Most played Steam games released in 2021

We track 10,646 games released on Steam in 2021. The most played is New World: Aeternum, with an all-time peak of 913,027 players (released Sep 28, 2021), followed by Goose Goose Duck (701,898) and Capcom Arcade Stadium (481,088). 94 of the 100 games below have peaked above 10,000 players, and together they have 126,910 people playing right now.

#	Game	All-time peak	Playing now
1	New World: Aeternum	913,027	145
2	Goose Goose Duck	701,898	1,040
3	Capcom Arcade Stadium	481,088	21
4	NARAKA: BLADEPOINT	385,770	23,805
5	Halo Infinite	269,176	543
6	OUTRIDERS	125,123	57
7	FIFA 22	108,168	309
8	Battlefield™ 2042	107,376	431
9	Resident Evil Village	106,738	1,148
10	Farming Simulator 22	105,471	2,201
11	MIR4	97,125	10,440
12	Football Manager 2022	88,706	727
13	Forza Horizon 5	80,951	3,518
14	GrandChase	79,883	2,116
15	Bless Unleashed	76,377	35
16	Forza Horizon 4	75,689	1,410
17	Crab Game	73,963	491
18	Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition	73,629	6,641
19	It Takes Two	69,976	2,890
20	Cookie Clicker	67,874	7,573
21	Back 4 Blood	65,873	420
22	Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition	59,710	2,092
23	Dyson Sphere Program	59,496	2,286
24	HUMANKIND™	55,287	196
25	BIOMUTANT	54,194	18
26	Poppy Playtime	52,799	408
27	ICARUS	52,305	1,663
28	Loop Hero	51,078	96
29	NBA 2K22	46,675	183
30	Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition	46,563	1,632
31	Stumble Guys	43,705	758
32	Subnautica: Below Zero	42,057	240
33	Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition	41,325	526
34	Draw & Guess	41,054	187
35	Evil Genius 2: World Domination	37,057	67
36	eFootball™	35,320	15,029
37	Gunfire Reborn	35,002	526
38	Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin	34,982	122
39	GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-	31,156	709
40	Medieval Dynasty	31,057	1,041
41	Tribes of Midgard	30,930	33
42	NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...	28,509	103
43	Russian Fishing 4	28,030	11,158
44	Days Gone	27,424	786
45	F1® 2021	25,575	28
46	Kingdom Heroes 8	25,135	207
47	World of Tanks	24,094	3,121
48	Car Mechanic Simulator 2021	22,530	1,119
49	Bright Memory: Infinite	22,055	24
50	The Riftbreaker	21,618	430
51	Hell Let Loose	21,107	1,031
52	Sands of Salzaar	21,047	96
53	Jurassic World Evolution 2	20,953	226
54	DEATHLOOP	20,050	26
55	Skul: The Hero Slayer	18,940	324
56	GTFO	18,813	220
57	Swords of Legends Online	18,701	0
58	Total War: ROME REMASTERED	18,407	564
59	Rec Room	17,678	98
60	Bloons TD Battles 2	17,124	244
61	Inscryption	17,044	935
62	Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach	17,031	67
63	Super Robot Wars 30	16,834	111
64	It Takes Two Friend's Pass	16,741	2
65	Muck	16,715	300
66	Scavengers	16,712	0
67	PICO PARK	16,394	58
68	Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™	16,297	11
69	Aliens: Fireteam Elite	15,550	52
70	ELYON	15,396	0
71	HuniePop 2: Double Date	15,363	58
72	Fate Seeker II	15,341	13
73	Sword and Fairy 7	15,245	48
74	SCARLET NEXUS	14,493	42
75	The Ascent	14,013	48
76	Eastward	13,882	34
77	Totally Accurate Battle Simulator	13,629	846
78	MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA	13,182	49
79	Orcs Must Die! 3	13,129	110
80	Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl	12,420	1
81	Century: Age of Ashes	12,222	13
82	Gas Station Simulator	12,205	139
83	DEVOUR	12,157	256
84	Rogue Company	12,039	73
85	SnowRunner	12,027	2,435
86	Melvor Idle	11,837	3,022
87	Hood: Outlaws & Legends	11,244	0
88	WorldBox - God Simulator	11,006	1,177
89	Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy	10,811	56
90	Super Auto Pets	10,760	214
91	Little Nightmares II	10,557	151
92	Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront	10,506	2,323
93	Soulworker	10,327	70
94	LoveChoice	10,233	74
95	Starbase	9,948	3
96	Mini Motorways	9,914	279
97	Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance	9,861	1
98	Breathedge	9,234	111
99	Persona® 5 Strikers	8,724	81
100	Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!	8,647	69

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