Free-to-play (F2P) games have taken the top spots on Steam's top sellers charts for the week of January 14th to 21st, 2025. Eight out of the top ten performers are F2P, demonstrating the success of alternative revenue models for games. The article highlights the popularity of F2P titles like those in the top ten and compares them to games like Fortnite, which utilizes a similar model but isn't available on Steam. The author also speculates on how ongoing sales events, like the Real-Time Strategy (RTS) Fest, might influence the charts in the coming weeks.
The majority of games are free to play .to reflect the biggest earners on the platform for the previous seven days. For the period of 14th – 21st January 2025, free to play titles have claimed the majority of the list.
See below for the top ten performers of the last week. An * indicates that the game is free to play. A reminder here that Valve creates its top sellers charts by revenue generated so, even though these are free to play games, they can still make themselves money with subscriptions, paid DLC, real money currencies, cosmetics and more.
Arguably the biggest game in the world, Fortnite, is also F2P and not available on Steam. We’d love to know how it compares to its competitors, especially the game that inspired and the new hotness on the market . Unfortunately we don’t see Epic Games ever allowing Fortnite onto Steam, so for now we just have further proof that its business model is real winner as we head into a new year.kicked off its first sale of the year in the form of the Real-Time Strategy Fest.
Interestingly, EA Sports FC 25 is currently 65 percent off on Steam. Can some RTS games similarly climb up the rankings with their own discounts?Clinton has been a programmer, engineering student, project manager, asset controller and even a farrier. Now he handles the maker side of htxt.africa.Hypertext is one of South Africa’s leading technology news and reviews sites. We publish original content daily for consumers and businesses.
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