We are entering the final stretch of the year and the main companies in the technology sector are reviewing the most important things that have happened in the last 12 months. When it comes to video games, Steam just published the most played games of 2023and let’s go over them.
The Valve platform has released several lists with the best of 2023, also including the best-selling titles and new Steam releases, among others. However, in our case we will focus only on the proposals that have taken most of the players’ attention (and time).
To compile the ranking of the most played games of 2023, Steam has used the information collected between January 1 and December 15. Gabe Newell’s team has grouped video games into four different strata, based on the highest number of simultaneous players they have achieved:
- Platinum: titles with more than 300,000 attendees.
- Gold: more than 150,000.
- Silver: more than 80,000.
- Bronze: more than 40,000.
To make the measurement as fair as possible, Steam has decided not to count momentary spikes in certain games. These correspond to special situations such as free weekends or raffles, among others.
The most played games of 2023
In the segment Platinumreserved for Steam games that have brought together more than 300,000 attendees, there are no big surprises. We come across both highly anticipated releases this year, as well as classics that do not lose the public’s interest despite the passage of time. The review, below:
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Goose Goose Duck
- Destiny 2
- starfield
- dota 2
- Counter Strike 2
- PUBG:Battlegrounds
- Sons of the Forest
- Lost Ark
- Apex Legends
In the segment Gold from Steam, meanwhile, the most played games of 2023 were the following:
- Cyberpunk 2077
- GTA 5
- Path of Exile
- The Finals
- Armored Core VI
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- Resident Evil 4
- Call of Duty HQ (Warzone, Modern Warfare II and Modern Warfare III)
- Team Fortress 2
- rust
- Lethal Company
Some important names that appear in the section Silver of the most played games of 2023 are Elden Ring, FIFA 23, EA Sports FC 24 and Cities Sylines II. While in the section Bronzethe lowest rung of the Steam review, we find titles like Red Dead Redemption II, The Witcher III, Rocket League and Euro Truck Simulator.
The most popular Steam Deck
Along with the most played games on Steam in 2023, Valve has announced which ones have been the most popular titles for the Steam Deck. There is not much room for surprise here either. In the case of the portable console, video games were measured according to the number of daily active players. These were the most notable:
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Dave The Diver
- starfield
- Half-Life
- Vampire Survivors
- Cyberpunk 2077
- GTA 5
- Fires of Rubicon
- The Witcher 3
- Elden Ring
- Baldur’s Gate 3
Don’t forget that, days before Christmas, Steam started its traditional winter sale with great discounts on a large number of very popular games. It will be valid until next January 4, 2024.