New week, new games! This time, Steam has a shooter highlight and lots of strategy in store for you. We present the most exciting releases.
Summer is coming to an end, but another hot week awaits on Steam: Six years after the third installment, the loot shooter king is celebrating its return, and it’s back to the loot shootout. But there’s much more to discover! As every Monday, we bring you an overview of the most exciting PC releases of the week.
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Highlight of the week: Borderlands 4
Six years after the last installment, the hunt for loot and levels continues: Borderlands 4 sends you to the new planet Kairos, a desolate prison planet under the thumb of the sinister Timekeeper. The archvillain oppresses the population with his cyborg army – high time for a few exterminators (i.e. you) to put an end to the madness.
Kairos offers the largest game world in the series’ history: Four expansive regions can be explored seamlessly this time around. Gearbox promises a true open-world experience without loading screens for the first time, true to the motto: less borders, more land
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In terms of gameplay, Borderlands 4 aims to stick with what works while offering something new: You can once again choose from four eccentric hunters with different abilities. In co-op mode for up to four players, you’ll blast your way through hordes of enemies with millions of crazy weapon combinations.
New features include the Echo-4 companion drone, which supports you with hacks and scans, as well as a revamped progression system with elements borrowed from role-playing games, which is designed to allow even more build diversity.
Of course, the series’ signature humor is also present: series mascot Claptrap is back again – whether you like it or not is up to you. And as always, one-liners, pop culture references, and absurd side quests are guaranteed to be included.
More exciting Steam releases of the week
Monday, September 8, 2025
- Katanaut: Katanaut is a fast-paced 2D action roguelite with Metroidvania elements that combines fluid hack-and-slash combat with Lovecraftian horror. Aboard an abandoned space station, you’ll use your katana and special abilities to slay disgusting creatures that were once human. Quick dodges and clever use of skills are essential for survival as you venture deeper and deeper into the nightmarish station to uncover its dark secrets.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Firefighting Simulator: Ignite: As a firefighter in a major US city, you battle blazing flames and unpredictable dangers. In Firefighting Simulator: Ignite’s career mode, you fight your way through various scenarios – from apartment fires to factory fires – while rescuing people and protecting property. You can either go solo (with AI teammates) or play cooperatively with up to 3 friends and fight the fire with realistic equipment.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Star Birds (Early Access): A colorful sci-fi building simulation awaits you with Star Birds. Here, you manage a colony of cute space birds on an asteroid base. This charming genre mix comes from the Dorfromantik studio Toukana in collaboration with the YouTube channel Kurzgesagt. You collect resources, build production chains between floating asteroid islands, and ensure that your chirping settlers achieve fame and fortune.
- Celestial Empire: Prologue: More fodder for building fans, this time even for free: Celestial Empire: Prologue is a standalone, free-to-play preview of an upcoming building game set in ancient China. You build a traditional village in a picturesque mountain landscape, construct temples, tea houses, and rice fields, and ensure the well-being of your subjects.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
- Shape of Dreams: A roguelite that combines MOBA elements with a bizarre dream world setting. After the boundary between dream and reality collapses, you venture into a surreal twilight world in Shape of Dreams, either alone or in four-player co-op. There, you fight your way through procedurally generated levels full of monsters and events with one of eight characters.
- Dungeons of Eternity: VR is dead? Not at all! Dungeons of Eternity puts you right in the first-person perspective of a fantasy hero. You roam through dark, procedurally generated dungeons full of undead creatures and traps, swinging your sword, throwing axes, or unleashing magic via VR controllers.
Friday, September 12, 2025
- Chrono Gear: Warden of Time: Retro action with time manipulation! In Chrono Gear, you take on the role of Kronii, the guardian of time (known from the VTuber world Hololive), and fight against a sinister demon who has torn apart the fabric of time. This 2D action adventure mixes fast-paced platforming and sword fighting with special time abilities: you can slow down or speed up time to outwit enemies or overcome obstacles.
- Roman Empire Wars: Reinforcements for hobby strategists – in this real-time strategy game, you relive Rome’s conquests in large-scale battles. As a Roman commander, you command legions against historical enemies such as the Gauls, Huns, and Carthaginians. You flank, storm, and crush enemy armies with tactical skill to spread the glory of Rome across Europe.
- Note: The Steam page is currently unavailable from Germany, presumably because the youth protection form has not been completed. We hope that the developers will resolve this issue before the release.
- Fata Deum – The God Sim (Early Access): The classic god game Black & White sends its regards – Fata Deum gives you divine power over a fantasy kingdom. The more followers you gather, the greater your influence on the world. You decide whether to bless your people as a benevolent deity, create fertile lands and let your villages flourish – or spread fear and terror as a vengeful tyrant.
Keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks – September still has a lot in store. We present all the important titles in the video embedded above. We hope you enjoy gaming and, as always, feel free to write us in the comments which title is your personal highlight!
