Most played on Steam in 2024
Ranked by average concurrent players over the whole year. The change compares the year before.
Month by month
The most played game of each month. Open a month for its full report.
January 2024Palworld1,146,060 players on averageFebruary 2024Counter-Strike 2786,631 players on averageMarch 2024Counter-Strike 2885,630 players on averageApril 2024Counter-Strike 2930,749 players on averageMay 2024Counter-Strike 2958,207 players on averageJune 2024Counter-Strike 2947,521 players on averageJuly 2024Counter-Strike 2875,365 players on averageAugust 2024Black Myth: Wukong970,443 players on averageSeptember 2024Counter-Strike 2836,307 players on averageOctober 2024Counter-Strike 2829,439 players on averageNovember 2024Counter-Strike 2852,164 players on averageDecember 2024Counter-Strike 2913,953 players on average
Top 50 of 2024
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | 872,847 | 1,740,261 | -0.7% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 450,708 | 943,059 | +4.9% | #2 |
| 3 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 285,659 | 807,515 | +46% | #4 |
| 4 |  Banana | 193,552 | 890,713 | new | — |
| 5 |  Palworld | 162,176 | 2,101,535 | new | — |
| 6 |  Apex Legends™ | 132,468 | 469,431 | -33% | #3 |
| 7 |  Black Myth: Wukong | 123,244 | 2,406,967 | new | — |
| 8 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 108,264 | 385,770 | +59% | #11 |
| 9 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 105,968 | 218,773 | +3.9% | #5 |
| 10 |  Rust | 89,488 | 191,133 | +7.1% | #8 |
| 11 |  Call of Duty® | 85,711 | 313,313 | +9% | #9 |
| 12 |  HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 77,687 | 458,208 | new | — |
| 13 |  Baldur's Gate 3 | 76,899 | 297,492 | -18% | #6 |
| 14 |  ELDEN RING | 75,069 | 780,786 | +115% | #20 |
| 15 |  Team Fortress 2 | 68,867 | 179,882 | -22% | #7 |
| 16 |  Stardew Valley | 68,313 | 236,614 | +109% | #25 |
| 17 |  War Thunder | 59,797 | 121,180 | +3.6% | #13 |
| 18 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 58,761 | 200,476 | +26% | #15 |
| 19 |  Warframe | 50,003 | 119,690 | +12% | #16 |
| 20 |  Destiny 2 | 48,088 | 314,379 | -26% | #12 |
| 21 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 45,316 | 100,567 | +4.9% | #17 |
| 22 |  Crab Game | 42,488 | 73,889 | +211% | #66 |
| 23 |  Monster Hunter: World | 41,310 | 162,987 | +118% | #47 |
| 24 |  Once Human | 37,924 | 231,343 | new | — |
| 25 |  Dead by Daylight | 37,159 | 99,859 | +11% | #23 |
| 26 |  DayZ | 36,341 | 78,739 | +6.1% | #21 |
| 27 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 36,045 | 93,196 | +15% | #26 |
| 28 |  Unturned | 33,619 | 68,749 | -40% | #14 |
| 29 |  7 Days to Die | 32,852 | 124,449 | +14% | #30 |
| 30 |  Lost Ark | 30,147 | 94,636 | -56% | #10 |
| 31 |  Overwatch® | 29,105 | 60,819 | +227% | #97 |
| 32 |  The Sims™ 4 | 28,984 | 49,988 | +5.9% | #33 |
| 33 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 28,530 | 72,729 | -6.8% | #28 |
| 34 |  VRChat | 28,368 | 55,954 | +29% | #39 |
| 35 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 28,086 | 72,853 | -10% | #27 |
| 36 |  Path of Exile | 27,653 | 228,398 | -15% | #24 |
| 37 |  Don't Starve Together | 26,941 | 73,568 | +3.1% | #35 |
| 38 |  Terraria | 26,737 | 61,068 | -21% | #22 |
| 39 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 26,136 | 69,211 | +7.7% | #37 |
| 40 |  Fallout 4 | 26,028 | 186,746 | +75% | #60 |
| 41 |  Lethal Company | 25,847 | 203,632 | +110% | #69 |
| 42 |  Path of Exile 2 | 25,350 | 578,562 | new | — |
| 43 |  Project Zomboid | 24,117 | 58,190 | -13% | #32 |
| 44 |  Throne and Liberty | 23,854 | 333,393 | new | — |
| 45 |  Governor of Poker | 23,794 | 53,881 | +397% | #148 |
| 46 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 23,586 | 71,531 | -6.2% | #36 |
| 47 |  Marvel Rivals | 23,284 | 418,832 | new | — |
| 48 |  FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 23,264 | 91,883 | +8% | #41 |
| 49 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 23,046 | 41,787 | -46% | #18 |
| 50 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 22,097 | 73,974 | +13% | #44 |
Biggest launches of 2024
Average players in the best of their first three months.
- 1Palworldlaunched Jan 20241,146,060
- 2Black Myth: Wukonglaunched Aug 2024970,443
- 3Bananalaunched May 2024399,467
- 4Marvel Rivalslaunched Dec 2024306,066
- 5Path of Exile 2launched Dec 2024304,199
- 6HELLDIVERS™ 2launched Feb 2024274,304
- 7
Dragon's Dogma 2launched Mar 2024130,734 - 8
Enshroudedlaunched Jan 202489,629 - 9
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2launched Sep 202477,350 - 10
Delta Forcelaunched Dec 202473,111
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.