Mark your calendars—September 18, 2025. That’s the day when DeadWire, the neon-soaked hacker shooter from solo developer Anaconda Shotgun and indie publisher The CoLab, officially launches on Steam. In DeadWire, the city itself becomes your weapon. This top-down action game lets you rewire anything—cars, cameras, electronics, even the implants inside your enemies—into chaotic chain reactions of carnage. Every explosion, every hacked device, every improvised trap is entirely player-driven, turning each encounter into a fresh puzzle box of destruction. With over 30 handcrafted levels, a high-score-chasing DeadWire Mode, and a pounding synthwave soundtrack, the game promises intense, stylish action that keeps…
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In Frostliner, an upcoming survival city builder with a unique twist, you’re not hunkering down in some sheltered base—you’re leading a mobile train city across a brutal, frozen wasteland. And the only rule? Keep moving, or die trying. A Train Is Your Last Hope Set decades after a cataclysmic event shattered the moon and plunged the planet into a deadly deep freeze, Frostliner puts you in charge of a colossal locomotive engineered for survival. Your train—the Frostliner—is a moving city, a last refuge for humanity, and the only thing standing between your people and the icy void. You’ll scavenge abandoned…
Drawing and music come together in this emotionally-charged, creativity-first indie experience from solo developer Kesha Games. Beat Brush isn’t a rhythm game. It’s not about scoring points or hitting beats. Instead, this cozy, expressive indie title invites players to do something much more personal: draw music. In Beat Brush, every stroke of your brush creates sound. You’re not playing an instrument in the traditional sense, and you’re not drawing in pursuit of perfection. You’re simply creating — one motion, one note at a time. It’s musical improvisation and visual art blended into one gentle, emotionally-driven experience. You play as a…
What if the end of the world felt more like a warm hug than a disaster? Solo developer Mas from Malaysia has spent the last four years answering that question — and on August 7, 2025, players will finally get to experience the result with the launch of Artis Impact on Steam. Blending hand-drawn pixel art, classic turn-based combat, and a quirky, heartfelt narrative, Artis Impact is a retro-inspired RPG that trades doom-and-gloom for slice-of-life charm in a post-apocalyptic setting. Whether you’re chatting up oddball survivors, slinging potato croquettes, or decorating your cozy base, this is a game where the…
The line between familiar and surreal begins to blur in and Roger, a quietly unsettling slice-of-life visual novel from solo dev TearyHand Studio and Kodansha Creators’ Lab. As part of Steam Next Fest, players can now dive into the newly released PC demo and get their first taste of this mysterious, hand-drawn point-and-click narrative ahead of its full launch in Summer 2025. When the Ordinary Becomes Ominous Set in a seemingly mundane morning, and Roger follows a young girl as her daily routine is shattered by two stark revelations: her father has vanished without a trace, and a complete stranger…
Brace yourself for a survival horror experience where the cold isn’t your only enemy. NEDRA, the upcoming title from solo developer Davit Andreasyan and indie.io, is set to launch on PC via Steam on June 23, 2025—and it’s bringing players deep into the frozen heart of Soviet-era Antarctica, where unspeakable horrors lie buried beneath the ice. In NEDRA, you step into the heavy boots of Artur Arayan, a mechanic from the Red Star research base sent to investigate a mysterious SOS signal cutting through the polar night. But after a disastrous expedition, Artur finds himself stranded, injured, and alone in…
Erik Rempen, the solo developer behind Kainga: Seeds of Civilization, is back with an all-new city-building experience—ShantyTown! Developed under his new studio, Silk Softworks, ShantyTown is set to launch on PC via Steam in Q4 2025, inviting players to craft vibrant, handcrafted urban dioramas in some truly unconventional locations. A City-Building Game Like No Other After two years in development, ShantyTown introduces a fresh take on city-building, blending artistic expression with strategic construction. Players will design bustling neighborhoods in unique settings—imagine a floating tea shop at a ferry terminal, a lively street market inside an industrial pipeline, or a serene…