Steam Deck’s October 2026 Top 20 Features Three New Arrivals

October’s Steam Deck chart mixes familiar favorites with three new arrivals, and the newcomers made the list more interesting than a month-to-month ranking might suggest. Slay the Spire 2 took the top spot, while Final Fantasy Resonance reached seventh and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse landed at 12th. Dressmaker also entered the top 20, at 17th.

The monthly ranking covers play from October 2 through October 31. It’s a snapshot of what people played on Steam Deck during that stretch, rather than a verdict on quality or a guide to performance. Still, the range is striking: role-playing games, farming and life sims, action titles, survival games, and compact repeat-play favorites all share the chart.

October’s top 20

1. Slay the Spire 2
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
3. Cyberpunk 2077
4. Stardew Valley
5. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
6. Baldur’s Gate 3
7. Final Fantasy Resonance
8. Balatro
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
10. Valheim
11. Brotato
12. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
13. Fields of Mistria
14. Red Dead Redemption 2
15. Vampire Survivors
16. Palworld
17. Dressmaker
18. Graveyard Keeper 2
19. Elden Ring
20. No Man’s Sky

Three new entries, three departures

Final Fantasy Resonance, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, and Dressmaker are the chart’s new additions. The source describes all three as new releases, but gives no launch dates, prices, sales figures, or player counts. Their positions show that each drew enough Steam Deck play during the month to appear among the 20 most-played games; the ranking alone doesn’t tell us how close they were to the titles around them.

The biggest debut is Final Fantasy Resonance at number seven, ahead of established fixtures including Balatro and Skyrim Special Edition. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse reached 12th. The source’s assessment is measured: it calls the game playable on Deck, while adding that the handheld experience isn’t ideal. That distinction matters for players weighing a chart position against how well a game suits portable play. Popularity can put a title on the radar, but it doesn’t settle questions about comfort or performance.

Dressmaker entered at 17th, rounding out a set of arrivals that adds different kinds of play to the lineup. The source doesn’t describe its mechanics, so there’s no basis here to claim what drew players to it. Its appearance does, however, give October’s chart a third fresh name alongside two larger franchise releases.

Leaving the top 20 this month were Megabonk, Hades 2, and Diablo 4. Their absence marks a change in the list, but the ranking doesn’t explain whether players moved on, played less during October, or simply favored other games. That limit is part of reading any monthly chart: it shows which titles occupied the list for the period, without revealing the reasons behind each shift.

Long-running favorites still hold their ground

Only three games changed compared with September, according to the source’s comparison with last month’s ranking. The rest of October’s 20 were already present. That continuity makes the three arrivals stand out, while also showing how much space established games continue to claim.

Cyberpunk 2077 sits third, with Stardew Valley fourth and The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth fifth. Baldur’s Gate 3 follows at sixth. Later in the list, Valheim, Brotato, Fields of Mistria, and Red Dead Redemption 2 occupy places 10 through 14. The final stretch includes Palworld, Graveyard Keeper 2, Elden Ring, and No Man’s Sky.

There’s a useful range of session styles in that mix. Short-run games such as Balatro and Brotato sit alongside sprawling adventures and role-playing games. Farming and life sims appear beside survival and action titles. For players choosing what to install next, that variety is more useful than treating the chart as a single genre race: the top 20 suggests several different ways people are using the handheld, while offering no measure of which game will suit any one player best.

October’s clearest story is the combination of a steady core and three fresh releases finding an audience on Deck. Slay the Spire 2 leads this snapshot, but the new entries are the names to watch in a future month’s comparison: whether they remain in the top 20 will show if their first appearance was a brief surge or the start of a longer run.