Steam, the world’s most popular online gaming platform, announced the best of 2021. The selections made for 6 different categories have been determined according to the gross revenues of the games. Let’s take a look at the “Best of Steam 2021” lists together.
Categories on Steam’s Best of 2021 lists; We came across as bestsellers, new releases, most played, early access releases, the best of VR equipment and the best games that can be played with controllers. Making choices by looking at the sales figures of the games, Steam actually created a list of the games that the players spent the most money on.
The best games of 2021 according to Steam
2021 bestsellers
In addition to the game sales between January 1, 2021 and December 15, 2021, calculating in-game expenses and additional packages together, Steam determined the best-selling games of the year. Categorizing the games according to their sales figures, the company has placed the games in sub-categories such as platinum, gold, silver and bronze according to the amount of earnings. Let’s take a look at the best selling games of the year together.
Platinum:
- Dota 2
- GTA 5
- Valheim
- Battlefield 2042
- CS:GO
- PUBG
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- New World
- Dead by Daylight
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
Gold:
- Rust
- Back 4 Blood
- It Takes Two
- Sea of Thieves
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Warframe
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Forza Horizon 5
- FIFA 22
- The Elder Scrolls
- War Thunder
- Forza Horizon 4
Silver:
- Outriders
- The Sims 4
- Civilization 6
- Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Black Desert
- Resident Evil Village
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Stellaris
- Halo Infinite
- Path of Exile
- Monster Hunter: World
- Team Fortress 2
- Age of Empires 4
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Phasmophobia
Best selling new games
Steam regularly created a monthly top-selling game list. The best-selling new games category on Steam’s Best of 2021 list consists of the best-selling games released in 2021. Let’s take a look at those games now.
Platinum:
- Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
- Resident Evil Village
- Forza Horizon 5
- Farming Simulator 22
- Valheim
- Back 4 Blood
- Outriders
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- New World
- Age of Empires 4
- Halo Infinite
- Battlefield 2042
Gold:
- Icarus
- NieR Replicant
- Days Gone
- Biomutant
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
- It Takes Two
- Football Manager 2022
- Tale of Immortal
- Humankind
- Tales of Arise
- Guilty Gear -Strive-
- Deathloop
- F1 2021
Most played games
Steam’s most played games category consists of the productions that reached the highest number of players throughout the year. The company states that this year, it does not take into account situations that increase the number of players, such as free weekend events and raffles. This allowed us to see the most played games.
Those whose number of instant players exceeds 200 thousand:
- PUBG
- Cyberpunk 2077
- CS:GO
- Halo Infinite
- Valheim
- Apex Legends
- New World
- GTA 5
- Dota 2
- Rust
The number of instant players exceeding 100 thousand:
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Battlefield 2042
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Path of Exile
- Outriders
- Dead by Daylight
- Team Fortress 2
- Rocket League
- Warframe
- Farming Simulator 22
- Among Us
- Resident Evil Village
- Wallpaper Engine
- Destiny 2
- Tale of Immortal
- Naraka: Bladepoint
Best selling games coming out of early access
One of the most important categories of Steam’s Best of 2021 lists is about games coming out of early access. Steam, which chooses the best-selling games that are in early access and released in 2021, seems to be a guide for those who are looking for new games.
Platinum:
- Hell Let Loose
- Gtfo
- Solasta: Crown of the Magister
- Draw & Guess
- Subnautica: Below Zero
- Wildermyth
- Skul: The Hero Slayer
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
- Medieval Dynasty
- Endzone – A World Apart
- Chernobylite
- Breathedge
Gold:
- Gunfire Reborn
- Tainted Grail: Conquest
- Curse of the Dead Gods
- Hobo: Tough Life
- Gloomhaven
- Spellcaster University
- Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
- Element TD 2 – Tower Defense
- Legion TD 2
- Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
- Griftlands
- Century: Age of Ashes
Best selling VR games
While virtual and augmented reality equipment has become a part of our lives, video game developers have not left this sector empty. Steam also announced the best-selling VR games in 2021 for us.
Platinum:
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
- Superhot VR
- Blade and Sorcery
- Into the Radius VR
- Pavlov VR
- VR Kanojo
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
- Arizona Sunshine
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
- Beat Saber
- Boneworks
Gold:
- Onward
- Virtual Desktop
- Cooking Simulator VR
- Fallout 4 VR
- Population: One
- Hellsplit: Arena
- Pistol Whip
- Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
- SURV1V3
- VTOL VR
- After the Fall – Launch Edition
- Job Simulator
Most played games via controllers
The last of Steam’s list for 2021 is about games played through controllers. Let’s take a look at this list.
Platinum:
- FIFA 22
- Monster Hunter: World
- Cyberpunk 2077
- GTA 5
- Halo Infinite
- Forza Horizon 5
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- Guilty Gear -Strive-
- FIFA 21
- Apex Legends
- eFootball 2022
- Tales of Arise
Gold:
- Biomutant
- NBA 2K21
- NieR Replicant
- Destiny 2
- eFootball PES 2021
- Hades
- Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
- Resident Evil Village
- Fall Guys
- F1 2020
- Dark Souls 3
- Forza Horizon 4
Note: No ranking has been made for the games in the categories. The games are randomly placed in the category they are in.
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