This week there is at least one exciting game waiting for you on Steam every day.
Thank God: The summer slump is taking a well-deserved break this week! Compared to the last few weeks, this week a veritable flood of exciting new releases on Steam. Above all, fans of construction games and medieval games will get their money’s worth this time.
The Steam highlights of the week
Norland
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Norland: The medieval colony simulation reveals its release date
Norland is a medieval construction game in the style of Rimworld, in which you control a noble family and their subjects instead of fallen colonists. You manage resources, build and defend your village (including the castle!) and forge alliances.
The game mechanics include typical building elements like farming and building, and citizens have individual needs that you must consider to ensure their loyalty and avoid rebellions. You will also face challenges like famine, disease and sieges, which require wise resource management.
But Norland’s great peculiarity lies in diplomacy: Political intrigue and family feuds play a major role, and diplomatic skills are essential to appease or eliminate rival families.
The Crust
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The building game The Crust returns from the moon with new gameplay
The sci-fi building game The Crust takes a lot of inspiration from an extremely popular title, as the focus here is on the automation of resource extraction and production in the style of Factorio.
You build a lunar base, research new technologies and even send expedition troops to the dark side of the moon – and you might discover valuable resources, abandoned bases or clues to past civilizations.
It is therefore quite possible that The Crust could not only captivate with its challenging game mechanics, but also offer a ray of hope in the barren lunar landscape with its profound story.
More exciting Steam releases of the week
Monday, July 15
- Renaissance Kingdom Wars (Early Access): It continues directly with the next construction game. Here you take on the role of a landless mercenary in the year 1510 and fight your way up to become a small lord until you finally found your own empire. And then, of course, cities are built and wars are fought.
- Movies Tycoon (Early Access): The film studio simulation was supposed to be released three weeks ago, but was postponed. Starting Monday, you should finally be able to scout the next movie star and shoot your own blockbusters.
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Finally playing The Movies again after 18 years? Spiritual successor creates anticipation on Steam
Tuesday, July 16
- Gestalt: Steam & Cinder: A retro Metroidvania where you play a cool demon hunter in a steampunk world.
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Gestalt: Steam & Cinder – Gameplay from the steampunk platformer
- Yaoling: Mythical Journey (Early Access): In this Pokémon-style role-playing game, you collect loads of creatures inspired by East Asian myths. However, the battles are not one-on-one; you send half an army onto the battlefield.
Wednesday, July 17
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Nobody Wants to Die creates a tense atmosphere in the announcement trailer
Thursday, July 18
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn: A Soulslike with fast-paced, combo-heavy battles. You fight against the armies of the gods to secure the future of humanity. You’ll be reading our review shortly.
- gesture: An extremely creative platformer in which you can only move in the shadows.
- Dungeons of Hinterberg: Dungeons have suddenly appeared in the Austrian Alps and you have to clear them all in this Zelda-style action adventure.
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Dungeons of Hinterberg: Trailer for the action role-playing game in the Austrian Alps
Friday, July 19
- Dungeonborne: An almost blatant copy of Dark and Darker, but luckily the game also has some ideas of its own, such as a PvP arena. And thanks to Unreal Engine 5, it also looks much better.
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Dungeonborne: In fantasy Tarkov we beat up monsters and collect plenty of loot
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess: Last but not least, the latest work from Capcom awaits you. In Kunitsu-Gami, you can expect a mixture of construction game, tower defense and action role-playing game with a historical Japanese setting. During the day, you manage your village and its inhabitants, and at night, you fight against advancing hordes of demons.
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