From time to time, an innovative game arrives, creating a trend and managing to win over a huge audience while establishing a new genre. Among these successful new types of games are those that blend casino games like those at Onjabet with roguelike mechanics, idle games, and bullet hell games.
It is common to see competitive online games always sitting at the top of the charts for the most-played games on Steam. However, surprises always appear and games that until recently were unknown manage to break into the top positions and attract an enormous number of players. Here, you will find some of these current surprises, based on data from the Steam Charts platform.
Bongo Cat
Bongo Cat currently has around 145,000 active players and reached a peak of more than 193,000 players. The game is an idle game and, in a somewhat controversial point, many people might not even consider it a game at all. Its premise is extremely simple: a cute cat appears on the user’s computer screen, above the taskbar. Then, every time the person presses a key or clicks the mouse, the cat plays a bongo and the counter goes up. In other words, playing the game simply requires continuing to do anything else on the computer.
What makes the game attractive is that the more the player progresses, that is, the more clicks or keystrokes they make, the more points they receive. These points can be used to customize the cat with cosmetic items. Initially, many players were drawn to the game by the possibility of selling some items within Steam’s internal store and, in doing so, earning some money to spend on other games and items while simply using the computer for anything at all. The game currently sits in sixth place among games with the most active players.
War Thunder
War Thunder is a tactical combat game using military vehicles. It is a common premise that could easily attract thousands of players. However, what is surprising is that the game was released on Steam in 2013, has mixed reviews on the platform, and now, 13 years after launch, sits in fifteenth place on the list of games with the most active users, reaching approximately 88,000 simultaneous players. The game’s all-time peak was 125,000 people.
TBH: Task Bar Hero
TBH is a free game with a premise somewhat similar to Bongo Cat. What attracted most people to the game was the possibility of selling items on the Steam marketplace. However, it is more complex than the cat game. The pixel art is carefully crafted and the visual elements give the game more charm. In addition, it carries RPG elements, allowing the creation of builds.
The game’s standout feature is that it runs in a very small window, which explains the name Task Bar Hero. Within the tiny interface, the game has hack-and-slash mechanics, several available classes, many special items, and even 4 difficulty levels to customize the player’s experience. The peak player count was 585,000. Currently, however, the game has approximately 85,000 active players. The decline is due to some updates that caused the game to start receiving some negative reviews.
How to Fish
Fishing games are a very old genre, but that always had an extremely niche audience. However, this type of game broke out of its bubble with How to Fish. The game was released in August 2026 and has already reached an impressive peak of more than 373,000 simultaneous players. What attracts players is the simplicity and fun the game provides.
The fishing mechanic is physics-based and it is possible to play with up to 4 players, which ends up generating many fun moments between friends and for streamers. After pulling fish out of the water, the game transitions into another combat mechanic that ends up being very light-hearted due to the whole situation. Currently, the number of simultaneous players is still reaching the 100,000 mark. The game is also, at the moment, among Steam’s best sellers, given that the launch is still very recent. On the sales chart, How to Fish occupies tenth place, above anticipated releases with large fan bases such as EA FC 27.
Full list: Top 10 games with the most active players right now
While the list has some surprises in high positions, the top 10 games with the most active users still feature many industry classics and already established competitive multiplayer games. This is the complete Top 10:
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- FiveM
- Rust
- Bongo Cat
- Palworld
- Apex Legends
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Project Zomboid
