Valve has summed up 2024 for Steam and published lists of the most successful games on the platform for the outgoing year.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 — on the left, Helldivers 2 — on the right

In creating the rankings, the company considered data from January 1 to December 15, 2024. Valve did not disclose the metrics of the games and listed the projects in a random order. Nonetheless, to give an approximate idea of the scale of their success, they categorized the games into four categories: "platinum," "gold," "silver," and "bronze." We've highlighted only the "platinum" projects.

Games with the Highest Gross Revenue of the Year

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Elden Ring
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Destiny 2
  • Apex Legends
  • Helldivers 2
  • Palworld
  • Dota 2
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Counter-Strike 2

2024 Releases with the Highest Gross Revenue

  • Palworld
  • Path of Exile 2
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
  • Dragon’s Dogma 2
  • Manor Lords
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • EA Sports FC 25
  • Helldivers 2
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • NBA 2K25

VR Games with the Highest Gross Revenue of the Year

  • Blade and Sorcery
  • BONELAB
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
  • VTOL VR
  • Beat Saber
  • Half-Life: Alyx
  • Into the Radius 2
  • Fallout 4 VR
  • Gorilla Tag
  • Ghosts of Tabor
  • Pavlov
  • Arizona Sunshine 2

Most Popular Games of the Year (Over 450,000 Concurrent Players)

  • Palworld
  • Elden Ring
  • Dota 2
  • Helldivers 2
  • Marvel Rivals
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
  • Counter-Strike 2
  • Path of Exile 2
  • Apex Legends

Most Popular Games of the Year on Steam Deck

  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Fallout 4
  • Elden Ring
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Stardew Valley
  • Dave the Diver
  • Vampire Survivors
  • Balatro
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Hades
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Palworld

Most Popular Games of the Year by Number of Controller Players

  • Apex Legends
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Monster Hunter: World
  • EA Sports FC 24
  • It Takes Two
  • Palworld
  • Forza Horizon 4
  • Forza Horizon 5
  • Euro Truck Simulator 2
  • Elden Ring
  • Grand Theft Auto V

You can view the full lists with all categories on Steam.

Source:

Steam

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