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The most crowded launch weeks in Q4 2026

Published Oct 22, 2026 · LaunchRivals

6,039 games have a firm Steam release date in Q4 2026 so far, and 3,595 more name only the month or the quarter. The week of October 26 is the most crowded, while the week of December 21 is the quietest.

Casual, Simulation and Strategy games make up the biggest share. Dates keep landing every day, so the quiet weeks fill up as the quarter gets closer.

Games with a firm date6,039

Dated to the month only1,618

Dated to the quarter only1,977

Week by week

The bigger the games launching, the hotter the week. The busiest week of the quarter scores 100.

Week of	Releases	Heat	Biggest releases	Main tags
Sep 28	293	26	OZARK Huckleberry Fields Forever Train Station Tycoon	Casual, Simulation, Action
Oct 5	654	59	TIDEBREAK (545 followers) Gear Enigmas King's Cup: The online multiplayer drinking game	Casual, Action, Simulation
Oct 12	773	69	Aethel Mine Ghost hunter Time To Wake Up	Casual, Strategy, Action
Oct 19	492	44	The Marquee: Lights. Camera. Legacy. Starship Horizons: Bridge Simulator You Alone Can Defeat Evil	Casual, Action, Strategy
Oct 26	1120	100	Hot Mic Spook & Sell Cardopolis	Casual, Action, Strategy
Nov 2	807	72	Mayday: The Survival Island GRAVHOUNDS Castlepult	Casual, Strategy, Simulation
Nov 9	687	61	Tube2K Little Lands SG Racing	Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Nov 16	344	31	Collapsus Littlelands Survival Of Runt	Casual, Strategy, Simulation
Nov 23	214	19	Wail of Despair Wizard of Maths Nik and Kit	Casual, Simulation, Action
Nov 30	295	26	Illusion Fight — Season 1 Aposis: Infinity Hero The Lords' Game	Casual, Strategy, Simulation
Dec 7	176	16	game Auto Immune Stronghold 4	Casual, Simulation, Action
Dec 14	90	8	Tribes of the Ridge All the Promised Burn - An Yssaia Game Snap & Print	Casual, Simulation, Adventure
Dec 21	36	3	Donkey Jump: In the Loop Incralife Rainbow Tower Defense	Action, Casual, Simulation
Dec 28	58	5	Bound By Fate - Cursed Soulmates Data Breach Inc. Tactical Tile Breaker Incremental	Casual, Adventure, Action

Busiest weeks

Week of Oct 26, 2026
Week of Nov 2, 2026
Week of Oct 12, 2026

Quietest weeks

Week of Dec 21, 2026
Week of Dec 28, 2026
Week of Dec 14, 2026

Most common genres this quarter: Casual (1,482), Simulation (941), Strategy (923), Action (864), Adventure (635), RPG (433), Puzzle (431), Incremental (420).

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Numbers come from public Steam store data collected by LaunchRivals and were last updated Oct 22, 2026. Adult-only games are left out. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.