Steam's latest weekly most-played chart barely moved at the summit, but the lower half of the top 100 had enough life to make this week more than another Counter-Strike 2 victory lap.
Counter-Strike 2, PUBG: Battlegrounds and Dota 2 kept the first three overall spots, while Slay the Spire 2 held its place as the fourth-ranked game on the gaming-focused table. The sharper movement came lower down: BidKing jumped 112 places to No. 67 overall, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors arrived at No. 41 and Rainbow Six Siege squeezed into the final game-focused top 10 spot.
The chart tracks player activity, not sales. This table focuses on games, so Steam software and utility entries are not counted in the game rank.
Steam's Most Played Games This Week
| Game rank | Steam rank | Game | Last week Steam rank | Change | Weekly peak players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Counter-Strike 2 | 1 | Same | 1,531,949 |
| 2 | 2 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 2 | Same | 868,955 |
| 3 | 3 | Dota 2 | 3 | Same | 664,684 |
| 4 | 5 | Slay the Spire 2 | 5 | Same | 254,429 |
| 5 | 6 | Apex Legends | 6 | Same | 266,437 |
| 6 | 7 | Geometry Dash | 7 | Same | 93,916 |
| 7 | 8 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | 8 | Same | 88,210 |
| 8 | 9 | Marvel Rivals | 9 | Same | 141,726 |
| 9 | 11 | War Thunder | 11 | Same | 88,450 |
| 10 | 12 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 13 | Up 1 | 99,864 |
The top three are still Steam's familiar competitive wall, with Counter-Strike 2 clearing 1.5 million weekly peak players and PUBG sitting well ahead of Dota 2. The more interesting hold is Slay the Spire 2, which stayed above Apex Legends on the game-only list after Mega Crit's latest balance patch adjusted Ascensions, cards and multiplayer scaling.
Rainbow Six Siege taking the last game-focused top 10 spot is the only change in that group. Overwatch slipped out after falling from No. 12 to No. 14 overall, which is a small drop in raw rank but enough to open the door for Ubisoft's tactical shooter.
BidKing Makes the Week's Loudest Jump
BidKing had the biggest move in the top 100, climbing from No. 179 to No. 67 and reaching 57,450 weekly peak players. That is a loud result for a $2.99 multiplayer auction strategy game that launched on April 15, especially on a chart where the top 20 is packed with long-running shooters, live-service staples and new high-profile PC releases.
The chart does not prove one specific cause for the jump. The safer read is that BidKing is still in its launch window and found a much larger Steam audience this week than it had last week.
Vampire Crawlers is the strongest new name near the top half of the chart. The release from the creators of Vampire Survivors launched on April 21 and landed at No. 41 with 45,686 weekly peak players, which is a healthy start for a turn-based roguelite deckbuilder tied to one of Steam's most recognizable indie breakout names.
Crusader Kings III also climbed back into the top 100, moving from No. 105 to No. 83. That is not as dramatic as BidKing's surge, but it fits the way grand strategy games can spike around discounts and renewed community attention.
Resident Evil 4 Takes the Biggest Fall
Resident Evil 4 had the week's steepest named drop inside the top 100, falling from No. 53 to No. 73. The remake still reached 22,410 weekly peak players, so this reads less like a collapse and more like a cooldown after a stronger prior week.
Football Manager 26 fell 13 places to No. 95, while Slay the Spire, Schedule I and Phasmophobia each dropped by double digits. None of those falls threatened the top of the chart, but they show how quickly the lower half of Steam's most-played list can churn once launch bumps, events or short-term attention begin to fade.