Live daily · Updated August 25, 2026
The most-played games by concurrent players, the most-played by 24h peak, and the US top sellers — snapshotted every day into a queryable time series. Right now Counter-Strike 2 leads with 613K players in-game.
Counter-Strike 2
is the #1 game on Steam by live concurrent players.
613K
players now
1.21M
24h peak
4.15M
players · top 100
Counter-Strik…
#1 US top seller
Live concurrent · most played · top sellers · snapshot August 25, 2026.
613K
concurrent players in Counter-Strike 2 right now — the #1 game on Steam by live player count (24h peak 1.21M).
4.15M
players are in-game across the top 100 Steam games combined, in this snapshot.
Free
Counter-Strike 2 is the #1 US top seller — free-to-play, like most of the top sellers.
6/20
of the US top sellers are free-to-play — revenue comes from in-game spend, not the sticker price.
The top 100 games by concurrent players in-game at the snapshot moment (global). "24h peak" is the day's high; "24h" is the rank move vs August 24, 2026.
| # | Game | Players now | 24h peak | Reviews | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter-Strike 2 | 613K | 1.21M | Very Positive | — |
| 2 | Dota 2 | 451K | 881K | Very Positive | — |
| 3 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 281K | 718K | Mixed | — |
| 4 | Bongo Cat | 160K | 175K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 5 | How to Fish | 144K | 342K | Very Positive | — |
| 6 | Palworld | 105K | 182K | Very Positive | — |
| 7 | Apex Legends™ | 105K | 255K | Mixed | — |
| 8 | TBH: Task Bar Hero | 80K | 104K | Mixed | — |
| 9 | Wallpaper Engine | 79K | 112K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 10 | FiveM | 73K | 181K | Very Positive | — |
| 11 | Rust | 63K | 125K | Very Positive | — |
| 12 | Delta Force | 59K | 110K | Mixed | — |
| 13 | Stardew Valley | 54K | 94K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Marvel Rivals | 53K | 103K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Slay the Spire 2 | 53K | 95K | Mixed | — |
| 16 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 52K | 93K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 17 | Project Zomboid | 47K | 92K | Very Positive | — |
| 18 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | 44K | 86K | Very Positive | ▲ 2 |
| 19 | Terraria | 44K | 70K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 20 | Deadlock | 42K | 75K | No user reviews | ▲ 2 |
| 21 | Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 42K | 72K | Very Positive | — |
| 22 | Warframe | 41K | 68K | Very Positive | ▼ 4 |
| 23 | VRChat | 40K | 57K | Mostly Positive | — |
| 24 | War Thunder | 40K | 74K | Mostly Positive | — |
| 25 | Team Fortress 2 | 39K | 57K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 26 | Overwatch® | 37K | 66K | Mostly Negative | ▲ 2 |
| 27 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 37K | 83K | Very Positive | — |
| 28 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | 36K | 85K | Mixed | ▲ 1 |
| 29 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 36K | 68K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 4 |
| 30 | PAYDAY 2 | 32K | 34K | Very Positive | ▲ 11 |
| 31 | Dead by Daylight | 31K | 60K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Baldur's Gate 3 | 29K | 63K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 29K | 50K | Very Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Don't Starve Together | 29K | 53K | Very Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Hearts of Iron IV | 27K | 51K | Very Positive | — |
| 36 | Limbus Company | 27K | 35K | Very Positive | — |
| 37 | Black Myth: Wukong | 26K | 46K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 3 |
| 38 | PEAK | 26K | 58K | Very Positive | ▼ 4 |
| 39 | NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 26K | 68K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Crosshair X | 25K | 41K | Very Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 41 | tModLoader | 25K | 38K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 2 |
| 42 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | 24K | 40K | Very Positive | — |
| 43 | Battlefield™ 6 | 24K | 58K | Mixed | ▼ 5 |
| 44 | Geometry Dash | 23K | 50K | Very Positive | — |
| 45 | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | 23K | 42K | Very Positive | — |
| 46 | Escape from Tarkov | 22K | 39K | Mixed | ▲ 1 |
| 47 | RimWorld | 22K | 33K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 48 | Total War: WARHAMMER III | 21K | 41K | Mostly Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 49 | Football Manager 26 | 20K | 51K | Mostly Negative | ▲ 2 |
| 50 | DayZ | 20K | 51K | Mostly Positive | — |
| 51 | Black Desert | 19K | 27K | Mostly Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 52 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 19K | 32K | Very Positive | ▲ 3 |
| 53 | ELDEN RING | 19K | 35K | Very Positive | — |
| 54 | Left 4 Dead 2 | 19K | 32K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 55 | 7 Days to Die | 17K | 35K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 56 | OBS Studio | 17K | 31K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 7 |
| 57 | Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta | 16K | 34K | Mixed | ▼ 9 |
| 58 | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 16K | 48K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 6 |
| 59 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 16K | 31K | Very Positive | ▼ 2 |
| 60 | Unturned | 16K | 17K | Very Positive | ▲ 19 |
| 61 | Garry's Mod | 16K | 33K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 62 | The Sims™ 4 | 16K | 31K | Very Positive | — |
| 63 | ARK: Survival Ascended | 16K | 26K | Mixed | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Path of Exile | 15K | 34K | Very Positive | ▼ 5 |
| 65 | Mortal Shell II | 15K | 33K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 7 |
| 66 | Street Fighter™ 6 | 15K | 34K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 67 | The Isle | 14K | 25K | Very Positive | ▼ 2 |
| 68 | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 14K | 26K | Very Positive | — |
| 69 | NBA 2K26 | 14K | 26K | Mixed | — |
| 70 | Crusader Kings III | 14K | 28K | Very Positive | ▼ 4 |
