Top trending games on Steam: August 24, 2026

Counter-Strike 2 still leads Steam Most Played on August 24, 2026, the same #1 as August 23. get_growth for a 30-day Steam window showed a 6.95 percent decline, with recent volume about 1,420,896 concurrent players versus 1,573,727. Apex Legends™ and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege are new at #9 and #10, replacing Rust and Project Zomboid.

Counter-Strike 2
Valve tactical shooter. Holds #1 versus August 23. Steam 30-day growth was -6.95 percent (volume 1,420,896 vs 1,573,727).
Dota 2
Valve MOBA. Holds #2. Steam 30-day growth was +19.21 percent, with volume about 860,019 vs 862,639.
Palworld
Pocketpair creature game. Holds #3. Steam 30-day growth was +3,340 percent off a low June baseline, with volume about 956,613 vs 51,116.
Bongo Cat
Rises from #6 on August 23 to #4. No widely reported same-day patch note identified for August 24, 2026.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Holds #5 versus August 23 after sitting at #5 yesterday.
FiveM
GTA V multiplayer client. Slips from #4 on August 23 to #6.
How to Fish
Holds #7 versus August 23.
Marvel Rivals
Rises from #10 on August 23 to #8.
Apex Legends™
New at #9. Replaces Rust. Source string includes a trademark sign in the live row.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
New at #10. Replaces Project Zomboid.

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What changed on Steam since yesterday

New versus August 23: Apex Legends™ (#9), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (#10). Drop-offs: Rust (#8), Project Zomboid (#9). Big movers: Bongo Cat from #6 to #4; FiveM from #4 to #6; Marvel Rivals from #10 to #8. Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Palworld hold 1 through 3.

What today's Steam games reveal

Live-service shooters still own Steam, with two new FPS rows at the bottom. Counter-Strike 2 at #1 posted a 6.95 percent 30-day player decline and still leads. Palworld at #3 shows a 3,340 percent 30-day growth print off a collapsed June baseline, a figure that needs that context. Apex and Siege entering 9 and 10 pushed survival titles Rust and Project Zomboid off the ten. For Steam tooling, see best Steam game market research tools.

Valve titles occupy ranks 1 and 2. Palworld at #3 is the only creature-collector in the 10. Two new shooters entered at #9 and #10, pushing 2 survival games off the board. Counter-Strike 2's 1,420,896 recent volume still dwarfs Dota 2's 860,019.

Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP

This ranked list is the August 24, 2026 get_top_trends snapshot for type Steam Most Played with limit 10. Product and research teams that watch ranks as they move, instead of after a recap, can call the same feed as new rows arrive. The generating call:

{
  "type": "Steam Most Played",
  "limit": 10
}

See the Steam Most Played API page for source notes.