Most popular Steam games of the moment

4 December 2013

According to the latest Top Games statistics from Steam, free-to-play behemoth Dota 2 is unsurprisingly the most popular game being played, with a peak of 476,213 players.

It’s dwarfing its closest competition, Counter-Strike: GO, which had a peak of 82,930 players.

Valve games dominate the top 3 spots on the chart, with Team Fortress 2 peaking at 49,306 players. Valve sure knows how to keep the gamers coming back to their platform.

The ever-popular but oft-forgotten Football manager 2014 comes in 4th, while Skyrim shows it’s staying power at 5th.

Moving down the list we see free-to-play hack-n-slash Path of Exile going toe-to-toe with AAA juggernauts such as Call of Duty: Ghosts and Borderlands 2.

Check out the top 50 list of most popular Steam games below. Which games are you currently playing?

Steam Stats (03/12/13) Current Players Peak Today Game
1 469,622 476,213 Dota 2
2 55,669 82,930 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
3 39,105 49,306 Team Fortress 2
4 33,902 58,117 Football Manager 2014
5 31,379 48,086 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
6 29,705 47,468 Sid Meier’s Civilization V
7 28,594 36,862 Counter-Strike
8 21,371 27,889 Counter-Strike: Source
9 17,814 26,533 Garry’s Mod
10 13,347 17,558 Terraria
11 12,230 19,772 Total War: ROME II
12 11,588 19,823 Football Manager 2013
13 10,008 12,288 Warframe
14 9,784 17,839 Borderlands 2
15 9,418 16,250 Path of Exile
16 9,332 16,816 Call of Duty: Ghosts – Multiplayer
17 8,360 11,015 Left 4 Dead 2
18 8,099 9,872 PAYDAY 2
19 8,060 8,847 Far Cry® 3
20 7,737 11,000 Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag
21 6,889 12,448 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
22 6,776 9,883 Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Multiplayer
23 6,275 8,945 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Multiplayer
24 5,550 7,650 War Thunder
25 4,711 7,035 Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
26 4,709 5,978 Age of Empires II: HD Edition
27 4,037 5,091 Portal 2
28 3,922 5,823 Torchlight II
29 3,902 6,113 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Multiplayer
30 3,670 6,422 State of Decay
31 3,566 7,034 BioShock Infinite
32 3,320 5,819 Europa Universalis IV
33 3,315 6,020 Football Manager 2012
34 3,305 5,673 Arma 3
35 3,195 4,960 Euro Truck Simulator 2
36 3,141 4,326 Infestation: Survivor Stories
37 3,109 5,764 Mount & Blade: Warband
38 3,055 4,556 Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
39 2,996 4,412 RIFT™
40 2,985 3,541 No More Room in Hell
41 2,896 5,128 Fallout: New Vegas
42 2,778 4,552 Company of Heroes 2
43 2,706 4,875 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
44 2,701 4,392 Empire: Total War
45 2,699 4,902 PlanetSide 2
46 2,651 3,441 Stronghold Kingdoms
47 2,626 3,425 APB Reloaded
48 2,526 4,365 Saints Row IV
49 2,504 2,504 Tomb Raider
50 2,254 3,403 Might & Magic: Duel of Champions

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  1. Duncan Bell
    04.12.2013 at 11:48

    I’m surprised to see that the first Counter Strike is so high up there :O

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