Ranking
Top Steam Games Released in 2009 by Estimated Owners
Steam games released in 2009 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 .
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| # | Game | Est. owners (upper) | Positive reviews (raw) | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 53M | 98%Positive (1M) | Nov 16, 2009 |
| 2 |  Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition | 5.4M | 98%Positive (149.5K) | May 5, 2009 |
| 3 |  Killing Floor | 3.5M | 95%Positive (68.3K) | May 14, 2009 |
| 4 |  Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) | 3.1M | 93%Positive (59.7K) | Nov 11, 2009 |
| 5 |  Resident Evil 5 | 2.9M | 87%Positive (56K) | Sep 15, 2009 |
| 6 |  Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition | 2.9M | 82%Positive (54.9K) | Dec 17, 2009 |
| 7 |  STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) | 2.8M | 95%Positive (53.8K) | Jul 8, 2009 |
| 8 |  The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) | 2.7M | 95%Positive (52.1K) | Jun 16, 2009 |
| 9 |  The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009) | 2.2M | 95%Positive (52.1K) | Jun 16, 2009 |
| 10 |  Mirror's Edge™ | 2M | 88%Positive (38.5K) | Jan 14, 2009 |
| 11 |  STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ | 1.9M | 91%Positive (33.1K) | Sep 5, 2009 |
| 12 |  Dead Space (2008) | 1.4M | 92%Positive (28.5K) | Jan 9, 2009 |
| 13 |  The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition | 1.4M | 95%Positive (27.6K) | Jun 16, 2009 |
| 14 |  LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga | 1.4M | 97%Positive (24.8K) | Nov 12, 2009 |
| 15 |  Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition | 1.3M | 91%Positive (37.1K) | Mar 4, 2009 |
| 16 |  Machinarium | 1.1M | 95%Positive (19.1K) | Oct 16, 2009 |
| 17 |  Saints Row 2 | 1.1M | 76%Positive (21.2K) | Jan 7, 2009 |
| 18 |  Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game | 888K | 94%Positive (16.8K) | Aug 19, 2009 |
| 19 |  STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ | 882.8K | 96%Positive (16.7K) | Jul 8, 2009 |
| 20 |  Trine Enchanted Edition | 823K | 96%Positive (15.7K) | Jul 2, 2009 |
| 21 |  STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ | 720K | 96%Positive (13.6K) | Sep 16, 2009 |
| 22 |  Prototype™ | 716.7K | 80%Positive (13.5K) | Jun 10, 2009 |
| 23 |  Braid | 705K | 93%Positive (9.9K) | Apr 10, 2009 |
| 24 |  Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge | 660.8K | 79%Positive (14.8K) | Jul 20, 2009 |
| 25 |  Gothic® 3 | 632.9K | 82%Positive (11.9K) | Dec 2, 2009 |
| 26 |  STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition | 626.5K | 76%Positive (11.7K) | Dec 15, 2009 |
| 27 |  Risen | 554.6K | 89%Positive (10.4K) | Oct 2, 2009 |
| 28 |  Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition | 503.6K | 88%Positive (13.5K) | Feb 18, 2009 |
| 29 |  F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | 488.7K | 85%Positive (9.2K) | Feb 12, 2009 |
| 30 |  Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter | 457.3K | 93%Positive (8.6K) | Nov 24, 2009 |
| 31 |  SPORE™ Galactic Adventures | 387.6K | 89%Positive (7.5K) | Jun 23, 2009 |
| 32 |  Torchlight | 383.7K | 91%Positive (7.2K) | Oct 27, 2009 |
| 33 |  The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | 353.2K | 95%Positive (6.1K) | Jul 15, 2009 |
| 34 |  Two Worlds Epic Edition | 312.9K | 77%Positive (5.8K) | Apr 30, 2009 |
| 35 |  Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® | 293.5K | 93%Positive (5.5K) | Aug 27, 2009 |
| 36 |  STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ | 267.9K | 91%Positive (4.8K) | Sep 16, 2009 |
| 37 |  Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | 267.7K | 87%Positive (4.8K) | Jul 2, 2009 |
| 38 |  Overlord II | 267.2K | 89%Positive (4.8K) | Jun 23, 2009 |
| 39 |  Mini Ninjas | 256.4K | 90%Positive (4.7K) | Sep 8, 2009 |
| 40 |  Alien Shooter | 250.3K | 95%Positive (4.6K) | May 27, 2009 |
| 41 |  LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures | 231.6K | 88%Positive (4.2K) | Jul 8, 2009 |
| 42 |  Sniper Elite | 227.4K | 76%Positive (4.1K) | Jul 16, 2009 |
| 43 |  Hearts of Iron III | 226.4K | 76%Positive (6K) | Aug 7, 2009 |
| 44 |  Caster | 222.4K | 79%Positive (4K) | Mar 19, 2009 |
| 45 |  Penumbra Overture | 221K | 91%Positive (4K) | Mar 6, 2009 |
| 46 |  The Stronghold Collection | 206.8K | 89%Positive (5.5K) | Oct 27, 2009 |
| 47 |  King's Bounty: The Legend | 193.5K | 90%Positive (3.6K) | May 1, 2009 |
| 48 |  Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded | 190.3K | 92%Positive (3.5K) | May 27, 2009 |
| 49 |  Dark Sector | 186.1K | 75%Positive (3.3K) | Mar 24, 2009 |
| 50 |  Zuma's Revenge! | 179.9K | 95%Positive (3.2K) | Sep 15, 2009 |
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