Steam releases · September 2008

Who else ships in this window — sorted by demand: chart ranks, wishlists and followers

Sep 2008Sep 1 – Sep 30, 200818 releases

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September 2008 at a glance

In September 2008 (Sep 1 – 30, 2008), 18 games released on Steam, and 2 of them shipped with a playable demo. The most anticipated is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (44,823 followers). Compared with the same window a year earlier (8 releases), it is 125 % busier. Data as of 2026-09-13.

window at a glance
Releases scheduled	18
With a playable demo	2
Median followers, top 20 by demand	7,644
Free to play, of 16 with a known price	0 %
Same window a year earlier	8 (+125 %)
Data as of	2026-09-13

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#1S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear SkySep 15

45k · 20k rev

#2CrysisSep 17

29k · 14k rev

#3LEGO® Batman™: The VideogameSep 29

9.1k · 14k rev

#4X-COM: UFO DefenseSep 4

7.6k · 3.3k rev

#5Sid Meier's Civilization IV: ColonizationSep 23

4.5k · 1.3k rev

#6Crysis Warhead®Sep 17

337 · 80 rev

#7The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's CutSep 19

· 88k rev

#8Crysis Warhead®Sep 17

· 4.2k rev

#9Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 GoldSep 25

· 2.1k rev

#10X-COM: ApocalypseSep 4

· 862 rev

#11MultiwiniaSep 19

· 1 rev ·

#12City Life 2008Sep 29

· 1 rev

#13Children of the Nile: AlexandriaSep 22

· 1 rev

#14X-COM: InterceptorSep 4

#15X-COM: EnforcerSep 4

#16HinterlandSep 30

#17Gravitron 2Sep 30

#18Sid Meier's Civilization IV: ColonizationSep 23

inside September 2008

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PU # — Popular Upcoming rank; ranks are dynamic, so for released games it is the peakWL # — global wishlist rank (best pre-release for released) — followers — has a demo, number = its peak CCU

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky	2008-09-15	44,823
Crysis	2008-09-17	28,704
LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame	2008-09-29	9,127
X-COM: UFO Defense	2008-09-04	7,644
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization	2008-09-23	4,511
Crysis Warhead®	2008-09-17	337
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut	2008-09-19	—
Crysis Warhead®	2008-09-17	—
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold	2008-09-25	—
X-COM: Apocalypse	2008-09-04	—