2026
Best Steam Games of September 2026
2,349 games came out on Steam in September. These are the twenty that people played most and rated highest, counted from day one of the month to the last.
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Most played
Ranked by average concurrent players, counted until 7 Oct 2026Top 10 most played games released in September
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WARDOGS$39.99Released 10 Sep
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Valheim$26.99Released 9 Sep
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AniimoFree to playReleased 16 Sep
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Deskrawl: Idle ARPG$4.89Released 28 Sep
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EA SPORTS FC™ 27$69.99Released 24 Sep
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Dressmaker$13.49Released 21 Sep
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Graveyard Keeper 2$19.99Released 22 Sep
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds$26.99Released 15 Sep
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CONTROL Resonant$59.99Released 24 Sep
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword$69.99Released 4 Sep
Top rated
Review score adjusted for review countTop 10 best reviewed games released in September
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20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes100% positive (2,277 reviews)Free to playReleased 17 Sep
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Code Velocity100% positive (199 reviews)$2.99Released 16 Sep
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Dressmaker98% positive (10,978 reviews)$13.49Released 21 Sep
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Nocturne99% positive (557 reviews)$19.99Released 22 Sep
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Woodo99% positive (1,303 reviews)$16.99Released 16 Sep
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Port of Jumanah100% positive (171 reviews)$11.99Released 7 Sep
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Worming from Home99% positive (1,054 reviews)$5.99Released 4 Sep
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BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER BEFORE 4: DEMONS FROM THE PORTAL TO HELL I OPENED ARE STILL IN THE FAVELA AND NOW I HAVE TO SAVE MAMADAS FROM RONALDO99% positive (750 reviews)$4.99Released 16 Sep
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Otterly Lost100% positive (242 reviews)$16.99Released 23 Sep
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Normal Golf Game98% positive (1,278 reviews)$9.99Released 21 Sep
Late arrivals
Counted until 7 Oct 2026, then frozen.
Released in the last days of September
Counted until 7 Oct 2026, then frozen.- Deskrawl: Idle ARPG63% · 1,927 reviews
- EA SPORTS FC™ 2752% · 7,615 reviews
- CONTROL Resonant91% · 14,141 reviews
- Transport Fever 370% · 5,319 reviews
- Minecraft Dungeons II63% · 8,779 reviews
The month
September 2026 on Steam, in numbers
Most used tags this monthGames per tag
Casual967
2D694
Action641
Simulation612
Singleplayer582
Adventure542
Strategy542
Indie498
Price mix
Most September releases cost under $5
Free9%
Under $543%
$5 to $1540%
$15 to $307%
$30 and up1%
Release days this month
Tuesday is when studios ship
These are only the top 20 out of 2,349. Find the one that fits your library.
Rankings refreshed daily. Last update: 7 Oct 2026, 00:09 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.