Steam in April 2026
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on March 2026.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
House Flipper1,544 → 15,359 players on average+895% - 2
Soulmask1,817 → 13,778 players on average+658% - 3
Gray Zone Warfare3,218 → 19,106 players on average+494% - 4
Kerbal Space Program2,575 → 10,708 players on average+316% - 5
Starfield3,506 → 12,201 players on average+248% - 6
Subnautica4,551 → 8,830 players on average+94% - 7
Lethal Company3,683 → 7,085 players on average+92% - 8
The Long Dark3,260 → 6,075 players on average+86% - 9
The Planet Crafter3,650 → 6,575 players on average+80% - 10
Last Epoch5,934 → 10,113 players on average+70%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Windroselaunched Apr 2026107,890 - 2
PRAGMATAlaunched Apr 202626,633 - 3
BidKing:竞拍之王launched Apr 202622,662 - 4
MOUSE: P.I. For Hirelaunched Apr 20265,540 - 5
Tap Tap Lootlaunched Apr 20264,130 - 6
RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelikelaunched Apr 20264,011 - 7
Road to Vostoklaunched Apr 20263,561 - 8
Crusaders Quest : Hero Townlaunched Apr 20263,425 - 9
Everwindlaunched Apr 20261,772 - 10
Cinderialaunched Apr 20261,750
Top 50 of April 2026
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | 974,786 | 1,564,830 | -8.8% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 425,919 | 695,006 | -11% | #2 |
| 3 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 353,167 | 979,753 | +7.9% | #3 |
| 4 |  Slay the Spire 2 | 173,005 | 358,577 | -38% | #4 |
| 5 |  Apex Legends™ | 124,387 | 301,520 | +11% | #8 |
| 6 |  Bongo Cat | 122,834 | 174,048 | -5.5% | #6 |
| 7 |  Crimson Desert Enhanced | 108,181 | 236,233 | -35% | #5 |
| 8 | Windrose | 107,890 | 210,970 | new | — |
| 9 |  Rust | 103,352 | 203,177 | -3% | #9 |
| 10 |  Delta Force | 78,981 | 171,344 | +3.1% | #10 |
| 11 |  ARC Raiders | 75,952 | 154,498 | -32% | #7 |
| 12 |  Marvel Rivals | 70,116 | 140,505 | +7.6% | #16 |
| 13 |  Warframe | 64,715 | 98,672 | +23% | #20 |
| 14 |  Stardew Valley | 64,601 | 131,755 | -7.3% | #13 |
| 15 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 64,170 | 108,907 | -12% | #11 |
| 16 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 61,798 | 108,812 | -11% | #12 |
| 17 |  War Thunder | 59,541 | 125,317 | +2.5% | #19 |
| 18 |  Overwatch® | 58,632 | 92,215 | -13% | #15 |
| 19 |  Geometry Dash | 56,005 | 95,167 | -7% | #17 |
| 20 |  Team Fortress 2 | 50,683 | 69,163 | +2.3% | #22 |
| 21 |  Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 49,244 | 94,654 | -4% | #21 |
| 22 |  Dead by Daylight | 49,104 | 77,398 | +6.2% | #25 |
| 23 |  VRChat | 45,869 | 68,403 | -2.2% | #24 |
| 24 |  EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | 43,418 | 77,610 | +6.6% | #28 |
| 25 |  DayZ | 40,224 | 74,297 | +8.3% | #31 |
| 26 |  Baldur's Gate 3 | 40,041 | 73,878 | -9.8% | #27 |
| 27 |  Limbus Company | 36,818 | 97,200 | -6.3% | #29 |
| 28 |  HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 35,678 | 83,346 | -26% | #23 |
| 29 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 35,012 | 63,518 | -0.4% | #32 |
| 30 |  Battlefield™ 6 | 31,780 | 60,634 | -16% | #30 |
| 31 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30,362 | 60,125 | +8.5% | #42 |
| 32 |  Call of Duty® | 30,260 | 56,600 | -4.1% | #35 |
| 33 |  ELDEN RING | 30,199 | 51,362 | +11% | #44 |
| 34 |  Counter-Strike: Source | 29,667 | 40,151 | +36% | #59 |
| 35 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 29,297 | 51,107 | -2.7% | #36 |
| 36 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 28,708 | 62,161 | -0.5% | #39 |
| 37 |  Football Manager 26 | 27,897 | 48,952 | +0.9% | #43 |
| 38 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 27,491 | 50,852 | +2.4% | #48 |
| 39 |  Terraria | 27,434 | 55,827 | -39% | #26 |
| 40 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 27,262 | 84,830 | -6.2% | #38 |
| 41 |  ARK: Survival Ascended | 26,656 | 44,996 | -6.4% | #40 |
| 42 | PRAGMATA | 26,633 | 68,525 | new | — |
| 43 |  RimWorld | 26,605 | 40,106 | -1.5% | #47 |
| 44 |  Project Zomboid | 26,565 | 42,290 | +1.5% | #49 |
| 45 |  Don't Starve Together | 25,401 | 62,988 | +14% | #56 |
| 46 |  Farming Simulator 25 | 24,219 | 56,163 | +9.5% | #57 |
| 47 |  Path of Exile | 23,861 | 53,761 | -59% | #18 |
| 48 |  R.E.P.O. | 23,494 | 55,540 | -17% | #41 |
| 49 |  The Sims™ 4 | 23,492 | 38,371 | -7% | #51 |
| 50 |  Palworld | 23,375 | 49,153 | -20% | #37 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- House Flipper15,359 players on average · 113 months of history15,359
Arma Reforger12,093 players on average · 53 months of history12,093
Graveyard Keeper11,981 players on average · 98 months of history11,981- Kerbal Space Program10,708 players on average · 163 months of history10,708
Hero Siege7,382 players on average · 152 months of history7,382- The Long Dark6,075 players on average · 145 months of history6,075
Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox4,687 players on average · 111 months of history4,687
Tap Ninja - Idle game4,205 players on average · 55 months of history4,205
Xenonauts 21,557 players on average · 39 months of history1,557
Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour1,411 players on average · 31 months of history1,411
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.