http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/introducing-steam-gauge-ars-reveals-steams-most-popular-games/
This is amazing. Totally worth a read.
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Ars Technica's Kyle Orland uncovers a treasure trove of Steam sales and player data
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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/introducing-steam-gauge-ars-reveals-steams-most-popular-games/
This is amazing. Totally worth a read.
Mr_Antimatter
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I played like once at release, then never again.
Oddly, I was one of those Civ 5 folks until yesterday. Still trying to figure out what the hell to do in that game.
Objectively Bad Opinion
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How is 4 million an unfortunate number?
The fact that another 4 million own it but haven't played it.
Felix Lighter
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Games like Half Life 2 existed before they tracked hours played so the percentage who actually played it is likely much higher.
Basileus777
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Why is Lost Coast owned by so many more than HL2?
Glass Shark
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Even crazier is that the top 6 games have been played for as many hours as every other Steam game combined.
funkystudent
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I dont think that Half Life 2 number is accurate.
Because there are another 3.9 million people that own it and haven't played it. Episode One is even worse off.
This is a possibility I didn't consider. Perhaps that explains it.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Can't believe Civ V has sold that much. It seems so niche in it's premise but it's so well done that it probably has crossover appeal to history geeks and the like.
I think Orange Box sold well on consoles.
I think Orange Box sold well on consoles.
Puppet Shadow
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Orange Box that people picked up for Portal?
A lot of people (me included) leave it open in the background because it's much faster to tab back in than to boot it up.
I think it also goes on sale all the time.
ThreePiMatt
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We desperately need a Ricochet sequel.
I think it was given away for free with a lot of videocards.
It's not perfect, just as he specifies, but it's sooooo much better than nothing.
It sounds like he's using the time played tracking that steam has, which can be very inaccurate for older games from before the tracking was standard. I would only trust the numbers for newer games.
Ace Harding
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Seems legit, and the spot-checking sounds like it's pretty much dead on.
I think the number is low because Steam didn't start tracking your hours played until 4 or 5 years ago.
toddhunter
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Ok, I'll do it:
Considering how the article opens up with the millions sold by dayz and rust... I think indies are still probably doing ok out of steam.
Considering how the article opens up with the millions sold by dayz and rust... I think indies are still probably doing ok out of steam.
Well, the process makes sense (though I wonder what percentage of accounts are marked private) but I'm not that clear on the data the graphs are made on. I mean it talks about crawling 90k accounts a day, but just how many is the graphs based on? a single day and projected? an accumulation of data from a 'complete' run?
cubicle47b
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I want to see the total /played time for all players of World of Warcraft now.
This is basically a reformatted, expanded repost of an infographic and stat site made by a Redditor a few weeks back, but without any accreditation to the OP who 'uncovered' the treasure trove. http://imgur.com/a/woQcK http://rekenna.github.io/
Though I'll admit sub 5 million and still in the top 20 is a bit of a surprise for me. Though I guess you could look at that as the steam community not being a hivemind in terms of the games they buy.
Its also interesting that free to play / free games don't dominate the chart.
6 percent of accounts are marked private, according to the article.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I wonder how many copies Magicka has sold
I wouldn't call it a repost. Ars did its own research and came up with its own process -- even if it used a similar method.
Did you read the article? It definitely does not paint that pictureOk, I'll do it:
Considering how the article opens up with the millions sold by dayz and rust... I think indies are still probably doing ok out of steam.
faceless007
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I played Ricochet and liked it.
In, like, 1999.
In, like, 1999.
Glass Shark
Banned
This. Also, the stats project you linked to relies heavily on achievement data, which is probably pretty unreliable with all the different methods of unlocking achievements out there.
Glass Shark
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Pretty sure F2P games only show up on your Steam profile if you've played them. So all F2P titles (that were always F2P) should be 1:1.
Ok, I'll do it:
Considering how the article opens up with the millions sold by dayz and rust... I think indies are still probably doing ok out of steam.
I don't know what Gies is talking about. He needs to substantiate his claims
toddhunter
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A) dev sharing steam numbers
B) 1.7 million copies
What picture did you get from the article?
What is missing and probably quite important is how much people paid for each game. Millions of something like Dayz at full price is going to be different to a game discounted to near nothing several times over many years.
I doubt this very much. Plus there are plenty of people who play once and never again. That's not to say it's in any way an unpopular game. I don't understand the MOBA appeal, personally.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Arthur Gies is honestly the fucking worst. Guess I imagined all those steam sales i took advantage of over the years and all of the social functions not locked behind a paywall. Time to uninstall steam and buy a xbone.
F2P games don't show up on your account if you don't download/play them
If I buy Civ 5 and never even install it, it would still show up since it is purchased.
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