Updated Sep 6, 2026 · 98 games tracked daily
What's New in the World's Hottest Games
The live pulse of PC gaming — real player counts, the latest patch notes, and the events shaping the 98 most-played games on Steam right now. No fluff, no clickbait: just what changed, when, and where it ranks. Refreshed every day.
📅 Since yesterday Biggest climber: Path of Exile 2 ▲11 to #32 on Steam · 1 new on the Steam chart (Valheim) · 6 new on the iOS chart · 2 new on the Android chart · full trending view →
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#1
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Counter-Strike 2
Action · Free To Play · 1.3M playing
Patch Counter-Strike 2 Update
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#2
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Dota 2
Action · Strategy · 904K playing
News The International 2026 Grand Champions
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#3
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Action · Adventure · 716K playing
News PUBG Saturday Custom Games return this weekend!
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#4
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Wallpaper Engine
Casual · Indie · 115K playing
Patch Wallpaper Engine 2.8.42 - Removal of Application Wallpapers from the Workshop
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#5
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Apex Legends™
Action · Adventure · 269K playing
Patch Apex Legends: Latest Update 9/3/2026
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#6
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WARDOGS Playtest
Game · 245K playing
News WARDOGS Playtest peaks at 245k players
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#7
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How to Fish
Action · Casual · 113K playing
Patch STEAM CLOUD SUPPORT & PATCH 1.0.12
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Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Action · Adventure · 81K playing
News I have filled GTA 5 with realistic Los Angeles snow
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#9
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Slay the Spire 2
Indie · Strategy · 101K playing
Patch Slay the Spire 2 updates are slowing down again, but a new character and alternate act are next
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#10
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Action · 93K playing
News Bonus Discounts? WTF!?
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#11
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Action · Free To Play · 108K playing
News R6S Community Checkpoint - Gamescom Day 4
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#13
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Palworld
Action · Adventure · 165K playing
News Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 is LIVE!
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#14
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HELLDIVERS™ 2
Action · 72K playing
News Behind the scenes: The Hive Lord
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#15
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Marvel Rivals
Action · Free To Play · 94K playing
Patch Marvel Rivals Version 20260903 Patch Notes
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#16
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Terraria
Action · Adventure · 74K playing
News Terraria State of the Game - August 2026
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#17
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War Thunder
Action · Massively Multiplayer · 101K playing
News Screenshot Competition – Beyond Standard!
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#18
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EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Simulation · Sports · 82K playing
Patch EA SPORTS FC™ 27 | Closed Beta Feedback Update
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#19
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Overwatch®
Action · Free To Play · 79K playing
Event Overwatch Reign of Talon - Season 4: Heroes of Busan Now Live!
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#20
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Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
Action · Adventure · 94K playing
Event Declare Your Allegiance and Determine Who Owns Los Santos in the Brand Wars Event
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#21
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Geometry Dash
Action · Indie · 64K playing
News Geometry Dash Duality Gauntlet Contest Results
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#22
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Dead by Daylight
Action · 67K playing
News Dress to the Divines with the Dead by Daylight: Chorus of Sin Merch Collection
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#23
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Project Zomboid
Indie · RPG · 95K playing
Patch 42.20.4 STABLE & 42.19.2 UNSTABLE & 41.78.21 LEGACY Hotfixes Released
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#24
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Stardew Valley
Indie · RPG · 93K playing
News You can now play Stardew Valley in 3D or VR, thanks to this new mod
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#25
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PEAK
Action · Adventure · 53K playing
Patch HOTFIX 2.4.b
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#26
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Rust
Action · Adventure · 148K playing
News BREACH AND CLEAR
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#27
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Battlefield™ 6
Action · 52K playing
News Battlefield 6 - Anticheat Metrics - July
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#28
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Deadlock
Action · 81K playing
News There's a new Deadlock mod that syncs your gameplay with your vibrator. You're welcome, I think
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#29
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Warframe
Action · RPG · 74K playing
News Banshee Login Reward Starting September 23!
