Steam in December 2024
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on November 2024.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
Palworld15,396 → 54,911 players on average+257% - 2
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey3,641 → 12,233 players on average+236% - 3
The Long Dark1,860 → 5,017 players on average+170% - 4
House Flipper2,147 → 5,437 players on average+153% - 5
Balatro8,481 → 21,351 players on average+152% - 6
Need for Speed™ Heat1,763 → 4,385 players on average+149% - 7
It Takes Two6,805 → 16,147 players on average+137% - 8
theHunter: Call of the Wild™4,617 → 10,131 players on average+119% - 9
Ready or Not4,175 → 9,048 players on average+117% - 10
HITMAN World of Assassination2,690 → 5,799 players on average+116%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Marvel Rivalslaunched Dec 2024306,066 - 2
Path of Exile 2launched Dec 2024304,199 - 3
Delta Forcelaunched Dec 202473,111 - 4
MiSidelaunched Dec 20249,467 - 5
Indiana Jones and the Great Circlelaunched Dec 20244,795 - 6
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallenlaunched Dec 20243,798 - 7
Fast Food Simulatorlaunched Dec 20242,725 - 8
UNLIGHT:Revivelaunched Dec 20241,882 - 9
Ballionairelaunched Dec 20241,450 - 10
Royal Quest Onlinelaunched Dec 20241,327
Top 50 of December 2024
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | 913,953 | 1,740,261 | +7.3% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 437,636 | 744,163 | -3.8% | #2 |
| 3 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 321,098 | 799,077 | +1.7% | #3 |
| 4 | Path of Exile 2 | 304,199 | 578,562 | new | — |
| 5 | Marvel Rivals | 279,402 | 418,832 | new | — |
| 6 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 123,261 | 217,485 | +23% | #6 |
| 7 |  Rust | 112,605 | 191,133 | +17% | #8 |
| 8 |  Banana | 104,140 | 179,089 | -63% | #4 |
| 9 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 104,118 | 322,243 | +5.8% | #7 |
| 10 |  Call of Duty® | 93,506 | 191,538 | -44% | #5 |
| 11 |  Apex Legends™ | 74,196 | 174,720 | -19% | #9 |
| 12 | Delta Force | 73,013 | 118,626 | new | — |
| 13 |  Team Fortress 2 | 68,683 | 146,595 | +33% | #17 |
| 14 |  Stardew Valley | 66,413 | 125,672 | +7.4% | #13 |
| 15 |  War Thunder | 62,587 | 116,654 | +0.8% | #12 |
| 16 |  Baldur's Gate 3 | 61,424 | 111,403 | +4.5% | #14 |
| 17 |  HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 56,735 | 148,524 | +91% | #34 |
| 18 |  Warframe | 56,169 | 119,690 | +18% | #18 |
| 19 | Palworld | 54,911 | 212,559 | +257% | #70 |
| 20 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 47,518 | 76,821 | +33% | #28 |
| 21 |  Throne and Liberty | 47,179 | 99,034 | -44% | #10 |
| 22 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 47,101 | 79,326 | +14% | #23 |
| 23 |  EA SPORTS FC 25 | 44,534 | 86,448 | +15% | #26 |
| 24 |  Black Myth: Wukong | 43,765 | 213,879 | +9.9% | #24 |
| 25 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 42,891 | 71,296 | +50% | #36 |
| 26 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 39,547 | 69,689 | -5% | #22 |
| 27 |  DayZ | 37,802 | 67,421 | -3.4% | #25 |
| 28 |  Crab Game | 37,558 | 50,698 | -13% | #20 |
| 29 |  ELDEN RING | 36,632 | 78,593 | +33% | #37 |
| 30 |  VRChat | 34,146 | 55,954 | +2.1% | #29 |
| 31 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 34,007 | 55,781 | +34% | #40 |
| 32 |  Farming Simulator 25 | 34,000 | 93,334 | -36% | #16 |
| 33 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 33,760 | 69,211 | +35% | #42 |
| 34 |  Don't Starve Together | 31,550 | 70,141 | +1% | #31 |
| 35 |  Dead by Daylight | 31,375 | 46,522 | -19% | #27 |
| 36 |  Monster Hunter: World | 31,159 | 83,675 | -28% | #19 |
| 37 |  Factorio | 30,835 | 64,577 | -43% | #15 |
| 38 |  Once Human | 30,377 | 60,553 | -29% | #21 |
| 39 |  Project Zomboid | 30,338 | 58,190 | +18% | #39 |
| 40 |  Terraria | 28,797 | 61,068 | +28% | #48 |
| 41 |  The Forest | 27,985 | 109,242 | +84% | #71 |
| 42 |  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl | 27,897 | 92,762 | -57% | #11 |
| 43 |  The Sims™ 4 | 27,845 | 48,170 | +3% | #38 |
| 44 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 27,355 | 46,966 | -9.9% | #32 |
| 45 |  PAYDAY 2 | 27,208 | 38,640 | +91% | #78 |
| 46 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 27,194 | 43,476 | +13% | #43 |
| 47 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 27,190 | 48,514 | +36% | #53 |
| 48 |  Overwatch® | 25,292 | 48,626 | -22% | #30 |
| 49 |  ARK: Survival Evolved | 24,609 | 40,688 | +7.4% | #46 |
| 50 |  7 Days to Die | 24,205 | 38,774 | -4.1% | #41 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- The Forest27,985 players on average · 149 months of history27,985
- It Takes Two16,147 players on average · 67 months of history16,147
Killing Floor 212,811 players on average · 157 months of history12,811- theHunter: Call of the Wild™10,131 players on average · 118 months of history10,131
- HITMAN World of Assassination5,799 players on average · 57 months of history5,799
Slime Rancher4,306 players on average · 129 months of history4,306
Nuclear Nightmare2,578 players on average · 24 months of history2,578
A Way Out2,423 players on average · 76 months of history2,423
Caves of Qud1,501 players on average · 135 months of history1,501
Void Crew1,472 players on average · 37 months of history1,472
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.