Steam
Counter-Strike 2 is rank 1 on Steam Most Played for October 15, 2026, snapshot 08:01:46.763347. ARC Raiders dropped from rank 4 to rank 9, a 5-rank fall after SteamCharts listed a 185443 concurrent peak on October 11, while YouTube Trending lists an ARC Raiders live at rank 3 on the same clock. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is new at rank 3, taking the slot Bongo Cat held on October 14, and Limbus Company is new at rank 5.
Top trending games on Steam: October 15
Counter-Strike 2
Tactical shooter at rank 1, same slot as October 14. A steam 30-day growth call for CS2 printed minus 2.3 percent with volume 1450705 and volume growth plus 8.97 percent. The 7-day preset collapsed and is omitted.
Dota 2
MOBA at rank 2, same slot as October 14. Steam 30-day growth minus 8.14 percent with volume 919002. Held behind CS2 after swapping the lead on October 14. 7-day collapsed.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
New at rank 3 after sitting off the October 14 ten (rank 4 on October 13). Steam 30-day growth minus 4.64 percent with volume 788224 and volume growth plus 2.15 percent. SteamPeaks listed 105085 players at 00:15 UTC on October 15 and a 24-hour peak of 803114; GameDropDaily dated Map Service Report Update 43.2 to October 13.
Bongo Cat
Desktop-pet clicker at rank 4 after rank 3, down 1. Steam 30-day growth plus 2.7 percent with volume 188817 after giving the novelty slot to PUBG's return.
Limbus Company
New at rank 5. Project Moon free-to-play RPG; GameDropDaily listed a 24-hour peak of 47587 on October 13 and 31543 playing at 06:07 UTC, with Ver. 1.116.1 dated October 1 on Steam, while Explosion recorded 27964 concurrent at 03:30 UTC on October 14 and a 30-day peak of 155674.
FiveM
GTA V multiplayer framework at rank 6 after rank 5, down 1. Recurring roleplay client; no separate October 15 patch note identified.
Apex Legends
Battle-royale at rank 7 after rank 8, up 1. Display drops the trademark marker from the API title Apex Legends; one-rank climb as ARC Raiders fell.
Wallpaper Engine
Wallpaper tool at rank 8 after rank 7, down 1. Utility row, not a competitive shooter.
ARC Raiders
Extraction shooter at rank 9 after rank 4, down 5, the largest drop inside the ten after SteamCharts listed a 185443 concurrent peak on October 11. PlayerStats listed 140262 players at 17:57 UTC on October 14 and a 24-hour peak of 164057; YouTube Trending rank 3 on this clock is a live ARC Raiders stream.
Team Fortress 2
Valve class shooter at rank 10, same slot as October 14. Recurring free-to-play fixture at the edge of the ten after Valheim left.
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What changed on Steam since yesterday
New: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at 3, Limbus Company at 5. Drop-off: WARDOGS, Valheim. ARC Raiders 4 to 9 (down 5). Bongo Cat 3 to 4. FiveM 5 to 6. Apex 8 to 7. Wallpaper Engine 7 to 8. CS2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 held 1, 2, and 10. as_of moved from 06:01:49.638247 to 08:01:46.763347.
What today's Steam trends reveal
The CS2 and Dota lock at 1 and 2 did not move. PUBG's return at 3 and Limbus Company at 5 are the substitutions, while ARC Raiders is the only 5-rank mover after the October 11 peak of 185443; YouTube still has an ARC live at rank 3 even as Steam play falls to 9. The matching page is Steam Most Played API. See also best Steam game market research tools.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool for Steam Most Played with limit 10. The call is for live-service watchers who need the concurrent-player board rather than a store homepage.
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Related trend reports
- Previous daily: Steam trending October 14, 2026
- Data source: Steam Most Played API
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