Phantom Blade Zero tops Steam sales, knocking Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 from the top

Valve has published a weekly top of sales in Steam for the period from October 27 to November 3, 2026. The change in the gaming community's spending behavior has been recorded. Phantom Blade Zero has taken the lead, knocking the long-standing free-to-play leaders from the top.

Premium paid games surge as free-to-play giants lose top spots

This is important. It shows that right now premium paid games have more demand than usual free-to-play leaders.

So Phantom Blade Zero has the number 1 spot in overall sales. This means that this game dominates in paid sales. In second place is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

This game shows a solid sales trend for the series. Korean MMORPG AION 2 takes third place on the general chart.

Counter-Strike 2 is in fourth place. Dota 2 is in fifth place. They've both been pushed back by new premium releases.

Normally Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 dominate because they have a big free-to-play audience. The fact that Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 lost their places in the top of paid sales shows that competition is tough. New big releases are in play.

Top ten includes probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim. This brings variety to the top premium sales. Phantom Blade Zero has also taken first place in the top premium paid sales.

This means that in this niche this game is doing very well commercially. So we can see the current trend of consumer preferences on Steam clearly.

Source: IXBT