Hole Is Mine Review
Purifying a Divine Hole, One Thrown Minion at a Time Hole Is Mine, from developer Incrementalist (previously behind the well-regarded incremental Astro Prospector), launched on Ste
7 / 10
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Little Chef: Cozy Cooking Review
A Tiny Kitchen, A Big Following Little Chef: Cozy Cooking began life in Early Access on March 16, 2026 from a small three-person team, artist Erika Zakse, developer Julien Truebige
7 / 10
Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story Review
Sophie Roy Returns, This Time on the High Seas Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story launched on Steam on August 5, 2026 at $6.99, a standalone follow-up to developer Lowbirth Gam
7 / 10
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Lost Light Review
A Free Platformer With Old-School Bones Lost Light, released free on Steam August 29, 2026 by Woofle Studios, casts players as a young soul tasked with carrying the primordial Flam
7 / 10
Lucky Shot Review
Balatro, But You Actually Have to Aim Lucky Shot, from developer Deliver Games, released on Steam on August 7, 2026 at $12.99, following a Steam Next Fest demo run earlier in the y
7.5 / 10
Mimicry! Review
A Prop Hunt Riff With Real Personality Mimicry! released on Steam on July 30, 2026, from Australian developer and publisher Wayward Skies Studio, for $9.99, after a run through Ste
8 / 10
Montabi Review
Slay the Spire, Pokemon, and Mega Man Battle Network Walk Into a Bar Montabi, from Indonesian solo-turned-small-team developer Mankibo and publisher Akupara Games, launched on Stea
8 / 10
NOMSTERS Review
A Physics Shooter Built Around One 45-Second Idea NOMSTERS launched on Steam on August 1, 2026, for $3.99 from solo developer Igor Yakunin, and its pitch is refreshingly small: two
7 / 10
No Results Found Review
A Search Bar, a Forum, and a Very Bad Cult No Results Found, a free desktop-investigation sim from Korean studio Zzangdol Games, drops you behind a fictional 1990s-style computer a
7 / 10
ON&OFF Review
A Free Deckbuilder Built Entirely Around One Switch ON&OFF released free on Steam on July 31, 2026, from developer DopamineCrucian and publisher Jungle Game Lab, and its entire ide
7 / 10
Osta Review
A Metal-Detecting Sim With Almost No Competition Osta released on Steam on July 29, 2026, from solo developer and publisher Cup, for $13.99. It casts you as a militaria collector w
7 / 10
OUTCLAW Review
A Pikmin-Flavored Debut From a Brand-New Studio OUTCLAW released on Steam on July 29, 2026, from debut developer and publisher Moss Monkey, for $24.99, following a public demo and
7.5 / 10
Pight Review
Pistons, Not Pigs, Despite the Name Pight, from solo Minecraft-puzzle specialist Mindlabor, launched on Steam on August 8, 2026 at $3.99. Following a Steam Next Fest demo appearanc
7 / 10
Project Looking Glass Review
A Grieving Mother, a Cold War Experiment, and a Window Into the Astral Plane Project Looking Glass, the solo debut of developer MORPH, launched on Steam on August 11, 2026 at $4.99
7 / 10
Project P.I.T.T. Review
Feed the Hole, Question Everything Project P.I.T.T., from solo developer Froke and publisher Pretty Soon, launched on August 19, 2026, after a well-attended Next Fest demo the prev
7 / 10
Sensory Overload Review
A Tunnel Designed to Break Your Brain, on Purpose Sensory Overload, from solo-flavored studio Pancake Studios, launched on August 20, 2026, after a public demo period that reported
7 / 10
Stackmon Review
Stacklands Meets Pokémon, On Purpose Stackmon, from Riftpoint Entertainment and publisher Alibi Games, launched into full release on August 18, 2026, after a February playtest and
7 / 10
Super Night Riders S1 Review
A Full Rebuild, Not Just A Reskin Super Night Riders S1, released August 31, 2026 by miyu.works (the studio also behind the Light Fairytale RPG series), is a full retail follow-up
7 / 10
Ugoku Sushi Bar Review
A Familiar Cozy Formula, Reshaped Around Sushi Ugoku Sushi Bar released on Steam on July 29, 2026, from developer Rogue Duck Interactive, co-published with Gamersky Games, for $12.
7.5 / 10
Zoominoes Review
Balatro, But It's Dominoes With Animals Zoominoes released on Steam on July 30, 2026, from developer and publisher Starlight Games inc., for $14.99, after a lengthy public demo
7.5 / 10
2nd EVE Review
A Battle Nun, A Broken Moon, And A Ship Full Of Nightmares 2nd EVE entered Steam Early Access on April 14, 2026 from two-person developer Gamer Cloud, and it wastes no time establi
7 / 10
Aerial_Knight's MrFreezy Review
A Noir Serial-Killer Puzzle Game, Played Completely Straight Aerial_Knight's MrFreezy, released September 1, 2026 by developer Aerial_Knight and publisher Aerial_Knight Games,
7 / 10
Agari — Riichi Mahjong Review
Riichi Mahjong Without The Gacha Agari is a $6.99 Riichi Mahjong client built and published solo by developer Ryan Sullenberger, released on Steam on June 12, 2026 with a clean his
7 / 10
Agents! Please? Review
The AI Writes The Code, You Catch The Lie Agents! Please? is a $4.04 indie puzzle-simulation from developer KIB Games that casts the player as the last human reviewer standing betw
7 / 10