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Best Steam Games of October 2026

2,911 games came out on Steam in October. These are the twenty that people played most and rated highest, counted from day one of the month to the last.

Live Day 28 of 31 · rebuilt daily · final numbers on 7 Nov 2026
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Past days: games released, over the art of that day's most played release.Dashed days: most wishlisted game still to come.
Most played

Top 10 most played games released in October

Average concurrent players
  1. Enshrouded
    61,510 avg players$32.39Released 15 Oct
  2. Moon Sweepers
    26,578 avg players$7.64Released 23 Oct
  3. Planet Zoo 2
    18,524 avg players$49.99Released 13 Oct
  4. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
    16,005 avg players$69.99Released 1 Oct
  5. Gears of War: E-Day
    10,716 avg players$69.99Released 6 Oct
  6. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
    10,379 avg players$29.99Released 15 Oct
  7. STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™
    7,548 avg players$59.99Released 6 Oct
  8. Scam With Your Friends
    7,351 avg players$8.99Released 15 Oct
  9. CPM 2
    7,123 avg playersFree to playReleased 8 Oct
  10. QuestAway
    6,328 avg playersFree to playReleased 24 Oct
Top rated

Top 10 best reviewed games released in October

Review score adjusted for review count
  1. Heartfall — A Tale in Three Lives
    99% positive (317 reviews)Free to playReleased 15 Oct
  2. Starlight Farm
    100% positive (101 reviews)$4.00Released 7 Oct
  3. Order of the Sinking Star
    97% positive (3,127 reviews)$26.99Released 8 Oct
  4. Car Park Capital
    97% positive (1,657 reviews)$16.99Released 9 Oct
  5. Nientum - Op.ZERO
    98% positive (426 reviews)$19.99Released 14 Oct
  6. Alice Nation
    98% positive (354 reviews)$7.19Released 16 Oct
  7. Cucina Stellata
    97% positive (639 reviews)Free to playReleased 20 Oct
  8. Hungry Horrors
    98% positive (241 reviews)$14.99Released 13 Oct
  9. Beat, Heart, Beat
    100% positive (72 reviews)$8.99Released 9 Oct
  10. Witch Cabin Cleanup
    97% positive (393 reviews)$5.99Released 12 Oct
Late arrivals

Released in the last days of October

Players and reviews still coming in. Counted until 7 Nov 2026.
Still to come

Games coming this October 2026

Releasing 28 to 31 Oct, soonest first
The month

October 2026 on Steam, in numbers

Most used tags this monthGames per tag · change vs September
Casual1,245+4%
2D922+7%
Action786−1%
Singleplayer736+2%
Simulation724−5%
Strategy690+3%
Indie661+7%
3D635+6%
Price mix Most October releases cost under $5
Free12%
Under $544%
$5 to $1538%
$15 to $304%
$30 and up2%
Release days this month Friday is when studios ship
455Mon
564Tue
332Wed
572Thu
616Fri
213Sat
159Sun
Vs last month October vs September
Games released2,911+38%
Avg review score82%0 pts
Median price$4.99−$1.00
Average price$7.58−$0.29
Free to play12%+3 pts
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Rankings refreshed daily. Last update: 28 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC.
Only games count: DLC, demos, prologues, soundtracks, software, delisted and adult titles are left out, and so are games without an exact release day.