Themed fest
Steam Programming Fest 2026
Sep 10 – Sep 14, 2026 · ended Sep 14, 10:00 Pacific
Ended417 games: Still tagged on Oct 13, 2026.
The event on Steam ↗Source: Steam's own event page · list read Oct 13, 2026
During the event
What the games gained
Most followers gained
Steam followers added between the readings nearest the event's start and end.
| # | Game | Followers gained | Est. wishlists gained | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dungeon Automata | +930 | approximately 9.3K–29.8K | Sep 8 → Sep 16 |
| 2 | Ghost in the SQL Data | +312 | approximately 3.1K–10K | Sep 7 → Sep 17 |
| 3 | IT THINKS! - Build Your Own GPU | +140 | approximately 1.4K–4.5K | Sep 4 → Sep 18 |
| 4 | Robo Fight | +66 | approximately 660–2.1K | Sep 7 → Sep 17 |
| 5 | Logic Arrows | +53 | approximately 530–1.7K | Sep 9 → Sep 15 |
| 6 | Fractal Foundry | +51 | approximately 510–1.6K | Sep 6 → Sep 16 |
| 7 | Blueprint Factory | +43 | approximately 430–1.4K | Sep 7 → Sep 19 |
| 8 | 见习死神 | +31 | approximately 310–992 | Sep 10 → Sep 15 |
| 9 | Crispy Circuits | +26 | approximately 260–832 | Sep 6 → Sep 15 |
| 10 | Humane Farm | +23 | approximately 230–736 | Sep 3 → Sep 21 |
| 11 | 1.44MB RESCUE | +16 | approximately 160–512 | Sep 9 → Sep 18 |
| 12 | Team Hero Coder | +15 | approximately 150–480 | Sep 3 → Sep 20 |
| 13 | CPU: Computing Potatoes Unlimited | +12 | approximately 120–384 | Sep 8 → Sep 17 |
| 14 | Dreamjob: Programmer Simulator - Learn Programming Games | +10 | approximately 100–320 | Sep 10 → Sep 15 |
| 15 | TsundereSQL | +10 | approximately 100–320 | Sep 9 → Sep 17 |
| 16 | Project: Centurion | +8 | approximately 80–256 | Sep 10 → Sep 17 |
| 17 | Byte Bistro | +8 | approximately 80–256 | Sep 4 → Sep 21 |
| 18 | Glintland | +7 | approximately 70–224 | Sep 7 → Sep 16 |
| 19 | U-Sharp: The Unity Coding Learning Game | +6 | approximately 60–192 | Sep 6 → Sep 16 |
| 20 | Droning On | +5 | approximately 50–160 | Sep 4 → Sep 19 |
| 21 | ChipWits Worlds | +5 | approximately 50–160 | Sep 8 → Sep 17 |
| 22 | Word Hack | +4 | approximately 40–128 | Sep 7 → Sep 18 |
| 23 | OmOchim | +4 | approximately 40–128 | Sep 7 → Sep 15 |
| 24 | ChessWorlds: Grandmaker | +3 | approximately 30–96 | Sep 4 → Sep 17 |
| 25 | ChickenScratch: Cluck & Code | +2 | approximately 20–64 | Sep 4 → Sep 15 |
Est. wishlists gained: Steam publishes no wishlist counts. Estimated as followers × 17 (range × 10 to × 32), from 6 games whose studios stated their wishlist count — a rough estimate, not a reported figure. Only for a game not yet out at the event, or out under 60 days by its end: after that, followers are not a wishlist signal. The multiplier was set on games' total followers, never on a gain during an event, so applying it to one is a further stretch.
