Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Live, updated 12:05 UTC

What’s moving

New releases breaking out, games climbing and falling, review storms and comebacks, 1.0 launches pulling players back, and the gap between playing and watching. Not the same ten names every day.

New & breaking out

Released in the last 60 days, by players right now.

Day 47WARDOGS77,773 playing+11%24h peak 152,548Released Sep 10, 2026Day 4Moon Sweepers32,458 playing+71%24h peak 51,686Released Oct 23, 2026Day 41Aniimo31,703 playing24h peak 37,618Released Sep 16, 2026Day 32EA SPORTS FC™ 2731,684 playing24h peak 64,1401.0 on Sep 25, 2026Day 29Deskrawl: Idle ARPG28,941 playing-8.4%24h peak 29,866Released Sep 28, 2026Day 5FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE25,680 playing24h peak 32,959Released Oct 22, 2026Day 47[WoG] War of Genesis: Idle Loot20,474 playing24h peak 20,797Released Sep 10, 2026Day 53NBA 2K2714,427 playing-35%24h peak 18,1821.0 on Sep 4, 2026

Climbing

  1. 1The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav37 → 121+231%
  2. 2Outlast252 → 645+156%
  3. 3Elsword75 → 164+119%
  4. 4Tenebris Somnia139 → 297+114%
  5. 5Alien: Isolation141 → 294+108%
  6. 6Tape to Tape793 → 1,578+99%
  7. 7Halo: The Master Chief Collection1,583 → 2,858+81%
  8. 8LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes63 → 113+80%
  9. 9Carnival Hunt112 → 194+74%
  10. 10Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds245 → 427+74%

Falling

  1. 1A Dance of Fire and Ice2,160 → 1,103-49%
  2. 2Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator544 → 307-44%
  3. 3DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation400 → 230-43%
  4. 4Cup and Counter: Coffee Shop Simulator224 → 139-38%
  5. 5Street Fighter™ 625,027 → 15,627-38%
  6. 6三国群英传8 (Kingdom Heroes 8)268 → 175-35%
  7. 7Chill Pulse276 → 183-34%
  8. 8东方光耀夜 ~ Lost Branch of Legend202 → 137-32%
  9. 9三国群英传2574 → 395-31%
  10. 10Chaos on Deponia144 → 100-30%

Average players over the period compared with the period before. Games under 100 average players are left out so tiny numbers can’t dominate.

Back from the dead

Last month at least three times the quietest month of the two years before.

  1. 1Artifact22 → 8,504 players on average · low in Oct 2024×386.5vs its low
  2. 2No More Room in Hell 261 → 3,443 players on average · low in Jan 2025×56.4vs its low
  3. 3RuneScape: Dragonwilds386 → 11,783 players on average · low in Nov 2025×30.5vs its low
  4. 4Hero Siege309 → 5,270 players on average · low in Mar 2026×17.1vs its low
  5. 5Atomic Heart324 → 4,752 players on average · low in Oct 2024×14.7vs its low
  6. 6Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault105 → 1,292 players on average · low in Feb 2026×12.3vs its low
  7. 7Doloc Town95 → 1,039 players on average · low in Oct 2025×10.9vs its low
  8. 8Le Mans Ultimate285 → 2,963 players on average · low in Nov 2024×10.4vs its low
  9. 9Big Ambitions421 → 3,801 players on average · low in Sep 2024×9vs its low
  10. 10ENDLESS Legend™ 2121 → 1,090 players on average · low in Jun 2026×9vs its low

Best month ever

More players on average last month than in any month before, after two years or more.

  1. 1Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense492 → 1,807 players on average+267%over its old best
  2. 2Bodycam4,501 → 10,521 players on average+134%over its old best
  3. 3Emberward477 → 670 players on average+40%over its old best
  4. 4Being a DIK - Season 12,105 → 2,409 players on average+14%over its old best
  5. 5Soccer Manager 20271,063 → 1,204 players on average+13%over its old best
  6. 6Doomsday: Undead Bride628 → 699 players on average+11%over its old best
  7. 7The Isle16,144 → 17,755 players on average+10%over its old best
  8. 8LoveCraft901 → 928 players on average+3%over its old best
  9. 9Wizard101685 → 695 players on average+1.5%over its old best
  10. 10KovaaK's2,852 → 2,859 players on average+0.2%over its old best

Average concurrent players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission; Sep 2026 is the last complete month. Back from the dead: 1,000+ players on average. Best month ever: 500+.

Reviews picking up

More Steam reviews last month than in the three months before, and mostly positive.

  1. 1Neighbors: Suburban Warfare19 → 1,145 reviews a month+5,926%
  2. 2Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms51 → 815 reviews a month+1,498%
  3. 3Emberward41 → 488 reviews a month+1,090%
  4. 4Bodycam1,593 → 18,442 reviews a month+1,058%
  5. 5The Crust56 → 570 reviews a month+918%
  6. 6Dirty League 🔞17 → 145 reviews a month+753%
  7. 7Neon Abyss 242 → 286 reviews a month+581%
  8. 8Frosthaven26 → 121 reviews a month+365%
  9. 9Tavern Keeper 🍻50 → 229 reviews a month+358%
  10. 10Diablo® IV931 → 3,432 reviews a month+269%

Review storms

A flood of reviews while the positive share collapsed: usually a backlash.

