Palworld, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Black Myth: Wukong, and Elden Ring were also among the biggest sellers on the platform for the year.
The co-op shooter's Steam concurrent player count shot up to over 137,000 players, the highest it has been in over half a year.
MachineGames' first-person action-adventure title is available on PC and Xbox Series X/S, and is also available via Game Pass on both platforms.
Steam saw a peak of over 39.2 million concurrent users on December 8, of which over 12 million were in-game at the time.
Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment's open world action-adventure title, which originally launched in August, is now also available on Steam.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has enjoyed a healthy start on Steam, despite also being available via Game Pass.
The recently-released title's significant launch issues have sparked widespread backlash and criticism among the player base.
New footage in a development documentary for Half-Life 2 showcases a weapon called the Ice Gun for the cancelled project.
The update adds hours of developer commentary to the base game alongside support for Steam Workshop and improved lightmaps.
The RPG sees consistent increases in its player engagement numbers on Steam on its second day, with its peak concurrent user count climbing to over 37,000.
In comparison, the last HD-2D release – Octopath Traveler 2 – saw a peak of over 17,000 players on Steam upon its launch in 2023.
Another PlayStation-published title gets off to a less-than-stellar start on PC, with LEGO Horizon Adventures seeing shockingly low numbers on Steam.
The limited edition model will have the same specs as the 1TB OLED version of the device, and will also come with an exclusive white carrying case.
The open beta is available until November 3rd for all platforms, and it's already beaten Monster Hunter World's record on Steam.
"In our efforts to combat cheating in Apex, we've identified Linux OS as being a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats," EA says.
Ahead of its imminent release, BioWare's action RPG has climbed to the No. 1 position in the charts, overtaking Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
The first-person shooter saw a peak of over 306,000 concurrent players on Steam over its first weekend, surpassing Modern Warfare 2 and 3's launch numbers.
Evil Empire warns that Steam Deck players "may experience occasional drops in frame rate" in some sections of the game, though the developer will continue to optimize performance.
"So we really do want to wait for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life before we ship the real second generation of Steam Deck," says Valve designer Lawrence Yang.
Following a recent change in California regulations, Steam now warns players at the time of checkout that buying digital games doesn't actually get you full ownership.
