5 new Steam video games you most likely missed (December 22, 2025)
On a median day a couple of dozen new video games are launched on Steam. And whereas we predict that is a superb factor, it may be understandably laborious to maintain up with. Doubtlessly thrilling gems are positive to be misplaced within the deluge of recent issues to play except you type by means of each single sport that’s launched on Steam. In order that’s precisely what we’ve executed. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we have gathered the finest PC video games you’ll be able to play proper now and a working checklist of the 2025 video games which might be launching this yr.
Mon Bazou
Steam web page
Launch: December 19
Developer: Santa Goat
Mon Bazou is a car-centric life sim that has amassed a sizeable cult following since its early entry launch in 2021. Now in 1.0, this “sport about promoting maple syrup to soup up your trashy automotive for avenue racing” (in Jonathan Bolding’s phrases) is ripe for rediscovery. Regardless of the intentionally antiquated 3D graphics and zany presentation, Mon Bazou has lots to supply real automotive lovers: upgrading your shit field right into a street warrior requires fastidiously reconstructing each factor of the automobile, and as soon as you’ve got knocked it into form there’s loads of locations to check its mettle, whether or not on a drag strip or oval circuit. It is sitting on over 10,000 “overwhelmingly optimistic” critiques, so it is doing one thing proper.
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Steam web page
Launch: December 17
Developer: AtomTeam
The studio behind Fallout-inspired Atom RPG has determined to offer fantasy a shot with Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy, which spent a yr in early entry earlier than hitting 1.0 final week. It is closely impressed by the outdated Infinity Engine CRPGs like Baldur’s Gate and Planescape Torment, which is not laborious to see based mostly on the trailer above. Fortunately, each real-time with pause and turned-based fight is supported, and it comes with controller assist proper out of the gate (whats up, new Steam Deck RPG). I’ve had Atom RPG in my Steam library for practically eight years (!) and nonetheless have not performed it, however boy, am I mighty tempted by this.
Bottle Can Float
Steam web page
Launch: December 17
Builders: Kayla.Z
It is a sport about placing a bottle, can or paper boat in a stream and watching as the present takes management. You’ll be able to both do completely nothing—ie, simply watch your vessel journey by means of nice environs—or set off small adjustments within the movement of the river in an effort to make stuff occur. Alongside the best way, the river will go by means of idyllic landscapes—cities, valleys, forests—and thru crowds of innocent wildlife. And that is mainly it! For the proper participant, in the proper temper, it should most likely hit the spot.
BioMenace Remastered
![BioMenace Remastered | Reveal Trailer [GOG] - YouTube](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RzEq6DfriQk/maxresdefault.jpg)
Steam web page
Launch: December 19
Developer: Rigel Gameworks
BioMenace is not the Apogee platformer I would have chosen for a remaster (Cosmo, anybody?) however I am nonetheless joyful to see this pop up. BioMenace sticks fairly intently to the template adopted by Duke Nukem and its sequel: it is a shooter platformer with lavish ’80s motion impressed pixel artwork and a hero referred to as Snake. The unique was fairly laborious, however this remaster consists of a simple mode, in addition to different good additions like mid-level saves, improved collision detection, a stage editor, controller assist, and the power to modify between the unique and remastered graphics. For individuals who performed the unique to completion, there is a new 15+ stage episode right here to attract you again in.
Execute
![Execute Launch Trailer [OFFICIAL 2025] - YouTube](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u-LNLmtZSbQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
Steam web page
Launch: December 16
Developer: Payne Robinson
Normally idle video games are about getting as many cookies as potential, or extracting sources. Generally they’re nearly having a bongo cat in your desktop. However Execute is an idle sport about killing everybody on the earth. You begin with a guillotine earlier than shifting onto more practical strategies of homicide, like nuclear warfare. As soon as everybody’s lifeless—presumably together with even your self?—the sport is received. If the suffocating whimsy of most idle video games is appalling to you, maybe this over-correction will please.