Counter-Strike 2 Tops Steam Ranking, Echoes of Aincrad Debuts at 7th
Echoes of Aincrad's debut in the top ten shows strong pre-release demand for the latest SAO console title on Steam.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Valve's Counter-Strike 2 returned to first place on the Steam sales ranking for the week of July 6, 2026, followed by Apex Legends and Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond. Bandai Namco's Echoes of Aincrad, a new Sword Art Online console game, debuted at seventh place ahead of its July 10 release.
ASCII.jp's weekly Steam sales ranking for July 6, 2026, shows Valve's free-to-play Counter-Strike 2 reclaiming the top spot after a period away. EA's Apex Legends holds second, while Cygames' Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond sits third. Among new entries, Bandai Namco's Echoes of Aincrad, a home console Sword Art Online game scheduled for July 10, lands at seventh. The ranking reflects sales as of 1:00 p.m. on July 6 and may shift over time.
- Counter-Strike 2: Valve, Free to Play, 1st place
- Apex Legends: Electronic Arts, Free to Play, 2nd place
- Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond: Cygames, Free to Play, 3rd place
- Meccha Chameleon: lemorion_1224, 790 yen, 4th place
- Overwatch: Blizzard Entertainment, Free to Play, 5th place
- ARK: Survival Ascended: Studio Wildcard / Snail Games USA, 1,690 yen (75% off until July 10), 6th place
- Echoes of Aincrad: Bandai Namco Entertainment, 8,910 yen (Standard), releases July 10, 7th place
- Cyberpunk 2077: CD PROJEKT RED, 2,633 yen (70% off until July 10), 8th place
- ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN: FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment, 4,290 yen (25% off until July 10), 9th place
- Dead by Daylight: Behaviour Interactive, 792 yen (60% off until July 10), 10th place
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