Weekly Steam Report - 27 Jul 2026 - 2 Aug 2026
Week 31 produced 30 games worth watching across three angles. Biggest wishlist gain: Dear Passengers, adding 11,582 followers. On the release front, Mistfall Hunter recorded 44,328 CCU. HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator led the breakouts list at +33 composite points.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 02/08/2026. Follower gain is the underlying signal driving our wishlist model - a proxy for real acquisition velocity.
| # | Game | Followers gained | WL estimate | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +11,582 | 2,273,500 | 96,781 | |
| 2 | +10,593 | 721,779 | 144,639 | |
| 3 | +9,766 | 200,045 | 49,285 | |
| 4 | +9,067 | 88,232 | 17,040 | |
| 5 |  1 days to release | +5,906 | 767,633 | 54,767 |
| 6 |  53 days to release | +3,090 | 67,775 | 14,252 |
| 7 | +2,662 | 293,214 | 15,178 | |
| 8 | +2,644 | 161,533 | 7,907 | |
| 9 |  32 days to release | +2,614 | 238,282 | 26,369 |
| 10 | +2,546 | 447,353 | 59,702 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 27 Jul 2026 - 2 Aug 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 29/07/2026 | 44,328 | 16,292 | 55% | $0.22 |
| 2 | 
Released 31/07/2026 | 29,525 | 11,429 | 94.2% | $0.13 |
| 3 | 
Released 28/07/2026 | 25,211 | 13,270 | 61.8% | $0.50 |
| 4 | 
Released 30/07/2026 | 21,844 | 4,444 | 87.1% | $0.06 |
| 5 | 
Released 31/07/2026 | 12,923 | 13,570 | 96.4% | $0.10 |
| 6 | 
Released 31/07/2026 | 12,679 | 3,185 | 85.7% | $0.35 |
| 7 | 
Released 30/07/2026 | 9,771 | 2,848 | 89.3% | $0.14 |
| 8 | 
Released 29/07/2026 | 8,055 | 8,634 | 96.9% | $0.06 |
| 9 | 
Released 31/07/2026 | 5,926 | 7,987 | 82.4% | $0.20 |
| 10 | 
Released 28/07/2026 | 5,301 | 3,702 | 87% | $0.04 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 27/07/2026 and 02/08/2026. 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 |  Released 01/08/2026 | +33.11 | 33.12 → 66.23 | 144,256 | 921 |
| 2 |  Released 31/07/2026 | +32.6 | 17.65 → 50.25 | 72,827 | 158 |
| 3 |  Released 27/07/2026 | +29.43 | 22 → 51.43 | 28,918 | 314 |
| 4 |  10 days to release | +28.17 | 21.57 → 49.74 | 37,905 | 417 |
| 5 | +26.2 | 15.18 → 41.38 | 30,856 | 0 | |
| 6 |  8 days to release | +24.54 | 28.95 → 53.49 | 39,007 | 382 |
| 7 | +24.48 | 7.2 → 31.68 | 6,541 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Released 27/07/2026 | +24.42 | 21.59 → 46.01 | 25,764 | 154 |
| 9 | +23.98 | 10.72 → 34.7 | 10,982 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Released 30/07/2026 | +23.71 | 21.91 → 45.62 | 49,134 | 87 |
