10 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (6th–12th of July 2026)

With so many games coming out every week, it's very hard for indie developers to market their titles in the videogame industry. To remedy this, we started our weekly search for hidden gems, where we check out all of the titles coming out and highlight the ones we think are going under the radar.

One thing that's worth noting is that this is a hand-curated list: we check out all of the titles individually and pick the ones we think have the most potential. Due to the nature of the list, we're removing anything that used AI-generated content, as per our stance against AI. You can learn more about that right here.

Tokyo Valkyries

• Developer: qureate
• Publisher: qureate
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Roguelike Deckbuilder, Cute, Card Game
• Release Date: 8 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection

• Developer: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
• Publisher: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Mesmalie

• Developer: Rain (orbitaldot)
• Publisher: Rain (orbitaldot)
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Point & Click
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Flaregate Network

• Developer: Keycard Studio, LLC
• Publisher: Keycard Studio, LLC
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game, Space
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga

• Developer: NEKONEKO-SOFT
• Publisher: OVERLAP GAMES
• Genre: Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Casual, Anime, Visual Novel
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

I'm Making a Monster

• Developer: zorkie studios
• Publisher: zorkie studios
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Interactive Fiction, LGBTQ+, Stylized
• Release Date: 5 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

HYPERFIST

• Developer: CHIRALITY
• Publisher: DigiPen Institute of Technology
• Genre: Action, Free To Play
• Tags: Beat 'em up, 3D, Action
• Release Date: 10 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Sunken Dragon

• Developer: Pocket Game
• Publisher: Pocket Game
• Genre: Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, JRPG, Pixel Graphics
• Release Date: 6 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Khaldun: Text Based Strategy

• Developer: SkyWolf
• Publisher: SkyWolf
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Strategy, Text-Based, Medieval
• Release Date: 6 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Cyber Psychosis

• Developer: Uiop Xever
• Publisher: Uiop Xever
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Indie, Action, Adventure
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link