Here are the Top 20 Steam games according to number of players. Data is taken from SteamDB around 1:30 AM of November 10, 2017. Take these numbers for what they are. A game not making it into the Top 20 or Top 100 does not always mean it’s a bad game. Examples of good games with relatively low number of players are EVERSPACE, Hollow Knight, and Serious Sam 3: BFE.
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Top 1 – 5
Title | Supported OS | Genre | Release Date |
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | Windows | Online Shooter, Survival | Mar. 23, 2017 |
DOTA 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | MOBA | Jul. 9, 2013 |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
Linux, Mac, Windows | Online FPS | Aug. 21, 2012 |
Warframe | Windows | Online Co-op, Action | Mar. 25, 2013 |
Team Fortress 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Online FPS | Oct. 10, 2007 |
Top 6 – 10
Title | Supported OS | Genre | Release Date |
Grand Theft Auto V | Windows | Open World, Action | Apr. 14, 2015 |
ARK: Survival Evolved | Linux, Mac, Windows | Open World, Survival | Aug. 29, 2017 |
PAYDAY 2 | Linux, Windows | Online Co-op, Shooter | Aug. 13, 2013 |
Rust | Linux, Mac, Windows | Open World, Survival | Dec. 11, 2013 |
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege |
Windows | Tactical FPS | Dec. 1, 2015 |
Top 11 – 15
Title | Supported OS | Genre | Release Date |
Rocket League | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sports | Jul. 7, 2015 |
Garry’s Mod | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sandbox | Nov. 29, 2006 |
Football Manager 2018 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Management Simulation |
Nov. 9, 2017 |
Call of Duty: WW II Multiplayer |
Windows | Online FPS | Nov. 2, 2017 |
Civilization V | Linux, Mac, Windows | Strategy | Sep. 21, 2010 |
Top 16 – 20
Title | Supported OS | Genre | Release Date |
Paladins | Mac, Windows | Online FPS | Sep. 15, 2016 |
H1Z1 | Windows | Online Shooter, Survival | Feb. 17, 2016 |
Battlerite | Windows | MOBA | Nov. 8, 2017 |
Football Manager 2017 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Management Simulation |
Nov. 3, 2016 |
Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Truck Driving Simulation |
Jan. 16, 2013 |