Steam shared a look back at the year’s top sellers and top new releases of 2021 and shared the statistics for everyone to check out for themselves.
The Top Sellers list is exactly what it sounds like – the top 100 games earning the most revenue on Steam during 2021.
“In terms of titles new to this list, 2021 was a good year for games making their debut in both the Platinum category as well as the list overall. Six games made their debuts in the Platinum category this year (New World, Valheim, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, Apex Legends, Battlefield™ 2042, and Dead by Daylight), with more than a third of the entire list being comprised of first-time Top Seller appearances. Many of these debuts are new releases for 2021, but a handful of older titles also cracked into the top 100, thanks to continued passion from their developers and dedicated community support from players.”
Platinum:
- Apex Legends
- Battlefield 2042
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Destiny 2
- New World
Gold:
- Forza Horizon 5
- Forza Horizon 4
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Sea of Thieves
- Red Dead Redemtpion 2
- It Takes Two
- Back 4 Blood
- War Thunder: Winged Lions
- FIFA 22
Silver:
- Age of Empires IV
- Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- The Sims 4
- Phasmophobia
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Stellaris
- Outriders
- Team Fortress 2
- Black Desert
- Halo Infinite
- Path of Exile
- Monster Hunter: World
The Top New Releases list had the Steam team look at monthly lists highlighting the Top 20 games released each month throughout 2021. Then they were assembled in one handy spot, but the team also made a top 25 list of new releases looking at the entire year.
Platinum:
- Forza Horizon 5
- Farming Simulator 22
- Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
- Age of Empires IV
- Halo Infinite
- Battlefield 2042
- New World
- Back 4 Blood
- Outriders
Gold:
- Deathloop
- Biomutant
- F1 2021
- Humankind
- It Takes Two
- Tales of Arise
- Football Manager 2022
- Nier Replicant
- Tale of Immortal
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
