Among January’s biggest releases on Steam was the much-criticized Forspoken. The Dead Space remake and an online game about the adventures of monkeys also did well.
Valve published a list of the biggest releases of January 2023 on Steam. The criteria was revenue generated within two weeks of launch. Traditionally, specific sales results or even the correct order of titles on the list were not disclosed. Therefore, we add estimates of the paid version of SteamSpy to the list. Unfortunately, they are sometimes very inaccurate, but it’s better than nothing.
January’s biggest games launch on Steam
January brought many successful releases. Dead Space turned out to be a near-perfect remake, fulfilling just about every fan hope. For its part, Hi-Fi Rush was the biggest surprise of the month, since this excellent arcade game made its debut the same day of its announcement at the Microsoft show. Additionally, three older Ubisoft titles have been released on Steam: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Watch Dogs: Legion, and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. These were not well received due to technical issues, but they sold well, especially since they had been available on other services for many years.
Doing it decently was also abandonedalthough it is difficult to speak of success in the case of this title. The game received poor reviews and its PC version left a lot to be desired, which turned many gamers off. The publisher Square Enix has decided that the study responsible for the title, Luminous Productions, will cease to exist as an independent team.
January was also a good month for indie developers. Games like the Chinese RPG The Search for Eternal Life, the platformer Pizza Tower or the humorous online game Gorilla Tag have become hits on Steam. The boxing game Undisputed also performed very well. In addition, it is worth noting the good results of SimRail: The Railway Simulator.
January’s Biggest DLC Launch on Steam
SteamSpy does not provide data for DLCs, so the order is random. All in all, it was a fairly modest month for expansions. Of the biggest releases, only Rain World: Downpour is worth mentioning. The game came as a surprise as it was the first DLC for this title – it was released almost 6 years after the game was released.
- Rain World: Shower
- KOF XV Fighter Pass
- Brawlhalla – Season 7 Battle Pass
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries – Rise of Rasalhague
- Hunt: Showdown – The Bad Light
January’s Biggest F2P Releases (By Simultaneous Players)
Valve also released an additional list, which includes the most popular F2P game releases in June. In this case, the number of users playing simultaneously was taken as the criterion.
January’s biggest free release on Steam was the Japanese action game Warlander.
We’ve sorted the list above by a game’s overall activity record (taken from SteamDB estimates), not just the last month, as that gives a better idea of how successful a particular production has been. on Steam.