Recently, Steam has attracted special attention from players because of some news, but for now, Steam is still very strong, and according to the tradition of previous years, it has announced the Steam 2021 Best List.
According to the description of V News in the blog, this year's Steam Annual Best selection method is much the same as in previous years, or it is divided into platinum, gold, silver, bronze and other categories.
It is worth mentioning that this year, many domestic games such as "Eternal Destruction", "Ghost Valley Eight Wilds", "Dyson Ball Plan", "The Country of the Wind", "Sparrow Soul" and other games have been on the list, and the results are very outstanding.
In addition, there are many surprises in the VR game section, and under the side of the Metavalse concept, in addition to some well-known VR games, there are many creative products launched in the past two years, which have achieved a bumper harvest in terms of achievements and word of mouth.
Best-selling game of 2021
In 2021, the game circle can be described as a changeable situation, many masterpieces have folded, and creative and outstanding solo games have been favored by many players, in addition, some well-made new games or IP have gradually become popular.
This year's Steam annual best-selling game is a surprise for domestic players, "Forever Doom" produced by NetEase's 24 studios was selected in the platinum list, while the rest of the games are well-known masterpieces around the world, such as DOTA 2, battlefield, GTA, etc. And the launch time of "Forever Doom" is not too early, second only to Amazon's "New World" and EA's "Battlefield Storm 2042", which can be squeezed into this gold-rich list, and the results can be seen.
On the other hand, there are many new games that have entered the platinum seat this year, and V pointed out in the blog that 6 of the 12 games selected for the platinum list this year are new games launched this year, which shows that Steam still maintains full vitality.
Here's the full list:
Platinum: Forever, Rainbow Six, PUBG, Dawn, New World, CS:GO, GTAV, Destiny 2, Battlefield 2042, Temple of Heroes, DOTA2, Apex Heroes (not shown).
Gold: Thunder of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, StarCraft Armor, Double Formation, Blood Revenge, Sea of Thieves, Forza Motorsport: Horizon 4, The Elder Scrolls Online, Forza Horizon 5, RUST.
Silver: Cyberpunk 2077, Civilization 6, Age of Empires 4, Pioneer, Team Fortress 2, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Stars, Mass Effect Legends, ARK: Survival Evolved, Halo: Infinity, GhostBuilding, Monster Hunter: World, The Sims 4, Resident Evil: Village
Bronze: Dyson Ball Project, Hunt: Showdown, Sparrow Souls, World of Warships, Terraria, King of Ren 2, Crusader King 3, Zoo Star, NBA 2K21, Battlefield 5, No Man's Deep Space, Hades, Ghost Valley Eight Wilds, Past Gone, Raft, Fallout 76, Soccer Manager 2022, Happiness Factory, World of Tanks Blitz, F1 2021, Halo: Sergeant Major Collection, City: Skyline, Neil: Artificial Life ver.1.22474487139..., DayZ, EA Play, Human, Total War: Warhammer 2, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition, Balloon Tower Defense 6, NBA 2K22, Forest, Borderlands 3, Farm Simulator 22, Wallpaper Engine, Sin Gear STRIVE, Only Wolf: Shadow Death Twice, Baldur's Gate 3, Deep Rock Galaxy, Age of Empires 2 Decision Edition, Fallout 4, Star Wars: Old Republic, Combination of Isaac: Rebirth, Resident Evil Variant, Armed Assault 3, Havoc of the Gods, Stardew Grain Language, Wizard 3: Wild Hunt, Hunter: Summons of the Wild, World Rim, Dawn Legends, Half-Life: Alex, Jelly Bean: Ultimate Knockout.
Latest 2021: Age of Empires 4, Battlefield 2042, Resident Evil: Village, Blood Revenge, Temple of Heroes, Eternal Destruction, New World, Halo Unlimited, Farm Simulator 22, Mass Effect Legends, Forza Motorsport: Horizon 5, Pioneers
The highest number of simultaneous online users peaks of the year
Compared with last year, the overall number of Steam users this year remained stable, and was not affected by last year's high base, and even ushered in a wave of small climax at the end of the year, perhaps because many highly anticipated masterpieces were released at the end of the year.
It is worth mentioning that in the list of online people at the same time, many domestic games are on the list, such as "Eternal Destruction" and "Ghost Valley Eight Wilds" Two games have a peak number of players have exceeded 10, and the popular "Dyson Ball Plan" at the beginning of the year is more than 30,000, on the one hand, it proves that Chinese players' acceptance of buyout games is improving, on the other hand, it also shows that Chinese players are "going to sea".
