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Steam Charts November 2017 - new releases

InquisitorAles

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This is my second attempt in creating thread with breakdown about Steam sales of newly released games. I've tried to improve this analysis in several ways, hope you would like it. As usual, before we start, i want to include some important disclaimers:

1. All stats in this thread are taken from SteamSpy - https://steamspy.com/ Those numbers are not 100% accurate, but they still provides a overall picture of how some games preformed on PC market. If you want to know how SteamSpy algorithm works, read this page - https://steamspy.com/about
2. It was mentioned many times before, but those numbers doesn't fully translates in sales, they only indicates how many users bought game directly from Steam store or activated retail key. It's obviously doesn't includes DRM free sales, retail and online store shipments, which are still sales but can't be included in stats for obvious reasons. Again, owners != sales, remember that before jumping to conclusions!
3. Another reminder that those numbers doesn't include sales from other platforms like GOG, Uplay, etc.
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Overall

625 new games and software titles (excluding free apps) were released on Steam platform in November 2017. Out of those, 325 apps currently didn't have enough owners to show any data about how they've preformed during the month.

Prices

Despite big number of released apps, only 2 games were released with 60$ pricetag (last detected price in US region, prices in different regions may vary) on Steam in November 2017 - Call of Duty: WWII (Activision) and Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator (IPACS). 5 software application were released with 60$+ pricetag. 65 new apps were released with 20$+ pricetag.

Call of Duty: WWII vs. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Call of Duty: WWII already have over 150k more owners than previous year Call of Duty installment, Infinite Warfare. Currently Call of Duty: WWII have 654,196 ±24,869 owners, while Infinite Warfare sitting at 487,183 ±21,464 owners numbers after 1 year on market and several -50% discounts on sales.

Year-to-date overview

So far 6226 games and software were released on Steam platform in 2017. Average price - $8.58 (US region), average playtime - 05:34, total copies owned - 265,100,000.

November 2017 Top 10 games by owners data
  1. Call of Duty: WWII (Activision)
  2. Football Manager Touch 2018 (SEGA)
  3. Football Manager 2018 (SEGA)
  4. Nioh: Complete Edition (KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
  5. Death Coming* (NEXT Studio)
  6. Mirror (SakuraGame)
  7. Space Pirates And Zombies 2* (MinMax Games Ltd.)
  8. Hand of Fate 2 (Defiant Development)
  9. The Drone Racing League Simulator (The Drone Racing League)
  10. Fox Hime (SakuraGame)
* (previously in Early Access) ​

Owners data for most noticeable November new releases (no particular order)

More than 250k
Call of Duty: WWII - 654,196 ±24,869 owners
Football Manager 2018 - 383,511 ±19,046
Football Manager Touch 2018 - 385,738 ±19,101

50k-250k
Death Coming (previously in Early Access) - 85,857 ±9,014
Hand of Fate 2 - 70,022 ±8,141
Space Pirates And Zombies 2 (previously in Early Access) - 72,991 ±8,311
Mirror - 77,197 ±8,548
Nioh: Complete Edition - 110,600 ±10,231

10k-50k
Elise the Devil - 36,619 ±5,887
The Drone Racing League Simulator - 46,021 ±6,600
Fox Hime - 46,021 ±6,600
.hack//G.U. Last Recode - 22,763 ±4,642
Need For Drink (previously in Early Access) - 36,867 ±5,907
Sonic Forces - 21,279 ±4,488
Superflight - 38,599 ±6,044
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 - 14,598 ±3,717
Injustice 2 - 28,454 ±5,189
Grobda Remix - 17,567 ±4,077
Kings and Heroes (previously in Early Access) - 17,320 ±4,049
Tannenberg - 22,516 ±4,616
Hidden Star in Four Seasons. - 21,774 ±4,539
Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator - 24,743 ±4,839
WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY - 14,846 ±3,748

Less than 10k
Red Comrades 3: Return of Alaska. Reloaded - 2,722 ±1,605
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE - 3,711 ±1,874
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy - 2,227 ±1,451
PLAYERUNKN4WN: Zombie - 3,464 ±1,810
Tokyo Tattoo Girls - 1,979 ±1,368
Outcast - Second Contact - 4,701 ±2,109
Deep Sky Derelicts - 1,732 ±1,280
Endless Fables 2: Frozen Path - 1,485 ±1,185
Visual Novel Maker - 1,732 ±1,280
Tower 57 - 5,938 ±2,370
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs - 1,862 ±1,629
THE LAST BLADE 2 - 1,979 ±1,368
Wild Romance: Mofu Mofu Edition - 990 ±967
Battle Chef Brigade - 8,165 ±2,780

Less than 1 week since release date (delay in retrieving owners data)
Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith - 4,468 ±2,524
Desert Bus VR - 4,840 ±2,627
Black Mirror - 745 ±1,030
Village of Adventurers 2 - 747 ±1,463
ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game - 1,485 ±1,185
STAR OCEAN - THE LAST HOPE - 4K & Full HD Remaster - 4,840 ±2,627
Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics - 990 ±967

Noticeable changes from October 2017 and previous less than 1 week since release date games (according toprevious thread)

