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CHARTS: Spider-Man hangs onto Steam No.2 spot

CHARTS: Spider-Man hangs onto Steam No.2 spot

The PC version of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered was the second highest-grossing title on Steam for the second week in a row.

The title launched on August 12th and made its debut at No.2 last week. It's the latest PlayStation first-party game to make its way to PC, following in the footsteps of God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone.

First place, once again, goes to Steam Deck, while Cult of the Lamb from Devolver Digital takes the No.3 spot in its second week on sale. That title has shifted over one million copies to date.

Early Access city builder Farthest Frontier came in at No.4 following its August 9th launch, while Annapurna's Stray rose three places week-on-week to fifth.

Pre-orders for the upcoming FIFA 23 were the sixth highest grossing game of the week, coming in ahead of Elden Ring. Ready or Not clocked in at No.8.

Valve's Index VR Kit came in at ninth, while the Prime Status Upgrade pack for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive rounded off the Top Ten.

Here is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending August 20th:

1. Steam Deck, Valve
2. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Sony
3. Cult of the Lamb, Devolver Digital
4. Farthest Frontier, Crate Entertainment
5. Stray, Annapurna
6. FIFA 23, EA (P)
7. Elden Ring, Bandai Namco
8. Ready or Not, Void Interactive
9. Valve Index VR Kit, Valve
10. CS:GO Prime Status Upgrade, Valve


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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.