Steam in March 2022
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on February 2022.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Risk of Rain 28,338 → 28,155 players on average+238% - 2
Batman™: Arkham Knight1,264 → 2,265 players on average+79% - 3
X4: Foundations2,011 → 3,097 players on average+54% - 4
Stumble Guys2,460 → 3,783 players on average+54% - 5
Medieval Dynasty1,725 → 2,579 players on average+50% - 6
SCUM8,572 → 12,564 players on average+47% - 7
Cuphead2,040 → 2,983 players on average+46% - 8
Squad5,030 → 7,122 players on average+42% - 9
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands2,366 → 3,273 players on average+38% - 10
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition3,695 → 5,084 players on average+38%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
ELDEN RINGlaunched Mar 2022522,066 - 2
Core Keeperlaunched Mar 202216,184 - 3
Ghostwire: Tokyolaunched Mar 20226,437 - 4
The Planet Crafterlaunched Mar 20226,103 - 5
ELEX IIlaunched Mar 20222,564 - 6
Soulworker : Your Destiny Awaitslaunched Mar 20222,411 - 7
Distant Worlds 2launched Mar 20221,820 - 8
TUNIClaunched Mar 20221,297 - 9
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dreamlaunched Mar 2022905 - 10
Have a Nice Deathlaunched Mar 2022867
Top 50 of March 2022
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 581,490 | 987,993 | -8.4% | #2 |
| 2 | ELDEN RING | 522,066 | 952,523 | new | — |
| 3 |  Dota 2 | 448,724 | 740,784 | -0.3% | #3 |
| 4 |  Lost Ark | 444,117 | 907,696 | -36% | #1 |
| 5 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 226,115 | 535,587 | -6.2% | #4 |
| 6 |  Apex Legends™ | 183,597 | 353,623 | -9.8% | #5 |
| 7 |  Destiny 2 | 88,606 | 229,002 | +18% | #11 |
| 8 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 82,996 | 147,473 | -10% | #6 |
| 9 |  Rust | 77,348 | 134,559 | -11% | #9 |
| 10 |  Team Fortress 2 | 72,811 | 92,526 | +3.5% | #12 |
| 11 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 59,461 | 165,976 | +9.5% | #14 |
| 12 |  MIR4 | 55,475 | 61,468 | -0.7% | #13 |
| 13 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 49,131 | 119,337 | -44% | #8 |
| 14 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 46,746 | 108,630 | +6.6% | #18 |
| 15 |  FIFA 22 | 39,559 | 76,713 | -10% | #17 |
| 16 |  War Thunder | 39,166 | 72,842 | +32% | #27 |
| 17 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 38,289 | 64,639 | -2.7% | #19 |
| 18 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 38,220 | 61,402 | -24% | #15 |
| 19 |  Dead by Daylight | 34,395 | 53,766 | -5% | #21 |
| 20 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 32,787 | 57,694 | +11% | #28 |
| 21 |  Unturned | 31,219 | 46,292 | -3.7% | #24 |
| 22 |  Warframe | 31,061 | 62,134 | -11% | #22 |
| 23 |  PAYDAY 2 | 30,611 | 47,441 | +1.4% | #26 |
| 24 | Risk of Rain 2 | 28,155 | 70,761 | +238% | #88 |
| 25 |  Terraria | 27,627 | 44,948 | -17% | #23 |
| 26 |  Vampire Survivors | 27,207 | 58,323 | -30% | #20 |
| 27 |  Stardew Valley | 25,851 | 38,568 | -10% | #29 |
| 28 |  DayZ | 25,411 | 43,824 | -7.4% | #31 |
| 29 |  Garry's Mod | 22,273 | 40,548 | -12% | #33 |
| 30 |  7 Days to Die | 21,299 | 33,448 | -26% | #30 |
| 31 |  VRChat | 21,074 | 36,921 | -0.9% | #41 |
| 32 |  New World: Aeternum | 21,039 | 34,098 | -35% | #25 |
| 33 |  Path of Exile | 21,030 | 40,699 | -57% | #16 |
| 34 |  Valheim | 20,962 | 43,527 | -18% | #32 |
| 35 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 20,779 | 47,618 | -12% | #36 |
| 36 |  Cities: Skylines | 18,437 | 34,376 | -5.4% | #46 |
| 37 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 18,355 | 45,299 | -76% | #10 |
| 38 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 17,937 | 29,126 | -23% | #38 |
| 39 |  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 17,832 | 40,775 | -17% | #40 |
| 40 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 17,770 | 28,089 | +6% | #53 |
| 41 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 17,737 | 34,264 | -13% | #43 |
| 42 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 17,681 | 35,109 | -20% | #39 |
| 43 |  RimWorld | 17,259 | 24,915 | -4% | #49 |
| 44 |  Don't Starve Together | 16,642 | 40,317 | -16% | #45 |
| 45 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 16,574 | 33,060 | -19% | #44 |
| 46 |  Crusader Kings III | 16,230 | 26,631 | -33% | #35 |
| 47 | Core Keeper | 16,184 | 34,377 | new | — |
| 48 |  Europa Universalis IV | 15,898 | 27,046 | +3.8% | #57 |
| 49 |  Brawlhalla | 15,854 | 28,165 | -3.8% | #55 |
| 50 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 15,826 | 25,798 | -23% | #42 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- ELDEN RING522,066 players on average · 55 months of history522,066
- Risk of Rain 228,155 players on average · 90 months of history28,155
- Ghostwire: Tokyo6,437 players on average · 55 months of history6,437
- ELEX II2,564 players on average · 55 months of history2,564
Granado Espada2,558 players on average · 108 months of history2,558- Soulworker : Your Destiny Awaits2,411 players on average · 55 months of history2,411
- Distant Worlds 21,820 players on average · 55 months of history1,820
DCS World Steam Edition1,597 players on average · 158 months of history1,597
Increlution1,458 players on average · 60 months of history1,458
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax1,448 players on average · 55 months of history1,448
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.