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Understand Steam wishlists

Learn what wishlists track, how notifications work, and where to find your reports.

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Give players a destination

Players can wishlist your game once its store page is publicly visible. Use that page as a consistent destination for interested players before release.

Understand notifications

Steam can notify wishlisters when a game launches or runs an eligible discount. Email preferences, verified email addresses, and notification cooldowns can affect delivery.

Review your reports

In the Sales & Activation Reports Portal, open your app’s Wishlists section to see additions, purchases, and removals. Regional reports offer a further breakdown. The data updates daily for the previous day.

Keep outreach relevant

For creator outreach, review actual coverage before contacting someone. The creator outreach guide explains how to build a relevant list with the tools on this site.

Official reference

Valve: Wishlists