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In Q4 2018 (1 Oct – 31 Dec 2018), 1,893 games released on Steam, and 146 of them shipped with a playable demo. The most anticipated is Wallpaper Engine (1,539,933 followers). Compared with the same window a year earlier (1,943 releases), it is 3 % quieter. Data as of .
| Releases | 1,893 |
|---|---|
| With a playable demo | 146 |
| Median followers, top 20 by demand | 125,392 |
| Free to play, of 1,782 with a known price | 15 % |
| Same window a year earlier | 1,943 (-3 %) |
| Data as of |
| Game | Release | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| Wallpaper Engine | 2018-11-16 | 1,539,933 |
| DayZ | 2018-12-13 | 718,000 |
| RimWorld | 2018-10-17 | 652,054 |
| Among Us | 2018-11-16 | 349,306 |
| Assassin's Creed® Odyssey | 2018-10-05 | 347,653 |
| Kenshi | 2018-12-06 | 305,620 |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | 2018-12-12 | 259,370 |
| X4: Foundations | 2018-11-30 | 158,956 |
| ATLAS | 2018-12-22 | 157,298 |
| Artifact | 2018-11-28 | 137,022 |
Popular Upcoming, wishlist rank and demand score are defined in Help.