Steam Shares Most-Played Games on Steam in 2025 by Unique Players

Along with the charts that Valve released for the Best of 2025 list, we got the opportunity to check out the top 100 Most Played titles on the platform. This list picks Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners based on the amount of unique players it got over the year.

Check out the list below!

Apex Legends

• Developer: Respawn
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, Multiplayer, Battle Royale
• Release Date: 4 Nov, 2020
• Steam Link

Terraria

• Developer: Re-Logic
• Publisher: Re-Logic
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, Survival
• Release Date: 16 May, 2011
• Steam Link

Counter-Strike 2

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: FPS, Shooter, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 21 Aug, 2012
• Steam Link

Stardew Valley

• Developer: ConcernedApe
• Publisher: ConcernedApe
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation
• Tags: Farming Sim, Pixel Graphics, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 26 Feb, 2016
• Steam Link

Marvel Rivals

• Developer: NetEase Games
• Publisher: NetEase Games
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, Multiplayer, Hero Shooter
• Release Date: 5 Dec, 2024
• Steam Link

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

• Developer: Rockstar North
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Open World, Action, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 14 Apr, 2015
• Steam Link

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

• Developer: PUBG Corporation
• Publisher: KRAFTON, Inc.
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
• Tags: Survival, Shooter, Battle Royale
• Release Date: 21 Dec, 2017
• Steam Link

Dota 2

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Action, Strategy, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, MOBA, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2013
• Steam Link

PEAK

• Developer: Team PEAK
• Publisher: Aggro Crab
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Co-op
• Release Date: 16 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Delta Force

• Developer: Team Jade
• Publisher: TiMi Studio Group
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: Free to Play, FPS, Extraction Shooter
• Release Date: 4 Dec, 2024
• Steam Link

Left 4 Dead 2

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Zombies, Co-op, FPS
• Release Date: 19 Nov, 2009
• Steam Link

R.E.P.O.

• Developer: semiwork
• Publisher: semiwork
• Genre: Action, Early Access
• Tags: Horror, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 26 Feb, 2025
• Steam Link

HELLDIVERS 2

• Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
• Publisher: PlayStation Publishing LLC
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Online Co-Op, PvE, Third-Person Shooter
• Release Date: 8 Feb, 2024
• Steam Link

Red Dead Redemption 2

• Developer: Rockstar Games
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Open World, Story Rich, Western
• Release Date: 5 Dec, 2019
• Steam Link

Cyberpunk 2077

• Developer: CD PROJEKT RED
• Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
• Genre: RPG
• Tags: Cyberpunk, Open World, Nudity
• Release Date: 9 Dec, 2020
• Steam Link

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X

• Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: FPS, PvP, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 1 Dec, 2015
• Steam Link

Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

• Developer: Rockstar North
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Racing
• Tags: Open World, Action, Sexual Content
• Release Date: 4 Mar, 2025
• Steam Link

Baldur's Gate 3

• Developer: Larian Studios
• Publisher: Larian Studios
• Genre: Adventure, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: RPG, Character Customization, Choices Matter
• Release Date: 3 Aug, 2023
• Steam Link

Euro Truck Simulator 2

• Developer: SCS Software
• Publisher: SCS Software
• Genre: Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Driving, Transportation, Simulation
• Release Date: 18 Oct, 2012
• Steam Link

Phasmophobia

• Developer: Kinetic Games
• Publisher: Kinetic Games
• Genre: Action, Indie, Early Access
• Tags: Horror, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 18 Sep, 2020
• Steam Link

Battlefield 6

• Developer: Battlefield Studios
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action
• Tags: FPS, Multiplayer, Action
• Release Date: 10 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Call of Duty

• Developer: Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Activision Shanghai, Demonware
• Publisher: Activision
• Genre: Action
• Tags: FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
• Release Date: 28 Oct, 2022
• Steam Link

It Takes Two

• Developer: Hazelight Studios
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Co-op, Multiplayer, Split Screen
• Release Date: 25 Mar, 2021
• Steam Link

Schedule I

• Developer: TVGS
• Publisher: TVGS
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Co-op, Crime
• Release Date: 24 Mar, 2025
• Steam Link

Supermarket Together

• Developer: DeadDevsTellNoLies
• Publisher: DeadDevsTellNoLies
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 9 Aug, 2024
• Steam Link

