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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
29,690 (25,548 released + 4,142 upcoming)JFMAMJJASOND
In 2026 (Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026), 29,690 games have released or are due on Steam, and 6,877 of them ship with a playable demo. The most anticipated is WARDOGS (185,053 followers, Popular Upcoming #1, wishlist rank #13). Compared with the same window a year earlier (24,552 releases), it is 21 % busier. Data as of .