Between 2025-07-19 and 2025-07-26 we selected 14 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. A lot of good stuff, but I have a special attachment to what I have seen so far from the King is Watching, as it looks like a crazy mix of tower defense, roguelite and management all in one.

On top of that, Nils is already reviewing Hell Clock at the time of writing, and I’m on AI Somnium: No Sleep for Kaname Date, so you will get to hear more about these 2 games in more details fairly soon.

Here’s the whole list of what you can feed your Deck right now, if in need:

GRIMSHIRE

Released on 22. Juli 2025, developed by Acute Owl Studio, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, Rollenspiel, Simulationen, Early Access

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 98.3 % Positive (out of 175 total reviews)

About the game: A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?

WOLFQUEST: ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Released on 22 Jul, 2025, developed by eduweb, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, RPG, Simulation

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 98 % Positive (out of 8176 total reviews)

About the game: Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.

ABIOTIC FACTOR

Released on 22 Jul, 2025, developed by Deep Field Games and published by Playstack. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG, Simulation

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 97 % Positive (out of 16904 total reviews)

About the game: Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.

RESEARCH STORY

Released on 21 Jul, 2025, developed by PetalCatGames and published by PetalCatGames, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 94.4 % Positive (out of 160 total reviews)

About the game: Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!

WHEEL WORLD

Released on 23/jul./2025, developed by Messhof and published by Annapurna Interactive. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Aventura, Corrida, Esportes

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 92.4 % Positive (out of 131 total reviews)

About the game: Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bike is your destiny.

WOLFQUEST: CLASSIC

Released on 22 Jul, 2025, developed by eduweb, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 91.9 % Positive (out of 1159 total reviews)

About the game: LIVE THE LIFE OF A WILD WOLF! As a two-year-old gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park, hunt elk and moose, find a mate, and then establish a territory and raise your pups.

THE KING IS WATCHING

Released on Jul 21, 2025, developed by Hypnohead and published by tinyBuild. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 89.5 % Positive (out of 610 total reviews)

About the game: The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

HELL CLOCK

Released on Jul 22, 2025, developed by Rogue Snail and published by Mad Mushroom. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, RPG

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 83.5 % Positive (out of 486 total reviews)

About the game: Forge powerful builds with endless loot in this relentless combination of Roguelike and ARPG. Blast through dungeons and unleash inhuman powers in a dark fantasy twist on Brazil’s War of Canudos.

GHOST WATCHERS

Released on 24 Jul, 2025, developed by Renderise, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 82.5 % Positive (out of 2932 total reviews)

About the game: Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses

DESCENDERS NEXT

Released on 21 Jul, 2025, developed by RageSquid and published by No More Robots. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Racing, Sports, Early Access

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 76.5 % Positive (out of 132 total reviews)

About the game: Grab your board and master the mountain! Descenders Next is the ultimate extreme sports game, with sprawling snowy peaks, winding dirt tracks, and tons of parks to conquer. Will you and your friends become the Next Ultimate Descenders?

PILE UP!

Released on 23 Jul, 2025, developed by Remoob and published by Catoptric Games, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 76.3 % Positive (out of 337 total reviews)

About the game: "Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did.

CIPHER ZERO

Released on 22 Jul, 2025, developed by Zapdot, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 100 % Positive (out of 32 total reviews)

About the game: A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

NO SLEEP FOR KANAME DATE - FROM AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

Released on 25 Jul, 2025, developed by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 91.2 % Positive (out of 68 total reviews)

About the game: Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there’s one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer!

MONUMENT VALLEY 3

Released on 22 Jul, 2025, developed by ustwo games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 89.9 % Positive (out of 79 total reviews)

About the game: Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

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