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DarkSwitch 2026
DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Shroud. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!
Rytmik Ultimate 2015
Rytmik is a powerful music station allowing you not only to play with samples and musical instruments but also to mix them together, shape them and create music clips or whole songs for your Friday night set-list.
The King's Bird 2018
Совершите побег в мир, который тиран держал в секрете, и узнайте правду о собственной свободе. Бегайте, прыгайте и летайте по забытым и затерянным королевствам, используя уникальную механику полета, основанную на инерции.
Mega Mosaic 2024
Mega Mosaic is a meditative game about completing a single enormous puzzle
Red Risk 2016
Volunteers fight in a bloody contest for freedom and money. Play as one of three volunteers armed with their favorite weapons, survive waves of enemies and bosses. Red Risk will put you into a bloody tournament, will you survive?
SnowRunner - Season 4: New Frontiers 2021
Elevate your SnowRunner experience to new heights with the New Frontiers expansion! Rebuild an old soviet rocket launchpad in Amur Oblast, a huge new winter region and receive two new vehicles, exclusive skins and cosmetics, and much more!
Go Home Dinosaurs! 2013
Todd Rex wants steak. Todd Rex wants YOUR steak. Are you gonna let him take it? No way! Go Home, Dinosaurs!Prevent hordes of marauding Dinos from crashing your party in the world’s premier BBQ defense simulator! Unlock powerful towers that act like little weaponized puzzle pieces.
Dangerous Waters 2006
S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.
Tales of Xillia Remastered 2025
Встречайте обновленную версию Tales of Xillia. Отправьтесь в восхитительный мир Ризе Максия, выбрав одного из героев — целеустремленного студента-медика Джуда Матиса или загадочную девушку Миллу Максвелл.
Backfirewall_ 2023
Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!
Booth: A Dystopian Adventure 2020
2036 год. В мире, истощённом голодом, воцарилась продовольственная диктатура. Тем временем, Вы, живя в одиночестве в инспекционной будке, пытаетесь раскрыть правду и планируете побег, в поисках покоя за границей.
Music Band Manager 2017
Всегда мечтали создать свою музыкальную группу? Мы осуществим вашу мечту! Записывайте песни, выпускайте альбомы и управляйте деятельностью группы! С продвижением группы вам помогут менеджеры, а также придётся столкнуться с не одним тяжелым выбором. Соревнуйтесь за место в топ-100! Покорите весь мир!
Curious Cases 2019
Desktop or VR! В этой истории, состоящей из 3 глав, вы играете современную легенду - детектива Томаса Мура. Им раскрыто больше дел, чем можно себе представить. Он приступил к работе сразу же, как только другие зашли в тупик.
Voodoo Fishin' 2026
Уютно-жуткая кооперативная рыбалка для 1–4 игроков с голосовым чатом по близости. Исследуйте проклятое болото в поисках редкой рыбы, продавайте улов по весу и попытайтесь выжить, пока в темноте на вас идёт охота.
Select Oblige 2024
Select Oblige is the latest title from the popular Japanese visual novel brand Madosoft. It features character design and artwork by renowned illustrator Hiyo Yuzuna, with the story crafted by Shoukei Wakaba. The main heroines are voiced by Hana Akino, Kanau, Ren Sagami, and Yuuka Nanakusa.
Please Be Happy 2022
A comfy yuri VN about the foxgirl Miho and her quest to find the person who's most important to her. This emotional visual novel features two different heroines to choose from, and a story that will make you both laugh and cry!
Eternal Hope 2020
Eternal Hope — это платформер с головоломками, главный герой которого — мальчик Ти Би. Он должен отправиться в путь, чтобы найти свою вторую половинку.
Blind Drive 2021
Звуковая черно-юмористическая аркада Blind Drive – это игра, в которую можно играть с закрытыми глазами! Гиперреалистическое звуковое приключение жмет руку быстрому аркадному геймплею на фоне сюжета из фильма категории Б.
Just Cause™ 3 DLC: Bavarium Sea Heist Pack 2016
Just Cause 3: Bavarium Sea Heist — третье дополнение из серии «В воздухе», «На земле» и «На море».
