Steam trending today: Oct 20, 2026

Dota 2 remains rank 1 on Steam Most Played for October 20, 2026, snapshot 08:01:34.901090, the same lead as October 19. All 10 names and ranks match yesterday. Counter-Strike 2 is 2. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is 3. A steam get_growth call for Dota 2 printed 30-day minus 8.14 percent on volume 919002. CS2 still has the larger 30-day volume at 1450705.

Top trending games on Steam: October 20

1. Dota 2

   MOBA at rank 1, unchanged. steam 30-day growth minus 8.14 percent (79.0 versus 86.0), volume 919002 versus 981123, volume growth minus 6.33 percent. The 7-day preset collapsed.

2. Counter-Strike 2

   Tactical shooter at rank 2, unchanged. steam 30-day growth minus 2.3 percent (72.1 versus 73.8), volume 1450705 versus 1331274, volume growth plus 8.97 percent. The 7-day preset collapsed.

3. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

   Battle royale at rank 3, unchanged. steam 30-day growth minus 4.64 percent (18.5 versus 19.4), volume 788224 versus 771621, volume growth plus 2.15 percent.

4. Bongo Cat

   Desktop pet at rank 4, unchanged. steam 30-day growth plus 2.7 percent (95.2 versus 92.7), volume 188817 versus 181650, volume growth plus 3.95 percent. See the Steam Most Played API page.

5. WARDOGS

   Multiplayer title at rank 5, unchanged. No separate October 20 patch story identified beyond the holdover slot.

6. Team Fortress 2

   Class shooter at rank 6, unchanged. Recurring Valve fixture on this board.

7. FiveM

   GTA V multiplayer client at rank 7, unchanged. No separate October 20 patch story identified.

8. Wallpaper Engine

   Wallpaper app at rank 8, unchanged. It entered yesterday's ten at 8.

9. Apex Legends

   Battle royale at rank 9, unchanged. Display title drops the trademark mark from the API string. No separate October 20 chart event identified.

10. TBH: Task Bar Hero

    Desktop-hero title at rank 10, unchanged. It entered yesterday's ten at 10, replacing Valheim.

The live ranked board beyond today's top 10 is available via the Trends MCP API. Get your free API key

What changed on Steam since yesterday

New: none. Drop-off: none. Movers of 5 or more ranks: none. All 10 names and ranks match October 19. Clock 08:01:37.368303 on October 19 to 08:01:34.901090 on October 20.

What today's Steam games reveal

The live swap that put Dota 2 over CS2 on October 19 is now a second-day fixture, even though CS2 still has the larger 30-day volume at 1450705. Desktop toys occupy 4, 8, and 10 (Bongo Cat, Wallpaper Engine, Task Bar Hero). WARDOGS holds 5. Generating call limit is 10. Snapshot type remains Steam Most Played. Clock 08:01:34.901090 versus yesterday's 08:01:37.368303. Ranks 1 through 10 keep the same strings.

Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP

The ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Steam Most Played and limit 10. Desks tracking this board can poll the same call.

{
  "type": "Steam Most Played",
  "limit": 10
}

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• Previous daily: Steam trending October 19, 2026
• Data source: Steam Most Played API
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