"Funnel Runners" Hits 100,000 Steam Wishlist Milestone; Featured on FOX Weather.

CALIFORNIA — April 24, 2026 — Supernova Studios is excited to announce that its UE5 built storm-escape game, Funnel Runners, has officially surpassed 100,000 wishlists on Steam. This major community milestone was achieved through organic word-of-mouth and a dedicated fan base, ultimately catching the attention of FOX Weather, which recently sat down with the developers to discuss the game’s orgins.

Reaching the six-figure wishlist mark confirms Funnel Runners as a breakout hit in the simulation and survival-horror genres. Originally starting as a storm chasing sim, the project has evolved into a dark, gritty experience where players must survive severe weather and the destructive path of a massive tornado. 

The studio’s commitment to "making the weather the main villan" was a central theme of the recent FOX Weather interview, where meteorologists examined how the game replicates the terrifying unpredictability of weather related natural disasters. We put meteorologists Ian Oliver, Bob Van Dillen, Nick Kosir and Bayne Froney to the test with a few rounds of Funnel Runners and they quickly learned how deadly the virtual storms can be.

"Crossing 100,000 wishlists before we even spoke with FOX Weather was an incredible moment for the team," said Leroy Anderson, Studio manager at Supernova Studios. "It proved there is a massive hunger for a storm game that doesn't pull punches. To then have the experts at FOX Weather validate our game by playing it and having fun, just adds to the momentum as we head toward our launch."

• Advanced Atmospheric Simulation: Funnel Runners utilizes a custom dynamic weather system built in UE5. 

• High-Stakes Scavenging: Players must manage time and resources while navigating a crumbling environment and scavenge parts to repair the van and escape.

• Up To 8-Player Co-op: Work as a coordinated team to repair the van and survive, or face the sirens alone in single-player mode.

• Grim Aesthetic: Moving away from traditional "clean" simulators, Funnel Runners offers a dark, first-person perspective that emphasizes the sheer scale and destructiveness of a tornado.

Funnel Runners on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3712080/Funnel_Runners

Supernova Studios is a small California-based indie game developer.

Name: Leroy "Elwood" Anderson

Title: Studio Manager, Supernova Studios

Email: elwood@supernovastudios.com

Website: https://www.supernovastudios.com/

Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O4Kvw444CSN-2n9lqDTVXMHGekN-E5SK?usp=sharing