Just about a week ago, we published the Top 20 Steam games according to number of players. Surprisingly, many of them are developed or published by relatively smaller companies. However, 20 games are very limited so, we took a look at the games being played according to genre. Based on the data, being a “AAA” game or having realistic graphics is not enough to attract more players.
Again, as we have said before, the data on number of players should be taken for what it is. A low player count doesn’t always mean a bad game. It’s possible that the publisher just don’t have enough budget for marketing and a good product won’t sell well if people are not aware about it. There are more than 100 games we listed so, we split the article into pages for easier browsing.
Action
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Windows | Dec. 2, 2008 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Windows | Apr. 14, 2015 |
| Saints Row: The Third | Linux, Windows | Nov. 14, 2011 |
| Saints Row IV | Linux, Windows | Aug. 19, 2013 |
| Watch Dogs | Windows | May 26, 2014 |
| Watch Dogs 2 | Windows | Nov. 28, 2016 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag | Windows | Nov. 19, 2013 |
| Assassin’s Creed: Unity | Windows | Nov. 11, 2014 |
| Assassin’s Creed: Origins | Windows | Oct. 26, 2017 |
| Mad Max | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 1, 2015 |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 30, 2014 |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Windows | Oct. 9, 2017 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| ELEX | Windows | Oct. 17, 2017 |
| Fallout 4 | Windows | Nov. 9, 2015 |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Windows | Nov. 10, 2011 |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition | Windows | Oct. 27, 2016 |
| The Witcher 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | May. 17, 2011 |
| The Witcher 3 | Windows | May. 18, 2015 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| DARK SOULS III | Windows | Apr. 11, 2016 |
| Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice | Windows | Aug. 8, 2017 |
| NieR: Automata | Windows | Mar. 17, 2017 |
| Nioh | Windows | Nov. 7, 2017 |
| Tomb Raider | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar. 4, 2013 |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | Windows | Feb. 9, 2016 |
Action RPG
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Grim Dawn | Windows | Feb. 25, 2016 |
| Torchlight | Mac, Windows | Oct. 27, 2009 |
| Torchlight II | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 20, 2012 |
| The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing | Mac, Windows | May. 22, 2013 |
| The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II | Mac, Windows | May. 22, 2014 |
| Victor Vran | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 9, 2016 |
RPG
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition | Linux, Mac, Windows | Oct. 27, 2015 |
| Divinity: Original Sin 2 | Windows | Sep. 14, 2017 |
| Pillars of Eternity | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Tyranny | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 10, 2016 |
| Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 19, 2014 |
Single-player FPS
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| BioShock Infinite | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar. 25, 2013 |
| Borderlands 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 17, 2012 |
| Dead Island – Definitve Edition | Linux, Windows | May. 31, 2016 |
| DOOM | Windows | May. 12, 2016 |
| Dying Light | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jan. 26, 2015 |
| Far Cry 4 | Windows | Nov. 18, 2014 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Far Cry Primal | Windows | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Metro 2033 Redux | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 25, 2014 |
| Metro: The Last Light Redux | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 25, 2014 |
| Prey | Windows | May. 4, 2017 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | Windows | May. 19, 2014 |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Windows | Oct. 26, 2017 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Half-Life 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 16, 2004 |
| Immortal Redneck | Linux, Mac, Windows | Apr. 25, 2017 |
| Ravenfield | Linux, Mac, Windows | May 18, 2017 |
| Serious Sam 3: BFE | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 22, 2011 |
| Shadow Warrior | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 26, 2013 |
| Shadow Warrior 2 | Windows | Oct. 13, 2016 |
| Serious Sam Fusion 2017 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar. 21, 2017 |
Online FPS
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Killing Floor | Linux, Mac, Windows | May 14, 2009 |
