Weekly Steam Report - 13 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026
Steam activity 13/04/2026 to 19/04/2026: 30 games featured this week. On the pre-launch side, METRO 2039 pulled in 19,230 fresh followers, more than any other upcoming title. Among new releases, Windrose pulled the highest first-week peak at 175,800 concurrent. The biggest indie momentum jump came from Fantasy Blacksmith Simulator, +30 points.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 19/04/2026. Follower gain is the underlying signal driving our wishlist model - a proxy for real acquisition velocity.
| # | Game | Followers gained | WL estimate | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +19,230 | 506,449 | 74,853 | |
| 2 |  29 days to release | +8,518 | 2,965,215 | 341,970 |
| 3 | +6,439 | 502,387 | 44,144 | |
| 4 | +5,935 | 331,452 | 32,375 | |
| 5 | +5,572 | 78,036 | 18,215 | |
| 6 |  310 days to release | +4,723 | 2,067,858 | 136,813 |
| 7 |  25 days to release | +4,641 | 5,250,000 | 496,322 |
| 8 |  120 days to release | +4,048 | 75,642 | 22,876 |
| 9 | +3,787 | 212,744 | 20,415 | |
| 10 |  9 days to release | +3,188 | 469,361 | 49,710 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 13 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 14/04/2026 | 175,800 | 52,224 | 86.9% | $0.30 |
| 2 | 
Released 16/04/2026 | 68,373 | 52,027 | 96.6% | $0.50 |
| 3 | 
Released 16/04/2026 | 13,689 | 15,469 | 93.9% | $0.25 |
| 4 | 
Released 14/04/2026 | 5,254 | 9,500 | 84.7% | $0.17 |
| 5 | 
Released 15/04/2026 | 3,534 | 503 | 93.2% | $0.21 |
| 6 | 
Released 19/04/2026 | 2,229 | 505 | 88.7% | $0.04 |
| 7 | 
Released 14/04/2026 | 2,228 | 1,018 | 80.4% | $0.14 |
| 8 | 
Released 16/04/2026 | 2,014 | 1,068 | 81.1% | $0.30 |
| 9 | 
Released 13/04/2026 | 1,717 | 582 | 75.9% | $0.09 |
| 10 | 
Released 14/04/2026 | 1,325 | 1,821 | 91.5% | $0.04 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 13/04/2026 and 19/04/2026. 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 | +30.3 | 10.08 → 40.38 | 17,841 | 0 | |
| 2 | +27.66 | 10.72 → 38.38 | 30,115 | 0 | |
| 3 |  60 days to release | +25.44 | 6.07 → 31.51 | 3,325 | 475 |
| 4 |  Released 17/04/2026 | +21.65 | 13.74 → 35.39 | 12,255 | 90 |
| 5 | +21.24 | 10.04 → 31.28 | 6,726 | 0 | |
| 6 |  9 days to release | +20.18 | 13.33 → 33.51 | 46,550 | 290 |
| 7 | +20.1 | 9.85 → 29.95 | 27,360 | 0 | |
| 8 | +19.73 | 17.08 → 36.81 | 49,096 | 0 | |
| 9 | +19.73 | 13.4 → 33.13 | 32,775 | 0 | |
| 10 | +19.38 | 14.12 → 33.5 | 23,427 | 0 |
