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Top 25 Most-Played Steam Deck Games — August 2026
Summary
Slay the Spire 2 returned to No. 1 in Valve's August 30 Steam Deck snapshot, while Fields of Mistria climbed 41 places to No. 3. The ranking is a rolling last-30-days view, not a finalized calendar-month report.
Slay the Spire 2 returned to No. 1 in Valve's latest Steam Deck chart, Palworld slipped to second, and Fields of Mistria jumped from No. 44 to No. 3.
Valve's live Steam Deck Top Played chart covered August 1–30 when accessed on August 30. It is a rolling 30-day snapshot, so the dates and order can still move.
The biggest changes
Fields of Mistria's 41-place climb followed its 1.0 release on August 5. The timing is notable, but Valve's ranking does not explain why players returned.
Slay the Spire 2 rose one place, moving ahead of July leader Palworld.
Monthly rank watch
What moved in August
A source-backed read on the August top 25: Slay the Spire 2 back at No. 1, Fields of Mistria's 1.0 breakout, six large climbs, one new entry, and several July risers cooling off.
- Biggest climb
- Fields of Mistria, up 41 placesPrior period to August
- Largest drop
- Hades, down 10 placesPrior period to August
- New entries
- 1 joined the August listCompared with Prior period
- Held No. 1
- No held top rankNo held top rank
Steam Deck rank from Valve's rolling last-30-days list. Previous position uses Valve's prior-period indicator.
Scroll horizontally for prior period and status.
| August rank and game | Move | Prior period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| August rank 1: Slay the Spire 2 | Moved up 1 place | Prior period rank 2 | Up |
| August rank 2: Palworld | Moved down 1 place | Prior period rank 1 | Down |
| August rank 3: Fields of Mistria | Moved up 41 places | Prior period rank 44 | Up |
| August rank 4: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Moved down 1 place | Prior period rank 3 | Down |
| August rank 5: Stardew Valley | Moved down 1 place | Prior period rank 4 | Down |
| August rank 6: Baldur's Gate 3 | Moved down 1 place | Prior period rank 5 | Down |
| August rank 7: Cyberpunk 2077 | Held rank | Prior period rank 7 | Held |
| August rank 8: Balatro | Held rank | Prior period rank 8 | Held |
| August rank 9: PEAK | Moved up 29 places | Prior period rank 38 | Up |
| August rank 10: Brotato | Moved down 1 place | Prior period rank 9 | Down |
| August rank 11: ELDEN RING | Moved up 2 places | Prior period rank 13 | Up |
| August rank 12: Project Zomboid | Moved up 29 places | Prior period rank 41 | Up |
| August rank 13: DAVE THE DIVER | Moved down 7 places | Prior period rank 6 | Down |
| August rank 14: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Moved up 1 place | Prior period rank 15 | Up |
| August rank 15: Hades II | Moved down 4 places | Prior period rank 11 | Down |
| August rank 16: Red Dead Redemption 2 | Moved down 6 places | Prior period rank 10 | Down |
| August rank 17: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | Moved up 3 places | Prior period rank 20 | Up |
| August rank 18: KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX | Moved up 29 places | Prior period rank 47 | Up |
| August rank 19: Megabonk | Moved down 3 places | Prior period rank 16 | Down |
| August rank 20: Vampire Survivors | Moved down 2 places | Prior period rank 18 | Down |
| August rank 21: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | Moved up 32 places | Prior period rank 53 | Up |
| August rank 22: Hades | Moved down 10 places | Prior period rank 12 | Down |
| August rank 23: Big Walk | New entry in August | Not ranked in Prior period | New |
| August rank 24: HELLDIVERS 2 | Moved up 24 places | Prior period rank 48 | Up |
| August rank 25: Cult of the Lamb | Moved up 8 places | Prior period rank 33 | Up |
- Held position
- Moved up
- Moved down
- New in August
Five other games climbed at least 24 places: PEAK reached No. 9, Project Zomboid No. 12, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX No. 18, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered No. 21, and HELLDIVERS 2 No. 24.
Big Walk was the only top-25 entry without a prior rank, debuting at No. 23. Cult of the Lamb rose eight places to No. 25.
