Best Modern Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated modern games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played modern games are available at the bottom of the page.

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TRAIN CREW It is a game where you become a driver of the fictitious railway Tatehama Electric Railway and drive a train. Currently, you can drive up and down 28 km from Akayamacho Station to Tatehama Station.

Price 16.49€
Rating 9.0
Release 30 Sep 2021
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA This is the latest addition to the series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual novel, Tsukihime. The curtain rises once more on dramatic battles played out with familiar characters from Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon.

Price -70% 14.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 29 Sep 2021
Citystate II Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.

Price 24.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 23 Sep 2021
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop offers the most comprehensive bus fleet in the history of the series with 30 officially licensed buses. Drive on two vastly different maps, alone or with friend. Play with extended management elements or just enjoy your time on the road.

Price 34.99€
Rating 6.8
Release 07 Sep 2021
Obsideo Obsideo is a 1-4 player online co-op psychological horror, where you and your team of priests explore different locations experiencing paranormal events in an attempt to figure out what ghost they're dealing with and exorcise it from the property.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.3
Release 27 Aug 2021
Legend of Homebody The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality. This is a somewhat serious and heavy game, so don't be fooled by appearances.)

Price 5.89€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Jul 2021
Tennis Elbow 4 Created by and for tennis fans, Tennis Elbow 4 is the sequel of TE2013, and offers a tennis simulation with an easy and intuitive learning curve, but with exceptional gameplay depth.

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 04 Jun 2021
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 SGW Contracts 2 is a modern warfare shooter set in the Middle East. Play as Raven, Contract Sniper Assassin, as you take out a series of targets across a dramatic single-player campaign. With extreme-range shots exceeding 1000m, gear up for the most challenging entry to the series yet.

Price -94% 2.41€
Rating 8.2
Release 04 Jun 2021
中年失业模拟器When a man lose his job You are a 35-years-old man who struggling in a huge city, the mortgage is pressing you to work day and night. Suddenly ,you got fired! Without income, you have to pay mortgage (15000 G /month) and raise 2 kids! How can you do that? Come on ! Earn money and save your family!

Price -70% 1.97€
Rating 7.3
Release 14 May 2021
Hired Ops Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 13 Apr 2021
Rhythm Doctor Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

Price 15.79€
Rating 9.6
Release 26 Feb 2021
Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.3
Release 25 Feb 2021
Ghost in the pool A bizarre campus legend, take you into the traditional Japanese black-and-white comic horror story. Witness the familiar scenes and contemplate the terrifying moments.

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 27 Jan 2021
Combat Mission Black Sea Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

Price -78% 13.52€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Jan 2021
月球坠落时 Moon Fall On the ruins of the city, in the ruins of the church. I started my apocalyptic journey with the silver-haired girl Xun. Stumbling, full of moving and surprising. Towards an uncertain future.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Jan 2021
Pumping Simulator Pumping Simulator As an active member of a gas station in a major city around the world, you can play with up to 10 friends in a multiplayer co-op mode or single player mode to help you understand what the pumpers are going through, and maybe will make you rich.

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 20 Dec 2020
Escape to Moscow A story about a guy, a girl he met, and their adventure. Freelance IT specialist Semyon meet a girl from Dagestan on the Internet. However, their relationship quickly grow over the regular chatting - he decides to help her run away from home. That is how their amazing adventure begins.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.1
Release 15 Dec 2020
PowerBeatsVR - VR Fitness PowerBeatsVR is a high-intensity VR fitness game where you box, dodge, and squat to the rhythm of upbeat music. Choose between official songs with leaderboards and dozens of professional workouts or train with your own music using the generator. See those calories burn and your pulse racing.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 18 Nov 2020
Ben 10: Power Trip Evil Hex has cursed Europe – and only Ben 10 can stop him! Explore a 3D world filled with combat, puzzles and secrets as you save the day!

Price -93% 2.18€
Rating 7.4
Release 09 Oct 2020
The Solitaire Conspiracy We need your help, Spymaster. Join a world of near-future spies and take on a supervillain in this supercharged take on classic Solitaire. Precision engineered for replayable espionage action.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 06 Oct 2020
Squad Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.

Price -78% 10.87€
Rating 8.2
Release 23 Sep 2020
Power & Revolution 2020 Edition The new version of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and restart the economy, participate in the US elections or engage in lightning wars with new 2020 scenarios.

Price 49.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 17 Sep 2020
Interstate Drifter 1999 Drift between the states, collect bits, beat rivals and get a high score.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 16 Sep 2020
MOTHER MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!

Price 2.39€
Rating 8.2
Release 27 Aug 2020

Most played modern games on Steam

Take a look at the top modern games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 15th 2025.

1. Supreme Ruler Ultimate

Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler! Supreme Ruler Ultimate is a grand strategy, tactical and military game developed and published by BattleGoat Studios. Released on October 17th 2014 has received 1,223 reviews of which 943 were positive and 280 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played modern games.
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2. A=B

A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B. A=B is a puzzle, programming and education game developed and published by Artless Games. Released on March 29th 2022 has received 809 reviews of which 773 were positive and 36 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played modern games.
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8
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