Traditionally, many publishers save the big games for the Christmas business. After all, your wallet is rarely looser than with your loved ones' wish lists in mind. We also notice this in long-awaited releases that are now coming and generating high sales on Steam.
Disclaimer: We list the following belowten top-grossing games on Steam last weekand address relevant developments. The basic information is based on data fromSteamDBand are read directly from Steam.
Quickly to the highlights:
- Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Path of Exile 2
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- The complete Steam Top 10
Three chart-toppers in the top 10
Three new releases with large fan communities hit Steam almost at the same time. It's no surprise that all three also rank high in the weekly bestsellers.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
The rumors are truehas actually been released - and takes the lonely top spot among the highest-selling products of the week on Steam. According to developer GSC Game World, the title has already sold over a million copies, despite various problems.
Meanwhile, we're still tearing our hair out about the successor because the game has problems, especially in those areas that players only notice after many, many hours of play. GameStar editor-in-chief Heiko has resulting discrepanciesin a nutshell:
Path of Exile 2
Okay,hasn't actually been released yet, but rather has become available for pre-sale through supporter packages on Steam. This puts the long-awaited Diablo competitor in seventh place in the Steam Top 10.
In another article you will find out.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
And another direct successor, which achieved sixth place in the Steam bestsellers of the week. However, cloudy whenNumerous negative Steam reviews from players criticize the image for its unfinished condition.
We also had teething problems, but we can at least do onereproduce.
The complete top 10 on Steam
Now the question is: Are you currently playing Stalker 2 or Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024? What are your first impressions of the much criticized releases? Or is there a particular indie game that has you firmly in its grip at the moment? Write it to us in the comments! We always enjoy reading your opinions, ideas and experiences.
