Multiplayer mode
Every paid Steam game tagged Multiplayer, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 17,974 games in the catalog, 9,661 with a sales estimate.
Games
17,974
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$64.1B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$17.4K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
37.5%
3,619 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Grand Theft Auto V Legacy 2.7%
- Call of Duty® 2.7%
- ELDEN RING 1.9%
- Hearts of Iron IV 1.9%
- Baldur's Gate 3 1.9%
- Other (9656 games) 88.8%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Multiplayer games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Grand Theft Auto V Legacy Rockstar North | 2015-04-13 | 2,078,305 | 360,761 | 29,096,270 | $1,745,485,237 |
| 2 |  Call of Duty® Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Activision Shanghai, Demonware | 2022-10-27 | 781,790 | 488,897 | 24,444,850 | $1,710,895,051 |
| 3 |  ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. | 2022-02-24 | 1,155,295 | 952,523 | 20,795,310 | $1,247,510,647 |
| 4 |  Hearts of Iron IV Paradox Development Studio | 2016-06-06 | 376,916 | 93,196 | 24,876,456 | $1,243,574,035 |
| 5 |  Baldur's Gate 3 Larian Studios | 2023-08-03 | 858,016 | 875,343 | 20,592,384 | $1,235,337,116 |
| 6 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games | 2019-12-05 | 919,683 | 99,759 | 14,714,928 | $882,748,531 |
| 7 |  BeamNG.drive BeamNG | 2015-05-29 | 418,878 | 47,248 | 32,730,932 | $817,945,991 |
| 8 |  Rust Facepunch Studios | 2018-02-08 | 1,399,102 | 259,646 | 19,587,428 | $783,301,246 |
| 9 |  DayZ Bohemia Interactive | 2018-12-13 | 469,587 | 78,739 | 13,262,111 | $662,972,929 |
| 10 |  HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 Arrowhead Game Studios | 2024-02-08 | 1,162,775 | 458,208 | 16,278,850 | $650,991,212 |
| 11 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2016-10-20 | 379,187 | 162,314 | 10,427,643 | $624,615,816 |
| 12 |  Far Cry® 5 Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev | 2018-03-26 | 189,161 | 89,574 | 9,942,251 | $596,435,637 |
| 13 |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) | 2015-11-05 | 233,897 | 63,681 | 9,788,081 | $586,893,337 |
| 14 |  7 Days to Die The Fun Pimps | 2024-07-25 | 400,969 | 124,449 | 12,831,008 | $577,267,050 |
| 15 |  Battlefieldâ„¢ 6 Battlefield Studios | 2025-10-10 | 368,537 | 741,263 | 8,171,182 | $571,819,316 |
| 16 |  Phasmophobia Kinetic Games | 2020-09-18 | 839,608 | 112,241 | 28,400,163 | $567,597,543 |
| 17 |  Ready or Not VOID Interactive | 2023-12-13 | 346,731 | 55,174 | 11,095,392 | $554,547,692 |
| 18 |  Split Fiction Hazelight Studios | 2025-03-06 | 126,943 | 258,641 | 9,628,803 | $481,343,862 |
| 19 |  Valheim Iron Gate AB | 2026-09-09 | 550,081 | 498,478 | 15,842,333 | $475,111,567 |
| 20 |  Stellaris Paradox Development Studio | 2016-05-09 | 197,238 | 68,517 | 9,421,418 | $470,976,686 |
| 21 |  Europa Universalis IV Paradox Development Studio, Paradox Tinto | 2013-08-13 | 137,413 | 47,844 | 9,314,085 | $465,611,109 |
| 22 |  It Takes Two Friend's Pass Hazelight Studio | 2021-05-25 | 267,562 | 0 | 14,983,472 | $449,354,325 |
| 23 |  New World: Aeternum Amazon Game Studios | 2021-09-28 | 297,247 | 913,027 | 7,304,216 | $438,179,918 |
| 24 |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord TaleWorlds Entertainment | 2022-10-25 | 297,708 | 248,034 | 8,443,284 | $422,079,767 |
| 25 |  Stardew Valley ConcernedApe | 2016-02-26 | 1,039,050 | 236,614 | 27,840,574 | $417,330,204 |
Releases per year
Is Multiplayer trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
79
2010
77
2011
84
2012
118
2013
236
2014
279
2015
393
2016
450
2017
497
2018
498
2019
773
2020
752
2021
777
2022
956
2023
1,204
2024
1,762
2025
2,013
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Multiplayer games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Deadlock Valve | 1 |
| 2 |  Light No Fire Hello Games | 2 |
| 3 |  Dear Passengers FLEXUS | 3 |
| 4 |  Fable Playground Games | 4 |
| 5 |  Blight: Survival Haenir Studio | 5 |
| 6 |  Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Creative Assembly | 7 |
| 7 |  Kingmakers Redemption Road | 8 |
| 8 |  Witchbrook Chucklefish, Robotality | 10 |
| 9 |  ARK 2 Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games | 12 |
| 10 |  over the hill Funselektor Labs Inc., Strelka Games | 19 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Multiplayer games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $571,819,316 |
| 2 | | $475,111,567 |
| 3 |  | $351,659,621 |
| 4 |  | $233,028,848 |
| 5 |  | $222,116,834 |
| 6 |  | $214,538,650 |
| 7 |  | $208,289,997 |
| 8 |  | $183,809,838 |
| 9 |  | $153,944,455 |
| 10 |  | $151,175,600 |