Steam sales chart: Path of Exile 2 shows great sales, and PUBG became the leader among conditionally free games

PUBG's main art. Source: Steam

Over the past week there were some serious changes in the Steam sales chart, which we will try to analyse now.

Here's What We Know

Isometric action-RPG Path of Exile 2 remains the leader among paid goods, which has been enjoying huge popularity since the beginning of December and surprises gamers with the depth of mechanics and huge space in character development.

EA SPORTS FC 25 football simulator, which is still receiving mixed reviews, but the big discount has become a strong argument for many gamers to finally get acquainted with the game.

The third place is occupied by shooters of the Call of Duty series.

Of the novelties in the chart only Musou action game Dynasty Warriors: Origins, the release of which took place a few days ago. The game received a huge number of positive reviews from critics and gamers, but in the chart it is only on the 9th place.

The most surprising event of the week was not so much the disappearance of the popular Steam Deck handheld console from the top 10, but rather the drop of its profitability by 44 positions (probably a bug in the SteamDB database).

The full list of the top ten most profitable Steam items from 14 to 21 January looks like this:

1. Path of Exile 2
2. EA SPORTS FC 25
3. Call of Duty
4. Rust
5. HELLDIVERS 2
6. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
7. Dead by Daylight
8. NBA 2K25
9. Dynasty Warriors: Origins
10. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

The most profitable free-to-play games of the week were PUBG, Counter-Strike 2 and Marvel Rivals. Delta Force online shooter also shows excellent results.

Source: SteamDB