Weekly Steam Report - 28 Sept 2026 - 4 Oct 2026
The 2026-W40 discovery snapshot covers 30 games from the past seven days. Biggest wishlist gain: AION 2, adding 24,705 followers. 10 games launched with tracked traction; ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE led at 52,272 CCU. Moss: The Forgotten Relic led the breakouts list at +43 composite points.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 04/10/2026. 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 |  1 days to release | +24,705 | +0 | 633,188 | 130,176 |
| 2 | +9,019 | +166,101 | 519,182 | 40,776 | |
| 3 | +5,987 | +172,031 | 291,318 | 11,363 | |
| 4 | +5,951 | +0 | 5,250,000 | 463,311 | |
| 5 |  2 days to release | +3,580 | +61,106 | 793,659 | 52,535 |
| 6 |  10 days to release | +3,057 | +87,122 | 743,766 | 34,857 |
| 7 | +2,829 | +76,658 | 164,889 | 8,977 | |
| 8 |  5 days to release | +2,824 | +52,912 | 547,428 | 42,301 |
| 9 |  10 days to release | +2,788 | +77,335 | 191,216 | 11,356 |
| 10 | +2,669 | +0 | 2,965,215 | 112,274 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 28 Sept 2026 - 4 Oct 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 01/10/2026 | 52,272 | 0 | - | $0.55 |
| 2 | 
Released 29/09/2026 | 47,109 | 4,417 | 69.7% | $0.45 |
| 3 | 
Released 28/09/2026 | 44,589 | 1,539 | 67.3% | $1.70 |
| 4 | 
Released 29/09/2026 | 32,420 | 7,617 | 62.6% | $0.30 |
| 5 | 
Released 30/09/2026 | 8,955 | 1,331 | 85% | $0.33 |
| 6 | 
Released 29/09/2026 | 6,897 | 3,077 | 74.2% | $0.25 |
| 7 | 
Released 29/09/2026 | 1,644 | 1,816 | 72.9% | $0.35 |
| 8 | 
Released 28/09/2026 | 1,166 | 0 | - | Free / TBD |
| 9 | 
Released 29/09/2026 | 1,147 | 0 | - | Free / TBD |
| 10 | 
Released 30/09/2026 | 808 | 0 | - | Free / TBD |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 28/09/2026 and 04/10/2026. 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 16/07/2026 | +42.73 | 12.66 → 55.39 | 143,836 | 421 |
| 2 | +29.97 | 20.92 → 50.89 | 31,362 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Released 27/09/2026 | +28.28 | 28.45 → 56.73 | 23,351 | 286 |
| 4 | +27.31 | 6.2 → 33.51 | 7,113 | 0 | |
| 5 | +25.84 | 13.77 → 39.61 | 20,949 | 0 | |
| 6 |  37 days to release | +25.69 | 17.29 → 42.98 | 27,227 | 0 |
| 7 | +22.21 | 7.41 → 29.62 | 2,641 | 0 | |
| 8 | +21.83 | 9.07 → 30.9 | 3,344 | 0 | |
| 9 | +19.25 | 14.56 → 33.81 | 7,239 | 0 | |
| 10 | +19.21 | 12.89 → 32.1 | 4,693 | 0 |
