Steam releases · October 2021

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Oct 2021Oct 1 – Oct 31, 20211,145 releases

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October 2021 at a glance

In October 2021 (Oct 1 – 31, 2021), 1,145 games released on Steam, and 145 of them shipped with a playable demo. The most anticipated is Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (314,979 followers). Compared with the same window a year earlier (994 releases), it is 15 % busier. Data as of 2026-09-13.

window at a glance
Releases scheduled	1,145
With a playable demo	145
Median followers, top 20 by demand	66,898
Free to play, of 1,035 with a known price	14 %
Same window a year earlier	994 (+15 %)
Data as of	2026-09-13

most anticipated, top 10 by demand
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inside October 2021

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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 IV: Anniversary Edition	2021-10-28	314,979
Back 4 Blood	2021-10-12	247,932
Poppy Playtime	2021-10-12	223,107
Goose Goose Duck	2021-10-03	134,115
The Riftbreaker	2021-10-14	117,545
FIFA 22	2021-10-01	108,865
Stumble Guys	2021-10-07	102,624
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles	2021-10-15	85,753
Escape Simulator	2021-10-19	85,315
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy	2021-10-26	74,418