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Gaucho and the Grassland
Gaucho and the Grassland An ADVENTURE with FARMING SIM where you live as a LATIN COWBOY exploring the vast grasslands, the cozy highlands, the beach, and a magical world, HELPING locals and mystical beings to make YOUR WORLD a more harmonious place.
Price -20% 15.60€
Rating 8.9
Release 16 Jul 2025
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That One Otter Game
That One Otter Game That One Otter Game is a mischievous co-op adventure where two young otters take on a wild rite of passage to prove their worth. Complete silly park challenges to fill up your stamp card—catch a panicked penguin, race a hyped-up zebra, or haul a stolen radio to a mountaintop.
Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 15 Jul 2025
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Noobs Are Coming
Noobs Are Coming YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Price 7.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 15 Jul 2025
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Saloon Simulator
Saloon Simulator Saloon Simulator is a first-person sim where you restore and run an abandoned saloon. Master drink-making and cooking, customize the space to attract customers, and enjoy mini-games in a story-driven Old West setting.
Price -55% 8.49€
Rating 8.6
Release 15 Jul 2025
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PUMP IT UP RISE
PUMP IT UP RISE The legendary arcade rhythm game PUMP IT UP is now on Steam. Introducing R!SE. Redesigned for keyboard, gamepad, and Steam Deck. Feel the rhythm your way, anytime, anywhere.
Price -55% 20.00€
Rating 7.5
Release 14 Jul 2025
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Word Play
Word Play Spell words, pick perks, score points, and survive until the end. Every round is different. How far can you make it?
Price 7.79€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Jul 2025
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Kaizen: A Factory Story
Kaizen: A Factory Story Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
Price 19.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Jul 2025
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The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An
The Three Kingdoms: The Tales of Jian An This is a historical strategy game set in the Three Kingdoms era, told from Liu Bei's perspective. It covers the Yellow Turban Rebellion to early Three Kingdoms. Featuring classic turn-based gameplay, it reinterprets historical events, offering both engaging battles and rich cultural insights.
Price 17.49€
Rating 8.8
Release 14 Jul 2025
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C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)
C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM) C.A.S.T is a third-person PvE extraction shooter playable solo or in co-op. Select your character and loadout to battle enemy hordes, evade anomalies, and complete objectives across handcrafted maps with dynamic procedural elements.
Price 6.89€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Jul 2025
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Breaker of fatalism
Breaker of fatalism You were originally an ordinary young man, but due to an accident, you awakened the ancient artifact that was sleeping inside your body and became the "Lord of Destiny" focused on the three realms. All of this is written by your own hands with a unique destiny ending.
Price 10.79€
Rating 8.4
Release 12 Jul 2025
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Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Price 7.79€
Rating 8.4
Release 11 Jul 2025
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Brickadia
Brickadia Brickadia is a next-generation brick building sandbox that gives you the tools to create and play, your way. Build massive worlds, invent cool contraptions, and play in them however you like - all with your friends!
Price -17% 24.35€
Rating 8.3
Release 11 Jul 2025
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Mobmania
Mobmania Mobmania is a four (4) player co-op real-time bullet-hell action rogue-like where you kill enemies, buy items after leveling up, and survive long enough against thousands of monsters and bosses until the final fight against the Witch.
Price 3.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 11 Jul 2025
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ISLANDERS: New Shores
ISLANDERS: New Shores Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
Price -29% 7.14€
Rating 9.0
Release 10 Jul 2025
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Dread Flats
Dread Flats This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Price -19% 4.80€
Rating 8.0
Release 10 Jul 2025
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Ground of Aces
Ground of Aces Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
Price 24.50€
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Jul 2025
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SurfsUp
SurfsUp SurfsUp is a free-to-play, high-speed multiplayer platformer where precision movement and air-surfing are the keys to setting your personal best time or even breaking a world record!
Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 06 Jul 2025
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SCP: CB Multiplayer Reborn
SCP: CB Multiplayer Reborn Survive the chaos of SCP Foundation! Step into a thrilling SCP horror experience with story-driven co-op, intense PvP Breach mode, and randomized maps. Play as Class-D, scientist, SCPs, and more, each role bringing unique challenges in an unpredictable, immersive facility.
Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 04 Jul 2025
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ScootX
ScootX The world’s first 100% physics-driven scooter simulation. From the wheels to the rider’s head, everything is powered by physics. Session tricks, grinds, and community-made parks with Mod.io support.
Price 19.50€
Rating 8.8
Release 03 Jul 2025
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Primordialis
Primordialis Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. Explore the primordial depths to reveal its secrets and discover what lies beyond.
Price 19.50€
Rating 8.6
Release 02 Jul 2025
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NEKOPARA After
NEKOPARA After A new chapter begins with the arrival of the catgirl, Fraise! She seeks advice from his little sister, Shigure and while Fraise feels the relationship between siblings is most important, Shigure priorities the happiness of her catgirls. This sets the stage in the battle between catgirl and girl!
Price -10% 8.77€
Rating 8.5
Release 30 Jun 2025
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DRAPLINE
DRAPLINE "DRAPLINE" is a roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything and train her to become the strongest in one year. Feed her a variety of things to increase her abilities, combine various skills to build your own strategy, and defeat the impending catastrophe!
Price -59% 4.00€
Rating 9.0
Release 29 Jun 2025
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Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
Price 48.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 27 Jun 2025
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Far Fishing
Far Fishing Far Fishing is a short and relaxing fishing game. Set off on a journey to the edge of the world, catching a variety of fish and upgrading your boat along the way.
Price 2.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 26 Jun 2025
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Steam is home to a vast library of games, from indie titles to AAA blockbusters. With so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start. That's where wasdland.com comes in.

We curate the most popular and highest-rated games on Steam considering factors such as player count, review score, and genre to give you a comprehensive overview of the best games that Steam has to offer.

Whether you're looking for a new game to play with friends, a single-player experience that will keep you entertained for hours, or something in between, we're sure you will find something you'll love.