If you have a PC or a Steam Deck, you’d want to know which are the most popular and most played games on Steam this month, and that’s exactly what you will find out in this article. We’ve got the list of the currently top played (and top-selling) games on Steam across all genres. As you’ll see below, there’s everything from fighting/FPS games, to multiplayer titles, MOBA, and more. And based on this, you can take the pick of the next game to immerse yourself in based on your interests, favorite genre, and graphics/gameplay!
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What is the Most Popular Game on Steam right now?
The most popular game on Steam right now is CS:GO with approx 868,691 current players and 1,264,878 daily peak player count.
This number will fluctuate and get a boost during weekends. But overall, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is such a hugely popular game that the #2 most played game, Dota 2, has almost half of the current players (435,483) at the time of last updating this article.
What are the Top 10 Most Played Steam Games Right Now?
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
- Dota 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Apex Legends
- Naraka Bladepoint
- GTA 5
- Team Fortress 2
- Armored Core 6
- Rust
These are the top 10 most popular games on Steam right now on August 29, 2023.
Out of these, many are free-to-play, with the exception of GTA V, Rust, COD MW2, AC6, and Baldur’s Gate 3. There’s one more popular software that sits between GTA V and Rust and that’s Wallpaper Engine.
Currently Top Selling Steam Games (Top Charts)
While free-to-play games are the most popular, they do have in-game purchases (Weapon skins, cosmetics etc) that rake in the big bucks.
Take a look at which are the currently top-selling Steam games (August-September 2023).
- CSGO
- Starfield
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core 6
- Sea of Stars
- Steam Deck
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Destiny 2
- Sunkenland
- GTA 5 Premium Edition
- GTA 5
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty
- Forza Horizon 5
- Warframe
- Naraka Baldepoint
- Hearts of Iron IV
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Civilization 6
- Stellaris
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And there you have it. These were the most played, most popular, and top selling Steam games right now. For guides related to Steam, Steam Deck (like how to install Battle.net on it), and various error fixes for the client itself, explore our articles on Gamer Tweak!