Counter-Strike 2 was the No. 1 game on Steam Most Played on November 8, 2026, down 1.1% in 30 days (1.4M players). Ranks 2 to 4: Dota 2, Phantom Blade Zero and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. It replaced Dota 2 at No. 1 from October 26, 2026. 1 of 10 are new since October 26, 2026, led by Phantom Blade Zero.
Counter-Strike 2 leads Steam Most Played for November 8, 2026, up 1 from rank 2 on October 26. Dota 2 falls 1 to 2. Phantom Blade Zero is a new 3; Steam listed an October 28 release and KitGuru said the Unreal Engine 5 action RPG peaked at 833K concurrent players. Trends MCP growth data for Counter-Strike 2: down 1.1% over 30 days (71.3 versus 72.1) on 1.4M versus 1.5M players; 7-day collapsed. Dota 2 30-day printed down 8.1% on an older 2026-09-30 recent date and is treated as stale.
Top trending games on Steam: November 8
Counter-Strike 2
Tactical shooter at rank 1, up 1 from 2. Down 1.1% over 30 days (71.3 versus 72.1), 1.4M versus 1.5M players. 7-day collapsed. Context: Phantom Blade Zero.
Dota 2
MOBA at rank 2, down 1 from 1. Still a fixture.
Phantom Blade Zero
S-GAME action RPG at rank 3. New. Steam release October 28. KitGuru: 833K peak concurrent on Steam. FiveM drops versus October 26 rank 8.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Battle royale at rank 4, down 1 from 3. Still inside the top 5. No widely reported patch trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Call of Duty
Shooter at rank 5, unchanged. API registered-trademark stripped in display. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Bongo Cat
Idle cat toy at rank 6, down 2 from 4. Still on the top 10. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Apex Legends
Battle royale at rank 7, up 3 from 10. Trademark stripped in display. Re-enters the top 8.
Cyberpunk 2077
RPG at rank 8, down 2 from 6. Catalog hold. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Wallpaper Engine
Wallpaper tool at rank 9, unchanged. Utility fixture. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Team Fortress 2
Class shooter at rank 10, down 3 from 7. Closes the top 10. FiveM is the named drop-off.
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What changed on Steam since yesterday
Compared with October 26. New: Phantom Blade Zero 3. CS2 2 to 1. Dota 2 1 to 2. Apex 10 to 7. Drop-off: FiveM 8. Bongo Cat 4 to 6. TF2 7 to 10.
What today's Steam trends reveal
The November 8 Steam ten inserts one launch into a otherwise familiar shooter-MOBA stack. Phantom Blade Zero at 3 is the only new name, 11 days after the October 28 Steam date, with a reported 833K peak concurrent. CS2 takes 1 from Dota 2 on a 30-day 1.4M players. FiveM exits.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Steam Most Played and limit 10. The call returns the current board without a keyword. Analysts who need a daily snapshot of Steam ranks can replay it from an MCP client. See the Steam data source.
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"type": "Steam Most Played",
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Related trend reports
- Previous Steam roundup: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/steam-trending-october-26-2026
- Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/steam-most-played-api
- Related: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-steam-mcp-servers