On average, they are more than a dozen games hits Steam store every day. While lots of options and games is a positive thing, it is undoubtedly difficult to keep track of all those new games. Potentially great gems could be lost with all of those new things unless you are dedicated to sorting out every new game on Steam. That is what we have done for you.
A Place for the Willing
Development: ALPixel Games
Release date: 25th July
The price: AU$21.50 | £11.39 |$14.99
It is an adventure narrative title. And according to the developer of this game, it combines the fantastic exploration and narrative depth from Sunless Sea of Failbetter Games with the intriguing setup from Takaya Imamura's Majora's Mask. Surely, ALPixel Games also took their inspiration from Lovecraft as well. While the art style and atmosphere have a touch of eeriness.
In general, this title is all about a city that is dying with only 21 days left to live. It is a choice-driven game, where all of your decisions will have impacts on the game's world. And by the way, it also features chain-smoking children anarchists. You should check it out.
1000 Days to Escape
Development: Lemon Squeezy
Release date: 26th of July
The price: £2.99 | $4.99 | AU$7.50
We get it, the name of this game kind of explains itself. In this world, you have 1000 days to evacuate the inhabitants of the world before it all ends. Your main mission is exploring the space to find a suitable replacement for Earth. However, you also need to find out how to transport your people safely there and how to protect them.
Admittedly, that means you will wreak havoc on the local alien as well. The list of features is long for a title of this price range. Grab it on Steam if you think you are capable of saving humankind from climate apocalypse. This game looks fun yet also depressing at the same time.
Tech Corp.
Development: Mardonpol Inc.
Release date: 26th of July
The price: £15.49 | $19.99
After all the saving humanity missions you can also check out Tech Corp. to build up your own tech startup. Mardonpol Inc. launched the Early Access of this title just last week. It is a tycoon and simulation game focused on the idea of becoming a giant in the technology industry. You will play as the owner of a tech startup and attend in all marketing, branding, and business matters of your company. Moreover, you will able to make various decisions about the function and appearance of your company's products.
From the look of it, there will also be logistics, production management, automation components for you to handle. From what we know, the developer plans to run this Early Access for about 6 months.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Development: eduweb
Release date: 26th of July
The price: AU$21.50 | £11.39 | $14.99
It is your chance to become a wolf if you ever want so. They say that it is a realistic simulation of being a wolf. This Anniversary Edition is a full remake of the original title. Eduweb began to released their WolfQuest original game episode by episode since 2007. Currently, the game is in Early Access and would remain so until the 2nd episode got released.
At the moment of this writing, the Early Access will allow you to try out your survival skills in the map of Amethyst Mountain. Your target is hunting for food, find a mate, and fight other competing wolves. It is an authentic sim game which a heavy emphasis on its simulation factor.
Mirador
Development: Sauropod Studio
Release date: 27th of July
The price: AU$21.50 | £11.39 | $14.99
It is an online co-op HnS (hack and slay) title with a fascinating mechanic: all the bosses in this game are the creations of other players. The bosses - or Sentinels in Mirador, will block your way to escape from the Mirador mysterious world. When you defeat the Sentinel, you will get loot which you can use to increase the difficulty of your Sentinel creations.
The harder your Sentinel is, more loot it would get from defeating other players. That is an exciting mechanic that you should definitely check out.