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Real-time strategy: Ensemble Studios: Microsoft: Magicka: 2 million [76] — January 25, 2011: Action-adventure: Arrowhead Game Studios: Paradox Interactive: Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars: 2 million [77] Cossacks: April 15, 2005: Real-time strategy: GSC Game World: CDV Software: Crusader Kings III: 2 million [78] Crusader Kings: September 1 ...
This is a list of fifty video games that have globally sold the highest number of software units. The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a 2011 sandbox game released by Mojang for multiple platforms, eventually selling more than 300 million copies in 2023.
Steam Trading Cards, a system where players earn virtual trading cards based on games they own, were introduced in May 2013. Using them, players can trade with other Steam users on the Steam Community Marketplace and use them to craft "Badges", which grant rewards such as discount coupons, and user profile page customization options.
Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.It is the developer of the software distribution platform Steam and the game franchises Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead and Dota.
VRChat was review bombed on Steam in July 2022 following an update that implemented Easy Anti-Cheat to counter "malicious" mods from players. Despite modding of the game being technically disallowed, players criticized the decision as mods have been used to improve the game's accessibility, user safety, and performance.
However, the average player count on Steam declined significantly since the game's launch. [107] The game's player count increased 15,930% and was listed as one of Steam's most-played games after its transition to a free-to-play model. [108] More than a million new players played the game after the transition. [109]
By February 2023, the game experienced a significant drop in daily players, which a Kotaku article attributed to a lack of updates and new characters. [80] Trackers for the Steam version reported an average daily peak of roughly 1,300 players over the last 30 days, marking the title's lowest player count since launch. [ 81 ]
Marvel Rivals reached 10 million players worldwide within 72 hours. [78] [79] Furthermore, it peaked at 480,990 concurrent players on Steam on December 8, 2024. [78] [80] It surpassed 20 million players as announced on December 17. [81] Throughout its first month, the game maintained most of its in-game player count.