13,000 Wishlists and Steam Next Fest (February 2026)

The numbers, as officially posted

The developer’s Next Fest recap (February 24, 2026) gave three concrete stats for the demo:

• Over 6,000 players had come through the demo.
• Wishlists more than doubled to 13,000 — “after lingering around 2,000 last month”.
• Over 500 players had each put in more than 3 hours in the demo alone.

The milestone chase continued all year: 38,000 wishlists by the May Warmfix.

The coverage that moved the needle

Per the same post, the wishlist jump was driven by:

• The demo trailer getting on IGN.
• Joel (Vargskelethor, Vinesauce) streaming it — the developer notes a big Vinesauce/Discord community overlap.
• Nyanners and Mynthos checking it out.
• Attention from Japanese accounts Godaka and Denfami just before Next Fest.

Streamer reach kept growing through the year — the Warmfix recap names Favij, Vinny, KYRSP33DY and Chiblee, and the Indie Game Hub trailer feature at nearly 250,000 views.

Timeline

Playtest (Feb 2) → demo launch (Feb 13) → Next Fest recap (Feb 24) → Warmfix (May 2) → Demo Update 1.2 (Jul 14) → release date announcement (Sep 10) → Steam Deck Verified (Sep 17).