What is under a review wave right now, who is writing it, and does it recover? · 50 waves in the last 14 days
The detection is SteamPeaks’ own: a bucket of Valve’s review histogram whose positive share breaks from the game’s own median on unusual volume. Valve exposes no off-topic marker through any endpoint, so no wave here is called off-topic by Valve, and the store’s own summary may differ.
| # | Game | When | Reviews | Positive | Writers | Recovery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sea Power |
| 7 Sep 2026negative wave |
| 68×6.8 usual |
| 29.4% −62 ptsmedian 91% |
| Simplified Chinese · 70%185 h at review · 73 sampled |
| not recovered |
| 2 | AimlabsAimlabs | 4 to 6 Sep 2026negative wave | 264×3.8 usual | 51.5% −23 ptsmedian 74% | English · 48%11.9 h at review · 104 sampled | not recovered |
| 3 | The Last CaretakerThe Last Caretaker | 4 to 5 Sep 2026negative wave | 57×2.1 usual | 68.4% −18 ptsmedian 86% | English · 73%19.9 h at review · 60 sampled | recovered1 d |
| 4 | Hero's LandHero's Land | 3 to 4 Sep 2026positive wave | 132×26 usual | 89.7% +40 ptsmedian 50% | Simplified Chinese · 99%2,056 h at review · 131 sampled | surge |
| 5 | The Mound: Omen of CthulhuThe Mound: Omen of Cthulhu | 4 Sep 2026positive wave | 28×2.7 usual | 100.0% +35 ptsmedian 65% | English · 87%13.2 h at review · 37 sampled | surge |
| 6 | Atomic HeartAtomic Heart | 4 Sep 2026negative wave | 106×2.5 usual | 66.0% −15 ptsmedian 81% | Russian · 82%5.0 h at review · 119 sampled | not recovered |
| 7 | No Rest for the WickedNo Rest for the Wicked | 1 to 3 Sep 2026negative wave | 344×6.8 usual | 20.4% −54 ptsmedian 74% | Simplified Chinese · 65%39.9 h at review · 280 sampled | not recovered |
| 8 | The Seven Deadly Sins: OriginThe Seven Deadly Sins: Origin | 3 Sep 2026negative wave | 73×6.1 usual | 20.6% −44 ptsmedian 64% | French · 69%287 h at review · 73 sampled | not recovered |
| 9 | FOR HONORFOR HONOR | 1 to 3 Sep 2026negative wave | 172×2.4 usual | 31.3% −29 ptsmedian 60% | English · 83%36.8 h at review · 248 sampled | recovered3 d |
| 10 | Broken ArrowBroken Arrow | 3 Sep 2026negative wave | 36×1.7 usual | 33.3% −16 ptsmedian 50% | English · 35%76.0 h at review · 51 sampled | not recovered |
| 11 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master DuelYu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 3 Sep 2026negative wave | 48×1.6 usual | 35.4% −15 ptsmedian 51% | Simplified Chinese · 48%129 h at review · 48 sampled | recovered1 d |
| 12 | Big AmbitionsBig Ambitions | 3 Sep 2026negative wave | 70×7.0 usual | 74.3% −15 ptsmedian 89% | English · 49%20.4 h at review · 70 sampled | recovered1 d |
| 13 | Escape from DuckovEscape from Duckov | 2 Sep 2026negative wave | 28×1.7 usual | 50.0% −37 ptsmedian 87% | Simplified Chinese · 55%28.4 h at review · 33 sampled | recovered3 d |
| 14 | 一把菜刀打天下一把菜刀打天下 | 2 Sep 2026negative wave | 25×4.2 usual | 44.0% −27 ptsmedian 71% | Simplified Chinese · 95%0.5 h at review · 19 sampled | recovered2 d |
| 15 | Hogwarts Legacy: Astronomer's HatHogwarts Legacy: Astronomer's Hat | 2 Sep 2026negative wave | 29×5.3 usual | 79.3% −21 ptsmedian 100% | English · 46%no playtime · 28 sampled | recovered1 d |
| 16 | DRAGON BALL GEKISHIN SQUADRADRAGON BALL GEKISHIN SQUADRA | 30 Aug to 1 Sep 2026negative wave | 192×12 usual | 30.0% −35 ptsmedian 65% | English · 90%114 h at review · 191 sampled | recovered5 d |
