{"id":60726,"date":"2013-12-04T02:16:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T00:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=60726"},"modified":"2013-12-04T02:18:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T00:18:00","slug":"most-popular-steam-games-of-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60726-most-popular-steam-games-of-the-moment","title":{"rendered":"Most popular Steam games of the moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

It’s dwarfing its closest competition, Counter-Strike: GO, which had a peak of 82,930 players.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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

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.<\/p>\n

Check out the top 50 list of most popular Steam games below. Which games are you currently playing?<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Steam Stats (03\/12\/13)<\/strong><\/td>\nCurrent Players<\/strong><\/td>\nPeak Today<\/strong><\/td>\nGame<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n469,622<\/td>\n476,213<\/td>\nDota 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n55,669<\/td>\n82,930<\/td>\nCounter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n39,105<\/td>\n49,306<\/td>\nTeam Fortress 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n33,902<\/td>\n58,117<\/td>\nFootball Manager 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n31,379<\/td>\n48,086<\/td>\nThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n29,705<\/td>\n47,468<\/td>\nSid Meier’s Civilization V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n28,594<\/td>\n36,862<\/td>\nCounter-Strike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n21,371<\/td>\n27,889<\/td>\nCounter-Strike: Source<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n17,814<\/td>\n26,533<\/td>\nGarry’s Mod<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n13,347<\/td>\n17,558<\/td>\nTerraria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n12,230<\/td>\n19,772<\/td>\nTotal War: ROME II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n11,588<\/td>\n19,823<\/td>\nFootball Manager 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n10,008<\/td>\n12,288<\/td>\nWarframe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n9,784<\/td>\n17,839<\/td>\nBorderlands 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n9,418<\/td>\n16,250<\/td>\nPath of Exile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n9,332<\/td>\n16,816<\/td>\nCall of Duty: Ghosts – Multiplayer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n8,360<\/td>\n11,015<\/td>\nLeft 4 Dead 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n8,099<\/td>\n9,872<\/td>\nPAYDAY 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n8,060<\/td>\n8,847<\/td>\nFar Cry\u00ae 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n7,737<\/td>\n11,000<\/td>\nAssassin’s Creed IV Black Flag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n6,889<\/td>\n12,448<\/td>\nXCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n6,776<\/td>\n9,883<\/td>\nCall of Duty: Black Ops II – Multiplayer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n6,275<\/td>\n8,945<\/td>\nCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Multiplayer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n5,550<\/td>\n7,650<\/td>\nWar Thunder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n4,711<\/td>\n7,035<\/td>\nDark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\n4,709<\/td>\n5,978<\/td>\nAge of Empires II: HD Edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n4,037<\/td>\n5,091<\/td>\nPortal 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n3,922<\/td>\n5,823<\/td>\nTorchlight II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n3,902<\/td>\n6,113<\/td>\nCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Multiplayer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\n3,670<\/td>\n6,422<\/td>\nState of Decay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\n3,566<\/td>\n7,034<\/td>\nBioShock Infinite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n3,320<\/td>\n5,819<\/td>\nEuropa Universalis IV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\n3,315<\/td>\n6,020<\/td>\nFootball Manager 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\n3,305<\/td>\n5,673<\/td>\nArma 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\n3,195<\/td>\n4,960<\/td>\nEuro Truck Simulator 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\n3,141<\/td>\n4,326<\/td>\nInfestation: Survivor Stories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\n3,109<\/td>\n5,764<\/td>\nMount & Blade: Warband<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\n3,055<\/td>\n4,556<\/td>\nArma 2: Operation Arrowhead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\n2,996<\/td>\n4,412<\/td>\nRIFT\u2122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\n2,985<\/td>\n3,541<\/td>\nNo More Room in Hell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\n2,896<\/td>\n5,128<\/td>\nFallout: New Vegas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\n2,778<\/td>\n4,552<\/td>\nCompany of Heroes 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\n2,706<\/td>\n4,875<\/td>\nChivalry: Medieval Warfare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\n2,701<\/td>\n4,392<\/td>\nEmpire: Total War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\n2,699<\/td>\n4,902<\/td>\nPlanetSide 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\n2,651<\/td>\n3,441<\/td>\nStronghold Kingdoms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\n2,626<\/td>\n3,425<\/td>\nAPB Reloaded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\n2,526<\/td>\n4,365<\/td>\nSaints Row IV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\n2,504<\/td>\n2,504<\/td>\nTomb Raider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\n2,254<\/td>\n3,403<\/td>\nMight & Magic: Duel of Champions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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