Steam most played this week: week of July 30, 2026

Steam most played this week: week of July 30, 2026

Counter-Strike 2 leads Steam Most Played on July 30, 2026, with Dota 2 still at rank 2 on the Trends MCP board. Palworld climbs to rank 3 after sitting at rank 4 on July 29, weeks after the July 10, 2026 version 1.0 launch that peaked near 961,867 concurrent players mid-July. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 25 games (as_of 2026-07-30T06:01:37 UTC) for type Steam Most Played. New on the published top 15 versus July 29: Marvel Rivals at rank 8, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT at rank 13, and Slay the Spire 2 at rank 14. This post lists 15 of 25 items with a why line for each.

Top trending games on Steam: July 30

1. Counter-Strike 2: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 1 fixture on the Trends MCP board, same as July 29. Counter-Strike 2 remains the platform's dominant competitive shooter. No widely reported trigger identified for July 30, 2026 beyond routine concurrent play.

2. Dota 2: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 2 fixture, unchanged from July 29. Dota 2 remains a habitual most-played MOBA on the Trends MCP board. No widely reported trigger identified for July 30, 2026.

3. Palworld: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 3 after rank 4 on July 29. Palworld left Early Access with version 1.0 on July 10, 2026, and still holds a top-tier concurrent slot after a mid-July peak near 961,867 players.

4. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 4 after rank 3 on July 29. PUBG remains a habitual Steam battle-royale fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 30, 2026.

5. TBH: Task Bar Hero: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 5 idle RPG fixture, unchanged from July 29. The free taskbar game launched May 27, 2026, and still charts as novelty concurrent demand.

6. Bongo Cat: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 6 idle overlay fixture, unchanged from July 29. Bongo Cat remains a habitual desktop-toy concurrent presence on the Trends MCP board.

7. FiveM: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 7 after rank 9 on July 29. FiveM remains the main GTA V multiplayer mod client on the most-played board.

8. Marvel Rivals: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 8 and back inside the published top 15 versus July 29. Concurrent demand ties to ongoing Avengers-related content buzz around the hero shooter roster.

9. EA SPORTS FC 26: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 9 after rank 13 on July 29, a four-rank climb. FC 26 remains a habitual football sim concurrent fixture after late-July peak chatter near 160k players around July 26.

10. Apex Legends: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 10 after rank 7 on July 29. Apex Legends remains a habitual free-to-play shooter fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 30, 2026.

11. Wallpaper Engine: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 11 after rank 10 on July 29. Wallpaper Engine remains a habitual Steam utility fixture for animated desktops.

12. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 12 after rank 8 on July 29. The Binding of Isaac remains a habitual indie roguelike concurrent fixture.

13. NARAKA: BLADEPOINT: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 13 and new to the published top 15 versus July 29. No widely reported trigger identified for July 30, 2026.

14. Slay the Spire 2: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 14 and new to the published top 15 versus July 29. No widely reported trigger identified for July 30, 2026.

15. Rust: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 30. Rank 15 after rank 11 on July 29. Rust remains a habitual survival concurrent fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 30, 2026.

The full list of 25 trending games is available via the Trends MCP API. Get your free API key

Rank changes on Steam since July 29

Compared with the July 29, 2026 Steam daily post, the July 30 published top 15 shows one clear climb and several re-entries.

Big mover: Palworld from rank 4 to rank 3; FC 26 from rank 13 to rank 9; FiveM from rank 9 to rank 7.

New to the published 15 versus July 29: Marvel Rivals at rank 8, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT at rank 13, and Slay the Spire 2 at rank 14.

Drop-offs from the July 29 top 15: Delta Force (was rank 12), Path of Exile (was rank 14), and Stardew Valley (was rank 15).

Stable podium edge: Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 remain ranks 1 and 2 on both snapshots.

What the Steam board shows on July 30

Evergreen competitive titles still sit above a post-launch survival craft hit and a cluster of idle toys. The dated driver on July 30, 2026 remains Palworld's 1.0 era after the July 10 ship date and the mid-July concurrent peak near 961,867, now holding rank 3 instead of rank 4.

Marvel Rivals at rank 8 reads as content-buzz concurrent rather than a brand-new launch spike. Across the published top 15 of 25 API rows, treat CS2, Dota 2, PUBG, and Rust as habitual demand unless a why line cites a fresh July 30 patch note, and most do not.

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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on July 30, 2026, using type Steam Most Played and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/social-media-trends-api.

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Related trend reports

• Previous day: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/steam-trending-july-29-2026
• Social trends API: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/social-media-trends-api
• Steam research guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-steam-game-market-research-tools-2026