New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, with Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division and Pathogenic - 2026-07-22 Edition

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Between 2026-07-15 and 2026-07-22 there were 110 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 770 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 14.3 % of total released titles. And it’s not just shovelware, there’s quite a few good title in this past week! I have a soft spot for Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division because it makes you solve crimes using the SQL language! Don’t miss Pathogenic as well where you infect the human body and fight the immune system.

Full list below.

SCALES OF SILENCE

Released on 22 Jul, 2026, developed by Aggro Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie

About the game: Clear the couch for co-op snake. A local party game where length is your life: up to 8 players on one shared screen for PvP battles, plus a 2-player co-op campaign. Shrink your friends before they shrink you.

LIFTED

Released on 22 Jul, 2026, developed by Adventure Works L.L.C., self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Get LIFTED! Play as slacker Ari, the accidental wingman in his professor’s manic, love-fueled time heist. Swing, climb, and puzzle through history to outsmart rival tomb raiders in a cinematic ’80s blockbuster adventure!

HAND OF FATE: HORDES

Released on 22 Jul, 2026, developed by Spitfire Interactive and published by Spicy Koala. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access

About the game: HAND OF FATE: HORDES is a dark-fantasy bullet heaven auto-shooter powered by your strategic deckbuilding mastery. Survive the horde, forge your build, and unleash devastating attacks to escape a netherworld beyond the 13th Gate. Thrive in chaos!

MOLDRISE

Released on 20 Jul, 2026, developed by Raffaele Picca, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: It started in your foot. Now it’s in your head. All that remains is the command: GO UP. Meet strange neighbors. Make bad trades. Every ascent teaches you what you should have done differently.

DON’T PLAY THEIR GAME

Released on 20 Jul, 2026, developed by FrenchyDerg, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie

About the game: Analyze tapes, identify audio anomalies, and survive each workday as relentless creatures turn a simple job into a desperate game. Don’t Play Their Game is a tense first-person horror experience where every mistake could be your last.

RACCOONS TO RICHES

Released on 20 Jul, 2026, developed by Secret Scroll Software, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

About the game: Strike it rich in this non-combat Roguelike Deckbuilder. Run an item shop as a raccoon shopkeeper. Sell items, manage your time, and customize your shop to stay in business for a whole month!

ADVENT: DAWN

Released on 20 Jul, 2026, developed by Spire Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: Seven strangers. One collapsed cave. No escape. A sci-fi mystery visual novel where every route to survival pulls you closer to a different companion—and a different lie. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you?

LURED IN

Released on 17 Jul, 2026, developed by Big Boy Games and published by 2 Left Thumbs. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation

About the game: Run your own cozy aquarium! Travel far and wide to catch exotic fish. Put them on display for idle profits, or sell them for instant cash. Unlock research for new upgrades, and ascend for powerful bonuses. Customize your shop, character, and tanks to make your aquarium your own!

FOGPIERCER

Released on 17 Jul, 2026, developed by Mad Cookies Studio and published by Hooded Horse. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: RPG, Strategy

About the game: Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.

DRAGON DRAGON FIRE FIRE DELUXE

Released on 17 Jul, 2026, developed by Zephyrix, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie

About the game: Play as a fire-breathing dragon in this classic arcade platformer! Blast through destructible stages, incinerate your enemies, and chase the high score, solo or alongside a friend.

DATABASE DETECTIVE: MINOR CRIMES DIVISION

Released on 17 Jul, 2026, developed by Thomas Hsu, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie

About the game: Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.

CD MARKET - MUSIC LABEL SIM

Released on 17 Jul, 2026, developed by Lost Star Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Simulation, Strategy

About the game: CD Market is a music industry management sim where you build a record label on your own terms, from vinyl to digital. Stay small, or grow into something bigger. Discover artists, shape careers, and survive decades of changing formats, trends, rivals, and crises.

WHAT AWAITS, ALEKSEY?

Released on 17 Jul, 2026, developed by JKBC, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie

About the game: A desk investigation game set in a fictional 1970 communist state. Every morning, a new evidence bag arrives. Intercepted letters, coded messages, wiretap recordings. Somewhere in that paper trail is a network of names. Cross-reference. Decipher. Identify. Then decide what to do with what you know.

WRECK RUNNERS

Released on 16 Jul, 2026, developed by Disruptive Games, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Physics-based co-op extraction game for crews of 2-4 players. Venture into the twisted Bermuda Triangle aboard the ORCA, a hybrid utility craft that can fly, drive and dive. Gather loot, buy new equipment, and unlock cosmetics across chaotic runs.

PIMBOLAS

Released on 16 Jul, 2026, developed by Nano Knight Studio and published by Nuntius Games, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Indie, Sports

About the game: Chaotic foosball matches for up to 4 players! Use crazy power-ups, battle through unique arenas and opponents, and turn every friendly match into a chaotic showdown with friends.

7 DAYS TO THINK ABOUT IT

Released on 16 Jul, 2026, developed by Mankind Games, and published by viviON Lab. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation

About the game: A short psychological horror game where your friends invite you to hang out tonight — you have 7 days to think about it.

PATHOGENIC

Released on 16 Jul, 2026, developed by Aberrant Labs and published by Slug Disco. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation

About the game: You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host’s immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.

A GAME ABOUT CHOPPING TREES

Released on 15 Jul, 2026, developed by Space Raccoon Game Studio and published by Spaghetti Cat. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Casual, Simulation

About the game: Grab your axe, hop on the handcar, and lose yourself in the forest. Chop trees, upgrade your gear, and enjoy the ride - alone or with a friend

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