| Killing Floor 2 | Windows | Nov. 18, 2016 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 16, 2009 |
| PAYDAY 2 | Linux, Windows | Aug. 13, 2013 |
| Tom Clancy’s The Division | Windows | Mar. 7, 2016 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Mac, Windows | Nov. 8, 2011 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Windows | Nov. 12, 2012 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Windows | Nov. 5, 2015 |
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | Windows | Mar. 25, 2014 |
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Windows | Nov. 3, 2014 |
| Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Windows | Nov. 3, 2016 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Call of Duty: WW II | Windows | Nov. 2, 2017 |
| Black Squad | Windows | Jul. 28, 2017 |
| H1Z1 | Windows | Feb. 7, 2016 |
| Paladins | Mac, Windows | Sep. 15, 2016 |
| Team Fortress 2 | Linx, Mac, Windows | Oct. 10, 2007 |
| Warframe | Windows | Mar. 5, 2013 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Day of Infamy | Linx, Mac, Windows | Mar. 23, 2017 |
| Insurgency | Linx, Mac, Windows | Jan. 22, 2014 |
| Verdun | Linx, Mac, Windows | Apr. 28, 2015 |
| Warface | Windows | Jul. 1, 2014 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Ballistic Overkill | Linx, Mac, Windows | Mar. 28, 2017 |
| Dirty Bomb | Windows | Jun. 1, 2015 |
| Natural Selection 2 | Linx, Mac, Windows | Oct. 30, 2012 |
| PlanetSide 2 | Windows | Nov. 20, 2012 |
Strategy
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Civilization VI | Linux, Mac, Windows | Oct. 20, 2016 |
| Stellaris | Linux, Mac, Windows | May 9, 2016 |
| Total War: WARHAMMER | Linux, Mac, Windows | May 24, 2016 |
| Total War: WARHAMMER II | Windows | Sep. 28, 2017 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | Linux, Mac, Windows | Oct. 23, 2014 |
| Civilization V | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 21, 2010 |
| Crusader Kings II | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 14, 2012 |
| Mount & Blade: Warband | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar. 31, 2010 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Company of Heroes 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jun. 25, 2013 |
| Steel Division: Normandy 44 | Windows | May 23, 2017 |
| Sudden Strike 4 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 11, 2017 |
| Wargame: Red Dragon | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 14, 2014 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 28, 2011 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III | Linux, Mac, Windows | Apr. 27, 2017 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Shadowrun Returns | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jul. 25, 2013 |
| Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 18, 2014 |
| Shadowrun: Hong Kong – Extended Edition | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 20, 2015 |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Linux, Mac, Windows | Oct. 8, 2012 |
| XCOM 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 4, 2016 |
| Xenonauts | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jun. 16, 2014 |
Simulation
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| American Truck Simulator | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 2, 2016 |
| Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 | Windows | Jul. 28, 2017 |
| Construction-Simulator 2015 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 18, 2014 |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jan. 16, 2013 |
| Farming Simulator 17 | Mac, Windows | Oct. 24, 2016 |
| X-Plane 11 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar. 30, 2017 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Factorio | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 25, 2016 |
| Prison Architect | Linux, Mac, Windows | Oct. 26, 2015 |
| RimWorld | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jul. 15, 2016 |
| Stardew Valley | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 26, 2016 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Cities: Skylines | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar. 10, 2015 |
| Kerbal Space Program | Linux, Mac, Windows | Apr. 27, 2015 |
| Motorsport Manager | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 9, 2016 |
| Football Manager 2017 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 3, 2016 |
| Football Manager 2018 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 9, 2017 |
| Transport Fever | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 8, 2016 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Arma 3 | Linux (beta)[1][2][3], Windows | Sep. 12, 2013 |
| BeamNG.drive | Windows | May 29, 2015 |
| Fishing Planet | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 11, 2015 |
| The Long Dark | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 1, 2017 |
