Steam has announced the list of the most successful games of 2021

By: Vadim Osiyuk | 28.12.2021, 16:01

Valve has already summed up the results of 2021 and announced the list of the most successful games. 

As last year, there are only six categories.Four of them ("Sales Leaders", "Best Early Access Games", "Virtual Reality Sales Leaders" and "Best Controller Games") are divided into four subcategories by location:

  • Platinum: 1-12 place
  • Gold: 13–24 place
  • Silver: 25-40 place.
  • Bronze: 41–100 place

Below - the first 12 places, ie "Platinum". The sequence in all lists is random.

Leaders in the number of copies sold:

These include the games that made the most money in 2021, regardless of the release date. Revenues from the sale of not only the game, but also DLC and microtransactions for it are taken into account.

  • Apex Legends.
  • New World.
  • Destiny 2.
  • Grand Theft Auto V.
  • Naraka: Bladepoint.
  • Dead by Daylight.
  • Rainbow Six Siege.
  • Dota 2.
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
  • PUBG: Battlegrounds.
  • Battlefield 2042.
  • Valheim.

The best novelties

These include the games that made the most money in the first two weeks after release.

  • Outriders.
  • Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
  • Resident Evil Village.
  • Farming Simulator 22.
  • Battlefield 2042.
  • Forza Horizon 5.
  • Hello Infinite.
  • New World.
  • Naraka: Bladepoint.
  • Valheim.
  • Age of Empires IV.
  • Back 4 Blood.

Other games in this category fall into the Gold subcategory. "Silver" and "Bronze" are not here.

The most popular games

These include games that in 2021 recruited more than 200,000 players simultaneously. To highlight games with a consistently high user base, the company has eliminated products with short jumps among gamers - for example, through handouts and free weekends.

  • New World.
  • Grand Theft Auto V.
  • Apex Legends.
  • Dota 2.
  • Rust.
  • PUBG: Battlegrounds.
  • Hello Infinite.
  • Valheim.
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
  • Cyberpunk 2077.

Other games in this category, which have less than 200,000 players, are divided into subcategories of more than 100,000, more than 60,000 and more than 30,000 players.

The best games that came out of early access

These include games that came out of early access in 2021 and earned the most money during early access and after full release.

  • Chernobyl.
  • Endzone - A World Apart.
  • GTFO.
  • Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
  • Draw & Guess.
  • Breathedge.
  • Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.
  • Wildermyth.
  • Medieval Dynasty.
  • Subnautica: Below Zero.
  • School: The Hero Slayer.
  • Hell Let Loose.

Virtual reality sales leaders

These include the VR games that made the most money in 2021.

  • Arizona Sunshine.
  • Beat Saber.
  • VR Kanojo / VR ano ノ ジ ョ.
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR.
  • BONEWORKS.
  • Half-Life: Alyx.
  • Blade and Sorcery.
  • SUPERHOT VR.
  • Pavlov VR.
  • Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.
  • Into the Radius VR.
  • The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.

The best games with controller support

These include the games that brought together the largest number of unique players with controllers in 2021. This includes gamepads, joysticks and other input devices other than the keyboard and mouse.

  • eFootball 2022.
  • Monster Hunter: World.
  • Grand Theft Auto V.
  • Hello Infinite.
  • Forza Horizon 5.
  • FIFA 22.
  • GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-.
  • Apex Legends.
  • Cyberpunk 2077.
  • Tales of Arise.
  • The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.
  • FIFA 21.