Steam’s Best-Selling Games of 2025 Unveiled
Valve has unveiled its official list of the best-selling games on Steam for 2025, showcasing a blend of anticipated favorites and unexpected entries. Among the highlights, Monster Hunter Wilds has managed to secure a place in the top dozen, even after being criticized as one of the year’s worst PC ports by Digital Foundry. This intriguing juxtaposition of popularity and performance issues raises questions about player loyalty and expectations.
The top 12 best-selling new Steam games are as follows:
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
- EA Sports FC 26
- Borderlands 4
- Schedule I
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Civilization VII
- Battlefield 6
- Dune Awakening
- Arc Raiders
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Following closely are numbers 13-24, which include a mix of genres and styles:
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Dispatch
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Anno 117: Pax Romana
- Europa Universalis V
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Split Fiction
- Inzoi
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Stellar Blade
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger
This year’s list reflects a diverse gaming landscape, featuring not only blockbuster titles but also more niche offerings like Anno 117: Pax Romana and Europa Universalis V. Notably, Civilization VII has made its way into the top 12 despite facing criticism over its launch issues and some contentious new features. Similarly, Monster Hunter Wilds continues to attract players despite its poor user ratings, as fans eagerly await essential optimization patches.
Capcom’s action-RPG has also found itself on Digital Foundry’s list of the worst PC ports of 2025, with analysts expressing confusion over its performance, particularly after the recent Title 4 Update. Alex Battaglia described it as “one of the poorest games I’ve reviewed in a long time from a technical performance perspective.”
Looking ahead, Capcom has promised significant performance improvements for Monster Hunter Wilds in 2026, although these enhancements will be rolled out over several months. As the one-year anniversary of the game’s launch approaches, PC players remain hopeful that the title will finally deliver a satisfactory experience, moving past the current issues of framerate stuttering and texture pop-in.
