Steam is shaking things up with a refreshed look for its monthly top-releases chart, now spotlighting the platform’s highest-earning games each month. Users can also browse the top 50 titles going all the way back to November 2004, when Half-Life 2 launched.
The new layout features a trailer section that highlights top games one at a time, and a side menu, offering a more dynamic browsing experience. Each chart showcases at least 50 releases, divided into gold (the top 12 highest earning), silver (the following 12), and bronze tiers (the other games), though the total number may vary depending on regional availability. It’s worth noting that new DLC deemed popular enough may also appear in the top 50 of a given month, outside of the new “DLC For You” section, which highlights DLC released in the month for games users play, and new content relevant to their catalog.
Previously, users could browse each month’s best-selling titles, but the latest update makes these lists much more detailed and informative. The new side menu offers quick access to live charts, including Top Sellers, Most Played, Top Played on Steam Deck, Weekly Charts, and Monthly Top Releases. The revamped monthly charts focus on the first two weeks of revenue for each new release, organizing them into gold, silver, and bronze tiers.
Steam’s charts remain one of the most reliable sources in the gaming industry for insights on sales, player activity, and more. The long-standing Top Sellers chart highlights the platform’s highest-grossing games and tracks their daily shifts in ranking.
The Steam team has been manually updating the monthly charts since they first launched in April 2019. Now, the process is automated, ensuring that charts will be released consistently, exactly 14 days after the end of each month, unlike the irregular schedule in the past.
Check out the new look for yourself, and if you’re worried about having to reset your password after those Steam hack headlines, don’t fret, Valve has already addressed it.
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