Steam in May 2023
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on April 2023.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Omega Strikers1,144 → 7,198 players on average+529% - 2
Farlight 841,749 → 9,678 players on average+453% - 3
V Rising4,055 → 20,658 players on average+409% - 4
Mortal Kombat111,474 → 4,205 players on average+185% - 5
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 21,632 → 3,963 players on average+143% - 6
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™1,743 → 3,675 players on average+111% - 7
Titanfall® 21,838 → 3,869 players on average+111% - 8
Stranded: Alien Dawn1,707 → 3,375 players on average+98% - 9
Don't Starve Together21,751 → 36,924 players on average+70% - 10
UNDECEMBER: The Farside2,938 → 4,745 players on average+62%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
The Outlast Trialslaunched May 202318,842 - 2
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™launched May 202315,628 - 3
Age of Wonders 4launched May 202315,171 - 4
Starship Troopers: Exterminationlaunched May 20238,984 - 5
Halls of Tormentlaunched May 20238,265 - 6
火炬之光：无限launched May 20234,238 - 7
Hero's Landlaunched May 20233,840 - 8
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgunlaunched May 20232,988 - 9
Mechabellumlaunched May 20232,615 - 10
Railway Empire 2launched May 20231,757
Top 50 of May 2023
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike: Global Offensivenow Counter-Strike 2 | 1,117,517 | 1,802,853 | +22% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 433,221 | 711,816 | +0.9% | #2 |
| 3 |  Apex Legends™ | 227,947 | 584,294 | +2.3% | #3 |
| 4 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 183,499 | 414,957 | -7.2% | #4 |
| 5 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 89,300 | 152,862 | -1.6% | #5 |
| 6 |  Rust | 87,749 | 155,431 | +6.3% | #8 |
| 7 |  Team Fortress 2 | 79,956 | 100,266 | -7.9% | #7 |
| 8 |  Destiny 2 | 78,633 | 192,081 | -10% | #6 |
| 9 |  Call of Duty® | 63,995 | 102,040 | -21% | #9 |
| 10 |  Unturned | 57,954 | 66,720 | +5.5% | #13 |
| 11 |  War Thunder | 57,799 | 95,962 | -8.6% | #12 |
| 12 |  Warframe | 54,936 | 88,346 | +14% | #14 |
| 13 |  Lost Ark | 53,033 | 93,465 | -27% | #10 |
| 14 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 42,503 | 69,526 | -5.5% | #17 |
| 15 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 41,462 | 124,454 | -6.4% | #18 |
| 16 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 40,342 | 66,908 | -12% | #16 |
| 17 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 38,412 | 65,868 | -16% | #15 |
| 18 |  Path of Exile | 36,928 | 79,261 | -46% | #11 |
| 19 | Don't Starve Together | 36,924 | 114,109 | +70% | #41 |
| 20 |  DayZ | 32,346 | 58,204 | -7.6% | #20 |
| 21 |  MIR4 | 31,855 | 35,412 | -6.7% | #23 |
| 22 |  Dead by Daylight | 30,844 | 47,348 | +2.6% | #28 |
| 23 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 30,044 | 53,303 | -1% | #27 |
| 24 |  Terraria | 29,883 | 47,609 | -14% | #21 |
| 25 |  Stardew Valley | 28,103 | 43,446 | -14% | #25 |
| 26 |  The Sims™ 4 | 25,653 | 41,658 | -8.9% | #30 |
| 27 |  ELDEN RING | 25,427 | 43,846 | -24% | #24 |
| 28 |  Project Zomboid | 24,122 | 38,326 | -16% | #29 |
| 29 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 22,866 | 43,387 | -15% | #31 |
| 30 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 22,806 | 50,606 | -3.7% | #34 |
| 31 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 21,876 | 44,087 | +6.5% | #43 |
| 32 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 21,754 | 38,032 | -30% | #26 |
| 33 |  Garry's Mod | 21,574 | 38,623 | -1.4% | #39 |
| 34 |  VRChat | 21,394 | 36,871 | -2.1% | #40 |
| 35 | V Rising | 20,658 | 77,285 | +409% | #156 |
| 36 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 20,188 | 33,013 | +0.2% | #45 |
| 37 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 20,157 | 37,915 | -9.9% | #35 |
| 38 |  Crusader Kings III | 20,059 | 45,159 | +51% | #67 |
| 39 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 19,623 | 38,970 | -12% | #36 |
| 40 |  Valheim | 19,396 | 40,346 | -24% | #33 |
| 41 |  RimWorld | 19,138 | 28,614 | +1.8% | #48 |
| 42 | The Outlast Trials | 18,842 | 36,332 | new | — |
| 43 |  7 Days to Die | 18,594 | 31,801 | -11% | #42 |
| 44 |  Stellaris | 17,945 | 33,895 | +8.1% | #57 |
| 45 |  Cities: Skylines | 17,766 | 33,386 | +3.5% | #52 |
| 46 |  Hunt: Showdown 1896 | 17,646 | 34,302 | -6.6% | #47 |
| 47 |  Farming Simulator 22 | 17,540 | 38,197 | -4.1% | #49 |
| 48 |  MONSTER HUNTER RISE | 16,835 | 45,741 | -16% | #46 |
| 49 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 16,646 | 26,358 | +1.2% | #58 |
| 50 |  Europa Universalis IV | 16,435 | 28,162 | -4.1% | #53 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Counter-Strike 21,117,517 players on average · 171 months of history1,117,517
- The Outlast Trials18,842 players on average · 41 months of history18,842
- STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™15,628 players on average · 41 months of history15,628
- Age of Wonders 415,171 players on average · 41 months of history15,171
Darkest Dungeon® II11,808 players on average · 41 months of history11,808
Far Cry® 610,360 players on average · 41 months of history10,360- Starship Troopers: Extermination8,984 players on average · 41 months of history8,984
- 火炬之光：无限4,238 players on average · 41 months of history4,238
- Stranded: Alien Dawn3,375 players on average · 48 months of history3,375
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun2,988 players on average · 41 months of history2,988
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.