Steam in April 2021

The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on March 2021.

Biggest risers

Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.

Launched this month

Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.

Top 50 of April 2021

#	Game	Avg. players	Peak	Change	Was
1	Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2	723,347	1,148,077	-2.4%	#1
2	Dota 2	413,785	705,534	+6%	#2
3	PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	186,111	453,579	-3.6%	#3
4	Apex Legends™	124,905	217,728	-1%	#5
5	Grand Theft Auto V	92,648	178,142	+3.2%	#6
6	Team Fortress 2	88,187	118,950	-0.6%	#7
7	Rust	77,590	147,933	-10%	#8
8	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	74,616	142,422	-12%	#9
9	Valheim	69,367	159,037	-61%	#4
10	ARK: Survival Evolved	46,678	73,572	-5.4%	#11
11	Warframe	46,416	79,251	+8.1%	#12
12	OUTRIDERS	46,269	125,123	new	—
13	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	46,062	70,483	+441%	#75
14	Destiny 2	45,629	95,209	-14%	#10
15	Path of Exile	44,081	155,138	+118%	#28
16	Dead by Daylight	37,867	55,071	+11%	#15
17	Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI	34,993	59,532	+1.6%	#14
18	PAYDAY 2	31,244	53,849	+27%	#22
19	Terraria	27,999	44,708	-6%	#18
20	War Thunder	27,850	63,379	-7.2%	#17
21	Stardew Valley	27,173	42,500	-18%	#16
22	Garry's Mod	25,108	41,837	+0.4%	#20
23	Euro Truck Simulator 2	25,081	59,999	+20%	#26
24	Hearts of Iron IV	24,267	39,040	+1.2%	#23
25	The Elder Scrolls® Online	23,378	43,272	+16%	#29
26	Monster Hunter: World	23,260	47,791	+14%	#27
27	Stellaris	22,193	57,250	+65%	#52
28	Unturned	21,951	30,984	-0.4%	#25
29	Black Desert	20,999	28,860	-21%	#19
30	鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal	20,602	81,636	-50%	#13
31	Total War: WARHAMMER II	19,907	32,888	-14%	#24
32	Among Us	19,749	97,580	+20%	#38
33	DayZ	19,623	34,882	-2.3%	#30
34	7 Days to Die	19,251	46,402	+19%	#39
35	Brawlhalla	19,101	33,311	+3.6%	#32
36	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered	18,819	43,867	+22%	#43
37	Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition	18,631	46,670	+74%	#62
38	FINAL FANTASY XIV Online	17,901	30,178	+4.4%	#35
39	Sid Meier's Civilization® V	17,773	27,026	+1.5%	#34
40	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	17,671	34,256	+11%	#41
41	Farming Simulator 19	17,310	34,536	+1.5%	#36
42	World of Tanks Blitz	16,619	36,207	-7%	#33
43	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	16,584	26,159	-2.4%	#37
44	Left 4 Dead 2	15,418	29,097	-0.9%	#42
45	Cities: Skylines	15,213	25,993	-5.5%	#40
46	NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...	15,024	28,509	new	—
47	VRChat	14,977	25,744	+2.7%	#48
48	Europa Universalis IV	14,966	25,559	-2.7%	#44
49	Hunt: Showdown 1896	14,804	32,579	+45%	#63
50	RimWorld	14,487	20,736	-2.7%	#47

Their best month ever

Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.

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.