Like every end of the year, the “Most” lists start to pile up, and Steam is of course no exception. a little over a week Valve has started offering its users the ability to check their data and stats for 2023, as well as other services such as Spotify and Apple Music, two classics in this sense. And this is very interesting because it gives us a very personal insight into our consumption patterns throughout the now almost extinct year.

This type of data, interesting in itself, They grow in value and interest when we can cross them with others, whether individual from our friendships, or especially compared to global aggregates. Are we among the vast majority or are we in free verse? We have contributed to being at the top of the table, or we are proud of it India that go against the mainstream of the market?

The variety of formats, platforms and stores makes it impossible (or at least very difficult) to have a complete photo market, yes. Some stores don’t offer specifics, others do, but are limited to certain markets… so in the end we have to stick with the broadest approximations available. And in that regard, given Steam’s enormous reach, the most interesting data is what it provides.

Of course, and although Valve themselves refer to this list in this way, the truth is that it’s a bit of a trap, which is why I put “sold” in quotes in the title, because what this ranking offers us is, in reality, the Valve store titles that generated the most revenueto the extent that six of the first 12 are games free to playanother example of this model being extremely successful and profitable today.

With that clarification, let’s take a look top selling games on steam in 2023a list which you can find at this link and which is divided into four categories:

• Platinum: 12 games (6 free to play).
• Gold: 12 games (3rd free to play).
• Silver: 25 games (3rd free to play).
• Bronze: 50 sets (2 free to play).

So this list leaves us with a total of 99 games, of which 14 free to playand the most interesting thing is that their greatest concentration occurs precisely among those who generate the greatest income.

Platinum

The twelve best-selling games on Steam in 2023 are as follows:

1. Cyberpunk 2077
2. Counter-Strike 2. (free to play)
3. Fate 2. (free to play)
4. Star field.
5. Dota 2. (free to play)
6. PUBG: Battlefield. (free to play)
7. Sons of the forest.
8. APEX Legends. (free to play)
9. Hogwarts heritage.
10. The lost ark. (free to play)
11. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
12. Baldur’s Gate.

It is of course surprising that the list is headed by Cyberpunk 2077, a title that hit the market in late 2020 and also had a rather questionable debut. However, as we told you Its development in these years was extremely positive, to the extent that today it has become an example of technical excellence. This redemption reached its peak last September with the launch of the long-awaited Phantom Liberty DLC, which undoubtedly played a key role in its commercial performance.

It is also interesting that the title released this year that generated the most revenue is Counter-Strike 2, which occupies the second position in the table. However, this information is a bit “tricky”, since we have to take into account that CS2 has all the brake of CS:GO. So if you want to find a title from the same year 2023 that generated revenue solely from its sales, not from microtransactions, carryovers from previous titles, DLC, etc. We have to descend to the fourth place where we find the Starfield.

An interesting detail is that according to the revenue generated on Steam, Hogwarts Legacy is in the ninth position in the table. However, according to other lists that are circulating the Internet, but do not specify which geographies they are limited to and what specific platforms they cover, it would be the best-selling game of the year.

And finally, although I’ve mentioned it before, I think it’s worth insisting: half of the 12 games that generated the most revenue on Valve’s store are free to playBut it is so If we focus on the top six, four of them are FtP. It’s impressive to think about the amount of business these types of games must generate, isn’t it?

Gold

We also find twelve from the second category:

1. Elden Ring.
2. War frame. (free to play)
3. EA Sports FC 24.
4. EA Sports FIFA 23.
5. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.
6. Resident Evil 4.
7. Grand Theft Auto V.
8. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.
9. War storm. (free to play)
10. NARAKA: Blade point. (free to play)
11. Red Dead Redemption 2.
12. Dead by Daylight.

It will definitely catch your eye when you see the games that occupy the third and fourth positions, and this is the highest case in the table, in which we find two titles from the same franchise (although yes, it is true, with a name change). It’s also interesting to see that it’s headed by one of the best games of 2022, Elden Ring, which from what we can see continues to have huge traction among players.

Another remarkable aspect of this group is that we find it three companies managed to place two of their titles in the same. They are FromSoftware with Elden Ring and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Electronic Arts with EA Sports FC 24 and EA Sports FIFA 23, and Rockstar, which continues to make money at an enviable rate with Grand Theft Auto V (2013) and Red. Dead Redemption 2 (2018).

silver

Added a total of 25 games to this Steam group. They are the following:

1. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor.
2. Project Zomboid.
3. Total War: WARHAMMER III.
4. Forza Horizon 5.
5. Dead space.
6. Yu-Gi-Oh! MasterDuel. (free to play)
7. Stellaris.
8. New world.
9. Rust.
10. BattleBit Remastered.
11. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online.
12. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.
13. Sea of ​​Thieves 2023 Edition.
14. Street Fighter 6.
15. The Sims 4. (free to play)
16. Euro Truck Simulator 2.
17. Deadly company.
18. Party animals.
19. The rest of II.
20. Black desert.
21. The Elder Scrolls Online.
22. Panorama of cities II.
23. NBA 2K23.
24. Team Strength 2. (free to play)
25. ARK: Survival Ascended.

Bronze

And finally we go with 50, which closes the Steam classification, in the bronze category.

1. Terrariums.
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
3. Mortal Kombat 1
4. Atomic Heart.
5. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remade.
6. PAYOUTS 3.
7. Heart of Iron IV.
8. The Last of Us Part I
9. Borderlands 3
10. Monster Hunter Rise.
11. DREDGE.
12. Hunt: Showdown.
13. Outlast Trials.
14. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
15. Stardew Valley.
16. Crusader Kings III
17. Age of Wonders 4
18. Year 1800
19. Lies P
20. Battlefield 2042
21. Fallout 76
22. Cities: Panoramas
23. It takes two.
24. Dave the diver.
25. RimWorld.
26. ARK: Survival Evolved.
27. BeamNG.drive.
28. Summoner War: The Chronicles. (free to play)
29. F1 23.
30. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition.
31. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.
32. The path of exile. (free to play)
33. Dying Light 2 Stay Human.
34. Microsoft Flight Simulator.
35. Farming Simulator 22.
36. Not Man’s Sky.
37. Persona 5 Royal.
38. Wallpaper Engine.
39. American truck simulator.
40. Ready or not.
41. DayZ.
42. World of Warships. (free to play)
43. Deep Rock Galactic.
44. Raft.
45. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
46. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
47. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
48. Grounded.

and you? How was your 2023 in terms of buying games, DLC, etc? Are you reflected in this list?