Edition no. 3
Tuesday October 27, 2026
Compiled from the history on October 31, 2026 · daily reading (around 05:00 UTC)
Lead story
TBH: Task Bar Hero, players down 67.7% from the day before (reading at around 05:00 UTC)
At the daily reading of October 27, 2026 (around 05:00 UTC): 20,023 players, against 62,086 on October 26, 2026.
It is the largest percentage move among the 120 games with at least 5,000 players the day before. Catalog change on the same day: −2.0% in total, −3.1% for the median game. TBH: Task Bar Hero game page.
Rising
| Game | Players | Since the day before |
|---|---|---|
| Hunt: Showdown 1896 | 7,621 | +13.6% |
| Don't Starve Together | 27,096 | +12.9% |
| Dota 2 | 659,075 | +9.4% |
| EA SPORTS FC™ 27 | 19,447 | +7.4% |
| HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 38,928 | +5.4% |
Falling
| Game | Players | Since the day before |
|---|---|---|
| TBH: Task Bar Hero | 20,023 | −67.7% |
| Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 10,244 | −20.9% |
| Wuthering Waves | 6,405 | −19.1% |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 10,106 | −13.4% |
| How to Fish | 4,565 | −13.1% |
The 10 most played
| # | Game | Players | Since the day before | Rank the day before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dota 2 | 659,075 | +9.4% | 1 |
| 2 | Counter-Strike 2 | 431,544 | −4.4% | 2 |
| 3 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 220,988 | −4.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Bongo Cat | 144,399 | +2.3% | 4 |
| 5 | AION 2 | 132,052 | −1.5% | 5 |
| 6 | Call of Duty® | 119,242 | −3.6% | 6 |
| 7 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 99,670 | +0.5% | 7 |
| 8 | WARDOGS | 70,266 | −10.3% | 8 |
| 9 | Team Fortress 2 | 67,444 | −7.5% | 9 |
| 10 | Apex Legends™ | 60,272 | −4.2% | 10 |
The catalog
4,149,140 players across the 306 games recorded on both days, against 4,231,866 the day before (−2.0%).
Only the Steam games tracked by Statcade, not all of Steam. A daily snapshot (around 05:00 UTC), not the day’s total. Frozen edition: the numbers stay those of the day it was closed.