
2009 game Left 4 Dead 2 managed bronze, somehow, and the Steam Controller was there as well. Firewatch finished bronze too, as did the new and promising space exploration game Astroneer (it's only been out a few weeks). Planet Coaster, Far Cry Primal, Watch Dogs 2 and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided did enough for silver, mixed with Steamy favourites Europa Universalis 4, Cities Skylines, PayDay 2, Smite and even Civ 5.ĭishonored 2 only managed Bronze, as did Hitman - both games well worth playing. But the oldest goldie by far is Valve's Team Fortress 2 (released October 2007). Older multiplayer games with solid followings clearly flourished, with Rainbow Six: Siege (released December 2015), Ark: Survival Evolved (released June 2015), Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (released November 2015) and even Arma 3 (released September 2013) and Warframe (released March 2013) all finishing gold. Slightly leftfield 4v1 horror game Dead by Daylight was gold too, as was H1Z1 spin-off King of the Hill, despite a mixed response. Downloadable add-ons did the trick for Fallout 4 too.īig new games Stellaris, Doom, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Stardew Valley made the gold tier. Rocket League went from strength to strength, Grand Theft Auto Online kept GTA 5 ticking, and superb expansion Blood & Wine kept The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in the mix. The platinum category also includes games released in 2015. Almost all of the games are being sold at a discount so if you’ve been meaning to pick one up, now would be the best time. Head over to Steam to check out the entire list. Work will continue into 2017 let's see where we are this time next year. Top games like Fallout 4, Grand Theft Auto 5, The Division, Dota 2, and No Man’s Sky to name a few are included in the Platinum tier. As of 2022, that number is likely much higher.
#Best selling games of 2016 update#
Nevertheless the not insignificant task of changing perceptions has begun with the release of the Foundation Update late last year. Todd Howard, director of Bethesda Game Studios, reported the game sold more than 30 million copies in a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone. Hello Games' divisive space exploration game No Man's Sky is present, despite its "mostly negative" Steam review average. Multiplatform blockbusters The Division and Dark Souls 3 made the grade too. The best sellers, the platinum games, include Valve's multiplayer colossi Dota 2 and CS:GO as well as big, desktop-exclusive 2016 games XCOM 2, Total War: Warhammer and Civilization 6. The games are sorted into four tiers: platinum, gold, silver and bronze. And given the size and dominance of Steam in the desktop gaming marketplace, the results are worth noting. Happy New Year! Valve has revealed the top 100 best selling games on Steam in 2016.
