Several highly-anticipated games are coming out this month, such as the feline adventure game Stray on 19 July 2022.
There are also many smaller game releases on Steam on any given day, and potential gems are easy to miss among the hype for more mainstream titles.
While the games featured on this list are lesser-known, they will provide you with hours of fun for a cheaper price.
For your convenience, we’ve chosen the best-looking new releases on Steam for your consideration.
We used the title’s gameplay, description and player reviews as a guide to determine what might be fun to play.
The best five new Steam releases to stave off boredom are listed below.
XEL — R84
Release date: 12 July
XEL is a 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure game that offers noticeable similarities to The Legend of Zelda series.
Players will make friends and foes as they help protagonist Reid to uncover her perplexing past while exploring the mysterious world of XEL.
While exploring, you will collect unique gadgets that will help you master challenging dungeons and solve time-bending puzzles.
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition — R219
Release date: 12 July
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition is the PC port of the popular Warriors Orochi 3 game which was released on PS3 in 2013.
Warriors Orochi 3 is a third-person action-adventure game set in a parallel universe created by the suddenly-appearing Serpent King Orochi.
The Warriors Orochi series consists of tactical action games where heroes from both the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series join the action.
This Ultimate Definitive Edition includes all the DLC packs released for the previous platforms and features several game modes with over 145 playable characters.
Esse Proxy — R110.50
Release date: 11 July
Esse Proxy is a top-down first-person shooter game set in a brutal and unforgiving cyberpunk dystopia.
Players will experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses.
This game will have you learn from your mistakes as you repeat levels before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
MADiSON — R299
Release date: 8 July
MADiSON is an immersive first-person psychological horror game that offers disturbing gameplay and an unsettling and compelling narrative.
The player will have to solve puzzles, explore and survive as they are haunted by MADiSON – the ghost of a murderer forcing you to continue a gory ritual started decades ago.
Burg — Free
Release date: 12 July
Burg is a free-to-play first-person multiplayer hide and seek game.
Both teams are equipped with a set of abilities they can use to evade or capture members of the other team.
When a hider is caught they join the seeker until only one player remains victorious.
This game will have you put on your nostalgia glasses, as you experience the fun and thrills of a good old game of hide and seek with your friends.
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