5 channels beat their own baseline this week on the Game Dev desk, the strongest clearing 457.4× its channel's normal. Rising in titles: “steam”. Most were measured roughly 7 days into their run.

MARKET REPORT No. 2026-W36 · GAME DEV DESK

What broke baseline this week

“I finally playtested my game. Speedrunners DESTROYED it.”

457.4× Inbound Shovel's own normal
543.4K views · typical ≈ 1.2K
02. 156.4× Into the Wind - Official Gameplay Overview Trailer
Indie Games Hub · 876.1K views
03. 102.7× Ylem's Cat - Official Announcement Trailer
Indie Games Hub · 557.8K views
04. 13.2× Taking A Look At Quin69's AI Game
Cakez · 19.3K views
05. 12.4× Gamescom 2026 Diary Day 5 - The Day Stuff Got Stolen
Ryan Laley · 5.8K views
06. 6.4× C++ Which AI Is Best For Making Games? & Rogue Blight Releases TODAY!!!
Cakez · 3.3K views
07. 8.1× C++ Do You Have To Use AI? & Setting Up The Gameplay Loop Today
Cakez · 7.7K views
08. 7.4× THIS is how you go from BEGINNER to ADVANCED!
Code Monkey · 24.3K views
09. 12.7× Gamescom 2026 Diary Day 3 - Day 1 on the Booth
Ryan Laley · 5.9K views
10. 14.8× Zoopunk - Official Extended Gameplay Trailer
Indie Games Hub · 80.7K views
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THE TAPE — RISING IN TITLES

trailer · official · game · steam ▲4.0 · gameplay ▲1.5 · announcement · announcement trailer · official announcement

337 uploads tracked · 8M views measured · vs each channel's own 90-day median