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CHARTS: Counter-Strike 2 starts 2025 at No.1 on Steam

CHARTS: Counter-Strike 2 starts 2025 at No.1 on Steam

Valve's Counter-Strike 2 has started 2025 as the highest grossing game on Steam. 

The online shooter was once again the biggest title on the platform last week, coming in ahead of PUBG: Battlegrounds, which shot up ten places to second. 

Path of Exile 2 once again held onto third place, while Marvel Rivals charted at No.4. Valve's Steam Deck hardware hell three spots to fifth following the end of the most recent Steam sale. Dota 2, Helldivers 2 and Elden Ring all dropped one spot to sixth, seventh and eighth respectively, while Baldur's Gate 3 rose one position to ninth. 

Rounding off the Top Ten is Cyberpunk 2077, which fell two spots week-on-week. 

Here is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending January 7th: 

1. Counter-Strike 2, Valve
2. PUBG: Battlegrounds, Krafton 
3. Path of Exile 2, Grinding Gear 
4. Marvel Rivals, NetEase
5. Steam Deck, Valve
6. Dota 2, Valve
7. Helldivers 2, Sony 
8. Elden Ring, Bandai Namco 
9. Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios
10. Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt 


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