39 Hidden Gems Launching on Steam This Week (13th–19th of July 2026)

At the start of every week, we take some time to check out all of the top possible hidden gems launching on Steam. The videogame industry is notoriously hard to advertise for, and we're taking the time to highlight the developers that we think are making some great content.

That all said, this is a hand-curated list — we go through all of the dozens to hundreds of games releasing every week and pick the ones we think deserve a chance at the spotlight. Due to this, we're taking our site-wide ethics into account, and we're removing anything with an AI Generated Content Disclosure. You can learn more here.

Neko Station

• Developer: Sunny Syrup Studio, SECRET CHARACTER
• Publisher: Flyhigh Works
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Life Sim, Sandbox
• Release Date: 12 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X

• Developer: Implicit Conversions
• Publisher: Bliss Brain
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Anime
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

DAICE

• Developer: Aeterna Ludi
• Publisher: GrabTheGames
• Genre: Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Turn-Based Combat
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Looking For Fael

• Developer: Swing Swing Submarine, La Poule Noire, ARTE France
• Publisher: ARTE France
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Heave Ho 2

• Developer: Le Cartel Studio
• Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Party Game, 4 Player Local
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

World Tree Ranch: Elven Legacy

• Developer: Closed Garden
• Publisher: OTAKU Plan
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Nudity, Sexual Content, Casual
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Soulforge Lost Path

• Developer: Ziyue
• Publisher: YuetteGames
• Genre: Action, Casual, RPG
• Tags: Looter Shooter, Bullet Heaven, Action Roguelike
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Stay: Your Forever Pet!

• Developer: Windup Minds
• Publisher: Windup Minds
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Cute, Cozy, Life Sim
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Rock Bottom

• Developer: Logan Games
• Publisher: Logan Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Incremental, Casual, Action
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Subway Builder

• Developer: Colin Miller, EJ Fox, Curran Kelleher, Nate Maue, Alex Wohlbruck, Piero Maddaleni, Brooks Flannery
• Publisher: Borough Studio
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Simulation, City Builder
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Wabisabi SushiDerby

• Developer: ITAMAE STUDIO
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Racing
• Tags: Racing, Pixel Graphics, Casual
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

KAZ

• Developer: Kalinarm
• Publisher: HAKURO
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Roguelike, Action Roguelike, Arcade
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Pimbolas

• Developer: Nano Knight Studio
• Publisher: Nuntius Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Sports
• Tags: Football (Soccer), Physics, Party Game
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Lured In

• Developer: Big Boy Games
• Publisher: 2 Left Thumbs
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Fishing, Idler, Incremental
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Diggin

• Developer: Longshot Studio
• Publisher: Longshot Studio
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Incremental, Exploration, Management
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Cheat Death

• Developer: GG Studio
• Publisher: Polden Publishing
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Roguelite, Deckbuilding
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Mysarium: Cozy Lo-fi Terrarium

• Developer: Sanobusiness S.R.L.
• Publisher: Sanobusiness S.R.L.
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Cozy, Desktop Companion, Relaxing
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Warp to Sector One

• Developer: hextor.Games
• Publisher: hextor.Games
• Genre: Indie, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Text-Based, Exploration
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Feather Land

• Developer: Peep Nest
• Publisher: Pretty Soon
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Birds, Idler, Creature Collector
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

City Bus Simulator 2026

• Developer: KODOBUR
• Publisher: OTTO Games
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Automobile Sim, Shop Keeper
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Solnox - Grimoire of Seasons

• Developer: ByteRockers' Games
• Publisher: ByteRockers' Games
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Card Game, Deckbuilding, Turn-Based Combat
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

LarsGadiel

• Developer: Diabolical Mind
• Publisher: Diabolical Mind
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Release Date: 17 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

VOIDRAVE

• Developer: Erak_Dev
• Publisher: AenyeGames
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Bullet Hell
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Holonoptic

• Developer: Glazial
• Publisher: Glazial
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation
• Tags: Story Rich, CRPG, Management
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

MeowCraft

• Developer: Meow Studio
• Publisher: 2P Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Shop Keeper, Simulation, Casual
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Fixer Undercover

• Developer: Creativity AR
• Publisher: Creativity AR
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Puzzle, Escape Room, Adventure
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

7 Days To Think About It

• Developer: Mankind Games, silver978
• Publisher: viviON Lab
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Exploration, Hidden Object, Walking Simulator
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Roulette Dungeon

• Developer: Hooded Traveler Games
• Publisher: Hooded Traveler Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Roguelike Deckbuilder, Dungeon Crawler, Adventure
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Heartstop Tour

• Developer: Comfort Kuma Studios
• Publisher: HMoon Publishing LLC
• Genre: Indie, Free To Play
• Tags: Otome, Female Protagonist, Interactive Fiction
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Pixplorer

• Developer: whiax
• Publisher: whiax
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Sandbox, Open World Survival Craft, Action RPG
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Neko Michi

• Developer: Eternal Dream, Eggtato
• Publisher: Eternal Dream
• Genre: Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Cozy, Simulation, Casual
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Petunia's Purgatory

• Developer: Dead Possum Games
• Publisher: Level Up Gaming
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Desktop Companion, Idler, Farming Sim
• Release Date: 16 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

I Know a Spot

• Developer: Bohdan Kvas
• Publisher: Bohdan Kvas
• Genre: Casual
• Tags: Casual, Cozy, Building
• Release Date: 14 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

ORPHEUS: TO HELL AND BACK

• Developer: StudioLoading, Kibou Entertainment, Alunite,Inc.
• Publisher: Alunite,Inc.
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Pixel Graphics, Indie, Puzzle Platformer
• Release Date: 12 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

The Sweet Spot

• Developer: FireRing Studio
• Publisher: FireRing Studio
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Horror, Psychological Horror, Simulation
• Release Date: 13 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

KAMI 2

• Developer: State of Play, Hairy Heart
• Publisher: Noodlecake
• Genre: Casual, Strategy
• Tags: Casual, Strategy, Puzzle
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Shellshock

• Developer: Man the Barricades Ltd
• Publisher: Man the Barricades Ltd
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

walk

• Developer: bilge
• Publisher: bilge
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Point & Click, Relaxing, Simulation
• Release Date: 18 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

FLASH AND DIE

• Developer: AtmoPixel
• Publisher: AtmoPixel
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Horror, Retro, Mystery
• Release Date: 15 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link