Steam
Counter-Strike 2 is rank 1 on the Steam Most Played board dated 2026-09-17T08:01:33.444040, same as September 16. Dota 2 holds 2. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS holds 3. WARDOGS is new at 4. PureGameStats listed an Early Access launch on September 10 and an all-time peak of 424,561 concurrent players on September 13. Limbus Company is new at 6. Wallpaper Engine and Marvel Rivals dropped.
Top trending games on Steam: September 17
Counter-Strike 2: Valve tactical shooter. Holds 1.
Dota 2: Valve MOBA. Holds 2.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: Battle royale. Holds 3.
WARDOGS: 100-player three-team FPS from BULKHEAD, published by Team17. Early Access September 10. PureGameStats: peak 424,561 on September 13, estimated 2,717,564 units, 81 percent positive across 51,469 reviews. New at 4.
Bongo Cat: Desktop-pet novelty. Eases 4 to 5.
Limbus Company: Turn-based RPG from Project Moon. New at 6.
Apex Legends: Free-to-play shooter. Display drops the trademark sign. Eases 5 to 7.
Valheim: Survival crafting. Eases 6 to 8.
FiveM: GTA V multiplayer client. Climbs 8 to 9.
TBH: Task Bar Hero: Desktop novelty. Eases 7 to 10.
The snapshot timestamp 2026-09-17T08:01:33.444040 (microseconds 444040) is a fresh pull. Rank 1 CS2, rank 2 Dota 2, rank 3 PUBG, rank 4 WARDOGS, rank 5 Bongo Cat, rank 6 Limbus Company, rank 7 Apex Legends, rank 8 Valheim, rank 9 FiveM, rank 10 TBH. WARDOGS peak 424,561 on September 13, 24-hour peaks of 349,101 on September 14, estimated 2,717,564 units, 51,469 reviews, 81 percent positive. Limbus Company is the other new name. Wallpaper Engine at yesterday's 9 and Marvel Rivals at yesterday's 10 dropped. TBH fell 7 to 10, minus 3. Apex fell 5 to 7, minus 2.
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What changed on Steam since yesterday
- New: WARDOGS (4), Limbus Company (6).
- Movers: Bongo Cat 4 to 5; Apex Legends 5 to 7; Valheim 6 to 8; FiveM 8 to 9; TBH: Task Bar Hero 7 to 10 (minus 3).
- Unchanged rank: Counter-Strike 2 at 1, Dota 2 at 2, PUBG at 3.
- Dropped: Wallpaper Engine (9), Marvel Rivals (10).
What today's Steam games reveal
The evergreen trio still owns 1-3. The new story is WARDOGS at 4 after a 424,561 peak. The Steam Most Played API also let Limbus Company in at 6 and pushed TBH down 3 ranks.
Novelty clients remain: Bongo Cat at 5, FiveM at 9, Task Bar Hero at 10. Valheim easing 6 to 8 is a 2-rank slip, not an exit.
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. Steam board rows skipped get_growth. Peak 424,561 and review counts come from the PureGameStats fetch. The matching data source page is Steam Most Played API.
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