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Top 25 Most-Played Steam Deck Games — September 2026Slay the Spire 2 held No. 1 in Valve's September 30 Steam Deck chart, while Valheim climbed 70 places to No. 5.
Top 25 Most-Played Steam Deck Games — August 2026Slay the Spire 2 returned to No. 1 in Valve's August 30 Steam Deck snapshot, while Fields of Mistria climbed 41 places to No. 3. The ranking is a rolling last-30-days view, not a finalized calendar-month report.
Top 25 Steam Deck Most Played Games in July 2026Palworld jumped 41 places to No. 1 after its July 10 Version 1.0 launch. Slay the Spire 2 fell to second, but the top 25 kept its familiar mix of roguelikes, readable RPGs, and catalog games. SteamCharts data is overall-Steam context, not Deck player counts.
Steam Deck Top Games Mid-Month Update: Palworld Hits No. 1Palworld jumped 27 places to No. 1 on the July 10-16 Steam Deck chart after its 1.0 launch, update, and discount. Black Flag Resynced, Moonlight Peaks, and Warframe also entered the top 25, while several June risers fell out.
Top 25 Steam Deck Most Played Games in June 2026Slay the Spire 2 and Stardew Valley held the top two spots in June. Other games climbed around updates, DLC, and the Steam Summer Sale, though ranks alone cannot explain why.
Top 25 Steam Deck Most Played Games in May 2026Slay the Spire 2 and Stardew Valley led May's Steam Deck chart, but the wider list mixed major launches with games built for interruption-friendly sessions. SteamCharts figures provide overall-Steam context, not Deck-only player counts.