Steam in October 2026
The month’s most played games by average concurrent players, with the change on September 2026.
Biggest risers
Most players gained on the month before, among games with 1,000+ players then.
- 1
The Outlast Trials3,591 → 25,874 players on average+621% - 2
Enshrouded7,129 → 34,215 players on average+380% - 3
Kingdom Two Crowns1,350 → 5,301 players on average+293% - 4
Dragon's Dogma 24,517 → 16,444 players on average+264% - 5
Ori and the Will of the Wisps1,741 → 6,291 players on average+261% - 6
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered16,561 → 54,279 players on average+228% - 7
ARC Raiders21,256 → 69,163 players on average+225% - 8
Risk of Rain 25,614 → 16,940 players on average+202% - 9
Gray Zone Warfare1,847 → 5,412 players on average+193% - 10
Call of Duty®25,862 → 71,605 players on average+177%
Launched this month
Games whose first months on Steam started here, by players at launch.
- 1
Transport Fever 3launched Oct 202613,713 - 2
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVElaunched Oct 202613,685 - 3
Gears of War: E-Daylaunched Oct 20269,144 - 4
Castlevania: Belmont's Curselaunched Oct 20267,456 - 5
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™launched Oct 20266,722 - 6
over the hilllaunched Oct 20265,367 - 7
Minecraft Dungeons IIlaunched Oct 20264,146 - 8
Order of the Sinking Starlaunched Oct 20264,014 - 9
Birblaunched Oct 20262,731 - 10
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revivallaunched Oct 20262,720
Top 50 of October 2026
| # | Game | Avg. players | Peak | Change | Was |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Counter-Strike 2 | 797,324 | 1,402,441 | -1% | #1 |
| 2 |  Dota 2 | 648,200 | 1,096,364 | +13% | #2 |
| 3 |  PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 317,800 | 806,873 | +3.5% | #3 |
| 4 |  Bongo Cat | 149,312 | 193,506 | +1.5% | #5 |
| 5 |  WARDOGS | 137,734 | 336,202 | -38% | #4 |
| 6 |  Apex Legends™ | 97,171 | 238,375 | -16% | #6 |
| 7 |  Valheim | 86,459 | 223,559 | -22% | #7 |
| 8 |  Rust | 84,544 | 162,249 | +4.2% | #9 |
| 9 |  Team Fortress 2 | 75,313 | 107,452 | +35% | #17 |
| 10 | Call of Duty® | 71,605 | 226,679 | +177% | #45 |
| 11 | ARC Raiders | 69,163 | 185,443 | +225% | #66 |
| 12 |  Delta Force | 64,195 | 141,973 | -2.9% | #13 |
| 13 |  Cyberpunk 2077 | 61,557 | 185,730 | +105% | #41 |
| 14 |  Warframe | 60,730 | 103,173 | +11% | #18 |
| 15 |  TBH: Task Bar Hero | 59,947 | 80,490 | -22% | #11 |
| 16 |  Slay the Spire 2 | 57,044 | 103,573 | -3.8% | #15 |
| 17 |  Overwatch® | 56,850 | 104,804 | -3.9% | #16 |
| 18 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 55,173 | 95,933 | -15% | #14 |
| 19 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 54,279 | 137,043 | +228% | #82 |
| 20 |  War Thunder | 51,968 | 108,197 | -0.1% | #21 |
| 21 |  Stardew Valley | 51,336 | 107,711 | +5.5% | #24 |
| 22 |  Aniimo | 50,898 | 109,587 | -51% | #8 |
| 23 |  Marvel Rivals | 48,701 | 90,838 | -28% | #12 |
| 24 |  Project Zomboid | 48,319 | 81,963 | -11% | #19 |
| 25 |  Dead by Daylight | 47,884 | 79,512 | +0.6% | #26 |
| 26 |  Grand Theft Auto V | 47,173 | 79,877 | -0.9% | #25 |
| 27 |  Geometry Dash | 44,899 | 82,979 | +21% | #31 |
| 28 |  VRChat | 44,472 | 65,456 | +1.7% | #28 |
| 29 |  Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 42,979 | 79,914 | -16% | #22 |
| 30 |  The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 42,283 | 72,259 | -21% | #20 |
| 31 |  Limbus Company | 41,763 | 155,407 | +20% | #33 |
| 32 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | 41,674 | 84,700 | +24% | #35 |
| 33 |  Palworld | 40,248 | 78,690 | -48% | #10 |
| 34 |  HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 39,956 | 98,111 | -12% | #27 |
| 35 |  Baldur's Gate 3 | 38,530 | 71,090 | -10% | #29 |
| 36 |  DayZ | 34,388 | 69,704 | +4.3% | #36 |
| 37 |  Hearts of Iron IV | 34,340 | 64,700 | +1.3% | #34 |
| 38 | Enshrouded | 34,215 | 116,626 | +380% | #143 |
| 39 |  Battlefield™ 6 | 32,956 | 76,672 | +6.7% | #39 |
| 40 |  Terraria | 31,421 | 62,181 | -15% | #32 |
| 41 |  Red Dead Redemption 2 | 29,551 | 53,740 | -5.7% | #38 |
| 42 |  Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 28,684 | 58,909 | +14% | #50 |
| 43 |  Left 4 Dead 2 | 28,429 | 53,530 | +27% | #58 |
| 44 |  RimWorld | 28,022 | 46,764 | +9.8% | #47 |
| 45 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 27,445 | 47,799 | -4.2% | #44 |
| 46 |  Don't Starve Together | 27,197 | 72,458 | +12% | #54 |
| 47 |  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 26,962 | 46,313 | +16% | #57 |
| 48 |  Farming Simulator 25 | 26,890 | 60,757 | +6% | #48 |
| 49 | The Outlast Trials | 25,874 | 144,762 | +621% | — |
| 50 |  NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 25,463 | 78,572 | +2.2% | #51 |
Their best month ever
Games that never had more players on average than this month, after two years or more.
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered54,279 players on average · 138 months of history54,279
- Limbus Company41,763 players on average · 44 months of history41,763
- The Outlast Trials25,874 players on average · 42 months of history25,874
MapleStory13,459 players on average · 171 months of history13,459
Magic: The Gathering Arena9,362 players on average · 42 months of history9,362
American Truck Simulator9,109 players on average · 137 months of history9,109
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense3,708 players on average · 154 months of history3,708
KovaaK's3,009 players on average · 104 months of history3,009
Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG1,862 players on average · 30 months of history1,862
SOS OPS!1,654 players on average · 35 months of history1,654
Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month; 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.