38 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (14th–20th of July)

We're entering the second half of July, and like we like to do weekly, we're taking a look at all of the games coming out this week to highlight some of the best ones we think are worth your time! For our Weekly Hidden Gems entry, we have only one criterion: anything below 1,000 followers that we thought deserved more eyes on them.

From 337 games, here's what we found this week!

Word Play

• Developer: Game Maker's Toolkit
• Publisher: Game Maker's Toolkit
• Genre: Casual
• Tags: Casual, Word Game, Spelling
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Phantom Squad

• Developer: Ctrl Freak
• Publisher: Super Rare Originals
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Co-op, Tactical, Real Time Tactics
• Release Date: 18 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge

• Developer: Floodgate Crew
• Publisher: Awaken Realms
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Casual, Dwarf, Auto Battler
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

PUMP IT UP RISE

• Developer: ANDAMIRO
• Publisher: ANDAMIRO
• Genre: Action, Casual, Early Access
• Tags: Rhythm, Arcade, Action
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Noobs Are Coming

• Developer: Overboy
• Publisher: Overboy
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, Top-Down Shooter, 2D
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Lost in Prayer

• Developer: Nine Dots Studio
• Publisher: Nine Dots Publishing
• Genre: RPG, Strategy, Early Access
• Tags: Demons, Character Customization, Roguelike
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

BUSTAFELLOWS season2

• Developer: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.
• Publisher: PQube
• Genre: Casual, Simulation
• Tags: Visual Novel, Simulation, Casual
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Fill Up The Hole

• Developer: Fluffy Lotus
• Publisher: Fluffy Lotus
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Clicker, Idler, City Builder
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Astro Prospector

• Developer: Incrementalist
• Publisher: Incrementalist
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Strategy, Clicker, Bullet Hell
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

ReCharge RC: High Voltage

• Developer: Hondune Games
• Publisher: Hondune Games
• Genre: Action, Indie, Racing
• Tags: Early Access, Racing, Simulation
• Release Date: 18 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Reclaim The Sea

• Developer: 1LastGame
• Publisher: 1LastGame
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Strategy, Roguelike, Singleplayer
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Ink Reverie

• Developer: Rolling Cat Studio
• Publisher: indienova
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Casual, Simulation, Match 3
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Arashi Gaiden

• Developer: Statera Studio, Wired Dreams Studio
• Publisher: Nuntius Games
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Turn-Based Combat, Ninja, Turn-Based Tactics
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Rewrite Harvest festa!

• Developer: VisualArts/Key
• Publisher: Sekai Project
• Genre: Casual, RPG
• Tags: Casual, RPG, Adventure
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Nightmare Shift

• Developer: Binary Lunar
• Publisher: Binary Lunar
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Story Rich
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Cottonville

• Developer: RedDeer.Games
• Publisher: RedDeer.Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Cozy, Farming, RPG
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Upin & Ipin Universe

• Developer: Streamline Studios
• Publisher: Streamline Media Group, Inc.
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Exploration, Adventure, Action-Adventure
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Digger: Galactic Treasures

• Developer: RainStyle games
• Publisher: RainStyle games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Adventure, Simulation, Space Sim
• Release Date: 18 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Kickback: Shoot to Move!

• Developer: Dot blood
• Publisher: Targem Games
• Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Bullet Hell, Action, Roguelite
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Lastbane

• Developer: Lionstone Studio
• Publisher: Lionstone Studio
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Early Access, Horror, Psychological Horror
• Release Date: 18 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

The Love's Ordeal

• Developer: Mountain and Sea Studio
• Publisher: Mountain and Sea Studio
• Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, FMV, Dating Sim
• Release Date: 19 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Furry Company

• Developer: Dreamscape Studio
• Publisher: Dreamscape Studio
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Idler, Farming Sim, Clicker
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Heroes For Hire - Guild Micromanagement Simulator

• Developer: Untouch
• Publisher: Untouch
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Early Access
• Tags: PvP, Early Access, Management
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Forgotten 23

• Developer: KovalGames
• Publisher: indie.io
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Sci-fi, Third Person
• Release Date: 18 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Bring You Home

• Developer: Alike Studio
• Publisher: Alike Studio
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Indie, Casual
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Island Robot Farm

• Developer: MoraCoco
• Publisher: Wise Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Idler, Casual, Farming Sim
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Your Personal Chill Apartment

• Developer: Indovers Studio
• Publisher: Indovers Studio
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Idler, Cute, Atmospheric
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Bridge Constructor Studio

• Developer: ClockStone
• Publisher: Headup
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Building, Strategy
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Trade Rivals - Goblin Age

• Developer: Roog Game Studio
• Publisher: Roog Game Studio
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Early Access, PvP, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Bearzerk

• Developer: Dadbod Games
• Publisher: Dadbod Games
• Genre: Action, Casual, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Action, Casual
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Spell Wizard

• Developer: Rushedev
• Publisher: Rushedev
• Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Typing, Roguelite, Spelling
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Roofgrown Life

• Developer: DD Dogs
• Publisher: DD Dogs
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Casual, Simulation, Idler
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Quest of the Hero

• Developer: CSV
• Publisher: CSV
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Dungeon Crawler, Survival, Strategy
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Math Climber

• Developer:
• Publisher: aeiou
• Genre: Indie
• Tags: Precision Platformer, Psychological Horror, Difficult
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

GAT RAT

• Developer: Dark Snow Games
• Publisher: Dark Snow Games
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Action, Shooter, Side Scroller
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Keep on Mining!

• Developer: EagleEye Games
• Publisher: EagleEye Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Clicker, Idler
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Loophole

 

• Developer: Levi Pinkert
• Publisher: Levi Pinkert
• Genre: Indie
• Tags: Time Travel, Puzzle, Sokoban
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link

Combo Overload

• Developer: AraragiAriel
• Publisher: AraragiAriel
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Casual, Simulation, Idler
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2025
• Steam Link