Valve has announced the official rankings of top-selling games on Steam for 2025, featuring a blend of anticipated releases and unexpected titles. At the forefront is Monster Hunter Wilds, which managed to surpass Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and other competitors despite being termed one of the worst PC ports of the year by Digital Foundry.

### Top 12 Best-Selling Games on Steam for 2025

1. Monster Hunter Wilds
2. Elden Ring Nightreign
3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
4. EA Sports FC 26
5. Borderlands 4
6. Schedule I
7. Hollow Knight: Silksong
8. Civilization VII
9. Battlefield 6
10. Dune Awakening
11. Arc Raiders
12. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

### Numbers 13-24 Best-Selling Games

13. Assassin’s Creed Shadows
14. Dispatch
15. Dying Light: The Beast
16. Anno 117: Pax Romana
17. Europa Universalis V
18. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
19. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
20. Split Fiction
21. Inzoi
22. Doom: The Dark Ages
23. Stellar Blade
24. Digimon Story: Time Stranger

This list not only features major blockbusters but also includes hardcore historical strategy games like Anno 117: Pax Romana and Europa Universalis V. Civilization VII has found its way into the top 12 despite facing backlash over its launch problems and some dissatisfaction among fans regarding new features. Likewise, Monster Hunter Wilds achieved a high rank despite low user ratings, as players anticipate essential performance optimization updates.

Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds has attracted negative scrutiny, making it onto Digital Foundry‘s list of the worst PC ports of 2025. The game has had challenges with technical performance, with users reporting problems such as framerate stuttering and texture pop-ins. Capcom plans to release performance enhancements in 2026, with players hoping that these issues will be effectively resolved by the game’s one-year anniversary.