Steam’s Best of 2023 Reveals Its Highest-Selling and Most-Played Games of the Past Year

Valve has unveiled its annual ‘Best of 2023′ list on Steam, revealing which titles dominated sales on PC. The titles haven’t been numerically ranked, but have been grouped into tiers — Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze — based on data collected from January 1 through December 15, 2023. The Top 12 category is populated by both free-to-play multiplayer games and the biggest launches, with the award-winning Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077, and Hogwarts Legacy emerging as the best-selling titles. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which was disliked by both fans and critics alike, also made it to higher echelons, thanks to a dedicated fanbase wanting to experience its multiplayer segment.

The usual suspects like Counter-Strike 2, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Apex Legends, Dota 2, and Destiny 2 also made it to the Platinum rank — the last of them is getting a new expansion, ‘The Final Shape,’ in June, this year. Meanwhile, the Gold tier contains some absolute bangers like the Resident Evil 4 remake, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Elden Ring, for which the last-reported sales number was 20 million copies across all platforms. Its popularity was highly instrumental in plunking Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, a lesser-known FromSoftware franchise, among the top 24 best-selling games on the platform. Even FIFA 23 from last year made the cut, which shouldn’t be surprising considering its follow-up EA Sports FC 24 launched mid-year.

In addition to an overall Top-Sellers field, Steam has additional sections for New Releases by gross revenue, Most Played, Early Access purchases, and more. Multiplatform games that were received poorly seem to be the centre of attention among the latest releases, with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Payday 3 emerging on top, with the latter being criticised for lack of content. As you’d expect, multiplayer games held the highest player count (above 300,000 minimum), though some single-player affairs like Goose Goose Duck and Hogwarts Legacy charted alongside Baldur’s Gate 3, which at one point, peaked at over 800,000 concurrent players on Steam. Developer Larian Studios only anticipated 100,000, given the game had been out for nearly three years in early access. At the time of writing, over 176,000 concurrent players are logged into the expansive RPG, which is placed fourth among the most-played games on the platform.

2023 was also a great year for studios to test out their games in early access and gain feedback on them. The ocean exploration and fishing game from Mintrocket, Dave the Diver, was among the favourites, even turning out to be one of the most played games on the Steam Deck. While it’s only natural to expect less graphically intensive games like Vampire Survivor and Half-Life on there, somehow Starfield made it to the top despite its lack of optimisation causing heavy stutters in crowded areas like New Atlantis and the Wild West-themed Akila. Beat Saber and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR emerged among the favourites in virtual reality gaming, along with Half-Life: Alyx, pitting you in a vicious fight against the alien Combines.

Currently, Steam also has its annual Winter Sale going on, bringing steep discounts on new and returning games. It runs until January 5 at 10:30pm IST.


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Steam Autumn Sale 2023 Best Deals: Starfield, Diablo IV, Cyberpunk 2077, Dark Souls Trilogy, and More

The 2023 Steam Autumn Sale is now live, bringing new and returning deals on PC games. The event is live for a week, running until November 28 at 10:30pm IST, slashing prices by up to 85 percent on select titles. Blizzard’s Diablo IV, which recently came to Valve’s storefront, has gotten a 40 percent discount — Rs. 3,359 — tossing you into the hellish landscape of the Sanctuary to battle bloodthirsty monsters as a legendary horned demon Lilith, Queen of the Succubi comes into power. Lacklustre post-launch content has tarnished this game’s reputation, so why not give it a test run with the six-day-long free trial? Bethesda’s expansive space RPG Starfield has also received a first discount, setting you centuries into the future where humanity has begun thriving on other planets. It’s available at Rs. 3,999 at a 20 percent discount.

PlayStation Studios’ entire catalogue is part of the promotion as well, including The Last of Us Part I, which drops down to Rs. 2,679 (33 percent off) despite the lingering issues with visual fidelity and performance even at lower graphical presets.

Starfield Review

The acclaimed God of War 2019 reboot, in which a now-reserved Kratos and his son Atreus set off on a treacherous journey through Nordic lands to scatter his wife’s ashes from the highest peak in the nine realms. It’s available at 40 percent off for Rs. 1,979. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, a package of two games — Uncharted 4 and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy — is available at the same price, too, letting you pick between Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer’s adventures in the wild. And it might be a couple of years before Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 comes to PC, but if you still haven’t caught up on Peter Parker and Miles Morales’ saga, then now’s the perfect time. Spider-Man Remastered is priced at Rs. 2,399, while its shorter spinoff sequel costs Rs. 1,979.

