Steam in August 2021
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on July 2021.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Splitgate3,715 → 36,262 players on average+876% - 2
Draw & Guess3,655 → 7,940 players on average+117% - 3
雀魂麻將(MahjongSoul)3,076 → 5,933 players on average+93% - 4
Frostpunk1,679 → 3,151 players on average+88% - 5
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III1,998 → 3,496 players on average+75% - 6
Golf With Your Friends1,387 → 2,267 players on average+63% - 7
Path of Exile19,383 → 29,791 players on average+54% - 8
Realm of the Mad God Exalt1,722 → 2,496 players on average+45% - 9
Project Zomboid3,576 → 5,131 players on average+43% - 10
DOOM Eternal2,436 → 3,435 players on average+41%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
NARAKA: BLADEPOINTlaunched Aug 202164,272 - 2
MIR4launched Aug 202146,059 - 3
HUMANKIND™launched Aug 202124,968 - 4
GrandChaselaunched Aug 202114,335 - 5
Aliens: Fireteam Elitelaunched Aug 202110,048 - 6
Tribes of Midgardlaunched Aug 20219,720 - 7
Psychonauts 2launched Aug 20213,896 - 8
The Ascentlaunched Aug 20213,149 - 9
King's Bounty IIlaunched Aug 20213,126 - 10
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicleslaunched Aug 20211,313
Top 50 of August 2021
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 512,082 | 802,544 | +1.2% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 424,980 | 699,613 | +0.4% | #2 |
| 3 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 184,828 | 444,355 | -0.8% | #3 |
| 4 |  Apex Legends™ | 169,528 | 330,476 | +29% | #4 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 118,901 | 214,591 | +5.2% | #5 |
| 6 |  Rust | 83,332 | 155,634 | -10% | #6 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 75,016 | 92,436 | -12% | #7 |
| 8 |  Destiny 2 | 57,239 | 177,734 | +9.5% | #11 |
| 9 | NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 55,168 | 128,628 | new | — |
| 10 |  Dead by Daylight | 51,128 | 75,217 | -18% | #8 |
| 11 |  Warframe | 50,754 | 74,329 | -1.7% | #12 |
| 12 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 49,906 | 93,643 | -6.7% | #10 |
| 13 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 47,548 | 73,618 | -15% | #9 |
| 14 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 40,302 | 65,329 | +7% | #13 |
| 15 |  Bless Unleashed | 40,266 | 76,273 | new | — |
| 16 | Splitgate | 36,262 | 67,724 | +876% | #137 |
| 17 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 31,430 | 49,218 | -11% | #14 |
| 18 |  Stardew Valley | 30,567 | 49,612 | +7.3% | #18 |
| 19 |  Terraria | 30,195 | 42,367 | -2.9% | #15 |
| 20 |  PAYDAY 2 | 29,814 | 52,717 | +1.3% | #17 |
| 21 | Path of Exile | 29,791 | 64,671 | +54% | #29 |
| 22 |  RimWorld | 29,458 | 45,856 | +17% | #21 |
| 23 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 27,428 | 40,192 | +6.8% | #20 |
| 24 |  Garry's Mod | 27,400 | 41,736 | -0.6% | #19 |
| 25 |  Unturned | 25,134 | 34,139 | +0.3% | #22 |
| 26 | HUMANKIND™ | 24,968 | 55,232 | new | — |
| 27 |  War Thunder | 24,587 | 38,188 | +6.9% | #23 |
| 28 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 22,225 | 38,952 | -25% | #16 |
| 29 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 22,012 | 37,370 | +14% | #30 |
| 30 |  DayZ | 21,484 | 35,452 | +12% | #32 |
| 31 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 20,432 | 37,986 | -7.6% | #25 |
| 32 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 19,938 | 49,003 | -0.5% | #27 |
| 33 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 19,318 | 35,630 | +3% | #33 |
| 34 |  Fallout 4 | 19,311 | 34,180 | +38% | #49 |
| 35 |  7 Days to Die | 19,302 | 29,869 | +0.3% | #31 |
| 36 |  Black Desert | 19,267 | 24,798 | -15% | #24 |
| 37 |  Monster Hunter: World | 19,024 | 38,707 | +3.9% | #35 |
| 38 |  Farming Simulator 19 | 18,391 | 37,393 | +7.9% | #38 |
| 39 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 18,249 | 44,132 | -8.2% | #28 |
| 40 |  Don't Starve Together | 17,867 | 35,976 | -0.5% | #36 |
| 41 |  Valheim | 17,326 | 29,764 | -6.3% | #34 |
| 42 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 16,935 | 25,305 | +6.3% | #41 |
| 43 |  Brawlhalla | 16,728 | 28,759 | +10% | #44 |
| 44 |  Europa Universalis IV | 16,600 | 26,315 | +12% | #45 |
| 45 |  VRChat | 16,354 | 26,106 | +7.4% | #43 |
| 46 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 16,268 | 33,759 | +2.1% | #42 |
| 47 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 15,926 | 26,771 | -6.3% | #39 |
| 48 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 15,816 | 25,907 | +8.4% | #46 |
| 49 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 15,622 | 21,264 | -13% | #37 |
| 50 |  Phasmophobia | 14,747 | 61,917 | +36% | #56 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Bless Unleashed40,266 players on average · 62 months of history40,266
- Splitgate36,262 players on average · 89 months of history36,262
- HUMANKIND™24,968 players on average · 62 months of history24,968
- GrandChase14,335 players on average · 62 months of history14,335
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite10,048 players on average · 62 months of history10,048
Car Mechanic Simulator 202110,036 players on average · 62 months of history10,036- Tribes of Midgard9,720 players on average · 62 months of history9,720
- Draw & Guess7,940 players on average · 69 months of history7,940
Conqueror's Blade6,814 players on average · 87 months of history6,814- Psychonauts 23,896 players on average · 62 months of history3,896
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.