https://store.steampowered.com/charts/

Peak Online: 37,185,128

Date: 2026-05-19

A new record has been reached. And I feel like Saubnatica 2 and Forza Horizon 6 are partially responsible for this new peak. I don’t see anyone talking or posting about this new logged in users of Steam.

EDIT SECOND TIME: Today it just got a new record again!:

Peak Online: 39,532,653

Date: 2026-05-23

    • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Except they kinda did.

      They pay publishers to use Steam as DRM for physical releases.

      If you wanted to play the game on PC, you needed Steam.

      • doublah@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Publishers used Steam for physical releases because Valve takes no fee for CD keys, so it was cheaper for them.

      • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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        3 days ago

        First, this is not what you said earlier, its a different statement. Also… where do you get that Valve pays publishers to use Steam as DRM? And therefore forces them a kind of exclusivity deal? No, Valve does not do that.

          • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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            2 days ago

            I ask again: Where did you get that idea from? Any source other than “trust me bro” statement? Valve did not, unless you can proof your extraordinary claim with an extraordinary source.

            • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              12 hours ago

              My own physical copy of Hitman Absolution. And the Steam code required to play a game with two physical discs.

              Because Steam was used as DRM.