DELTARUNE, Diablo IV, and Forza Horizon 6 moved the other way, falling from Nos. 14, 19, and 17 to Nos. 46, 51, and 31. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Stardew Valley, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Balatro, and Brotato stayed in the top 10.
Overall Steam player context
What the player numbers actually show
The ranks are from Steam's Deck chart. The player counts are SteamCharts overall-Steam context only, useful for scale and direction but not a measure of Steam Deck play.
- Highest August avg
- Palworld, 253K averageOverall Steam average, not Deck-only
- Highest August peak
- Palworld, 600K peakOverall Steam peak, not Deck-only
- Biggest avg gain
- Fields of Mistria, +737%previous 30 days to August
- Best review share
- Stardew Valley, 98% positiveLifetime Steam review share
Player counts are overall Steam activity, not Steam Deck activity. Counts are rounded to the nearest thousand; exact values remain available in each count cell.
Scroll horizontally for change and reviews.
| August Steam Deck rank and game | August average overall Steam players | previous 30 days to August overall Steam player-count change | Lifetime Steam reviews positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| August Steam Deck rank 1: Slay the Spire 2 | 63,647 average overall Steam players | -6.0% overall Steam player-count change | 61% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 2: Palworld | 252,815 average overall Steam players | -37.5% overall Steam player-count change | 95% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 3: Fields of Mistria | 16,719 average overall Steam players | +737.4% overall Steam player-count change | 97% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 4: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 74,006 average overall Steam players | -21.3% overall Steam player-count change | 97% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 5: Stardew Valley | 62,198 average overall Steam players | -7.5% overall Steam player-count change | 98% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 6: Baldur's Gate 3 | 49,542 average overall Steam players | +10.6% overall Steam player-count change | 97% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 7: Cyberpunk 2077 | 45,948 average overall Steam players | -14.7% overall Steam player-count change | 87% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 8: Balatro | 7,747 average overall Steam players | +3.3% overall Steam player-count change | 98% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 9: PEAK | 41,072 average overall Steam players | +205.4% overall Steam player-count change | 94% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 10: Brotato | 7,397 average overall Steam players | -8.7% overall Steam player-count change | 96% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 11: ELDEN RING | 28,154 average overall Steam players | -3.3% overall Steam player-count change | 93% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 12: Project Zomboid | 76,626 average overall Steam players | +155.8% overall Steam player-count change | 94% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 13: DAVE THE DIVER | 7,373 average overall Steam players | -49.8% overall Steam player-count change | 97% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 14: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14,919 average overall Steam players | -13.2% overall Steam player-count change | 97% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 15: Hades II | 4,345 average overall Steam players | -18.1% overall Steam player-count change | 96% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 16: Red Dead Redemption 2 | 26,151 average overall Steam players | -20.1% overall Steam player-count change | 92% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 17: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 26,510 average overall Steam players | +4.0% overall Steam player-count change | 92% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 18: KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX | 4,279 average overall Steam players | +87.7% overall Steam player-count change | 87% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 19: Megabonk | 3,299 average overall Steam players | -4.8% overall Steam player-count change | 94% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 20: Vampire Survivors | 3,013 average overall Steam players | -8.7% overall Steam player-count change | 98% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 21: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | 10,129 average overall Steam players | +167.4% overall Steam player-count change | 96% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 22: Hades | 3,368 average overall Steam players | -28.4% overall Steam player-count change | 98% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 23: Big Walk | 16,010 average overall Steam players | Change not available | 95% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 24: HELLDIVERS 2 | 51,253 average overall Steam players | +91.6% overall Steam player-count change | 75% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
| August Steam Deck rank 25: Cult of the Lamb | 3,949 average overall Steam players | +40.8% overall Steam player-count change | 96% lifetime Steam reviews positive |
- Positive change
- Negative change
- Missing previous 30 days comparison
- Held No. 1 or top review share
How to read the extra data
The SteamCharts figures show overall Steam activity, not Steam Deck player counts. Big Walk has no comparable prior-period percentage there, so its change is marked n/a rather than estimated.
The review column is Steam's rounded lifetime positive share across all languages, accessed August 30. It is not a Deck performance or compatibility score.
Valve does not publish Deck-only player counts, hours, hardware splits, regions, or reasons for movement. Rank shows relative play during the rolling window, not whether a game runs well or is Steam Deck Verified.