CHARTS: Oblivion Remaster Rockets to No.1 in Steam Debut

Alright, let’s dive into this. So, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered—who would’ve thought it, right?—absolutely smashed it on Steam last week. Like, unexpectedly, out of nowhere, dropped on April 22nd. It’s like when you find a random $20 in an old jacket and suddenly you’re everyone’s best friend for lunch. Counter-Strike 2? Yeah, it just had to cozy up in second place, probably sulking a bit. Poor thing.

Oh, and get this. Another RPG or whatever, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33—sounds fancy, doesn’t it?—also strutted onto the scene last week, claiming the third spot. It’s like these games had a secret meeting and decided to upend everything. Valve’s Steam Deck is chilling at fourth, like, “Hey, I’m still here, guys.” Not sure why that amuses me, but it does.

Now, here’s a twist! Early Access gem Schedule 1—think crime with extra, uh, pizzazz—slipped two slots down to fifth. Seems like it partied a bit too hard last week. Meanwhile, 麻將(MahjongSoul) made a surprise comeback into the top rankings. Something about a crossover event with Fate Stay Night. I don’t even know why I noticed that, but there it is, staring at me like a cat who wants food.

And, let’s talk about REPO in seventh. It’s an Early Access horror game—or was it a suspense flick? Anyway, it dropped down a notch, maybe because it realized horror doesn’t pay the bills like it used to. PUBG: Battlegrounds proudly climbed to eighth, and seriously, Once Human made a crazy jump back into ninth—62 spots! That’s like, running a marathon backward or something. Kind of wild, you know?

Lastly, Marvel Rivals—darn, those superheroes—rounded out the top ten, slipping a tad to tenth. Still hanging in there, though.

Anyway—wait, let me just pull myself together—here’s how things stack up on Steam’s scoreboard for the week ending April 29th:

1. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, Bethesda
2. Counter-Strike 2, Valve
3. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kepler
4. Steam Deck, Valve
5. Schedule 1, TVGS
6. 雀魂麻將(MahjongSoul), Catfood Studio
7. REPO, Semiwork
8. PUBG: Battlegrounds, Krafton
9. Once Human, Starry Studio
10. Marvel Rivals, NetEase

I could go on about this, but then my coffee might get cold—and nobody likes cold coffee. Well, except maybe iced coffee fans, but that’s a whole other story.