Now that Subnautica 2 is out, the most wishlisted game on Steam is… a game that's been out for almost 2 years?
Subnautica 2 has recently launched, leading to a shake-up in the most-wishlisted games on Steam. Surprisingly, the game that has taken the top spot is Deadlock, which has been available for almost two years. This situation raises questions about how Valve categorizes games on its wishlist list.
- ▪Subnautica 2 launched and dropped off the most-wishlisted games list.
- ▪Deadlock, a game that has been out for nearly two years, is currently the most-wishlisted game on Steam.
- ▪Deadlock has a peak concurrent player count of 171,490 and maintains an average of over 50,000 players at any given time.
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Games Now that Subnautica 2 is out, the most wishlisted game on Steam is… a game that's been out for almost 2 years? News By Christopher Livingston published 19 May 2026 It's Schrödinger's game: it is both unreleased and yet one of the most popular games on Steam. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Valve) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A weirdly enjoyable side effect of a massive game launch is that it shakes up the most-wishlisted games on Steam.
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