Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 29, 2024)

SoftwarePlatformsSteamFive new Steam games you probably missed (January 29, 2024)When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

(Image credit: Hilltop Studios)

Lil� Guardsman

Best of the best(Image credit: Larian Studios)2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together

Best of the best

(Image credit: Larian Studios)2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together

(Image credit: Larian Studios)

The Dark Urge, from Baldur’s Gate 3, looks towards his accursed claws with self-disdain.

2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together

On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you sort through every single game that is released on Steam. So that’s exactly what we’ve done. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we’ve gathered thebest PC gamesyou can play right now and a running list of the2024 gamesthat are launching this year.

Lil' Guardsman

Lil' Guardsman Official Announce Trailer - YouTubeWatch On

Lil' Guardsman Official Announce Trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ January 24Developer:‌ Hilltop Studios

Lil' Guardsman is basically a whimsical take on Papers, Please: protagonist Lil is a kid covering for her dad as a guard of the Sprawl kingdom, and it’s up to her to decide who is allowed to come in and who isn’t. Leaving aside the madness of allowing a kid to make decisions of resounding diplomatic consequence, it’s a pretty cool idea. Decisions make a big difference not only to the kingdom Lil is helping to guard but also to the characters seeking entry, with interrogation puzzles helping your verdicts. The art style is lovely too.

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - Announcement Trailer - YouTubeWatch On

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - Announcement Trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ January 25Developer:‌ Capcom

This package collects three Ace Attorney games from the Nintendo DS era: Apollo Justice, Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice. For those unfamiliar with the series, these games are basically visual novel legal dramas, and can be at least partially credited for the recent rise in popularity of the visual novel outside Japan. Apollo Justice collects a total of 16 episodes—basically different cases—and also a wealth of bonus material like an art library and an animation studio. It’s nice to see this collected for PC, butPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogymight be a better place to start.

Ancient Warfare 3

Ancient Warfare 3 - Trailer - YouTubeWatch On

Ancient Warfare 3 - Trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ January 27Developers:‌ Jannik NickelAncient Warfare 3 is a sandbox battle editor basically: you create scenarios across a handful of different modes (including deathmatch and conquest) and then take part in the action, or else just sit back and watch the proverbial crap hit the fan. Battles can be tweaked on-the-fly, and during its recently finished Early Access period a wealth of mod content has been developed. In other words: up to over 23,000 battles can be downloaded already. it’s a huge amount ofcontentfor the asking price. If you’re wondering why there’s an AW3 and not an AW2 or 1, it’s because the first two were Minecraft mods.

Writer’s Rush

(Image credit: Frogstorm)

Writer’s Rush

Steam‌ ‌page‌ ‌Release:‌ January 23Developer:‌ Frogstorm

The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals

This tycoon game pits writers against writers though sadly not in combat. The objective is to become the bestselling writer on the planet, and to do so you have to cobble together books while interacting with other writers and also responding to hatemail. You can dole out books across five genres with 69 possible themes, and all writers included seem to be based on actual real writers in the real world, including George (R.R. Martin) Murphy, Ian (McEwan) McClaren and most obscurely, Wally “Mad Dog” Shakespeare.

Freakhunter

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ January 27Developer:‌ goop lord

More about platforms

Sterling Shroud screenshot

Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 6, 2025)

LatestCruel is a frantic run-and-gun shooter where you boot cultists out of windows in a cursed apartment block that wants you deadSee more latest►

Latest

Cruel is a frantic run-and-gun shooter where you boot cultists out of windows in a cursed apartment block that wants you dead

Cruel

Cruel is a frantic run-and-gun shooter where you boot cultists out of windows in a cursed apartment block that wants you dead

See more latest►

Most Popular

This bizarre roguelike has a new take on the Vampire Survivors formula: letting you build your own custom weapons out of brains, eyeballs, and chimpanzee spines

18 games the PC Gamer team can’t wait to play in 2025

The Witcher 3’s now 2-year-old bonus quest is our first taste of the ‘vibe’ CD Projekt is going for in The Witcher 4

2024 was the year updates for old games beat out all the new ones for me

Train like you game with this adventure-inspired workout

‘It’s simply impossible to make a difficulty level that’s just right for all players’: How Final Fantasy 14’s lead battle designer has been playing a precarious balancing game for Dawntrail’s dungeons and raids

Please join me in getting super excited for all the cool looking survival games coming in 2025 (and beyond)

Competitive shooters are at a crucial crossroads in 2025: ‘sweaty’ teamplay vs. casual fun

Call of Duty’s $28 Squid Game skins are the perfect crossover for our capitalist dystopia, and Activision knows exactly what it’s doing

These are the 14 biggest upcoming RPGs of 2025—get ready for another amazing year for the genre

HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS1Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads2Best graphics card for laptops: the mobile GPUs I’d want in my next gaming laptop3Best mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most4Best 14-inch gaming laptop: The top compact gaming laptops I’ve held in these hands5Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I’ve tested1Thank Goodness You’re Here! review2Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island review3WD Black SN850X 8 TB NVMe SSD review4Ikea Utespelare desk review5Asus ROG Harpe Ace Mini wireless mouse review

HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS

1Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads

A bunch of the best Steam Deck accessories on a blue background.

1Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads

Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads

2Best graphics card for laptops: the mobile GPUs I’d want in my next gaming laptop

Best graphics card for laptops: the mobile GPUs I’d want in my next gaming laptop

3Best mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most

Best mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most

4Best 14-inch gaming laptop: The top compact gaming laptops I’ve held in these hands

Best 14-inch gaming laptop: The top compact gaming laptops I’ve held in these hands

5Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I’ve tested

Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I’ve tested

1Thank Goodness You’re Here! review

Thank Goodness You’re Here review

1Thank Goodness You’re Here! review

Thank Goodness You’re Here! review

2Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island review

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island review

3WD Black SN850X 8 TB NVMe SSD review

WD Black SN850X 8 TB NVMe SSD review

4Ikea Utespelare desk review

Ikea Utespelare desk review

5Asus ROG Harpe Ace Mini wireless mouse review

Asus ROG Harpe Ace Mini wireless mouse review

Lil' Guardsman#

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy#

Ancient Warfare 3#

Writer’s Rush#

The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals#

Freakhunter#

Lil' Guardsman

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Ancient Warfare 3

Writer’s Rush

The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals

Freakhunter