Counter-Strike 2 451.2K ▼ 1.5%Dota 2 347.8K ▼ 5.6%WARDOGS 269.7K ▼ 0.2%Valheim 151.4K ▼ 3.2%PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 140.0K ▼ 8.7%Bongo Cat 133.4K ▼ 3.4%Marvel Rivals 98.9K ▼ 4.2%Apex Legends™ 77.5K ▲ 10.2%Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 75.4K ▲ 3.8%TBH: Task Bar Hero 75.2K ▼ 6.1%Overwatch® 74.8K ▼ 4.5%Palworld 62.3K ▼ 8.0%Counter-Strike 2 451.2K ▼ 1.5%Dota 2 347.8K ▼ 5.6%WARDOGS 269.7K ▼ 0.2%Valheim 151.4K ▼ 3.2%PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 140.0K ▼ 8.7%Bongo Cat 133.4K ▼ 3.4%Marvel Rivals 98.9K ▼ 4.2%Apex Legends™ 77.5K ▲ 10.2%Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 75.4K ▲ 3.8%TBH: Task Bar Hero 75.2K ▼ 6.1%Overwatch® 74.8K ▼ 4.5%Palworld 62.3K ▼ 8.0%
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Top 11 Most Played Survival Games on Steam in 2026

334.1K people are playing Survival games on Steam right now across our top 11 tracked titles. Valheim leads with 151.4K concurrent players, followed by Rust and Project Zomboid. Player counts are steady across the top of the genre today.

TOP 6 MOST PLAYED SURVIVAL

Valheim
LIVE
SURVIVAL

Valheim

Playing now
151.4K
24h peak
232.9K▼3.2%
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Rust
LIVE
SURVIVAL

Rust

Playing now
50.8K
24h peak
108.9K▼5.5%
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Project Zomboid
LIVE
SURVIVAL

Project Zomboid

Playing now
50.1K
24h peak
60.4K▼3.6%
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Terraria
LIVE
SURVIVAL

Terraria

Playing now
30.2K
24h peak
53.4K▼1.2%
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DayZ
LIVE
SURVIVAL

DayZ

Playing now
22.1K
24h peak
47.4K▼2.0%
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Don't Starve Together
LIVE
SURVIVAL

Don't Starve Together

Playing now
13.6K
24h peak
46.7K▼7.1%
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RANKS 7 THROUGH 11

ranked by current players
07
Unturned
Survival
10.5K
▲ 0.4%
08
Conan Exiles Enhanced
Survival
4.21K
▼ 22.5%
09
Subnautica 2
Survival
969
▼ 7.7%
10
The Alters
Survival
230
▲ 0.0%
11
Minecraft
Survival
0
▲ 0.0%

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