Rentlord 2025
Rentlord — это roguelike-игра про недвижимость с комбо. Покупай здания, управляй доходами и проходи еженедельные испытания. Улучшай и используй плагины, чтобы увеличить аренду… и избежать налогов!
Mage and Monsters II 2025
Наймите героя, чтобы возглавить вашу армию и использовать заклинания, пока они сражаются за вас. "Маг и Монстры 2" - это активная автоматическая битва, где вы выбираете, усилить ли силу вашего героя, укрепить мощь вашей армии или увеличить силу ваших заклинаний.
South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ - From Dusk Till Casa Bonita 2018
Сестра Мистериона попала в беду! Она связалась с детьми-вампирами из Южного Парка, а те собираются превратить ее в одну из них.
DJMAX RESPECT V - V EXTENSION II PACK 2022
DJMAX RESPECT V - V EXTENSION II DLC!! Meet the 'V Original Music' package now!
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 2023
Увлекательная история Fuga: Melodies of Steel получила продолжение! Пошаговая ролевая игра обзавелась новой тактической боевой системой, а также новой системой событий, в которой каждое решение имеет вес!
ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN 2016
Игра Ms. PAC-MAN, разработанная в США и впервые вышедшая в 1981 г., добралась до Steam! Двигайтесь вверх, вниз, влево и вправо, съедайте все Pac-Dots и избегайте призраков, чтобы перейти на следующий этап.
A Case of Fraud 2025
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Boiling Steel 2020
"Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.
BloodLust Shadowhunter 2015
Bloodlust is a dungeon crawling / action RPG experience that will allow players to explore the dark underworld of a forgotten society of Vampires and their disciplines, all while trying to battle for hierarchy among the clans in search of their sire.
My Little Spider 2025
Adopt a cute pet spider that lives anywhere on your desktop! Team up to discover unique bugs, decorate their web, and unlock adorable spider hats as you work or relax.
The Sand Man 2018
“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...
Possessor(s) 2025
Possessor(s) — это стремительный сайд-скроллер с боевой системой, вдохновленной платформенными файтингами, и сюжетом, раскрывающимся через опасных персонажей в глубоком и запутанном мире, открытом для исследования.
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The Knightling 2025
The Knightling is an open world, action-adventure where you play as an aspiring knight in search of their missing mentor, Sir Lionstone. Equipped with only a legendary shield, you’ll brave your way through the lands of Clesseia to become the unlikely hero.
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Meteor World Actor: Badge & Dagger 2022
Superpowered detective noir. Maverick detective Ruka Hiryu pursues criminals by day—and ices perps by night...
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord 2013
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams — это динамичный платформер, который погрузит вас в самое сердце двух противоположных миров.
theHunter: Call of the Wild™ - Parque Fernando 2018
Как и в случаях со всеми предыдущими дополнениями, не купившие новое расширение игроки могут бесплатно подключаться к сеансам сетевой игры в Парк-Фернандо — для этого достаточно найти игрока, у которого есть обновление, и присоединиться к нему. Соревноваться или охотиться вместе? Решайте сами!
Timeloop: Sink Again Beach 2022
A non-linear first-person action adventure in a pirate setting. A single player time travel simulation game. Unusual gaming experience.Moving in space and time, the player must understand what is happening on the island and how the main character can move away from there.
Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome 2017
When two handsome young men spot the perfect girl to be their first model and help make a name for themselves, they're determined to go for broke and make her shine—but first they'll have to get her out of her house! Can these two really give such an anti-social recluse the makeover she needs to be a star?
War of the Human Tanks 2014
War of the Human Tanks is a story driven strategy game with a gameplay reminiscent of Battleship and Chess, featuring a story of war, loyalty, sacrifice and human shaped tanks.
Through Abandoned: The Forest 2016
You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.
Terra Memoria 2024
A shortage of magic crystals and the sudden awakening of ancient robots leads six new friends on an incredible investigation across Terra – a cozy and fantastic world that combines 3D and pixel art.
