There are hundreds of games coming out each week, and to ensure that you could find some of the best ones going under the radar, we started this series to ensure that we could highlight the ones we thought were worthy. We checked through the 311 titles coming out and handpicked the ones that we thought deserved to be in the highlight.
For clarification, our criterion for things going on this list is those that have fewer than 1,000 followers.
Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim
- Developer: Merge Conflict Studio
- Publisher: Merge Conflict Studio
- Genre: Action, Simulation
- Tags: Cartoon, Simulation, Life Sim
- Release Date: 7 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
- Developer: TYPE-MOON, fuzz Inc.
- Publisher: Aniplex Inc.
- Genre: Adventure
- Tags: Adventure, Visual Novel, Point & Click
- Release Date: 6 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Iron Core: Mech Survivor
- Developer: Soda Game Studio
- Publisher: Soda Game Studio
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
- Tags: 3D, Action Roguelike, Hero Shooter
- Release Date: 8 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Toree Saturn
- Developer: Siactro
- Publisher: Siactro
- Genre: Action
- Tags: Action, Platformer, 3D Platformer
- Release Date: 8 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Drops of Death
- Developer: Snowhaven Studios, Crystal Game Works
- Publisher: Snowhaven Studios
- Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: Visual Novel, Dating Sim, Choices Matter
- Release Date: 7 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Sands of Hope
- Developer: Guateke Studios
- Publisher: Guateke Studios
- Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Tags: Exploration, Adventure, Open World
- Release Date: 4 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Oscuro Blossom’s Glow
- Developer: Hongoneon
- Publisher: Hongoneon
- Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Tags: Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle
- Release Date: 5 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Tall Trails
- Developer: Brady Soglin
- Publisher: Brady Soglin
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
- Tags: Cute, Exploration, Relaxing
- Release Date: 4 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
The Lilliput Workshop
- Developer: Cotton Game
- Publisher: Cotton Game
- Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: Puzzle, Programming, Cozy
- Release Date: 6 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
PAGER
- Developer: bilge
- Publisher: bilge
- Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: Psychological Horror, Exploration, Simulation
- Release Date: 6 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Sizzle & Stack
- Developer: Arvis Games
- Publisher: Arvis Games
- Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: Cooking, Card Game, Cozy
- Release Date: 4 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
1000 Deaths (Thousand Deaths)
- Developer: Pariah Interactive, Inc.
- Publisher: Pariah Interactive, Inc.
- Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Tags: 3D Platformer, Adventure, Action
- Release Date: 7 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Bee Simulator: The Hive
- Developer: VARSAV Game Studios
- Publisher: Untold Tales
- Genre: Adventure, Casual, Simulation
- Tags: Casual, Simulation, Arcade
- Release Date: 4 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Liminal Exit
- Developer: LittleRedDread
- Publisher: LittleRedDread
- Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: FPS, Immersive Sim, Puzzle
- Release Date: 7 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
SLACKJAW
- Developer: Nostromo Interactive
- Publisher: Nostromo Interactive
- Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: Atmospheric, Exploration, Escape Room
- Release Date: 8 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
AstroPlanet
- Developer: VIVA
- Publisher: VIVA
- Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: Sandbox, Base Building, Crafting
- Release Date: 5 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
FISHTOPIA
- Developer: BountyGames
- Publisher: BountyGames
- Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Tags: Creature Collector, Relaxing, Idler
- Release Date: 6 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link
Drop Pockets
- Developer: Children of Madness
- Publisher: Children of Madness
- Genre: Casual, Indie, Sports
- Tags: Pool, Turn-Based Tactics, Sports
- Release Date: 8 Aug, 2025
- Steam Link