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Top 25 Most-Played Steam Deck Games — October 2026
Summary
Slay the Spire 2 leads the October 30 Steam Deck chart. Dressmaker climbs 43 places, and two games enter without a prior rank.
Slay the Spire 2 held No. 1 in Valve's latest Steam Deck chart, followed by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered and Cyberpunk 2077.
This October edition uses Valve's Steam Deck Top Played chart, captured October 30. Its rolling 30-day window covers October 1–30, 2026. October 31 is not included, so this is not a complete calendar-month ranking.
The biggest changes
Dressmaker had the biggest climb in the top 25, rising 43 places to No. 18. The Witcher 3 moved up six places to No. 2, while Cyberpunk climbed 11 places to third.
Monthly rank watch
What moved in October
Dressmaker has the largest climb in this top 25. Two games have no prior rank, while Slay the Spire 2 holds first place.
- Biggest climb
- Dressmaker, up 43 placesPrior period to October
- Largest drop
- Diablo IV, down 12 placesPrior period to October
- New entries
- 2 joined the October listCompared with Prior period
- Held No. 1
- Slay the Spire 2 held No. 1Prior period and October
Rolling 30-day snapshot, accessed October 30. October 31 is not included. New means Valve listed no prior-period rank.
Scroll horizontally for prior period and status.
| October rank and game | Move | Prior period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| October rank 1: Slay the Spire 2 | Held rank | Prior period rank 1 | Held |
| October rank 2: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | Moved up 6 places | Prior period rank 8 | Up |
| October rank 3: Cyberpunk 2077 | Moved up 11 places | Prior period rank 14 | Up |
| October rank 4: Stardew Valley | Moved down 2 places | Prior period rank 2 | Down |
| October rank 5: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Moved down 2 places | Prior period rank 3 | Down |
| October rank 6: Baldur's Gate 3 | Moved up 1 place | Prior period rank 7 | Up |
| October rank 7: Balatro | Moved up 4 places | Prior period rank 11 | Up |
| October rank 8: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | Moved up 9 places | Prior period rank 17 | Up |
| October rank 9: FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE | New entry in October | Not ranked in Prior period | New |
| October rank 10: Valheim | Moved down 5 places | Prior period rank 5 | Down |
| October rank 11: Brotato | Moved up 4 places | Prior period rank 15 | Up |
| October rank 12: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse | New entry in October | Not ranked in Prior period | New |
| October rank 13: Fields of Mistria | Moved down 9 places | Prior period rank 4 | Down |
| October rank 14: Red Dead Redemption 2 | Moved up 2 places | Prior period rank 16 | Up |
| October rank 15: Vampire Survivors | Moved down 2 places | Prior period rank 13 | Down |
| October rank 16: Palworld | Moved down 10 places | Prior period rank 6 | Down |
| October rank 17: Graveyard Keeper 2 | Moved up 1 place | Prior period rank 18 | Up |
| October rank 18: Dressmaker | Moved up 43 places | Prior period rank 61 | Up |
| October rank 19: ELDEN RING | Moved down 7 places | Prior period rank 12 | Down |
| October rank 20: No Man's Sky | Moved down 11 places | Prior period rank 9 | Down |
| October rank 21: Hades | Held rank | Prior period rank 21 | Held |
| October rank 22: Diablo IV | Moved down 12 places | Prior period rank 10 | Down |
| October rank 23: Hades II | Moved down 4 places | Prior period rank 19 | Down |
| October rank 24: Megabonk | Moved down 4 places | Prior period rank 20 | Down |
| October rank 25: Hogwarts Legacy | Moved up 4 places | Prior period rank 29 | Up |
- Held position
- Moved up
- Moved down
- New in October
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE reached No. 9 and Castlevania: Belmont's Curse landed at No. 12. Both were marked New. Vampire Survivors took No. 15, ahead of Palworld at No. 16 and Graveyard Keeper 2 at No. 17. Hogwarts Legacy climbed four places to take the final top-25 slot.
Diablo IV had the largest drop within the top 25, falling 12 places to No. 22. No Man's Sky dropped 11 places to No. 20, and Palworld fell 10 to No. 16. Slay the Spire 2 and Hades both held their prior positions.
Overall Steam player context
What the player numbers show
Among the available figures, Valheim has the highest average and peak. The Witcher 3 has the largest percentage gain over September.
- Highest Last 30 Days avg
- Valheim, 88K averageOverall Steam average, not Deck-only
- Highest Last 30 Days peak
- Valheim, 224K peakOverall Steam peak, not Deck-only
- Biggest avg gain
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered, +237%September to Last 30 Days
- Best review share
- Not availableLifetime Steam review share
Player counts cover all of Steam, not Deck alone. Counts are rounded to the nearest thousand, with exact values in each count cell. Unavailable figures and review percentages are n/a.
Scroll horizontally for change and reviews.
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank and game | Last 30 Days average overall Steam players | September to Last 30 Days overall Steam player-count change | Lifetime Steam reviews positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 1: Slay the Spire 2 | 56,833.71 average overall Steam players | -4.2% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 2: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | 55,820.31 average overall Steam players | +237.1% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 3: Cyberpunk 2077 | 56,693.27 average overall Steam players | +89.0% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 4: Stardew Valley | 50,956.52 average overall Steam players | +4.8% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 5: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 42,409.81 average overall Steam players | -20.9% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 6: Baldur's Gate 3 | 38,549.47 average overall Steam players | -10.2% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 7: Balatro | 7,092.75 average overall Steam players | -0.0% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 8: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 26,752.3 average overall Steam players | +15.3% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 9: FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE | Average player count not available | Change not available | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 10: Valheim | 88,490.81 average overall Steam players | -19.7% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 11: Brotato | 7,267.53 average overall Steam players | -1.8% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 12: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse | 7,879.78 average overall Steam players | Change not available | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 13: Fields of Mistria | 4,877.38 average overall Steam players | -45.5% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 14: Red Dead Redemption 2 | 29,315.19 average overall Steam players | -6.4% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 15: Vampire Survivors | 3,530.61 average overall Steam players | -19.4% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 16: Palworld | 40,516.25 average overall Steam players | -47.5% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 17: Graveyard Keeper 2 | Average player count not available | Change not available | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 18: Dressmaker | 22,875.88 average overall Steam players | +3.9% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 19: ELDEN RING | 23,433.13 average overall Steam players | -24.0% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 20: No Man's Sky | 15,046.95 average overall Steam players | -36.2% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 21: Hades | 4,130.87 average overall Steam players | +39.7% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 22: Diablo IV | 15,900.84 average overall Steam players | -19.6% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 23: Hades II | 3,758.24 average overall Steam players | +7.0% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 24: Megabonk | 2,983.42 average overall Steam players | -3.0% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
| Last 30 Days Steam Deck rank 25: Hogwarts Legacy | 8,472.41 average overall Steam players | +25.2% overall Steam player-count change | Review positivity not available |
- Positive change
- Negative change
- Missing September comparison
- Held No. 1 or top review share
Player counts and reviews
The player figures come from SteamCharts and cover all of Steam. We used its Last 30 Days averages and peaks as available on October 30, with percentage changes against September's monthly averages. Among the available figures, Valheim had the highest average and peak.
Player figures for FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE and Graveyard Keeper 2 could not be retrieved, so those cells are n/a. Castlevania had a current average and peak but no September comparison.
Lifetime review percentages are also n/a: Steam's all-language review summaries could not be retrieved for this snapshot. These gaps do not change the Deck ranking. Neither the ranking nor the overall-Steam player counts establish how well a game runs on Deck.