GameDiscoverCo: Top Games on Steam and Consoles in February 2026
Mewgenics outsold RE: Requiem in February (cause it had more days!)
Top 10 New Releases on Steam by Copies Sold
Mewgenics takes first place with 1.7 million copies sold. Edmund McMillen’s cat-breeding sim is a strong rival to Resident Evil Requiem: its median playtime is already around 13 hours, with the average exceeding 23 hours.
Resident Evil Requiem only launched on February 27, but racked up 1.5 million copies sold on Steam in roughly 36 hours. Total sales have already surpassed 6 million copies at the time of writing.
YAPYAP (700,000+ copies) and Super Battle Golf (500,000 in 9 days) continue the friendslop trend. Roadside Research from the same category also made the top 10.
February was stronger than January overall: three games outsold January’s chart leader, Quarantine Zone.
Top 10 New Releases on Steam by Revenue
Resident Evil Requiem took the top spot, earning $74.8 million on Steam in February. The overall figures at the time of writing are considerably higher.
Mewgenics came in second with $41.4 million, followed by Nioh 3 with over $26.1 million in February revenue.
The Diablo II Resurrected re-release was well-received and brought in $6.1 million.
Top 10 Games on Steam by Copies Sold (All Games)
Right behind Mewgenics and Resident Evil Requiem, Helldivers 2 came in third with 734,000 copies in February. Total sales for the title have now reached 13.7 million on Steam, helped by discounts and live ops activity.
Arc Raiders added another 728,700 copies sold in February, bringing its total to 8.6 million.
ARK: Survival Ascended moved 515,000 copies in February, off the back of a 75% discount and a new biome. The game has now earned over $100 million in Steam revenue.
Top 10 Games on Steam by Revenue
Counter-Strike 2 remains the undisputed revenue leader, earning $123.1 million in February.
PUBG: Battlegrounds was third ($48.8 million), and Apex Legends was fifth ($31.2 million).
Console Game Sales
On PlayStation 5, Resident Evil Requiem sold over 1.6 million copies in February alone. Key markets were the US, the Middle East, China, and Japan. Nioh 3 was second with 412,100 copies, followed by Reanimal with 281,200.
On Xbox, High On Life 2 was downloaded by over 1 million players via Game Pass, the best result among new releases for the month (the original game was at release the largest third-party launch in the subscription’s history). Resident Evil Requiem sold 300,000 copies on Xbox in February.
On Nintendo Switch in the western eShop, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen sold around 1 million copies, Mario Tennis Fever moved 250,000 units. Resident Evil Requiem reportedly sold over 100,000 copies.