Steam’s Top 100 Games Sold in 2016!

To wrap up 2016 and start anew, Steam has released their list of their top 100 best selling games of 2016. The list was released along with the end of their Winter 2016 Steam Sale. Simply because a game made its way onto the list does not mean it has generated the best reviews. Rather, it’s just a list of the best grossing games of the year and unfortunately we don’t get to see the number of how many times the game was purchased or downloaded.

Two things to note are that No Man’s Sky has made its way to the Platinum top 12 of Steam sales of 2016. Although (when looking at the overall Steam reviews) the user reviews are mostly negative (69% of the reviews are negative as of January 2nd, 2017), we can see that there was a rise in positive reviews: The reviews over the last 30 days are about 54% positive. It’s possible that No Man’s Sky got on the Platinum list mostly because of their pre-sales but we are not given the information to clarify. Secondly, games such as CSGO (released 2012) and DOTA 2 (released 2013) are still doing well considering their age and a large part of their success has to do with the content they provide as well as their highly competitive aspect.

The list of best sellers were placed into four categories:

– Platinum: The first thru 12th best seller
Rocket League
Fallout 4
XCOM 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Total War: Warhammer
CSGO
Tom Clancys The Division
DOTA 2
No Mans Sky
Dark Souls III
Grand Theft Auto V
Civilization VI
– Gold: 13th – 24th best seller
H1Z1: King of the Kill
Stardew Valley
Stellaris
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
ARK: Survival Evolved
ARMA III
Warframe
DOOM
Dead by Daylight
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration
Tom Clancys Rainbow Six: Siege
Team Fortress 2
– Silver: 25th – 40th top seller
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Watch Dogs 2
Europa Universalis IV
War Thunder
Civilization V
Rust
Cities Skylines
SMITE
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
Planet Coaster
Hearts of Iron IV
Payday 2
Far Cry Primal
Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition
Subnautica
– Bronze: 41st – 100th top seller
Dishonored 2
Youtubers Life
Total War: Rome II Emperor Edition
The Forest
Dont Starve Together
Undertale
Path of Exile
Farming Simulator 17
Football Manager 2016
Crusader Kings II
Firewatch
Borderlands 2
Far Cry 4
Rimworld
Starbound
Slime Rancher
Factorio
Steam Controller
Hitman
Endless Legend
Squad
Dragonball Xenoverse 2
Battlerite
Mafia III
Life is Strange
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
Train Simulator 2017
Darkest Dungeon
DAY-Z
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Garrys Mod
Street Fighter V
H1Z1
Terraria
Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen
Age of Empires II: HD Edition
Just Cause 3
NBA 2K17
Kerbal Space Program
Grim Dawn
Elite: Dangerous
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Football Manager 2017
7 Days to Die
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Total War: Attila
The Culling
Knight Online
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition
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Tree of Savior
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Astroneer
The Sims 3
Left 4 Dead 2
Scrap Mechanic
Dishonored
American Truck Simulator