Steam in September 2023
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on August 2023.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Titanfall® 21,517 → 9,655 players on average+536% - 2
Resident Evil 42,300 → 9,432 players on average+310% - 3
Cyberpunk 207716,461 → 57,260 players on average+248% - 4
Need for Speed™ Heat1,335 → 4,187 players on average+214% - 5
No Man's Sky6,426 → 16,344 players on average+154% - 6
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition1,537 → 3,742 players on average+143% - 7
Crab Game2,331 → 4,861 players on average+109% - 8
Governor of Poker3,767 → 6,071 players on average+61% - 9
It Takes Two3,181 → 5,029 players on average+58% - 10
Melvor Idle4,505 → 6,580 players on average+46%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Starfieldlaunched Sep 2023145,883 - 2
PAYDAY 3launched Sep 202328,622 - 3
Party Animalslaunched Sep 202322,770 - 4
Mortal Kombat 1launched Sep 202314,340 - 5
Lies of Plaunched Sep 202311,857 - 6
Wandering Swordlaunched Sep 20238,663 - 7
Sunkenlandlaunched Sep 20237,504 - 8
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShiplaunched Sep 20236,058 - 9
Sea of Stars: Sunset Editionlaunched Sep 20232,800 - 10
Fae Farmlaunched Sep 20232,025
Top 50 of September 2023
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | 976,138 | 1,556,326 | +5.9% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 437,273 | 777,466 | -1.6% | #3 |
| 3 |  Baldur's Gate 3 | 272,090 | 584,548 | -40% | #2 |
| 4 |  Apex Legends™ | 186,494 | 452,991 | -1.3% | #4 |
| 5 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 181,956 | 415,099 | +0.9% | #5 |
| 6 | Starfield | 145,883 | 330,597 | new | — |
| 7 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 91,128 | 166,502 | -12% | #6 |
| 8 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 86,900 | 242,387 | -6.6% | #7 |
| 9 |  Team Fortress 2 | 76,408 | 110,520 | -17% | #8 |
| 10 |  Rust | 69,292 | 127,530 | -17% | #10 |
| 11 |  Destiny 2 | 58,963 | 145,390 | +21% | #15 |
| 12 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 58,768 | 95,149 | +13% | #14 |
| 13 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 57,260 | 258,880 | +248% | #52 |
| 14 |  Call of Duty® | 55,146 | 88,115 | -15% | #11 |
| 15 |  Unturned | 54,236 | 63,176 | -7.2% | #12 |
| 16 |  War Thunder | 52,969 | 101,903 | -1.3% | #13 |
| 17 |  Path of Exile | 47,166 | 89,607 | +15% | #18 |
| 18 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 40,696 | 71,302 | +3.8% | #20 |
| 19 |  Warframe | 39,713 | 61,347 | +0.3% | #19 |
| 20 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 36,107 | 61,055 | -13% | #17 |
| 21 |  Lost Ark | 33,960 | 55,605 | +30% | #36 |
| 22 |  Terraria | 31,761 | 63,954 | -11% | #22 |
| 23 |  VPet | 31,087 | 66,627 | -33% | #16 |
| 24 |  DayZ | 30,904 | 54,453 | -4.2% | #26 |
| 25 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 30,732 | 57,214 | -5.7% | #25 |
| 26 |  Dead by Daylight | 30,181 | 49,617 | -16% | #21 |
| 27 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 29,043 | 60,944 | +2.8% | #31 |
| 28 | PAYDAY 3 | 28,622 | 69,112 | new | — |
| 29 |  MIR4 | 28,392 | 31,457 | -2.1% | #29 |
| 30 |  PAYDAY 2 | 28,358 | 47,485 | -3.7% | #28 |
| 31 |  Stardew Valley | 27,765 | 44,391 | -20% | #24 |
| 32 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 26,450 | 78,384 | +8.5% | #38 |
| 33 |  ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ | 25,330 | 89,432 | -71% | #9 |
| 34 |  7 Days to Die | 25,136 | 46,122 | -27% | #23 |
| 35 |  Don't Starve Together | 24,763 | 54,755 | -11% | #32 |
| 36 |  The Sims™ 4 | 23,493 | 38,168 | -11% | #35 |
| 37 |  Phasmophobia | 23,093 | 47,772 | -16% | #34 |
| 38 | Party Animals | 22,770 | 57,806 | new | — |
| 39 |  Project Zomboid | 22,539 | 36,064 | -6.3% | #39 |
| 40 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 22,517 | 50,231 | -10% | #37 |
| 41 |  ELDEN RING | 21,545 | 37,349 | -22% | #33 |
| 42 |  VRChat | 21,304 | 37,260 | -4.9% | #41 |
| 43 |  Farming Simulator 22 | 19,443 | 44,055 | -7.3% | #45 |
| 44 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 19,244 | 29,268 | -9.8% | #44 |
| 45 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 19,147 | 39,613 | +3.1% | #48 |
| 46 |  Garry's Mod | 18,931 | 34,486 | -21% | #40 |
| 47 |  Black Desert | 18,116 | 24,099 | -10% | #46 |
| 48 |  Overwatch® | 17,863 | 33,414 | -37% | #30 |
| 49 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 17,862 | 28,653 | -19% | #42 |
| 50 |  Valheim | 17,605 | 35,556 | +14% | #56 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- Starfield145,883 players on average · 37 months of history145,883
- PAYDAY 328,622 players on average · 37 months of history28,622
- Party Animals22,770 players on average · 37 months of history22,770
- Mortal Kombat 114,340 players on average · 37 months of history14,340
- Lies of P11,857 players on average · 37 months of history11,857
- Titanfall® 29,655 players on average · 76 months of history9,655
- Wandering Sword8,663 players on average · 37 months of history8,663
- Sunkenland7,504 players on average · 37 months of history7,504
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition6,104 players on average · 171 months of history6,104- We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip6,058 players on average · 37 months of history6,058
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.