Today's Steam games: September 8, 2026

Counter-Strike 2 holds rank 1 on Steam Most Played at as_of 2026-09-08T06:01:33.729790+00:00 (microseconds 729790). Steam get_growth 30D through 2026-08-01 prints -3.28 percent from 76.3 to 73.8 (volume 1,420,896 to 1,331,274). Marvel Rivals is new at 8. TBH: Task Bar Hero holds 9 after entering yesterday. Delta Force left, versus the September 7 Steam roundup.

Top trending games on Steam: September 8

1. Counter-Strike 2: Valve FPS, holding 1. 30-day Steam growth through August 1 is -3.28 percent, volume 1,331,274 vs 1,420,896. The 7-day window collapsed. No new operation dated September 8 was isolated.

2. Dota 2: Valve MOBA, holding 2. 30-day growth is +14.51 percent from 75.1 to 86.0, volume 860,019 to 981,123 through August 1.

3. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS: Battle royale, holding 3. 30-day growth is -2.02 percent from 19.8 to 19.4, volume 792,142 to 771,621 through August 1.

4. Bongo Cat: Desktop-cat idle, holding 4. 30-day growth is -7.3 percent from 100.0 to 92.7, volume 187,676 to 181,650 through August 1.

5. FiveM: GTA V multiplayer client, 6 to 5.

6. Palworld: Pocket-creature survival, 7 to 6.

7. Apex Legends™: Respawn battle royale, 5 to 7.

8. Marvel Rivals: NetEase hero shooter, new at 8. No September 8 season-launch bulletin was isolated in the fetches; the rank is the concurrent-player climb back onto the public top 10.

9. TBH: Task Bar Hero: Taskbar idle, holding 9 after a new entry at 9 yesterday.

10. Wallpaper Engine: Wallpaper workshop, 8 to 10. It remains a utility fixture rather than a match-based game.

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What changed on Steam since yesterday

One name is new: Marvel Rivals at 8. Delta Force left from yesterday's 10.

FiveM 6 to 5, Palworld 7 to 6, Apex 5 to 7, Wallpaper Engine 8 to 10. CS2, Dota 2, PUBG, Bongo Cat, TBH hold slots. No 5-rank mover.

What today's Steam trends reveal

The September 8 list is still Valve at 1-2, PUBG at 3, and Bongo Cat at 4. Dota's 981,123 August volume is the only top-3 name with a positive 30-day print (+14.51 percent). CS2's 1,331,274 is larger but down 3.28 percent.

Marvel Rivals at 8 and TBH at 9 are the non-fixture adds. Delta Force's exit opened the 10th slot for Wallpaper Engine to slide into, not a new name at 10.

Bongo Cat's 181,650 August volume remains far below PUBG's 771,621 even though both sit in the top 4. FiveM at 5 and Palworld at 6 are the GTA-mod and creature-survival pair that traded one rank with Apex at 7.

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 2026-09-08T06:01:33.729790+00:00 (microseconds 729790). Growth clauses use get_growth source steam for CS2, Dota 2, PUBG, and Bongo Cat on 30D through 2026-08-01. The Steam Most Played API page documents the feed.

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