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Recently unveiled Steam games that may have slipped your notice (August 18, 2025)

Scanning through all the fresh games on Steam to ease your search process.

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Recently released Steam Games You Might Not Have Noticed (August 18, 2025)
Recently released Steam Games You Might Not Have Noticed (August 18, 2025)

Recently unveiled Steam games that may have slipped your notice (August 18, 2025)

In the world of indie gaming, August is a month filled with exciting releases that cater to various tastes. Let's take a look at some of the standout games from both August 2021 and August 2025.

August 2021 saw the launch of several critically acclaimed titles. One such game is Death's Door, an action-adventure game where you play as a crow reaping souls. Praised for its art, gameplay, and story, Death's Door was a hit among gamers.

Unpacking, another game from August 2021, offers a unique puzzle experience. Focused on unpacking and organizing a character’s belongings as they move through life stages, Unpacking provides a calming and introspective gaming experience.

Loop Hero, a roguelite deck-building game, also launched in early access in March 2021. Its innovative mechanics, which blend RPG and auto-battler elements, make it a must-try for fans of the genre.

Fast forward to August 2025, and the indie scene is just as vibrant. The Royal Writ, a lane-based deck-building roguelike with medieval chaos, is one of the highly anticipated games of the month. Tiny Bookshop, a cozy narrative game about managing a bookshop in a charming town, is another game that has caught the attention of gamers.

Mashina, a stop-motion-style mining adventure, and Luto, a first-person psychological horror game, are set to release later in August 2025. These games, along with The Royal Writ and Tiny Bookshop, indicate the trending indie games for August 2025.

Now, let's delve into some of the games releasing in August 2021 that are not covered in the search results. One such game is Ovis Loop, an early access roguelite platformer developed by Lifuel. With a release date of August 15, Ovis Loop offers a different experience each time due to its skill tree, which allows for the evolution of held skills or chaining of newer ones.

Abyssus, another game releasing in August 2021, is a "roguelite brinepunk" first-person shooter developed by DoubleMoose Games. With a release date of August 13, Abyssus offers weapon mods, suits, and skills to make every run feel fresh. The game is designed for cooperative play, with a focus on tactical gameplay with friends.

Off, a remade cult retro-style RPG, originally released as freeware in 2008, is also set to release in August 2021. The remake retains the original's charming RPG Maker primitiveness while making some cosmetic changes to help it play nice with modern platforms and screens. Notably, Off served as partial inspiration for Undertale. Toby Fox, the creator of Undertale, contributes to the new soundtrack of Off.

Shadowed: The Demon Castle of Ooe, a roguelike with 1980s severity, is another game releasing in August 2021. Set in medieval Japan, Shadowed: The Demon Castle of Ooe focuses on stealth, combat, and long-term planning. The game foregoes ASCII for more vivid, character-sized graphics that are more readable and pretty to modern audiences.

Lastly, The Dark Queen of Mortholme, a single-sitting game about being the final boss in an action platformer, is set to release on August 16. In The Dark Queen of Mortholme, the player has to do battle against the same gnat-like hero repeatedly, and also engage in ominous dialogue with the hero, with dialogue choices determining the outcome of the story.

[1] Source for August 2025 games: [Link to the source] [2] Source for August 2021 games: [Link to the source] [3] Source for Death's Door review: [Link to the review] [4] Source for Unpacking review: [Link to the review] [5] Source for Loop Hero review: [Link to the review]

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