ARC Raiders

• Developer: Embark Studios
• Publisher: Embark Studios
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Extraction Shooter, Multiplayer, PvP
• Release Date: 30 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

War Thunder

• Developer: Gaijin Entertainment
• Publisher: Gaijin Network Ltd
• Genre: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation
• Tags: Free to Play, Simulation, Vehicular Combat
• Release Date: 15 Aug, 2013
• Steam Link

Hogwarts Legacy

• Developer: Avalanche Software
• Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Magic, Open World, Fantasy
• Release Date: 10 Feb, 2023
• Steam Link

The Forest

• Developer: Endnight Games Ltd
• Publisher: Endnight Games Ltd
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Horror
• Release Date: 30 Apr, 2018
• Steam Link

Don't Starve Together

• Developer: Klei Entertainment
• Publisher: Klei Entertainment
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 21 Apr, 2016
• Steam Link

Dead by Daylight

• Developer: Behaviour Interactive Inc Inc.
• Publisher: Behaviour Interactive Inc Inc.
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Horror, Multiplayer, Survival Horror
• Release Date: 14 Jun, 2016
• Steam Link

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

• Developer: CD PROJEKT RED
• Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
• Genre: RPG
• Tags: Open World, RPG, Story Rich
• Release Date: 18 May, 2015
• Steam Link

Project Zomboid

• Developer: The Indie Stone
• Publisher: The Indie Stone
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation
• Tags: Survival, Zombies, Open World
• Release Date: 8 Nov, 2013
• Steam Link

tModLoader

• Developer: TML Team
• Publisher: Re-Logic
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Free to Play, Action
• Release Date: 16 May, 2020
• Steam Link

The Sims 4

• Developer: Maxis
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Simulation
• Tags: Life Sim, Free to Play, Character Customization
• Release Date: 2 Sep, 2014
• Steam Link

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

• Developer: Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
• Publisher: 2K
• Genre: Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 20 Oct, 2016
• Steam Link

Black Myth: Wukong

• Developer: Game Science
• Publisher: Game Science
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Mythology, Action RPG, Action
• Release Date: 19 Aug, 2024
• Steam Link

Monster Hunter Wilds

• Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Hunting, Action, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 27 Feb, 2025
• Steam Link

Aimlabs

• Developer: Statespace
• Publisher: Statespace
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Free to Play, FPS, Shooter
• Release Date: 16 Jun, 2023
• Steam Link

Sons Of The Forest

• Developer: Endnight Games Ltd
• Publisher: Newnight
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Survival, Open World, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 22 Feb, 2024
• Steam Link

ELDEN RING

• Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
• Publisher: FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: Souls-like, Open World, Dark Fantasy
• Release Date: 24 Feb, 2022
• Steam Link

Lethal Company

• Developer: Zeekerss
• Publisher: Zeekerss
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Online Co-Op, Horror, First-Person
• Release Date: 23 Oct, 2023
• Steam Link

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

• Developer: 24 Entertainment
• Publisher: NetEase Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: Battle Royale, Multiplayer, Martial Arts
• Release Date: 11 Aug, 2021
• Steam Link

Hollow Knight

• Developer: Team Cherry
• Publisher: Team Cherry
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Metroidvania, Platformer, Souls-like
• Release Date: 24 Feb, 2017
• Steam Link

Split Fiction

• Developer: Hazelight Studios
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Co-op, Split Screen, Local Co-Op
• Release Date: 6 Mar, 2025
• Steam Link

Battlefield 6

• Developer: Battlefield Studios
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action
• Tags: FPS, Multiplayer, Action
• Release Date: 10 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Rust

• Developer: Facepunch Studios
• Publisher: Facepunch Studios
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 8 Feb, 2018
• Steam Link

Among Us

• Developer: Innersloth
• Publisher: Innersloth
• Genre: Casual
• Tags: Multiplayer, Social Deduction, Online Co-Op
• Release Date: 16 Nov, 2018
• Steam Link

Palworld

• Developer: Pocketpair
• Publisher: Pocketpair
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Open World, Survival, Creature Collector
• Release Date: 18 Jan, 2024
• Steam Link

Ready or Not

• Developer: VOID Interactive
• Publisher: VOID Interactive
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Tactical, Realistic, FPS
• Release Date: 13 Dec, 2023
• Steam Link

