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36.3m of us were on Steam earlier today, and yes, that's another new record

Oh, look – Steam's gone and broken its own concurrent record. Again.Just a fortnight ago, the PC client secured a new r…

It's a testament not just to Steam's audience power, but also to the enduring appeal of PC gaming. Counter-Strike 2 is as popular as ever – it's once again secured a whopping 1.4m concurrent player peak in the last 24 hours – whilst the rest of the top five rounds out exactly the same way as last time the record was broken, too; Dota 2, PUBG, Apex Legends, and Helldivers 2 have clocked up 725,000, 707,000, 434,000, and 458,000 simultaneous player peaks, respectively. Naraka: Bladepoint, Rainbow Six Siege, GTA 5, and Baldur's Gate 3 complete the top ten.

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