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2026-10-23 / Daily game research

Groundwork rises to No. 34; Moon Sweepers goes on sale | October 23 evening

Between 00:11 and 17:17 China time on October 23, Groundwork moved 62→34 in Steam US bestsellers. Moon Sweepers was purchasable at 19:07.

Sources and sampling notes

Between 00:11 and 17:17 China time on October 23, Groundwork moved 62→34 in Steam US bestsellers. Moon Sweepers was purchasable at 19:07. Escape ranked lower while a separate review count and positive share rose; rank alone does not establish failure.

Eight focus details; 39 reviews from 80 cards. Original reused times retained; limited 14-day coverage. See report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · TapTap · 小游戏研究 · 上游题材 · 红果短剧 · 抖音

Daily briefTapTapSteam小游戏研究Topic signals红果短剧Douyin

2026-10-23 / Daily game research

Escape reaches US bestseller No. 22; Groundwork enters the observed top 100 | October 23 morning

In comparable US bestseller snapshots, Escape from Playtime moved 30→22 and Bruisers 43→39; Groundwork appeared at No. 62 in the observed top 100. The comparison spans October 22 at 18:03 to October 23 at 00:11, China time.

Sources and sampling notes

Eight details; 21 reviews. Reused times retained; limited 14-day coverage. Full denominators are in the report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · TapTap · 小游戏研究 · 上游题材 · 抖音 · 番茄小说 · 红果短剧

Daily briefTapTapSteam小游戏研究Topic signalsDouyin番茄小说红果短剧

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红果题材观察

2026-10-22 / Daily game research

Oct 22 morning: guesthouse EA opens; cleaning releases approach

Guesthouse management enters EA; Moon Sweepers is planned for Oct 23; Douyin’s bead-craft topic moves 20→12 overnight.

Sources and sampling notes

Official stores, comparable chart snapshots and bounded normal reviews; coverage limits are detailed in the full report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 抖音 · B站 · 红果 · 番茄小说 · 百度 · 微博 · 经营模拟 · 整理清扫 · 上游题材

Daily briefSteamDouyinB站红果番茄小说百度微博经营模拟整理清扫Topic signals

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红果番茄小说题材观察

2026-10-19 / Daily game research

H5 game market morning brief | 2026-10-19

Nomad Drive withdraws its exact release day; BloomTale enters the observed upcoming Top 50 with emotion-led bouquets.

Sources and sampling notes

300 Steam positions,8 details,29 reviews;419 upstream displays and 1 new-BV detail. Limited coverage; raw evidence private.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 上游题材 · B站 · 抖音 · 番茄小说 · 小游戏研究

Daily briefSteamTopic signalsB站Douyin番茄小说小游戏研究

2026-10-17 / Daily game research

Beyond These Stars becomes purchasable: a living-whale city enters release observation

October 17 morning: Beyond These Stars becomes purchasable, with production, ecology and outposts built around finite land on a living whale.

Sources and sampling notes

453 current list positions; 246 unique Steam IDs, 1 detail, 0 normal reviews. Hongguo transport failure; other gaps in full report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 城市建造 · 上游题材 · 百度 · 微博 · 抖音

Daily briefSteam城市建造Topic signals百度微博Douyin

2026-10-16 / Daily game research

Scam reports 600,000 wishlists; Deskrawl concurrent players rise

October 16 evening: Scam reviews rise from 413 to 769 and turn Mostly Positive; Deskrawl concurrent players rise from 35,751 to 43,152; fashion signals diverge.

Sources and sampling notes

573 observed rows incl.80 same-date Fanqie additions;8 Steam details;18 reviews.56 titles unverified;40 historical rows separate.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 上游题材 · 百度 · 微博 · 抖音 · B站 · 红果 · 番茄

Daily briefSteamTopic signals百度微博DouyinB站红果番茄