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