On December 28th, Steam announced the list of the best games of 2023, including best-selling games, new products, hottest plays, early access graduation works, Steam Deck and other categories, and the award levels are divided into four levels: platinum/platinum, gold, silver, and bronze, of which platinum: 1st - 12th, gold: 13th - 24th, silver: 25th - 50th, bronze: 51st - 100th. The list is compiled from data from January 1, 2023 to December 15, 2023 (PT).
Best selling game
Based on total revenue in 2023, these titles are the best-selling games on Steam.
New
These titles are the best-selling games released in 2023. This list takes into account all the games released in 2023 and picks the best of them based on their revenue in the first two weeks after release.
The hottest to play
These titles are the most popular games of 2023, that is, games with a peak player count of more than 40,000 during 2023. Games will be grouped by the peak number of concurrent players they have reached. Eliminate short-lived spikes in player counts such as delivery events and free weekends.
Get early access to your graduation project
This list shows the best Early Access graduation entries of 2023 and measures gross revenue earned throughout the year, including during and after Early Access.
Steam Deck
This list includes the most played games on Steam Deck in 2023 and is measured by the number of daily active players in 2023. Includes games that have been verified or playable by the Deck verification result.
Controllers are supported
This list shows the games that recorded the most controller sessions in a year. Specifically, the game with the highest number of unique players using a controller (no distinction is made between controller types).
Best VR Game
These titles are the best VR games, measured by revenue in 2023, and this list is limited to VR exclusives.