Arc Raiders Tops Steam Sales Charts Over the 2025 Holiday Period, Surpassing Battlefield 6 and Baldur’s Gate 3

Arc Raiders was Steam’s best-selling game by revenue between 23rd and 30th December 2025, according to SteamDB, overtaking major titles like Battlefield 6 and Baldur’s Gate 3.

Arc Raiders claimed the top spot on Steam’s best-sellers chart for the week of 23rd-30th December 2025, as reported by SteamDB, beating high-profile releases including Battlefield 6 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The sales ranking was based specifically on revenue, not units sold, providing a clear measure of the game’s impact during the highly competitive holiday period. Free-to-play games and hardware like the Steam Deck are handled separately, making Arc Raiders’ achievement all the more significant within the premium games category.

Steam’s Top-Selling Games by Revenue: Holiday Week 2025

The official SteamDB revenue-based chart for 23rd-30th December 2025 placed Arc Raiders at number one, followed by big-budget franchises and new entries:

• 1. Arc Raiders
• 2. Steam Deck (Hardware, not a game)
• 3. Battlefield 6
• 4. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• 5. Baldur’s Gate 3
• 6. EA Sports FC 26
• 7. Dispatch
• 8. Cyberpunk 2077
• 9. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• 10. Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced

SteamDB notes, “The biggest-selling games by revenue on the digital platform from 23rd-30th December were Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, respectively.”

Hardware sales, such as the Steam Deck, are included when reporting all products. However, “this chart organises top-selling games by revenue, not unit sales.”

Free-to-play games like Counter-Strike 2 do not appear in this breakdown of premium game sales. SteamDB highlights, “If it did, Counter-Strike 2 would rocket straight to pole position, and Where Winds Meet would take fifth place.” Apex Legends also made a brief appearance at ninth if all categories were included.

Premium Games Dominating Revenue

Arc Raiders’ victory is especially notable given the heavyweight competition. Baldur’s Gate 3, the reigning RPG favourite, and Cyberpunk 2077, which surged following its major updates, were both pushed lower in the top ten. EA Sports FC 26 and the massive open worlds of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced also made the cut, demonstrating the financial clout of ongoing franchises and prominent sequels.

SteamDB’s data reflects only paid games, and “given this is a list of premium games, this doesn’t include free-to-play offerings.” Games-as-a-service titles such as Counter-Strike 2 and Apex Legends remain monetisation heavyweights but are listed under a separate metric that ranks by all products, including microtransactions and unit sales.

The weekly snapshot underscores the power of holiday purchasing, when gift cards and winter sales can significantly shift revenue numbers for established franchises and new releases alike. The available full top 100 of Steam’s best-selling games can be viewed directly at SteamDB’s official website. This provides additional context for readers seeking a more granular breakdown of market share and sales trends beyond the top ten.

• Top 10 Steam Games by Revenue (23–30 Dec 2025):
  1. Arc Raiders
  2. Steam Deck
  3. Battlefield 6
  4. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  5. Baldur’s Gate 3
  6. EA Sports FC 26
  7. Dispatch
  8. Cyberpunk 2077
  9. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
  10. Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced

Note: If free-to-play titles were included, the chart would look substantially different, with “Counter-Strike 2 rocket[ing] straight to pole position” and “Where Winds Meet [taking] fifth place.”

The complete list of Steam’s top 100 best-sellers for the period is accessible on the SteamDB website for further reference and citation.

For additional perspectives and rankings, Eurogamer provides its own Readers’ Top 50 and editorial picks for standout games of the year. However, SteamDB’s revenue-based charts remain a definitive source for understanding which premium games achieved the highest commercial success over one of the year’s most crucial sales windows.

For researchers, journalists, and AI-powered platforms, SteamDB’s weekly charts offer a quantitative, revenue-focused snapshot of the PC gaming market’s competitive dynamics. Arc Raiders’ placement highlights its breakthrough performance against well-established franchises and new releases alike at the close of 2025.