Here is the full list
Player peaks over 200,000: CS:GO, Apex Heroes, RUST, PUBG, DOTA2, Cyberpunk 2077, GTAV, Temple of Heroes, Halo Unlimited, New World.
Over 100,000 player peaks: Destiny 2, Pioneer, Rocket League, Among US! , Exile Dark Road, Ark: Evolution Survival, Wallpaper Engine, Resident Evil: Village, StarCraft, Battlefield Storm 2042, Legion Fortress 2, Mock Farm 22, Dawn Kill, Rainbow Six, Eternal Destruction, Ghost Valley Eight Wilds.
Player Peaks Over 60,000: FF14 Online, Sea of Thieves, Ghost Phobia, Terraria, Forza: Horizon 5, Isaac's Combination: Rebirth, Splitgate, Harvest Day 2, Soccer Manager 2021, Unturned, Forest, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Battlefield Storm 5, Dawn Breaker, Total War: Warhammer 2, Cookie Clicker, Famine Online, War Thunder, Stardew Grain Language, Divine Release, Age of Empires 4, Blood Revenge, MIR4, Football Manager 2022.
Player Peak Number Over 30,000: Terraria tModLoader, Battlefield 1, Human, World of Tanks Blitzkrieg, Armed Assault 3, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Path to Survival 2, Heroes of War, Elder Scrolls OL, Civilization 6, Iron Ambition 4, Ring World, City: Skyline, Monster Hunter Language 2: Wings of Destruction, Sin Equipment STRIVE, God's Havoc, Midgar's Tribe, You Draw Me Guess, Balloon Tower Defense 6, Dyson Ball Project, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyline Special Edition, Civilization 5, Civilization 5, Heroes 2, Crab Games, Hunt: Duel, Eternal Reincarnation, Evil Genius 2, Vanishing Light, No Man's Deep Space, Happiness Factory, Monster Hunter: World, Garry's Mod, Stars, Recurring Heroes, FIFA22, Wing Star Survival, Age of Empires 2 Final Edition, FIFA21, Biochemical Variants, Dreamstar 2 OL: New Genesis, Trailblazer: King-Bearer, Seven-Day Kill, Gun Reborn, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Deep Rock Galaxy, Adventure in the Rain 2, Zombie Destruction Project, Raft, Simulated Farm 19, DayZ, Fallout 4, Hades, Renwang 2.
Annual Fresh Trial Graduation Game
Generally speaking, many solo games often use the way of early-time experience to get on the shelves first, and then gradually improve the game content, and finally release version 1.0, so most of them are independent games in this category.
Among them, some domestic solo tours that have performed very well this year, such as Roguelike + FPS "Gunfire Rebirth", network suspense theme of "The Enemy of the Whole Network", etc. appeared in the list, and these products also showed significant differences in themes and gameplay.
Platinum: Deep Sea Trek: Under Freezing, Total War Simulator, Medieval Dynasty, Ossicles: Hero Killer, Doomsday Zone: Isolation, Purgatory on Earth, Chernobylite, Wild Wonderland, You Draw Me Guess, Breathing Edge, Solara: Crown of Mages, GTFO.
Gold: Land of Deception, Lord Demon Lord: Fight Back the Brave, Century: Age of Ashes, Legion TD 2, Spellcaster Academy, ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, Ghost harbor maze, Stain holy grail, Elemental Tower Defense 2, GunFire Rebirth, Beggar Simulator, Temple of the Underworld.
Silver: Fire Trial, Enemy of the Web, DYSMANTLE, Between Fears, Russian Fishing 4, Rec Room, This Land Is My Land, Paint the Town Red, Brutal Squad, Library of Ruins, Fights in Tight Spaces, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone, Survival of doom, Encased, Edge of Eternity, Tribe and Machete, In Silence , Critter Star, Melvor Idle, Town Stack, SURV1V3, First Class Trouble, Pulsar: Lost Colony, Fantastic Expedition 2, Ultimate Admiral: Age of Discovery.
BEST VR Game of the Year
Because of the hot relationship of the Metavalse concept, this year was labeled as the first year of VR.
However, after several years of dormancy, this year's VR game industry does seem to have a certain rise trend, Steam's list appeared in many new products released in the past two years, with the sales of VR hardware equipment climbing repeatedly, the sales and reputation of these game products are very impressive.
