{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e69c0436b447fffae3968511","clusterId":"c_c33acd789f0de2721a6a724e","slug":"family-time-wishlists-top-500-000-ahead-of-steam-release","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Family Time Wishlists Top 500,000 Ahead Of Steam Release","summary":"Solo developer sgthale said on September 26, 2026 that the wishlist count for the PC parenting simulation Family Time has reached 500,000. The Steam store page opened on September 12, 2026, passed 170,000 wishlists a week later, and crossed 500,000 two weeks after that. The game is scheduled for release on Steam and supports Japanese.","whyItMatters":"In roughly two weeks a solo developer turned a store page into a 500,000-wishlist audience, which is the kind of demand signal that decides how a small Steam sim gets funded and how much attention it draws before release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam page went up on September 12, 2026. It passed 170,000 wishlists a week later. By September 26 it had passed 500,000, a number sgthale announced that day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game puts the player in a house with multiplying daughters and a wolf kemono wife. Feed the daughters and house them, send them out to help with work, and keep up with their care; neglect them and the wife kills you. Development footage posted in various places draws roughly 1 million to 2 million views per clip on YouTube, including a wife intimidating others for her daughters\u0026#39; sake and pigs and wild boars added as food.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamily Time supports Japanese and is scheduled for release on Steam. A development build is distributed to supporters on Patreon. sgthale previously developed the AI-driven robot interaction simulation MyRobot.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Family Time hit 170,000 wishlists a week after its Steam page opened, then 500,000 two weeks later. sgthale is a solo developer, and Steam's wishlist-to-sales conversion is where that curve actually gets tested.","twitterPost":"Family Time cleared 170,000 wishlists in its first week on Steam, then 500,000 two weeks later. sgthale built it solo.","threadsPost":"Family Time went from 170,000 wishlists one week after its Steam page opened to 500,000 two weeks later. sgthale is one solo developer, and that pace puts the entire launch on Steam's wishlist-to-sales conversion.","newsletterBlurb":"Solo developer sgthale announced on September 26 that Family Time, a parenting simulation for PC, has passed 500,000 Steam wishlists. The store page opened September 12 and passed 170,000 a week later. The game supports Japanese and is scheduled for release on Steam, with a development build going to Patreon supporters.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/28/172878.html\",\"title\":\"Parenting Sim 'Family Time,' Caught Between a Kemono Daughter and a Terrifying Wife, Tops 500,000 Wishlists - A Japanese-Supported Title That Keeps Going Viral\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4703,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791233533,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T20:49:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T20:51:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T20:51:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c33acd789f0de2721a6a724e","canonicalTitle":"ケモノ娘と恐妻に挟まれる養育シム『Family Time』ウィッシュリスト50万越え達成―バズリ続ける日本語対応の注目作","representativeArticleId":"a_45a2004962d671d1dc885af5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Family Time\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T14:01:06.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T14:01:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T20:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/28/172878.html","title":"ケモノ娘と恐妻に挟まれる養育シム『Family Time』ウィッシュリスト50万越え達成―バズリ続ける日本語対応の注目作"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Family Time"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}