17 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (2–8th of June)

The Nintendo Switch 2 is officially coming out, and that's not all — games like DELTARUNE are also hogging up all of the spotlight on this first week of June. To ensure a fair playing ground for everyone in a marketing space as difficult to manoeuvre as the videogame industry, we take the time to highlight some games we think are hidden gems you should check out.

This week, there are 289 games launching on Steam, and we picked 17 we thought were worth their salt that seemed to be going under the radar. For the sake of transparency, we rank a "Hidden Gem" for any game that has fewer on Steam than they should, keeping to a general ruling of anything below 1,000.

Lunar Eclipse

• Developer: Black Rabbit's Tales
• Publisher: Black Rabbit's Tales
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Early Access
• Tags: Exploration, Hidden Object, Female Protagonist
• Release date: 4 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Skewer of Heroes: Bubble Survivors

• Developer: White Star Studio
• Publisher: White Star Studio
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Strategy, Bullet Hell
• Release date: 3 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Paradise Beach Simulator

• Developer: Beardroid Games
• Publisher: Beardroid Games
• Genre: Casual, Simulation, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Sandbox, Immersive Sim
• Release date: 2 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Zombie Graveyard Simulator

• Developer: threeW
• Publisher: PlayWay S.A.
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Building, Zombies
• Release date: 5 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Alliance Peacefighter

• Developer: Urban Logic Games
• Publisher: Urban Logic Games
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Space Sim, Spaceships, Singleplayer
• Release date: 4 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Void Scout

• Developer: Adversity Games Ltd.
• Publisher: indie.io
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Roguelike, Horror, Turn-Based Tactics
• Release date: 2 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

War of Wheels

• Developer: Dreambits Studio
• Publisher: Dreambits Studio
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, Action, Fantasy
• Release date: 2 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Tour de France 2025

• Developer: Cyanide Studio
• Publisher: Nacon
• Genre: Casual, Racing, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Sports, Casual
• Release date: 5 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Boogey Hunters

• Developer: Keep The Engine Games
• Publisher: Rogue Duck Interactive
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Horror, Roguelike Deckbuilder, Strategy
• Release date: 7 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Questboard

• Developer: Binary Cabin
• Publisher: Binary Cabin
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, RPG, Point & Click
• Release date: 3 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Kaodi

• Developer: Outlander Games
• Publisher: Dojo System
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure
• Release date: 3 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

HardAF

• Developer: HardBox Games
• Publisher: IndieArk
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Precision Platformer, Action, Difficult
• Release date: 5 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Bathhouse Creatures

• Developer: Sleepy Rocket
• Publisher: Sleepy Rocket
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Management, Simulation, Wholesome
• Release date: 2 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

For Evelyn II - Shards of Creation

• Developer: TaleHammer
• Publisher: TaleHammer
• Genre: Adventure, RPG, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Story Rich, Adventure
• Release date: 2 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Pretty Sweet! Healing Guardian

• Developer: BerryLemonade Studio
• Publisher: BerryLemonade Studio
• Genre: Casual, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Casual, Simulation, Management
• Release date: 2 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Homam: An Inventor's Fist

• Developer: Jerfas Studio
• Publisher: Jerfas Studio
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Exploration, Metroidvania, Side Scroller
• Release date: 6 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Ricave

• Developer: Rogueatic Games
• Publisher: Rogueatic Games
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Early Access, Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler
• Release date: 2 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link