The most popular Steam games in South Africa

3 December 2017
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The latest statistics from SteamSpy show that Clicker Heroes was the most popular game in South Africa over the past two weeks.

Valve, the company behind Steam, does not release game sales figures, but estimates suggest it is by far the dominant player in the global PC digital game distribution space.

SteamSpy uses its resources to estimate the popularity of Steam titles around the world, including in South Africa.

Statistics from SteamSpy on Steam in South Africa are detailed below.

Steam in South Africa

For the week of 28 November, SteamSpy showed the following:

  • Total active users: 607,166 (± 75,064)
  • Share of total users: 0.22%
  • Share of total games: 0.23%
  • Owned games per user: 27.57
  • Average playtime (2 weeks): 29:47
  • Active users (2 weeks): 39%

Popular games in SA

Popular Steam games in SA
Rank By players By hours (average per user)
1 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27% Clicker Heroes 56:09
2 Dota 2 23% Left 4 Dead 2 33:21
3 PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS 18% ARK: Survival Evolved 26:39
4 Warframe 10% Dota 2 23:44
5 Battlerite 6% Warframe 21:33
6 ARK: Survival Evolved 5% Rust 17:18
7 Rust 5% Call of Duty: WWII 16:33
8 Borderlands 2 4% Warface 16:30
9 Wallpaper Engine 4% PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS 15:13
10 Grand Theft Auto V 3% Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 15:00

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  1. Saint Patrick Maloney (Trekker
    03.12.2017 at 20:28

    27 games averge per player in South Africa!! I have 394 games in my librery. Wonder how accuret that nummbers ar?

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