  1. 1Hearts of Iron IV2,905 → 42,618 reviews a month5%positivewas 87%
  2. 2PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS12,367 → 37,411 reviews a month22%positivewas 72%
  3. 3Europa Universalis IV263 → 10,502 reviews a month2%positivewas 88%
  4. 4Cities: Skylines1,024 → 7,612 reviews a month8%positivewas 91%
  5. 5Crusader Kings III850 → 6,375 reviews a month10%positivewas 87%
  6. 6Crusader Kings II146 → 3,800 reviews a month3%positivewas 86%
  7. 7Stellaris723 → 3,461 reviews a month13%positivewas 75%
  8. 8Victoria 3371 → 3,298 reviews a month8%positivewas 67%
  9. 9Prison Architect156 → 2,972 reviews a month5%positivewas 83%
  10. 10Cities: Skylines II869 → 1,869 reviews a month35%positivewas 74%

Steam reviews in the last complete month (four weeks for games under two years old) against the three months before; at least 100 recent reviews. Reviews are a sign of interest, not a player count.

Comebacks & 1.0 launches

Games that left early access in the last six months, and the crowd they have now.

1.0 launchEnshrouded43,239 playingEarly access since Jan 24, 2024 · 1.0 on Oct 15, 20261.0 launchValheim39,514 playingEarly access since Feb 2, 2021 · 1.0 on Sep 9, 20261.0 launchPalworld37,967 playingEarly access since Jan 19, 2024 · 1.0 on Jul 10, 20261.0 launchDressmaker10,872 playingEarly access since Jul 29, 2025 · 1.0 on Sep 21, 20261.0 launchRuneScape: Dragonwilds6,340 playingEarly access since Apr 15, 2025 · 1.0 on Sep 15, 20261.0 launchHeroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms4,644 playingEarly access since Mar 26, 2025 · 1.0 on Sep 23, 2026

Waking up again

Games three or more years old, suddenly reviewed again after a quiet year.

  1. 1Atomic Heartsince 2023 · 716 → 4,395 reviews a month×6.1vs prior year
  2. 2Being a DIK - Season 1since 2020 · 44 → 265 reviews a month×6vs prior year
  3. 3Kingdom Rush - Tower Defensesince 2014 · 148 → 840 reviews a month×5.7vs prior year
  4. 4Valheimsince 2021 · 2,644 → 12,437 reviews a month×4.7vs prior year
  5. 5Big Ambitionssince 2023 · 224 → 976 reviews a month×4.4vs prior year
  6. 6Breathedgesince 2018 · 73 → 277 reviews a month×3.8vs prior year
  7. 7Steep™since 2016 · 183 → 568 reviews a month×3.1vs prior year
  8. 8Far Cry® 6since 2023 · 567 → 1,577 reviews a month×2.8vs prior year
  9. 9Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold Warsince 2023 · 232 → 622 reviews a month×2.7vs prior year
  10. 10PixARKsince 2018 · 61 → 162 reviews a month×2.7vs prior year

Back in favour

Reviews of the last three months far kinder than the year before.

  1. 1Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6133 → 318 reviews a month71%positivewas 33%
  2. 2GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM117 → 68 reviews a month83%positivewas 51%
  3. 3Ready or Not6,145 → 3,423 reviews a month89%positivewas 58%
  4. 4WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers3,738 → 445 reviews a month81%positivewas 54%
  5. 5FINAL FANTASY VII106 → 126 reviews a month93%positivewas 68%
  6. 6Surviving Mars: Relaunched171 → 102 reviews a month74%positivewas 50%
  7. 7Total War: WARHAMMER III1,485 → 1,378 reviews a month82%positivewas 62%
  8. 8Shadow Fight Arena199 → 340 reviews a month76%positivewas 56%
  9. 9Destiny 23,213 → 2,136 reviews a month80%positivewas 60%
  10. 10Eternal Return912 → 493 reviews a month62%positivewas 43%

Waking up: last complete month at least twice the year before, while that year stayed under a quarter of the game’s busiest month. Back in favour: positive share up 10+ points from under 70%, with 200+ reviews on each side.

Watched more than played

Twitch viewers per 100 Steam players, among games with 1,000+ viewers.

  1. Witchspire209 players · 1,502 watching719viewers per 100 players
  2. Old School RuneScape1,041 players · 4,871 watching468viewers per 100 players
  3. Halloween: The Game776 players · 2,581 watching333viewers per 100 players
  4. iRacing499 players · 1,521 watching305viewers per 100 players
  5. Obenseuer535 players · 1,151 watching215viewers per 100 players

Played, barely watched

Big Steam crowds with almost nobody streaming them.

  1. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth44,814 players · 1 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  2. CPM 27,660 players · 1 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  3. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS7,100 players · 1 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  4. Aimlabs6,255 players · 1 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  5. TBH: Task Bar Hero67,948 players · 13 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players

Steam players only: games mostly played through their own launcher look more “watched” here than they are.