Most played on Steam in 2026

Ranked by average concurrent players over the 9 months we have. The change compares the year before.

Month by month

The most played game of each month. Open a month for its full report.

January 2026Counter-Strike 21,070,444 players on average February 2026Counter-Strike 21,084,095 players on average March 2026Counter-Strike 21,069,173 players on average April 2026Counter-Strike 2974,786 players on average May 2026Counter-Strike 2932,721 players on average June 2026Counter-Strike 2916,655 players on average July 2026Counter-Strike 2853,232 players on average August 2026Counter-Strike 2825,258 players on average September 2026Counter-Strike 2805,638 players on average

Top 50 of 2026

#	Game	Avg. players	Peak	Change	Was
1	Counter-Strike 2	948,000	1,717,624	-3.2%	#1
2	Dota 2	521,412	981,123	+8.8%	#2
3	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	314,670	1,290,870	+4.8%	#3
4	Bongo Cat	137,800	188,817	+64%	#8
5	Apex Legends™	109,447	324,964	+17%	#7
6	Rust	105,059	246,562	+0.8%	#5
7	TBH: Task Bar Hero	100,784	545,349	new	—
8	Palworld	99,674	956,613	+160%	#30
9	Slay the Spire 2	93,091	574,638	new	—
10	ARC Raiders	85,622	465,097	+108%	#25
11	Marvel Rivals	74,995	199,788	-37%	#4
12	Delta Force	72,732	183,559	-10%	#9
13	Grand Theft Auto V	66,631	129,542	-13%	#10
14	Stardew Valley	63,592	158,182	+0.7%	#11
15	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	59,681	138,483	+4.6%	#14
16	Warframe	59,203	157,162	+15%	#19
17	EA SPORTS FC™ 26	57,135	159,730	+445%	#116
18	Overwatch®	56,129	164,636	+118%	#44
19	Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced	55,781	160,737	+36%	#26
20	Dead by Daylight	55,362	168,845	+22%	#21
21	War Thunder	55,259	125,317	-1%	#16
22	Geometry Dash	51,674	108,707	+101%	#45
23	Team Fortress 2	49,297	77,668	+9.1%	#22
24	Baldur's Gate 3	46,884	126,670	-16%	#15
25	Path of Exile 2	46,865	420,409	-23%	#12
26	VRChat	45,016	74,217	+17%	#29
27	Crimson Desert Enhanced	42,729	275,859	new	—
28	Terraria	42,146	226,559	+64%	#46
29	HELLDIVERS™ 2	41,595	171,120	-2.7%	#23
30	Battlefield™ 6	39,580	121,241	-24%	#17
31	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	38,218	155,966	+95%	#65
32	Forza Horizon 6	37,735	301,394	new	—
33	DayZ	37,440	74,297	+0.8%	#31
34	Hearts of Iron IV	36,567	71,671	-0.7%	#32
35	Project Zomboid	36,250	124,506	+49%	#48
36	Limbus Company	35,657	157,444	+53%	#51
37	Cyberpunk 2077	34,606	101,348	+2.7%	#34
38	NARAKA: BLADEPOINT	30,668	126,070	-46%	#13
39	Red Dead Redemption 2	30,617	68,516	-13%	#33
40	Call of Duty®	30,371	65,904	-40%	#20
41	Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI	30,345	52,369	-7.1%	#36
42	Football Manager 26	30,302	57,965	+370%	#169
43	ELDEN RING	30,266	56,891	-7.8%	#35
44	R.E.P.O.	29,491	115,319	-27%	#27
45	Valheim	28,941	307,757	+45%	#64
46	Don't Starve Together	28,296	121,538	+1.4%	#39
47	Euro Truck Simulator 2	28,252	73,289	+4.3%	#41
48	RimWorld	27,218	43,383	-4%	#37
49	ARK: Survival Ascended	25,835	50,343	+29%	#63
50	PAYDAY 2	25,793	36,658	+18%	#57

Biggest launches of 2026

Average players in the best of their first three months.

Average and peak concurrent players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission; a year is ranked by its average over the months we have. Covers every game with live players today and every notable game (with a Wikipedia article) even if nobody plays it any more.