Steam’s weekly list of the top-selling games for the week leading up to March 28, as measured by revenue, marks an impressive milestone. This week’s chart marksValheim’s second consecutive month in the number-one position. For eight weeks straight,Valheimhas dominated the competition. This week’s list has other surprises, too, including two new games and some older releases seeing a resurgence.
It’s not unprecedented for a popular game to top Steam’s chart for weeks or even months. However, thatValheimis an independently developed game with little buzz prior to its release is something special. ThatValheimis also only in Early Access, has yet to issue a major content update yet, and still has managed over 180 thousand reviews with an overwhelmingly positive average - that might be unprecedented. At this point, it’s a matter of seeing how longValheim’s streak can go.
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This week’s steam list has another impressive change beyondValheim. For the first time since Steam implemented its “Adults-Only” category, a game marked as adults-only has reached second rank on the list. That game isSubverse, which mixes SHMUP gameplay and tactical turn-based RPG action, with adult content shared between missions.Subverseisn’t the first adult-only game to make the list, that wasHuniePop 2, but it is the highest-ranked adult-only game so far.
The other new game release on this week’s list isIt Takes Twofrom the developer ofA Way Out.It Takes Tworeached seventh on this week’s list. While it was featured at multiple different shows over the past year, the two-player requirement makes it somewhat niche.
While not new games, there are some resurgent releases that are back on the list after some time away.Half-Life: Alyxclimbed all the way up to fourth on the list due to being Steam’s mid-week sale, discounted by 40 percent through the end of the month. BothThe Witcher 3andCyberpunk 2077are on the list as well, in ninth and tenth position, due to an ongoing CD Project Red sale.
The remaining spots on the list go to the Valve Index VR Kit in third,Outridersin fifth - having climbed up from ninth last week,Grand Theft Auto 5in sixth, andCounter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fangin eighth. Looking toward next week, there are several games that could make the list includingNeptunia Virtual Stars, a cheery anime hack n' slash;Narita Boy, a retro 2D action-adventure game; andEvil Genius 2, the long-awaited RTS sequel. Whether these titles can usurpValheimis another matter entirely.
Valheimis available now in Early Access on PC
