Steam in July 2021

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

#	Game	Avg. players	Peak	Change	Was
1	Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2	506,067	763,523	-7.9%	#1
2	Dota 2	423,156	707,406	+0.4%	#2
3	PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	186,250	413,274	+3.9%	#3
4	Apex Legends™	131,151	262,129	-3.9%	#4
5	Grand Theft Auto V	112,995	218,784	+27%	#6
6	Rust	92,824	147,757	+17%	#7
7	Team Fortress 2	85,157	134,736	-20%	#5
8	Dead by Daylight	62,488	96,393	+28%	#11
9	ARK: Survival Evolved	55,918	95,701	-25%	#8
10	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	53,474	89,513	-2.7%	#10
11	Destiny 2	52,279	116,526	-8.1%	#9
12	Warframe	51,615	181,509	+30%	#12
13	FINAL FANTASY XIV Online	37,666	67,019	+59%	#21
14	Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI	35,225	65,677	+19%	#15
15	Terraria	31,091	42,378	-1.9%	#13
16	Total War: WARHAMMER II	29,786	74,898	+35%	#24
17	PAYDAY 2	29,437	55,910	-6.9%	#14
18	Stardew Valley	28,480	41,572	+28%	#23
19	Garry's Mod	27,565	39,573	+9.9%	#17
20	Hearts of Iron IV	25,689	37,682	+2.4%	#16
21	RimWorld	25,239	50,850	+57%	#37
22	Unturned	25,062	36,802	+5%	#20
23	War Thunder	23,001	33,676	-7.5%	#18
24	Black Desert	22,583	33,859	+31%	#32
25	Euro Truck Simulator 2	22,110	42,335	+8.3%	#26
26	Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition	21,719	50,314	-11%	#19
27	Left 4 Dead 2	20,029	37,870	+20%	#34
28	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered	19,869	38,753	+14%	#31
29	Path of Exile	19,383	116,106	+46%	#51
30	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition	19,281	28,758	+25%	#41
31	7 Days to Die	19,238	32,761	+1.3%	#29
32	DayZ	19,122	32,102	-0.5%	#28
33	The Elder Scrolls® Online	18,760	31,391	-12%	#25
34	Valheim	18,486	33,476	-8.5%	#27
35	Monster Hunter: World	18,311	35,844	+8.4%	#33
36	Don't Starve Together	17,951	38,799	-3.7%	#30
37	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	17,945	26,686	-21%	#22
38	Farming Simulator 19	17,040	32,422	+12%	#42
39	Red Dead Redemption 2	17,004	28,222	+41%	#56
40	Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin	16,310	34,947	new	—
41	Sid Meier's Civilization® V	15,936	22,945	-0.1%	#39
42	World of Tanks Blitz	15,932	30,166	-4.3%	#35
43	VRChat	15,229	23,746	+6.3%	#44
44	Brawlhalla	15,177	26,729	-5%	#38
45	Europa Universalis IV	14,842	22,911	+3.7%	#45
46	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	14,596	23,749	+4.1%	#48
47	Cities: Skylines	14,559	24,920	-4.2%	#43
48	DARK SOULS™ III	14,126	23,540	+14%	#55
49	Fallout 4	14,033	20,199	+13%	#54
50	Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	13,476	23,145	+20%	#57

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.