15 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (27th of July to the 2nd of August 2026)

At the start of every week, we check out all of the games coming out on Steam. With hundreds of titles weekly, we try to highlight those that we think are possible hidden gems, and going under the radar.

For this article series, since we hand-curate the titles, we're applying our ethics against AI-generation in gaming. You can learn more about that here.

Kinny and the Cosmic Cauldron

• Developer: Kinnymoms
• Publisher: Rogue Duck Interactive
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelike Deckbuilder, Deckbuilding, Strategy
• Release Date: 27 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Bills Must Be Paid

• Developer: Rike Games
• Publisher: Rike Games
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Incremental, Idler, Capitalism
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

My Infamous Dungeon

• Developer: BoxFox Studios
• Publisher: BoxFox Studios
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Villain Protagonist, Base Building
• Release Date: 28 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

The Prince of Tennis Sweet School Festival ~♡-40 and more...~

• Developer: KONAMI
• Publisher: KONAMI
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, Dating Sim, Choose Your Own Adventure
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Case Solved: The London Files

• Developer: Minimol Games
• Publisher: SpecNext Ltd
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Detective, Logic, Casual
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

IDLE_DIRECTIVE

• Developer: Kevinfu510
• Publisher: Kevinfu510
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Incremental, Idler, Exploration
• Release Date: 28 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Road Diner Simulator: Prologue

• Developer: DRAGO entertainment
• Publisher: DRAGO entertainment
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Casual, Simulation, Arcade
• Release Date: 27 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Olga - Episode 1

• Developer: Workbench Entertainment
• Publisher: Workbench Entertainment
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Cozy, Adventure, Linear
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Turnip Mountain

• Developer: Luke Sanderson
• Publisher: JanduSoft
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Precision Platformer, Parkour, Nonlinear
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

SnekromancY

• Developer: Final Screw
• Publisher: Final Screw
• Genre: Action, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Bullet Heaven, Dungeon Crawler
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

WATERPUNK

• Developer: R_Games
• Publisher: R_Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Top-Down Shooter, Twin Stick Shooter
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Graphite

• Developer: RipRed
• Publisher: indie.io
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelike, RPG, Tactical RPG
• Release Date: 27 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Boreal Tenebrae Act 0: Sundowning

• Developer: Snot Bubbles Productions, Music By GUIDEWIRE
• Publisher: Snot Bubbles Productions
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, Retro, Horror
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Spell Knight: Abyss Cleaver

• Developer: Golden Pick Games
• Publisher: Golden Pick Games
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Incremental, Action Roguelike, Pixel Graphics
• Release Date: 27 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Whack-A-Monster

• Developer: Brainfog Games
• Publisher: Brainfog Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Incremental, RPG, Roguelite
• Release Date: 28 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link