15 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (26th of January – 1st of February 2026)

The videogame industry is a hard place for developers to market their titles, and so, with hundreds of games launching weekly, it's easy to miss some of the greatest ones. To this end, we started our weekly Hidden Gems article series to give you an idea on which titles you might be missing out on.

Check out the top 15 picks of this week below!

Earth Must Die

• Developer: Size Five Games
• Publisher: No More Robots
• Genre: Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Point & Click
• Release Date: 27 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Run TavernQuest

• Developer: Silicon Sundial
• Publisher: Silicon Sundial
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Choose Your Own Adventure, Comedy, Interactive Fiction
• Release Date: 27 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

THE SPIRIT LIFT

• Developer: prettysmart games
• Publisher: prettysmart games
• Genre: Adventure, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game, Roguelike
• Release Date: 27 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Dark Auction

• Developer: IzanagiGames
• Publisher: IzanagiGames
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, Mystery, 3D
• Release Date: 28 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Bento Blocks

• Developer: SOMETIMES LIMITED
• Publisher: SOMETIMES LIMITED
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Puzzle, Cooking, Logic
• Release Date: 29 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Steel Century Groove

• Developer: Sloth Gloss Games
• Publisher: Sloth Gloss Games
• Genre: Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Rhythm, Mechs, JRPG
• Release Date: 28 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

The 9th Charnel

• Developer: Saikat Deb
• Publisher: SOEDESCO
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Survival Horror, Horror, Story Rich
• Release Date: 30 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Nova Antarctica

• Developer: RexLabo, PARCO GAMES
• Publisher: PARCO GAMES
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Cute, Survival, Adventure
• Release Date: 28 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Prophecy of Ashen

• Developer: hhyuGame
• Publisher: hhyuGame
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, CRPG, Magic
• Release Date: 30 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Arcadium - Space Odyssey

• Developer: Luciano Bercini
• Publisher: Luciano Bercini
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Bullet Hell, Action Roguelike, Roguelite
• Release Date: 26 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin

• Developer: Singular Sunshine Studios
• Publisher: Thousand Generation
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Turn-Based Tactics, Roguelite, Dark Fantasy
• Release Date: 27 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

UFOPHILIA

• Developer: k148 Game Studio
• Publisher: JanduSoft
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Horror, Psychological Horror, Supernatural
• Release Date: 29 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

NET.CRAWL

• Developer: Everyone is Solid
• Publisher: Everyone is Solid
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Early Access, Roguelike Deckbuilder, Turn-Based
• Release Date: 30 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

My Tiny Garden

• Developer: Frozen Logic Studios
• Publisher: Frozen Logic Studios
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Idler, Cute, Clicker
• Release Date: 30 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link

Spring Tales

• Developer: RAF Games
• Publisher: RAF Games
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Puzzle, Relaxing, Colorful
• Release Date: 29 Jan, 2026
• Steam Link