Counter-Strike 2 was the No. 1 game on Steam Most Played on September 25, 2026, down 3.3% in 30 days (1.4M players). Ranks 2 to 5: Dota 2, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, WARDOGS and Bongo Cat. 1 of 10 are new since September 24, 2026, led by Marvel Rivals.
Marvel Rivals is new at rank 10 on Steam Most Played after Limbus Company sat at rank 6 yesterday. Counter-Strike 2 still leads rank 1. Trends MCP growth data: down 3.3% over 30 days for CS2 on 1.4M versus 1.3M players through 2026-08-01.
Top trending games on Steam: September 25
Counter-Strike 2: Valve tactical shooter. Rank 1 unchanged. Down 3.3% over 30 days (76.3 to 73.8), 1.4M versus 1.3M players. SteamDB snapshots on September 25 still showed CS2 first with current players in the 488.9K to 1.2M range depending on hour.
Dota 2: Valve MOBA. Rank 2 unchanged. Up 14.5% over 30 days (75.1 to 86.0), 860K versus 981.1K players.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: Battle royale. Rank 3 unchanged. Down 2% over 30 days (19.8 to 19.4), 792.1K versus 771.6K players.
WARDOGS: Rank 4 unchanged. SteamRaw listed an all-time peak of 428.7K and a September 25 playing-now print near 319.2K in one snapshot.
Bongo Cat: Desktop pet. Rank 5 unchanged. SteamRaw listed an all-time peak of 193.9K.
Valheim: Survival craft. Climbs 7 to 6 after Limbus Company exits.
FiveM: GTA V multiplayer client. Climbs 8 to 7.
Apex Legends: Battle royale. Climbs 10 to 8.
Aniimo: Rank 9 unchanged. SteamRaw listed an all-time peak of 127.9K.
Marvel Rivals: Superhero hero shooter. New at 10. SteamRaw listed an all-time peak of 642.3K and a September current print near 86,279 in one snapshot.
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What changed on Steam since yesterday
- New: Marvel Rivals (10).
- Movers: Valheim 7 to 6. FiveM 8 to 7. Apex Legends 10 to 8.
- Dropped: Limbus Company (6).
- CS2, Dota 2, PUBG, WARDOGS, Bongo Cat, and Aniimo hold.
What today's Steam games reveal
The free-to-play trio still locks 1 through 3. WARDOGS at 4 and Bongo Cat at 5 remain the paid-or-novelty interruptions. Marvel Rivals re-entering at 10 as Limbus Company leaves is a hero-shooter for a gacha-RPG swap, not a change at the top.
The Steam Most Played API is the matching data-source page.
Limbus Company at yesterday's 6 is the only exit. Steam 30-day volumes remain 1.3M, 981.1K, and 771.6K for the top three.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends call below. The tool is for games analysts who need a dated Steam Most Played rank snapshot plus optional get_growth on steam.
{
"type": "Steam Most Played",
"limit": 10
}