Steam in September 2022
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on August 2022.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Cyberpunk 207710,411 → 43,297 players on average+316% - 2
Titanfall® 22,008 → 6,327 players on average+215% - 3
Conan Exiles Enhanced7,988 → 21,246 players on average+166% - 4
Gunfire Reborn4,152 → 10,577 players on average+155% - 5
Days Gone1,574 → 3,192 players on average+103% - 6
Timberborn1,803 → 3,336 players on average+85% - 7
Lost Light1,502 → 2,586 players on average+72% - 8
PlateUp!3,676 → 6,125 players on average+67% - 9
Total War: WARHAMMER III25,432 → 42,290 players on average+66% - 10
Grounded1,917 → 3,124 players on average+63%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Omega Strikerslaunched Sep 202210,383 - 2
Slime Rancher 2launched Sep 20229,575 - 3
Disney Dreamlight Valleylaunched Sep 20227,445 - 4
Construction Simulatorlaunched Sep 20226,858 - 5
Return to Monkey Islandlaunched Sep 20223,606 - 6
Potion Permitlaunched Sep 20222,527 - 7
Rogue : Genesialaunched Sep 20222,189 - 8
The Wandering Villagelaunched Sep 20221,990 - 9
Isonzolaunched Sep 20221,688 - 10
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle Rlaunched Sep 20221,233
Top 50 of September 2022
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 618,776 | 1,100,366 | -3.5% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 490,725 | 867,484 | +4.8% | #2 |
| 3 |  Apex Legends™ | 221,827 | 497,242 | -3.7% | #3 |
| 4 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 195,439 | 448,410 | +6% | #4 |
| 5 |  Lost Ark | 149,088 | 229,630 | -11% | #5 |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 96,434 | 175,811 | -18% | #6 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 96,009 | 133,570 | -2% | #7 |
| 8 |  Destiny 2 | 88,625 | 149,576 | +29% | #9 |
| 9 |  Rust | 76,172 | 127,912 | -8.3% | #8 |
| 10 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 56,109 | 149,175 | +2.9% | #11 |
| 11 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 45,744 | 77,774 | -20% | #10 |
| 12 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 43,297 | 136,724 | +316% | #76 |
| 13 |  War Thunder | 42,827 | 74,659 | +0.4% | #14 |
| 14 | Total War: WARHAMMER III | 42,290 | 84,537 | +66% | #31 |
| 15 |  Warframe | 39,771 | 77,239 | +5.8% | #16 |
| 16 |  MIR4 | 37,972 | 42,531 | -1.7% | #15 |
| 17 |  Dead by Daylight | 37,925 | 66,113 | +6.4% | #19 |
| 18 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 37,243 | 64,605 | +2.3% | #17 |
| 19 |  PAYDAY 2 | 35,317 | 58,808 | -2.4% | #18 |
| 20 |  FIFA 22 | 35,242 | 80,664 | -26% | #12 |
| 21 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 34,852 | 66,141 | -0.4% | #20 |
| 22 |  Path of Exile | 29,385 | 60,837 | +3.8% | #27 |
| 23 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 28,787 | 63,770 | -4.7% | #24 |
| 24 |  DayZ | 28,479 | 52,106 | +2.4% | #29 |
| 25 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 27,927 | 48,199 | -1.1% | #28 |
| 26 |  ELDEN RING | 27,757 | 45,238 | -11% | #22 |
| 27 |  Unturned | 25,740 | 61,694 | -16% | #23 |
| 28 |  Terraria | 25,440 | 71,258 | -14% | #25 |
| 29 |  New World: Aeternum | 25,269 | 45,745 | +53% | #48 |
| 30 |  Stardew Valley | 24,754 | 38,451 | -21% | #21 |
| 31 |  Garry's Mod | 22,778 | 44,439 | -21% | #26 |
| 32 | Conan Exiles Enhanced | 21,246 | 42,604 | +166% | #85 |
| 33 |  7 Days to Die | 20,987 | 35,613 | -12% | #32 |
| 34 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 20,931 | 47,708 | +4.7% | #39 |
| 35 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 19,748 | 46,106 | -3.3% | #36 |
| 36 |  MONSTER HUNTER RISE | 19,502 | 62,833 | -56% | #13 |
| 37 |  Project Zomboid | 19,313 | 30,798 | -16% | #33 |
| 38 |  VRChat | 19,103 | 33,003 | -5.5% | #38 |
| 39 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 18,440 | 32,587 | -16% | #35 |
| 40 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 17,620 | 34,026 | -3.6% | #44 |
| 41 |  RimWorld | 17,605 | 26,309 | -13% | #37 |
| 42 |  Europa Universalis IV | 17,251 | 33,645 | +11% | #52 |
| 43 |  Stumble Guys | 16,678 | 35,506 | -12% | #41 |
| 44 |  World of Tanks Blitz | 16,350 | 36,474 | +1.4% | #50 |
| 45 |  Crusader Kings III | 16,256 | 34,448 | +26% | #65 |
| 46 |  Farming Simulator 22 | 16,233 | 37,877 | -2.3% | #47 |
| 47 |  Cities: Skylines | 15,919 | 31,272 | +9.3% | #54 |
| 48 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 15,895 | 27,982 | -16% | #42 |
| 49 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V | 15,372 | 23,204 | -1.9% | #51 |
| 50 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | 14,968 | 25,684 | +4.5% | #57 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Gunfire Reborn10,577 players on average · 77 months of history10,577
- Omega Strikers10,383 players on average · 49 months of history10,383
- Slime Rancher 29,575 players on average · 49 months of history9,575
- Disney Dreamlight Valley7,445 players on average · 49 months of history7,445
- Construction Simulator6,858 players on average · 49 months of history6,858
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms6,479 players on average · 111 months of history6,479- PlateUp!6,125 players on average · 50 months of history6,125
Across the Obelisk5,184 players on average · 66 months of history5,184
Idle Skilling4,881 players on average · 49 months of history4,881
Need for Speed™ Payback3,812 players on average · 76 months of history3,812
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.