The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Metro]

It was there. Greenlight was the start of the downfall.

 

[vortex]

http://steamed.kotaku.com/none-of-2016s-most-played-steam-games-came-out-in-2016-1791048654

The sheer number of games on Steam is overwhelming, and more new ones come out per day than ever before. Despite that, Steam’s upper echelon has calcified, with an Old Guard looking down from the top of the most-played list at all the peasants below.


GitHyp, a tool that tracks Steam’s most-played games (among other things), posted an analysis of the most-played games of 2016. A few findings stand out. First off, if you look at average number of players per hour throughout the year, you get a top five list that looks awfully similar to 2015's, with zero games that came out in 2016:

1. Dota 2 / 636,607 avg. players per hour (#1 in 2015)
2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / 360,600 avg. players per hour (#2 in 2015)
3. Team Fortress 2 / 50,802 avg. players per hour (#4 in 2015)
4. Grand Theft Auto V / 40,258 avg. players per hour (#5 in 2015)
5. Sid Meier’s Civilization V / 37,885 avg players per hour (#9 in 2015)

Steam users like Valve games. Shocking, I know. But it is surprising to see Civ V gain ground in the year that Civ VI came out. Meanwhile, Fallout 4 fell out of the top five and top ten, because it just never quite caught on to the same degree as, say, Skyrim. And because it really disappointed me personally. If Jason gets to delay games, I get to knock them off the Steam charts. It’s only fair.


GitHyp’s other list is arranged according to peak concurrent player count, and it tells a different story, with a few fresh-faced actors:

1. Dota 2 / 1,286,617 peak players (#1 in 2015)
2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / 845,806 peak players (#2 in 2015)
3. No Man’s Sky / 212,321 peak players (new)
4. XCOM 2 / 132,834 peak players (new)
5. Dark Souls III / 129,922 peak players (new)

The No Man’s Sky marketing campaign strikes again. XCOM 2 and Dark Souls III also attracted hungry hordes of players at launch, but DOTA 2 and CSGO still reigned supreme. And despite strong launches, Dark Souls III came in 21st on the list of average number of players per hour, while No Man’s Sky fell to #41 after disappointment set in, and XCOM 2 came in at #44. It’s one thing to launch strong. It’s something else to have legs, even when you’ve got a thriving mod community ala XCOM 2 or a game-changing update slate like No Man’s Sky.

The last part of GitHyp’s analysis, though, might surprise you the most. “When looking at the average players per hour, it was actually the free-to-play team-based shooter, Paladins, that ended as 2016’s strongest new release ranking in at #15 on Steam with an average of 22,809 players per hour,” they wrote.

Calling it now: Paladins will outlive us all. And also Overwatch. Come at me.

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[Outlander]

Holy fuck Undertale made over 10 mil.

 

[vortex]

I don't understand this estimated revenue. Dark souls 3 sold less than DOOM but has higher revenue. Could you explain how this goes from financial standpoint?

 

[Spectacle]

I don't understand this estimated revenue. Dark souls 3 sold less than DOOM but has higher revenue. Could you explain how this goes from financial standpoint?

Some games cost more than others, meaning more revenue per sale.

IIRC D44M went on 50% sale after just a few months, so that's probably when most people bought it.

 

[Mustawd]

I don't understand this estimated revenue. Dark souls 3 sold less than DOOM but has higher revenue. Could you explain how this goes from financial standpoint?

DOOM either has a higher per unit price originally or was heavily discounted after release.

 

[Latelistener]

-40% after a month, that's how.

 

[pakoito]

Historical Lowest Price: £10.00 at GamersGate on 12/23/2016

Fuck I missed it

 

[LESS T_T]

Another Interplay re-release coming:

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Hope it will be running "out of the box" unlike the GoG version.

https://af.gog.com/forum/messiah/messiah_composite_quick_start_thread?as=1649904300

Great soundtrack, always liked Fear Factory in Carmageddon and it was a good choice. Also, they had a perfect song already made for the game.

 

[Astral Rag]

Another Interplay re-release coming:

€15

And they probably didn't bother to patch it up properly.

 

[Alienman]

Cheaper on Ebay hehe.

 

[Infinitron]

More expensive than GOG? What's the deal?

 

[Morgoth]

More expensive than GOG? What's the deal?

 

[Mozg]

I wish someone had been making a documentary about the Stardew Valley guy to see him go from seemingly insane drag on his long-suffering girlfriend and butt of jokes to his family to making tens of millions of dollars on a SNES game.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

I wish someone had been making a documentary about the Stardew Valley guy to see him go from seemingly insane drag on his long-suffering girlfriend and butt of jokes to his family to making tens of millions of dollars on a SNES game.

And he's still working on the game.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Codex should interview him about whether the money has relieved his butthurt.

 

[pippin]

I wish someone had been making a documentary about the Stardew Valley guy to see him go from seemingly insane drag on his long-suffering girlfriend and butt of jokes to his family to making tens of millions of dollars on a SNES game.

And for contrast interview yanderedev

 

[Echo Mirage]

Dungeons of the Endless is dirt cheap. Is it or ?

 

[CryptRat]

I didn't spend dozens of hours on the game but it was fun for a while.

 

[Mastermind]

steam sales sure have turned to shit. i have 50+ games on my wishlist and only 1 is on sale at all. I remember the good old days when half their games were 50/-75% off at any given time. now even during sales I'm lucky to see 5 games out of 50 with a 50% or more discount.

 

[Shackleton]

Dungeons of the Endless is dirt cheap. Is it or ?

Steam says I've played it 32 hours and I feel like I've got my money's worth, but that's probably about it for me. Still loads of pods to unlock and play through, so there's quite a lot of game there if you're grabbed by it. For £2.24 in GBP, it's dirt cheap and worth it.

I always thought Dungeon of the Endless would be a perfect mobile game- open a few doors, watch the pixels fly, decide upgrades in the lull before opening another door. The pace is perfect for mobile.

 

[Baron Dupek]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/492500/
new dungeon crawler released
good way to start 2017 with incline genre

 

[Unkillable Cat]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/492500/
new dungeon crawler released
good way to start 2017 with incline genre

Too bad it's one of the most shit dungeon crawlers out there.

 

[Baron Dupek]

If I wanted to play Legends of Grimrawk then I can reinstall it and download fan-made adventures.