New on Steam: So many insider tips are launching this week – and a few real gems too

In the fourth week of July 2025, you can look forward to exciting new releases on Steam: from bloody zombie battles to thrilling space adventures. What are your favorites?

The fourth week of July 2025 brings plenty of variety to Steam. From merciless zombie carnage to a dark journey to ancient China to various strategy and building games, there’s something for everyone. As every Monday, we present an overview of the most exciting new Steam releases of the week.

Highlight of the week: Killing Floor 3

The iconic co-op shooter is back for another round – and this time it’s even bloodier than before. In Killing Floor 3,, you join forces with up to five other players as the Nightfall special forces unit to fight waves of Zeds (mutant zombie monsters) in the dystopian future of 2091.

The tried-and-tested formula remains the same: keep shooting hordes of enemies, earn money (Dosh), upgrade your weapons, and then take on increasingly tougher opponents – until the boss finally appears.

Part 3 of the series comes with some fresh ideas: The artificial intelligence of the Zeds has been improved so that they are even smarter when they come after you. Your arsenal is bigger and more versatile than ever: from flamethrowers to shotguns to katanas, everything you need to finish off the undead beasts is included.

Above all, a new dismemberment system (called Meat 2.0) makes the carnage more impressive than ever – enemies realistically lose individual limbs and the battlefield remains covered in blood throughout the game.

Killing Floor 3 is a gory extravaganza that co-op shooter fans are sure to enjoy—provided the developers can iron out the various technical and game design issues that significantly detracted from the fun during the first beta.

More exciting Steam releases of the week

Monday, July 21, 2025

• The King is Watching: In this roguelite building game, your subjects only work when the king is watching them with his own eyes. As the monarch of a fantasy world, you mine resources, build villages and castles, and train peasants to become soldiers – but woe betide you if you take your eyes off them, or production will grind to a halt! The King is Watching combines classic building strategy with a crisp roguelite loop.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

• Wildgate: The new co-op shooter from the Dreamhaven veterans (including former Blizzard developers) sends you on intergalactic raids. In Wildgate, you and your team glide through space in stylish space suits, board enemy spaceships, and engage in fierce battles – both on foot in the ship’s corridors and in daring space battles.

• Hell Clock: The name says it all: In this action RPG, the clock is ticking mercilessly against you. Hell Clock transports you to 19th-century Brazil, where you descend into the depths of hell as a hero to save the soul of your mentor. Every second counts in the fight against undead hordes and demonic bosses – the longer you linger in the procedural dungeons, the more powerful your enemies become.

• UnderMine 2 (Early Access): The charming dungeon crawler UnderMine returns with a sequel – and this time, you can even descend into the mines with a friend. Part 2 is launching in Early Access and introduces new co-op features: Two players explore the procedurally generated underground levels full of traps, treasures, and monsters together. Of course, there are also tons of relics, upgrades, and secret rooms hidden away.

• Luto: Not for the faint of heart: Luto is a psychological horror adventure in which you are trapped in your own house. You take on the role of a person in deep mourning who is trying to escape their eerie home – but every attempt to escape only leads deeper into a surreal nightmare. With no classic combat, Luto focuses on a dense atmosphere and nerve-wracking exploration. Dark corridors, disturbing visions, and oppressive silence tug at your mind as you solve puzzles interwoven with themes of loss and depression.

• Grimshire (Early Access): As a farmer in a Victorian-inspired village, you cultivate fields, raise animals, and provide for your fellow citizens. But a mysterious plague is spreading, killing people and livestock unless you find an antidote in time. While bringing in your harvest and discovering new recipes, you must also defend yourself against marauding plague victims.

• Business Heroes: Street Grub (Early Access): Ever dreamed of owning your own food truck? Business Heroes: Street Grub makes your dream come true in the form of a sweet business simulation. You start with a small street food stand and serve simple dishes to hungry passers-by. With the money you earn, you expand your menu, improve your recipes, and invest in better equipment – from a new grill to a larger sales stand. Gradually, you expand your street food empire into different parts of the city and compete with rival food stands.

• Wheel World: Save the world through bike racing? In the wacky open-world racing game Wheel World, that’s exactly your mission. As chosen bike champions, you race your mountain bikes through a vast game world to win the favor of ancient cycling gods in fast-paced races and complete an ancient ritual – the Great Shift. You’ll compete against other riders, upgrade your bike with better parts, and perform daring tricks as you race across rugged mountain slopes and neon-lit city streets.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

• WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers: An atmospheric soulslike action RPG that puts you in the shoes of Wuchang, a swordswoman in a dark world full of superstition and violence. In 17th-century China, you search for the cause of a supernatural plague that causes people to grow mysterious feathers. On your journey through dilapidated villages, foggy forests, and imposing temple ruins, you’ll face terrifying enemies straight out of Chinese folklore. After Black Myth: Wukong, this could be the next action-adventure hit from the Far East.

• Hotel Galactic (Early Access): Vacation vibes in space! In Hotel Galactic, you run your own intergalactic vacation paradise. This cozy management simulation lets you build and manage a vacation resort on a distant alien planet. You build chic space hotel rooms with views of the stars, set up exotic cocktail bars and alien spa areas, and try to anticipate your extraterrestrial guests’ every wish.

• Let Them Trade (Early Access): Trade is the name of the game here! Let Them Trade is a cozy city-building and economic simulation game with a special focus on trade. In a world of wooden block graphics, you found your own little kingdom and must make it flourish through skillful trading. You construct production buildings for resources, build marketplaces and roads, and watch as your subjects transport the goods produced from place to place. By cleverly exploiting supply and demand in different cities, you fill your warehouses and treasuries and can finance further expansions.

• MAVRIX by Matt Jones (Early Access): Two mountain bike games in one week? In MAVRIX, you can hop on your bike and tear up a huge open world full of downhill tracks. This extreme sports game (developed in collaboration with MTB pro Matt Jones) focuses on an authentic riding experience: thanks to realistic physics, you control your bike with dual stick controls, balance in corners, apply the front and rear brakes, and land spectacular jumps.

Friday, July 25, 2025

• Ascent of Ashes (Early Access): Colony building meets real-time tactics: Ascent of Ashes combines building strategy with challenging combat in a post-apocalyptic world. You take control of a group of survivors who want to build a new home from the ruins after the collapse of civilization. You build a base, gather food and resources, and erect defenses – because enemy looters are lurking everywhere. Unlike other games in this genre, Ascent of Ashes requires you to engage in combat yourself: in tactical, pausable real-time skirmishes, you command your people and use cover, weapons, and special abilities to fend off attackers.

Whether you’re moving to ancient China, taking on hordes of mutants with a shotgun, or prefer to go on a space-faring adventure, this week could be an exciting one! As always, this is just a selection of the most interesting new releases; there are many more to discover in the store. Which games are on your wish list this week? Let us know in the comments and tell us your highlights!