Weekly Steam Report - 19 Jan 2026 - 25 Jan 2026
Between 19/01/2026 and 25/01/2026, 30 games showed up on the discovery radar. Marathon led the pre-launch chase with +12,823 followers. On the release front, LORT recorded 9,852 CCU. On the breakouts board, AETHUS climbed +23 points, the biggest small-studio move of the week.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 25/01/2026. Follower gain is the underlying signal driving our wishlist model - a proxy for real acquisition velocity.
| # | Game | Followers gained | WL gained | WL estimate | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  39 days to release | +12,823 | +932,820 | 932,820 | 137,713 |
| 2 |  53 days to release | +3,000 | +56,560 | 932,008 | 318,108 |
| 3 |  33 days to release | +1,870 | +55,006 | 1,511,855 | 275,049 |
| 4 |  4 days to release | +1,728 | +24,192 | 376,460 | 36,580 |
| 5 |  74 days to release | +1,237 | +18,480 | 211,848 | 24,210 |
| 6 |  87 days to release | +1,088 | +23,898 | 184,436 | 22,635 |
| 7 |  5 days to release | +1,036 | +14,504 | 291,984 | 40,775 |
| 8 |  2 days to release | +943 | +18,186 | 159,544 | 18,138 |
| 9 |  16 days to release | +908 | +12,712 | 299,278 | 104,692 |
| 10 |  9 days to release | +847 | +19,038 | 28,139 | 1,952 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 19 Jan 2026 - 25 Jan 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 21/01/2026 | 9,852 | 4,488 | 77.5% | $0.15 |
| 2 | 
Released 25/01/2026 | 5,753 | 2,791 | 76.7% | $0.14 |
| 3 | 
Released 21/01/2026 | 4,255 | 720 | 34.4% | Free / TBD |
| 4 | 
Released 21/01/2026 | 2,268 | 1,291 | 71.6% | $0.21 |
| 5 | 
Released 20/01/2026 | 2,209 | 4,833 | 83.2% | $0.17 |
| 6 | 
Released 19/01/2026 | 2,088 | 1,461 | 93.8% | $0.09 |
| 7 | 
Released 19/01/2026 | 2,016 | 2,129 | 57.1% | Free / TBD |
| 8 | 
Released 22/01/2026 | 1,739 | 1,561 | 95.4% | $8.80 |
| 9 | 
Released 19/01/2026 | 1,531 | 483 | 45.8% | $0.07 |
| 10 | 
Released 23/01/2026 | 1,201 | 1,846 | 97.1% | $0.21 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 19/01/2026 and 25/01/2026. 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 |  40 days to release | +22.61 | 2.29 → 24.9 | 52,497 | 2,027 |
| 2 |  5 days to release | +16.13 | 10.52 → 26.65 | 4,883 | 79 |
| 3 |  4 days to release | +13.15 | 16.14 → 29.29 | 5,263 | 580 |
| 4 |  187 days to release | +12.39 | 17.46 → 29.85 | 25,042 | 158 |
| 5 |  5 days to release | +11.57 | 10.19 → 21.76 | 6,707 | 106 |
| 6 |  9 days to release | +11.21 | 15.28 → 26.49 | 9,291 | 164 |
| 7 |  23 days to release | +9.98 | 12.64 → 22.62 | 3,534 | 34 |
| 8 |  54 days to release | +9.23 | 7.21 → 16.44 | 475 | 7 |
| 9 |  12 days to release | +9.16 | 12.19 → 21.35 | 16,055 | 59 |
| 10 |  1 days to release | +9.11 | 19.81 → 28.92 | 7,961 | 361 |