Steam releases · Q1 2012

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Q1 2012Jan 1 – Mar 31, 201271 releasesJFM

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Q1 2012 at a glance

In Q1 2012 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2012), 71 games released on Steam, and 11 of them shipped with a playable demo. The most anticipated is Age of Empires® III (2007) (104,265 followers). Compared with the same window a year earlier (68 releases), it is 4 % busier. Data as of 2026-09-13.

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Releases scheduled	71
With a playable demo	11
Median followers, top 20 by demand	2,954
Free to play, of 65 with a known price	9 %
Same window a year earlier	68 (+4 %)
Data as of	2026-09-13

most anticipated, top 10 by demand
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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

Age of Empires® III (2007)	2012-01-05	104,265
Star Trek Online	2012-01-31	65,002
Fallen Earth Classic	2012-02-22	42,279
The Darkness II	2012-02-09	28,624
Serious Sam II	2012-01-31	20,714
Stronghold Kingdoms	2012-02-27	15,413
Rayman® Origins	2012-03-29	15,175
Postal III	2012-02-17	9,530
Shank 2	2012-02-07	9,136
Ridge Racer™ Unbounded	2012-03-29	3,019