Weekly Steam Report - 21 Sept 2026 - 27 Sept 2026
Week 39 produced 30 games worth watching across three angles. Biggest wishlist gain: Family Time, adding 14,498 followers. On the release front, EA SPORTS FC™ 27 recorded 95,930 CCU. On the breakouts board, I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator climbed +36 points, the biggest small-studio move of the week.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 27/09/2026. 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 | +14,498 | +189,460 | 353,081 | 30,400 | |
| 2 |  8 days to release | +14,420 | +128,668 | 793,659 | 103,027 |
| 3 | +3,857 | +48,483 | 66,585 | 6,035 | |
| 4 |  11 days to release | +3,601 | +69,863 | 69,863 | 3,744 |
| 5 | +3,426 | +67,695 | 88,231 | 5,732 | |
| 6 |  4 days to release | +3,306 | +36,591 | 780,357 | 52,748 |
| 7 |  2 days to release | +2,973 | +14,505 | 490,702 | 51,551 |
| 8 |  11 days to release | +2,362 | +78,078 | 417,748 | 26,525 |
| 9 | +2,248 | +0 | 2,965,215 | 109,025 | |
| 10 | +2,091 | +40,280 | 59,033 | 3,828 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 21 Sept 2026 - 27 Sept 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 25/09/2026 | 95,930 | 3,034 | 56.3% | $1.10 |
| 2 | 
Released 22/09/2026 | 60,136 | 4,740 | 80.4% | $0.12 |
| 3 | 
Released 24/09/2026 | 42,708 | 6,238 | 88.5% | $0.50 |
| 4 | 
Released 21/09/2026 | 35,447 | 4,460 | 97.6% | $160.00 |
| 5 | 
Released 24/09/2026 | 15,239 | 1,989 | 63.7% | $0.18 |
| 6 | 
Released 23/09/2026 | 8,851 | 8,397 | 87.9% | $0.17 |
| 7 | 
Released 24/09/2026 | 8,287 | 2,936 | 65% | $0.50 |
| 8 | 
Released 22/09/2026 | 5,043 | 331 | 86.7% | $0.12 |
| 9 | 
Released 23/09/2026 | 4,297 | 205 | 88.8% | $0.04 |
| 10 | 
Released 21/09/2026 | 3,737 | 880 | 77.3% | $0.08 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 21/09/2026 and 27/09/2026. 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 25/09/2026 | +36.12 | 37.95 → 74.07 | 88,312 | 492 |
| 2 |  Released 22/09/2026 | +28.37 | 33.97 → 62.34 | 43,833 | 103 |
| 3 |  18 days to release | +26.54 | 14.88 → 41.42 | 37,316 | 0 |
| 4 |  1 days to release | +25.87 | 9.43 → 35.3 | 5,909 | 0 |
| 5 | +25.84 | 7.75 → 33.59 | 7,901 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Released 25/09/2026 | +22.99 | 44.64 → 67.63 | 100,492 | 0 |
| 7 |  Released 25/09/2026 | +22.62 | 41.77 → 64.39 | 91,086 | 0 |
| 8 |  Released 22/09/2026 | +21.64 | 41.48 → 63.12 | 106,624 | 1,022 |
| 9 |  10 days to release | +20.59 | 11.37 → 31.96 | 2,470 | 0 |
| 10 |  26 days to release | +19.02 | 12.81 → 31.83 | 5,396 | 0 |
