Steam in May 2022
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on April 2022.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Path of Exile9,771 → 34,416 players on average+252% - 2
The Forest5,751 → 13,314 players on average+132% - 3
Sniper Elite 41,539 → 3,400 players on average+121% - 4
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition1,509 → 3,150 players on average+109% - 5
MONSTER HUNTER RISE7,662 → 15,056 players on average+97% - 6
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition2,405 → 4,547 players on average+89% - 7
Northgard: Definitive Edition2,098 → 3,596 players on average+71% - 8
Hollow Knight4,984 → 8,483 players on average+70% - 9
Stellaris15,165 → 24,924 players on average+64% - 10
House Flipper3,006 → 4,628 players on average+54%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
V Risinglaunched May 202292,448 - 2
My Time at Sandrocklaunched May 202212,871 - 3
Taiko Risshiden V DXlaunched May 20225,017 - 4
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunterslaunched May 20224,753 - 5
We Were Here Foreverlaunched May 20222,820 - 6
Arma Reforgerlaunched May 20222,029 - 7
Idle Spirallaunched May 20221,845 - 8
Dune: Spice Warslaunched May 20221,689 - 9
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxelaunched May 20221,595 - 10
Songs of Conquestlaunched May 20221,536
Top 50 of May 2022
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 564,962 | 923,996 | -0.7% | #1 |
| 2 |  Lost Ark | 489,020 | 797,694 | +38% | #3 |
| 3 |  Dota 2 | 446,917 | 691,586 | -1.1% | #2 |
| 4 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 200,854 | 468,207 | -10% | #4 |
| 5 |  Apex Legends™ | 195,552 | 411,183 | +1.5% | #6 |
| 6 | V Rising | 92,448 | 150,645 | new | — |
| 7 |  ELDEN RING | 90,047 | 192,569 | -57% | #5 |
| 8 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 79,745 | 138,240 | -4.2% | #7 |
| 9 |  Rust | 72,930 | 133,789 | -9.6% | #8 |
| 10 |  Team Fortress 2 | 68,496 | 91,626 | -9.2% | #9 |
| 11 |  Destiny 2 | 66,961 | 178,829 | +15% | #10 |
| 12 |  MIR4 | 53,533 | 59,697 | -6.3% | #11 |
| 13 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 49,546 | 129,636 | -10% | #12 |
| 14 |  Warframe | 46,222 | 84,285 | +6.9% | #16 |
| 15 |  FIFA 22 | 46,148 | 108,168 | +23% | #17 |
| 16 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 44,795 | 75,922 | -4% | #13 |
| 17 |  War Thunder | 40,362 | 63,781 | -7.5% | #15 |
| 18 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 37,953 | 61,740 | +1.6% | #18 |
| 19 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 36,860 | 72,038 | -18% | #14 |
| 20 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 35,707 | 102,062 | -2.5% | #19 |
| 21 | Path of Exile | 34,416 | 131,010 | +252% | #74 |
| 22 |  Unturned | 32,311 | 51,601 | -5.2% | #20 |
| 23 |  Dead by Daylight | 32,048 | 50,818 | +7% | #23 |
| 24 |  PAYDAY 2 | 30,696 | 54,236 | +2.7% | #24 |
| 25 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 29,560 | 51,155 | -6.7% | #22 |
| 26 |  DayZ | 28,894 | 53,887 | -1.9% | #25 |
| 27 |  Terraria | 28,125 | 45,021 | +5.5% | #28 |
| 28 |  Stardew Valley | 28,037 | 42,786 | +4.5% | #26 |
| 29 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 26,007 | 43,613 | -2.6% | #27 |
| 30 | Stellaris | 24,924 | 51,971 | +64% | #52 |
| 31 |  Garry's Mod | 23,004 | 40,925 | +1.2% | #31 |
| 32 |  7 Days to Die | 22,727 | 37,971 | -13% | #29 |
| 33 |  Vampire Survivors | 22,305 | 48,081 | -33% | #21 |
| 34 |  VRChat | 21,611 | 36,758 | -2.7% | #32 |
| 35 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 19,702 | 39,922 | -7.7% | #34 |
| 36 |  Valheim | 18,678 | 34,436 | +1.4% | #35 |
| 37 |  RimWorld | 18,307 | 25,979 | +2.6% | #36 |
| 38 |  Don't Starve Together | 17,668 | 37,868 | -0.3% | #38 |
| 39 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 17,533 | 31,301 | -0.7% | #39 |
| 40 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 17,272 | 31,156 | +8% | #45 |
| 41 |  New World: Aeternum | 16,575 | 28,373 | -24% | #33 |
| 42 |  Europa Universalis IV | 16,514 | 27,640 | -6.9% | #37 |
| 43 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 16,430 | 34,787 | -3.7% | #44 |
| 44 |  Cities: Skylines | 16,103 | 27,131 | -6.8% | #41 |
| 45 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 16,088 | 24,490 | -6.1% | #43 |
| 46 |  Farming Simulator 22 | 15,965 | 34,142 | -8.3% | #40 |
| 47 |  Monster Hunter: World | 15,725 | 33,243 | +18% | #62 |
| 48 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 15,119 | 29,267 | -1.4% | #50 |
| 49 | MONSTER HUNTER RISE | 15,056 | 31,601 | +97% | #83 |
| 50 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 14,757 | 24,981 | -5.6% | #47 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- V Rising92,448 players on average · 53 months of history92,448
- Stellaris24,924 players on average · 128 months of history24,924
- My Time at Sandrock12,871 players on average · 53 months of history12,871
Rogue Legacy 29,959 players on average · 74 months of history9,959- Taiko Risshiden V DX5,017 players on average · 53 months of history5,017
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters4,753 players on average · 53 months of history4,753
- We Were Here Forever2,820 players on average · 53 months of history2,820
Trimps2,716 players on average · 53 months of history2,716
Hydroneer2,507 players on average · 77 months of history2,507
Farm Together2,204 players on average · 104 months of history2,204
Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month; 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.