Explore this week’s standout Steam releases in our regular feature spotlighting new launches. This period brings an atypical surge of major publisher titles, as smaller developers largely hold back to avoid clashing with the imminent Steam Next Festival demo wave starting tonight.
Spotlight Title: Dune: Awakening (June 10, 2025)
This survival-MMO hybrid transports players to the desert planet Arrakis through its unique blend of online action and resource management.
This week’s spotlight falls on Dune: Awakening, already projected to dominate sales charts. Early access purchasers gained entry last week, with the title achieving an 88% Steam approval rating through positive initial reception.
Player counts have shown consistent growth since early access launch, peaking at 117,087 concurrent users recently.
Key Steam Launches: June 9-16, 2025
June 10th Releases
MindsEye
From a GTA veteran’s new studio comes this open-world action-adventure blending cyberpunk aesthetics with cinematic storytelling. However, recent unexplained departures of key staff ahead of launch have sparked some apprehension about its Tuesday debut.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition
This enhanced re-release updates the acclaimed 2011 action title, whose original version maintains a 92% Steam approval rating.
June 12th Releases
Ertugrul of Ulukayin (Early Access)
Journey through 13th-century Anatolia in this RPG-infused action-adventure featuring stealth mechanics and a detailed combat system.
Hellbreak (Early Access)
This fusion of FPS and survival elements challenges players to battle demonic hordes using diverse weaponry and magical abilities across arena-style maps.
Heroes of Valor (Early Access)
A lighthearted multiplayer shooter reimagines WWII through cartoonish visuals and class-based warfare, evoking nostalgia for Battlefield Heroes fans.
Stellar Blade
The PC port of 2024’s PS5 exclusive brings its android-focused action narrative to new audiences, following its critically acclaimed console debut.
A playable demo is currently available.
Train Valley Origins
The latest entry in the puzzle-strategy franchise challenges players with intricate railway network design challenges.
Vilde
This Norse-themed roguelike FPS offers procedurally generated combat experiences across mythological battlefields with deep customization systems.
Wizard of Legend 2
The spellcasting sequel emerges from early access, seeking to recapture the magic of its predecessor’s 91% Steam-rated original despite mixed early feedback (65% approval).
June 13th Releases
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic
The horror franchise returns with a warehouse-set chapter featuring shape-shifting robotic adversaries.
Prometheus Wept (Early Access)
This tactical RPG examines civilization’s collapse after technological integration backfires catastrophically in a dystopian future.
The Alters
From Frostpunk creators 11 bit studios comes this narrative-driven survival experience, following an astronaut creating alternate selves to survive extraterrestrial challenges.