According toSteamDB,Steamhas set a new record of over 10 million in-game active users, and an all-time concurrent user number of 33 million,two more million since last November.
A big reason for this sharp rise in player numbers is bound to be theSteam Deck, Valve’s magical answer to console and portable gaming. The console hasshipped more than a million unitsin the span of eight months since its release in February 2022, even thought it was only available by reservation. The number of users has probably only risen since then thanks to Valveremoving the reservation requirementlast October, as well as startingshipments to Asian countriesnot too long ago.
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Of course, the usual list offree-to-play gamessuch as CS:Go,Lost Ark,Call of Duty, andPUBGare still grabbing the attention of Steam users, but From Software’s hit gameElden Ringseems to have joined the pack. It is now positioned as the 10th most played game with around 100,000 players currently playing the game simultaneously at the time of writing.Vampire Survivorsis also another notable runner-up that hasentranced Steam Deck playersfor months now.
Valve has also released a store page dedicated to2022’s most prominant titlesin terms of sales and popularity, andDying Light 2was among the single-player games that achieved high gross revenue along with the other multiplayer titles. Other notable 2022 games that received trophies for high player count wereGoose Goose Duck,Cyberpunk 2077,Monster Hunter Rise, and Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel.
Steam players are also getting some love in 2023 with titles that has proven successful on consoles such as theacclaimed martial arts adventure Sifu, and some of Ubisoft’s previous epic exclusives such asTom Clancy’s The Division 2andWatch Dogs Legion. Sony has also been very supportive of PC lately withReturnalannounced to be arriving soon on PC –as per the game awards trailer– andThe Last of Us Part 1remake confirmed torelease next March as well. It has been a great year for Steam, and it seems as though it’s only going to get better from here on out.
