Operation Octo is an upcoming frantic aquatic Tower Defense with big boss fights
Need a fresh Tower Defense game to try out? Here's another tip for you! Operation Octo arrives in September with a chance to try it early.
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Inspired by the movie Aliens, tactical roguelike Xenopurge heads to Steam on July 11
Inspired by one of my favourite movies, Xenopurge channels tactical roguelike action where you're commanding a squad dealing with aliens.
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Unnatural Disaster is a mini city-builder where you try to destroy everything
Cities build themselves in Unnatural Disaster, and it's your job to tear them down with the power of natural disasters.
Broken Arrow devs confirm their anti-cheat will not block Linux, SteamOS
Broken Arrow recently released on Steam, promising to provide a fresh large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game.
Civilization VII gets Steam Workshop support, a modding SDK, bigger maps and more
Civilization VII version 1.2.2 has now rolled out after a delay, bringing with it some advanced features and modding support with the Steam Workshop.
Challenging inventory management auto-battler Backpack Battles 1.0 is out now
Backpack Battles is a PvP inventory management auto-battler from developer PlayWithFurcifer, which just hit the big 1.0 release.
Heroes of Might and Magic II open source game engine fheroes2 version 1.1.9 released
Another fresh release of the Heroes of Might and Magic II open source game engine fheroes2.
The Alters from 11 bit studios is out now and Steam Deck / SteamOS playable
The Alters is a brand new sci-fi game with a blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements from 11 bit studios.
Starship colony building sim Stardeus gets a free weekend and big sale
Stardeus is a colony building sim set in space, where you build up your own spaceship to go off exploring and survive.
Check out the demo for Paris Transylvania, a pachinko roguelike deckbuilder
Another one with a good demo during Steam Next Fest is Paris Transylvania, a pachinko roguelike deckbuilder.
Build a kingdom and watch overpowered tiny armies fight in 9 Kings
9 Kings is a fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder where you get to watch tiny armies fight and it's surprisingly absorbing of your time.
Tempest Rising is truly an RTS worth your time for C&C fans
Tempest Rising is a thoroughly great RTS that's worth picking up, giving us a modern classic that all Command & Conquer fans will love.
Steam Workshop support comes to Civilization VII in June with a new update out now
Firaxis are still working to improve Civilization VII, with a big update coming in June and a smaller update out now.
StarVaders is deck-building meets grid-based tactics and it's basically perfect
StarVaders from developer Pengonauts is a colourful and action-packed mix of a deck-builder with fast grid-based tactical combat and it's a thoroughly great time. I've never seen another game so smoothly blend these two together. I'm hooked on it.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II gets a first trailer and you can get a free copy of Gladius
Even more Warhammer news for you coming out of the Warhammer Skulls event. We have the first trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II. Plus, you can get a free copy of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War to keep.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War are getting remasters
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition have been announced, refreshing two popular games bringing many enhancements to both.
Drop Duchy is an inventive mixture of Tetris with deck-building and combat
Giving a really odd and unique blending of genres and game mechanics, Drop Duchy is a wonderful choice for you to pick up and play.
Beyond All Reason, a free and open source RTS gets a big visual overhaul
Beyond All Reason is an incredibly impressive free and open source RTS, with The Lightbringer update out now that's a huge advancement for the visuals. If you love massive battles you need to play this one.
The fusion of deck-building and space-Tetris in the demo of Moonsigil Atlas has totally hooked me
Moonsigil Atlas has a demo out now and it's already shot right up to the top of my wishlist. The idea of fusing a Slay the Spire styled deck-builder with something sort-of Tetris-like is just incredibly slick.
Rift Riff is a beautifully designed tower defense game about pumping juice
Rift Riff is all about jumping through portals (okay Rifts, whatever) and extracting precious juice. Monsters don't like you doing that though but the juice must flow. It's out now with Native Linux support.
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