Annually, Steam compiles a “Best of” list, showcasing the platform’s top-performing games in various categories. For this year’s list, Steam analyzed data spanning from January 1, 2023, to December 15, 2023. The top games are divided into several tiers (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze), with each tier representing a randomly sorted group of top performers. Games awarded the Platinum designation rank in the top 12 for their respective category, which is what we focus on in our report.
Top Sellers by Gross Revenue
The best-selling games on Steam based on total gross revenue earned in 2023.
- Apex Legends
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Call of Duty
- Counter-Strike 2
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Destiny 2
- DOTA 2
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Lost Ark
- PUBG Battlegrounds
- Sons of the Forest
- Starfield
Top New Releases by Gross Revenue
The best-selling releases of 2023. Steam created this list by looking at every game released in 2023, then selecting the top ones based on their first two weeks of revenue after launching.
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cities: Skylines II
- EA Sports FC 24
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Payday 3
- Remnant II
- Resident Evil 4
- Sons of the Forest
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Starfield
- Street Fighter 6
Most Played by Peak Concurrent Players (over 300,000)
While the full list of the most-played games of 2023 features games that eclipsed 40,000 peak players, the Platinum games reached over 300,000 players. Steam excluded brief spikes in player counts due to things like giveaways and free weekends.
- Apex Legends
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Counter-Strike 2
- Destiny 2
- DOTA 2
- Goose Goose Duck
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Lost Ark
- PUBG Battlegrounds
- Sons of the Forest
- Starfield
Top Early Access Graduates by Gross Revenue
This list are the Top Early Access graduates of 2023 measured by gross revenue earned throughout the year, including Early Access and post-graduation revenue.
- Against the Storm
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Dave the Diver
- Demonologist
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Everspace 2
- Farlight 84
- Marvel Snap
- My Time at Sandrock
- Ready or Not
- Sun Haven
- Wartales
Most Played on Steam Deck by Daily Active Players
These are the most played games on the Steam Deck during 2023, measured by daily active player counts throughout the year. Steam includes games with a Deck Verified status of Verified or Playable.
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Dave the Diver
- Elden Ring
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Half-Life
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Vampire Survivors
Most Played by Daily Active Controller Players
These are the games that registered the most controller sessions during the year. Specifically, it’s the games that had the highest number of those unique players, regardless of controller type.
- Apex Legends
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Call of Duty
- EA Sports FC 24
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Elden Ring
- Hogwarts Legacy
- NBA 2K23
- Resident Evil 4
- Rocket League
- Starfield
- Street Fighter 6
Top VR-Exclusive Experiences by Gross Revenue
These are the top VR games based on revenue earned during 2023, limited to VR-only games—not games that offer supplemental VR modes and experiences.
- Beat Saber
- Blade and Sorcery
- Bonelab
- Boneworks
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2
- Ghosts of Tabor
- Gorilla Tag
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Into the Radius VR
- Pavlov VR
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
- VTOL VR
