Free games have a low barrier to entry and show up all over the player charts. Here are the 10 free-to-play games with the most players on Steam right now, with their Simplified Chinese support.

Data as of November 11, 2026, 02:59 Beijing time (November 10, 18:59 UTC). Rule: among the games we track, those the store flags as free to play, ranked by current players, top 10. Review scores cover all languages. Simplified Chinese support comes from the store language data we collect: "supported" means Simplified Chinese is in the store language list, "audio" and "subtitles" are the store's full audio and subtitle flags.

The list

Counter-Strike 2
978,717 playing now · 85% · 9,972,361 reviews

A competitive shooter. 85% positive (9,972,361 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio no, subtitles no.

Dota 2
651,974 playing now · 80% · 2,813,195 reviews

A team battle game with over a hundred heroes. 80% positive (2,813,195 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio yes, subtitles no.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
196,835 playing now · 60% · 2,746,713 reviews

A battle royale shooter. 60% positive (2,746,713 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio no, subtitles no.

Bongo Cat
171,674 playing now · 96% · 114,758 reviews

A desktop toy: each time you press a key, Bongo Cat taps along on the taskbar, and you collect points and hats. 96% positive (114,758 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio no, subtitles no.

AION 2
171,120 playing now · 54% · 46,359 reviews

An MMORPG, released on October 5, 2026. 54% positive (46,359 reviews). Simplified Chinese is not in the store language list.

Team Fortress 2
99,600 playing now · 91% · 1,257,401 reviews

A team shooter with nine classes, released in 2007. 91% positive (1,257,401 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio no, subtitles no.

Apex Legends™
75,460 playing now · 67% · 1,077,516 reviews

A battle royale hero shooter. 67% positive (1,077,516 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio yes, subtitles no.

War Thunder
61,645 playing now · 71% · 798,899 reviews

Military vehicle combat across air, land and sea. 71% positive (798,899 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio no, subtitles yes.

TBH: Task Bar Hero
53,836 playing now · 53% · 48,507 reviews

An idle RPG that sits by your taskbar, released in May 2026. 53% positive (48,507 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio no, subtitles yes.

Warframe
54,205 playing now · 87% · 682,691 reviews

A third-person online co-op action game. 87% positive (682,691 reviews). Simplified Chinese: supported, audio no, subtitles yes.

What the numbers show

9 of the 10 support Simplified Chinese; the exception is AION 2. 2 have Simplified Chinese audio and 3 have subtitles. The top three, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, together have 1,863,135 players; 7 of the 10 were released before November 2021.

The lowest review score on the list is TBH: Task Bar Hero (53%).