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Most played tactical games on Steam

The tactical games with the most people playing on Steam right now, from Steam's own live player counts, refreshed every ten minutes. The top ten have 129,549 players between them.

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The most played of the tactical games right now

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

76,233 at its 24h peak

59,546

playing now

Ranked by players right now

Players in game this minute, with each game's peak over the last day.

1Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

59,546 playing · 76K peak
2Hunt: Showdown 1896

Hunt: Showdown 1896

27,890 playing · 28K peak
3Squad

Squad

15,570 playing · 16K peak
4World of Warships

World of Warships

12,709 playing · 14K peak
5Ready or Not

Ready or Not

8,743 playing · 8,849 peak
6METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

2,299 playing · 2,474 peak
7Insurgency: Sandstorm

Insurgency: Sandstorm

1,114 playing · 1,135 peak
8Diplomacy is Not an Option

Diplomacy is Not an Option

615 playing · 615 peak
9Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

536 playing · 536 peak
10XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

527 playing · 723 peak
11Aliens: Dark Descent

Aliens: Dark Descent

203 playing · 237 peak
12Loop Hero

Loop Hero

182 playing · 182 peak
13Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

136 playing · 179 peak
14Partisans 1941

Partisans 1941

41 playing · 41 peak
15Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator

Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator

24 playing · 26 peak
16The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

13 playing · 24 peak
17DEFCON

DEFCON

11 playing · 11 peak
18Commandos 3: Destination Berlin

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin

9 playing · 12 peak
19Showgunners

Showgunners

6 playing · 9 peak
20Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

5 playing · 6 peak
21Full Spectrum Warrior

Full Spectrum Warrior

1 playing · 1 peak

A game is in this list when its Steam players voted “Tactical” as one of its defining tags. Counts are Steam players only, from Steam's player API, and exclude creative software.

Frequently asked

What is the most played tactical game on Steam?

Right now it is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, with 59,546 people playing on Steam, followed by Hunt: Showdown 1896 (27,890) and Squad (15,570). The ranking uses Steam's own live player counts and refreshes every 10 minutes.

How many people play tactical games on Steam?

The ten most played tactical games have 129,549 players on Steam between them right now. These are Steam players only: games that also run on their own launcher or on console have players this number cannot see.

Which games count as tactical games?

Games whose Steam players voted "Tactical" as one of their defining tags: among the game's five most-voted tags, with at least half as many votes as the top one. A game that merely has a few Tactical votes does not count, which keeps the list to games that are tactical games, not games with a Tactical moment in them.

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