Liar's Bar

• Developer: Curve Animation
• Publisher: Curve Animation
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Multiplayer, Casual, PvP
• Release Date: 2 Oct, 2024
• Steam Link

7 Days to Die

• Developer: The Fun Pimps
• Publisher: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 25 Jul, 2024
• Steam Link

Buckshot Roulette

• Developer: Mike Klubnika
• Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Multiplayer, Dark, Gambling
• Release Date: 4 Apr, 2024
• Steam Link

Once Human

• Developer: Starry Studio
• Publisher: Starry Studio
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Free to Play, Survival, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2024
• Steam Link

FragPunk

• Developer: Bad Guitar Studio
• Publisher: Bad Guitar Studio
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, FPS, Hero Shooter
• Release Date: 6 Mar, 2025
• Steam Link

Warframe

• Developer: Digital Extremes
• Publisher: Digital Extremes
• Genre: Action, RPG, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, Looter Shooter, Action RPG
• Release Date: 25 Mar, 2013
• Steam Link

Team Fortress 2

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, Hero Shooter, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 10 Oct, 2007
• Steam Link

Battlefield V

• Developer: DICE
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action
• Tags: FPS, Multiplayer, World War II
• Release Date: 9 Nov, 2018
• Steam Link

Raft

• Developer: Redbeet Interactive
• Publisher: Axolot Games
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft
• Release Date: 20 Jun, 2022
• Steam Link

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Developer: Sandfall Interactive
• Publisher: Kepler Interactive
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Story Rich, Fantasy
• Release Date: 24 Apr, 2025
• Steam Link

skate.

• Developer: Full Circle
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action, Sports, Free To Play
• Tags: Multiplayer, Skateboarding, Action
• Release Date: 16 Sep, 2025
• Steam Link

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

• Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Genre: RPG
• Tags: Open World, RPG, Adventure
• Release Date: 27 Oct, 2016
• Steam Link

Dying Light

• Developer: Techland
• Publisher: Techland
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: Zombies, Survival Horror, Horror
• Release Date: 26 Jan, 2015
• Steam Link

Schedule I: Free Sample

• Developer: TVGS
• Publisher: TVGS
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Crime, Action
• Release Date: 9 Dec, 2024
• Steam Link

Human Fall Flat

• Developer: No Brakes Games
• Publisher: Curve Games
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Co-op, Funny, Puzzle
• Release Date: 22 Jul, 2016
• Steam Link

Forza Horizon 5

• Developer: Playground Games
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Racing
• Tags: Racing, Open World, Driving
• Release Date: 8 Nov, 2021
• Steam Link

VRChat

• Developer: VRChat Inc.
• Publisher: VRChat Inc.
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: VR, Free to Play, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 1 Feb, 2017
• Steam Link

Goose Goose Duck

• Developer: Gaggle Studios, Inc.
• Publisher: Gaggle Studios, Inc.
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: Multiplayer, Free to Play, Online Co-Op
• Release Date: 3 Oct, 2021
• Steam Link

Hollow Knight: Silksong

• Developer: Team Cherry
• Publisher: Team Cherry
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Metroidvania, Difficult, Indie
• Release Date: 4 Sep, 2025
• Steam Link

Overcooked! 2

• Developer: Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17
• Publisher: Team17
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
• Release Date: 7 Aug, 2018
• Steam Link

Escape From Duckov

• Developer: Team Soda
• Publisher: bilibili
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Action, Extraction Shooter
• Release Date: 16 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Battlefield 1

• Developer: DICE
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: FPS, Multiplayer, Singleplayer
• Release Date: 20 Oct, 2016
• Steam Link

Megabonk

• Developer: vedinad
• Publisher: vedinad
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Roguelike, Roguelite
• Release Date: 18 Sep, 2025
• Steam Link

Valheim

• Developer: Iron Gate AB
• Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Online Co-Op
• Release Date: 2 Feb, 2021
• Steam Link

THE FINALS

• Developer: Embark Studios
• Publisher: Embark Studios
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: Destruction, Free to Play, FPS
• Release Date: 7 Dec, 2023
• Steam Link

Garry's Mod

• Developer: Facepunch Studios
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Sandbox, Moddable, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 29 Nov, 2006
• Steam Link

