A couple of days ago, Steam hit a new all-time record with over 41 million concurrent users. This comes seven months after the previous record of 41 million concurrent users.
A lot of people may assume that this was due to the Steam Next Fest event. However, I believe that BF6 was mainly the game that pushed Steam to hit this new record.
The Steam Next Fest event began on October 13th. On the other hand, Steam hit its 41 million CCUs record on October 12th. The only big game that came out last week was Battlefield 6. I’m not saying that BF6 was the sole reason why we got to that record. If you look at the numbers, BF6’s concurrent users are lower than those of PUBG: Battlegrounds, DOTA 2, or Counter-Strike 2. Still, this new release contributed to that new record.
Let’s now take a look at the Top 15 Most Played Games in the last 24 hours.
At the top, we find Counter-Strike 2. Valve’s shooter had a peak of over one and a half million players. This is close to its all-time CCU record (which is 1.8 million players). CS2 is followed by DOTA 2, which is another game from Valve. Then, we have PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and Battlefield 6.
In fifth place, we find the new Delta Force game. Now this is something I did not see coming. A lot of people assumed that Delta Force would be a flop. After all, its MP strayed away from the old Delta Force games. But look at that. Delta Force has been a huge success for TiMi Studio Group. The funny thing is that the game has Mixed and Mostly Negative Reviews on Steam. Still, these numbers show a commercial hit.
Next is Apex Legends, followed by Banana, Wallpaper Engine, and Bongo Cat. In tenth place, we find Rust. Stardew Valley and NARAKA: Bladepoint are in eleventh and twelfth place, respectively. And then, in the final two places, we find Grand Theft Auto 5 and Dead by Daylight.
It will be interesting to see when Steam will hit its next CCU record. Will it happen in 2025? Only time will tell.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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41M users and still can't deliver a patch right.
Poor Epig fail crap store and poor Timmy tencent 🫵 🤣
oh i re-installed windows and i even forgot i had an epig account lol which i only used to claim free games, thanks for reminding me, now ill re-install it gain and wait for any other free game they are going to offer in the future
Poor Epig fail crap store and poor Timmy tencent 🫵 🤣
Poor Epig fail crap store and poor Timmy tencent 🫵 🤣
Poor Epig fail crap store and poor Timmy tencent 🫵 🤣
The last bloodline 2 clan trailer just dropped (toreador).
It's really weird that we didn't have all of the trailers up until now, it was a poor marketing move because no one cared.
The gay clan:
youtu(dot)be/p5bbHM5zSUQ
I see again and again people asking why games have become so bad then I look at the list of most played…
Most played games => not a SINGLE one I'm interested in.
I don't belong in this world anymore.
Also, who the hell does NOT pirate games in 2025?
Using Steam is for SLAVES.
Multiplayer games, especially shooters like Counter-Strike, tend to attract even non-gamers due to their addictive, skill-based nature. I’ve personally spent over 1,000 hours in Counter Strike, it’s easy to get hooked, its a type of game which is easy to learn but has very steep learning curve. That said, i also enjoy single player experiences. I'm also active on RetroAchievements and have mastered several classic games in hardcore mode using emulators.
The reason multiplayer games dominate in terms of player count is because they’re essentially endless. In contrast, no matter how great a single-player game is, you can only replay it so many times. That’s why I believe it’s best to diversify your playtime across different types of games for a more balanced and fulfilling gaming experience.
It happened to me, but with War Thunder. I have nearly 3000 hours now. We will see something similar when Escape from Tarkov hits Steam.