Today we've launched a refreshed set of charts for highlighting the most popular games (based on revenue) released on Steam each month. Check out the latest chart: April 2025 top releases

With today's update, the charts now include 50 of the most popular releases of each month and also makes it possible to flip through past months... all the way back to the release of Half-Life 2 in November 2004.

Missed some of the big launches from last month, last year, or even the last decade? Now it's even easier to see what big hits landed on Steam last month and every month before.

The layout of these updated monthly reports starts with a trailer section, letting you explore that month's top releases one trailer at a time.

On each chart with at least 50 releases, you'll find three tiers so you can tell the biggest releases of the month from the other notable releases, split out into gold, silver, and bronze tiers.

If newly released DLC is popular enough, it can also appear as ranked among the top 50 games released in that month. And, we also display a section to highlight DLC released in the month for games you play. This "DLC For You" section can draw from the top 50 DLC released in the month to show you the most relevant new content for you.

If you're looking for something specific, you can also scroll to the bottom of the page and filter the top 50 releases down by genre, theme, style, supported features, or tags. Find your jam!

These Top Monthly Releases charts look at the first two weeks of revenue for each of the games released during the month. The top games are then split up into tiers, starting with the top 12 games as gold tier, the next 12 games as silver tier, and the remaining games as bronze tier.

Originally started in April 2019, monthly charts are another way for players to discover a variety of new games finding popularity on Steam. Unfortunately, we've been re-building them each month by hand, leading to a less-than-consistent publishing cadence as we waited to complete all of the necessary work each time.

Until now!

Automating the process means we can now release these charts exactly 14 days after the end of each month, meaning we can surface the most popular releases of the month sooner. It also freed up our ability to get in our time machine and go alllll the way back to 2004, running calculations for all games ever released on Steam; which means you can now do some monthly browsing from the olden days too.

Q. Why do some months have fewer than 12 items in the gold or silver tiers?

A. Some products may not be available in your region, and thus we cannot show them in the charts

Q. Are Early Access games included?

A. Yes, games making use of Steam Early Access may appear on the chart for the month they launch into Early Access as well as the month they transition to a full 1.0 release.

Q. Are DLC included in these charts?

A. Yes, DLC can qualify on it's own if the sales of a particular item of DLC is significant enough to reach the top 50 list. Plus, there is a dedicated "DLC For You" section that will display the top 50 DLC released in the month, filtered down to just those for games in your library.

You may have seen reports of leaks of older text messages that had previously been sent to Steam customers. We have examined the leak sample and have determined this was NOT a breach of Steam systems.

We’re still digging into the source of the leak, which is compounded by the fact that any SMS messages are unencrypted in transit, and routed through multiple providers on the way to your phone.

The leak consisted of older text messages that included one-time codes that were only valid for 15-minute time frames and the phone numbers they were sent to. The leaked data did not associate the phone numbers with a Steam account, password information, payment information or other personal data. Old text messages cannot be used to breach the security of your Steam account, and whenever a code is used to change your Steam email or password using SMS, you will receive a confirmation via email and/or Steam secure messages.

 

You do not need to change your passwords or phone numbers as a result of this event. It is a good reminder to treat any account security messages that you have not explicitly requested as suspicious. We recommend regularly checking your Steam account security at any time at 

https://store.steampowered.com/account/authorizeddevices

We also recommend setting up the Steam Mobile Authenticator if you haven’t already, as it gives us the best way to send secure messages about your account and your account’s safety. 

Monsters and fantastical creatures await you in Steam's Creature Collector Fest, on now through May 19th at 10am Pacific.

You'll find discounts on all sorts of games that let you collect and tame all kinds of fantastical monsters. This fest is here to remind you not ALL monsters are meant to be fought. Why not lull them onto your side?

Steam's Creature Collector Fest, on now through May 19th at 10am Pacific.

Steam's Wargames Fest is a full week of discounts and demos on games that have you leading a team into battle. What kind of battle, you ask?

Think everything from historical world wars (WW1 and WW2? Check. Civil War? Check. Wars during the Napoleonic Era (which the author of this post absolutely did not look up because she hadn't realized Napoleon had his own era (SHE KNEW OF HIS BATTLES, SHE'S JUST NOT USED TO NAMING IT WITHIN AN ERA, OK?)) ahem. Check.)

But also... you can find games that have you battling in space, or even amongst Steampunk airships. Join us, won't you? Steam's Wargames Fest is all week long, from now through May 5th at 10am Pacific on Steam.

So you think you're good at solving puzzles, do ya? If your answer is "yes!" (or even "Um, no, I just really enjoy them"), this fest is for you.

Steam's Box-Pushing Fest is on now, and it's packed with discounts and demos on puzzle games that require pushing things around in limited spaces until you find a solution. (Watch our trailer above for examples!)

Join us for Steam's Box-Pushing Fest, now through April 28th on Steam!

The Steam City Builder & Colony Sim Fest is on now, highlighting community-building games of all kinds with an entire week of discounts.

You'll find deals on all kinds of games that are centered around building thriving communities; from vibrant cities to tense villages and everything in-between.

Steam's City Builder & Colony Sim Fest, on now through March 31st at 10am Pacific on Steam.