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SpellForce, Euro Truck Simulator DLC and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy storm Steam charts

SpellForce, Euro Truck Simulator DLC and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy storm Steam charts

There are some new faces in the Steam Top Ten this week with THQ Nordic's SpellForce 3 (pictured) debuting in third place.

The title launched on December 7th but is already the highest-charting new game of the week, coming in below PC games behemoths Playerunknown's Battlegrounds and Grand Theft Auto V.

Meanwhile, the latest DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2, Italia, comes in at fourth place. This adds in Italy to the popular sim title, and reportedly includes 11,500km of new roads.

And in fifth place is Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. This is from the creator of QWOP and was released as part of the October Humble Monthly bundle, with the Steam version hitting shelves on December 6th. The title has been incredibly popular with streamers.

Meanwhile, Counter-Strike: GO drops three places to sixth position, as Call of Duty: WWII drops one place to No.7. Nioh: Complete Edition returns to the Top Ten at No.8.

The Year Two pass for Rainbow Six: Siege was the tenth most-purchased item of the week.

Below is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending December 10th:

1. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, PUBG Corp
2. Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar
3. SpellForce 3, THQ Nordic
4. Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Italia, SCS Software
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Bennett Foddy
6. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve
7. Call of Duty: WWII, Activision
8. Nioh: Complete Edition, Koei Tecmo
9. Divinity: Original Sin 2, Larian Studios
10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Year 2 Pass, Ubisoft


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