The list of the most popular and most downloaded PC games of the week on the Steam platform has been released. While free-to-play games generally dominate the list, some recently released titles are also quickly gaining ground.
Most Downloaded PC Games
Counter-Strike 2 remains at the top of the list in popularity. A surprising second place goes to Battlefield 6. It’s notable that Steam’s portable game console, the Steam Deck, is in third place, not a single game. Digimon Story Time Stranger comes in fourth, and sports game EA SPORTS FC 26 comes in fifth.

The games with the highest download rates among Steam users are listed below, starting from the top:
- Counter-Strike 2
- Battlefield 6
- Digimon Story Time Stranger
- EA SPORTS FC 26
- Megabonk
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Dota 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Sons of the Forest
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Dead by Daylight
- Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut
- Ready or Not
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Helldivers 2
- Rust
- Borderlands 4
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
- CloverPit
- Stellar Blade
- Forza Horizon 5
- PEAK
- Hades II
- No Man’s Sky
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Bu The results highlight the Steam community’s enthusiasm for both established free-to-play games and new, big-budget titles. So, which games from this list are you playing or which game do you spend the most time playing on Steam? Share your thoughts.