Steam in October 2021
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on September 2021.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
House Flipper1,593 → 3,292 players on average+107% - 2
Baldur's Gate 31,824 → 3,648 players on average+100% - 3
Barotrauma1,111 → 2,122 players on average+91% - 4
Battlefield 4™2,646 → 4,927 players on average+86% - 5
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands1,515 → 2,744 players on average+81% - 6
Stormworks: Build and Rescue1,453 → 2,630 players on average+81% - 7
Path of Exile14,357 → 25,924 players on average+81% - 8
Battlefield™ 15,066 → 8,548 players on average+69% - 9
The Long Dark1,866 → 2,986 players on average+60% - 10
Subnautica1,815 → 2,867 players on average+58%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
New World: Aeternumlaunched Oct 2021410,171 - 2
FIFA 22launched Oct 202135,465 - 3
Back 4 Bloodlaunched Oct 202129,702 - 4
Inscryptionlaunched Oct 202110,964 - 5
The Riftbreakerlaunched Oct 20218,987 - 6
Sword and Fairy 7launched Oct 20214,981 - 7
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicleslaunched Oct 20213,099 - 8
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINAlaunched Oct 20212,255 - 9
Escape Simulatorlaunched Oct 20212,177 - 10
Goose Goose Ducklaunched Oct 20211,762
Top 50 of October 2021
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 512,436 | 864,966 | 0% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 450,761 | 752,482 | +15% | #2 |
| 3 | New World: Aeternum | 410,171 | 913,027 | new | — |
| 4 |  PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDSnow PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 158,438 | 393,496 | -5.2% | #3 |
| 5 |  Apex Legends™ | 128,529 | 248,669 | -8% | #4 |
| 6 |  Team Fortress 2 | 86,103 | 107,528 | +5.2% | #6 |
| 7 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 73,027 | 136,046 | -10% | #7 |
| 8 |  Destiny 2 | 66,615 | 127,770 | -26% | #5 |
| 9 |  Rust | 65,557 | 106,571 | -5.7% | #8 |
| 10 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 51,731 | 141,344 | -20% | #9 |
| 11 |  Dead by Daylight | 50,161 | 100,416 | -2.4% | #11 |
| 12 |  MIR4 | 46,059 | 66,095 | +49% | #18 |
| 13 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 43,016 | 79,691 | -16% | #12 |
| 14 |  Warframe | 39,866 | 71,407 | -15% | #13 |
| 15 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 36,967 | 66,708 | -6.4% | #14 |
| 16 |  Cookie Clicker | 33,161 | 48,224 | -36% | #10 |
| 17 |  PAYDAY 2 | 30,468 | 46,063 | +4.2% | #19 |
| 18 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 30,356 | 50,982 | -21% | #15 |
| 19 | Back 4 Blood | 29,702 | 65,873 | new | — |
| 20 |  Terraria | 28,708 | 63,430 | +14% | #21 |
| 21 |  Battlefield™ V | 27,362 | 86,998 | +0.4% | #20 |
| 22 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 26,731 | 42,623 | -15% | #17 |
| 23 | FIFA 22 | 26,634 | 51,573 | new | — |
| 24 | Path of Exile | 25,924 | 148,447 | +81% | #54 |
| 25 |  Valheim | 25,589 | 61,020 | -22% | #16 |
| 26 |  War Thunder | 25,087 | 42,419 | -0.4% | #23 |
| 27 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 25,043 | 44,911 | -0.7% | #22 |
| 28 |  Unturned | 24,531 | 33,361 | -1.4% | #24 |
| 29 |  Stardew Valley | 22,414 | 35,687 | -7.8% | #26 |
| 30 |  Garry's Mod | 22,090 | 44,654 | +2.6% | #28 |
| 31 |  DayZ | 21,964 | 39,337 | +8.7% | #31 |
| 32 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 20,167 | 48,697 | -0.7% | #30 |
| 33 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II | 18,927 | 32,935 | +1.1% | #37 |
| 34 |  Bloons TD 6 | 17,945 | 35,137 | -7.4% | #35 |
| 35 |  Fallout 4 | 17,831 | 32,662 | +7.3% | #45 |
| 36 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 17,746 | 39,393 | +2.7% | #40 |
| 37 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 17,618 | 29,879 | -11% | #33 |
| 38 |  Phasmophobia | 17,362 | 68,797 | -9.2% | #36 |
| 39 |  Farming Simulator 19 | 17,254 | 36,914 | +0.3% | #42 |
| 40 |  Brawlhalla | 17,165 | 33,866 | +5.1% | #46 |
| 41 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 17,133 | 28,273 | +2.1% | #44 |
| 42 |  RimWorld | 16,765 | 24,198 | -18% | #29 |
| 43 |  VRChat | 16,100 | 28,621 | +5.4% | #49 |
| 44 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 15,767 | 23,439 | -2.7% | #47 |
| 45 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 15,676 | 38,013 | -8.4% | #43 |
| 46 |  Black Desert | 15,566 | 21,128 | -9.8% | #41 |
| 47 |  7 Days to Die | 15,403 | 32,013 | -17% | #38 |
| 48 |  Europa Universalis IV | 15,094 | 25,262 | +1% | #51 |
| 49 |  Monster Hunter: World | 15,060 | 32,584 | -2.8% | #48 |
| 50 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 14,793 | 24,822 | +2% | #53 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- New World: Aeternum410,171 players on average · 60 months of history410,171
- Back 4 Blood29,702 players on average · 60 months of history29,702
- Battlefield™ V27,362 players on average · 76 months of history27,362
- Inscryption10,964 players on average · 60 months of history10,964
- The Riftbreaker8,987 players on average · 60 months of history8,987
- Sword and Fairy 74,981 players on average · 60 months of history4,981
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense3,177 players on average · 120 months of history3,177- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles3,099 players on average · 60 months of history3,099
- Stormworks: Build and Rescue2,630 players on average · 113 months of history2,630
- MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA2,255 players on average · 60 months of history2,255
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.