Steam in December 2022
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on November 2022.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Goose Goose Duck4,348 → 61,446 players on average+1,313% - 2
Path of Exile7,617 → 40,288 players on average+429% - 3
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™1,521 → 5,429 players on average+257% - 4
Baldur's Gate 31,102 → 3,669 players on average+233% - 5
Valheim17,877 → 56,375 players on average+215% - 6
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered14,553 → 37,310 players on average+156% - 7
Hades4,786 → 11,018 players on average+130% - 8
Ready or Not2,842 → 6,314 players on average+122% - 9
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition2,480 → 5,239 players on average+111% - 10
House Flipper2,242 → 4,477 players on average+100%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Dwarf Fortresslaunched Dec 202214,099 - 2
Marvel's Midnight Sunslaunched Dec 20226,273 - 3
STALZONElaunched Dec 20225,667 - 4
High On Lifelaunched Dec 20225,653 - 5
IXIONlaunched Dec 20225,591 - 6
Antimatter Dimensionslaunched Dec 20225,421 - 7
Need for Speed™ Unboundlaunched Dec 20224,686 - 8
Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Gamelaunched Dec 20223,977 - 9
CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNIONlaunched Dec 20223,670 - 10
Knights of Honor II: Sovereignlaunched Dec 20222,313
Top 50 of December 2022
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 629,325 | 1,065,079 | +1.3% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 468,545 | 827,395 | -11% | #2 |
| 3 |  Lost Ark | 269,490 | 346,761 | +42% | #4 |
| 4 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 212,290 | 586,384 | +15% | #5 |
| 5 |  Call of Duty® | 178,353 | 308,833 | -20% | #3 |
| 6 |  Apex Legends™ | 170,883 | 411,891 | -0.8% | #6 |
| 7 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 106,294 | 180,121 | +19% | #8 |
| 8 |  Team Fortress 2 | 99,266 | 147,868 | +11% | #7 |
| 9 |  Rust | 85,816 | 138,675 | +18% | #9 |
| 10 |  Destiny 2 | 62,138 | 121,413 | +63% | #18 |
| 11 | Goose Goose Duck | 61,446 | 414,978 | +1,313% | #140 |
| 12 | Valheim | 56,375 | 127,172 | +215% | #48 |
| 13 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 54,576 | 87,058 | +16% | #14 |
| 14 |  Unturned | 54,282 | 72,690 | +2.1% | #11 |
| 15 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 52,462 | 155,107 | -1.2% | #12 |
| 16 |  War Thunder | 49,814 | 87,344 | +2.5% | #13 |
| 17 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 46,709 | 77,730 | +2.2% | #15 |
| 18 |  New World: Aeternum | 41,772 | 73,970 | -38% | #10 |
| 19 |  ELDEN RING | 40,312 | 85,651 | +68% | #30 |
| 20 | Path of Exile | 40,288 | 127,169 | +429% | #99 |
| 21 |  Warframe | 39,102 | 64,073 | +30% | #27 |
| 22 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 39,072 | 63,092 | +73% | #34 |
| 23 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 38,917 | 63,872 | +66% | #33 |
| 24 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 37,310 | 89,259 | +156% | #59 |
| 25 |  Terraria | 36,543 | 62,255 | -8.7% | #17 |
| 26 |  MIR4 | 33,580 | 36,365 | -4.2% | #19 |
| 27 |  PAYDAY 2 | 32,952 | 72,662 | +8.4% | #26 |
| 28 |  Dead by Daylight | 32,685 | 46,470 | -2.7% | #20 |
| 29 |  Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | 31,078 | 85,956 | -27% | #16 |
| 30 |  DayZ | 30,014 | 50,730 | -1.6% | #25 |
| 31 |  The Sims™ 4 | 28,535 | 46,769 | -7% | #24 |
| 32 |  Stardew Valley | 28,396 | 48,081 | +19% | #31 |
| 33 |  Project Zomboid | 28,117 | 48,428 | +34% | #38 |
| 34 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 28,088 | 45,266 | -10% | #22 |
| 35 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 27,006 | 64,886 | +32% | #40 |
| 36 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 26,764 | 44,222 | +8.8% | #29 |
| 37 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 23,680 | 36,858 | +8.7% | #36 |
| 38 |  7 Days to Die | 23,620 | 38,541 | -1% | #32 |
| 39 |  Garry's Mod | 23,117 | 39,296 | +5.4% | #35 |
| 40 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 22,870 | 48,860 | +10% | #39 |
| 41 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | 22,829 | 37,978 | -27% | #23 |
| 42 |  RimWorld | 22,630 | 32,547 | -29% | #21 |
| 43 |  Don't Starve Together | 21,809 | 59,827 | +8.2% | #42 |
| 44 |  VRChat | 20,791 | 34,802 | +9.1% | #45 |
| 45 |  Cities: Skylines | 19,467 | 37,535 | +21% | #54 |
| 46 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 19,249 | 50,487 | +21% | #55 |
| 47 |  Farming Simulator 22 | 18,711 | 38,765 | -2.4% | #44 |
| 48 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 18,446 | 27,313 | -4.7% | #43 |
| 49 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 17,902 | 27,942 | -5.9% | #46 |
| 50 |  MONSTER HUNTER RISE | 17,535 | 47,374 | +15% | #56 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Dwarf Fortress14,099 players on average · 46 months of history14,099
- Marvel's Midnight Suns6,273 players on average · 46 months of history6,273
- High On Life5,653 players on average · 46 months of history5,653
- IXION5,591 players on average · 46 months of history5,591
- Need for Speed™ Unbound4,686 players on average · 46 months of history4,686
- Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game3,977 players on average · 46 months of history3,977
- CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION3,670 players on average · 46 months of history3,670
Book Of Yog Idle RPG 依盖之书3,126 players on average · 50 months of history3,126
My Singing Monsters2,424 players on average · 67 months of history2,424- Knights of Honor II: Sovereign2,313 players on average · 46 months of history2,313
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.