla | 16,033 | 28,076 | -2.4% | #40 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Rust142,117 players on average · 154 months of history142,117
- Bloons TD 619,867 players on average · 94 months of history19,867
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition19,510 players on average · 83 months of history19,510
- Home Behind 28,917 players on average · 69 months of history8,917
- 三国群英传8 (Kingdom Heroes 8)6,851 players on average · 69 months of history6,851
NGU IDLE6,595 players on average · 84 months of history6,595
Lords Mobile3,765 players on average · 88 months of history3,765
Beat Saber2,126 players on average · 103 months of history2,126
March of Empires1,283 players on average · 107 months of history1,283
Unrailed!1,277 players on average · 85 months of history1,277
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.