From the Press Release
Today, Raptr revealed the most played PC games of December 2013. The biggest surprise was the debut of Starbound, UK-indie Chucklefish's first game, at #5 even though it's only available via Steam Early Access.
Other Highlights:
- DOTA 2 total gameplay time declined 11% versus November, while League of Legends was up nearly 14%. (League of Legends playtime tracking only works during actual games and not lobby time due to the way the game’s designed, so LoL playtime would compare even more favorably with DOTA 2 if it could be tracked in the same way.)
- The troubled Battlefield 4 slipped a couple spots in the rankings and didn’t get much of a boost from the China Rising map pack (released on Nov. 30), but it still garnered more than double the playtime of the next closest first-person shooter…and more than 8x the playtime of Call of Duty: Ghosts on PC, although that franchise is far stronger on console.
- A Steam Holiday sale for 75% off Counter-Strike: Global Offensive accounted for that title’s gameplay uptick, and Garry’s Mod got a similar boost although its rank was unchanged. Left 4 Dead 2 was free on Christmas.
- Blizzard sent out another round of beta invites for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (up eight spots) shortly before Christmas. The game hit open beta on January 21, so look for this one to keep rising.
- Path of Exile gameplay hours were down nearly 60% and monthly players by about 40% compared to November, despite fairly regular patches and tweaks. It looks like the next major content update isn’t coming until March.
To see the rest of December's most played PC games, along with additional insights and gameplay stats, please visit the Raptr blog at http://caas.raptr.com/?p=4770