Ranking
Top Steam Games Released in 2008 by Estimated Owners
Steam games released in 2008 ranked by the upper estimate of lifetime owners (paid sales and free-game ownership).
Listed games with an ownership estimate and at least 10 reviews. Upper lifetime ownership estimate, not verified purchases; free-game owners are included. A revenue estimate is not required. Ranking rules .
Ranks 1–50 · Page 1 of 3
| # | Game | Est. owners (upper) | Positive reviews (raw) | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut | 4.4M | 89%Positive (85.3K) | Sep 19, 2008 |
| 2 |  SPORE™ | 3.6M | 93%Positive (70K) | Dec 19, 2008 |
| 3 |  Left 4 Dead | 3.4M | 96%Positive (65.6K) | Nov 17, 2008 |
| 4 |  Call of Duty: World at War | 2.7M | 92%Positive (52.2K) | Nov 18, 2008 |
| 5 |  Bully: Scholarship Edition | 2M | 84%Positive (39.8K) | Oct 21, 2008 |
| 6 |  Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition | 1.2M | 81%Positive (23.9K) | Apr 9, 2008 |
| 7 |  Fallout 3 | 1.1M | 81%Positive (21.8K) | Oct 28, 2008 |
| 8 |  Far Cry® 2 | 958.8K | 76%Positive (17.9K) | Oct 22, 2008 |
| 9 |  Mass Effect (2007) | 866.2K | 94%Positive (16.5K) | Dec 19, 2008 |
| 10 |  LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame | 789.4K | 89%Positive (15K) | Sep 29, 2008 |
| 11 |  Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | 720K | 94%Positive (13.6K) | Jan 4, 2008 |
| 12 |  Far Cry® | 595.4K | 82%Positive (11.1K) | Apr 1, 2008 |
| 13 |  AudioSurf | 486.9K | 96%Positive (11K) | Feb 15, 2008 |
| 14 |  Manhunt | 460K | 71%Positive (8.5K) | Jan 4, 2008 |
| 15 |  FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition | 353.3K | 90%Positive (7.4K) | Aug 26, 2008 |
| 16 |  Tomb Raider: Underworld | 350.4K | 77%Positive (6.6K) | Nov 21, 2008 |
| 17 |  Mount & Blade | 349.7K | 92%Positive (6.6K) | Nov 3, 2008 |
| 18 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 | 317.2K | 85%Positive (6K) | Apr 16, 2008 |
| 19 |  World of Goo | 284.2K | 94%Positive (6.4K) | Oct 13, 2008 |
| 20 |  Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® | 273.6K | 85%Positive (4.5K) | Aug 28, 2008 |
| 21 |  Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time | 272K | 86%Positive (4.9K) | Nov 21, 2008 |
| 22 |  Sacred Gold | 245.5K | 85%Positive (4.5K) | Jul 9, 2008 |
| 23 |  Peggle™ Nights | 240K | 97%Positive (3.1K) | Oct 15, 2008 |
| 24 |  Silent Hill Homecoming | 236.8K | 48%Mixed (3.8K) | Nov 6, 2008 |
| 25 |  Crysis Warhead® | 222.6K | 86%Positive (4K) | Sep 17, 2008 |
| 26 |  Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ | 213.8K | 83%Positive (3.9K) | Nov 21, 2008 |
| 27 |  Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® | 207.5K | 88%Positive (3.7K) | Apr 1, 2008 |
| 28 |  Prince of Persia® | 206.9K | 79%Positive (3.7K) | Dec 10, 2008 |
| 29 |  Defense Grid: The Awakening | 195.6K | 96%Positive (5.3K) | Dec 8, 2008 |
| 30 |  Heroes of Might & Magic V | 160.4K | 88%Positive (4.1K) | May 13, 2008 |
| 31 |  X3: Terran Conflict | 152.4K | 85%Positive (2.8K) | Oct 16, 2008 |
| 32 |  X-COM: UFO Defense | 152.1K | 95%Positive (3.9K) | Sep 4, 2008 |
| 33 |  Legendary | 150.7K | 56%Mixed (2.7K) | Dec 1, 2008 |
| 34 |  Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™ | 142.5K | 80%Positive (2.6K) | Nov 21, 2008 |
| 35 |  Overlord™: Raising Hell | 137.2K | 93%Positive (2.5K) | Feb 28, 2008 |
| 36 |  Trackmania United Forever | 136.3K | 95%Positive (2.7K) | Apr 16, 2008 |
| 37 |  Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway™ | 128.4K | 91%Positive (2.3K) | Oct 8, 2008 |
| 38 |  IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 | 121.5K | 88%Positive (3.1K) | Jun 13, 2008 |
| 39 |  Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East | 121.3K | 92%Positive (3.1K) | Oct 10, 2008 |
| 40 |  Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30™ | 114.3K | 88%Positive (2.1K) | May 13, 2008 |
| 41 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold | 111.9K | 92%Positive (2K) | Sep 25, 2008 |
| 42 |  Rayman Raving Rabbids™ | 106.3K | 84%Positive (1.9K) | Jun 13, 2008 |
| 43 |  Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® | 99.6K | 95%Positive (1.6K) | Aug 28, 2008 |
| 44 |  Silent Hunter® III | 99.1K | 88%Positive (2.6K) | Jun 13, 2008 |
| 45 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas | 90.7K | 80%Positive (1.6K) | Apr 9, 2008 |
| 46 |  Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® | 88.1K | 92%Positive (1.6K) | Jul 15, 2008 |
| 47 |  PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords | 87.1K | 87%Positive (1.1K) | Jan 29, 2008 |
| 48 |  SPORE™ Creepy & Cute Parts Pack | 81.9K | 89%Positive (2.1K) | Dec 19, 2008 |
| 49 |  Penguins Arena: Sedna's World | 77.4K | 90%Positive (1.4K) | Dec 18, 2008 |
| 50 |  Aquaria | 69.4K | 88%Positive (1.5K) | Dec 15, 2008 |
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