Weekly Steam Report - 23 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026
For the seven days ending 01/03/2026, 30 games cleared the filters. On the pre-launch side, Marathon pulled in 14,963 fresh followers, more than any other upcoming title. The week's biggest launch was Resident Evil Requiem, hitting 343,769 CCU. Echoes of Myth topped the momentum-jump chart with +19 points on the composite score.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 01/03/2026. 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 |  4 days to release | +14,963 | +202,130 | 1,286,220 | 137,713 |
| 2 |  18 days to release | +13,442 | +117,160 | 1,449,969 | 318,108 |
| 3 |  46 days to release | +1,821 | +25,494 | 795,886 | 174,375 |
| 4 |  44 days to release | +1,745 | +40,768 | 755,202 | 83,690 |
| 5 |  29 days to release | +1,714 | +23,996 | 194,572 | 33,766 |
| 6 |  100 days to release | +1,615 | +156,016 | 156,016 | 36,115 |
| 7 |  8 days to release | +1,226 | +75,050 | 75,050 | 8,940 |
| 8 |  30 days to release | +1,218 | +30,951 | 56,506 | 11,397 |
| 9 |  38 days to release | +1,087 | +372,512 | 372,512 | 40,172 |
| 10 |  4 days to release | +737 | +24,510 | 88,312 | 4,732 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 23 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 26/02/2026 | 343,769 | 182,972 | 95.9% | $0.60 |
| 2 | 
Released 27/02/2026 | 1,322 | 1,246 | 98.6% | $0.29 |
| 3 | 
Released 24/02/2026 | 1,246 | 570 | 31.2% | Free / TBD |
| 4 | 
Released 27/02/2026 | 1,048 | 1,472 | 81.7% | $0.21 |
| 5 | 
Released 26/02/2026 | 738 | 416 | 66.8% | $0.11 |
| 6 | 
Released 24/02/2026 | 599 | 934 | 80.5% | $0.11 |
| 7 | 
Released 25/02/2026 | 518 | 557 | 72.4% | $0.13 |
| 8 | 
Released 24/02/2026 | 334 | 899 | 76.1% | $0.06 |
| 9 | 
Released 24/02/2026 | 256 | 539 | 79% | $0.12 |
| 10 | 
Released 26/02/2026 | 223 | 1,552 | 65.8% | $0.22 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 23/02/2026 and 01/03/2026. 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 |  10 days to release | +18.63 | 8.58 → 27.21 | 2,375 | 18 |
| 2 |  11 days to release | +16.24 | 11.23 → 27.47 | 1,729 | 37 |
| 3 |  4 days to release | +14.51 | 18.12 → 32.63 | 34,770 | 2,798 |
| 4 |  3 days to release | +13.45 | 9.16 → 22.61 | 741 | 17 |
| 5 |  36 days to release | +13.05 | 17.49 → 30.54 | 6,175 | 9 |
| 6 |  15 days to release | +12.79 | 19.37 → 32.16 | 15,276 | 292 |
| 7 |  15 days to release | +12.76 | 17.56 → 30.32 | 7,733 | 24 |
| 8 |  143 days to release | +12.3 | 11.13 → 23.43 | 1,387 | 6 |
| 9 |  14 days to release | +12.27 | 12.27 → 24.54 | 1,672 | 33 |
| 10 |  44 days to release | +12.2 | 13.16 → 25.36 | 1,691 | 58 |