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#30
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Limbus Company
Free To Play · 39K playing
News 2026.09.03 (KST) New E. G. O Preview
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#31
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Delta Force
Action · Adventure · 145K playing
Patch Version Update: New Season 'Reorientation' – Events, Rewards & Store
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#32
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Path of Exile 2
Action · Adventure · 135K playing
Release Path of Exile 2 Full Release Registration
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#33
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Action · Adventure · 59K playing
News Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 25 Aug — 1 September 2026
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#34
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Team Fortress 2
Action · Free To Play · 63K playing
News Australian Hightower Highjinx 2026
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#35
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Left 4 Dead 2
Action · 38K playing
Release The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously
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#36
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Bodycam
Action · Indie · 35K playing
News Bodycam Locked And Loaded New Soundtrack
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#37
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
Indie · Simulation · 44K playing
News IAA Transportation 2026
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#38
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Cyberpunk 2077
RPG · 52K playing
Release Cyberpunk 2077 launched when it did because its devs wanted it "out the door" says CD Projekt Red CEO, but I wonder if he forgot about that reported mandatory crunch
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#39
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VRChat
Adventure · Casual · 64K playing
News Hatsune Miku Yozora Program
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#40
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Baldur's Gate 3
Adventure · RPG · 68K playing
News Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion teams up with The Blood of Dawnwalker's Coen to ponder "the ennui of immortality"
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#41
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ELDEN RING
Action · RPG · 53K playing
News ELDEN RING - Community Quests
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#42
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Don't Starve Together
Action · Adventure · 59K playing
News Intermission: - Animated Short, Login Reward and More!
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#43
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Hearts of Iron IV
Simulation · Strategy · 59K playing
Release The next Hearts of Iron 4 expansion is delayed, as Paradox tries to reduce "mental overhead"
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#44
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NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
Action · Adventure · 71K playing
Patch NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Update –September 3rd, 2026
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#45
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R.E.P.O.
Action · Early Access · 30K playing
News A NEW R. E. P. O. LEVEL?!
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#46
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Call of Duty®
Action · 40K playing
News Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta: Maps and Modes
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#47
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Action · Adventure · 82K playing
News Onimusha: Way of the Sword peaks at 85k players
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#48
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BeamNG.drive
Racing · Simulation · 29K playing
Patch Hotfixes for v0.39 Released
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#49
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Simulation · Strategy · 26K playing
News New Selection Packs available: Kaiser on the Stage!
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#50
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Forza Horizon 6
Racing · Simulation · 28K playing
News Last Week to Party Like a Mascot!
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#51
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Garry's Mod
Casual · Indie · 38K playing
Patch April 2026 Update
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#53
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The Blood of Dawnwalker
Action · Adventure · 71K playing
News The Blood of Dawnwalker peaks at 76k players
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#54
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eFootball™
Simulation · Sports · 26K playing
News Epic: Snap Strike
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#55
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Rocket League®
Action · Indie · 27K playing
Event Rocket League World Championship Bundle & LTE
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#56
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TBH: Task Bar Hero
Casual · Indie · 83K playing
Patch Update Schedule Notice
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#57
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Street Fighter™ 6
Action · Adventure · 36K playing
News Capcom выпустила крупное обновление для Street Fighter 6 — добавили Ясмин
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#58
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Strategy · 49K playing
Event Civilization 35th Anniversary Franchise Sale
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#59
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The Sims™ 4
Adventure · Casual · 33K playing
News On Wednesdays, Sims Wear Pink
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#60
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Total War: WARHAMMER III
Action · Strategy · 43K playing
News Nagash & Glottkin Campaign Overview
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#61
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
RPG · 35K playing
News Bethesda finally fix the Skyrim Special Edition on-screen keyboard crashing SteamOS / Steam Deck
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#62
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Crimson Desert Enhanced
Action · Adventure · 40K playing
Patch Patch Notes Version 2.01.00
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#63
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OBS Studio
Utilities · Video Production · 34K playing
Patch OBS Studio 32.2.2 Hotfix
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#64
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Monster Hunter Wilds
Action · Adventure · 35K playing
News Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance — Trailer #1 is out!
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#65
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7 Days to Die
Action · Adventure · 46K playing
News V3.2.0 Stable
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#66
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Action · Indie · 44K playing
Patch Beta Patch Notes - WS v1.3.0 / BL v1.5.0
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#67
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STAR WARS Zero Company™
Adventure · RPG · 37K playing
Release Star Wars: Zero Company devs left without pay, report claims, with "most" staff furloughed prior to launch
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#68
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Farming Simulator 25
Simulation · 48K playing
News Crop Preview: Bananas | Beans & Alpacas
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#69
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DayZ
Action · Adventure · 58K playing
Event PvE Survival Crafting Fest Sale
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#70
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Wuthering Waves
Action · Adventure · 14K playing
Release dwproton-11.0-12 released to fix Wuthering Waves on SteamOS / Linux
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#71
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Brawlhalla
Action · Indie · 15K playing
Event Earn Free Items During the Eternal Sports Crew Battle Championship Weekend
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#72
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Black Myth: Wukong
Action · Adventure · 36K playing
News Stellar Blade по-китайски: Зрелищные сражения в геймплейном трейлере ролевого экшена Genigods: Nezha для консолей и ПК
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#73
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ARC Raiders
Action · 32K playing
Patch Store Update 1.44.0
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#74
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Bongo Cat
Casual · Indie · 160K playing
News New UI and monthly Skins, Hats and Emotes!
