Another year of crisis is drawing to a close. Luckily, there was no crisis in game availability in 2022, after all. In the big annual review, Steam presents the most successful games of the past twelve months. Okay, to be precise, only in the period from January 1st to December 18th, 2022, but we don’t want to be so small-minded. As in previous years, it is clear that multiplayer and long-term support on Steam are paying off.
Top dogs like PUBG and Destiny 2 have scooped a platinum award from Steam many times. But there are also many newcomers: That’s right, not only Elden Ring was new and successful this year. But let’s take a closer look at the lists.
Looking back not your thing? Then look ahead and take a look at the game releases for 2023:
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These are the most successful games of 2022
Let’s start with the most important category: the top sellers
We show you the platinum categories here. These include the games with the highest turnover with places one to twelve. The turnover includes the sales price as well as income from DLCs and in-game microtransactions.
The 12 highest grossing games on Steam in 2022
What stands out here: Again, multiplayer games are dominant. Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have held their place for seven years, and PUBG hasn’t left the list since 2018 either. Elden Ring and Dying Light 2 alone show that single-player games can also be successful. Okay, even if both have an online component. What is interesting is that GTA V had to vacate its place after 6 years. Now, after almost half a decade, it is probably no longer unbelievable, but just incredibly successful. Maybe just unthinkable.
Why did Elden Ring achieve what its Souls ancestors could never achieve? Find out in this video:
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Elden Ring vs Dark Souls – Why is the new game so much more successful?
The 12 top-selling innovations of 2022
What stands out here: With the most successful new hits some single player games have made it onto the platinum podium. In addition to Dying Light 2 and Elden Ring, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Stray also made it to the top. Especially the latter is a nice surprise: Stray thus leads the indie games and proves that indie games are getting into the mainstream. However, this success has to be put into perspective a little, because cats are really unfair as an advertising medium. Maybe GTA V will make it back to the top games in 2023 if you can play the Disney gangster Karlo the cat there. Well, unfortunately it’s not that cute…
One of the biggest surprises in this list is Stray for sure. You can find out why the cyberpunk hit is so good in our test video:
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Stray really is one of the most beautiful games of the year – and it’s really good too
The 12 most played games on Steam 2022
What stands out here: Both most played Play there is only one real surprise. If you look at the list like this, you almost only see familiar faces. Dota 2, Elden Ring, Destiny 2… and whoops, what is that? The social deduction game Goose Goose Duck has secretly mingled with the most played games and infiltrated the platinum podium. Simply put your own game principle into reality. Smart move Goose Goose Duck, but you got caught!
You don’t know what Goose Goose Duck is? Then this trailer will help you:
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Goose Goose Duck: Der neue Steam-Hit im Gameplay-Trailer
Even more success lists for 2022
In addition to the lists already mentioned, Valve also published lists of the top-grossing games this year Early Access verlassen have, to the most successful VR gamesand to the games the most played on the Steam deck became.
Die complete lists You can find the top sellers overall, the new releases with the highest sales and the most played games of 2022 here on Steam.
Is your wallet not as full as the year in review Steam lists? Then stop by the Steam Winter Sale! There are huge discounts on an equally huge selection of games until January 5, 2023. All information about the discount campaign can of course also be found here.
Of course, every game fan knows that the quality of a game cannot be determined by sales alone. But now we know at least which games are particularly successful on Steam. But you don’t just want to play a game because it’s successful, you want to play it because it’s fun. So here we have for you the ultimate list of the 300 best PC games of all time!
What do you think of multiplayer dominance? Are there any games that you particularly wish to be successful? Which games from the lists have you played? Write it in the comments!
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