Today's Steam games: September 12, 2026

Marvel Rivals is new at rank 6 on Steam Most Played at as_of 2026-09-12T06:01:35.521019+00:00 (microseconds 521019), while Valheim climbs 8 to 4 and TBH: Task Bar Hero falls 5 to 10. Counter-Strike 2 holds 1. Versus the September 11 Steam roundup, Delta Force drops off and Bongo Cat slips 4 to 5.

Top trending games on Steam: September 12

1. Counter-Strike 2: Valve tactical shooter. Holds 1. Steam get_growth was skipped for board rows per the daily spec; no invented CCU.

2. Dota 2: Valve MOBA. Holds 2.

3. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: Krafton battle royale. Holds 3.

4. Valheim: Survival craft. Climbs 8 to 4.

5. Bongo Cat: Desktop-cat idle hit. Slips 4 to 5.

6. Marvel Rivals: NetEase hero shooter. New at 6, replacing Delta Force's slot in the lower half. No widely reported trigger identified for September 12, 2026.

7. FiveM: GTA V multiplayer client. Holds 7.

8. Apex Legends: Respawn battle royale. Slips 6 to 8.

9. Palworld: Pocket-creature survival. Slips 9 to 9 (holds rank).

10. TBH: Task Bar Hero: Taskbar idle. Slips 5 to 10 (5-rank drop).

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 at 6: Marvel Rivals. Dropped: Delta Force (10). Valheim 8 to 4. Bongo Cat 4 to 5. TBH 5 to 10. Apex 6 to 8. CS2, Dota 2, PUBG, FiveM, and Palworld hold 1, 2, 3, 7, and 9. TBH's 5-rank drop is the largest move among overlapping names.

What today's Steam games reveal

The September 12 board is the usual Valve pair at 1-2, then battle royale at 3. Valheim climbing four slots to 4 is the day's biggest gainer. Bongo Cat at 5 and Marvel Rivals at 6 split the idle and hero-shooter middle.

FiveM at 7 and Apex at 8 remain live-service staples. Palworld at 9 holds steady. TBH at 10 is the taskbar idle that fell five ranks. Delta Force's exit is the only full removal. CS2 and Dota 2 have now held 1 and 2 across September 10, 11, and 12. Counter-Strike 2 at 1, Dota 2 at 2, PUBG at 3, Valheim at 4, Bongo Cat at 5, Marvel Rivals at 6, FiveM at 7, Apex at 8, Palworld at 9, and TBH at 10 are the stored order. The as_of microseconds are 521019. PUBG held 3 on September 11 after returning from a one-day absence on September 10. Valheim's climb from 8 to 4 is a 4-rank gain, the largest positive move on the board.

Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP

This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Steam Most Played and limit 10, pulled at as_of 2026-09-12T06:01:35.521019+00:00 (microseconds 521019). Steam board rows skip get_growth because game titles are not keyword series. The Steam Most Played API page documents the feed.

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Related trend reports

Yesterday's order is in the September 11 Steam daily. The Steam Most Played API page is the live source contract. A Virlo pricing post sits next to live-board tooling.