It’s the year-end, and Steam has revealed its best games of 2021. Steam Best of 2021 lists that include Top Sellers, New Releases, Most Played, Early Access Grads, Best of VR, and Controller Friendly.
Games like GTA V, Valheim, Apex Legends, and more appeared in most lists. In each list, Steam categorized the games in Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
Check out the games in Platinum of all the lists below in alphabetical order:
Top Sellers
Top games as measured by Gross Revenue in 2021.
- Apex Legends
- Battlefield 2042
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dead by Daylight
- Destiny 2
- DOTA 2
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- New World
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Valheim
New Releases
Top games released in 2021 as measured by Gross Revenue in 2021.
- Age of Empires IV
- Back 4 Blood
- Battlefield 2042
- Farming Simulator 22
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- New World
- Outriders
- Resident Evil Village
- Valheim
Most Played
Games with the Highest Peak Concurrent Players (Over 200,000 Concurrent Players).
- Apex Legends
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Cyberpunk 2077
- DOTA 2
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Halo Infinite
- New World
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Rust
- Valheim
Early Access Grads
Games that left Early Access and earned the most gross revenue in 2021.
- Breathedge
- Chernobylite
- Draw & Guess
- Endzone: A World Apart
- Hell Let Loose
- GTFO
- Medieval Dynasty
- Skul: The Hero Slayer
- Solasta: Crown of the Magister
- Subnautica: Below Zero
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
- Wildermyth
Best of VR
Top VR-Exclusive Experiences as Measured by Gross Revenue.
- Arizona Sunshine
- Beat Saber
- Blade & Sorcery
- Boneworks
- Hal-Life: Alyx
- Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, & Hand Grenades
- Into the Radius
- Pavlov
- Superhot VR
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
- VR Kanojo
Controller Friendly
Games with most Daily Active Controller Players.
- Apex Legends
- Cyberpunk 2077
- eFootball 2022
- FIFA 21
- FIFA 22
- Forza Horizon 5
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Guilty Gear -Strive-
- Halo Infinite
- Monster Hunter: World
- Tales of Arise
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Check out the full list of games in all the tiers on Stream’s Best of 2021 official page.
So, that’s been it. Thank you for reading, and do share the article if you get a bit piece of information. Also, keep an eye on this space for more relevant updates. Stay safe, and we hope to see you around.
