Steam in April 2022
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on March 2022.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Days Gone1,173 → 3,254 players on average+177% - 2
Green Hell1,197 → 3,010 players on average+151% - 3
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III2,671 → 6,435 players on average+141% - 4
No Man's Sky6,018 → 13,652 players on average+127% - 5
Stumble Guys3,783 → 8,326 players on average+120% - 6
Back 4 Blood2,305 → 4,828 players on average+109% - 7
Darkest Dungeon®1,826 → 3,353 players on average+84% - 8
Barotrauma1,353 → 2,468 players on average+82% - 9
Halo: The Master Chief Collection2,699 → 4,828 players on average+79% - 10
Planet Zoo3,037 → 5,148 players on average+70%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Sagalaunched Apr 202225,022 - 2
Peglinlaunched Apr 20222,689 - 3
Stacklandslaunched Apr 20221,348 - 4
Weird West: Definitive Editionlaunched Apr 2022887 - 5
CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITIONlaunched Apr 2022782 - 6
Orb of Creationlaunched Apr 2022776 - 7
Ember Knightslaunched Apr 2022484 - 8
Iblaunched Apr 2022262 - 9
Patrick's Paraboxlaunched Apr 2022233 - 10
Cat Cafe Managerlaunched Apr 2022205
Top 50 of April 2022
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 568,983 | 1,013,237 | -2.2% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 451,827 | 730,168 | +0.7% | #3 |
| 3 |  Lost Ark | 354,898 | 569,729 | -20% | #4 |
| 4 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 223,541 | 527,433 | -1.1% | #5 |
| 5 |  ELDEN RING | 211,469 | 457,067 | -59% | #2 |
| 6 |  Apex Legends™ | 192,599 | 370,651 | +4.9% | #6 |
| 7 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 83,231 | 153,693 | +0.3% | #8 |
| 8 |  Rust | 80,716 | 141,983 | +4.4% | #9 |
| 9 |  Team Fortress 2 | 75,412 | 94,815 | +3.6% | #10 |
| 10 |  Destiny 2 | 58,434 | 88,326 | -34% | #7 |
| 11 |  MIR4 | 57,154 | 62,099 | +3% | #12 |
| 12 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 55,087 | 146,195 | -7.4% | #11 |
| 13 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 46,643 | 83,133 | +22% | #18 |
| 14 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 45,091 | 93,429 | -3.5% | #14 |
| 15 |  War Thunder | 43,612 | 75,998 | +11% | #16 |
| 16 |  Warframe | 43,233 | 87,532 | +39% | #22 |
| 17 |  FIFA 22 | 37,407 | 69,366 | -5.4% | #15 |
| 18 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 37,350 | 66,605 | -2.5% | #17 |
| 19 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 36,637 | 86,259 | -25% | #13 |
| 20 |  Unturned | 34,099 | 50,004 | +9.2% | #21 |
| 21 |  Vampire Survivors | 33,329 | 68,805 | +23% | #26 |
| 22 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 31,679 | 56,643 | -3.4% | #20 |
| 23 |  Dead by Daylight | 29,948 | 47,960 | -13% | #19 |
| 24 |  PAYDAY 2 | 29,902 | 47,026 | -2.3% | #23 |
| 25 |  DayZ | 29,456 | 58,240 | +16% | #28 |
| 26 |  Stardew Valley | 26,830 | 40,444 | +3.8% | #27 |
| 27 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 26,699 | 54,905 | +49% | #38 |
| 28 |  Terraria | 26,657 | 44,767 | -3.5% | #25 |
| 29 |  7 Days to Die | 26,030 | 51,889 | +22% | #30 |
| 30 | LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga | 25,022 | 82,446 | new | — |
| 31 |  Garry's Mod | 22,740 | 40,079 | +2.1% | #29 |
| 32 |  VRChat | 22,222 | 38,176 | +5.4% | #31 |
| 33 |  New World: Aeternum | 21,802 | 37,734 | +3.6% | #32 |
| 34 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 21,339 | 50,637 | +2.7% | #35 |
| 35 |  Valheim | 18,427 | 36,169 | -12% | #34 |
| 36 |  RimWorld | 17,846 | 25,261 | +3.4% | #43 |
| 37 |  Europa Universalis IV | 17,747 | 29,273 | +12% | #48 |
| 38 |  Don't Starve Together | 17,713 | 39,965 | +6.4% | #44 |
| 39 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 17,650 | 36,925 | -0.5% | #41 |
| 40 |  Farming Simulator 22 | 17,415 | 38,995 | +11% | #52 |
| 41 |  Cities: Skylines | 17,284 | 32,331 | -6.3% | #36 |
| 42 |  Black Desert | 17,227 | 28,710 | +30% | #59 |
| 43 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 17,134 | 27,159 | -3.6% | #40 |
| 44 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 17,067 | 35,092 | +3% | #45 |
| 45 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 15,991 | 25,601 | +1% | #50 |
| 46 |  Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition | 15,766 | 35,219 | +61% | #74 |
| 47 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 15,630 | 26,434 | -0.2% | #53 |
| 48 |  Hunt: Showdown 1896 | 15,427 | 32,029 | +20% | #61 |
| 49 |  The Elder Scrolls® Online | 15,363 | 26,810 | +21% | #64 |
| 50 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 15,340 | 28,026 | +16% | #60 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga25,022 players on average · 54 months of history25,022
- Peglin2,689 players on average · 54 months of history2,689
Coromon1,350 players on average · 54 months of history1,350
War Selection939 players on average · 84 months of history939- Weird West: Definitive Edition887 players on average · 54 months of history887
- CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION782 players on average · 54 months of history782
Allods Online RU775 players on average · 123 months of history775
Revita338 players on average · 67 months of history338- Ib262 players on average · 54 months of history262
- Patrick's Parabox233 players on average · 54 months of history233
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.