🎮 Game Development Diary - Weekly Roundup

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• Shogun Showdown

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📊 SteamCharts This Week

Top 5 Most Played Games

• Counter-Strike 2 - 1,542,845 peak players | https://steamcharts.com/app/730
• Dota 2 - 745,443 peak players | https://steamcharts.com/app/570
• PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - 451,121 peak players | https://steamcharts.com/app/578080
• Wallpaper Engine - 106,491 peak players | https://steamcharts.com/app/431960
• ARC Raiders - 203,930 peak players | https://steamcharts.com/app/1808500

Trending Games (24-Hour Growth)

• Monster Hunter Wilds - +56.7% (rank improved by 38) | https://steamcharts.com/app/2246340
• Battlefield™ 6 - +43.5% (rank improved by 10) | https://steamcharts.com/app/2807960
• It Takes Two - +38.2% (rank improved by 42) | https://steamcharts.com/app/1426210
• Mewgenics - +26.9% (rank improved by 7) | https://steamcharts.com/app/686060
• Resident Evil 4 - +25.5% (rank improved by 26) | https://steamcharts.com/app/2050650

🎪 Game Jams This Week

Active Jams

• Queble's Jam - 2026 - 743 participants | https://itch.io/jam/quebles-jam-2026
• Godot Wild Jam #90 - 631 participants | https://itch.io/jam/godot-wild-jam-90
• EgitiJam 2026 - 561 participants | https://itch.io/jam/egitijam2026
• OST Composing Jam NEWSLETTER - 533 participants | https://itch.io/jam/ostcompjam
• Mini Jame Gam #51 - 506 participants | https://itch.io/jam/mini-jame-gam-51

📰 Gaming News

Battlefield 6 devs "would love to create way more maps," but can only push them out "as quickly as we can build them"

Saving blueprints after an Expedition isn't 'off the table', says Arc Raiders' director, but Embark is also looking at alternatives

'Preserving the web is not the problem. Losing it is,' claims the director of the Internet Archive

New space extraction game Star Wrath lets you build, fly, and then totally destroy a bunch of spaceships

Highguard website woes are just an administrative thing, developer says, and the studio is in no rush to fix it because 'reputational damage' is already done

One leaker's cryptic post suggests that AMD's next Ryzen lineup will have some serious core configurations across the range

Here are all the new Overwatch skins released so far in 2026

13-year-old Decima engine allows Death Stranding team to 'accomplish many things that would be difficult to achieve elsewhere'

This surprisingly popular Steam MMO is now on the Epic Games Store, with a free starter pack if you're quick

Best Overwatch settings for optimized PC performance

🎯 Indie Game Releases

Based on SteamCharts trending data, here are the indie games experiencing massive growth:

• Monster Hunter Wilds - Currently experiencing a massive 56.7% improvement in ranking (38 positions up) | https://steamcharts.com/app/2246340
• Battlefield™ 6 - Currently experiencing a massive 43.5% improvement in ranking (10 positions up) | https://steamcharts.com/app/2807960
• It Takes Two - Currently experiencing a massive 38.2% improvement in ranking (42 positions up) | https://steamcharts.com/app/1426210

🐍 Reddit Highlights

Need Feedback for the scanning mechanic in my Detective Immersive Sim

Alright... last time I got roasted for the screen shake. How’s it looking now?

I released my solo developed game on Steam and it suddenly hit 10 MILLION impressions. I'm still shaking!

I had my students create dioramas in Unity and combined them into one continuous showcase!

Fast floating voxel detection for my Unity game! Voxtopolis

🤖 Community Highlights

godotengine/godot (GitHub)

ocornut/imgui (GitHub)

🎉 Wrapping Up

That's your weekly roundup, devs! We've got trending games breaking records and tons of game jams ready for you to jump into. Whether you're building your next masterpiece or just staying in the loop, there's never been a better time to be part of the indie dev community. Got a project you're working on? Hit us up and let us know what you're building. We'd love to feature your work in next week's newsletter. Keep creating, keep innovating, and we'll catch you next Monday! 🚀 Happy developing! **— Morgan**

— Morgan