Steam most played this week: week of July 31, 2026

Steam most played this week: week of July 31, 2026

Counter-Strike 2 leads Steam Most Played on July 31, 2026, with Dota 2 still at rank 2 on the Trends MCP board. Palworld holds rank 3 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 2026-07-31T06:01:33 UTC) for type Steam Most Played. Versus the July 30 published top 15, Rust climbs from rank 15 to rank 9, and Marvel Rivals moves ahead of FiveM. This post lists all 25 items with a why line for each.

Top trending games on Steam: July 31

1. Counter-Strike 2: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 31. Rank 1 fixture on the Trends MCP board, same as July 30. Counter-Strike 2 remains the platform's dominant competitive shooter. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026 beyond routine concurrent play.

2. Dota 2: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 31. Rank 2 fixture, unchanged from July 30. Dota 2 remains a habitual most-played MOBA on the Trends MCP board. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

3. Palworld: A Steam title by concurrent players on July 31. Rank 3, unchanged from July 30. 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: Rank 4 fixture. Habitual Steam battle-royale demand. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

5. TBH: Task Bar Hero: Rank 5 idle RPG fixture. Free taskbar game launched May 27, 2026; still charts as novelty concurrent demand.

6. Bongo Cat: Rank 6 idle overlay fixture. Habitual desktop-toy concurrent presence. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

7. Marvel Rivals: Rank 7 after rank 8 on July 30. Concurrent demand ties to ongoing Avengers-related content buzz around the hero shooter roster.

8. FiveM: Rank 8 after rank 7 on July 30. Main GTA V multiplayer mod client on the most-played board.

9. Rust: Rank 9 after rank 15 on July 30, a six-rank climb. Habitual survival concurrent fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

10. EA SPORTS FC™ 26: Rank 10 after rank 9 on July 30. Habitual football sim concurrent fixture after late-July peak chatter near 160k players around July 26.

11. Apex Legends™: Rank 11 after rank 10 on July 30. Habitual free-to-play shooter fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

12. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: Rank 12 fixture. Habitual indie roguelike concurrent demand. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

13. Wallpaper Engine: Rank 13 after rank 11 on July 30. Habitual Steam utility for animated desktops.

14. Slay the Spire 2: Rank 14 fixture. Deckbuilder sequel still charting after re-entry on July 30. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

15. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Rank 15 and new versus the July 30 published 15. Habitual tactical shooter concurrent. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

16. Project Zomboid: Rank 16 survival sandbox fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

17. Stardew Valley: Rank 17 farming sim fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

18. Delta Force: Rank 18 extractor shooter fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

19. Dead by Daylight: Rank 19 asymmetric horror fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

20. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced: Rank 20 open-world fixture beside FiveM demand. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

21. Path of Exile: Rank 21 ARPG fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

22. Warframe: Rank 22 free-to-play looter shooter fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

23. VRChat: Rank 23 social VR fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

24. Overwatch®: Rank 24 hero shooter fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 2026.

25. Team Fortress 2: Rank 25 Valve classic fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for July 31, 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 30

Compared with the July 30, 2026 Steam daily post, the July 31 board keeps the podium and reshuffles the middle.

Big movers: Rust from rank 15 to rank 9; Marvel Rivals from rank 8 to rank 7; FiveM from rank 7 to rank 8.

New versus the July 30 published 15: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege at rank 15. NARAKA: BLADEPOINT drops out of the published 15.

Stable podium: Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Palworld remain ranks 1 through 3. PUBG, TBH, and Bongo Cat hold ranks 4 through 6.

What the Steam board shows on July 31

Evergreen competitive titles still sit above a post-launch survival craft hit and a cluster of idle toys. The dated driver on July 31, 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 for a second day.

Rust's climb to rank 9 is the clearest shuffle inside the prior top 15, yet no July 31 patch headline was confirmed for that move. Across all 25 API rows, treat CS2, Dota 2, PUBG, and the idle toys as habitual demand unless a why line cites a fresh dated trigger.

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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on July 31, 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/steam-most-played-api.

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Related trend reports

• Previous day: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/steam-trending-july-30-2026
• Steam Most Played API: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/steam-most-played-api
• Steam research guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-steam-game-market-research-tools-2026