However, from the perspective of Steam's annual list, for domestic players, VR games still have certain barriers, even if it is the head of the VR game, the Chinese coverage rate is not high, coupled with the relationship between the device threshold, so China's VR games still have a way to go.
Platinum: Dry Heat, VR Maiden, BONEWORKS, Sword & Magic VR, Radius of Death VR, Half-Life: Alex, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim VR, Hot Dogs, Horseshoe and Grenades, Pavlov VR, Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, Arizona Sunshine, Rhythm Lightsaber.
Gold: After the Fall, Medal of Honor: Beyond the Pinnacle, Cooking Simulator VR, Virtual Desktop, SURV1V3, VTOL VR, Hell Split: Arena, Fallout 4VR, POPULATION: ONE, Work Simulator, Pistol Whip, Onward.
Silver: Until You Fall, Budget Cuts, Zero Caliber VR, Karnage Chronicles, OVR Toolbox, Blood Trail, Moss, Ragnarock, The Room VR: A Dark Matter, Thief Simulator VR, I Expect You To Die 2, Ping-Pong Simulator, Legendary Tales, GORN, The Thrill of the Fight – VR Boxing, Hard Bullet, Sniper Elite VR, Creed: Rise to Glory, Synth Riders, STRIDE, Rick & Morty VR, I Expect You To Die, Vacation Simulator, Demeo.
The hottest controller support of the year is a list newly added by the V Society last year, with the trend of game full-platform distribution in recent years, controller support seems to have gradually received the attention of many players, and Steam is also the best one in many app stores for other brands of controller support.
Hottest controller support of the year
In the list of Steam, most of the heads are sports and racing games, but there are also some popular action and FPS games, and in the future, with the emergence of platforms such as cloud games, controller support seems to be the key.
Platinum: Legend of Dawn, Evil Gear STRIVE, FIFA21, Halo Unlimited, Apex Heroes, Combination of Isaac: Rebirth, FIFA22, Forza: Horizon 5, Monster Hunter: World, GTAV, eFootball 2022, Cyberpunk 2077.
Gold: Destiny 2, Neil: Artificial Life ver.1.22474487139..., Jelly Bean: Ultimate Knockout, Resident Evil: Village, Extreme Racing: Horizon 4, Dark Souls 3, Hades, Renwang 2, F1 2020, NBA 2K21, Pro Evolution Soccer 2021, Bioshock Variant.
Silver: NBA 2K20, Tekken 7, DRAGON BALL FighterZ, Dreamstar 2 OL: New Genesis, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition, Mass Effect Legends Edition, Battlefield Storm 2042, Farm Simulator 22, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Clash of Heroes, Wizard 3: Berserk, Monster Hunter 2: Wings of Destruction, NBA 2K22, Wolf: Shadow Of the Night, Tsukihime: TYPE LUMINA, F12021.
3: Furious, Monster Hunter Character Language 2: Wings of Destruction, NBA 2K22, Wolf: Shadow Death Twice, Tsukihime Fighting: TYPE LUMINA, F12021.
Bronze: Pro Evolution Soccer 2020, Madden NFL 22, Fallout 4, Bloodthirsty Code, Jump Force, Crash Simulator, Legends Strikos, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Red Dead Redemption 2, Stardew Grain Language, Divine Force Kosha, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Farm Simulator 19, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Storm 4, Ghost Blade: Vulcan Blood Wind Tan, Star Trekker, Super Robot Wars 30, Brain Crew 2, Up battlefield, Halo: Sergeant Major Collection, Small Bones: Hero Killer, Midgar's Tribe, Street Fighter 5, Marvel Avengers, Need for Speed: Heat, Blood Revenge, Titan Souls, Splitgate, Ori and the Spirit will, Pioneer, Drag Racing 2, ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Samurai, Death's Door, Neil: Mechanical Age, No Man's Deep Space, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Devil's Cry 5, Void Knight, Two-Person Journey, Dark Souls 2, Horizons: Dawn of Zero, Dead Cell, Gone With the Past, Broken Kings: League of Legends, Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Train Together, Wind country, Apocalypse: Divine Dream, Divine Blessing Release, Super Bomberman R OL, King of Fighters, Little Nightmare 2, Temple of Heroes, CarX Drift Racing OL, American Truck Simulator, Dark Souls, Crimson Knot, Dawn Kill, Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy.