Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 4, 2024)

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Minami Lane

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)

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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.

Minami Lane

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Minami Lane Launch Trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ February 29Developer:‌ Doot, Blibloop

KeeperRL

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KeeperRL Steam trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ March 1Developer:‌ Electric Succubi

KeeperRL first launched into alphaa whole decade ago, so it’s pretty significant that this uber-complex take on the Dungeon Keeper format has just hit 1.0. Often described as a mix between that old dungeon management sim and Dwarf Fortress, KeeperRL takes place in procedurally generated worlds that are simulated “on a very detailed level”, which means actions can have reverberating consequences. Interestingly, in addition to managing dungeons, a big part of KeeperRL involves engaging in combat as one of your demonic minions, so expect to wreak havoc, spread evil, and destroy villages in tactical turn-based combat.

Secrets of Grindea

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Secrets of Grindea - Full Release Trailer! - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ March 1Developers:‌ Pixel FerretsLike KeeperRL, Secrets of Grindea has also spent a decade in development, so this retro-styled action RPG is definitely a labour of love. It’s basically a retread ofye oldeNES RPGs like Secret of Mana, with a dash of Zelda, and with support for up to four-player co-op and tonnes of side content. In addition to a lengthy story campaign boasting a cast of upwards of 300 whimsical fantasy characters, Secrets of Grindea also has a fully-fledged roguelite mode, which is basically its own separate standalone game. Ten years ago (!) Tom Sykes checked out the demo, and while things have no doubt changed dramatically in the ensuing decade, hisearly verdictdescribed it as “nostalgic, loot-obsessed and a lot of fun”.

Timemelters

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TimeMelters - Launch Trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌ ‌Release:‌ February 28Developer:‌ Autoexec Games

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Timemelters is a strategic third-person action game starring a time-manipulating witch. Its most fascinating feature is the ability to rewind time and accompany your older self in combat, which opens up a lot of opportunity for tactical thinking: if any given encounter seems insurmountable, that’s because you’ve got to be thinking about how your time-travelling future self will aide you in the fight. In some ways it’s basically a puzzle game, with spellcasting. Better still, you can rely on a friend, because the whole campaign can be played in online co-op. There are some genuinely new ideas here.

Cricket Through the Ages

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Cricket Through the Ages | Out Now on Nintendo Switch and Steam - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ March 2Developer:‌ Free Lives

From the studio responsible for Gorn, Broforce and Terra Nil comes a bizarre physics comedy about the history of cricket. One look at it, and it’s pretty obvious this so-called history takes very many liberties in the interest of comedy. For example, why is it possible to use a tennis racket to decapitate your opponent? Was cricket a blood sport in the olden days? This is clearly best played on the couch with friends, just like Free Lives' other weirdo classic, Genital Jousting.

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