Fastest growing and shrinking games on Steam
At , the fastest growing game on Steam was Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel: in the 6 hours to 16:00 UTC on 6 October 2026 it averaged 418% more players in game than in the 6 hours before.
How this list is made
Each game's average of its highest reading in each hour, over the 6 hours to 16:00 UTC on 6 October 2026 against the 6 hours before, among games averaging at least 1,000 players in game with a reading in at least 5 of the 6 hours of each window. Week against week starts once we hold 14 days of readings. We hold 20 hours of readings, since 19:18 UTC on 5 October 2026.
Rising
| Game | Change | Average now | Average before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel25,933 playing now | +418% | 35,766 | 6,900 |
| EA Sports FC 2768,164 playing now | +114% | 52,929 | 24,783 |
| Euro Truck Simulator 243,307 playing now | +112% | 35,380 | 16,702 |
| Hunt: Showdown 189624,786 playing now | +93% | 24,878 | 12,869 |
| Farming Simulator 2534,638 playing now | +93% | 25,659 | 13,304 |
| The Outlast Trials72,299 playing now | +91% | 78,481 | 41,139 |
| Assetto Corsa11,345 playing now | +83% | 9,011 | 4,924 |
| Apex Legends144,510 playing now | +82% | 169,906 | 93,386 |
| BeamNG.drive22,900 playing now | +81% | 18,310 | 10,121 |
| R.E.P.O.20,369 playing now | +79% | 15,479 | 8,635 |
| How to Fish51,385 playing now | +76% | 51,116 | 29,082 |
| Street Fighter 625,087 playing now | +74% | 30,602 | 17,545 |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds467,259 playing now | +74% | 535,267 | 307,442 |
| Peak19,250 playing now | +72% | 17,427 | 10,140 |
| Grand Theft Auto V62,610 playing now | +71% | 55,353 | 32,285 |
| Naraka: Bladepoint39,365 playing now | +71% | 50,369 | 29,485 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds33,765 playing now | +70% | 37,744 | 22,172 |
| Counter-Strike 21,112,751 playing now | +70% | 995,793 | 585,111 |
| Arena Breakout: Infinite36,479 playing now | +70% | 30,261 | 17,790 |
| Elden Ring Nightreign18,691 playing now | +70% | 22,627 | 13,332 |
| Transport Fever 326,977 playing now | +69% | 22,549 | 13,307 |
| Sons of the Forest19,510 playing now | +67% | 17,508 | 10,499 |
| eFootball19,284 playing now | +65% | 15,074 | 9,121 |
| Find The Needle Demo12,564 playing now | +65% | 10,332 | 6,252 |
| EA Sports FC 2631,032 playing now | +64% | 25,501 | 15,569 |
Falling
| Game | Change | Average now | Average before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Rivals43,816 playing now | -15% | 33,654 | 39,629 |
| RuneScape: Dragonwilds13,112 playing now | -12% | 10,216 | 11,656 |
| Destiny 222,471 playing now | -10% | 18,593 | 20,649 |
| Artifact11,210 playing now | -1% | 11,250 | 11,315 |