Timeline
YesterdayMon, 12th Oct 2026
43,505,724 million users can't be wrong
Upcoming Releases Rebuild a Corrupted Camelot with Your Best Pals in Wardens of Avalon
Playtest takes place this week
Early Access Big Auto Needs You to Pave Paradise in Satire Sim 'Car Park Capital'
"Unleash the Freedom of Car Dependency"
"Authentic NES resolution means danger is always right on top of you"
Chickens are also involved
Friday9th Oct 2026
Steam Hype Weekly Steam Hype Weekly - Issue #13
Fae-filled dungeon crawling, adventures in selfies and Jumanji's first good game
Demos Ballistic.EXE Is a Fantastically Cursed Target-Shooting Simulation Nightmare
"Like Arma Without The Fun"
Demos Alien Resurrection's Spirit Lives On in PS1-Styled Space Horror Shooter Derelikt
The most terrifying element probably isn't twin-stick controls
Demos Gothic Roguelite 'Curse of Resthaven' Gets an Expanded Demo Ahead of Steam Fest
"We hope it leaves players... a little bit troubled and horrified"
Out Now Dragon's Dogma 2 Flies High Again with the Frostbitten 'Dark Arisen' Expansion
Plus some massive patches and a much-needed Hard Mode
Demos Can't Get Enough Castlevania This Month? Then Check Out Magnavale: Eternal Soul
Belmont's Curse has some company
Out Now Try, Die and Try Again in Grim Time-Looping Puzzle Metroidvania 'Echo Weaver'
A fresh universe of mystery for Outer Wilds fans
Out Now Zelda Meets Pokémon in Nature-Oriented Action-Adventure Game 'Wildaria'
Gotta catch... I mean, FIGHT them all!
Thursday8th Oct 2026
Free Games Before Inscryption, Before The Hex, There Was Pony Island and It's Free Right Now
Available for nothing 'for a limited time' - trot on!
Out Now Stylish Survival Horror Abounds in the In the Foggy, Lynchian Town of Silver Pines
A mystery adventure through a town on the edge of dreams
Out Now Musical Bullet-Dodger 'Afterbeat' Leaves Early Access with Thousands of Custom Levels
Rhythm Heaven to some, Bullet Hell to others
Updates Arc Raiders Free Weekend Starts with a Bang Thanks to the Biggest Update Since Launch
Time to put on your jackets
More pleasure than pain, if a bit too familiar
Sales Weird & Wild Picks - 10 Chaotic and Surreal Games to End the Steam Sale
Fly your freak flag high as we go off the rails
Wednesday7th Oct 2026
Demos Sail Deadly Sci-Fi Seas and Salvage Ships in the Tale of the Doomed Vessel Ablahshikar
An alchemic blend of poetry and ASCII makes a memorable demo
Demos Fix Fantasy Family Drama with Holy Blades in Gorgeous (S)word-Fighter 'At Fate's End'
The Spiritfarer team's latest gets a demo as the full version slips to 2027
Sales Undersold Underdog Picks - 10 Buried Gems for Your Perusal
Up to 90% off the most hipster of indie gaming picks
Tuesday6th Oct 2026
Out Now MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Ashes and Ascension Doubles Down on Mech-war Drama
The biggest, most story-heavy expansion yet for the mech sim
Free Games Hack 'n Slay in Classic Hexen Style Through Colossal Free Fantasy FPS 'Tenebrum 2'
You can play as a big red demon lady who can ENLARGE
News Steam Controller Price Spikes After Valve Says New Orders Won't Arrive Until 2027
"We have no plans to stop making Steam Controller"
Out Now Gear of War: E-Day Emerges as the Hammer (of Dawn) Looms over the Studio Behind It
Absurd anxieties abound as we chainsaw subterranean orcs
Mods Quake's Rooftops Jam Brings the Classic FPS to New Architectural Heights
19 elevated experiences from the community's best mappers
"The person who starts this story doesn't have to be the person who finishes it"
Going mainstream media topside!
Sales Massively Moddable Picks - 10 Cheap Games That May Never Stop Growing
Forever-gaming without battle passes or microtransactions
Monday5th Oct 2026
Demos Guns of Eschaton Opens Its World of Weird Western Souls-Like Shooting with a Demo
They're already dead, so you've got to be more than quick
Mulder & Scully wish they were hacking into alien biocomputers
News "That's Pretty Hard to Explain Away" - Jagex Owns Up to GenAI Use in RuneScape Trailer
"We don’t use GenAI to create our games, artwork or creative assets"
Hands On Anime Aerial Excess - Flying High with Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve After Ten Hours
As Dynasty Warriors is to Chinese history, Ace Combat is to modern warfare
And they say originality is dead
Sales Steam Autumn Sale - Find Some of the Best Deals & Tips to Get the Most for Your Money
Last call! Sale ends today!
Sales Dom's Personal Picks - 10 Discounted Games Near and Dear to Our Hearts
Getting to know me, one game at a time
Sunday4th Oct 2026
Sales Bottomless Rabbit-Hole Picks - 5 Mysteriously Cheap Adventures That Feel Endless
Some call them 'metroidbrainias' - we don't like those people
Saturday3rd Oct 2026
Upcoming Releases We're Caught in the Magnetic Pull of Whimsical Y2K Puzzle Platformer Snaptic
Fully funded on Kickstarter in hours thanks to a mesmerizing trailer
Sales Golf Gone Weird Picks - 10 Discounted Golf Games for People Who Hate Golf
Don't putter round Steam - drive a hard bargain and take a slice off the price
Talking Points What PC Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 3
Headed for bluer skies and the more retro space beyond
Friday2nd Oct 2026
Steam Hype Weekly Steam Hype Weekly - Issue #12
Painterly brawling, horny shmupping and frogs shooting for the stars
We're gonna mech it happen
Sales Indie All-Timer Picks - Massive Discounts on 10 Games That Everyone Should Try
At least 60% off the foundation of any healthy PC gaming library
last stop... uh... never!
