Strategy games with the biggest Steam player peaks
Counter-Strike 2 tops this ranking with 1.82 million players, ahead of Dota 2 (1.29 million players) and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (248,034 players). All-time peak concurrent players on Steam (SteamCharts). 49 games ranked.
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| # | Game | Number | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter-Strike 2All-time Steam peak (appid 730, shared with CS:GO, peak reached in the CS2 era) | 1.82 million players | March 2025 | SteamCharts |
| 2 | Dota 2All-time peak concurrent players on Steam | 1.29 million players | March 2016 | SteamCharts |
| 3 | Mount & Blade II: BannerlordAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 248,034 players | April 2020 | SteamCharts |
| 4 | Dota UnderlordsAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 202,254 players | June 2019 | SteamCharts |
| 5 | Total War: THREE KINGDOMSAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 191,816 players | May 2019 | SteamCharts |
| 6 | Manor LordsAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 172,605 players | April 2024 | SteamCharts |
| 7 | Total War: Warhammer IIIAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 166,519 players | February 2022 | SteamCharts |
| 8 | Sid Meier's Civilization VIAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 162,314 players | October 2016 | SteamCharts |
| 9 | Company of Heroes 2All-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 161,908 players | December 2018 | SteamCharts |
| 10 | XCOM 2All-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 132,677 players | February 2016 | SteamCharts |
| 11 | Total War: ROME II - Emperor EditionAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 118,240 players | September 2013 | SteamCharts |
| 12 | Total War: WarhammerAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 111,909 players | May 2016 | SteamCharts |
| 13 | Sid Meier's Civilization VIIAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 84,558 players | February 2025 | SteamCharts |
| 14 | Total War: WARHAMMER IIAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 84,254 players | May 2020 | SteamCharts |
| 15 | Age of Empires IVAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 73,629 players | October 2021 | SteamCharts |
| 16 | XCOM: Enemy UnknownAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 70,560 players | October 2012 | SteamCharts |
| 17 | StellarisAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 68,517 players | May 2016 | SteamCharts |
| 18 | Bloons TD 6All-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 53,891 players | March 2021 | SteamCharts |
| 19 | Loop HeroAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 51,078 players | March 2021 | SteamCharts |
| 20 | Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 38,725 players | January 2021 | SteamCharts |
| 21 | BattleTechAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 35,586 players | April 2018 | SteamCharts |
| 22 | Company of Heroes 3All-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 30,243 players | February 2023 | SteamCharts |
| 23 | Command & Conquer Remastered CollectionAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 29,136 players | June 2020 | SteamCharts |
| 24 | Kingdom Two CrownsAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 26,314 players | October 2024 | SteamCharts |
| 25 | Total War: ATTILAAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 26,237 players | February 2015 | SteamCharts |
| 26 | They Are BillionsAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 22,295 players | January 2018 | SteamCharts |
| 27 | South Park: The Fractured But WholeAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 21,483 players | October 2017 | SteamCharts |
| 28 | Hell Let LooseAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 21,086 players | January 2025 | SteamCharts |
| 29 | NorthgardAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 20,083 players | July 2022 | SteamCharts |
| 30 | FTL: Faster Than LightAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 18,821 players | April 2014 | SteamCharts |
| 31 | Plague Inc: EvolvedAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 17,889 players | January 2020 | SteamCharts |
| 32 | FoxholeAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 17,451 players | February 2026 | SteamCharts |
| 33 | Plants vs. ZombiesAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) · Steam version, only tracked since 2012 | 16,225 players | December 2022 | SteamCharts |
| 34 | Marvel's Midnight SunsAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 15,405 players | December 2022 | SteamCharts |
| 35 | Into the BreachAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 14,573 players | March 2018 | SteamCharts |
| 36 | Insurgency: SandstormAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 14,474 players | June 2019 | SteamCharts |
| 37 | Totally Accurate Battle SimulatorAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 13,608 players | April 2021 | SteamCharts |
| 38 | Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - DaemonhuntersAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 12,395 players | May 2022 | SteamCharts |
| 39 | RISK: Global DominationAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 11,604 players | March 2020 | SteamCharts |
| 40 | The Escapists 2All-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 11,156 players | August 2017 | SteamCharts |
| 41 | Age of MythologyAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 11,010 players | May 2014 | SteamCharts |
| 42 | Men of War: Assault Squad 2All-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 9,720 players | March 2015 | SteamCharts |
| 43 | The Bureau: XCOM DeclassifiedAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 7,312 players | December 2017 | SteamCharts |
| 44 | Library Of RuinaAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 7,211 players | February 2021 | SteamCharts |
| 45 | ArgoAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 6,612 players | June 2017 | SteamCharts |
| 46 | Minecraft LegendsAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 5,088 players | April 2023 | SteamCharts |
| 47 | Shadow Tactics: Blades of the ShogunAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 4,985 players | February 2021 | SteamCharts |
| 48 | Your Only Move Is HUSTLEAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 3,390 players | February 2023 | SteamCharts |
| 49 | America's Army: Proving GroundsAll-time Steam peak (SteamCharts) | 3,040 players | September 2013 | SteamCharts |
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