| theHunter Classic | Windows | Jun. 3, 2014 |
| theHunter: Call of the Wild | Windows | Feb. 16, 2017 |
Stealth
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Aragami | Linux, Mac, Windows | Oct. 4, 2016 |
| Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut | Mac, Windows | Oct. 25, 2013 |
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 23, 2016 |
| Dishonored | Windows | Oct. 8, 2012 |
| Dishonored 2 | Windows | Nov. 11, 2016 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Hitman: Absolution | Mac, Windows | Nov. 19, 2012 |
| HITMAN | Linux, Mac, Windows | Mar. 11, 2016 |
| Sniper Elite 4 | Windows | Feb. 13, 2017 |
| Styx: Master of Shadows | Windows | Oct. 7, 2014 |
| Styx: Shards of Darkness | Windows | Mar. 14, 2017 |
Online Open World
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| 7 Days to Die | Linux, Mac, Windows | Dec. 13, 2013 |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 29, 2017 |
| Rust | Linux, Mac, Windows | Dec. 11, 2013 |
| Unturned | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jul. 7, 2017 |
Racing
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Assetto Corsa | Windows | Dec. 19, 2014 |
| DiRT Rally | Linux, Mac, Windows | Dec. 7, 2015 |
| F1 2016 | Mac, Windows | Aug. 18, 2016 |
| DiRT 4 | Windows | Jun. 9, 2017 |
| F1 2017 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 24, 2017 |
| Project CARS | Windows | Mar. 15, 2015 |
| Project CARS 2 | Windows | Sep. 21, 2017 |
Platformer
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Axiom Verge | Linux, Mac, Windows | May 14, 2015 |
| Cave Story+ | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 11, 2011 |
| Cuphead | Windows | Sep. 29, 2017 |
| Dust: An Elysian Tail | Linux, Mac, Windows | May 24, 2013 |
| Hollow Knight | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 24, 2017 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Rogue Legacy | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jun. 27, 2013 |
| Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jun. 26, 2014 |
| Spelunky | Windows | Aug. 8, 2013 |
| Starbound | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jul. 22, 2016 |
| SteamWorld Dig | Linux, Mac, Windows | Dec. 5, 2013 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 22, 2017 |
| Sundered | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jun. 28, 2017 |
| Terraria | Linux, Mac, Windows | May 1, 2011 |
| Trine 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jun. 6, 2013 |
| Trine 3 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 20, 2015 |
Space Action
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Avorion | Linux, Windows | Jan. 23, 2017 |
| EVERSPACE | Linux (beta)[1], Mac, Windows | May 25, 2017 |
| Space Pirates and Zombies 2 | Linux, Mac, Windows | Nov. 7, 2017 |
| Strike Suit Zero | Linux, Mac, Windows | Jan. 23, 2013 |
Horror
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Amnesia: The Dark Descent | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 8, 2010 |
| Layers of Fear | Linux, Mac, Windows | Feb. 15, 2016 |
| Observer | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 15, 2017 |
| Outlast | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 4, 2013 |
| Outlast 2 | Windows | Aug. 25, 2017 |
| SOMA | Linux, Mac, Windows | Sep. 21, 2015 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Alien: Isolation | Linux, Mac, Windows | Oct. 6, 2014 |
| Dead Space | Windows | Oct. 20, 2008 |
| Resident Evil 6 | Windows | Mar. 22, 2013 |
| Resident Evil 5 | Windows | Sep. 15, 2009 |
| Resident Evil 7 | Windows | Jan. 23, 2017 |
| The Evil Within | Windows | Oct. 13, 2014 |
| The Evil Within 2 | Windows | Oct. 12, 2017 |
MOBA
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Battlerite | Windows | Nov. 8, 2017 |
| Robocraft | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 24, 2017 |
| SMITE | Windows | Sep. 8, 2015 |
| War Thunder | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 15, 2013 |
Fighting
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Absolver | Windows | Aug. 29, 2017 |
| GUILTY GEAR X3rd -REVELATOR- | Windows | Dec. 14, 2016 |
| Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition | Windows | Nov. 12, 2013 |
| Killer Instinct | Windows | Sep. 27, 2017 |
| Ultimate Marvel vs. CAPCOM 3 | Windows | Dec. 3, 2016 |
| Marvel vs. CAPCOM: Infinite | Windows | Sep. 19, 2017 |
| Title | Supported OS | Release Date |
| Mortal Kombat – Komplete Edition | Windows | Jul. 3, 2013 |
| Mortal Kombat X | Windows | Apr. 13, 2015 |
| Skullgirls | Linux, Mac, Windows | Aug. 22, 2013 |
| Ultra Street Fighter IV | Windows | Aug. 7, 2014 |
| Street Fighter V | Windows | Feb. 15, 2016 |
| TEKKEN 7 | Windows | Jun. 1, 2017 |
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woah, no Dota 2 under MOBAs? are we this much closer to achieving Nirvana? lmao