28 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (30th of June – 6th of July)

Welcome back to our weekly look at hidden gems launching on Steam! This week, there are only 170 titles released, with too few crossing our required threshold to make our weekly entry of top titles. Still, there are a lot of indies begging for your attention that we'll be touching on throughout this piece!

As an indie-friendly outlet, we like to do our best to ensure we're highlighting smaller developers whenever possible. For the sake of transparency, our criterion for anything going "under the radar' is below 1,000 followers.

This week, we found 28 Hidden Gems perfect for perusing!

Rekindled Trails

• Developer: Kiwick
• Publisher: Kiwick
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Inventory Management, Relaxing
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

BloodRush: Undying Wish

• Developer: Lightmancer Studios
• Publisher: Nuntius Games
• Genre: Action, Indie, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Hack and Slash, Fast-Paced
• Release Date: 1 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

The Echo Paradox

• Developer: Virtuzilla
• Publisher: Virtuzilla
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, Horror
• Release Date: 1 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

TypInc.

• Developer: Game Game Games
• Publisher: Game Game Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Typing, Roguelite, Word Game
• Release Date: 29 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Radiant: Guardians of Light

• Developer: CHORRUS GAMES
• Publisher: CHORRUS GAMES
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Beat 'em up, 2D Fighter, 2D
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Milly's Meadow

• Developer: Diesel Laws
• Publisher: Diesel Laws
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Cozy, Casual
• Release Date: 3 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

The Storyteller

• Developer: Ferrari Dev
• Publisher: Ferrari Dev
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: First-Person, Funny, Artificial Intelligence
• Release Date: 1 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Ostrich Farm

• Developer: Hedgehorse
• Publisher: Hedgehorse
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Creature Collector, Birds
• Release Date: 2 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Hellkind

• Developer: Motamot
• Publisher: Motamot
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Horror, Exploration, Top-Down
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells

• Developer: Studio Élan
• Publisher: Studio Élan
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Visual Novel, Adventure
• Release Date: 1 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Vampirates

• Developer: Abonneer
• Publisher: Abonneer
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Combat, Zombies, PvE
• Release Date: 4 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Novel Rogue

• Developer: Exe Create Inc.
• Publisher: KEMCO
• Genre: Adventure, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: RPG, Deckbuilding, Roguelike
• Release Date: 3 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Revengeful Ghost

• Developer: Akumu Yuko/Regista
• Publisher: Regista
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, 3D, Psychological Horror
• Release Date: 2 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Star Clicker Odyssey

• Developer: Colmillo Estelar
• Publisher: Colmillo Estelar
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Casual, Simulation, Clicker
• Release Date: 4 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Untitled Hand Game: Titled Edition

• Developer: OtterSea Studio
• Publisher: OtterSea Studio
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Hidden Object, Physics, Casual
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Geometry raid

• Developer: RoughStone
• Publisher: RoughStone
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Minimalist, Hack and Slash, Top-Down Shooter
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Deck Defense

• Developer: CactusJock
• Publisher: Deep Loch Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Tower Defense, Deckbuilding
• Release Date: 2 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Neon Shift

• Developer: Big Whale
• Publisher: Big Whale
• Genre: Action, Indie, Racing
• Tags: Precision Platformer, 2D Platformer, Runner
• Release Date: 1 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

I had a Friend

• Developer: Lerdik
• Publisher: Twisted Games Studio
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: 3D, First-Person, Horror
• Release Date: 1 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Friend of a Slime

• Developer: Chrio Games
• Publisher: Chrio Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, RPG, Roguelike
• Release Date: 4 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

World War II Armored Recon

• Developer: Hosted Games
• Publisher: Hosted Games
• Genre: Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure
• Release Date: 3 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Culinary Wizard

• Developer: Bug Bounty Games
• Publisher: Bug Bounty Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Side Scroller, 2D Platformer, Action
• Release Date: 1 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

PULLBACK RACERS

• Developer: SkyBrave, blazitt, Sand
• Publisher: TENSTACK
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Multiplayer, Family Friendly, Physics
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Taiwan Coolfox

• Developer: TSAI,JIE-TING 蔡杰廷, TSAI,KAI-SHIUN 蔡凱勛
• Publisher: Lijia Films 立佳影業
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, Action-Adventure, 3D Platformer
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

Space Ace

• Developer: Closed Bracket Studios
• Publisher: Closed Bracket Studios
• Genre: Action, Indie, Free To Play
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Arena Shooter, Bullet Hell
• Release Date: 4 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Idle Time Slime

• Developer: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
• Publisher: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Early Access
• Tags: Casual, Idler, 2D
• Release Date: 3 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Powerfall

• Developer: Subtus Studios
• Publisher: Subtus Studios
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Action, Platformer, Precision Platformer
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link

LEO: Low Earth Orbit

• Developer: Bird Time Gameworks, Timothy Koh
• Publisher: Bird Time Gameworks
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Twin Stick Shooter, Beat 'em up
• Release Date: 30 Jun, 2025
• Steam Link