Weekly Steam Report - 2 Feb 2026 - 8 Feb 2026
Week 6 produced 30 games worth watching across three angles. Follower gains were strongest for Resident Evil Requiem, up 6,485 in seven days. 10 games launched with tracked traction; Nioh 3 led at 87,541 CCU. On the breakouts board, Nested Lands climbed +26 points, the biggest small-studio move of the week.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 08/02/2026. 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 |  19 days to release | +6,485 | +52,652 | 1,640,609 | 275,049 |
| 2 |  39 days to release | +4,201 | +103,992 | 1,098,118 | 318,108 |
| 3 |  2 days to release | +3,361 | +57,890 | 381,696 | 104,692 |
| 4 |  7 days to release | +3,109 | +82,593 | 82,593 | 5,086 |
| 5 |  5 days to release | +1,051 | +14,714 | 872,018 | 105,248 |
| 6 |  9 days to release | +916 | +23,016 | 233,800 | 26,747 |
| 7 |  3 days to release | +886 | +12,404 | 160,902 | 15,110 |
| 8 |  2 days to release | +781 | +16,744 | 141,036 | 21,777 |
| 9 |  25 days to release | +677 | +18,634 | 981,092 | 137,713 |
| 10 |  32 days to release | +651 | +26,923 | 26,923 | 7,807 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 2 Feb 2026 - 8 Feb 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 05/02/2026 | 87,541 | 19,210 | 77.9% | $0.65 |
| 2 | 
Released 05/02/2026 | 20,569 | 13,421 | 90.9% | $0.35 |
| 3 | 
Released 03/02/2026 | 14,676 | 9,770 | 84.1% | $0.09 |
| 4 | 
Released 06/02/2026 | 6,096 | 12,920 | 51.1% | $0.09 |
| 5 | 
Released 04/02/2026 | 3,997 | 4,033 | 79.2% | $0.17 |
| 6 | 
Released 04/02/2026 | 3,443 | 2,784 | 95.9% | $0.09 |
| 7 | 
Released 03/02/2026 | 3,292 | 1,694 | 75.4% | $0.16 |
| 8 | 
Released 04/02/2026 | 3,125 | 3,529 | 69.8% | Free / TBD |
| 9 | 
Released 05/02/2026 | 2,863 | 968 | 62.8% | $0.50 |
| 10 | 
Released 03/02/2026 | 1,290 | 1,799 | 67.6% | $0.12 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 02/02/2026 and 08/02/2026. 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 |  17 days to release | +26.33 | 11.17 → 37.5 | 130,984 | 557 |
| 2 |  4 days to release | +25.68 | 8.18 → 33.86 | 4,522 | 104 |
| 3 |  137 days to release | +14.41 | 8.75 → 23.16 | 7,372 | 36 |
| 4 |  1 days to release | +14.21 | 9.92 → 24.13 | 969 | 131 |
| 5 | +13.7 | 19.78 → 33.48 | 23,560 | 0 | |
| 6 |  135 days to release | +10.62 | 20.88 → 31.5 | 22,002 | 36 |
| 7 |  3 days to release | +8.46 | 13.72 → 22.18 | 722 | 44 |
| 8 |  184 days to release | +8.43 | 11.64 → 20.07 | 608 | 74 |
| 9 |  18 days to release | +7.56 | 21.74 → 29.3 | 17,176 | 416 |
| 10 |  32 days to release | +7.22 | 12.24 → 19.46 | 1,862 | 17 |
