Between 2025-08-30 and 2025-09-06 we selected 8 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. The obvious highlight of the past week is the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, the sequel to Hollow Knight, which crashed all the online stores when it came out. It is rated as Verified, as you would expect.

There’s quite a few more titles that are worth considering in case Silksong is not for you.

DARK HUNTING GROUND

Released on 6 Sep, 2025, developed by BingX and published by The Bueno Interactive. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, RPG

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 95.2 % Positive (out of 104 total reviews)

About the game: Hunt the monsters that swarm the Dark Hunting Ground, collect the spoils, develop your skills freely and wisely and fight to become the strongest hunter!

HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG

Released on 4 SEP 2025, developed by Team Cherry, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Acción, Aventura, Indie

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 92.7 % Positive (out of 34269 total reviews)

About the game: Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

CRONOS: THE NEW DAWN

Released on 5 Sep, 2025, developed by Bloober Team and published by Bloober Team SA. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 85.8 % Positive (out of 606 total reviews)

About the game: A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.

JOTUNNSLAYER: HORDES OF HEL

Released on 3 Sep, 2025, developed by Games Farm, and published by Grindstone. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, RPG

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 84.5 % Positive (out of 1803 total reviews)

About the game: Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.

OVERLOOTING

Released on 1 Sep, 2025, developed by Posing Possums, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, RPG, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 81.1 % Positive (out of 143 total reviews)

About the game: Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!

ROGUE LABYRINTH

Released on 1 Sep, 2025, developed by Tea Witch Games and published by indie.io. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, RPG

Steam Deck Rating: Verified

User Reviews: 98.5 % Positive (out of 66 total reviews)

About the game: Fight through the ranks in a monster-filled labyrinth created by an egocentric billionaire colonist. Make friends (or enemies) with rivals, employees, fans, and monsters to improve your abilities. The crowd wants a show, so hype them up in this rogue-lite narrative adventure!

KEMONO TEATIME

Released on Sep 3, 2025, developed by Studio Lalala, , self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 95.8 % Positive (out of 48 total reviews)

About the game: Relax in the world of Kemono Teatime, where animal ears are a normal part of everyday life. Here in Melodius, you can whip up whatever blends of tea you desire in your favorite cafe as you play through an adorable story. Come now and live out your bestest and cutest life—down to the last drop.

KNIGHTS OF THE CRUSADES

Released on 6 Sep, 2025, developed by Reverie World Studios and published by indie.io. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Steam Deck Rating: Playable

User Reviews: 86.1 % Positive (out of 36 total reviews)

About the game: Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!

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