holy sh-t! so many games - June 2026

Honestly, there were so many games talked about last week that I’m confident I could be entertained for half a decade or more. When I was a child in the late 1900s, I could never have imagined the choices we’d have today. In all honesty, it is a little overwhelming. How do you pick a game today?

I used to be drawn in by art (mostly), but today I’ve had to become much pickier. Below are the games I wishlisted this past week. I highly doubt I’ll make it through them all as they release, but if you’re like me and you like story-rich games, simulations, city/colony builders, or co-op games with just the right amount of depth, the list below might resonate with you.

I will say, there are more psychological horror games than I expected to be interested in. I tend to steer away from horror, but some of the art and stories were just so darn compelling.

Chaotic 1-4 player Viking tavern co-op: hunt beasts by day, cook and serve by night, and keep the gods from getting cranky.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2433560/

Twitter: https://x.com/oddikogames

Website: https://www.oddiko.com/

A gentle 3D adventure about tiny mouse heroes exploring Swedish-inspired landscapes, solving puzzles, and helping a magical world.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161310/

Twitter: https://x.com/helathegame

Website: https://www.helagame.com/

Solo or online co-op dungeon exploration with survival, crafting, puzzles, and a metroidvania-ish sense of descent.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2871520/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beholdstudios

Website: http://www.beholdstudios.com.br/

A 1-8 player pixel fantasy RPG with races, classes, elemental combat, relationship building, and a stronghold to shape.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2402680/

Twitter: https://x.com/MudtekStudios

Website: http://www.mudtek.dev/

A cozy sandbox RPG from veteran devs where you farm, craft, build a village, and explore a fairy-tale animal world solo or co-op.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3078150/

Twitter: https://x.com/PlayHawthorn

Website: https://playhawthorn.com/

A 1-4 player physics stealth comedy about disposing of evidence after an accident, where the simple goal is wildly hard to execute.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4258290/

Twitter: https://x.com/DwarvenInfantry

Website: https://wearesocookedthegame.com/

Survival crafting on a mysterious island chain, with hunting, farming, ruins, magic totems, and online co-op.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1686230/

Twitter: https://x.com/Pequi_studios

A dynamic Hundred Years' War sandbox with exploration, army command, huge battles, and online co-op support.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2231020/

Twitter: https://x.com/Chronicles1313

Website: https://www.chronicles.net/

A creature-collecting action roguelite about befriending mystical Hantu and restoring a corrupted open-world-style wilderness.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2217470/

Twitter: https://x.com/herobeatstudios

Website: https://herobeatstudios.com/

A brutal pixel-art Mexican metroidvania starring a detective empowered by Death to become La Sombra.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2376260/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/halberdstudios

Website: https://www.halberdstudios.com/mariachi-legends

A musical slice-of-life RPG about a musician and luthier in a mystical city where music, puzzles, and spirits intertwine.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3581900/

Twitter: https://x.com/cawffeefortwo

Website: https://ethosgames.xyz/Malhaar

A hand-illustrated 2D action-adventure through kingdoms, jungles, mountains, and political danger.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478860/

Twitter: https://x.com/glassjarint

Website: https://glassjarinteractive.com/

A choice-heavy narrative RPG about guiding an expedition through a mind-bending fog and shaping its fate through persuasion.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1387640/

Twitter: https://x.com/QuietLittleFeet

Website: https://www.wherebirdsgotosleep.com/

A relaxed town builder about designing a frog community in a lush ancient forest.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2261380/

Twitter: https://x.com/TexelRaptor

Website: https://www.croakwood.com/

A small-scale town-building life sim where you become mayor, restore a tourist town, and befriend villagers at your own pace.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4580030/

Twitter: https://x.com/ABiscuitFactory/

Website: https://www.biscuitfactorygames.com/

A tactical narrative strategy RPG about recruiting heroes and surviving mythic underworld trials from the King of Dragon Pass / Six Ages designers.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/

Twitter: https://x.com/ASharpLLC

Website: https://a-sharp.com/1000hells/

An irreverent open-world tactical RPG about building a mercenary squad, chasing fame, and making deeply unvirtuous decisions.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2964560/

Website: https://www.happybastardsgame.com/

A vertical survival roguelite where you prepare alpinists, manage rope mechanics, and climb cursed Lovecraftian peaks.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4267860/

Twitter: https://x.com/ascenderspeak

A farming and romance sim twisted by a supernatural serial killer hiding somewhere in town.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255110/

Twitter: https://x.com/perfectgarbo

Website: https://blumhouse.com/games/grave-seasons

A horror roguelike bento-builder where you assemble meals under pressure for a half-chef monster.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3930510/

A nightmarish life sim RPG about a burned-out woman starting over on a farm, then becoming herald to a dead god.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2318330/

Twitter: https://x.com/coldbloodinc

Website: https://neverwaygame.com/

A stop-motion narrative horror game about war, family, and surviving as your mother becomes something monstrous.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2301240/

Twitter: https://x.com/DeadlyCrowGames

Website: https://mutter.deadlycrowgames.com/

A psychological thriller adventure about a young girl trapped in a stranger's attic with something lurking nearby.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872240/

Twitter: https://x.com/trioskaz

A horror RPG about a demon-possessed altar boy battling demons through the city with anime-style cutscenes.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593320/

Twitter: https://x.com/baroquedecay

Website: https://baroquedecay.com/

A tense pixel-art horror story inspired by '90s classics, centered on protecting your daughter in a broken world.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3895110/

Twitter: https://x.com/trodasgame

A macabre point-and-click adventure full of strange items, peculiar locals, monsters, and forgotten truths.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2644100/

Website: https://www.allogloom.com/

A surreal horror puzzle RPG about escaping magical appliances, rent pressure, and the diaries of a faded TV celebrity.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168480/

Website: http://fuzzyg.host/

A dark story-led action-adventure where witchcraft helps uncover demonic entities hiding behind human faces.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3949550/

Twitter: https://x.com/panachedgames

A cozy animal-ranching life sim RPG about breeding fuzzy friends, bonding with townsfolk, and reviving a community's animal connection.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2262630/

Twitter: https://x.com/wishuponallama

A cozy plant-shop sim about growing, selling, and caring for real-life plants while customizing your little store.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3558600/

Twitter: https://x.com/FirelineGames

Website: https://leafycorner.carrd.co/

A gentle 2D adventure about photographing mysterious cryptids in a fictional national park.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3575850/

Website: https://www.bangbangbang.io/lone-pine

A cozy idle sim about researching Australian bees, harvesting pollen, studying flowers, and uncovering island secrets.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4489560/

A cozy animal-hotel life sim with farming, crafting, resort design, quests, villagers, and lots of critter care.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3759220/

Twitter: https://x.com/pixelpuffsgames