Steam releases roughly a dozen new games every single day. Most of them vanish into the void before anyone notices. But buried in this week's drop, there are five genuinely interesting games that deserve more than a passing glance. A few of these are strange enough to stop the scroll.
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The game with the best title on Steam right now
The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish launched March 28 from Zipit! Games, and yes, that title is exactly what the game is. You have a giant flying catfish as a pet, you ride it through a low-poly pastel open world, and you take photos of things. Those photos get uploaded to an in-game social platform called PhotoPond, where you discuss them in something called Dolphin Chat. The whole thing runs on cosy vibes and a very specific kind of absurdist charm.
Here's the thing: the concept is so committed to its own bit that it almost demands respect. This is not a game hedging its bets.
Vietnam horror that actually has something to say
The Scourge | Tai Ương is the most tonally distinct release of the week. Developed by Rare Reversee and Beaztek, this first-person horror is set in a dilapidated Saigon apartment during the 1990s. The protagonist is described as someone "overwhelmed by delusions due to past tragedies and life's despair," unable to separate dreams from waking reality. You, as the player, are supposed to figure out the difference.
The setting alone makes this worth watching. First-person horror set in 1990s Vietnam is not a premise you see often, and the mix of puzzle-solving with psychological dread suggests the developers are going for something more considered than jump scare delivery.
Chained trucks, ruined friendships
Chained Wheels from Karga Games arrived March 28 and slots into a micro-trend that has somehow become a thing: two players chained together, forced to cooperate or suffer. Chained Together did this with climbing. Chained Wheels does it with trucks.
Two players, two trucks, one chain connecting them. The obstacle courses are not forgiving. What most players miss about this genre is that the appeal is less about winning and more about watching a friendship deteriorate in real time. Invite someone you want to test.
Chained co-op truck chaos
A dungeon potion shop with actual story ambitions
Dungeon Bodega Simulator launched March 24 from Alien Fruit, and it stands apart from the usual retail sim template by actually caring about narrative. You play as Elm Myrkwater, tasked with converting a cold dungeon into a functioning potion shop. That means growing plants, experimenting with combinations, and selling to customers who wander in.
The story mode runs around four hours, which is short but deliberate. Once that's done, an infinite mode opens up for players who just want to optimize their potion empire indefinitely. For a genre that usually treats story as an afterthought, the focus here is a genuine differentiator.
DVD screensaver trauma, now a game
DVD Survivors from Signal Spike Games released March 26, and the pitch is exactly as unhinged as it sounds. Remember the DVD logo bouncing around a black screen? Remember how it almost never hit the corner perfectly? That specific, irrational frustration is the entire foundation of this Vampire Survivors-style game.
The key here is that nostalgia doesn't have to be warm to be effective. This is nostalgia for something mildly infuriating, weaponized into a bullet-hell survival loop. It's a genuinely clever concept.
All five of these dropped in the last week, and none of them made much noise on release. The pattern holds: Steam's most interesting releases are often the ones the algorithm buries. If the March 16 batch is any indication, the new releases queue is where you'll find the weird stuff worth playing. Keep an eye on the new releases queue. Make sure to check out more:
