Valve announces the best Steam games of 2023 (Image source: Steam)
Valve has unveiled a comprehensive list that it says contains the best Steam games of 2023. The list has different categories, including top-performing games measured by gross revenue and player engagement. It also highlights the titles that are most played on Steam Deck, with a controller, and in VR.
Valve has announced the best Steam games of 2023. The list shared contains titles that are from several categories. These include New Releases, Top Sellers, Most Played, Steam Deck, Early Access, VR, and Controller. The games that are in the Top Sellers category are as follows:
As for the Most Played, this category only has titles that have crossed the concurrent player count of 40 thousand. Here are the games that have made it to this category of the list:
Apex LegendsCounter-Strike 2Baldur’s Gate 3Dota 2Destiny 2Hogwarts LegacyGoose Goose DuckLost ArkStarfieldSons of the ForestPUBG: Battlegrounds
Moving on, the New Releases category of the best Steam games of 2023 list has titles that earned the most revenue within the first two weeks of launch. The list has the following titles:
The Early Access category contains only the titles that earned the highest gross revenue before and after launching the stable version this year. It has the following games:
Against the StormBaldur’s Gate 3Disney Dreamlight ValleyDave the DiverDemonologistEverspace 2Sun HavenWartalesFarlight 84Ready or NotMarvel SnapMy Time at Sandrock
Then, there’s the Steam Deck games in the list of the best Steam games of 2023. It has the titles that are most played on the gaming handheld device (curr. $445 on Amazon), which includes:
Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconGrand Theft Auto VBaldur’s Gate 3Cyberpunk 2077Dave the DiverElden RingResident Evil 4 (remake)StarfieldHalf-LifeHogwarts LegacyVampire SurvivorsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
As the name suggests, the Controller category contains the most played games using a gamepad. It has the following games on the list:
Apex LegendsCall of Duty (MW II, Warzone, MW III)Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconStarfieldEA Sports FC 24FIFA 23Elden RingHogwarts LegacyResident Evil 4 (remake)Rocket LeagueNBA 2K23Street Fighter 6
Lastly, there’s the VR category within the list of the best Steam games of 2023. It has the VR games that earned the highest revenue, which include:
Beat SaberBlade & SorceryFive Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2BoneworksBonelabThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRGhosts of TaborGorilla TagInto the Radius VRHalf-Life: AlyxPavlovVTOL VR
Do note that the games mentioned for each of the categories are within what Valve calls the “Platinum” range. There are others in “Gold,” “Silver,” and “Bronze.” You can check them out on the official Best of Steam page accessible via this URL.
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