# 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Steam. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-most-played - Method: `store.steampowered.com/list_most_played`, version 1 - Website: store.steampowered.com - Returns: rank, game name, players now, peak today, price, currency, link, app id - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `country` | string | no | `"United States"` | Country for prices, such as United States, Germany, or DE. Default "United States". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `100` | Maximum number of ranked games to return, for example 20. Default 100. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "country": "United States", "max_results": 100 } ``` Its output: ```json { "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 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"store.steampowered.com/list_most_played","input":{"country":"United States","max_results":100}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## 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. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "country": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "Country for prices, such as United States, Germany, or DE." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 100, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of ranked games to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "games" ], "properties": { "games": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "rank": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "price": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "game_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "steam_link": { "type": "string" }, "steam_app_id": { "type": "integer" }, "currency_code": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "peak_players_today": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "players_online_now": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [Steam API: List top sellers](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-top-sellers.md): 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. - [Steam API: Get player count history](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-player-count-history.md): 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. - [Steam API: Get game details](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-game.md): 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. - [Steam API: Get game reviews](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-game-reviews.md): 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. - [Google API: List Google Play top charts](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/list-top-charts.md): Lists ranked Android apps or games from the Google Play top free, top paid or top grossing chart for a country and category. - [Twitch API: List top streams](https://fous.com/methods/twitch.tv/list-top-streams.md): 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. - [PlayStation API: List PlayStation Store deals](https://fous.com/methods/store.playstation.com/list-deals.md): 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. - [Roblox API: List top games](https://fous.com/methods/roblox.com/list-top-games.md): Lists ranked Roblox experiences from a current Charts list. Each game includes players online, approval percentage, creator, icon and game link. - [All Steam methods](https://fous.com/methods/steampowered.com.md)