area = demand score: followers plus time on the Popular Upcoming chart (see Help) · dimmed = no demand signal · click a tile to pin its details
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
In 2026 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2026), 31,205 games have released or are due on Steam, and 9,691 of them ship with a playable demo. The most anticipated is Phantom Blade Zero (144,901 followers, Popular Upcoming #1, wishlist rank #5). Compared with the same window a year earlier (21,017 releases), it is 48 % busier. Data as of .
