Weekly Steam Report - 26 Oct 2026 - 1 Nov 2026
Week 44 produced 30 games worth watching across three angles. Follower gains were strongest for Football Manager 27, up 17,762 in seven days. On the release front, Phantom Blade Zero recorded 774,081 CCU. On the breakouts board, Lou's Lagoon climbed +44 points, the biggest small-studio move of the week.
Top Wishlist Movers
Upcoming Steam games ranked by follower gain over the 7 days ending 01/11/2026. 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 |  9 days to release | +17,762 | +113,926 | 275,679 | 34,741 |
| 2 |  3 days to release | +14,717 | +10,495 | 108,314 | 25,817 |
| 3 | +11,213 | +0 | 5,250,000 | 520,760 | |
| 4 | +6,136 | +149,434 | 306,392 | 19,429 | |
| 5 |  2 days to release | +5,946 | +84,810 | 664,991 | 75,074 |
| 6 | +4,688 | +4,288 | 21,140 | 11,169 | |
| 7 |  8 days to release | +3,360 | +63,274 | 557,790 | 31,183 |
| 8 | +3,263 | +54,003 | 755,448 | 58,109 | |
| 9 | +2,616 | +49,794 | 289,454 | 20,338 | |
| 10 | +2,476 | +77,944 | 254,379 | 8,483 |
Biggest Launches
Steam releases in the week of 26 Oct 2026 - 1 Nov 2026, ranked by peak concurrent players observed in the first 7 days.
| # | Game | First-week peak CCU | Reviews | Positive % | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Released 28/10/2026 | 774,081 | 60,829 | 88.6% | $0.60 |
| 2 | 
Released 28/10/2026 | 140,134 | 5,287 | 96.9% | $0.17 |
| 3 | 
Released 26/10/2026 | 8,086 | 1,429 | 90.7% | $3.99 |
| 4 | 
Released 28/10/2026 | 6,922 | 480 | 57.9% | Free / TBD |
| 5 | 
Released 30/10/2026 | 5,120 | 974 | 94% | $0.20 |
| 6 | 
Released 30/10/2026 | 5,061 | 0 | - | Free / TBD |
| 7 | 
Released 30/10/2026 | 5,037 | 192 | 22.4% | Free / TBD |
| 8 | 
Released 27/10/2026 | 4,946 | 472 | 80.9% | $0.12 |
| 9 | 
Released 26/10/2026 | 4,633 | 394 | 91.4% | $0.13 |
| 10 | 
Released 30/10/2026 | 3,757 | 449 | 79.5% | $0.06 |
Breakouts
Small-studio games with the biggest audience-momentum jump between 26/10/2026 and 01/11/2026. 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 26/08/2026 | +43.98 | 15.27 → 59.25 | 144,410 | 204 |
| 2 | +26.39 | 9.39 → 35.78 | 7,942 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Released 29/10/2026 | +25.85 | 49.53 → 75.38 | 148,960 | 348 |
| 4 | +25.05 | 13.9 → 38.95 | 21,935 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Released 26/10/2026 | +22.3 | 41.98 → 64.28 | 109,466 | 497 |
| 6 |  Released 26/10/2026 | +21.41 | 37.51 → 58.92 | 232,792 | 784 |
| 7 | +20.79 | 13.28 → 34.07 | 43,172 | 0 | |
| 8 |  Released 13/08/2026 | +20.7 | 19 → 39.7 | 127,652 | 736 |
| 9 | +20.33 | 19.83 → 40.16 | 14,846 | 0 | |
| 10 | +20.3 | 15.48 → 35.78 | 22,668 | 0 |
