Best e-sports 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 e-sports games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free e-sports games are available at the bottom of the page.
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ScooterFlow
The world’s most realistic freestyle scooter game is finally here. Ride the skatepark, hit the streets, boost the mega ramp, fully customize your scooter & throw down all of the real life trick combinations you could dream of within this physics based scooter game.
Pro Soccer Online
Pro Soccer Online is a 1st/3rd person, highly skill based, online multiplayer soccer game. It offers a sports game experience unlike any other with smooth, physics based, input driven gameplay that is competitive and rewarding with no pay to win mechanics.
Football Manager 2022
The closest thing to real football management. FM22 brings new, progressive ways to find your winning edge, instill your footballing style and earn it on the pitch.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Brawl it out with your Nickelodeon favorites in epic platform battles.
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.
WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
WRC is the leading off-road simulation franchise. It returns with even more realistic gameplay and more content than ever: 3 new rallies, 35 new special stages, creation of your own custom championships and completely redesigned engine sounds.
WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship
Hailed by reviewers and professional drivers, the standard-setting off-road racing simulation has been reinvented! Reach the 2021 season podium, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the competition, relive the highlights at the wheel of legendary cars.
Legend Bowl
Legend Bowl is a throwback to the classic 8-bit and 16-bit football games of the past. Take to the gridiron and fight your way to becoming a football legend! Enjoy sim-style gameplay, realistic weather, detailed stats, franchise mode, tournament mode, fully customizable rosters, and much much more!
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.
Torque Drift
Build your car, earn sponsors, and compete in online multiplayer drift battles!
Eximius: Seize the Frontline
EXIMIUS is a FPS/RTS hybrid that focuses on squad-based combat. The game features an intense 5v5 multiplayer experience with each team comprising of 4 Squad Officers and one Commander.
Let It Flow
What happens when you let your Youtube community make a game? Well, you're looking at it. Chat tells me what to make and so I build it for them. I have no choice but to fulfill their wishes. Don't judge me.
Teamfight Manager
Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills.
Hyper Dash
Hyper Dash is a free VR multiplayer team based shooter. Make smart use of Dashing, Sprinting, Walking and Rail Grinding to get around the arenas and win in a variety of gamemodes like; Payload, Domination, Control Point, (Team) Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, Elimination & Ball.
Chroma: Bloom And Blight
Chroma: Bloom and Blight is a truly free-to-play competitive card game set in the story-rich lands of Arholt. Every card and game mode in Chroma is free, including all future expansions. Find your hero, build your deck and tell your story...without worrying about the cost of cards.
Disc Space
Disc Space is a multiplayer Ultimate Frisbee game with up to 10 players online. Play with your friends or find new ones. Unlimited fun is guaranteed.
Due Process
A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.
Circle of Sumo: Online Rumble!
Use your belly to your advantage! Challenge players all over the world and climb the leaderboards. Fight into the arena: charge, hit, dodge and defeat the opponents. Let's have some good old fun!
Soldat 2
Soldat 2 is a 2D deathmatch shooter with real guns, ragdoll violence and physics-based movement. Based on classic Soldat with team game modes, ranked multiplayer, bots and built-in customization and level editing. Made by MM - creator of the original.
Rushdown Revolt
Rushdown Revolt is a platform fighter featuring 12 dazzlingly unique characters and best-in-the-business rollback netcode.
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship
The most complete and authentic official WRC simulation yet. New physics for all surfaces, a completely redesigned career mode, dynamic weather conditions, 50 teams, 14 countries, 100 tracks, weekly challenges and an eSports mode…
Esports Life Tycoon
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
My Exercise
Let's do sit-ups! Let a chubby boy do his exercise and sink into a dog's body. Maybe animals will come to cheer him up.
Infinite Tournament Paintball
Infinite is a modern era paintball game that aims to capture the real world aspects of tournament style paintball. Featuring X-Ball format of up to 10V10, Online and Offline Play, markers set to 10.5 ramping, slide or dive into your bunker and engage in competitive matchesMost played e-sports games on Steam
Take a look at the top e-sports games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 15th 2025.
1. Dota 2
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own. Dota 2 is a free to play, moba and multiplayer game developed and published by Valve. Released on July 09th 2013 has received 2,466,311 reviews of which 2,010,666 were positive and 455,645 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played e-sports game, thanks to its 624,509 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.1
2,010,666
455,645
624,509
players
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege is an elite, tactical team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege is a fps, pvp and e-sports game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. Released on December 01st 2015 has received 1,385,109 reviews of which 1,163,286 were positive and 221,823 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. While seeing 84,383 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among e-sports games based on player count.
8.4
1,163,286
221,823
84,383
players
3. Pro Soccer Online
Pro Soccer Online is a 1st/3rd person, highly skill based, online multiplayer soccer game. It offers a sports game experience unlike any other with smooth, physics based, input driven gameplay that is competitive and rewarding with no pay to win mechanics. Pro Soccer Online is a sports, football (soccer) and multiplayer game developed and published by Skywall Studios LLC. Released on November 15th 2021 has received 23,603 reviews of which 21,254 were positive and 2,349 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. While seeing 1,309 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among e-sports games based on player count.
8.8
21,254
2,349
1,309
players
4. MotoGP™24
Rev up your engines, MotoGP™24 is back! Dive into the heart-pounding action of the 2024 season and immerse yourself in the thrills of unexplored landscapes, all thanks to the revolutionary Riders market! MotoGP™24 is a racing, sports and e-sports game developed and published by Milestone S.r.l.. Released on May 02nd 2024 has received 984 reviews of which 829 were positive and 155 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. With 323 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played e-sports games.
8.0
829
155
323
players
5. TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
Fly freely and perfect your skills as an FPV pilot without the risk of breakage, with hyper-realistic visuals and flight sensations. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, TRYP FPV is the next-generation simulator that immerses you in the pure adrenaline of FPV drone flying. TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator is a early access, flight and immersive sim game developed and published by UNDEAD BATTERY. Released on June 30th 2022 has received 2,474 reviews of which 2,109 were positive and 365 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. With 106 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played e-sports games.
8.2
2,109
365
106
players
6. Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game
Ever felt like the world was missing that one Parkour/Freerunning game? That game that scratches that itch that other games just don't? Rooftops & Alleys aka TheParkourGame is here to deliver! In this game, there's is no 'hold button to parkour' mentality. Here, you, the player is in control! Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game is a simulation, sports and parkour game developed and published by MLMEDIA. Released on May 21st 2024 has received 5,097 reviews of which 4,939 were positive and 158 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played e-sports games.
9.3
4,939
158
97
players
7. Teamfight Manager
Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills. Teamfight Manager is a simulation, management and e-sports game developed and published by Team Samoyed. Released on March 01st 2021 has received 5,536 reviews of which 4,812 were positive and 724 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played e-sports games.
8.4
4,812
724
74
players
8. Soccer Online: Ball 3D
Soccer simulator. Control one player and kick the ball high or low, hard or lightly, curve, dribble and perform tricks. Play online or with bots. Join over a million players who have already played. Buy now and have fun or wishlist for later. Soccer Online: Ball 3D is a sports, football (soccer) and simulation game developed and published by Unusualsoft. Released on March 31st 2017 has received 10,004 reviews of which 8,459 were positive and 1,545 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played e-sports games.
8.2
8,459
1,545
73
players
9. Liftoff®: Micro Drones
Explore the world of FPV like never before! In Liftoff®: Micro Drones any indoor area becomes an exciting aerial playground. Explore, customize and compete in this simulator dedicated to the micro drones class. Liftoff®: Micro Drones is a action, simulation and racing game developed and published by LuGus Studios. Released on November 30th 2021 has received 687 reviews of which 624 were positive and 63 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played e-sports games.
8.5
624
63
40
players
10. No Fair Play
No Fair Play is a physics-based multiplayer game that combines parkour, combat, and football mechanics to offer great freedom to players. No Fair Play is a football (soccer), multiplayer and e-sports game developed and published by Self MADev. Released on July 28th 2023 has received 429 reviews of which 388 were positive and 41 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played e-sports games.
