Steam in March 2021
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on February 2021.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
X4: Foundations1,266 → 3,177 players on average+151% - 2
Risk of Rain 25,151 → 9,858 players on average+91% - 3
Black Desert15,496 → 26,582 players on average+72% - 4
Metro Exodus1,518 → 2,550 players on average+68% - 5
DOOM Eternal2,269 → 3,674 players on average+62% - 6
A Dance of Fire and Ice1,439 → 2,298 players on average+60% - 7
Darkest Dungeon®3,390 → 5,398 players on average+59% - 8
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™2,407 → 3,699 players on average+54% - 9
Baldur's Gate 32,424 → 3,566 players on average+47% - 10
Kingdom Come: Deliverance2,787 → 4,016 players on average+44%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Loop Herolaunched Mar 202124,741 - 2
It Takes Twolaunched Mar 20216,908 - 3
Dorfromantiklaunched Mar 20213,811 - 4
恐惧之间 Fear surroundslaunched Mar 20213,012 - 5
Mr. Prepperlaunched Mar 20212,687 - 6
The Perfect Tower IIlaunched Mar 20211,842 - 7
Stronghold: Warlordslaunched Mar 20211,078 - 8
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farmlaunched Mar 2021761 - 9
The Buslaunched Mar 2021454 - 10
EZ2ON REBOOT : Rlaunched Mar 2021376
Top 50 of March 2021
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 740,928 | 1,198,581 | 0% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 390,413 | 648,875 | -3.6% | #2 |
| 3 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 193,114 | 464,480 | -2.9% | #4 |
| 4 |  Valheim | 178,435 | 405,826 | -15% | #3 |
| 5 |  Apex Legends™ | 126,121 | 228,439 | +4.2% | #5 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 89,793 | 183,227 | -0.9% | #8 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 88,704 | 113,107 | -12% | #7 |
| 8 |  Rust | 86,370 | 167,088 | -27% | #6 |
| 9 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 85,157 | 199,830 | +18% | #10 |
| 10 |  Destiny 2 | 53,351 | 87,476 | -10% | #12 |
| 11 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 49,320 | 76,387 | -20% | #11 |
| 12 |  Warframe | 42,952 | 83,221 | +9.5% | #15 |
| 13 |  鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal | 40,834 | 132,358 | -47% | #9 |
| 14 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 34,433 | 64,220 | -17% | #14 |
| 15 |  Dead by Daylight | 34,166 | 56,338 | -3.3% | #18 |
| 16 |  Stardew Valley | 33,181 | 51,990 | -13% | #16 |
| 17 |  War Thunder | 30,023 | 54,451 | +5% | #20 |
| 18 |  Terraria | 29,779 | 45,035 | -21% | #17 |
| 19 | Black Desert | 26,582 | 40,449 | +72% | #51 |
| 20 |  Garry's Mod | 25,020 | 42,699 | -9.8% | #22 |
| 21 | Loop Hero | 24,741 | 51,078 | new | — |
| 22 |  PAYDAY 2 | 24,567 | 34,707 | -6.1% | #23 |
| 23 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 23,974 | 41,869 | -2.1% | #26 |
| 24 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 23,161 | 39,723 | -18% | #21 |
| 25 |  Unturned | 22,049 | 29,638 | -6.4% | #30 |
| 26 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 20,986 | 46,816 | -11% | #28 |
| 27 |  Monster Hunter: World | 20,324 | 40,090 | -15% | #27 |
| 28 |  Path of Exile | 20,262 | 43,963 | -57% | #13 |
| 29 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 20,190 | 36,373 | +1.4% | #34 |
| 30 |  DayZ | 20,095 | 34,161 | -9.6% | #31 |
| 31 |  Bloons TD 6 | 19,729 | 53,891 | +26% | #50 |
| 32 |  Brawlhalla | 18,431 | 30,790 | +8.8% | #44 |
| 33 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 17,870 | 36,881 | -4.5% | #37 |
| 34 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 17,508 | 27,158 | -6% | #38 |
| 35 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 17,150 | 27,143 | -9.2% | #36 |
| 36 |  Farming Simulator 19 | 17,057 | 35,327 | -4.3% | #41 |
| 37 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 16,992 | 27,364 | -16% | #33 |
| 38 |  Among Us | 16,491 | 130,138 | -33% | #25 |
| 39 |  7 Days to Die | 16,245 | 25,858 | -21% | #32 |
| 40 |  Cities: Skylines | 16,095 | 28,678 | -9.2% | #43 |
| 41 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 15,906 | 30,177 | -13% | #40 |
| 42 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 15,560 | 36,938 | -6.6% | #45 |
| 43 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 15,413 | 37,844 | -13% | #42 |
| 44 |  Europa Universalis IV | 15,381 | 25,571 | -3.2% | #49 |
| 45 |  SMITE® | 15,210 | 27,386 | -4.8% | #48 |
| 46 |  Dyson Sphere Program | 14,931 | 33,242 | -53% | #19 |
| 47 |  RimWorld | 14,896 | 21,941 | -19% | #39 |
| 48 |  VRChat | 14,577 | 25,572 | -0.6% | #54 |
| 49 |  Arma 3 | 14,016 | 30,058 | -6.2% | #53 |
| 50 |  Crusader Kings III | 13,826 | 36,116 | +35% | #65 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Black Desert26,582 players on average · 113 months of history26,582
- Loop Hero24,741 players on average · 67 months of history24,741
- Dorfromantik3,811 players on average · 67 months of history3,811
Old School RuneScape2,841 players on average · 67 months of history2,841- Mr. Prepper2,687 players on average · 67 months of history2,687
Luck be a Landlord1,157 players on average · 69 months of history1,157- Stronghold: Warlords1,078 players on average · 67 months of history1,078
Game of Thrones Winter is Coming1,045 players on average · 83 months of history1,045
Endzone - A World Apart1,042 players on average · 78 months of history1,042
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life997 players on average · 67 months of history997
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.