The Game Awards have now been and gone for another year, bringing with it a slew of big announcements for exciting titles coming next year and beyond. It was quite a stacked show this year as well, bringing us not only two new Tomb Raider game announcements, but a sequel to Control, a new Divinity game, a new Star Wars RPG from Casey Hudson, a new Mega Man, to name a few.
With so many big announcements, it can be quite fun to see which games are the most anticipated, especially with so many heavy hitters at the show. Thankfully, we can take a look at Steam's Most Wanted section to find out how much interest certain games are getting, and as discovered by a Reddit user named WhyPlaySerious, the game that generated the most interest this year is actually quite surprising.
Total War: Warhammer 40K is the Game Awards' most desirable game
Of all the new games announced at The Game Awards this year, Total War: Warhammer 40,000 has actually garnered the most wishlists, currently sitting at #25 on Steam's most wishlists section. That's quite surprising, given the number of heavy hits on the show, though I suppose it makes sense given Total War's overall popularity on Steam. It's hard to imagine, but it's a franchise that makes Sega a lot of money, along with the likes of Sonic and Persona.
Interestingly, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Control Resonant are second and third, while another surprisingly popular title is Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve in fourth place, with No Law in fifth. If you're wondering where Divinity and the new Star Wars RPG are, it's because they don't actually have Steam pages right now, so they can't be wishlisted.
Not many people liked the Game Awards 2025 according to Geoff Keighley's own poll
Maybe it was the last world premiere.
One of the more troubling aspects of this list is the position of Highguard, the new game from ex-Titanfall developers that was pretty brutally bullied after its big reveal at The Game Awards. Highguard is the eleventh highest wanted game from the show and is currently ranked 294th overall. That's not good for a free-to-play that will most likely live or die on its player base.
Of course, it's worth noting that wishlists aren't a perfect barometer of how well a game will perform, but it's a pretty good measure of public interest right now. From what we can tell with these wishlists, Total War will sell gangbusters, and Highguard will be dead on arrival. We will have to wait and see if this becomes a reality.
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