Alinea Analytics: Top Steam games in May 2025 by copies sold
Almost half of the games in the chart are from the non-AAA teams.
R.E.P.O. returned to the top sales spot in May—the game was purchased 1.7 million times. In April, first place went to Schedule 1 (4.7 million copies sold). As of now, R.E.P.O. has sold 14.4 million copies on Steam, totaling $113.6 million (Gross). Over a quarter of players are from the US, with Russia in second place (9%). Less than 5% of players are from China, since the game still lacks Chinese localization. Meanwhile, the game has 3 million wishlists.
In second place is Elden Ring Nightreign—1.2 million copies sold in two days on Steam ($48.5 million gross revenue). Across all platforms as of June 5, over 3.5 million copies have been sold, with 1.7 million on Steam. 80% of Elden Ring Nightreign buyers on Steam also own the original Elden Ring.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was bought 1 million times in May, more than in April. Currently, the game has over 1.8 million copies sold on Steam ($69 million gross revenue). The US and Japan account for almost half of the users.
Total sales of Schedule 1 have reached 8.2 million copies ($126 million gross revenue).
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was bought 585,000 times in May, with total Steam sales surpassing 2 million ($84 million total).
With the launch of the Heart of Democracy update, Helldivers II surpassed 1 million DAU for the first time since early 2024. The game was purchased 537,000 times on Steam in May, and total platform sales reached 11.8 million. The developers also benefited from a discount, offering a 20% discount with the update’s release.
V Rising crossed the 5 million copies mark on Steam—in May, the game was bought 446,000 times.
The only new release in May is FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time, a cozy simulator from Level-5. The game was bought 429,000 times (8th place), and was extremely well received in China—almost half of all users are from there.
Nostalgia is a strong sales driver, as shown in the chart. Black Mesa (384,000 copies) and Battlefield 1 (355,000 copies) suddenly made it into the May top 10. The latter, however, was priced at $1,99 at the start of May, and a major content pack (They Shall Not Pass) was given away for free.