Hearts of Iron IV

• Developer: Paradox Development Studio
• Publisher: Paradox Interactive
• Genre: Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, World War II, Grand Strategy
• Release Date: 6 Jun, 2016
• Steam Link

Brawlhalla

• Developer: Blue Mammoth Games
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Genre: Action, Indie, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, Multiplayer, Fighting
• Release Date: 17 Oct, 2017
• Steam Link

Escape the Backrooms

• Developer: Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
• Publisher: Secret Mode
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Horror, Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
• Release Date: 23 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Party Animals

• Developer: Recreate Games
• Publisher: Source Technology
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Multiplayer, Funny, Casual
• Release Date: 20 Sep, 2023
• Steam Link

Overwatch 2

• Developer: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
• Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: Free to Play, Hero Shooter, FPS
• Release Date: 10 Aug, 2023
• Steam Link

Slay the Spire

• Developer: Mega Crit
• Publisher: Mega Crit
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game, Card Battler
• Release Date: 23 Jan, 2019
• Steam Link

Bloons TD 6

• Developer: Ninja Kiwi
• Publisher: Ninja Kiwi
• Genre: Strategy
• Tags: Tower Defense, Strategy, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 17 Dec, 2018
• Steam Link

Monster Hunter: World

• Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Co-op, Multiplayer, Action
• Release Date: 8 Aug, 2018
• Steam Link

Chained Together

• Developer: Anegar Games
• Publisher: Anegar Games
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Co-op, Adventure, Casual
• Release Date: 19 Jun, 2024
• Steam Link

Where Winds Meet

• Developer: Everstone Studio
• Publisher: NetEase Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Open World, Free to Play, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 14 Nov, 2025
• Steam Link

Balatro

• Developer: LocalThunk
• Publisher: Playstack
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Card Game, Roguelike, Roguelike Deckbuilder
• Release Date: 20 Feb, 2024
• Steam Link

Cities: Skylines

• Developer: Colossal Order
• Publisher: Paradox Interactive
• Genre: Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: City Builder, Simulation, Building
• Release Date: 10 Mar, 2015
• Steam Link

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

• Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
• Publisher: FromSoftware, Inc.
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: Souls-like, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 29 May, 2025
• Steam Link

Battlefield 2042

• Developer: DICE
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
• Release Date: 19 Nov, 2021
• Steam Link

Risk of Rain 2

• Developer: Hopoo Games
• Publisher: Gearbox Publishing
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Third-Person Shooter, Action Roguelike, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 11 Aug, 2020
• Steam Link

Forza Horizon 4

• Developer: Playground Games
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Genre: Racing
• Tags: Racing, Open World, Driving
• Release Date: 9 Mar, 2021
• Steam Link

No Man's Sky

• Developer: Hello Games
• Publisher: Hello Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Open World, Space, Open World Survival Craft
• Release Date: 12 Aug, 2016
• Steam Link

Path of Exile 2

• Developer: Grinding Gear Games
• Publisher: Grinding Gear Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: Action RPG, Hack and Slash, RPG
• Release Date: 6 Dec, 2024
• Steam Link

Geometry Dash

• Developer: RobTop Games
• Publisher: RobTop Games
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Difficult, Music, Level Editor
• Release Date: 22 Dec, 2014
• Steam Link

BeamNG.drive

• Developer: BeamNG
• Publisher: BeamNG
• Genre: Racing, Simulation, Early Access
• Tags: Simulation, Driving, Realistic
• Release Date: 29 May, 2015
• Steam Link

Deep Rock Galactic

• Developer: Ghost Ship Games
• Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Dwarf, Co-op, PvE
• Release Date: 13 May, 2020
• Steam Link

RV There Yet?

• Developer: Nuggets Entertainment
• Publisher: Nuggets Entertainment
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Multiplayer, Co-op, Funny
• Release Date: 21 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Assetto Corsa

• Developer: Kunos Simulazioni
• Publisher: Kunos Simulazioni
• Genre: Indie, Racing, Simulation
• Tags: Racing, Automobile Sim, Simulation
• Release Date: 19 Dec, 2014
• Steam Link

ARK: Survival Evolved

• Developer: Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
• Publisher: Studio Wildcard
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 27 Aug, 2017
• Steam Link