27 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (30th of March to 5th of April 2026)

There are hundreds of games launching on Steam every week, and we take the time to check out all of them to find some to add to our Hidden Gems Weekly series. With the videogame industry being so notoriously hard to market, we thought it fitting to help out indie developers with their games, bringing them to the forefront.

Below, you can find the 27 titles that have been going under the radar that we thought had the potential to be Hidden Gems.

Wasteland Bites

• Developer: CosmicDev
• Publisher: 2 Left Thumbs
• Genre: Adventure, Simulation
• Tags: Horror, Cooking, Simulation
• Release Date: 3 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Trivia About You

• Developer: Raccoon Nest
• Publisher: Novatia Entertainment Ltd.
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: LGBTQ+, Visual Novel, Casual
• Release Date: 2 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Star Trek: Infection

• Developer: Played with Fire
• Publisher: Played with Fire
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: VR, Horror, Survival Horror
• Release Date: 31 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Keep on Mining! - Worlds

• Developer: EagleEye Games
• Publisher: EagleEye Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Clicker, Idler
• Release Date: 30 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator

• Developer: Bunch'o'Nerds
• Publisher: Bunch'o'Nerds
• Genre: Action, Simulation, Early Access
• Tags: Simulation, Co-op, Cooking
• Release Date: 1 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Crusaders Quest : Hero Town

• Developer: CQ LABS
• Publisher: LoadComplete
• Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Idler, Tabletop, Casual
• Release Date: 30 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't

• Developer: Buried Things
• Publisher: Forklift Interactive
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Casual, Strategy, Roguelike
• Release Date: 2 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Paragnosia: Museum

• Developer: Sine Coda
• Publisher: Sine Coda
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Psychological Horror, Hidden Object, Atmospheric
• Release Date: 30 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Rogue Night

• Developer: Grey November Games
• Publisher: Grey November Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Roguelike, Sandbox, Open World
• Release Date: 3 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

The people of Sea, Sun & Salt

• Developer: Emerick Gibson
• Publisher: RockGame S.A.
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Simulation
• Release Date: 1 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Voodoo Fishin'

• Developer: Lost Arcade
• Publisher: Lost Arcade
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Early Access, Exploration, Fishing
• Release Date: 31 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Puzzle Spy International

• Developer: Travel-Friendly Cake
• Publisher: Travel-Friendly Cake
• Genre: Indie
• Tags: Puzzle, Detective, Adventure
• Release Date: 30 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Lilac

• Developer: Frontwing
• Publisher: Frontwing USA
• Genre: Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Adventure, Visual Novel, Anime
• Release Date: 30 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Ember's Verge

• Developer: Feralless Games
• Publisher: Feralless Games
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Survival, Open World, Crafting
• Release Date: 2 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest

• Developer: Cacareco Games
• Publisher: Cacareco Games
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Indie, Action, Metroidvania
• Release Date: 31 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

除邪2(CHUXIE2)

• Developer: LCGaming
• Publisher: LCGaming
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, Action, Action-Adventure
• Release Date: 1 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Sprint City

• Developer: Second Stage Studio
• Publisher: Second Stage Studio
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, Multiplayer, Parkour
• Release Date: 31 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Putt Down

• Developer: Icehelm
• Publisher: Icehelm
• Genre: Indie
• Tags: Action-Adventure, First-Person, Pixel Graphics
• Release Date: March 2026
• Steam Link

Beat the Beats VR

• Developer: Parallel Circles
• Publisher: Parellel Circles
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: VR, Indie, Rhythm
• Release Date: 2 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

A Byte War

• Developer: STELLAR, Chunky Pixel Games
• Publisher: STELLAR
• Genre: Strategy
• Tags: RTS, Strategy, Base Building
• Release Date: 30 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Chernobyl: Simulator

• Developer: Rikarin
• Publisher: Rikarin
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Early Access
• Tags: Simulation, Realistic, Historical
• Release Date: 3 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Infinicrypt

• Developer: Brett Page
• Publisher: Brett Page
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, Roguelike, Bullet Hell
• Release Date: 2 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Profit Sea Incremental

• Developer: Monkey Cube
• Publisher: Monkey Cube
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Clicker, Casual, Idler
• Release Date: 31 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Mini Worlds Dioramas

• Developer: Paidotribo
• Publisher: indie.io
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Sandbox, Building
• Release Date: 3 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

BIO Fault

• Developer: IKO Games
• Publisher: IKO Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Exploration, PvE, Action-Adventure
• Release Date: 1 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link

Outpacked

• Developer: Antikythera Games
• Publisher: Antikythera Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Puzzle, Logic
• Release Date: 31 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link

Forage & Brew

• Developer: Forage & Brew
• Publisher: Rubika Supinfogame
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Cats, Fantasy, Magic
• Release Date: 31 Mar, 2026
• Steam Link