Steam's Top Wishlisted Games of the Month — May 2026

At the start of every month, we're going to start keeping track of all of the top-wishlisted games on Steam. This will give us an idea about new contenders joining the market, titles that launched throughout the monthly period, and also help us see shifts in the videogame industry as a whole.

Below is our first list of titles, but following this first entry, we'll keep track of their rankings, titles that leave, and new titles joining.

Subnautica 2

• Developer: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
• Publisher: KRAFTON, Inc.
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Early Access
• Tags: Multiplayer, Horror, Survival
• Release Date: 14 May, 2026
• Steam Link

Deadlock

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Action
• Tags: MOBA, Third-Person Shooter, Multiplayer
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Forza Horizon 6

• Developer: Playground Games
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Genre: Racing, Simulation, Sports
• Tags: Racing, Simulation, Sports
• Release Date: 18 May, 2026
• Steam Link

Light No Fire

• Developer: Hello Games
• Publisher: Hello Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Open World, Survival, Adventure
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Blight: Survival

• Developer: Haenir Studio
• Publisher: Behaviour Interactive
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Medieval, Online Co-Op, Survival Horror
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Fable

• Developer: Playground Games
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Action, RPG, Adventure
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Kingmakers

• Developer: Redemption Road
• Publisher: tinyBuild
• Genre: Action, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Third-Person Shooter, Medieval, Strategy
• Release Date: Coming soon
• Steam Link

ARK 2

• Developer: Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games
• Publisher: Studio Wildcard
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Survival, Open World, Multiplayer
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Witchbrook

• Developer: Chucklefish, Robotality
• Publisher: Chucklefish
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation
• Tags: Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Immersive Sim
• Release Date: 2026
• Steam Link

Unrecord

• Developer: DRAMA
• Publisher: DRAMA
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Realistic, FPS, Tactical
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000

• Developer: Creative Assembly
• Publisher: SEGA
• Genre: Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Grand Strategy, RTS
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Steam Machine

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Hardware
• Tags: Console Gaming, PC Gaming, Linux-based, Proton
• Release Date: TBA
• Steam Link

Outbound

• Developer: Square Glade Games
• Publisher: Square Glade Games
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Cozy, Exploration, Base Building
• Release Date: 11 May, 2026
• Steam Link

ILL

• Developer: Team Clout inc.
• Publisher: Team Clout inc.
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Horror, Action, Shooter
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Steam Frame

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Hardware
• Tags: VR, PC Gaming, Linux-based, Proton
• Release Date: TBA
• Steam Link

Gothic 1 Remake

• Developer: Alkimia Interactive
• Publisher: THQ Nordic
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: RPG, Action, Adventure
• Release Date: 5 Jun, 2026
• Steam Link

Phantom Blade Zero

• Developer: S-GAME Studio
• Publisher: S-GAME Publishing
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: Action RPG, Action, Dark Fantasy
• Release Date: 8 Sep, 2026
• Steam Link

The Blood of Dawnwalker

• Developer: Rebel Wolves
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: RPG, Dark Fantasy, Adventure
• Release Date: Coming soon
• Steam Link

Chrono Odyssey

• Developer: Chrono Studio
• Publisher: Kakao Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: MMORPG, Action, Open World
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

Solarpunk

• Developer: Cyberwave
• Publisher: rokaplay
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Open World Survival Craft, Base Building, Co-op
• Release Date: 8 Jun, 2026
• Steam Link