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These six upcoming Steam games pair distinctive art with cosy adventures, precision platforming, Metroidvania action, shooters and cooperative puzzles.
Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve is facing Steam backlash after its PC pre-order bonus arrived as dependent DLC rather than a standalone game.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered has surged past 120,000 concurrent Steam players, helped by a free upgrade, new features and a major discount.
Quake Champions’ final major update ends its free-to-play era, removes monetisation and shifts the arena shooter to a $9.99 Steam release.
Over the Hill brings gentle off-road exploration, scenic landscapes and customisable vehicles to Steam before its Windows PC launch in October 2026.
Amplitude Studios reflects on how Early Access changed from a collaborative development model into a launch-day test of player expectations.
Steam’s needle-in-a-haystack trend shows how quickly copycat games can overwhelm search results, obscure original developers and complicate game discovery.
Six premium Steam games are available free this weekend, including Sea of Thieves and Diablo 4, while two smaller titles can be kept permanently.
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is bringing its Japanese Super Famicom dungeon-crawling adventure to Steam in 2027.
Nighthawks was wrongly classified as adults only on Steam before launch, but the rating was removed after a damaging and unexpectedly effective publicity storm.
Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer says crunch is unavoidable, while the studio checks applicants’ social media and links financial rewards to Wardogs’ success.
Evil Empire’s Triple-i Initiative Showcase returns on 8 October 2026 with 40 indie games, eight world premieres and a focused 45-minute broadcast.
Ubisoft has confirmed a Steam trial designed to keep Connect features available while removing the need to install or launch its separate PC client.
Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword has climbed to No. 1 on Steam, backed by 74,575 active players and an 85 Metacritic score.
Civilization VII is free to play on Steam for one week, with major updates, a 50% discount and a PAX West franchise panel also in view.
Aerial Knight’s Mr. Freezy transforms decapitation into a compact puzzle challenge, combining slippery head formations, special rules and score-chasing strategy.
Find the Australian release time for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, plus a complete global schedule and the bonuses included with each edition.
Steam recorded 720 new game releases in one week, highlighting the platform’s accelerating growth and the challenge of being discovered in a crowded catalogue.
SteamDB has been acquired by Nexus Mods, prompting users to question whether advertising, subscriptions and other monetisation changes could follow.
Dazed Games’ bizarre $5 fishing game How to Fish sells 1 million copies in two days, combining cooperative fishing, weapons and trickshots.
Twisted Tower delivers a colourful four-hour horror FPS with fast combat, strange weapons, unsettling toys, a surprising story and plenty of evil clowns.
Steam players can try a chaotic 200-player World War I shooter and a customisable mech tactical RPG free for a limited time.
The FPS Games Show will spotlight 16 first-person shooters, including Wardogs, Escape from Tarkov and Rainbow Six Siege, in a Twitch event this September.
Saber Interactive has updated Rideshare Stimulator’s Steam page with a detailed generative AI disclosure after claims and criticism surrounding development.
A former Square Enix strategist argues that a disc-free PlayStation could lower prices through publisher competition, but current digital trends offer mixed evidence.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has sold 485,000 copies in its first week, but PC problems, regional restrictions and expectations have fuelled debate.
European Steam Machine and Steam Controller buyers face targeted scams after a shipping-partner cyberattack exposed customer and order information.
The Division Resurgence has reached Steam with a mobile-style interface, heavy monetisation and mixed user reviews challenging its PC launch.
A solo developer says Google’s AI search revealed a secret Operation Octo character name, raising fresh questions about private documents and AI-generated answers.
An 18-year-old developer’s $200 Steam joke generated $1.3 million in revenue before most buyers refunded it, leaving a surprisingly small final return.
Moonlighter, the acclaimed shopkeeping and dungeon-crawling RPG, is free on Steam through August 9 ahead of its sequel’s September launch.
Big Hops is transforming into an eight-player online adventure, with shared progress, player interactions and a free Steam co-op update arriving August 9.
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