Steam
Counter-Strike 2 holds rank 1 on Steam Most Played on September 5, 2026, with Dota 2 and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS frozen at 2 and 3. A Steam get_growth pull through August 1 versus July 1 prints CS2 at -3.28 percent (73.8 to 76.3 reversed: recent 73.8 vs baseline 76.3) with volume 1,331,274 versus 1,420,896; Dota 2 at +14.51 percent (75.1 to 86.0) with volume 981,123 versus 860,019; PUBG at -2.02 percent (19.8 to 19.4) with volume 771,621 versus 792,142. Versus the September 4 Steam board, Delta Force is new at 7 and Path of Exile 2 is new at 9. The Steam Most Played API snapshot is as of 08:01:32 UTC.
Top trending games on Steam: September 5
Counter-Strike 2: Valve tactical shooter. Holds 1. Steam 30D index through August 1 is -3.28 percent (76.3 to 73.8), volume 1,331,274 versus 1,420,896. The 7-day window returned collapsed_range.
Dota 2: Valve MOBA. Holds 2. Steam 30D is +14.51 percent (75.1 to 86.0), volume 981,123 versus 860,019.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: Battle royale. Holds 3. Steam 30D is -2.02 percent (19.8 to 19.4), volume 771,621 versus 792,142.
Apex Legends: Respawn battle royale (API row includes a trademark mark). Climbs 5 to 4.
Bongo Cat: Desktop-pet toy. Slips 4 to 5.
Palworld: Pocket-creature survival game. Holds 6.
Delta Force: Free-to-play shooter. New at 7 after missing yesterday's ten. Activeplayer.io put August 2026 average players near 63,636 with a 132,976 peak.
FiveM: GTA V multiplayer modification client. Slips 7 to 8.
Path of Exile 2: Action RPG. New at 9. Steam Charts listed a 147,624 24-hour peak against a 18,411 last-30-day average after a steep August fade.
Wallpaper Engine: Animated-wallpaper utility. Slips 8 to 10 after entering yesterday.
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What changed on Steam since yesterday
New entrants: Delta Force (7), Path of Exile 2 (9).
Big movers: none of 5 ranks. Apex 5 to 4; Bongo Cat 4 to 5; Wallpaper Engine 8 to 10.
Drop-offs: TBH: Task Bar Hero (9), Rust (10).
What today's Steam games reveal
The top three never move on this feed. CS2 still leads even with a -3.28 percent August-versus-July index. Dota 2 is the one top-three title with a plus sign (+14.51 percent, volume 981,123).
Weekend shooters then refill 4-9: Apex, Delta Force, FiveM, PoE2. Bongo Cat and Wallpaper Engine are the non-game utilities that keep sneaking into a most-played list.
Rust leaving after one day is a reminder that survival titles spike and drop around this cutoff.
Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP
This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Steam Most Played and limit 10. The feed is for analysts who need a dated ranked board rather than a homepage screenshot. Growth on the top three used get_growth with source steam.
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Read the Steam Most Played API page for the live call.