Most played Steam games

Right now the most played game on Steam is Counter-Strike 2, with 510,768 players. This week’s biggest peak was Counter-Strike 2 (1,300,237), and in 2026 so far it is Counter-Strike 2 (1,717,624). The highest all-time peak belongs to PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: 3,260,505 players at once on Jan 1, 2018.

Most played right now

Players in each game at this moment, updated every few minutes.

#	Game	Players now
1	Counter-Strike 2	510,768
2	Dota 2	394,113
3	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	295,735
4	Bongo Cat	159,303
5	Phantom Blade Zero	138,597
6	AION 2	115,155
7	ROB RUN	112,382
8	Limbus Company	111,544
9	Deadlock	99,454
10	Apex Legends™	85,672
11	Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim	85,043
12	Call of Duty®	81,282
13	Team Fortress 2	80,357
14	Delta Force	57,781
15	TBH: Task Bar Hero	56,664
16	Rust	53,769
17	Cyberpunk 2077	52,408
18	Warframe	40,727
19	War Thunder	40,378
20	Slay the Spire 2	39,394

Every game by players right now · Rising today

Most played today

The highest player count of each game over the last 24 hours.

#	Game	24h peak	Playing now
1	Counter-Strike 2	1,217,867	510,768
2	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	728,370	295,735
3	Dota 2	716,944	394,113
4	Phantom Blade Zero	390,329	138,597
5	ROB RUN	274,010	112,382
6	Apex Legends™	247,758	85,672
7	Deadlock	213,330	99,454
8	Bongo Cat	181,117	159,303
9	AION 2	180,875	115,155
10	Limbus Company	168,320	111,544
11	Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim

Most played this week

The highest daily peak of each game over the last 7 days.

#	Game	7-day peak	Playing now
1	Counter-Strike 2	1,300,237	510,768
2	Dota 2	832,011	394,113
3	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	801,513	295,735
4	Phantom Blade Zero	578,265	138,597
5	ROB RUN	274,010	112,382
6	Apex Legends™	267,049	85,672
7	Deadlock	248,690	99,454
8	Call of Duty®	204,894	81,282
9	AION 2	203,972	115,155
10	Bongo Cat	192,593	159,303
11	Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim

Most played this month

The highest daily peak of each game over the last 30 days.

#	Game	30-day peak	Playing now
1	Counter-Strike 2	1,359,296	510,768
2	Dota 2	1,096,364	394,113
3	Phantom Blade Zero	833,921	138,597
4	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	811,300	295,735
5	WARDOGS	336,202	22,482
6	ROB RUN	274,010	112,382
7	Apex Legends™	267,049	85,672
8	Deadlock	263,220	99,454
9	AION 2	233,713	115,155
10	Call of Duty®	226,679	81,282
11	Bongo Cat

Most played in 2026

The highest daily peak of each game since January 1, 2026.

#	Game	2026 peak	Playing now
1	Counter-Strike 2	1,717,624	510,768
2	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	1,290,870	295,735
3	Dota 2	1,096,364	394,113
4	Palworld	956,613	18,549
5	Phantom Blade Zero	833,921	138,597
6	Slay the Spire 2	574,638	39,394
7	TBH: Task Bar Hero	545,349	56,664
8	ARC Raiders	465,097	21,781
9	Path of Exile 2	420,409	7,429
10	WARDOGS	402,686	22,482
11	How to Fish

Most played of all time

The most players each game has ever had at once on Steam.

#	Game	All-time peak	Playing now
1	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	3,260,505on Jan 1, 2018	295,735
2	Black Myth: Wukong	2,406,967on Aug 1, 2024	9,700
3	Palworld	2,101,535on Jan 1, 2024	18,549
4	Counter-Strike 2	1,862,531on Apr 12, 2025	510,768
5	Monster Hunter Wilds	1,384,608on Mar 1, 2025	8,814
6	Lost Ark	1,324,761on Feb 1, 2022	5,098
7	Dota 2	1,291,328on Mar 1, 2016	394,113
8	Cyberpunk 2077	1,055,442on Dec 1, 2020	52,408
9	ELDEN RING	952,523

Most played games by release year

The biggest games released on Steam in each year, ranked by their all-time player peak.