1、Contact:VGSupporting creativity through dataState of Free to Play on Steam in 2024State of Free to Play on Steam in 2024Is it getting a bit crowded in here?Free to play on Steam is a huge market with engaged players,but the top games have deeply rooted themselves,making new entry more challengingSum

2、marizing the Free to Play Games Market on Steam in 2024FtP games capture over half of all player engagement on Steam1Counter-Strike and DOTA 2 have been leading the engagement charts for over 10 years2FtP games are very concentrated-top 25 FtP titles capture 88%of all FtP player engagement3Only a fe

3、w new FtP hits launched in the last 4 years it is getting crowded as older titles remain popular4Premium games at$20-$40 price point with live services elements might be an attractive middle-ground5OVERVIEW OF THE REPORTThis report focuses solely on the Free to Play games available on SteamAll of th

4、e data presented is gathered using the Video Game Insights data intelligence platformMost of the report relies on a metric called CCU concurrent users players playing the game at any given time.The report often looks at the average CCU throughout the yearFree to Play Games Market Trends Summarized i

5、n 6 PointsUnited States,China and Russia make up nearly 40%of all FtP players on Steam6Over half of the Steam players time was spent on free to play(FtP)games in 2023Free to Play Games Dominate the Hours PlayedTOTAL HOURS SPENT PLAYING FREE TO PLAY VS PREMIUM GAMES ON STEAM IN 2023,BY PRICE OF THE G

6、AMEMajority of the games on Steam are premium games.This applies to both indie and AAA gamesYet,majority of players playtime is spent on free to play titles51%of all time spent playing games on Steam in 2023 was spent on FtP titlesOnly 11%of the time was spent on premium titles priced at over 50 USD