Steam’s top-selling games for 2018 include ‘Rocket League,’ ‘Civilization VI’

Asone of the biggest platforms for selling PC games, the Steam Store is thede factoshopping location of choice for most non-console gamers. And during the holiday season, gamers have beenflocking to Steam’s winter saleto stock up on titles for the new year. Now, as usual at the end of each year, Steam has released information on their best selling games of the year. Anyone who is interested in which PC titles are must-plays from this year can check out the full list oftop 100 Steam games measured by gross revenuefor a strong indication of what has been hot in PC gaming this year.

Steam doesn’t show the exact sales numbers for different titles, but they have divided the titles into four tiers: platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. The platinum top twelve includes longtime fan favorite games likeCounter-Strike: Global Offensive — Danger Zone,Rocket League, Civilization VI, DOTA 2,andGrand Theft Auto V, which are all still achieving very strong sales several years after their initial release, as well as more recent games like the massive hitPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds(aka PUBG),Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,andMonster Hunter World.

Lots of other familiar titles are in the top sellers, likeThe Witcher III, Team Fortress 2, Fallout 4,Borderlands 2,andTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands.The list doesn’t only include big AAA battle games though. There are some unusual hits in there too, like open world underwater exploration gameSubnauticawhich made it to the silver tier, and simulators likeEuro Truck Simulator 2which also made the silver tier.  Other unexpected hits areDon’t Starve Together, a cartoony cooperative survival game, beloved home simulatorThe Sims 3,still going strong seven years after its release, and roller coaster simulatorPlanet Coaster.

The catalog of games available on Steam is now so large than it can be tough to keep track of all the new releases and to catch up on any older classics that you might have missed out on. The 2018 best of list gives an overview of all the most popular games that you might want to go back and check out over the holidays. If you want even more games, then check our list ofthe best games available on Steamfor further ideas.