Weekly Steam Report - 5 Jan 2026 - 11 Jan 2026
The 2026-W02 discovery snapshot covers 14 games from the past seven days. StarRupture was the standout debut at 42,833 concurrent players. MIO: Memories in Orbit led the breakouts list at +8 composite points.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 11/01/2026. Follower gain is the underlying signal driving our wishlist model - a proxy for real acquisition velocity.
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 5 Jan 2026 - 11 Jan 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 06/01/2026 | 42,833 | 13,323 | 80.8% | $0.17 |
| 2 | 
Released 11/01/2026 | 9,297 | 2,846 | 74% | $0.06 |
| 3 | 
Released 09/01/2026 | 8,030 | 3,485 | 73.1% | Free / TBD |
| 4 | 
Released 05/01/2026 | 5,496 | 9,860 | 80.3% | $0.35 |
| 5 | 
Released 11/01/2026 | 4,164 | 2,354 | 93.5% | $0.09 |
| 6 | 
Released 07/01/2026 | 3,330 | 1,007 | 68.7% | $0.07 |
| 7 | 
Released 09/01/2026 | 3,295 | 2,780 | 80.1% | $0.30 |
| 8 | 
Released 06/01/2026 | 1,034 | 646 | 82.8% | $0.06 |
| 9 | 
Released 09/01/2026 | 1,019 | 1,439 | 92.1% | $0.07 |
| 10 | 
Released 05/01/2026 | 948 | 643 | 75.6% | $0.17 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 05/01/2026 and 11/01/2026. 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).
| # | Game | Momentum jump | Score (start → end) | WL estimate | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  9 days to release | +7.84 | 2.29 → 10.13 | 175,140 | 4,833 |
| 2 |  59 days to release | +7.35 | 2.2 → 9.55 | 8,474 | 72 |
| 3 |  39 days to release | +7.28 | 4.79 → 12.07 | 118,594 | 1,065 |
| 4 | +5.27 | 1.69 → 6.96 | 646 | 0 |