FromSoftware fans, who were drawn in through the studio’s recent titles Elden Ring and Armored Core VI games, can take a trip down memory lane with the Dark Souls trilogy. It is worth mentioning that publisher Bandai Namco has upped Dark Souls Remastered’s base price, so with a 50 percent discount, it’s now listed at Rs. 1,199 — the original price tag until July 2023. Its sequels have not undergone a price increase, with Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin costing Rs. 1,199 and Dark Souls III at Rs. 2,149 — both at 50 percent off, with DLCs/ Season Pass to purchase separately. Meanwhile, the Pinocchio-inspired souls-like title, Lies of P, has received its first price drop, down from Rs. 3,700 to Rs. 2,960. This is the closest a PC gamer would come towards experiencing Bloodborne, and to that effect, it delivers gracefully with a haunting atmosphere and bone-chilling boss designs. Another major souls-like Lords of the Fallen is also on sale at a 34 percent discount for Rs. 1,979, though be wary of persistent performance issues.

Cyberpunk 2077 Review

If open-world is your jam, then Red Dead Redemption 2 is a no-brainer — a 67 percent discount, taking the price down to Rs. 1,055. Or you can delve into the futuristic Blade Runner-esque world of Cyberpunk 2077, available at Rs. 1,499, excluding the Phantom Liberty expansion. That additional content hasn’t received a price drop, but you can opt for an inclusive bundle that costs Rs. 2,758. Those looking for a more contained experience can check out Dave the Diver, a cutesy pixelated roguelike about catching fish and serving them at the local sushi shop. It costs Rs. 704 after a 20 percent price cut.

Steam Autumn Sale 2023 best PC game deals

Red Dead Redemption 2 at Rs. 1,055 — 67 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Starfield at Rs. 3,999 — 20 percent discount (FIRST DISCOUNT)

Cyberpunk 2077 at Rs. 1,499 — 50 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Diablo IV at Rs. 3,359 — 40 percent discount (FIRST DISCOUNT)

Diablo IV Review

Dark Souls Remastered at Rs. 1,199 — 50 percent discount (LOWER DISCOUNT THAN BEFORE)

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin at Rs. 1,199 — 50 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Dark Souls III at Rs. 2,149 — 50 percent discount (LOWER DISCOUNT THAN BEFORE)

Lies of P at Rs. 2,960 — 20 percent discount (FIRST DISCOUNT)

Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice at Rs. 2,498 — 50 percent discount (LOWER DISCOUNT THAN BEFORE)

Lords of the Fallen at Rs. 1,979 — 34 percent discount (FIRST DISCOUNT)

Disco Elysium – The Final Cut at Rs. 224 — 75 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

God of War at Rs. 1,979 — 40 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

The Last of Us Part I at Rs. 2,679 — 33 percent discount (FIRST DISCOUNT)

Spider-Man Remastered PC Review

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered at Rs. 2,399 — 40 percent discount (NEW LOW)

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales at Rs. 1,979 — 40 percent discount (NEW LOW)

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection at Rs. 1,979 — 40 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at Rs. 2,099 — 40 percent discount (NEW LOW)

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Review

Stasis: Bone Totem at Rs. 616 — 30 percent discount (LOWER DISCOUNT THAN BEFORE)

Resident Evil 2 at Rs. 500 — 75 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Resident Evil 3 at Rs. 585 — 75 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Resident Evil 4 at Rs. 2,375 — 34 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Resident Evil 4 Review

Batman: Arkham Collection at Rs. 202 — 85 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

EA Sports FC 24 at Rs. 1,749 — 50 percent discount (FIRST DISCOUNT)

Dead Space at Rs. 1,499 — 50 percent discount (NEW LOW)

Persona 4 Golden at Rs. 1,082 — 35 percent discount (LOWER DISCOUNT THAN BEFORE)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition at Rs. 312 — 75 percent discount (LOWER DISCOUNT THAN BEFORE)

Dave the Diver at Rs. 704 — 20 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Grand Theft Auto V at Rs. 953 — 64 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Hogwarts Legacy at Rs. 2,399 — 40 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Hogwarts Legacy Review

Hades at Rs. 550 — 50 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)

Devil May Cry 5 at Rs. 577 — 67 percent discount (PREVIOUS BEST)


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