About Us
What is WhatALaunch?
WhatALaunch is a Steam game analytics website. Every game that is released on Steam gets covered here on WhatALaunch to answer your question if a game is a flop or hot, what your estimated FPS will be before you purchase the game and the game is doing based on a Breakout score that I have created. It is our own algorithm to help you see how the game is doing. WhatALaunch serves the purpose to help you answer the question if you should get the game or wait.
I am completely independent and transparent, the website is not being sponsored in any shape or form and I intend on keeping it that way. I built the website to cover many of the questions a gamer might have.
Why it was created
There are many reasons why WhatALaunch was created but the main reasons are to show statistics of a game in a more beautiful and easy way while also showing price updates, FPS estimates, patch notes and much more, all in one place.
The other reason is accountability. When publishers shut down always-online titles, revoke licenses, or abandon paid games and leave buyers with nothing usable, that should be visible. Hall of Shame exists for those cases. I want developers and big companies to be held accountable for their sloppy work.
Who created WhatALaunch
WhatALaunch is a solo, independently operated project created by Gabe. Everything that you see on the website, from the features to the updates is done by me only. There is no studio, no publisher funding. I am completely independent and I intend on keeping it that way.
I am a gamer first. I wanted an honest launch website and could not find one that mixed live player data, review quality, launch risk, and “will this run on my PC?” in a single workflow. So I built it. You can read about it more in the FAQ.
Questions or feedback can go through the Contact page. If the site saves you a bad purchase or served you stats that you wanted to know, you can support the server costs & hosting. I appreciate every single one of you who visits, share this website, donates, all of this helps.
Thank you very much for your support.
What you can do here
Search any Steam game, then use the dashboard and tools around it. Everything below is live.
Live dashboard
Pulse, daily movers, and traction cards so you can see what is actually moving on Steam right now.
Hall of Shame
Games whose servers were shut down, licenses revoked, or that were abandoned after sale, with named sources.
Most Followed Games
Games ranked by real WhatALaunch follows, with the same catalog filters as Most Wishlisted.
Release calendar
A visual calendar of coming Steam launches. Each day shows the most-watched title, with sliding artwork and dates.
Patch notes
A single feed of Steam community patch notes across tracked games, with search and a major-updates filter.
Change history
A public chronological log of store metadata, prices, and listing-status changes we record for tracked games.
Streamer picks
Twitch categories with real audiences and room to stand out, so coverage decisions are not a guess.
Steam calculator
A reality check on account value, paid vs free hours, and what your library actually looks like.