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CHARTS: God of War holds Steam No.1 for second week

CHARTS: God of War holds Steam No.1 for second week

Former PlayStation exclusive God of War was once again the highest-selling title on Steam.

The game debuted on January 14th and was the biggest Steam launch for a Sony title to date. SteamCharts indicates that the title had 73,529 concurrent players at a peak following its release. Monster Hunter Rise from Capcom was once again No.2 in the charts, while Void Interactive's Ready or Not rose one place to third week-on-week.

Pre-orders for Dying Light 2: Stay Human were the fourth-highest seller for the week ahead of the game's launch on February 4th, while pre-orders for Bandai Namco's Elden Ring once again chart in fourth place. that title is set to release on February 25th.

Pre-orders for Sega's Total War: Warhammer III also charted in sixth place.

Valve's Index VR Kit was in the eighth highest-seller of the week, while new roguelike title Warm Snow made its debut in ninth. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 rounded off the charts in Top Ten.

Here is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending January 22nd:

1. God of War, Sony
2. Monster Hunter Rise, Capcom
3. Ready or Not, Void Interactive
4. Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Warner Bros (P)
5. Elden Ring, Bandai Namco (P)
6. Total War: Warhammer III, Sega (P)
7. MISSING
8. Valve Index VR Kit, Valve
9. Warm Snow, Bilibili
10. Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar


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