Weekly Top Trending Games on Steam (19th–25th of January 2026)

Each week, we take a look at all of the new top-trending titles of the week to see which new announcements grew big in the industry. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about new and upcoming titles, letting you know what's coming up, received a new update, or recently launched.

For this list, we pick the top 20 titles that received the most Followers throughout the week — due to this, games with AI-generated content will make it through, but for the sake of keeping this list honest, we're adding them regardless. However, you'll find a disclosure for the titles that include it.

Forza Horizon 6

↑10 | +26863

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

Tap Tap Loot

↓1 | +13302

• Developer: Turtle Knight Games, Marcel Zurawka
• Publisher: Irox Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: RPG, Casual, Clicker
• Release Date: Coming soon
• Steam Link

Marathon

NEW | +13196

• Developer: Bungie
• Publisher: Bungie
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Extraction Shooter, PvP, Shooter
• Release Date: 5 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Fable

NEW | +11427

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

Counter-Strike 2

↑1 | +9421

• Developer: Valve
• Publisher: Valve
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: FPS, Shooter, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 21 Aug, 2012
• Steam Link

Bongo Cat

↓2 | +9009

• Developer: Marcel Zurawka, Julius Krüger
• Publisher: Irox Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
• Tags: Cats, Free to Play, Clicker
• Release Date: 5 Mar, 2025
• Steam Link

Knight's Path

NEW | +8686

• Developer: Jan Tichota, Aamn Chahrour
• Publisher: Jan Tichota
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: RPG, Medieval, Souls-like
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link
• Contains AI Generated Content Disclosure

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

↓5 | +6674

• Developer: Brigada Games
• Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Zombies, Simulation, Singleplayer
• Release Date: 12 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

No Rest for the Wicked

NEW | +6075

• Developer: Moon Studios GmbH
• Publisher: Moon Studios GmbH
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Early Access, Souls-like, Action RPG
• Release Date: 18 Apr, 2024
• Steam Link

Resident Evil Requiem

↓1 | +5517

• Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Survival Horror, Third-Person Shooter, FPS
• Release Date: 27 Feb, 2026
• Steam Link

StarRupture

↓9 | +5248

• Developer: Creepy Jar
• Publisher: Creepy Jar
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, Survival, Base Building
• Release Date: 6 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

ARC Raiders

↓7 | +5221

• Developer: Embark Studios
• Publisher: Embark Studios
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Extraction Shooter, PvP, Third-Person Shooter
• Release Date: 30 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link
• Contains AI Generated Content Disclosure

LORT

NEW | +4980

• Developer: Big Distraction
• Publisher: Big Distraction
• Genre: Action, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Action Roguelike, Online Co-Op
• Release Date: 21 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Life is Strange: Reunion

NEW | +4866

• Developer: Deck Nine Games
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Action, Adventure, LGBTQ+
• Release Date: 26 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Growing Things Up - Season 1

NEW | +3961

• Developer: King, BLANQ
• Publisher: KinkBR
• Genre: Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Sexual Content, Nudity, Simulation
• Release Date: 18 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link
• Contains NSFW Content

Hela

NEW | +3705

• Developer: Windup
• Publisher: Knights Peak
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Exploration, Multiplayer, Puzzle
• Release Date: 2026
• Steam Link

Heartopia

↓10 | +3697

• Developer: XD
• Publisher: XD
• Genre: Casual, Simulation, Free To Play
• Tags: Casual, Life Sim, Immersive Sim
• Release Date: Coming soon
• Steam Link
• Contains AI Generated Content Disclosure

MIO: Memories in Orbit

NEW | +3546

• Developer: Douze Dixièmes
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer
• Release Date: 20 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Duel Corp.

NEW | +3455

• Developer: Dreameffect Entertainment
• Publisher: Dreameffect Entertainment
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, Open World, Souls-like
• Release Date: 21 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

MineMogul

NEW | +3350

• Developer: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)
• Publisher: NoodleForge
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Early Access, Automation, Physics
• Release Date: 4 Dec, 2025
• Steam Link