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Right now SteamA common feature stands out among ‘s best-selling games: They all have the Free2Play (free to play) model. We explain which games we are talking about and why free games in particular are at the top of the sales charts. Here are the 10 best-selling Steam games, both paid and free…

Free games are at the top: Current list of the 10 best-selling Steam games

What do games like Dota 2, PUBG and the new open-world adventure Once Human have in common? Yes, they are all Free2Play games. Indeed, free-to-play games regularly rank among the bestsellers on Valve’s platform, and the number of them is particularly large at the moment.

Currently, many games in the Top 10 list are free. Here are the 10 best-selling games on the Steam store (current list):

• The First Descendant (Free)
• steam deck (28.000.00 TL)
• Counter-Strike 2 (Free)
• Once Human (Free)
• PUBG (Free)
• ring from hand ($39.99)
• Dota 2 (Free)
• Chained Together ($2.99)
• WarThunder (Free)
• Elden Ring: Shadow of Erdtree ($25.99)

Of course, Steam Deck is an exception since it is a hardware product. However, if we include EA Sports FC 24 ($69.99) in 11th place, the ratio of free and paid games doesn’t change much. Six of the top 10 games are still free to play.

Valve calculates top sellers based on total revenue and does so in real time. Revenue is calculated not only from direct sales of the game, but also from DLCs sold and in-game transactions.

Thanks to real-time tracking, newly released games can immediately top the sales charts. This shows that many users spend significant amounts of money on games through microtransactions. However, players often criticize in-game purchases because such transactions are used for aggressive monetization strategies and in some cases encourage spending money to compete in the game (Pay2Win).

In the current Top 10 list, The First Descendant in particular has been criticized in Steam reviews for its strong monetization strategies. Game It currently has 53 percent positive reviews. PUBG also has only balanced user reviews due to many cheaters. Once Human isn’t doing well in reviews either.

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