ARC Raiders and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Among the Most Successful Games on Steam in 2025
As usual, Valve looked back and summed up the year in Steam. Gabe's team compiled several lists of the most popular games of 2025, with a total of seven categories.
Among the best-selling projects from the past 12 months were ARC Raiders, Battlefield 6, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
To avoid disclosing even approximate revenue data, Valve typically distributes titles into groups, within which games are arranged randomly:
- “Platinum” (1–12 place).
- “Gold” (13–24 place).
- “Silver” (25–50 place).
- “Bronze” (51–100 place).
The published data below was collected from January 1 to December 15, 2025. Below are the "platinum" projects — other groups can be seen here.
Top Sellers of the Year
The best games by gross revenue over the past year.
- R.E.P.O..
- Battlefield 6.
- ARC Raiders.
- Counter-Strike 2.
- Monster Hunter Wilds.
- Borderlands 4.
- PUBG: Battlegrounds.
- Marvel Rivals.
- Apex Legends.
- Schedule I.
- Call of Duty.
- Dota 2.
Best New Releases of the Year
The most successful games released in 2025 by revenue.
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
- Dune: Awakening.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong.
- Monster Hunter Wilds.
- Schedule I.
- Borderlands 4.
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
- Elden Ring Nightreign.
- Civilization VII.
- Battlefield 6.
- ARC Raiders.
- EA Sports FC 26.
Most Popular Games of the Year
Titles with the highest number of unique users throughout the year.
- Left 4 Dead 2.
- PEAK.
- Stardew Valley.
- PUBG: Battlegrounds.
- Delta Force.
- Marvel Rivals.
- Grand Theft Auto V.
- Dota 2.
- Terraria.
- Apex Legends.
- R.E.P.O..
- Counter-Strike 2.
Most Popular Steam Deck Games of the Year
The most popular games by the number of unique users in 2025.
- Vampire Survivors.
- Hades II.
- Hades.
- Baldur’s Gate III.
- Balatro.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong.
- Hollow Knight.
- Red Dead Redemption 2.
- Elden Ring.
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
- Cyberpunk 2077.
- Stardew Valley.
Best Controller-Supported Games
The most popular games with a controller by the number of unique users throughout the year.
- Elden Ring.
- Elden Ring Nightreign.
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
- Red Dead Redemption 2.
- Forza Horizon 5.
- Monster Hunter Wilds.
- Split Fiction.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong.
- Black Myth: Wukong.
- It Takes Two.
- Hollow Knight.
- Skate..
Best VR Projects of the Year
Also presented are the most popular games by the number of unique users.
- VRChat.
- Half-Life Alyx.
- Gorilla Tag.
- Assetto Corsa.
- Phasmophobia.
- Blade & Sorcery.
- Beat Saber.
- No Man’s Sky.
- ARK: Survival Evolved.
- VTOL VR.
- Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.
Best Demos of the Year
Demos with the highest volume of unique users over the past year.
- Backseat Drivers: Free Test Drive.
- Stellar Blade.
- Euro Truck Simulator 2.
- Schedule I.
- Drive Beyond Horizons.
- Soundpad.
- Quarantine Zone: The Last Check.
- Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark.
- Deltarune.
- YAPYAP.
- Half Sword.
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