Tens of thousands of games ,dozens of different genres , from indie developers as well as large , with a price range that is equally varied , Steam has become one of the most potential commercial gate in the gaming industry today . Had dicibir and ridiculed in the beginning of its existence , Valve 's vision to build a digital distribution platform finally paid off with a very sweet today . Support developers who continue to rely on it , reinforced with games free to play and attractive discounts , as well as the fact that the Internet began to shift as the needs of affordable and readily available to make Steam become " king " new . So from all of these games , which one deserves to be called the most popular game ?
This question is trying to be answered by the tech site - Ars Technica which threw a massive research methods against 172 million Steam accounts randomly to answer who the most popular games today . The result ? In addition to setting 20 games with the numbers weekly at most, the study also uncovered some surprising facts .
Of the 781 million games were spread over 172 million Steam accounts , there are more than 37% of the game is not at all been touched / played by the owner . From the same data is also known , the most popular game in the eyes of gamers - who are identified through a number of users who have the game . The result ? As could be predicted , the dominance held by games Free to Play Valve's own exclusive .