| 17 | Fantasy Miner: Idle DepthsFantasy Miner: Idle Depths | 1 Sep 2026negative wave | 32×6.4 usual | 37.5% −35 ptsmedian 73% | Russian · 38%2.5 h at review · 32 sampled | recovered1 d |
| 18 | VEINVEIN | 1 Sep 2026negative wave | 32×2.3 usual | 65.6% −16 ptsmedian 82% | English · 69%4.8 h at review · 13 sampled | recovered4 d |
| 19 | Ryse: Son of RomeRyse: Son of Rome | 1 Sep 2026positive wave | 25×3.1 usual | 100.0% +14 ptsmedian 86% | Russian · 32%6.6 h at review · 28 sampled | surge |
| 20 | MuninMunin | 31 Aug 2026positive wave | 36×36 usual | 100.0% +50 ptsmedian 50% | English · 100%4.2 h at review · 37 sampled | surge |
| 21 | HumanitZHumanitZ | 31 Aug 2026positive wave | 25×2.5 usual | 88.0% +18 ptsmedian 70% | Portuguese - Brazil · 17%20.2 h at review · 30 sampled | surge |
| 22 | Hero SiegeHero Siege | 31 Aug 2026positive wave | 47×6.7 usual | 76.6% +13 ptsmedian 64% | English · 40%41.1 h at review · 47 sampled | surge |
| 23 | Destiny Warriors RPGDestiny Warriors RPG | 30 Aug 2026positive wave | 29×5.8 usual | 75.9% +12 ptsmedian 63% | Russian · 100%0.5 h at review · 29 sampled | surge |
| 24 | The First DescendantThe First Descendant | 26 to 29 Aug 2026negative wave | 364×6.7 usual | 31.5% −31 ptsmedian 63% | English · 69%254 h at review · 175 sampled | recovered2 d |
| 25 | Last BreathLast Breath | 29 Aug 2026negative wave | 79×2.4 usual | 68.3% −16 ptsmedian 85% | not sampledsampler not here yet | recovered2 d |
| 26 | Alan WakeAlan Wake | 29 Aug 2026negative wave | 29×1.8 usual | 72.4% −16 ptsmedian 89% | not sampledsampler not here yet | recovered1 d |
| 27 | World of Sea BattleWorld of Sea Battle | 28 Aug 2026negative wave | 25×1.9 usual | 24.0% −56 ptsmedian 80% | Turkish · 38%52.0 h at review · 24 sampled | recovered1 d |
| 28 | GeoGuessr Steam EditionGeoGuessr Steam Edition | 28 Aug 2026negative wave | 75×1.7 usual | 48.0% −25 ptsmedian 73% | Russian · 43%7.7 h at review · 73 sampled | not recovered |
| 29 | Granblue Fantasy: RelinkGranblue Fantasy: Relink | 28 Aug 2026negative wave | 30×1.8 usual | 63.3% −22 ptsmedian 85% | Simplified Chinese · 40%104 h at review · 35 sampled | recovered4 d |
| 30 | ELDEN RINGELDEN RING | 28 Aug 2026negative wave | 352×2.7 usual | 73.6% −17 ptsmedian 91% | not sampledsampler not here yet | recovered5 d |
| 31 | Massage With BenefitsMassage With Benefits | 28 Aug 2026positive wave | 37×3.5 usual | 94.6% +17 ptsmedian 78% | Korean · 19%3.3 h at review · 36 sampled | surge |
| 32 | Orb BreakerOrb Breaker | 28 Aug 2026positive wave | 40×8.9 usual | 70.0% +12 ptsmedian 58% | English · 80%1.3 h at review · 40 sampled | surge |
| 33 | ELDEN RING Tarnished PackELDEN RING Tarnished Pack | 28 Aug 2026positive wave | 861×5.3 usual | 53.2% +12 ptsmedian 41% | not sampledsampler not here yet | surge |
A bucket is a wave when its positive share is 15 points or more under the game’s median bucket (negative) or 12 points or more over it on 2.5× the usual volume (positive), carrying at least 1.6× the median volume and a floor of reviews (25 for the daily series, 40 for the weekly or monthly one); neighbouring buckets of the same kind merge, and the six strongest per series are kept per game, the same rules the Reviews section of each game page runs. Writers come from the reviews SteamPeaks sampled inside the wave’s days, where the sampler has reached the game; the histogram counts are Valve’s. Recovery is the share back within 5 points of the median within 60 days. Recomputed daily. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.