Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Live, updated 12:00 UTCSign in

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.

Collecting history

The 7-day change compares two full weeks of daily averages, so it appears from 9 November 2026. Until then, use the 24-hour view.

Day 151 hours of historyDay 15
  • 24-hour climbers and fallers: from day 3
  • 7-day change: from day 15
  • Real new all-time highs: from day 15

New & breaking out

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

Day 48WARDOGS73,207 playing-5.6%24h peak 142,677Released Sep 10, 2026Day 5Moon Sweepers41,870 playing+27%24h peak 62,815Released Oct 23, 2026Day 33EA SPORTS FC™ 2734,570 playing+1%24h peak 63,0841.0 on Sep 25, 2026Day 42Aniimo29,431 playing+12%24h peak 40,182Released Sep 16, 2026Day 30Deskrawl: Idle ARPG28,283 playing-3.3%24h peak 28,949Released Sep 28, 2026Day 6FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE23,341 playing-5.9%24h peak 32,094Released Oct 22, 2026Day 48[WoG] War of Genesis: Idle Loot17,236 playing-5.7%24h peak 20,757Released Sep 10, 2026Day 54NBA 2K2714,228 playing+3.4%24h peak 18,8301.0 on Sep 4, 2026

At their daily high

  1. 1Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond31,442 / 31,442100%of peak
  2. 2STALZONE21,372 / 21,372100%of peak
  3. 3Unturned15,991 / 15,991100%of peak
  4. 4Deskrawl: Idle ARPG28,283 / 28,94998%of peak
  5. 5Limbus Company36,438 / 37,47397%of peak
  6. 6Bongo Cat158,464 / 163,52697%of peak
  7. 7TBH: Task Bar Hero72,287 / 75,12796%of peak
  8. 8PAYDAY 217,109 / 18,48793%of peak
  9. 9Team Fortress 276,775 / 84,10791%of peak
  10. 10World of Warships12,312 / 13,69890%of peak

Furthest below today’s peak

  1. 1Marvel Rivals21,214 / 56,04638%of peak
  2. 2Valheim39,685 / 88,66845%of peak
  3. 3Farming Simulator 2524,035 / 51,61847%of peak
  4. 4Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege33,730 / 71,67247%of peak
  5. 5Enshrouded41,414 / 82,93050%of peak
  6. 6ARC Raiders41,742 / 82,32251%of peak
  7. 7WARDOGS73,207 / 142,67751%of peak
  8. 8Destiny 215,329 / 29,80051%of peak
  9. 9The Outlast Trials18,146 / 34,05953%of peak
  10. 10EA SPORTS FC™ 2734,570 / 63,08455%of peak

Players now as a share of the game’s 24-hour peak — a stand-in until the 24-hour change exists.

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. 4Soccer Manager 20271,063 → 1,204 players on average+13%over its old best
  5. 5Doomsday: Undead Bride628 → 699 players on average+11%over its old best
  6. 6The Isle16,144 → 17,755 players on average+10%over its old best
  7. 7Wizard101685 → 695 players on average+1.5%over its old best
  8. 8KovaaK's2,852 → 2,859 players on average+0.2%over its old best

Average concurrent Steam players per month; 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. 1The Bell Echoes3 → 210 reviews a month+6,900%
  2. 2Neighbors: Suburban Warfare19 → 1,145 reviews a month+5,926%
  3. 3Nientum - Op.ZERO5 → 249 reviews a month+4,880%
  4. 4Space Defender: Frontier Squadron3 → 111 reviews a month+3,600%
  5. 5下一段路途The Next Journey Of Life4 → 116 reviews a month+2,800%
  6. 6Tenebris: Terra Incognita7 → 186 reviews a month+2,557%
  7. 7Cult of the Yellow King5 → 120 reviews a month+2,300%
  8. 8Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms51 → 815 reviews a month+1,498%
  9. 9Emberward41 → 488 reviews a month+1,090%
  10. 10Bodycam1,593 → 18,442 reviews a month+1,058%

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 launchEnshrouded41,414 playingEarly access since Jan 24, 2024 · 1.0 on Oct 15, 20261.0 launchValheim39,685 playingEarly access since Feb 2, 2021 · 1.0 on Sep 9, 20261.0 launchPalworld36,500 playingEarly access since Jan 19, 2024 · 1.0 on Jul 10, 20261.0 launchDressmaker10,312 playingEarly access since Jul 29, 2025 · 1.0 on Sep 21, 20261.0 launchRuneScape: Dragonwilds5,861 playingEarly access since Apr 15, 2025 · 1.0 on Sep 15, 20261.0 launchHeroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms4,340 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. 1TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3since 2023 · 19 → 180 reviews a month×9.5vs prior year
  2. 2Hunting Simulator 2since 2020 · 13 → 123 reviews a month×9.5vs prior year
  3. 3Atomic Heartsince 2023 · 716 → 4,395 reviews a month×6.1vs prior year
  4. 4ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIVsince 2020 · 45 → 264 reviews a month×5.9vs prior year
  5. 5Kingdom Rush - Tower Defensesince 2014 · 148 → 840 reviews a month×5.7vs prior year
  6. 6Valheimsince 2021 · 2,644 → 12,437 reviews a month×4.7vs prior year
  7. 7Choo-Choo Charlessince 2022 · 129 → 584 reviews a month×4.5vs prior year
  8. 8Apewarsince 2023 · 81 → 365 reviews a month×4.5vs prior year
  9. 9Big Ambitionssince 2023 · 224 → 976 reviews a month×4.4vs prior year
  10. 10Battleritesince 2016 · 46 → 179 reviews a month×3.9vs 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. 5Age of Clicks25 → 113 reviews a month78%positivewas 51%
  6. 6FINAL FANTASY VII106 → 126 reviews a month93%positivewas 68%
  7. 7Football Manager 261,724 → 437 reviews a month59%positivewas 35%
  8. 8Surviving Mars: Relaunched171 → 102 reviews a month74%positivewas 50%
  9. 9Subway Builder20 → 67 reviews a month72%positivewas 50%
  10. 10Total War: WARHAMMER III1,485 → 1,378 reviews a month82%positivewas 62%

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. Marbles on Stream127 players · 1,298 watching1,022viewers per 100 players
  2. Tenebris Somnia147 players · 1,378 watching937viewers per 100 players
  3. SILENT HILL: Townfall258 players · 2,103 watching815viewers per 100 players
  4. Witchspire171 players · 1,228 watching718viewers per 100 players
  5. Old School RuneScape914 players · 5,264 watching576viewers per 100 players

Played, barely watched

Big Steam crowds with almost nobody streaming them.

  1. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth44,480 players · 3 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  2. TBH: Task Bar Hero72,287 players · 6 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  3. Deskrawl: Idle ARPG28,283 players · 3 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  4. PAYDAY 217,109 players · 2 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII6,425 players · 1 watching<0.1viewers per 100 players

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