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CHARTS: New DLC brings RimWorld back to Steam Top Ten

CHARTS: New DLC brings RimWorld back to Steam Top Ten

Management simulation RimWorld is back in the Steam Top Ten thanks to the launch of the new Odyssey DLC. 

The title shot up an impressive 58 positions to take the No.3 spot on Steam for the week, also helped by a 20 per cent discount. The new Odyssey DLC was the fifth highest-selling title for the week following its July 11th release. 

Counter-Strike 2 was once again the No.1 grossing title on the platform while PUBG: Battlegrounds shot up three positions to second on the back of a crossover event with K-pop group Aespa. 

Valve's Steam Deck hardware dropped two spots to fourth, coming in just ahead of NetEase's Marvel Rivals, which rose up 25 places to chart in sixth on the back of a new season of content dropping on July 11th. 

Indie hit Peak falls four spots to No.7 having shifted over 4.5 million units to date. Meanwhile, Destiny 2 returns to the charts at No.8 thanks to the release of The Edge of Fate expansion on July 15th. NetEase's martial arts battle royale title Naraka: Bladepoint charted in ninth, while Dead by Daylight falls three spots to tenth. 

Here is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending July 15th: 

1. Counter-Strike 2, Valve
2. PUBG: Battlegrounds, Krafton 
3. RimWorld, Ludeon Studios
4. Steam Deck, Valve
5. RimWorld - Odyssey, Ludeon Studios
6. Marvel Rivals, NetEase
7. Peak, Aggro Crab
8. Destiny 2, Bungie
9. Naraka: bladepoint, NetEase
10. Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive 


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