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CHARTS: Red Dead Redemption 2 back at No.3 thanks to Steam discount

CHARTS: Red Dead Redemption 2 back at No.3 thanks to Steam discount

2018's Red Dead Redemption 2 is back as the third highest grossing title on Steam thanks to a massive discount. 

The Rockstar sale saw reductions of up to 80 per cent; the company's cowboy romp saw a 75 per cent price cut, bringing it up 74 places. 

Counter-Strike 2 returned to the top spot, up one place on last week, swapping places with fellow free-to-play online shooter PUBG: Battlegrounds in the process, which slides into the No.2 spot. 

Valve's Steam Deck holds steady in fourth place, coming in ahead of Marvel Rivals, which spent another week at No.5. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – the second part of Square Enix's remake trilogy – debuted in sixth place following its January 23rd release date, coming in ahead of EA Sports FC 25, which rose two spots to seventh. 

Path of Exile 2 drops one spot to eighth, while pre-orders for the upcoming Sid Meier's Civilization 7 rose one place to No.9 ahead of its February 11th release. Tencent's free-to-play Delta Force shooter rounds off the Steam charts in tenth place. 

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

1. Counter-Strike 2, Valve
2. PUBG: Battlegrounds, Krafton 
3. Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar
4. Steam Deck, Valve 
5. Marvel Rivals, NetEase
6. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Square Enix
7. EA Sports FC 25, EA
8. Path of Exile 2, Grinding Gear
9. Sid Meier's Civilization 7, 2K Games (P()
10. Delta Force, Tencent 


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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.