After crossing the midpoint of 2022, we're pleased to announce Steam's Top Releases for the month of June. As always, we look at every release for the month, highlighting the Top 20 games and Top 5 DLC releases based on their first two weeks of revenue. We also highlight the top 5 free-to-play games, ranked by the number of unique players they acquired after launch.

The Top Releases of June 2022

With appearances by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sonic the Hedgehog, Cloud Strife, and others, many of June's Top Releases seemingly emerged from a '90s time machine. Some are remastered and reimagined versions of their decades-old counterparts, while others represent brand new new entries in their respective universes. Players of the originals are sure to recognize familiar gameplay elements, beloved characters, and memorable storylines, but old and new players alike will appreciate the modern polish, added features, and brand new content that is anything but dated. So if you're short on quarters or can't find an your old game cartridges, take a look at June's Top Releases for a healthy does of the '90s.

June's Top Releases bring no shortage of exciting multiplayer offerings. Whether uniting players together for survival or pitting them against one another in epic struggle, roughly two thirds of June's Top Releases support a variety of multiplayer modes. For players who thrive when working together, June's co-op choices are as exciting as they are varied: team up to survive a perilous aquatic voyage in Raft; enjoy the near endless combination of heroes, weapons, and magic in Tiny Tina's Wonderland; or work together to write your own unique summer camp horror story in The Quarry.

If your efforts to cooperate fall short, June also presents a variety of PvP options to help settle any conflict: battle your friends in the medieval fray with Chivalry 2; leave the warm-up lap behind with the latest Formula 1 offering F1® 22; or put your combos to the test with any one of ten classic fighters from the Capcom Fighting Collection.

Finally, we'd like to congratulate the teams who are shipping a game on Steam for the first time. A huge amount of work goes into to making a Top Release, and these teams did it with their first launch on Steam. A big welcome and congrats go out to these successful Steam debuts.

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If you're curious about previous months, here are more Top Release lists:

• January 2022
  
• February 2022
  
• March 2022
  
• April 2022
  
• May 2022

General

• Fixed resource usage of chat and web browser in Steam Overlay when hidden
  
• Fixed playback of certain game preview videos in Steam Client
  
• Fixed a case where Steamworks API calls could be briefly blocked by Steam client log file operations leading to micro-stutter in some games under very specific situations
  
• Fixed the Steam Overlay not working with Vulkan 1.3 applications
  
• Fixed crashes with Vulkan games using VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library

Steam Cloud

• Fixed issue causing some users to be unable to disable Cloud Sync for their account.
  
• Fixed for app launch stall if there are sync conflicts but Cloud Sync is disabled for the game or account

Steam Input

• Added support for Nintendo Online classic controllers
  
• Added support for the Qanba Obsidian and Dragon Arcade Joysticks
  
• Added support for the HORI Fighting Stick mini 4
  
• Show firmware update dialog for DualSense(tm) Wireless Controllers on Windows
  
• Enable improved rumble emulation on DualSense(tm) Wireless Controllers with updated firmware
  
• Fixed the "Your other games" section in the desktop version of the configurator not showing results
  
• Fixed incorrect controller configuration loading when starting a Remote Play stream

Remote Play

• Fix showing incorrect Steam Cloud Sync Failure for remote games

macOS/Linux

• Fixed resource usage of chat and browsers when Steam client is minimized/closed

macOS

• Fixed Steam Overlay not displaying in some Metal games

Linux

• Fixed Steam Overlay "Force Quit" not working for some native Linux games
  
• Fixed some games being unable to create desktop shortcuts
  
• Fixed the Steam client triggering "split lock" warnings

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We’re heating things up over on Steam now until July 7th (at 10am PT) with savings on tens of thousands of games across all genres!

As if scoring deals wasn’t fun enough, this year one of our friends acquaintances paid us a visit and just might have offerings of his own. Think trading cards, badges, and good old-fashioned funny business from our sort-of-buddy Clorthax, someone we hope to never see again.

Check out the official Steam Summer Sale trailer above, then head on over to the sale itself, where the deals and the fun are HOT HOT HOT.

Too many summer references for one blog post? Probably. Too much fun for one sale? NEVER.

Start browsing the Steam Summer Sale HERE.

Have fun!
-The Steam Team (and, sigh, this guy)

With our latest Next Fest coming to end and our annual Steam Summer Sale ready to go live later this week, we have a perfect window to unveil Steam's Top Releases for the month of May. As always, we look at every game released during the month, highlighting the Top 20 games and Top 5 DLC releases based on their first two weeks of revenue. We also highlight the top 5 free-to-play games, ranked by the number of unique players they acquired after launch.

The Top Releases of May 2022

With about a third of May's Top Releases incorporating sandbox elements or modes, it's safe to say that many players appreciate the freedom to set their own pace with their own creative agendas. This comes as no surprise considering that the sandbox tag itself is named after the original place where many of us developed our own unique ways of playing. From digging with toy machinery, building sandcastles, or even eating handfuls of the earth, there was no wrong way to sandbox. That spirit is alive and well with this month's selection of Top Release sandbox games. Whether lost in deep space, commanding the battlefields of history, or exploring brand-new fantasy locales, we're thrilled to see the many different ways that players are enjoying these Top Releases. 

This month's Top Release list also comes on the five year anniversary of Steam Direct making its debut on the platform. When launched in 2017, the primary goal for Steam Direct was pretty simple: streamline the game submission process making it easier for developers to get their creations into the hands of players. There are obviously more specifics to the design and its evolution, but the fun part comes when browsing the variety of success stories in each month's latest Top Releases: polished franchise releases like Sniper Elite 5, Early Access surprise hits like V Rising, hidden gems from small development teams like SUNNY SIDE UP, along with a host of other content from studios around the world. 

Finally, we'd like to congratulate the teams who are shipping a game on Steam for the first time. A huge amount of work goes into to making a Top Release, and these teams did it with their first launch on Steam. A big welcome and congrats go out to these successful Steam debuts.

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If you're curious about previous months, here are more Top Release lists:

• November 2021
  
• December 2021
  
• January 2022
  
• February 2022
  
• March 2022
  
• April 2022