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Nested Lands 2026
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
Eaten Alive 2015
Eaten Alive is a Point and Click, Adventure, Horror game with Puzzle and Mystery game-play elements. Take control of 'Mia' six years after the apocalypse began, the dead don't stay dead and the earth is in a permanent state of darkness. This game contains adult themes.
Paw Patrol: On A Roll! 2018
PAW Patrol is on a roll! No job is too big, no pup is too small! Join the entire PAW Patrol team—including Everest and Tracker—for 16 exciting rescue missions around Adventure Bay! Help each pup use their unique abilities to help their friends and save the day!
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne 2010
Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights.
Legendary Hoplite 2024
A combination of Action RPG and Tower Defense: slay monsters, find weapons, upgrade your armies, defend your base… Prevent humanity from extinction at the hands of monsters from Greek mythology and ancient tribes. Don't let them cross the gate, commander!
LEAVES - The Return 2017
Mononino and the Treefruities fared well without you - until another disaster scattered the leaves of their home tree. Once more, take on the journey and challenging puzzles along the way.
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Seven Kingdoms 2 HD 2015
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДЕНЬ В УРЮПИНСКЕ 2021
THE LAST DAY IN URYUPINSK is an atmospheric walk through the post-Soviet courtyard to depressive music.
Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game 2010
Taking place from 1936-64, Arsenal of Democracy lets you play as any nation during the era of WW2, complete with detailed models for economics, diplomacy, research, and intelligence. Warfare is also fully represented with all three branches of operations: land, sea, and air.
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered 2025
Откройте для себя две легенды, сплетающиеся в акварельном мире.
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Top Steam Games — The Most Popular Games Ranked
This page ranks the most popular games on Steam by player reviews, online player count, and Metacritic scores. The ranking updates in real time, reflecting the current state of the Steam gaming ecosystem. Whether you are looking for the top 10 most played games or want to discover hidden gems in the top 100, this is your go-to resource.
Top 10 Steam Games in 2026
The top 10 Steam games are dominated by multiplayer titles with massive player bases. Counter-Strike 2 consistently leads with hundreds of thousands of concurrent players. Dota 2 holds second place as the most popular MOBA. PUBG, Grand Theft Auto V, and Apex Legends complete the top 5, each offering unique multiplayer experiences from battle royale to open-world chaos.
The remaining top 10 positions rotate between titles like Team Fortress 2, Rust, Path of Exile, Naraka: Bladepoint, and recent blockbuster releases. Major game launches or updates can temporarily shift the rankings significantly.
How We Rank Steam Games
Our ranking system uses three different metrics you can sort by:
- Reviews (default) — total number of user reviews on Steam. Games with more reviews have larger, more established communities
- Online players — current number of people playing the game right now. Updated every 5 minutes via the official Steam API
- Metacritic score — aggregated review scores from professional game critics. Scores 75+ indicate excellent quality
Each metric tells a different story: review count shows long-term popularity, online players show current activity, and Metacritic reflects critical reception.
Top Free Games on Steam
Many of the most popular Steam games are completely free to play. Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 have been free-to-play for years and continue to attract millions of players. Newer free titles like Apex Legends and Path of Exile also regularly appear in the top rankings. The absence of a price barrier means these games consistently have the highest player counts.
Best Steam Games with Friends
Looking for top Steam games to play with friends? The majority of games in our ranking support multiplayer or co-op modes. Team-based shooters (CS2, Apex Legends), survival games (Rust, Valheim), strategy games (Civilization VI), and co-op horror (Lethal Company, Phasmophobia) all offer excellent group experiences. Use the search box above to find specific games, or browse the full games catalog with a Multiplayer genre filter.
Steam Top 100 and Beyond
While the top 10 gets the most attention, the top 100 Steam games represent a diverse cross-section of gaming. You will find AAA blockbusters alongside indie darlings, decade-old classics next to recent releases. Use pagination to browse beyond the first page and discover games that might not make headlines but have passionate, dedicated communities. Every game in the top 100 has earned its place through genuine player engagement.