Counter-Strike 2 still holds rank 1 on Steam Most Played on August 31, 2026. A Steam 30D growth pull (July 1 vs June 1) shows CS2 at 1,420,896 concurrent versus 1,573,727, a 6.95 percent index drop. Versus the August 30 board, Marvel Rivals and Rainbow Six Siege drop off. TBH: Task Bar Hero, a free-to-play idle RPG released May 27, is the new rank 8; a YouTube guide this month cited 300,000 concurrent over three days.
Top trending games on Steam: August 31
Counter-Strike 2: Valve's competitive shooter, still rank 1. Steam 30D growth through the July 1 snapshot is -6.95 percent on index (82.0 to 76.3) with volume 1,420,896 versus 1,573,727.
Dota 2: Valve's MOBA, still rank 2. Steam 30D index +19.21 percent (63.0 to 75.1) with volume 860,019 versus 862,639 (volume -0.3 percent).
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: Battle royale still at rank 3 after climbing 6 to 3 on August 30. Steam 30D index +3.66 percent, volume 792,142 versus 820,499.
Bongo Cat: Rhythm/idle cat game, climbs 5 to 4. Steam 30D index +4.38 percent with volume 187,676 versus 180,178.
Apex Legends: Respawn's free-to-play shooter, climbs 8 to 5 after Marvel Rivals leaves. No new season trigger was attached to the August 31 board.
Palworld: Pocket-creature survival game, falls 4 to 6. Steam 30D index +3,340 percent off a June 1.0 baseline, volume 956,613 versus 51,116.
Wallpaper Engine: Live-wallpaper utility, a recurring fixture. New at rank 7 after FiveM slips.
TBH: Task Bar Hero: Tiny idle RPG that runs in the Windows taskbar, released May 27 by Nugem Studio. Steam store lists 500+ items and market trading. Dev notes on August 19 previewed a Plaguelands update for early September. New at rank 8.
FiveM: GTA V multiplayer client, falls 6 to 9.
How to Fish: Fishing game that was rank 9 on August 30, now 10, matching a How To Fish promo at YouTube rank 3. Prior posts cited a 356,099 peak on August 25.
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What changed on Steam since August 30
New entrants: Wallpaper Engine (7), TBH: Task Bar Hero (8).
Big movers: none of 5 or more ranks. Bongo Cat 5 to 4. Apex Legends 8 to 5. Palworld 4 to 6. FiveM 6 to 9. How to Fish 9 to 10.
Drop-offs: Marvel Rivals (was 7), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (was 10).
What today's Steam board reveals
The top three is frozen: CS2, Dota 2, PUBG. The story is the idle layer underneath. Bongo Cat at 4, Wallpaper Engine at 7, and Task Bar Hero at 8 are background toys, not shooters. Task Bar Hero is the only true new name, a May 27 free-to-play that a creator video pegged above 300,000 concurrent.
Palworld at 6 still carries the huge June-to-July index jump (+3,340 percent) while giving up two ranks. FiveM at 9 and How to Fish at 10 are the GTA-adjacent and novelty holdovers. Marvel Rivals' August 30 rank 7 is gone in one snapshot.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends feed for Steam Most Played with limit 10 as of 2026-08-31T08:01:33.334509+00:00. The call is built for game-data desks that need concurrent leaders rather than a store screenshot. The matching data source page is Steam Most Played API.
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