Steam release calendar
The 1,500 most-wanted upcoming games on Steam, checked four times a day: every date, every delay, and how each one launched.
19 releases in the next seven days · 173 exact dates ahead
October 6
October 13
October 14
October 15
October 29
Checking for your wishlist…
October 2026
92 games
Tomorrow
Thu 8
in 3 days
Fri 9
in 4 days
Mon 12
Tue 13
Wed 14
Thu 15
Fri 16
Tue 20
Wed 21
Thu 22
Fri 23
Mon 26
Tue 27
Wed 28
Thu 29
Fri 30
Sometime in October
3 games, no day yet
November 2026
50 games
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 5
Mon 9
Tue 10
Wed 11
Thu 12
Fri 13
Mon 16
Tue 17
Thu 19
Wed 25
Thu 26
Fri 27
Sometime in November
6 games, no day yet
December 2026
213 games
Tue 1
Thu 3
Mon 7
Tue 8
Thu 10
Sometime in December
5 games, no day yet
Sometime in Q4 2026
47 games, no day yet
Sometime in 2026
152 games, no day yet
Most wanted, no date yet
78 games
Announced, wishlisted by a lot of people, and not yet given so much as a year. The moment one gets a date it moves onto the calendar above, and the change is recorded.
The 150 most wanted, in your calendar
Every exact date, with the real unlock time where Steam lists one. Your calendar app keeps it current as dates move.
Your wishlist, in your calendar
Sign in with Steam and every game on your wishlist lands in your calendar the day it gets a date. Sign in
How they launched
The calendar does not stop on release day. The biggest launches of the last six weeks, by the most people Coilr counted in them at once, with what the players who bought them said.
WARDOGS
Out September 10
428,666
peak players
76%
of 91,339 reviews
116,894 playing now, 27% of the peak
Valheim
Out September 9
308,477
peak players
93%
of 470,450 reviews
83,753 playing now, 27% of the peak
Aniimo
Out September 16
168,260
peak players
73%
of 22,852 reviews
70,777 playing now, 42% of the peak
EA SPORTS FC™ 27
Out September 24
96,232
peak players
53%
of 6,188 reviews
47,417 playing now, 49% of the peak
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Out September 4
85,081
peak players
90%
of 15,134 reviews
7,744 playing now, 9% of the peak
STAR WARS Zero Company™
Out August 27
77,889
peak players
83%
of 21,840 reviews
1,683 playing now, 2% of the peak
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
Out October 1
52,694
peak players
79%
of 9,872 reviews
32,477 playing now, 62% of the peak
Transport Fever 3
Out September 29
47,521
peak players
69%
of 4,255 reviews
21,716 playing now, 46% of the peak
Date changes
Every change of date among the tracked games, as it happened. A window narrowed to a day inside it is the date being pinned down; anything later than promised is a delay.
Phantom Line
Date announced · To be announced → 2027
Oct 5
Reshine
Date pinned down · 2026 → November 26, 2026
Oct 5
Hypernet Explorer
Moved earlier · October 30, 2026 → October 20, 2026
Oct 4
Vampire Rancher
Delayed · 2026 → Q1 2027
Oct 4
Rift Fishing
Delayed · Q4 2026 → 2027
Oct 3
Ghost in the SQL Data
Date pinned down · October 2026 → October 29, 2026
Oct 3
Deeper
Date announced · To be announced → Q1 2027
Oct 3
CrocApoca!! Crocodile maiden at the End of the World
Delayed · October 2026 → November 2026
Oct 3
Planetbase 2
Delayed · March 19, 2027 → April 9, 2027
Oct 2
SAGE
Date announced · Coming soon → 2027
Oct 2
BOOST VECTOR EX
Date pinned down · 2026 → November 2026
Oct 2
Skyclimbers
Delayed · 2026 → Q1 2027
Oct 2
Japanese Ramen Simulator
Date announced · Coming soon → October 2026
Oct 1
Main Sequence
Date announced · Coming soon → November 12, 2026
Oct 1
Usagi Shima: Bunny Island
Date pinned down · October 2026 → October 29, 2026
Oct 1
Elta: Defy All Gods
Date pinned down · Q1 2027 → February 2, 2027
Oct 1
Good Heavens!
Date announced · Coming soon → October 14, 2026
Oct 1
RADIOSOL
Date announced · Coming soon → September 30, 2026
Oct 1
PRISON OF HUSKS
Date withdrawn · 2026 → Coming soon
Oct 1
Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown
Delayed · October 15, 2026 → October 29, 2026
Oct 1
Questions
What does a date like “Q4 2026” mean on Steam?
That the developer has promised a window, not a day. Steam stores it as the last day of the window, which is why many calendars show such a game on 31 December. This one keeps it vague: it sits at the end of its quarter as “sometime in Q4”, after every game with an exact date in those months.
What time do new games unlock on Steam?
Whenever the publisher sets. Many unlock at 10:00 Pacific, but Asian publishers often pick a morning in their own time zone, which lands the evening before in America. Where Steam lists an unlock time, this calendar shows it in your own time zone, with a countdown on each game.
How is “most wanted” decided?
It is the game’s place in Steam’s own list of popular upcoming games by wishlists, read four times a day. The calendar follows the top 1,500; the rank history behind the arrows starts the day Coilr began recording it.
How do I know if a game was delayed?
Every time a tracked game’s date changes, Coilr records what it was and what it became. A game pushed later is marked delayed on its card; a vague window narrowed to a day inside it is not a delay, and is recorded as the date being pinned down.
Can I get these dates in Google Calendar or on my phone?
Yes. Subscribe to the most-wanted feed, or sign in with Steam for a feed of your own wishlist. Calendar apps refresh it by themselves, so a delay moves the event without you doing anything.
Release dates, prices, tags and art from the Steam store; rank from Steam’s list of popular upcoming games by wishlists; peak players from Coilr’s own count of Steam’s live player numbers. Adult-only games are left out. Updated every six hours.