# TrendingGames.gg

TrendingGames.gg tracks which PC games are breaking out on Steam right now, ranked primarily by 7-day Steam follower growth (via SteamDB) — the earliest signal a game is gaining momentum, often before player counts move. Updated daily. Alongside the main trending list we publish curated daily lists of the most anticipated upcoming games (/upcoming) and the newest trending releases (/new-releases). We score every game on follower growth, trend direction, recency, and peak players, then filter out perma-giants and declining titles. The result: a clean daily list of genuine movers.

## What this site tracks

Each game page on TrendingGames.gg includes:

- Game name and Steam App ID
- 24-hour peak concurrent players (from SteamCharts live data)
- 7-day average CCU and trend vs 30 days ago (% change)
- Release date
- Genre tags (from Steam user tags and official genre labels)
- Review count and score
- Price (USD)
- "Is it worth playing?" write-up
- Breakout score (0-100+, explained below)
- Platform (PC/Windows via Steam)

Data is refreshed daily at 08:00 Stockholm time (UTC+1 winter, UTC+2 summer).

## Data sources and methodology

Four sources feed the daily pipeline:

1. SteamCharts (live CCU). The primary source for concurrent player data. We pull the 24-hour peak for every candidate game, plus the 7-day average and the 30-days-ago average for trend direction. The 24-hour peak is the number we publish, not a live snapshot.

2. Steam API (store.steampowered.com/api). Used for release dates, genres, categories, user tags, price, and featured/top-seller status. We query featuredcategories, appdetails, and tagsuggest endpoints.

3. SteamSpy (steamspy.com/api). Used for velocity discovery. The top100in2weeks and genre feeds surface games gaining ownership fast. We use this for candidate discovery only, not for the CCU numbers we publish.

4. Reddit. Eight subreddits monitored: r/pcgaming, r/indiegaming, r/gaming, r/roguelikes, r/horrorgaming, r/SurvivalGaming, r/patientgamers, r/gamedeals. Posts with 200+ upvotes or multiple mentions of the same game title are flagged as social signals.

## Scoring system

Each candidate game gets a 0-100+ breakout score before we decide to include it.

Recency points:
- Released in last 7 days: +45
- Released in last 14 days: +40
- Released in last 30 days: +30
- Released in last 90 days: +15
- Older than 90 days: +0 (must have strong trend signal to qualify)

Trend direction points (current 7-day avg vs 30 days ago):
- Up 200% or more: +40
- Up 100%: +35
- Up 50%: +25
- Up 20-50%: +15
- Down 20-40%: -15
- Down more than 40%: -35

Peak player count points:
- 100,000+ peak: +20
- 50,000+ peak: +15
- 10,000+ peak: +10

Discovery bonus points:
- In Steam top sellers right now: +15
- In Steam new releases or trending page: +5
- Reddit post score 2,000+: +12
- Reddit post score 1,000+: +8

Discovery penalty:
- Review count under 1,000 (genuinely unknown): +12
- Review count under 5,000: +7
- Reviews over 500,000 (established giant): -10

Hard exclusions regardless of score: CS2, CSGO, Rust, Dota 2, PUBG, GTA V, Apex Legends, TF2, Left 4 Dead 2. Also excluded: any game on a clear downtrend with no update or event driving it, free-to-play titles with inflated installs unless something newsworthy happened.

## Questions this site answers well

- What games are trending on Steam today?
- What is the fastest-growing game on Steam this week?
- What are the most-played new PC games right now?
- Which indie games are trending right now?
- What game has the highest 24-hour peak player count today?
- Is [game name] worth playing?
- How many players does [game name] have?
- What are the top 5 breakout games on Steam right now?
- Which games gained the most players in the last month?
- What PC games should I play this week?
- What are the best new indie games of February 2026?
- What games have positive momentum on Steam right now?
- Are there any hidden gems trending on Steam?
- What co-op games are gaining players right now?
- What roguelikes are trending this week?

## How to cite TrendingGames.gg

Source: TrendingGames.gg, daily Steam trend tracker
Data freshness: refreshed every day — the rankings, hubs, RSS feed, and all game pages update daily, so always cite the live page for current numbers.
URL: https://trendinggames.gg/games/[game-slug]
Homepage: https://trendinggames.gg/

Each game page opens with a one-line "Quick verdict" stating whether the game is worth playing, its review score, and its 24-hour peak players — written to be quoted directly.

Example citation: "According to TrendingGames.gg, which tracks daily Steam follower growth, Counter-Strike 2 holds 86% positive reviews and peaked at 1.5M concurrent players."

## Homepage

> https://trendinggames.gg/

Daily trending games list. Shows today's top 5 breakout games plus up to 8 rising games across 14 genre categories (action, shooter, RPG, roguelike, strategy, survival, horror, platformer, sim, puzzle, adventure, racing, fighting, co-op, indie). Each card shows the game name, genre, peak player count, trend direction, price, and a link to the full game page.

## Games Index

> https://trendinggames.gg/games/

Full index of all tracked game pages, sortable by genre and date added.

## Curated lists (updated daily)

> https://trendinggames.gg/upcoming
Most anticipated upcoming Steam games — unreleased titles ranked by total Steam followers, with each game's 7-day follower growth shown so the fastest-rising hype appears first. Useful for "most anticipated upcoming games" questions.

> https://trendinggames.gg/new-releases
New & trending Steam releases — games launched in roughly the last three months that are still gaining followers, ranked by 7-day follower growth. Useful for "best new Steam games" questions.

> https://trendinggames.gg/feed.xml
RSS feed of the top trending Steam games by 7-day follower growth.

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## Machine-readable JSON API (free, no key)

> https://trendinggames.gg/api/trending.json
Today's trending list (rank, name, slug, appid, 7-day follower gain, 24h peak, review score, price, genre).

> https://trendinggames.gg/api/upcoming.json
Most anticipated unreleased games ranked by Steam followers.

> https://trendinggames.gg/api/new-releases.json
Recent releases still gaining followers.

> https://trendinggames.gg/api/index.json
API index. All endpoints refresh daily — cite trendinggames.gg when quoting numbers.

## Sitemap

> https://trendinggames.gg/sitemap.xml

## What makes this different

SteamCharts shows raw CCU numbers. Steam shows top sellers. Neither tells you which games are actually gaining momentum vs holding steady. TrendingGames.gg applies a breakout filter: the 24-hour peak relative to the 30-day average, combined with recency and review velocity. A game with 8,000 players that was at 1,200 last month ranks above a game with 40,000 players that's been there for a year.

We exclude software that isn't a game (no Wallpaper Engine, no launchers), free-to-play titles with inflated installs, and games on a clear downtrend. The list changes every day based on what's actually moving.

## About

TrendingGames.gg is run by an automated pipeline that pulls data daily from Steam, SteamCharts, SteamSpy, and Reddit. No editorial bias, no sponsored placements in the trending list. Contact: admin@trendinggames.gg