Multi-player
18172 games sharing this Steam feature
Popularity of 'Multi-player' over time
This graph shows games released over the years with the Multi-player feature and the percentage they represent. The number of releases gives an appreciation of the quantity of games published each year. It often tends to increase naturally, just like the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a feature follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Multi-player feature is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, feature is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Multi-player feature has peaked in 2022, with 2101 games released. The popularity of the feature is in a range between 11.9% in 2010 and 4.9% in 2016.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
Evolution of 'Multi-player' game reviews
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Multi-player feature, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. If the graph is hard to read, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a feature receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Multi-player feature games.
A typical game associated with this feature collected on average between 50 (2010) and 1296 (2021) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this feature.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Multi-player feature received between 139% (2010) and 322% (2022) reviews compared to other features.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Counter-Strike | Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role. | 9.99 | 97% | Nov 1, 2000 |
  | Team Fortress Classic | One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress Classic features over nine character classes -- from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man -- enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare. Each character class possesses unique weapons, items, and abilities, as teams compete online in a variety of game play modes. | 4.99 | 85.6% | Apr 1, 1999 |
  | Day of Defeat | Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations. | 4.99 | 87.5% | May 1, 2003 |
  | Deathmatch Classic | Enjoy fast-paced multiplayer gaming with Deathmatch Classic (a.k.a. DMC). Valve's tribute to the work of id software, DMC invites players to grab their rocket launchers and put their reflexes to the test in a collection of futuristic settings. | 4.99 | 80.2% | Jun 1, 2001 |
  | Half-Life: Opposing Force | Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. | 4.99 | 95.4% | Nov 1, 1999 |
  | Ricochet | A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas. | 4.99 | 80.6% | Nov 1, 2000 |
  | Half-Life | Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world. | 9.99 | 96.5% | Nov 8, 1998 |
  | Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | With its extensive Tour of Duty campaign, a near-limitless number of skirmish modes, updates and new content for Counter-Strike's award-winning multiplayer game play, plus over 12 bonus single player missions, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a tremendous offering of single and multiplayer content. | 9.99 | 90.5% | Mar 1, 2004 |
  | Counter-Strike: Source | Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology. | 9.99 | 96.3% | Nov 1, 2004 |
  | Day of Defeat: Source | Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac. | 9.99 | 90.4% | Jul 12, 2010 |
  | Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today! | 4.99 | 89.7% | Nov 1, 2004 |
  | Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine. | 9.99 | 73.7% | May 1, 2006 |
  | Team Fortress 2 | Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats! | Free | 91.1% | Oct 10, 2007 |
  | Left 4 Dead | From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters. | 9.99 | 96.2% | Nov 17, 2008 |
  | Left 4 Dead 2 | Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns. | 9.99 | 97.6% | Nov 16, 2009 |
  | Dota 2 | Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own. | Free | 85.2% | Jul 9, 2013 |
  | Portal 2 | The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends! | 9.99 | 98.8% | Apr 18, 2011 |
  | Alien Swarm | Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free. | Free | 95.5% | Jul 19, 2010 |
  | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 19 years ago. CS: GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.). | Free | 90.4% | Aug 21, 2012 |
  | Rag Doll Kung Fu | A piece of Steam history - THE FIRST EVER NON VALVE GAME TO APPEAR ON THE STEAM PLATFORM! | 0.99 | 74.5% | Oct 12, 2005 |
  | Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through... | 4.99 | 85% | Mar 14, 2006 |
  | Killing Floor | 6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun! | 19.99 | 96.1% | May 14, 2009 |
  | SiN: Gold | SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners! | 9.99 | 82.8% | Mar 18, 2020 |
  | DEFCON | Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare. You play a General hidden deep within an underground bunker. | 9.99 | 86.7% | Sep 29, 2006 |
  | Multiwinia | "Long ago a computer scientist called Dr Sepulveda created a beautiful digital world existing entirely within a computer network of his own invention. This world was called Darwinia and it was inhabited by a peaceful, law-abiding digital life-form called the Darwinians. | 9.99 | 81.8% | Sep 19, 2008 |