Weekly Steam Report - 26 Aug 2024 - 1 Sept 2024
Week 35 produced 8 games worth watching across three angles. Core Keeper was the standout debut at 46,355 concurrent players.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 01/09/2024. Follower gain is the underlying signal driving our wishlist model - a proxy for real acquisition velocity.
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 26 Aug 2024 - 1 Sept 2024, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 27/08/2024 | 46,355 | 66,282 | 92.9% | $0.16 |
| 2 | 
Released 27/08/2024 | 8,735 | 12,407 | 81% | $0.25 |
| 3 | 
Released 29/08/2024 | 6,947 | 2,737 | 77.9% | $0.50 |
| 4 | 
Released 30/08/2024 | 6,432 | 8,975 | 91.4% | $0.07 |
| 5 | 
Released 29/08/2024 | 6,318 | 19,399 | 70.9% | $0.15 |
| 6 | 
Released 30/08/2024 | 6,134 | 4,010 | 71.9% | $0.09 |
| 7 | 
Released 30/08/2024 | 2,375 | 4,183 | 87.1% | $0.21 |
| 8 | 
Released 27/08/2024 | 1,781 | 2,740 | 94.3% | $0.20 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 26/08/2024 and 01/09/2024. Momentum is our composite score of Steam follower growth, Twitch presence, news mentions, and wishlist rank movement - so this table surfaces titles pulling in real attention from more than one channel at once, not games moving on a single signal. To keep the focus on new discovery, we exclude games with 5,000+ reviews, major-publisher backing, and anything released more than 90 days ago (upcoming games at any distance still qualify).