Between 2024-09-04 and 2024-09-11 there were 22 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 171 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 12.9 % of total released titles.

If you are used to our weekly reports, you have probably noticed that this week is low in volume of newly released games. It’s not unusual to see two or three times more. So, this is a slow week on Steam. Nevertheless, what came out is actually very decent, as you will see below. The excellent Shogun Showdown is now out, and has been well received, as expected:

Here’s a quick pick of all that’s worth checking out:

DEVIL’S HIDEOUT

Released on 10 Sep, 2024, developed by Cosmic Void, self-published. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Adventure, Indie

About the game: Devil’s Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.

HIVE JUMP 2: SURVIVORS

Released on 10 Sep, 2024, developed by Graphite Lab, and published by Midwest Games. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Casual, Indie, RPG

About the game: Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.

ELSIE

Released on 10 Sep, 2024, developed by Knight Shift Games and published by Playtonic Friends. [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.

TERRORFORMER TD

Released on 9 Sep, 2024, developed by onewinter games and published by onewinter games, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Strategy

About the game: Terrorformer TD is a tower defense roguelite with a procedurally generated map that YOU shape! Raise or lower tiles, divert enemy paths and funnel monsters into perfectly designed killzones. Randomly drawn cards result in plenty of run variety, as you seek to survive endless waves of enemies.

SHOGUN SHOWDOWN

Released on 5 Sep, 2024, developed by Roboatino and published by Goblinz Publishing, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy

About the game: Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

GIMMICK! 2

Released on 5 Sep, 2024, developed by Bitwave Games and published by Clear River Games, . [Steam Store Page]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

About the game: Embark on a sparkling journey in this long-awaited sequel to SUNSOFT’s legendary 8-bit platformer Gimmick! Solve puzzles, trick enemies, and explore a physics-based playground. Yumetaro is back!