We present the most exciting new Steam games of the week!
April is really picking up speed and this week brings you a flood of promising new games on our favorite platform. The release list is full to bursting and we have picked out the most exciting Steam releases of the week for you!
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Highlight of the week: Samson
(Genre: Action-Adventure – Developer: Liquid Swords – Release: April 8, 2026 (Steam)
In this gripping action-adventure game from Stockholm-based studio Liquid Swords, you take on the role of ex-criminal Samson, who has to fight for the survival of his sister in the fictional 1990s metropolis of “Tyndalston”. Your creditors are breathing down your neck, forcing you to work off horrendous debts in a world full of corruption and violence.
When the fists fly, the title deliberately wants to say goodbye to shooting and focus on heavily physics-based melee combat. Firearms are said to be extremely rare, which is why you turn the immediate surroundings into your weapon in brawls.
The sophisticated damage model for the vehicles is intended to stand out significantly from the usual open-world competition, as cars are made up of dozens of independent components. A shot tire, a damaged engine block or a battered chassis function completely independently of each other, which should have a direct impact on the handling of your getaway car.
The main campaign implements a merciless action point system that punishes every missed deadline and every fumbled task with horrendous penalties for your growing mountain of debt. This is designed to create an enormous amount of stress, making even the smallest accident or botched brawl incredibly expensive.
More exciting Steam releases of the week
Monday, April 6
- Fortune Seller: In this gloomy gothic shopkeeping roguelite with Balatro vibes, you are an indebted antiques dealer tasked with collecting the horrendous rent from your merciless landlord. You puzzle your inventory Tetris-style into the suitcases of your eccentric customers and use mystical tarot cards to maximize your profit or risk everything.
Tuesday, April 7
- Road to Vostok (Early Access): This hard-hitting single-player survival shooter throws you into a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. If you enter the deadly permadeath zone “Vostok”, a single mistake will put all your hard-won equipment at risk.
- Spark in the Dark (Early Access): As a brave hero, you dive into the endless, procedurally generated depths of an isometric dark fantasy dungeon. You can expect bloody battles against monstrous creatures, countless secrets and a complex system in which your equipment wears out and abilities level up simply by using them.
Wednesday, April 8
- Lay of the Land: A huge, physically fully simulated sandbox world invites you to explore, build and fight recklessly. From small huts to massive castles, you create your own structures and use the destructible environment tactically against formidable bosses.
- Morbid Metal (Early Access): A hack-and-slash action roguelite in which you take on the role of the last existing AI in a post-apocalyptic world. The highlight of the massive battles is the fluid real-time switching between three different cyborg forms to unleash devastating combos against your enemies.
- The Occultist: Equipped with a mysterious pendulum, you travel to the deserted island of “Godstone” as a paranormal investigator in search of your missing father. In this narrative first-person horror trip, you completely dispense with firearms and instead rely solely on sneaking and your supernatural gadgets.
Thursday, April 9
- DarkSwitch: In this survival city builder, you don’t build your settlement on flat land, but vertically on the huge branches of a gigantic tree. To fend off the deadly fog on the ground, you have to build cable cars, manage your eleven types of resources wisely and fight the approaching darkness with light and fire.
- Prop Sumo: If you love chaotic party games, you can take on the role of ordinary everyday objects and give them a good thrashing in physics-based hand-to-hand battles.
- Solar Expanse – Space Exploration Manager (Early Access): Become the director of your own space company and steer the expansion of humanity through the solar system in this management simulation. You plan missions, mine asteroids and transform uninhabitable moons into green paradises over centuries before building interstellar ships.
Friday, April 10
- Crystalfall (Early Access): In this free online action RPG, you slash your way through steampunk dungeons. Instead of classic talent trees, you find and level up your skills directly on the battlefield.
- Extinction Day: Here, for once, you are not the savior of the world, but a nasty strategist orchestrating the complete downfall of humanity. You combine deadly viruses, natural disasters and global wars to create devastating chain reactions, in the style of the classic Plague Inc.
- Fight Life: Vanguard: At the side of an almost forgotten god, you lead a group of inexperienced mercenary recruits through turn-based battles. On classic hex fields, you plan your maneuvers, equip your troops with new loot and gradually develop them into legendary champions.
We hope that you’ll find the right title for your gaming heart among this wide selection! Which game is going straight onto your wish list, what are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments! You can find all the other exciting games still to be released in April in our comprehensive preview video.