Biggest lift in players
Mean concurrent players during the event, against the 14 days before it.
| # | Game | Players vs the 14 days before | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Farmer Was Replaced | ×4.2 | — |
| 2 | Opus Magnum | ×4.0 | — |
| 3 | Turing Complete | ×2.6 | — |
| 4 | Desynced | ×1.4 | — |
| 5 | Baba Is You | ×1.1 | — |
Participants
The games (142)
Torrent Empire
Dec 11, 2025−30%$5.59
- Indie
- RPG
- Simulation
- +2
- Followers
- 313
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
You Are The Code
DemoSep 18, 2025$9.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- Exploration
- +2
- Followers
- 292
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
U-Sharp: The Unity Coding Learning Game
Coming soonNo price yet
- Casual
- Indie
- Simulation
- +2
- Followers
- 219
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.2K–7K
- During the event
- +6approximately 60–192 wishlists
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Circuit Artist
Aug 25, 2024$9.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 188
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Monster Logic
DemoJul 5, 2020$4.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 162
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
SysOps Simulator
DemoSep 25, 2024$16.99
- Simulation
- Automation
- Difficult
- +2
- Followers
- 162
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Pragma Twice
DemoSep 8, 2026−20%$7.99
- Simulation
- Automation
- Hacking
- +2
- Followers
- 136
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.4K–4.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Escape From Hard Drive
Jul 11, 2022$4.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 132
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
HACKING INTO EREBUS
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
- +2
- Followers
- 130
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Sketchbots
DemoJun 24, 2021$9.99
- Indie
- Auto Battler
- Cartoony
- +2
- Followers
- 121
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Software Engineering Course / Informatyka - zrozum i zaprogramuj komputer
May 11, 2020$1.99
- Indie
- 2D
- Education
- +2
- Followers
- 118
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Remain At Your Desk
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Casual
- Simulation
- Strategy
- +2
- Followers
- 118
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.2K–3.8K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Markov Alg
Nov 26, 2019$2.99
- Indie
- 2D
- Casual
- +2
- Followers
- 106
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Cyber Academy
Sep 11, 2026$11.99
- Early Access
- Indie
- Simulation
- +2
- Followers
- 103
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1K–3.3K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
HACKERGAME
Coming soonNo price yet
- Indie
- Simulation
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 99
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 990–3.2K
Screenshots
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
ESC (Electronics Security Company)
DemoApr 4, 2025$9.99
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Colorful
- +2
- Followers
- 97
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Hacker's Life
Coming soonNo price yet
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
- +2
- Followers
- 88
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 880–2.8K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
SYSCALL: RING ZERO
DemoJul 3, 2026−25%$9.74
- Casual
- Indie
- Simulation
- +2
- Followers
- 88
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
HELLO HACKER
Nov 28, 2025$5.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 87
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
FREM Sprite32!
Oct 17, 2022$2.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- 1980s
- +2
- Followers
- 83
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
WinHack 95
DemoJul 20, 2026$3.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
- +2
- Followers
- 78
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Agents! Please?
DemoSep 10, 2026$4.04
- Casual
- Indie
- Simulation
- +2
- Followers
- 73
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 730–2.3K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
PromptCrafter
Sep 3, 2024$6.99
- Casual
- Indie
- Strategy
- +2
- Followers
- 68
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Malware City
DemoMay 8, 2026$9.99
- Indie
- 2D
- 2D Platformer
- +2
- Followers
- 64
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
CyberQuest
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Indie
- Simulation
- Abstract
- +2
- Followers
- 63
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 630–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Hacking for Hermann
May 10, 2022$7.99
- Indie
- RPG
- Abstract
- +2
- Followers
- 60
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
CODING ROBO
Mar 21, 2023$9.99
- Action
- Casual
- Indie
- +2
- Followers
- 49
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Cyborg Earthworm
DemoSep 12, 2026$4.99
- Indie
- Simulation
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 48
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 480–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Delta 4 Terminal Protocol
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Indie
- Strategy
- +2
- Followers
- 48
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 480–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Buried Cargo
Coming soonNo price yet
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
- +2
- Followers
- 41
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 410–1.3K
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Bug Catcher
Coming soonNo price yet
- Indie
- RPG
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 34
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 340–1.1K
Screenshots
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
MatchMaker95 - A Programming Simulator
DemoComing Oct 22, 2026No price yet
- Casual
- Simulation
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 31
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 310–992
Screenshots and trailer
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
Lo-Res Shaders: The Game
Coming soonNo price yet
- Early Access
- Indie
- Simulation
- +2
- Followers
- 15
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 150–480
Screenshots
Tagged for the fest on Steam · Steam ↗