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#75
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Crosshair X
Action · Adventure · 43K playing
News Steam Achievements, Content Filters and More!
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#76
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MECCHA CHAMELEON
Casual · 13K playing
Patch BIG UPDATE 4.1.0
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#77
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Among Us
Casual · 16K playing
News New Crewmate Role: The Judge! | Emergency Meeting #43
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#78
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
RPG · 25K playing
News The Witcher Remake is currently on the back burner because progress on it depends on The Witcher 4's development, CD Projekt Red confirm
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#79
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Arena Breakout: Infinite
Action · Adventure · 33K playing
News Arena Breakout: Infinite Bans Notice - August 26th
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#80
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Assetto Corsa
Indie · Racing · 15K playing
Release Assetto Corsa EVO is OUT NOW in Steam Early Access!
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#81
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Action · Adventure · 21K playing
Patch Hotfix 14.2
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#82
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Once Human
Action · Adventure · 33K playing
Patch 3.0.5 Bug Fixes (September 4)
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#83
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Strategy · 26K playing
News Varangians Civilization Deep Dive
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#84
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Ready or Not
Action · Adventure · 12K playing
Patch RoN v1.5 Update: Mission Editor Changelog (v1.5.2)
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#85
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BOMBANANA!
Casual · Indie · 23K playing
Patch 🔥Hotfix v1.0.1 & THANK YOU MONKEYS!
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#86
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Phasmophobia
Action · Indie · 16K playing
News Phasmophobia v0.19.0.0 - Quality of Life Part 2
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#87
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Football Manager 26
Simulation · Sports · 49K playing
News Community team talk: Getting ready for FM27
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#88
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Sons Of The Forest
Action · Adventure · 26K playing
News Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 30 Sep — 7 October 2025
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#89
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Aimlabs
Action · Adventure · 6K playing
News Aimlabs 2.0 is live!
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#90
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NBA 2K26
Sports · 20K playing
News NBA 2K27 IS LIVE
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#91
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Destiny 2
Action · Adventure · 23K playing
News Джейсон Шрайер: За последние годы Bungie отменила несколько сервисов — они должны были принести Sony большие деньги
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#92
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RimWorld
Indie · Simulation · 37K playing
News The Jugust merch caravan has arrived!
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#93
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Bloons TD 6
Strategy · 13K playing
Event Social Seasons Is Live!
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#94
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Hunt: Showdown 1896
Action · 29K playing
News New Partners | Blood Testament
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#95
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Action · RPG · 34K playing
News "Один из главных разработчиков современности": Отец Tekken Кацухиро Харада похвалил создателя Dark Souls Хидэтаку Миядзаки
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#96
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Valheim
Action · Adventure · 29K playing
News Word from the Devs: Almost there…
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#97
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ARK: Survival Ascended
Action · Adventure · 39K playing
News Community Crunch 522: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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#98
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Forza Horizon 5
Action · Adventure · 16K playing
News Reward Car Build September 4th
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#99
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Crusader Kings III
RPG · Simulation · 28K playing
News "Silk & Silver" Dev Diary #5 - Iteration
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#100
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THE FINALS
Action · Free To Play · 17K playing
Patch Store Update 11.8.0
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How this works
Every day we pull the live most-played leaderboard from Steam's public data, then gather each game's official update history — patch notes, in-game events, and announcements straight from the developers. We strip the marketing fluff, surface what actually changed, and link you back to the full official notes. The result is a single dashboard for what's happening across the games everyone's playing.
Why trust the numbers
Player counts are 24-hour concurrent peaks from Steam's own charts service — the same source used across the industry. Rank movement compares this week to last. Update notes are quoted from official developer announcements with a link to the source on every entry. We don't editorialize the patch contents; we organize them.