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CHARTS: Steam Deck takes second Steam No.1

CHARTS: Steam Deck takes second Steam No.1

Valve's Steam Deck hardware has taken its second No.1 spot on Steam.

The console made its debut at the top of the charts last week following its release at the end of February. Second place once again goes to FromSoft's smash hit Elden Ring, having sold well over 12 million copies around the world. Cyberpunk 2077 makes a return to the Top Ten thanks to a 50 per cent price cut, while LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga drops one place to No.4. Since its release at the start of April, the title has shifted more than 3.2 million units.

Valve's Index VR Kit holds steady at sixth place, while No Man's Sky from Hello Games rises one place to No.7 following the launch of the Outlaws update. DayZ from Bohemia Interactive and Offworld Industries' Squad return to the Top Ten in No.8 and ninth respectively. Finally, Call of Duty: Black Ops III dropped to tenth from last week's No.7.

Here is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending April 23rd:

1. Steam Deck, Valve
2. Elden Ring, Bandai Namco
3. Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt
4. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Warner Bros
5. MISSING
6. Valve Index VR Kit, Valve
7. No Man's Sky, Hello Games
8. DayZ, Bohemia Interactive
9. Squad, Offworld Industries
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Activision


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Alex Calvin is a freelance journalist who writes about the business of games. He started out at UK trade paper MCV in 2013 and left as deputy editor over three years later. In June 2017, he joined Steel Media as the editor for new site PCGamesInsider.biz. In October 2019 he left this full-time position at the company but still contributes to the site on a daily basis. He has also written for GamesIndustry.biz, VGC, Games London, The Observer/Guardian and Esquire UK.