Most played on Steam in 2025
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 2025Counter-Strike 2914,092 players on averageFebruary 2025Counter-Strike 21,003,571 players on averageMarch 2025Counter-Strike 21,039,663 players on averageApril 2025Counter-Strike 21,045,702 players on averageMay 2025Counter-Strike 21,038,597 players on averageJune 2025Counter-Strike 21,010,124 players on averageJuly 2025Counter-Strike 2920,070 players on averageAugust 2025Counter-Strike 2928,429 players on averageSeptember 2025Counter-Strike 2925,940 players on averageOctober 2025Counter-Strike 2948,244 players on averageNovember 2025Counter-Strike 2981,482 players on averageDecember 2025Counter-Strike 2991,177 players on average
Top 50 of 2025
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | 978,924 | 1,818,368 | +12% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 479,271 | 953,869 | +6.3% | #2 |
| 3 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 300,271 | 1,329,605 | +5.1% | #3 |
| 4 |  Marvel Rivals | 118,639 | 642,333 | +410% | #47 |
| 5 |  Rust | 104,270 | 259,646 | +17% | #10 |
| 6 |  Banana | 94,216 | 195,279 | -51% | #4 |
| 7 |  Apex Legends™ | 93,484 | 262,219 | -29% | #6 |
| 8 |  Bongo Cat | 83,950 | 193,859 | new | — |
| 9 |  Delta Force | 80,961 | 246,418 | +1,231% | #155 |
| 10 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 76,252 | 211,328 | -28% | #9 |
| 11 |  Stardew Valley | 63,150 | 157,704 | -7.6% | #16 |
| 12 |  Path of Exile 2 | 61,145 | 353,966 | +141% | #42 |
| 13 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 57,151 | 239,741 | -47% | #8 |
| 14 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 57,043 | 145,490 | -2.9% | #18 |
| 15 |  Baldur's Gate 3 | 55,991 | 168,862 | -27% | #13 |
| 16 |  War Thunder | 55,811 | 119,540 | -6.7% | #17 |
| 17 |  Battlefield™ 6 | 52,012 | 656,067 | new | — |
| 18 |  Monster Hunter Wilds | 51,657 | 1,179,869 | new | — |
| 19 |  Warframe | 51,644 | 173,377 | +3.3% | #19 |
| 20 |  Call of Duty® | 50,334 | 138,335 | -41% | #11 |
| 21 |  Dead by Daylight | 45,469 | 120,430 | +22% | #25 |
| 22 |  Team Fortress 2 | 45,178 | 92,856 | -34% | #15 |
| 23 |  HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 42,742 | 177,327 | -45% | #12 |
| 24 |  Schedule I | 41,653 | 455,652 | new | — |
| 25 |  ARC Raiders | 41,150 | 459,483 | new | — |
| 26 |  Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 40,957 | 157,412 | new | — |
| 27 |  R.E.P.O. | 40,243 | 266,908 | new | — |
| 28 |  EA SPORTS FC 25 | 38,939 | 108,534 | +248% | #94 |
| 29 |  VRChat | 38,494 | 69,378 | +36% | #34 |
| 30 |  Palworld | 38,382 | 208,927 | -76% | #5 |
| 31 |  DayZ | 37,125 | 75,508 | +2.2% | #26 |
| 32 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 36,824 | 87,296 | +2.2% | #27 |
| 33 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35,296 | 99,759 | +24% | #33 |
| 34 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 33,683 | 83,863 | +20% | #35 |
| 35 |  ELDEN RING | 32,833 | 83,919 | -56% | #14 |
| 36 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 32,651 | 79,575 | -28% | #21 |
| 37 |  RimWorld | 28,363 | 95,851 | +28% | #51 |
| 38 |  The Sims™ 4 | 28,182 | 59,219 | -2.8% | #32 |
| 39 |  Don't Starve Together | 27,895 | 76,261 | +3.5% | #37 |
| 40 |  7 Days to Die | 27,109 | 82,843 | -17% | #29 |
| 41 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 27,092 | 72,523 | +3.7% | #39 |
| 42 |  ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 26,128 | 240,640 | new | — |
| 43 |  Destiny 2 | 26,065 | 108,362 | -46% | #20 |
| 44 |  Overwatch® | 25,764 | 59,939 | -11% | #31 |
| 45 |  Geometry Dash | 25,725 | 94,351 | +61% | #70 |
| 46 |  Terraria | 25,725 | 53,239 | -3.8% | #38 |
| 47 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 25,368 | 255,607 | new | — |
| 48 |  Project Zomboid | 24,393 | 57,471 | +1.1% | #43 |
| 49 |  Hollow Knight: Silksong | 24,181 | 462,134 | new | — |
| 50 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 23,568 | 52,111 | -0.1% | #46 |
Biggest launches of 2025
Average players in the best of their first three months.
- 1Battlefield™ 6launched Oct 2025311,140
- 2ARC Raiderslaunched Nov 2025264,430
- 3Hollow Knight: Silksonglaunched Sep 2025191,124
- 4Schedule Ilaunched Mar 2025178,927
- 5
Borderlands 4launched Sep 2025140,297 - 6Bongo Catlaunched Mar 2025139,811
- 7Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIlaunched Feb 2025124,625
- 8ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGNlaunched Jun 2025112,893
- 9
Escape from Duckov 逃离鸭科夫launched Oct 2025111,348 - 10R.E.P.O.launched Mar 2025105,384
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.