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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
In Q4 2026 (Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2026), 3,132 games are scheduled to release on Steam, and 1,183 of them ship with a playable demo. The most anticipated is AION 2 (63,622 followers, Popular Upcoming #12, wishlist rank #51). Compared with the same window a year earlier (10,482 releases), it is 70 % quieter. Data as of .