Spintires: MudRunner - 143,755 ±11,663 (+ ~72k owners)
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back - 742 ±1,453 (no change)
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection - 2,722 ±1,605 (no change)
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - 640,092 ±24,599 (+ ~140k)
A Hat in Time - 75,465 ±8,451 (+ ~10k)
The Evil Within 2* - 153,404 ±12,048 (+ ~50k)
South Park: The Fractured But Whole** - 203,632 ±13,881 (+ ~35k)
ELEX - 146,971 ±11,793 (+ ~32k)
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus* - 325,613 ±17,551 (+ ~174k)
Assassin's Creed Origins** - 400,584 ±19,465 (+ ~175k)
Dungeons 3 - 60,867 ±7,590 (+ ~23k)
Opus Magnum - 31,176 ±5,432 (+ ~18k)
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition - 41,073 ±6,235 (+ ~24k)
Rogue Trooper Redux - 2,220 ±1,773 (+ ~1k)
Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel - 2,227 ±1,451 (+ ~1k)
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows - 5,443 ±2,270 (+ ~4k)

* Black friday sale -50% discount
** Excluding Uplay owners data

Bonus
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - 929,829 ±29,640 (+ ~83k)
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider - 143,260 ±11,643 (+ ~58k)
NBA 2K18 - 215,509 ±14,280 (+ ~35k)
Project CARS 2 - 122,724 ±10,777 (+ ~33k)
SteamWorld Dig 2 - 29,939 ±5,323 (+ ~11k)
RUINER - 55,918 ±7,275 (+ ~17k)
Killer Instinct - 25,732 ±4,935 (+ ~11k)
Total War: WARHAMMER II - 533,204 ±22,454 (+ ~33k)
Cuphead - 1,008,263 ±30,862 (+ ~141k)

The most-owned games of 2017 so far

Note: Mirage: Arcane Warfare, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade and Dear Esther: Landmark Edition were excluded from list because of temporal "free-to-add" or other promotional campaigns that granted free game copy for users
  1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (Bluehole, Inc.) - 22,477,465 ±142,442
  2. ARK: Survival Evolved* (Studio Wildcard) - 5,542,107 ±72,016
  3. The Long Dark* (Hinterland Studio Inc.) - 1,174,039 ±33,297
  4. Cuphead (StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.) - 1,008,263 ±30,862
  5. Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Larian Studios) - 929,829 ±29,640
  6. Slime Rancher* (Monomi Park) - 923,148 ±29,533
  7. Black Desert Online (Kakao Games Europe B.V.) - 784,095 ±27,222
  8. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands** (Ubisoft) - 721,743 ±26,119
  9. NieR:Automata (Square Enix) - 682,402 ±25,398
  10. Hollow Knight (Team Cherry) - 656,917 ±24,920
* (previously in Early Access)
** Excluding Uplay owners data
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Conclusion

If you like this report and have any suggestion how to improve next threads, don't hesitate and post your thoughts here. Take care and remember, owners != sales.
 
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Igniz12

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DOS2 almost at a million. Deserved after everyone rode Dragon age 3's cock despite the superior RPG, DOS1 existing.
 

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Huge bump for Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, mostly thanks to the 50% off.

Glad to see NieR and Divinity in Top 10.
NiOh is having the best PC launch of TK right?
 
KonradLaw

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With this data. as well as console black friday charts it seems people were really waiting for Wolf2 promotions.
 
texhnolyze

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So happy for Nioh. Good support leads to good sales. Take note, KT.

Anyway, what does it mean by November 2017 Top 10 games rankings by owners data?
 
Hektor

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Nier Automata 9th most owned game on steam and given that there are 2 early access titles it might even be closer to 7 or 8. That's cray cray, especially given the port quality and nonexistent marketing.
 
karkii

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The popularity of SPaZ 2 is kinda surprising to me. The first one was good but was it that popular?
 
Ge0force

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Thank you very much for this interesting report m8. I'm sad to see the low sales of some very good games like A Hat in Time and Injustice 2.
 
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InquisitorAles

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Ge0force said:
Thank you very much for this interesting report m8. I'm sad to see the low sales of some very good games like A Hat in Time and Injustice 2.
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A Hat in Time numbers is not that bad, especially for indie game, and Injustice 2 is half-year late port with season pass and crazy regional pricing during release week (it costed more than 60$ in many regions, but it seems WB fixed the prices now), which probably caused low sales
 
Ascheroth

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Zwei Zwei only sitting at 3k is a crime.
A crime.

Y'all better put it on your wishlist now or I will look at your avatar in a condescending way. You have been warned!
 
Ascheroth

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JayWood2010 said:
I didnt even know this game existed. How is the story?
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Well the premise is simply enough
In a world where magic and technology exist side by side, vampire princess Alwen must reclaim her ancestral castle and her magic alongside her unlikely ally, treasure hunter Ragna Valentine. They may make for an odd pair, but when they combine their talents, the sky's the limit!
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but it manages to feel fresh due to the excellent character dynamics and the way it develops. I haven't completed it yet, but so far it's been a joy. It also juggles goofyness and seriousness effortlessly and in typical Falcom fashion the NPCs are great.
 
Jaded Alyx

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Injustice 2 bomba.

There is almost the same number of people playing MKX as Injustice 2 right now.
 
sredgrin

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Pretty sure Nioh has already supplanted the majority of KT games at this point in it's sales lifetime beyond the first Dynasty Warrior release. Should end up being one of their most successful games in the end.
 
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InquisitorAles

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sredgrin said:
Pretty sure Nioh has already supplanted the majority of KT games at this point in it's sales lifetime beyond the first Dynasty Warrior release. Should end up being one of their most successful games in the end.
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Nioh is indeed one of KT most popular game on Steam right now, but DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 is still far ahead with close to 300k owners count. It's possible that Nioh will surpass those numbers after major sales, but i doubt this would happen in near future
 
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