Finals Week launches alongside a SQL detective game | October 30 morning
Source notes and evidence
The observable signal is the promised action, not market growth: Finals Week links information sharing with patrol avoidance, while Ghost in the SQL Data makes queries part of solving a case. A lightweight test should clarify what follows an input, not reproduce 3D networking, narrative assets or branding.
Steam
Finals Week is purchasable: pass answers while avoiding patrols
Finals Week turns exams into cooperative stealth: find answers, pass notes and avoid patrolling teachers so the whole group can pass. The observed store offers purchase and displays October 30; the earlier list showed October 29, a retained date-boundary difference rather than a verified delay.
Ghost in the SQL Data turns SQL queries into detective work
Released on October 29, Ghost in the SQL Data asks who reported a fire 14 minutes before the first witness. Players filter and join tables in SQL, then connect results and notes on an investigation board. Early cases teach the basics; later ones supply only the question. The distinctive action is querying for contradictions rather than clicking predetermined clues.
S.O.N.A.R. combines sonar, piloting and emergency repairs
Released on October 29, S.O.N.A.R. combines sonar tracking, submarine piloting and emergency repairs, alongside crew food and rest. Its Steam event banner identifies it as one of the most-played demos of the October 2026 Next Fest—a scoped demo claim, not a count of full-game players or sales.
Figure Me Out is planned for November 3: read a number, then type it
The current Figure Me Out store page lists a planned November 3 release and says it is not yet available. Players read and type opponents’ forehead numbers to eliminate them; smoke and flashes obstruct sight while binoculars and temporary photos assist reading. Up to 20-player multiplayer is advertised, not tested evidence of control feel or mobile usability.
Upstream themes and conditional opportunities
Autumn/winter visual themes moved up: Douyin’s cozy-texture topic rose 41→25 in the matching 50-item sample, while autumn walking stayed #4. In Fanqie’s male new-book Eastern cultivation category, the verified title 洪荒：开局带着白莲绿茶拜师三清 rose 2→1, with displayed 在读 16.5→20.1万 across Oct 28–29 statistical dates—not newly acquired readers.