Even Though Starfield is in Game Pass, People Bought It on Steam Anyway
We learned the list of Steam's biggest hits for this September. The leader was Starfield, despite the fact that the game is also available in Game Pass.
Valve has published the list of September's biggest launches of the year on Steam. The criterion taken into account was the revenue generated within two weeks of the debut.
The month was full of interesting games. Strong premieres were recorded by such games as Starfield, Party Animals, PayDay 3, Lies of P, Mortal Kombat 1 or Demonologist. In addition, a considerable commercial success was Dune: Spice Wars' debut beyond early access. Of these productions, the biggest hit by far was Starfield, which is all the more impressive because the game was simultaneously made available in Game Pass on PC.
Traditionally, specific sales results or even the correct order of the titles were not revealed. Therefore, we have added estimates from SteamSpy to the list.
The biggest game launches in September 2023 on Steam
# | Game: | Number of owners according to SteamSpy estimates: |
1. | 5 000 000 - 10 000 000 | |
2. | 2 000 000 - 5 000 000 | |
3. | 1 000 000 - 2 000 000 | |
4. | 500 000 - 1 000 000 | |
5. | 500,000 - 1,000,000 (the game was previously available in Early Access) | |
6. | 200 000 - 500 000 | |
7. | 200 000 - 500 000 | |
8. | 200 000 - 500 000 | |
9. | 200 000 - 500 000 | |
10. | 200 000 - 500 000 | |
11 | 50 000 - 100 000 | |
12. | 50 000 - 100 000 | |
13. | 50 000 - 100 000 | |
14. | 50 000 - 100 000 | |
15. | 50 000 - 100 000 | |
16. | 0 - 20 000 | |
17. | 0 - 20 000 | |
18. | free-to-play game | |
19. | free-to-play game | |
20. | free-to-play game |
The biggest DLC releases in September 2023 on Steam
SteamSpy does not provide estimates for DLCs, so the following order is random:
- Cyberpunk 2077: Spectre of Freedom
- Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - Black Cell (Season 06)
- Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack
- DJMAX RESPECT V - MapleStory PACK
September turned out to be a very strong month in terms of DLCs. The loudest was, of course, Phantom Liberty for Cyberpunk 2077, but the Separate Ways DLC for Resident Evil 4 was also excellently received.
The biggest F2P launches of September 2023 on Steam (by concurrent player count)
Valve also released an additional list, including the most popular F2P launches of September. In this case, the criterion was the number of players. We have sorted the following list according to the overall activity record of a given game (obtained from SteamDB estimates), and not just that achieved last month, as this gives a better idea of the level of success of a given game on Steam.
# | Game: | Current activity record according to SteamDB: |
1. | 46 591 | |
2. | 41 396 | |
3. | 10 456 | |
4. | 10 272 | |
5. | 4027 |
