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Launch report · Steamworks · latest read Oct 24, 3:50 PM ET
O'BLOCK's first days on Steam, in numbers
Short answerOur free game O'BLOCK launched on Steam on Oct 20, 2026. By Oct 24, 3:50 PM ET: 4,809 free claims, 88 people who actually played (1.8%), a median of 8 minutes played, 94 wishlists added in total and 1 $4.99 Supporter Pack sold. On a free game, claims are cheap: most came in the first two days and most people never pressed Play.
Every reading, oldest first
| Read | Free claims | Played | Claims to play | Median played | Wishlists open | Wishlists added | Supporter Packs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 5:24 PM ET | 2,077 | 16 | 0.8% | 13 min | 58 | 1 | |
| Oct 22, 12:40 PM ET | 3,898 | 68 | 1.7% | 10 min | 52 | 88 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 3:40 PM ET | 4,566 | 82 | 1.8% | 9 min | 50 | 91 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 3:50 PM ET | 4,809 | 88 | 1.8% | 8 min | 50 | 94 | 1 |
Download the CSV. "Free claims" = lifetime free licenses (Steam counts anyone who pressed Play Game or Add to Library). "Played" = lifetime unique users.
Claims by day
Most claims came in the first hours. Our read of why, with the evidence and the caveats: free-game collectors and automated claiming tools (launch article).
Where the store visits came from
Steam's traffic breakdown for the week before the last reading (4,150 visits):
Steam's release email went to the 50 people who had wishlisted the game; 12 claimed it within a day and 18 within 7 days.
What we would tell you before your launch
- Watch players, not claims. On a free game, claims measure reach. Lifetime users and median time played tell you whether the game works.
- Size is a conversion step. The launch build was 29.8 GB, almost all lossless music; we cut it to 3.8 GB the same evening. Check yours with the download time calculator.
- Wishlists convert slowly. 35 of 94 wishlists had converted by the last reading. Plan with the wishlist calculator.
Sources
- Steamworks partner site, read-only, at the times listed. Launch-day row: our launch article (Steamworks read 5:24 PM ET Oct 20, 2026; sales data as of 1:30 PM PDT).
- Store page: O'BLOCK on Steam.
- Method: how we read Steamworks.
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