The most wishlisted game of Steam 2024, Manor Lords now released to Early Access. A competent and gorgeous medieval city builder with room to grow. Massive castles and RTS battles have yet to come.

Play as a fluffy Pomeranian and trash your poor owner's house? Get high scores on how much financial damage you can cause? And the game is completely free to play? Install this, right now.

Return to historically accurate 15th century Bohemia, now 2x the size. The first was a must buy for medieval fans, and this one looks promising... provided the DEI score mob doesn't alter it. ETA TBD

From the creators of Ori, a much darker themed isometric soulslike that's visually captivating and highly addicting. Questing, harvesting, crafting, town building, and co-op. Sure to be a smash hit.

One of the best deckbuilder roguelites is back. What we know: New class (Necrobinder), new cards, and new enemies. Rebuilt ground up for Gadot after the Unity debacle. ETA 2025

An unusual fusion of many games: Clock Tower's side-scrolling core with soulsborne combat, metroidvania exploration, and roguelikes as you scour for armor, relics, and answers. Highly recommended.

Think you know chess? Think again. This is a game where all the rules have been changed by a cheater, and it's your job to discover those rules and catch them cheating. Makes for entertaining streams.

Balatro does the impossible and adds a roguelike twist to Poker, with dozens of rule-altering Jokers and increasingly impossible odds. Highly addictive, but a harmless outlet for gambling habits.

If you can look past the predatory DLC practices, this is a sold followup to one of the best ARPG's of our era. Smarter AI learns your actions and calls you out when your friends use your pawns, too.

Accessibility games deserve more recognition because they're really hard to make. Blind drive is exactly that: A hilarious nonsensical interactive audio drama unlike anything you've never seen.