Steam in March 2023
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on February 2023.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Summoners War: Chronicles1,995 → 18,729 players on average+839% - 2
Anno 18001,571 → 5,649 players on average+260% - 3
Far Cry® 51,553 → 4,194 players on average+170% - 4
Dead Cells2,793 → 6,235 players on average+123% - 5
Resident Evil 21,433 → 3,172 players on average+121% - 6
Portal 21,961 → 4,322 players on average+120% - 7
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™1,934 → 4,167 players on average+115% - 8
Destiny 272,137 → 135,102 players on average+87% - 9
Albion Online5,542 → 9,479 players on average+71% - 10
Deep Rock Galactic13,098 → 20,798 players on average+59%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Sons Of The Forestlaunched Mar 202361,695 - 2
Wo Long: Fallen Dynastylaunched Mar 202313,439 - 3
大侠立志传launched Mar 20239,681 - 4
Limbus Companylaunched Mar 20238,750 - 5
Company of Heroes 3launched Mar 20237,869 - 6
OCTOPATH TRAVELER IIlaunched Mar 20235,669 - 7
Big Ambitionslaunched Mar 20234,845 - 8
Contraband Policelaunched Mar 20233,443 - 9
Smalland: Survive the Wildslaunched Mar 20232,819 - 10
Uncharted Waters Originlaunched Mar 20232,775
Top 50 of March 2023
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 843,475 | 1,519,457 | +4.8% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 418,744 | 752,617 | +4.2% | #2 |
| 3 |  Apex Legends™ | 255,792 | 603,290 | -0.6% | #4 |
| 4 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 203,405 | 459,344 | -7.9% | #5 |
| 5 | Destiny 2 | 135,102 | 312,925 | +87% | #12 |
| 6 |  Lost Ark | 110,815 | 210,379 | -34% | #6 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 91,693 | 116,604 | 0% | #9 |
| 8 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 90,211 | 167,901 | -6.9% | #7 |
| 9 |  Call of Duty® | 86,526 | 156,956 | -10% | #8 |
| 10 |  Rust | 84,396 | 150,953 | -6.2% | #10 |
| 11 |  Hogwarts Legacy | 67,680 | 204,096 | -75% | #3 |
| 12 | Sons Of The Forest | 61,695 | 198,477 | new | — |
| 13 |  War Thunder | 59,804 | 100,277 | -1.4% | #14 |
| 14 |  Unturned | 53,302 | 67,724 | -13% | #13 |
| 15 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 49,957 | 88,146 | +20% | #20 |
| 16 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 46,846 | 144,555 | -8% | #15 |
| 17 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 45,817 | 78,979 | -0.1% | #18 |
| 18 |  ELDEN RING | 43,808 | 74,718 | -13% | #16 |
| 19 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 43,347 | 75,697 | -13% | #17 |
| 20 |  Warframe | 40,706 | 63,635 | -2.9% | #19 |
| 21 |  Crab Game | 39,770 | 55,713 | +2.2% | #21 |
| 22 |  Goose Goose Duck | 34,641 | 189,672 | -53% | #11 |
| 23 |  MIR4 | 34,533 | 37,948 | +3.9% | #27 |
| 24 |  DayZ | 33,992 | 61,054 | -0.2% | #25 |
| 25 |  Stardew Valley | 33,899 | 52,043 | -6.5% | #23 |
| 26 |  Dead by Daylight | 32,927 | 55,808 | +2.3% | #28 |
| 27 |  Terraria | 32,413 | 60,408 | +1.3% | #29 |
| 28 |  PAYDAY 2 | 32,057 | 58,020 | -7.6% | #24 |
| 29 |  Project Zomboid | 29,922 | 46,293 | -22% | #22 |
| 30 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 28,920 | 52,687 | -4.4% | #31 |
| 31 |  The Sims™ 4 | 28,856 | 54,638 | -1.6% | #32 |
| 32 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27,297 | 51,699 | -14% | #30 |
| 33 |  Valheim | 27,022 | 55,962 | -21% | #26 |
| 34 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 26,974 | 85,147 | +14% | #34 |
| 35 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 25,238 | 45,218 | +23% | #42 |
| 36 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 24,652 | 45,238 | -7.4% | #33 |
| 37 |  7 Days to Die | 21,733 | 40,705 | -6% | #36 |
| 38 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 21,718 | 35,443 | -7.4% | #35 |
| 39 |  Garry's Mod | 21,402 | 38,970 | -6.5% | #38 |
| 40 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 21,381 | 46,459 | -3.8% | #39 |
| 41 |  VRChat | 20,845 | 37,662 | -2.6% | #40 |
| 42 |  Monster Hunter: World | 20,819 | 52,410 | +36% | #56 |
| 43 | Deep Rock Galactic | 20,798 | 36,198 | +59% | #64 |
| 44 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 20,248 | 33,339 | -12% | #37 |
| 45 |  Cities: Skylines | 19,475 | 37,502 | -0.6% | #46 |
| 46 |  Black Desert | 19,394 | 30,247 | +12% | #51 |
| 47 | Summoners War: Chronicles | 18,729 | 38,641 | +839% | — |
| 48 |  Don't Starve Together | 18,486 | 49,565 | +2% | #49 |
| 49 |  MONSTER HUNTER RISE | 17,899 | 39,679 | -12% | #43 |
| 50 |  RimWorld | 17,841 | 25,891 | -11% | #44 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Sons Of The Forest61,695 players on average · 43 months of history61,695
- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty13,439 players on average · 43 months of history13,439
- 大侠立志传9,681 players on average · 43 months of history9,681
- Company of Heroes 37,869 players on average · 43 months of history7,869
- OCTOPATH TRAVELER II5,669 players on average · 43 months of history5,669
Barotrauma5,547 players on average · 88 months of history5,547- Big Ambitions4,845 players on average · 43 months of history4,845
- Contraband Police3,443 players on average · 46 months of history3,443
- Uncharted Waters Origin2,775 players on average · 43 months of history2,775
Resident Evil 4 (2005)2,441 players on average · 153 months of history2,441
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.