Steam in January 2026
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on December 2025.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
No Rest for the Wicked1,588 → 10,949 players on average+589% - 2
Dead Island 22,823 → 6,759 players on average+139% - 3
Cult of the Lamb2,914 → 6,768 players on average+132% - 4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™2,956 → 6,172 players on average+109% - 5
Fallout: New Vegas6,547 → 12,804 players on average+96% - 6
ICARUS8,222 → 15,810 players on average+92% - 7
Terraria25,807 → 48,683 players on average+89% - 8
Fallout 417,102 → 29,132 players on average+70% - 9
Green Hell4,989 → 7,763 players on average+56% - 10
Goose Goose Duck5,348 → 8,084 players on average+51%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Heartopialaunched Jan 202638,842 - 2
StarRupturelaunched Jan 202612,656 - 3
Quarantine Zone: The Last Checklaunched Jan 202611,589 - 4
My Winter Carlaunched Jan 20264,842 - 5
R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Programlaunched Jan 20263,019 - 6
SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONSlaunched Jan 20262,488 - 7
尸姬之梦launched Jan 20261,441 - 8
Halcyon Days at Taoyuanlaunched Jan 20261,345 - 9
Fickle Card Legendlaunched Jan 20261,156 - 10
Your Momlaunched Jan 2026964
Top 50 of January 2026
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | 1,070,444 | 1,654,355 | +8% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 569,324 | 855,690 | -4.2% | #2 |
| 3 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 290,397 | 712,143 | +3.9% | #3 |
| 4 |  ARC Raiders | 241,197 | 465,097 | +5.2% | #4 |
| 5 |  Bongo Cat | 129,595 | 176,292 | +17% | #5 |
| 6 |  Rust | 121,003 | 246,562 | +15% | #6 |
| 7 |  Marvel Rivals | 88,790 | 199,788 | +18% | #14 |
| 8 |  Apex Legends™ | 86,433 | 206,450 | +9.7% | #12 |
| 9 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 80,874 | 129,542 | -1.2% | #10 |
| 10 |  Stardew Valley | 76,332 | 139,682 | +31% | #17 |
| 11 |  Warframe | 75,258 | 108,026 | -13% | #9 |
| 12 |  Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 68,908 | 116,063 | -11% | #13 |
| 13 |  Baldur's Gate 3 | 67,684 | 126,670 | +30% | #21 |
| 14 |  Delta Force | 66,053 | 162,739 | -5.5% | #15 |
| 15 |  War Thunder | 63,312 | 113,172 | +4.6% | #16 |
| 16 |  Geometry Dash | 58,623 | 104,819 | +8.3% | #19 |
| 17 |  Path of Exile 2 | 56,873 | 124,660 | -28% | #11 |
| 18 |  Battlefield™ 6 | 56,525 | 121,241 | -37% | #7 |
| 19 |  EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | 49,570 | 95,489 | +15% | #24 |
| 20 |  Dead by Daylight | 49,288 | 96,633 | +28% | #29 |
| 21 |  Where Winds Meet | 49,045 | 98,239 | -45% | #8 |
| 22 |  Team Fortress 2 | 48,842 | 68,845 | -6.8% | #20 |
| 23 | Terraria | 48,683 | 220,557 | +89% | #49 |
| 24 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 46,733 | 88,076 | +17% | #27 |
| 25 |  Palworld | 43,392 | 76,518 | +21% | #33 |
| 26 |  VRChat | 43,127 | 72,465 | +6.6% | #26 |
| 27 |  ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 40,983 | 90,483 | -12% | #22 |
| 28 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 39,652 | 66,902 | +8.4% | #30 |
| 29 |  DayZ | 39,083 | 69,076 | +13% | #36 |
| 30 |  R.E.P.O. | 37,775 | 102,771 | +34% | #44 |
| 31 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 37,310 | 65,234 | -3.6% | #28 |
| 32 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 36,996 | 62,165 | +2.3% | #32 |
| 33 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 35,930 | 116,200 | -12% | #25 |
| 34 |  ELDEN RING | 35,661 | 56,891 | +30% | #45 |
| 35 |  Call of Duty® | 35,168 | 57,963 | -21% | #23 |
| 36 |  HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 33,875 | 64,412 | -1.7% | #37 |
| 37 |  Project Zomboid | 33,742 | 58,104 | +12% | #40 |
| 38 |  Football Manager 26 | 33,179 | 57,965 | -1.3% | #38 |
| 39 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 32,981 | 52,133 | +11% | #42 |
| 40 |  Limbus Company | 32,855 | 121,704 | +49% | #60 |
| 41 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 32,528 | 68,002 | -5.9% | #35 |
| 42 | Heartopia | 31,906 | 63,510 | new | — |
| 43 |  ARK: Survival Ascended | 30,560 | 50,343 | +35% | #57 |
| 44 |  Banana | 30,189 | 42,512 | -48% | #18 |
| 45 |  7 Days to Die | 30,054 | 51,087 | +23% | #53 |
| 46 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 29,720 | 51,188 | -15% | #34 |
| 47 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 29,156 | 56,331 | +30% | #58 |
| 48 | Fallout 4 | 29,132 | 53,923 | +70% | #78 |
| 49 |  The Sims™ 4 | 28,591 | 48,123 | +18% | #54 |
| 50 |  Overwatch® | 27,950 | 42,705 | -5.1% | #43 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
Slay the Spire27,176 players on average · 111 months of history27,176
BeamNG.drive21,398 players on average · 146 months of history21,398
Russian Fishing 414,416 players on average · 100 months of history14,416
Detroit: Become Human9,577 players on average · 76 months of history9,577
Assassin's Creed Valhalla8,071 players on average · 46 months of history8,071- Green Hell7,763 players on average · 97 months of history7,763
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™6,172 players on average · 28 months of history6,172
Golf With Your Friends3,787 players on average · 129 months of history3,787
Le Mans Ultimate3,572 players on average · 32 months of history3,572
My Summer Car3,160 players on average · 120 months of history3,160
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.