| 71 | Arena Breakout: Infinite | 14K | 33K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 72 | Call of Duty® | 14K | 32K | Mixed | — |
| 73 | Destiny 2 | 14K | 24K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 2 |
| 74 | ARK: Survival Evolved | 14K | 23K | Very Positive | — |
| 75 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | 13K | 30K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 76 | ARC Raiders | 13K | 31K | Very Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 77 | MIR4 | 13K | 14K | Mixed | — |
| 78 | Farming Simulator 25 | 13K | 48K | Very Positive | — |
| 79 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl | 12K | 39K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 80 | Monster Hunter: World | 12K | 23K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 81 | Blender | 12K | 16K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 82 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 12K | 20K | Mostly Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 83 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 11K | 22K | Very Positive | ▲ 5 |
| 84 | BeamNG.drive | 11K | 26K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 85 | Factorio | 11K | 23K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 2 |
| 86 | Artifact | 11K | 11K | Mixed | ▲ 9 |
| 87 | Fields of Mistria | 11K | 22K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 88 | Forza Horizon 6 | 11K | 22K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 89 | eFootball™ | 10K | 25K | Mixed | ▲ 2 |
| 90 | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 10K | 20K | Very Positive | ▲ 2 |
| 91 | Path of Exile 2 | 10K | 21K | Mostly Positive | ▲ 2 |
| 92 | Once Human | 10K | 17K | Mostly Positive | ▲ 7 |
| 93 | Football Manager 2024 | 10K | 20K | Very Positive | ▲ 3 |
| 94 | R.E.P.O. | 10K | 28K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 95 | Monster Hunter Wilds | 10K | 21K | Mixed | ▲ 3 |
| 96 | Eternal Return | 10K | 25K | Mostly Positive | New |
| 97 | Soundpad | 10K | 18K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 3 |
| 98 | VTube Studio | 9K | 19K | Very Positive | New |
| 99 | Where Winds Meet | 9K | 24K | Very Positive | ▼ 14 |
| 100 | SpiritVale | 9K | 14K | Mixed | ▼ 10 |
▲ / ▼ = rank positions gained / lost since the previous daily snapshot. Concurrent counts are Steam’s live in-game figure at the moment of capture; the game links open the Steam store page.
The top games by 24h peak concurrent players (global). The Week column is Steam's own week-over-week move — how a game climbed or slipped versus last week.
| # | Game | 24h peak players | Reviews | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter-Strike 2 | 1.21M | Very Positive | — |
| 2 | Dota 2 | 881K | Very Positive | — |
| 3 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 718K | Mixed | — |
| 4 | Wallpaper Engine | 112K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 5 | How to Fish | 342K | Very Positive | ▼ 6 |
| 6 | Apex Legends™ | 255K | Mixed | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Palworld | 182K | Very Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 70K | Mostly Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | 86K | Very Positive | ▲ 2 |
| 10 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 93K | Overwhelmingly Positive | — |
| 11 | Marvel Rivals | 109K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 3 |
| 12 | Slay the Spire 2 | 95K | Mixed | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | FiveM | 181K | Very Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | 85K | Mixed | ▼ 2 |
| 15 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 88K | Very Positive | — |
| 16 | Terraria | 70K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 9 |
| 17 | Overwatch® | 67K | Mostly Negative | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | PEAK | 58K | Very Positive | ▼ 11 |
| 19 | War Thunder | 74K | Mostly Positive | — |
| 20 | Battlefield™ 6 | 58K | Mixed | ▲ 2 |
| 21 | Geometry Dash | 50K | Very Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Project Zomboid | 92K | Very Positive | ▼ 4 |
| 23 | Dead by Daylight | 60K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 6 |
| 24 | Stardew Valley | 94K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 3 |
| 25 | Deadlock | 75K | No user reviews | ▼ 2 |
| 26 | Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 72K | Very Positive | — |
| 27 | Warframe | 68K | Very Positive | — |
| 28 | Rust | 125K | Very Positive | ▼ 4 |
| 29 | Limbus Company | 35K | Very Positive | — |
| 30 | Delta Force | 110K | Mixed | ▼ 2 |
| 31 | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 48K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 6 |
| 32 | Team Fortress 2 | 57K | Very Positive | ▼ 2 |
| 33 | Baldur's Gate 3 | 63K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 50K | Very Positive | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Left 4 Dead 2 | 35K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 2 |
| 36 | Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta | 34K | Mixed | ▼ 37 |
| 37 | VRChat | 57K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 3 |
| 38 | NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 68K | Mostly Positive | ▼ 3 |
| 39 | R.E.P.O. | 28K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 40 | TBH: Task Bar Hero | 104K | Mixed | ▼ 4 |
| 41 | Hearts of Iron IV | 51K | Very Positive | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Don't Starve Together | 53K | Very Positive | ▼ 3 |
| 43 | Call of Duty® | 34K | Mixed | ▼ 2 |
| 44 | BeamNG.drive | 26K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | tModLoader | 38K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▲ 1 |
| 46 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 20K | Mostly Positive | ▲ 3 |
| 47 | Garry's Mod | 33K | Overwhelmingly Positive | ▼ 3 |
| 48 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 32K | Very Positive | — |
| 49 | eFootball™ | 25K | Mixed | ▼ 4 |
| 50 | ELDEN RING | 35K | Very Positive | — |
Biggest week-over-week rank moves on the most-played chart — Mortal Shell II is the top climber, up 114. 60 games also moved on the live-concurrent chart in the last 24h.
