Midnight Ghost Hunt, Weird West, Coromon Storm the Charts!
Market performance analysis for the late March and early April 2022 period reveals a significant resurgence in Steam hits following a stagnant February. Data derived from mining 70,000 Steam titles alongside console and Epic Games Store (EGS) chart pulls indicates that several new releases are achieving substantial commercial traction. Key performers include Weird West, which reached 4,000 concurrent users (CCU) despite a Day 1 Game Pass launch, and Midnight Ghost Hunt, which leveraged popular multiplayer mechanics to secure 3,700 CCU. Additionally, Coromon and the Death Stranding Director’s Cut have demonstrated strong initial sales, with the former exceeding expectations at 2,400 CCU.
The analysis highlights the importance of "staying power" and viral growth, specifically noting The Planet Crafter. This title, developed by a two-person team, showed a rare post-launch increase in CCU driven by influencer coverage and a successful demo. Conversely, the highly anticipated free-to-play title CROWZ suffered a poor launch characterized by negative reviews regarding performance and security issues. On consoles and the EGS, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands emerged as a dominant force, topping the EGS grossing charts and holding multiple top-ten positions on Xbox through various SKUs.
Looking forward to early April 2022, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is identified as the primary market leader with over 70,000 Steam followers and strong pre-order data. Other notable upcoming releases include the Chrono Cross remaster and Chinatown Detective Agency. The findings suggest that while the Steam marketplace remains highly dynamic for indie and mid-tier hits, the console market is currently dominated by established franchises like MLB The Show 22 and Borderlands spin-offs. Methodology relies on daily data-mining of Steam, third-party data sources, and manual tracking of digital storefronts across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch.
