Steam's most played, week to Nov 8: War Thunder enters the top 10

Steam's list for Sunday, November 8, 2026

Counter-Strike 2 was again Steam's most played game on Sunday, November 8, with up to 1,269,367 people playing at once, 1% fewer than a week earlier.

New in the top 10: War Thunder at No. 10 (up from No. 11).

Out of the top 10: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy (now No. 39).

The biggest climbers in the top 100 were Brotato, Path of Exile 2, and The Sims 4.

The top 10

Rank	Game	Peak players	Peak vs last week
1	Counter-Strike 2	1,269,367	-1%
2	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	801,513	0%
3	Dota 2	832,011	+4%
4	Wallpaper Engine	118,429	0%
5	Phantom Blade Zero	518,476	-38%
6	Deadlock	248,690	-6%
7	Call of Duty	204,894	+6%
8	Apex Legends	250,867	+23%
9	Cyberpunk 2077	131,992	-22%
10	War Thunder	92,977	-13%

Biggest climbers

Rank	Game	Peak players	Places
60	Brotato	29,753	Up 60 from last week from No. 120
95	Path of Exile 2	19,719	Up 39 from last week from No. 134
59	The Sims 4	34,055	Up 14 from last week from No. 73
11	Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim	186,095	Up 13 from last week from No. 24
92	ARK: Survival Ascended	28,848	Up 12 from last week from No. 104

Biggest drops

Rank	Game	Peak players	Places
39	Grand Theft Auto V Legacy	71,400	Down 29 from last week from No. 10
87	The Outlast Trials	20,092	Down 27 from last week from No. 60
84	Phasmophobia	16,076	Down 23 from last week from No. 61
56	Moon Sweepers	50,594	Down 14 from last week from No. 42
38	Valheim	81,344	Down 10 from last week from No. 28

New in the top 100

Rank	Game	Peak players	Last week
15	ROB RUN	140,440	Not ranked
60	Brotato	29,753	No. 120
91	PAYDAY 3	18,891	Not ranked
92	ARK: Survival Ascended	28,848	No. 104
93	Among Us	10,381	No. 102
95	Path of Exile 2	19,719	No. 134
99	Crusader Kings III	22,802	No. 101

From the Steam charts through the Steam Web API. Steam ranks the list by how many people played that day, so a game with a lower peak can rank higher; peak players is the most people in a game at once that day.