▲ Biggest climbers (this week)
▼ Biggest slippers (this week)
Week move is the most-played chart’s rank vs. Steam’s last-week ranking. As daily snapshots accumulate, the concurrent chart gains 24h day-over-day moves too (shown inline in the “24h” column above).
Steam's US top-sellers chart, revenue-ranked. 6 of the top 20 are free-to-play — the sales chart is dominated by games that cost nothing up front and monetise in-game.
| # | Game | Price | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter-Strike 2 | Free | Very Positive |
| 2 | Hell Let Loose: Vietnam | $39.99 | Mixed |
| 3 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | $39.99 | Mostly Positive |
| 4 | Marvel Rivals | Free | Mostly Positive |
| 5 | Big Walk | $19.99 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| 6 | KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- | $49.99 | Very Positive |
| 7 | No More Room in Hell 2 | $19.49 | Mixed |
| 8 | Apex Legends™ | Free | Mixed |
| 9 | Overwatch® | Free | Mostly Negative |
| 10 | WARDOGS | $39.99 | No user reviews |
| 11 | Steam Deck | $789.00 | No user reviews |
| 12 | EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27 | $69.99 | Mostly Negative |
| 13 | Mortal Shell II | $49.99 | Mostly Positive |
| 14 | The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition | $17.99 | Very Positive |
| 15 | STAR WARS Zero Company™ | $49.99 | No user reviews |
| 16 | Warframe | Free | Very Positive |
| 17 | Total War: WARHAMMER III | $8.99 | Mostly Positive |
| 18 | Palworld | $29.99 | Very Positive |
| 19 | Magic: The Gathering Arena | Free | Mixed |
| 20 | MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | $59.99 | Mixed |
Once a day we capture Steam’s three official store charts — live concurrent players, most played by 24h peak (both global) and the US top sellers — into a time-series dataset, one record per chart, country, day and rank. Because every day is stored, trends accumulate: you can watch a launch spike, a seasonal dip, or a free-weekend surge build over time rather than seeing only today.
The 24h move on the concurrent chart diffs the previous daily snapshot; the week moveon most-played uses Steam’s own last-week rank. Prices on the top-sellers chart are the current store price at capture — free-to-play titles show “Free”.
Honest limits. The concurrent total sums only the top 100 games, so it is a floor on Steam’s platform-wide concurrency, not the whole platform. Charts are captured once daily, so intraday peaks between snapshots are not seen. The underlying data is open under CC BY 4.0.
Cite this
Crawlora (2026). Live Steam Charts, daily. #1 by concurrent players = Counter-Strike 2 (613K). August 25, 2026. https://crawlora.net/steam-charts.
Counter-Strike 2 is the most played game on Steam right now by live concurrent players (snapshot August 25, 2026) — 613K players in-game, with a 24h peak of 1.21M. The full top 100 is in the table above and updates daily.
Across the top 100 games in this snapshot, about 4.15M players are in-game (August 25, 2026). That is a floor, not a total — it counts only the top games' concurrent players, and Steam's platform-wide concurrent figure (all games plus users just browsing) is higher.
"Concurrent players" ranks games by how many people are in-game at the snapshot moment (global). "Most played" ranks by the 24h peak concurrent count (global) and carries Steam's week-over-week move. "Top sellers" is Steam's US revenue-ranked sales chart, with each game's current price (many top sellers are free-to-play and monetise in-game).
Daily — one snapshot per day is written to a time-series dataset, so trends accumulate over time (the 24h move on the concurrent chart diffs August 24, 2026). Every snapshot is queryable as JSON through Crawlora's Datasets API (pay-on-success); this page is open under CC BY 4.0.
The daily concurrent-player, most-played and top-seller charts — plus the full Steam games catalog with prices, community tags and review scores — are queryable as clean JSON through one REST API, billed on success.