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Counter-Strike 2 is rank 1 on the Steam Most Played board dated 2026-09-16T08:01:28.677561, holding the lead from September 15. Dota 2 holds 2. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS holds 3. Apex Legends is the notable climb, 7 to 5. Valheim eases 5 to 6. TBH: Task Bar Hero eases 6 to 7. The 10 names match yesterday; only ranks 5-7 shuffled. get_growth was skipped for Steam board rows, matching the type README for ranked objects that are not clean keywords. Bongo Cat remains 4 for a second day.
Top trending games on Steam: September 16
Counter-Strike 2: Valve tactical shooter. Rank 1 yesterday. Holds 1.
Dota 2: Valve MOBA. Holds 2.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: Battle royale. Holds 3.
Bongo Cat: Desktop-pet / idle title. Holds 4.
Apex Legends: Respawn battle royale (API string Apex Legends™). Climbs 7 to 5.
Valheim: Survival craft. Eases 5 to 6.
TBH: Task Bar Hero: Desktop/taskbar title that entered the 10 on September 14. Eases 6 to 7.
FiveM: GTA V multiplayer modification client. Holds 8.
Wallpaper Engine: Wallpaper tool. Holds 9. Entered the 10 on September 14.
Marvel Rivals: Marvel hero shooter. Holds 10 after 6 to 10 on September 14.
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What changed on Steam since yesterday
- New: none. The 10 names match September 15.
- Movers: Apex Legends 7 to 5; Valheim 5 to 6; TBH: Task Bar Hero 6 to 7. No 5-rank movers.
- Unchanged rank: CS2 at 1; Dota 2 at 2; PUBG at 3; Bongo Cat at 4; FiveM at 8; Wallpaper Engine at 9; Marvel Rivals at 10. Seven of ten ranks did not move.
- Dropped: none versus September 15. Wallpaper Engine at 9 and Marvel Rivals at 10 also entered on September 14 and have now held those ranks for two researched days.
What today's Steam games reveal
The evergreen trio still owns 1-3. The Steam Most Played API only rotated Apex, Valheim, and TBH through 5-7. Bongo Cat at 4 and Wallpaper Engine at 9 remain the non-game utilities on a most-played list. FiveM at 8 is the GTA V multiplayer client that held through both dated files.
Marvel Rivals holding 10 after a 6-to-10 drop on September 14 is the leftover hero-shooter row. as_of 2026-09-16T08:01:28.677561 is fresh; the name list is not. Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG have now led 1-3 on the September 15 and September 16 boards with no rank change. Apex's 7-to-5 climb is a 2-rank move, short of the 5-rank threshold used for "big mover" callouts.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for analysts, editors, and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. The matching data source page is Steam Most Played API.
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