On a mean day a few dozen new video games are launched on Steam. And whereas we expect that is a very good factor, it may be understandably arduous to maintain up with. Potentially thrilling gems are positive to be misplaced within the deluge of recent issues to play except you kind by each single recreation that’s launched on Steam. So that’s precisely what we’ve achieved. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we have gathered one of the best PC video games you’ll be able to play proper now and a operating record of the 2025 video games which are launching this yr.
Serra de Deus
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Release: November 14
Developer: David Pateti
Serra de Deus might look like more PS1-era horror jank, but it’s actually a fascinating slice of life sim about operating a hot dog stand in a Rio de Janeiro favela. Protagonist David de Lima has returned to the city to take over said stand, and for a lot of Serra de Deus you’ll actually be, well, making hot dogs. And then, with the money earned, you’ll be decorating your house with new furniture. If this sounds like unpromising material to you, never fear, because soon enough David catches wind of a gnarly murder mystery that can’t easily be blamed on the usual assortment of gangsters. No, there’s something very weird afoot.
Hymer 2000
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Release: November 13
Developer: doBell
Hymer 2000 is a puzzle recreation the place you may chat with an working system referred to as Hymer, who can react to your inputs in a approach that kinda jogs my memory of Eliza. Discovering new key phrases that may assist extra particularly immediate Hymer is an enormous a part of the sport, however so is discovering new “pareidolic faces”: in different phrases, faces that seem by accident in on a regular basis objects. The goal is to grasp Hymer and to close it down. As far as fictional working system video games go, that is among the many strangest and prettiest I’ve seen.
Goodnight Universe
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Release: November 12
Developers: Nice Dream
This first-person narrative recreation is performed from the angle of a six-month-old child, however not simply any lil’ terror: this one has psychic powers. Somehow an evil tech corp has cottoned onto your powers and needs to abduct you, however little do they know {that a} six-month-old child with psychic powers shouldn’t be messed with. What outcomes is a puzzle-laden journey with some fascinating eye-tracking implementation that goals to simulate what it is likely to be like to govern the world together with your eyes and facial expressions.
Verho – Curse of Faces
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Release: November 10
Developer: Kasur Games
Here’s one other trendy tackle the previous King’s Field format, becoming a member of the likes of Lunacid, Labyrinth of the Demon King and Monomyth. It’s set within the usually bleak ‘n’ hostile world of Yariv, the place the enemies transfer gradual, the NPCs converse elliptically, and circle strafing is in vogue. Obviously this style is beginning to attain saturation level, however the early Steam opinions for Verho are “very positive” and the artwork fashion is as evocative in the best way solely previous 3D video games will be. There’s a demo, too.
Shard Squad
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Release: November 10
Developer: The Root Studios
Hot on the heels of Aethermancer comes one other RPG mixing roguelite trappings with Pokémon fashion creature accumulating. Though Shard Squad has one other trick up its sleeve: Vampire Survivors can also be clearly an affect, so you may be utilizing your “squad of elemental creatures” towards hordes of opponents, with sure configurations of those creatures leading to distinctive results. Looks like a very good time, particularly on a handheld PC.