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Steam API: List most played games

Lists the games with the most players on Steam right now, with current and peak players and prices for a chosen country.

store.steampowered.com (opens in a new tab)Version 1ReadNo sign-inVerified Nov 2, 2026

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Country optionalcountry

Country for prices, such as United States, Germany, or DE.

United States

Default United States.

Max Results optionalmax_results

Maximum number of ranked games to return, for example 20.

100

Whole number from 1 to 100. Default 100.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "games": [    {      "rank": 1,      "price": 0,      "game_name": "Counter-Strike 2",      "steam_link": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/",      "steam_app_id": 730,      "currency_code": "USD",      "peak_players_today": 1219364,      "players_online_now": 669084    },    {      "rank": 2,      "price": 0,      "game_name": "Dota 2",      "steam_link": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/570/",      "steam_app_id": 570,      "currency_code": "USD",      "peak_players_today": 973555,      "players_online_now": 640022    },    {      "rank": 3,      "price": 0,      "game_name": "PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS",      "steam_link": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/578080/",      "steam_app_id": 578080,      "currency_code": "USD",      "peak_players_today": 793256,      "players_online_now": 374347    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
store.steampowered.com/list_most_played
Returns
rank, game name, players now, peak today, price, currency, link, app id

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method store.steampowered.com/list_most_played with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • Which games have the highest concurrent player counts right now, showing prices in Germany?
  • Show me the top 20 most played titles at the moment with their peak players today and prices in Japan.
  • What are the busiest games on Steam this hour, with current player numbers and price in euros?
  • Give me a ranked list of the 50 most popular games being played now, priced for United States shoppers, on steampowered.com.
  • I want the current top played PC games with live player counts, peak numbers, app IDs and local prices for Brazil.
  • Lists Steam's top-selling, discounted, or new and trending games in store order, with prices for a chosen country, review summaries and release dates.

    store.steampowered.com/list_top_sellers
  • Gets a Steam game's current players, 24-hour peak, all-time peak and monthly player-count history from SteamCharts. Takes a game name, SteamCharts or Steam store link, or Steam app ID.

    store.steampowered.com/get_player_count_history
  • Finds a PC game on Steam by name, store link or app ID and returns its store details, country price, reviews, tags and live player count.

    store.steampowered.com/get_game
  • Reads public Steam player reviews for a game by name, store link, or app ID, with optional sorting (most helpful or most recent), verdict and language filters. Overall figures cover all lifetime reviews in every language and verdict.

    store.steampowered.com/get_game_reviews
  • Lists ranked Android apps or games from the Google Play top free, top paid or top grossing chart for a country and category.

    play.google.com/list_top_charts
  • Lists the most-watched live Twitch streams, optionally within a category and language. All-category results are limited to 30 streams; category results allow up to 100.

    twitch.tv/list_top_streams
  • Lists PlayStation Store games and game editions currently on sale in a country, with prices and sale end dates. Add-ons and subscription-only offers are excluded.

    store.playstation.com/list_deals
  • Lists ranked Roblox experiences from a current Charts list. Each game includes players online, approval percentage, creator, icon and game link.

    roblox.com/list_top_games