Steam Top Sellers for the Week of October 5, 2026: Games Rising and Falling

Steam’s weekly chart available for the October 5 editorial week shows a crowded leaderboard rather than one runaway winner. In Valve’s latest global table, covering September 29 through October 6, AION 2 took the top spot, Counter-Strike 2 held second, and ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE moved into third. Several established free-to-play games remained high, while discounted releases and newly charting titles made noticeable gains.

There is a date distinction worth making up front: “week of October 5” is the editorial label for this report. Steam’s latest published weekly chart at the October 7 cutoff is dated September 29–October 6, not October 5–12. Valve says the weekly top 100 ranks products by revenue and is published Tuesday at 1 a.m. Pacific Time. The chart therefore reflects the period Valve labels, while this article uses the supplied October 5 week label for discoverability.

What changed at the top?

AION 2 rose 15 places to No. 1. Counter-Strike 2 was No. 2, unchanged from the prior week. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE climbed five places to No. 3. EA SPORTS FC 27 slipped three places to No. 4, and WARDOGS fell two to No. 5. Those are relative rank movements, not measured changes in copies sold or revenue.

The next three entries show different kinds of momentum. Gears of War: E-Day jumped 57 places to No. 6, Transport Fever 3 rose seven to No. 7, and Wuthering Waves climbed 61 places to No. 8. Minecraft Dungeons II gained five places to No. 10. These sharp movements tell readers that the products ranked higher in this week’s revenue table than in the preceding chart; they do not reveal how large the revenue gap was.

Which games made the biggest moves?

Steam also marked Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 as “Returning” at No. 16, with a 75% discount shown. “Returning” means the product reappeared in the chart after not appearing in the immediately preceding period’s list; it does not mean that the game itself relaunched. Check the product’s current store page and price in your region before buying, because discounts and prices can vary.

Who slipped, and who left the visible top 20?

Among the names that stayed in the top 20, Warframe fell 11 places to No. 20, Apex Legends dropped 10 to No. 15, and Aniimo slid four to No. 11. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and Dota 2 each declined three places, to Nos. 13 and 14. Dressmaker moved down five spots to No. 17. These lower rankings do not prove that player interest or unit sales fell by the same amount; the table reports relative revenue placement.

Several products that appeared in the previous chart’s top 20 do not appear in this week’s displayed top 20, including CONTROL Resonant, Total War: WARHAMMER III, Graveyard Keeper 2, HELLDIVERS 2, Marvel Rivals, SILENT HILL: Townfall, and The Last of Us Part I. That only establishes that they are outside this week’s top 20 in the global list. It does not tell us their exact current ranks or whether they fell out of Steam’s full top 100.

What does Steam’s “top sellers” ranking actually measure?

The official weekly page calls this a ranking of the top 100 products “by revenue.” That is different from a list of the most-played games, a unit-sales chart, or a popularity poll. A free-to-play title can appear because the chart is revenue-based, but Steam’s public list does not show how much any individual item earned or which revenue sources contributed. The list also includes products such as Steam Deck, so “product” is more precise than “game” when describing the entire table.

Steam’s “Change” column shows rank movement, not percentage growth. A rise of 61 places does not mean revenue increased 61%, and a down arrow does not quantify how much revenue changed. “New” and “Returning” are chart-status labels. Use those indicators to spot movement, then consult a game’s store page for current price, release details, and features.

How to use this week’s chart

• Looking for what is commercially prominent? Treat the global weekly list as a revenue-ranked snapshot for September 29–October 6.
• Choosing what to play with friends? Check the game’s current player count, multiplayer features, and platform support separately. Revenue rank does not answer those questions.
• Waiting for a deal? The chart records a price at the time of publication, but discounts can end and localized prices differ. Verify the live Steam store listing before purchasing.
• Comparing regions? Select the same region on Steam for each period. Regional charts and local pricing can produce different rankings.
• Tracking momentum? Compare the same chart type and consecutive weekly windows. Avoid reading a rank change as a sales total or a forecast.

For the verified period and its baseline, consult Steam’s global weekly chart for September 29–October 6, 2026 and the previous global chart for September 22–29, 2026. Valve’s Charts overview explains the chart categories and links to weekly charts. The weekly page identifies the ranking as the top 100 products by revenue and states its Tuesday, 1 a.m. Pacific publication schedule.