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2026-10-15 / Daily game research

Off-road sales visibility, road themes and supernatural households | October 15 evening

over the hill reaches US Top Sellers No. 2. A supernatural-family fifth season is newly observed at No. 1 on Hongguo; road survival moves 12→7.

Sources and sampling notes

over the hill reaches US Top Sellers No. 2. A supernatural-family fifth season is newly observed at No. 1 on Hongguo; road survival moves 12→7. Includes near-term games, an editorial upstream Top 10 and evidence-bounded validation proposals.

505 current rows; Fanqie 120 historical rows. Six date-eligible Steam details and 20 comments. Limited coverage; CNY prices unknown.

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

2026-10-15 / Daily game research

October 15 morning: over the hill ranks No. 3 in US Top Sellers; Trash Day in the Top 50

over the hill ranks No. 3 in US Top Sellers, Trash Day appears in the Top 50, and Brick by Brick is scheduled for today. A look at low-pressure actions with visible progress.

Sources and sampling notes

Bounded official samples: Steam 200 positions/172 IDs, seven in-window details and 454 topic rows. Scope and limits are in the full report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 新作观察 · 协作玩法 · 题材观察

Daily brief Steam 新作观察协作玩法题材观察

2026-10-14 / Daily game research

October 14 evening: Machinery Defense overclocks towers; BitWise reuses circuits

Machinery Defense is in early access, using temporary overclocking and energy choices in tower defence. BitWise was still visible in the morning upcoming catalogue and is purchasable tonight, turning solved circuits into reusable components.

Sources and sampling notes

Limited official samples; TapTap and itch.io unavailable; Steam windows incomplete. Full scope in report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 新作观察 · 机制观察 · 热点题材

Daily brief Steam 新作观察机制观察热点题材

2026-10-14 / Daily game research

October 14 morning: Grandma’s Last Stand is available; Serious Bara plans October 15

This morning on Steam: Grandma’s Last Stand is purchasable, Serious Bara plans an October 15 release, and three recent CyberSprawl reviews offer specific feedback on extracting equipment.

Sources and sampling notes

Limited official samples; TapTap and itch.io unavailable; Steam windows incomplete. Full scope in report.

Original tags: 日报 · Steam · 新作前瞻 · 机制观察 · 热点题材

Daily brief Steam 新作前瞻机制观察热点题材

2026-10-13 / Daily game research

October 13 evening: 技能乒乓 and 都市修仙模拟器 each gain 50 chart places

On October 13, 技能乒乓 and 都市修仙模拟器 each gained 50 places in TapTap’s new-releases list versus the previous evening, with gains in the popular list too. Steam newcomer 100s Fishing is available now, combining a 100-second combo score chase with collection.

Sources and sampling notes

TapTap 600 rows; Steam 8 details; itch unavailable. Limited coverage; October 12–13 rank comparison.

Original tags: 日报 · 晚报 · TapTap · Steam · 榜位上升 · 新作 · 发行前瞻

Daily brief TapTap Steam 榜位上升新作发行前瞻

2026-10-13 / Daily game research

October 13 morning: Witch Cabin Cleanup launches; Hippo Hop blows the bills away

October 13 morning, Beijing time (UTC+8). Three Steam releases offer distinctive small-game themes: Witch Cabin Cleanup is out, linking sorting with ability upgrades; Hippo Hop is due tomorrow with two-button flight in a jazz setting; and Knightime is available with 27 knights and fifteen-minute survival builds.

Sources and sampling notes

Bounded Steam samples and four topic lists. TapTap and itch.io not refreshed. Planned releases distinguished from availability; coverage is limited.

Original tags: 日报 · 早报 · Steam · Steam新作 · 整理模拟 · 街机动作

Daily brief Steam Steam新作整理模拟街机动作

2026-10-12 / Daily game research

October 12 evening: 铸剑大师 rises 52 places; NumeNume plays hide-and-seek with letters

October 12, 2026 evening edition | Beijing time (UTC+8). From this morning to this evening, 铸剑大师 moved 91→39 and 全民列车求生 73→42 on TapTap’s Popular chart.

Sources and sampling notes

October 12, 2026 evening edition | Beijing time (UTC+8). From this morning to this evening, 铸剑大师 moved 91→39 and 全民列车求生 73→42 on TapTap’s Popular chart. On Steam, watch NumeNume’s planned October 17 letter-based hide-and-seek release and Meow Garden, a cat-growing farm game listed as released October 11.

Bounded samples. TapTap details/comments unavailable; Steam date coverage incomplete; itch.io not sampled.

Original tags: 日报 · 晚报 · TapTap榜动 · Steam新作 · TapTap · Steam

Daily brief TapTap Steam TapTap榜动 Steam新作

2026-10-12 / Daily game research

October 12 morning brief: 武灵大陆 reaches #56; Cosy Loops builds railway scenery

From last night to this morning, 武灵大陆 rose from #87 to #56 and 财富磨坊 from #90 to #75 on TapTap’s Android Popular chart. Cosy Loops went on sale on Steam on October 10, with freeform track drawing, scenery building and train watching.

Sources and sampling notes

October 12, 2026 morning brief | Beijing time (UTC+8). From last night to this morning, 武灵大陆 rose from #87 to #56 and 财富磨坊 from #90 to #75 on TapTap’s Android Popular chart. Cosy Loops went on sale on Steam on October 10, with freeform track drawing, scenery building and train watching.

Bounded samples; Steam date coverage partial; itch.io recheck returned 429. No playtests.

Original tags: 游戏研究 · 早报 · TapTap · Steam · itch.io · 日报

Daily brief TapTap Steam itch.io

2026-10-11 / Daily game research

October 11 evening: Domino adds resource diagnostics to its notes; 米塔 leads reservations

In the October 11, 2026 evening observations (Beijing time), 多米诺的子弹工厂 moves 18→10 on the New list and gains a newly observed V0.7.6 author-log section on income/expense diagnostics. 米塔 moves 51→1 on the reservation list; its current official page lists a mobile-test recruitment window.

Sources and sampling notes

Bounded samples; itch.io unavailable; Steam date coverage partial. Ranks are not player counts.

Original tags: 游戏研究 · 晚报 · TapTap · Steam · itch.io

Daily brief TapTap Steam itch.io

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

Daily brief TapTap Steam itch.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

Daily brief TapTap Steam itch.io