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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
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week 40 of 2026 at a glance
In week 40 of 2026 (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026), 281 games are scheduled to release on Steam, and 79 of them ship with a playable demo. The most anticipated is Nivalis Nights (68,475 followers, Popular Upcoming #19, wishlist rank #26). Compared with the same window a year earlier (443 releases), it is 37 % quieter. Data as of .