Most Played & Most Watched Games Right Now
Trending games by live Steam players + Twitch viewers · updated 29m ago
The most played game on Steam right now is Counter-Strike 2 with 990K concurrent players, ahead of Dota 2 and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. The most watched game on Twitch is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy with 75.4K live viewers. Both leaderboards refresh hourly — last updated 29m ago.
Unlike a Steam-only chart, The Game Traders ranks games two ways — by live concurrent players (Steam Web API) and by live Twitch viewers — so you can see what people are actually playing and what they are watching, side by side. Hot on both boards right now: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2.
Top 20 by Steam Players
Live concurrent in-game · Steam Web API
1Counter-Strike 2
ActionFree To Play990Kplaying now72.2Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer175Kplaying now10.8Kwatching on TwitchLatest news- Steam News · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Weekly Bans Notice (08/24~08/30)
- Steam News · Fumbled weapons, fake ragdolling and Wu-Tang: PUBG DED.NET’s director explains how it thrives on chaos
- Rock Paper Shotgun · Nvidia tech behind PUBG's genAI team mates will let folks chat to creature-collecting RPG Aniimo's not-Pokemon next year
6Path of Exile 2
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer122Kplaying now29.4Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
7Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
ActionFree To Play117Kplaying now25.2Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
9Project Zomboid
IndieRPGSimulation95.6Kplaying now28.0Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
10Marvel Rivals
ActionFree To Play91.0Kplaying now12.5Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
11Apex Legends™
ActionAdventureFree To Play89.0Kplaying now7,564watching on TwitchLatest news
12Baldur's Gate 3
AdventureRPGStrategy75.8Kplaying now2,989watching on TwitchLatest news
13EA SPORTS FC™ 26
SimulationSports75.8Kplaying now50.6Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
14Overwatch®
ActionFree To Play75.0Kplaying now11.5Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
15The Blood of Dawnwalker
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure71.1Kplaying now44.1Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
16HELLDIVERS™ 2
Action69.1Kplaying now1,024watching on Twitch
17TBH: Task Bar Hero
PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Indie62.2Kplaying now32watching on Twitch
18Dead by Daylight
Action61.2Kplaying now9,492watching on TwitchLatest news
19Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
ActionAdventure61.0Kplaying now75.4Kwatching on Twitch
20Team Fortress 2
ActionFree To Play60.8Kplaying now12.1Kwatching on TwitchLatest news- PCGamesN · Valve turns 30 today, and it's stronger than ever
- Steam News · Valve reassures Team Fortress 2 players that it's still working on the Mann vs Machine update it announced last year: 'We promise we're making progress'
- PC Gamer · Valve reassures Team Fortress 2 players that it's still working on the Mann vs Machine update it announced last year: 'We promise we're making progress'
Top 20 by Twitch Viewers
Live concurrent viewers across top streams- 1
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
ActionAdventure75.4Kwatching on Twitch61.0Kplaying on Steam 
2League of Legends
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyMOBA72.7Kwatching on TwitchLatest news- Steam News · League of Legends MMO is Riot's "Grail quest" and "many a brave knight are going to die," boss says, but fans aren't confident after 2XKO's fate: "Hope this time you don't cancel it"
- GamesRadar · League of Legends MMO is Riot's "Grail quest" and "many a brave knight are going to die," boss says, but fans aren't confident after 2XKO's fate: "Hope this time you don't cancel it"
- PCGamesN · 2XKO wasn't a "mistake," Riot's Marc Merrill says. "We delivered a game that took risks"
- 3
Counter-Strike 2
ActionFree To Play72.2Kwatching on Twitch990Kplaying on SteamLatest news - 6
EA SPORTS FC™ 26
SimulationSports50.6Kwatching on Twitch75.8Kplaying on SteamLatest news 
7Clash Royale
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyTactical48.2Kwatching on TwitchLatest news- 8
The Blood of Dawnwalker
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure44.1Kwatching on Twitch71.1Kplaying on SteamLatest news 
9Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure43.6Kwatching on Twitch36.5Kplaying on SteamLatest news- Game Rant · Where to Find All Hidden Treasures in Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- PC Gamer · Capcom expresses continued interest in 're-activating IPs' as the first new Onimusha game in 20 years surpasses 1 million sales on launch day
- Time Extension · Following Onimusha, Capcom Is Looking At 'Re-Activating' Dormant Franchises - What Would You Like To See Return?
10Rocket League®
ActionIndieRacing39.5Kwatching on Twitch30.3Kplaying on Steam
1138.9Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
12RV There Yet?
AdventureIndie38.7Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
13Mimic Party
Indie37.1Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
16Call of Duty: Warzone
ShooterTactical32.8Kwatching on TwitchLatest news
17World of Warcraft
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure30.9Kwatching on TwitchLatest news- Steam News · World of Warcraft's Venomous Abyss raid is "what we'd hoped for" from the war on add-ons, Ion Hazzikostas explains
- PCGamesN · World of Warcraft's Venomous Abyss raid is "what we'd hoped for" from the war on add-ons, Ion Hazzikostas explains
- Steam News · Super Expensive, Time-Limited World of Warcraft 12.1.5 Release Officially Revealed
- 18
Path of Exile 2
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer29.4Kwatching on Twitch122Kplaying on SteamLatest news - 19
Project Zomboid
IndieRPGSimulation28.0Kwatching on Twitch95.6Kplaying on SteamLatest news - 20
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
ActionFree To Play25.2Kwatching on Twitch117Kplaying on SteamLatest news
Most played games — frequently asked questions
- What is the most played game right now?
- Counter-Strike 2 is the most played game on Steam right now with 990K concurrent players, followed by Dota 2 and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. The leaderboard updates hourly.
- What game is most watched on Twitch right now?
- Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is the most watched game on Twitch right now with 75.4K live viewers.
- What is the most popular game in 2026?
- Popularity shifts daily. Right now Counter-Strike 2 leads Steam with 990K concurrent players; this page tracks the most played and most watched games throughout 2026, refreshed hourly.
- How often are these rankings updated?
- Both the most-played (Steam) and most-watched (Twitch) leaderboards refresh every hour from live official data.
- Where does this data come from?
- Player counts come from the official Steam Web API (live concurrent in-game players). Viewer counts come from the Twitch API (live concurrent viewers across each game's streams).
Steam concurrent players via Valve · Twitch viewer counts via Twitch Helix · refreshed every hour