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2026-10-26 / Daily game research

Moon Sweepers at #14; TapTap heat above 80,000 | October 26 Morning

October 25 morning-to-evening snapshots: TapTap heat 74,661→80,107; Moon Sweepers 25→14 and Scam 13→9 on the observed US chart. Also includes seven details and 29 normally ordered reviews.

Sources and sampling notes

October 25 comparable snapshots; October 26 morning details. Seven games, 29 recent-sorted reviews; partial source coverage. See the full report.

Original tags: 日报 · TapTap · Steam · 小游戏 · 网络热点 · 机制研究

Daily briefTapTapSteamSmall games网络热点机制研究

2026-10-22 / Daily game research

Probably Stolen demo at 25,264 concurrent players; Groundwork now purchasable in Early Access | October 22 evening

At 18:03 China time on October 22, the separate Probably Stolen demo recorded 25,264 concurrent players; the full game remains planned for October 28. Groundwork is now purchasable in Early Access.

Sources and sampling notes

At 18:03 China time on October 22, the separate Probably Stolen demo recorded 25,264 concurrent players; the full game remains planned for October 28. Groundwork is now purchasable in Early Access. Douyin beads rose from 12 to 8 and new rice from 21 to 10 versus the morning.

Steam: 1,025 displays/998 IDs, 25 over budget; October 8–12 missing. Full coverage and provenance are in the report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 抖音 · 红果 · 小游戏 · 题材观察

Daily briefSteamDouyin红果Small games题材观察

2026-10-21 / Daily game research

October 21 evening: guesthouse management nears unlock; Bongo Cat enters player top four

Guesthouse management awaits planned October 21 EA unlock; Bongo Cat moves 8→4 in morning/evening player snapshots, not new-user counts.

Sources and sampling notes

1,732 list/topic records, 6 details, 13 reviews (12 substantive); limited date coverage, not independent hotspots.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 百度 · B站 · 微博 · 抖音 · 红果 · 小游戏 · 题材观察

Daily briefSteam百度B站微博Douyin红果Small games题材观察

2026-10-21 / Daily game research

October 21 morning: co-op puzzles go on sale; cleaning and tidying approach release

We Were Here Tomorrow is purchasable and newly observed at US revenue No. 9; Moon Sweepers and Halloween-shop tidying are planned for October 23 and 24. Matching evening/morning prefixes; plans remain distinct.

Sources and sampling notes

584 list positions, 8 details, 23 normal reviews (21 substantive); matching prefixes. Coverage gaps in full report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 百度 · B站 · 微博 · 抖音 · 红果 · 番茄小说 · 小游戏 · 题材观察

Daily briefSteam百度B站微博Douyin红果番茄小说Small games题材观察

2026-10-20 / Daily game research

October 20 evening: wizard mining newly observed in popular upcoming; crab topic falls

Wizard mining newly enters the observed Steam popular-upcoming top 50; Hongguo anomaly finding rises 14→11; Douyin crab falls 2→50. October 20 matching-prefix comparison; planned releases remain distinct.

Sources and sampling notes

Matching morning/evening prefixes; 621 records, 7 details and 29 normal reviews. Gaps in full report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 百度 · B站 · 微博 · 抖音 · 红果 · 番茄小说 · 小游戏 · 题材观察

Daily briefSteam百度B站微博Douyin红果番茄小说Small games题材观察

2026-10-11 / Daily game research

October 11 Morning: Qingyun Rises 11 Places; Snow War Leaves Early Access

Qingyun moves 90→79 on TapTap’s New list and Hanque adds talent choices. Steam highlights Snow War’s full release and two games planning October 13 EA.

Sources and sampling notes

Qingyun moves 90→79 on TapTap’s New list and Hanque adds talent choices. Steam highlights Snow War’s full release and two games planning October 13 EA. Morning itch.io collection was limited; directory leads remain separate.

Oct 11, 08:04–09:41 BJT; rank baseline 01:20. itch stopped after 20 cards; Steam partial. Image time separate; no gameplay. See coverage.

Original tags: 小游戏 · 每日看点 · TapTap · Steam · itch.io

Small games每日看点TapTapSteamitch.io

2026-10-11 / Daily game research

October 11 Overnight: Neon Abyss 2 Fixes and Double Alpha’s EA Launch

Neon Abyss 2 targets tutorial and login issues. Double Alpha enters EA; Deep Dish Dungeon plans October 13. itch.io highlights Hildegard’s rescue-and-healing prototype and Time Survivor’s upgrades with a cost, keeping page-update dates separate from unverified build changes.

Sources and sampling notes

Oct 11, 00:40–02:33 BJT. No prior heat baseline; Steam filters separate. itch page updates differ from build changes. Image time separate; no gameplay.

Original tags: 小游戏 · 每日看点 · TapTap · Steam · itch.io

Small games每日看点TapTapSteamitch.io

2026-10-05 / Daily small-game observations

H5 game market brief · October 5

Sources and sampling notes

The next step is checking specific breaks in player experience. Confirmed opportunities: 0. Coverage includes 4,038 formal chart rows, 1,227 calendar events, 1,548 normal-stream reviews and 69 mechanism cards. Upstream research: 200 signals, two observations, zero qualified candidates.

Partial coverage. Sampling limits and verification details are retained in the text.

Original tags: 小游戏 · 日常研究 · 部分覆盖 · 上游题材

Small gamesDaily researchPartial coverageTopic signals

2026-10-04 / Daily small-game observations

Small-game market brief · October 4

Thirty-six mechanism cards yielded no confirmed opportunity.

Sources and sampling notes

A same-day TapTap supplement obtained 600 formal rows from 24 charts, 1,220 calendar events and 72 unique reviews. The morning snapshot remains available. Thirty-six mechanism cards yielded no confirmed opportunity. A separate evening Baidu sample added 50 signals and two unconfirmed directions.

Partial coverage. Sampling limits and verification details are retained in the text.

Original tags: 市场研究 · 小游戏

Market researchSmall games

2026-10-03 / Daily small-game observations

Small-game market brief · October 3 (evening supplement)

Between 22:53 and 23:28 Beijing time, 3,483 chart records were collected from 233, 4399, 7k7k and MomoRank; 877 deduplicated reviews informed 28 mechanism cards. TapTap and the seven-day calendar remain incomplete.

Sources and sampling notes

Between 22:53 and 23:28 Beijing time, 3,483 chart records were collected from 233, 4399, 7k7k and MomoRank; 877 deduplicated reviews informed 28 mechanism cards. TapTap and the seven-day calendar remain incomplete. Confirmed opportunities: 0.

Supplementary collection · partial coverage

Original tags: 市场研究 · 小游戏

Market researchSmall games