The Top 20 Most Played Steam Deck Games of May 2026

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May is now over, which means our monthly top 20 most-played article can be written! It's a pretty fantastic lineup of games over the past month, though, with the newly released Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 getting into the Top 5.

The Top 20 Most Played Steam Deck Games of May 2026

1. Slay the Spire 2
2. Stardew Valley
3. Vampire Crawlers
4. Forza Horizon 6
5. Subnautica 2
6. Diablo 4
7. Baldur's Gate 3
8. Balatro
9. Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
10. Brotato
11. Hades 2
12. Slay the Spire
13. Subnautica
14. Elden Ring
15. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
16. Red Dead Redemption 2
17. Cyberpunk 2077
18. Hades
19. Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelike
20. Vampire Survivors

New Games Added:

• Forza Horizon 6
• Subnautica 2
• Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
• Subnautica
• Everything is Crab

Games That Left:

• Mewgenics
• RACCOIN
• Fallout 4
• Graveyard Keeper
• Megabonk

There were more changes this month than in April, with a good chunk of new games getting their spots on the list. It's great to see Forza and Subnautica 2 here, but I am still surprised to see Librarian so high up. Before this chart, I had never heard of the game, so it was shocking to see it in the top 10. After playing it myself for our Top 20 video, I can see why. It's also great to see Vampire Crawlers continuing to dominate, along with Slay the Spire 2 in the top 3 spots.

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