/ week 41, 2026

Indie on Steam this week

Pulled 5 Oct 2026 · all reports

346 new Indie games came out on Steam between 29 Sep and 5 Oct 2026. Median launch price over the last 30 days: €4.99 across 1176 paid games. The best start so far: TOEM 2 with 530 reviews.

New releases

Top 15 of 346, by reviews.

GameOutPriceReviewsPositive
TOEM 229 Sep€16.1453092%
Dicevaders29 Sep€13.4937395%
ShipCrafter30 Sep€7.7931790%
RADIOSOL30 Sep€8.7923577%
Crack the Pack2 Oct€2.8315297%
Endless Rails29 Sep€4.8914275%
崇祯直聘:明末官场沉浮模拟器29 Sep€4.9212985%
Island of Rebirth~NTR and Love~29 Sep€13.948798%
VESSELS: Noiret Mansion30 Sep€4.247495%
Okko The Exiled30 Sep€14.997293%
Dreamspring2 Oct€13.047087%
KUNTEYNIR29 Sep€1.196689%
Train Station Tycoon1 Oct€10.256591%
Birb2 Oct€3.995695%
Carry The Count1 Oct€13.6850100%

Most wishlisted, coming soon

Top of Steam's Top Wishlisted list for Indie. Steam shows the order, not the counts.

GameReleaseRank7 days
Light No FireTo be announced#1new
Dear Passengers2026#2new
UnrecordTo be announced#3new
over the hill14 Oct, 2026#4new
Grave Seasons9 Mar, 2027#5new

Picking up speed

Released in the last 60 days. Most reviews gained this week.

GamePriceReviews +7dTotal
Deskrawl: Idle ARPG€5.03+1,6481,648
Dressmaker€15.47+1,4836,659
TOEM 2€16.14+530530
Dicevaders€13.49+373373
DinoBones: Tidy Up the Museum€5.53+369836

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