29 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (28th of July – 3rd of August)

Buckle up, a pretty big week of gaming is coming! Every week, we like to take a look at all of the titles launching on Steam to give you an idea of what you should be keeping a close eye on. This week, there are 519 titles coming out for you to check out, and we picked 29 of those that we thought were going under the radar.

Our criterion for "Hidden Gem" and "going under the radar" is simple: any title below 1,000 followers that we thought was worthy of more attention. Below, you can find every qualifying game!

Dead Take

• Developer: Surgent Studios
• Publisher: Pocketpair Publishing
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Horror, Atmospheric, Story Rich
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

HELL GALAXY

• Developer: Italian Games Factory
• Publisher: Italian Games Factory
• Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Exploration, Spaceships, Space Sim
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Lakeside Bar

• Developer: BITCOVER
• Publisher: BITCOVER
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Idler, Pixel Graphics, Simulation
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Pair A Dice

• Developer: Guckles
• Publisher: Guckles
• Genre: Adventure, Free To Play
• Tags: Online Co-Op, Free to Play, PvE
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Holy Shoot

• Developer: Tale Era Interactive
• Publisher: Tale Era Interactive
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, FPS, Action Roguelike
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

A World of Keflings

• Developer: NinjaBee
• Publisher: NinjaBee
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Simulation
• Tags: City Builder, Cozy, Building
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Gamestonk Simulator: Gone Rogue

• Developer: simsum
• Publisher: simsum
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Simulation, Management
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Atomic Owl

• Developer: Monster Theater
• Publisher: Eastasiasoft Limited
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Roguevania, Emotional, Hand-drawn
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Mashina

• Developer: Talha and Jack Co, J. King-Spooner, Talha Kaya
• Publisher: Judatone Studios
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Puzzle, Exploration
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Ikarus Parkour

• Developer: Vanja Aleksić
• Publisher: Vanja Aleksić
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: 3D Platformer, Parkour, Difficult
• Release Date: 1 Aug, 2025
• Steam Link

Reflex Unit : Strike Ops

• Developer: ROBOSARU Games
• Publisher: ROBOSARU Games
• Genre: Action, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Flight, 1980s, Vehicular Combat
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Contract Rush DX

• Developer: Figburn, Melon
• Publisher: Team Ficus
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Shoot 'Em Up, Difficult, Hand-drawn
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Rusty Rangers

• Developer: Fantastica!
• Publisher: Fantastica!
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Cute, Metroidvania, Difficult
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Paradigm Island

• Developer: End-all Entertainment
• Publisher: End-all Entertainment
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, Funny, Choices Matter
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Morgan: Metal Detective

• Developer: Studio Morgan
• Publisher: Studio Morgan
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, Atmospheric, Walking Simulator
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

MARKET GARDEN

• Developer: Icy Bayts
• Publisher: Icy Bayts
• Genre: Action
• Tags: World War II, FPS, Action
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Orbi Universo II

• Developer: Orbi Universo Team
• Publisher: Orbi Universo Team
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Management, Grand Strategy
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Memori

• Developer: PracticalNPC
• Publisher: Practical Media, LLC
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, Exploration, Precision Platformer
• Release Date: 28 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Co-op Kaiju Horror Cooking

• Developer: Strange Scaffold
• Publisher: Strange Scaffold
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Action, Fantasy, Physics
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Panta Rhei - Guardian of Time

• Developer: reignite games, Sappalot Studio, Omme Animation, Nordic Scoring
• Publisher: reignite games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure
• Release Date: 31 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Luck & Loot

• Developer: SMARTcreative
• Publisher: GrabTheGames
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Dungeon Crawler, Roguelite, PvE
• Release Date: 1 Aug, 2025
• Steam Link

Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune

• Developer: Priory Games
• Publisher: Priory Games
• Genre: Simulation
• Tags: Historical, Medieval, Trading
• Release Date: 1 Aug, 2025
• Steam Link

Lotus: Lost Memories

• Developer: Fenyx Digital
• Publisher: Fenyx Digital
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Visual Novel, Turn-Based Strategy
• Release Date: 1 Aug, 2025
• Steam Link

Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room

• Developer: Biri Biri
• Publisher: Biri Biri
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Escape Room, Hidden Object, Point & Click
• Release Date: 1 Aug, 2025
• Steam Link

Birdigo - bird word game

• Developer: John August, Corey Martin
• Publisher: GameTeam6
• Genre: Casual
• Tags: Word Game, Roguelike, Deckbuilding
• Release Date: 30 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

The Warrior

• Developer: ThornDuck
• Publisher: ThornDuck
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Cute, Pixel Graphics, Singleplayer
• Release Date: 1 Aug, 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: 30 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Saloonery

• Developer: Bow Tie Cat Studios
• Publisher: Orbital Contingent
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Boomer Shooter, Action, FPS
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

The Shaman's Ark

• Developer: Amortiz Games
• Publisher: Amortiz Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Souls-like, Metroidvania, Quick-Time Events
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link