Steam publishes the 100 games that earned the most money in 2016. Some games on the list are quite surprising.
The much-despised year 2016 is finally behind us, and now comes the time for great statistics. Which games performed well in the past year? Valve has released a very special list for the conclusion of the Steam Winter Sale this time. It notes the 100 most successful games – based purely on revenue, including sales of the game, DLCs, or in-game goodies.
Although Steam did not publish exact rankings, it categorized the 100 best games. The top 12 places are “Platinum”, the next 12 “Gold”, the following 15 are “Silver”, and the rest are “Bronze” – so it can at least roughly be said how well a game performed.
In the Platinum category, there are only a few surprises. Alongside superhits like Witcher III, Civilization VI, GTA V, and The Division, the disappointing No Man’s Sky also made the top 12 – despite numerous disappointed customers. Besides that, Dota 2 and CS:GO are also represented.
In the Gold category (Places 13-24) you’ll find the horror game Dead by Daylight, the enduring ARK: Survival Evolved, and H1Z1: King of the Kill, but also Free2Play titles like Warframe and Team Fortress 2.
Still in Silver is TESO, together with the MOBA SMITE or the RPG Skyrim. Also included is the enduring Rust, which often causes some controversies due to its CEO’s clear words.
It gets significantly mixed in the bronze category. Games like Tree of Savior, DayZ, or a port of Final Fantasy X can be found here. Oh, and the fantastic Life is Strange should definitely not be forgotten.
The full list of the 100 top titles on Steam is in any case quite interesting. Because who would have thought that an “old game” like Left4Dead2 is still so relevant in 2016 to appear in the top 100 of earnings?
Cortyn’s Steam hit 2016 unfortunately did not make it onto the list:
