Battle royale icon "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" rolled out a seasonal Korean festival event, implemented a ranking system, and introduced the flare gun as a standard piece of equipment in a week that saw it become Steam's best selling title, by revenue.
It was a relatively minor week in terms of new PC game releases, with "The Bard's Tale IV" failing to make a dent on the Steam top ten.
Instead, a short-term sale on "NieR:Automata" saw the 2017 favorite rise back up the charts for a place in among recent hits "Shadow of the Tomb Raider," "Monster Hunter: World," and Battle Royale iteration "SCUM."
While "Monster Hunter: World" climbs back to first on GamersGate and the space exploration of "No Man's Sky" overtakes sci-fi shooter "Destiny 2" on Humble, the Fanatical store brings a weeklong bundle event to a close with its Slayer Bundle, whose full contents include the highly-rated "Styx: Master of Shadows," "The Sexy Brutale," "The Lion's Song" and 14 more.
On the subject of big PC releases (and Fanatical's chart,) the ahistorical anime-style strategy "Valkyria Chronicles 4" arrives on September 25 after extending the former PlayStation-exclusive franchise's fanbase through a 2016 re-release of 2008's original "Valkyria Chronicles."
It's also being released on PlayStation 4 worldwide after a favorable Japanese reception earlier in the year, with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch editions as well.
Steam* (steampowered.com)
1. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
3. Monster Hunter: World
4. NieR:Automata
5. SCUM
*Steam chart based on revenue rather than units.
Humble Store (humblebundle.com/store)
1. No Man's Sky
2. Destiny 2: Forsaken
3. Destiny 2: Forsaken Digital Deluxe Edition
4. Fortnite - Deluxe Founder's Pack
5. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
GamersGate EU (gamersgate.com)
1. Monster Hunter: World (inc. Deluxe editions)
2. Torchlight
3. Star Control: Origins
4. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
5. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Obsidian
Fanatical (fanatical.com)
1. Fanatical Slayer Bundle inc.
2. Valkyria Chronicles 4
3. Martian Mystery Bundle - 6 games
4. Megadimension Neptunia VII Complete Bundle
5. Fruitbat Factory Bundle
GOG (gog.com)
1. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
2. Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Explorer Edition
3. Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
4. Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Imperial Edition
5. CrossCode
Itchio's Most Popular (itch.io)
1. Perfection
2. Unsung Warriors - Prologue
3. 3:360 AM at Floater's Cemetery
4. Immure: Inescapable Horror
5. Disconnected