8.4
388
41
21
players
Best deals on e-sports games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of e-sports games available on Steam right now, updated on April 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted e-sports games.
1. Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5
Hold on fast to the handlebar of your bike because a new chapter of the series has finally arrived. Try Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5 and discover the quintessence of indoor supercross! Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5 is a racing, simulation and sports game developed and published by Milestone S.r.l.. Released on March 17th 2022 has received 509 reviews of which 347 were positive and 162 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. Featuring a massive 71% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for e-sports category.
6.5
347
162
-71%
39.72€
11.52€
2. Soccer Online: Ball 3D
Soccer simulator. Control one player and kick the ball high or low, hard or lightly, curve, dribble and perform tricks. Play online or with bots. Join over a million players who have already played. Buy now and have fun or wishlist for later. Soccer Online: Ball 3D is a sports, football (soccer) and simulation game developed and published by Unusualsoft. Released on March 31st 2017 has received 10,004 reviews of which 8,459 were positive and 1,545 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 51% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in e-sports games.
8.2
8,459
1,545
-51%
0.99€
0.49€
3. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 lets you duke it out with the biggest and best fighting character roster yet! Choose your favorite brawlers, master their unique move sets, and use all-new powerful Supers to land the finishing blow with friends or across a unique, roguelike player campaign! Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is a action, 2d fighter and arcade game developed by Fair Play Labs and published by GameMill Entertainment. Released on November 07th 2023 has received 1,606 reviews of which 1,209 were positive and 397 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Thanks to its 30% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in e-sports games.
7.3
1,209
397
-30%
49.99€
34.99€
Free e-sports games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play e-sports games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 15th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play e-sports games.
1. Dota 2
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own. Dota 2 is a free to play, moba and multiplayer game developed and published by Valve. Released on July 09th 2013 has received 2,466,311 reviews of which 2,010,666 were positive and 455,645 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. With 624,509 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free e-sports games on Steam.
8.1
2,010,666
455,645
624,509
players
2. Supraball
Play football in first person view and develop your own tactics and tricks. Play with up to 9 of your friends or join alone. No Pay2Win! Supraball is a sports, multiplayer and free to play game developed and published by Supra Games. Released on February 08th 2019 has received 3,242 reviews of which 2,498 were positive and 744 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free e-sports games on Steam.
7.5
2,498
744
5
players
3. Armajet
Unique 2.5D multiplayer jetpack combat that unites players around the world in competition. Cross-platform so you can access your progress and play on the go with your mobile device of choice. Updated frequently with new content and features, with good developer responsiveness! Armajet is a action, free to play and violent game developed and published by Super Bit Machine. Released on October 08th 2019 has received 690 reviews of which 588 were positive and 102 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free e-sports games on Steam.
8.0
588
102
4. Disc Space
Disc Space is a multiplayer Ultimate Frisbee game with up to 10 players online. Play with your friends or find new ones. Unlimited fun is guaranteed. Disc Space is a sports, pvp and e-sports game developed and published by Vadim Slyusarev. Released on November 13th 2020 has received 557 reviews of which 474 were positive and 83 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free e-sports games on Steam.
8.0
474
83
5. Let It Flow
What happens when you let your Youtube community make a game? Well, you're looking at it. Chat tells me what to make and so I build it for them. I have no choice but to fulfill their wishes. Don't judge me. Let It Flow is a action, racing and action-adventure game developed by DevAddict's Chat and published by DevAddict. Released on March 05th 2021 has received 745 reviews of which 606 were positive and 139 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played free e-sports games on Steam.
7.7
606
139
6. Rushdown Revolt
Rushdown Revolt is a platform fighter featuring 12 dazzlingly unique characters and best-in-the-business rollback netcode. Rushdown Revolt is a action, adventure and sports game developed and published by Vortex Games. Released on September 10th 2020 has received 1,506 reviews of which 1,192 were positive and 314 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played free e-sports games on Steam.
7.6
1,192
314