Looking for the best new releases this holiday season? We’ve compiled a list of the Top Steam Games to Look Out for in December 2025 that every gamer should check out. From thrilling adventures to immersive RPGs, these games promise hours of fun and excitement.
Excavator Simulator REMAKE
Excavator Simulator Remake delivers a grounded and hands-on construction experience for anyone who enjoys operating heavy machinery. The game isn’t just about digging or tearing down buildings — every mission asks you to handle the excavator in a realistic and careful way. The controls feel surprisingly natural, especially when you’re practicing with the ISO–SAE layout. The training mode makes it easy for beginners to settle in, while free-play is great for players who simply want to relax and operate the machine at their own pace.
Dotu
Dotu is one of those puzzle games that looks simple at first, but once you start playing, you realize how much depth it really has. It blends the number strategy of Sudoku with the satisfying grid-logic of Picross, so every level brings its own little twist. Each Room adds something new — sometimes locked squares, sometimes linked tiles, and sometimes math-based tricks that force you to think differently. The gameplay is easy to pick up, but solving the tougher puzzles gives a kind of satisfaction that makes the game surprisingly addictive.
Clue: Murder By Death
Clue: Murder By Death is a 3D isometric mystery game where you uncover the hidden secrets of Anderson Manor. The story takes place in 1932 England, after Lord Anderson’s death throws the entire estate into suspicion and fear. You have only two hours to explore the rooms, question the residents, and sift through lies and half-truths to find the real killer. Every character hides something behind their polite expressions — a past connection, a betrayal, or a motive for revenge. The game revolves around your choices, so every decision you make can shift the story in a new direction.
Meu Restaurante Brazuca
Meu Restaurante Brazuca is a fun and lively casual cooking game where you step into the chaos of a Brazilian kitchen to cook, assemble, and deliver orders on time. Prepare burgers, salads, and even X-Tudo while keeping up with the hectic pace of each level. As you progress, new recipes and slightly trickier mechanics are introduced, keeping the gameplay fresh and engaging. The controls are simple and intuitive, making it easy to jump right in and start cooking.
Between Worlds
Between Worlds is a narrative metroidvania platformer where you join MAT, a young boy, trapped in a mysterious school. Each world comes with its own rules and challenges, requiring you to use abilities and tools to overcome obstacles. By shifting between worlds, the environment and available skills change, helping you solve puzzles and fight magical creatures.
Spanky “Bat-a-Swing” Demo
Spanky “Bat-a-Swing” is a 3D rhythm platformer inspired by 1930s cartoons and electro-swing music. In the city of Metronopolis, everything moves and dances to the beat, and it’s up to Spanky the Bat to help teach Mayor Metrognome a lesson. Enemies, platforms, and traps all follow the music’s rhythm, but Spanky plays by his own rules—swing, slam, and slide wherever you like.
SEMO Demo
SEMO is a co-op physical platformer where you move and jump your triangle to guide the circle to its target. In the world of shapes, a square tries to impose order by locking up the freewheeling circles, and SEMO, the circle’s friend, sets out on a rescue mission. The game features multiple challenging stages, with more planned for future updates. You can play solo, team up with friends via remote play, or enjoy two-player local co-op on a single device.
KALE – Grakonian War Campaign
KALE: Grakonian War Campaign is a 2D arcade-style spaceship game that brings back the classic sci-fi feel of the 1980s. You play as Kale Starborn, a cheeky and sarcastic anti-hero with a mysterious past, piloting the ship “The Justiceblaster.” Your mission is to save Moon22F from the evil Grakonians mega-corporation. Neon side-scrolling levels, hand-crafted concept art, and voice-acted dialogues make the game fun and full of personality.
Wrath of Mynah
Wrath of Mynah is a turn-based RPG adventure that brings the epic story of The Great Hanyem War to life. You play as Pike Gilder, a young thief determined to make a difference against the oppressive Indigallo Federation. Team up with unique party members like Tusk, Liz Fureon, Deven Proditor, Rosie, Nova Acri, and Val Fortis, collecting weapons, armor, and items along the way.
Asvara
Asvara is a psychological horror game where something watches you very closely. It notices every move, hesitation, and choice you make, patiently waiting for its moment. You complete simple tasks, react to sudden events, and investigate strange changes that appear on your screen. Some moments demand quick reactions, while others require full precision and control.
Tabletop Baseball
Tabletop Baseball is a simple yet incredibly fun arcade baseball game. Everything in it runs on physics — the angle of the pitch, the ball’s bounce, and the timing of your swing all affect the gameplay. The game takes place on a small tabletop field inspired by pinball machines, giving each match a fast-paced and energetic feel.
The Amygdala Protocol
The Amygdala Protocol is a first-person psychological horror game where you play as a private detective. You must uncover the dark secrets of Blackwood Sanatorium and investigate the mysterious experiments of the missing Dr. Alistair Blackwood. Explore the decaying halls of the sanatorium, collect clues, and study chilling audio logs and journals. A vengeful presence stalks you throughout, making hiding and evading absolutely essential.
Merry Crisis Demo
Merry Crisis is a romance visual novel that explores love, heartbreak, and life’s tough decisions. After a break-up, you return home for Christmas, only to encounter your first love Qiu, your recent ex Nat, and the charming musician Shay, leaving your emotions even more confused. In the demo, you experience 30 minutes of gameplay featuring key scenes and flashbacks, with each choice slightly altering the direction of your story.
IRON GUARD: Salvation
IRON GUARD: Salvation is a tower-defense game where you become humanity’s last real hope. You build turrets, upgrade them, and when things get intense, you jump directly into battle using your combat drone. Every wave brings robots that attack in new ways, so you need to rethink your strategy on every level.
Nexus Storm Demo
Nexus Storm is an old-school arcade-style shooter that brings back the feel of classic 80s–90s games. You control a spaceship and fight your way through each level by dodging or destroying enemies and obstacles. The story takes place in the near future, where Earth’s scientists accidentally discover a strange and powerful dimension called Nexus. Before they can study it, an alien species known as the Nebulans bursts through an interdimensional gate and launches an attack, making Earth their next target.
Wild Roots: Chef Vs Critters
Wild Roots: Chef vs Critters is an exciting farming and cooking game where you start with a small plot of land and gradually expand your farm. You grow crops, raise animals, and protect them from sneaky critters while increasing your production. Use the fresh ingredients you harvest to cook delicious meals and sell them to earn money. Every plant and animal has its own special power that helps defend your farm.
Greenhearth Necromancer
Greenhearth Necromancer is a cozy and magical semi-idle game where you take care of your balcony garden, whether the plants are living or undead. Cast spells, brew potions, and bring withered plants back to life using necromancy. Attract ghostly bees to your magical garden and produce mystical honey. Sell your fresh ingredients and products at the local market, and interact with your co-op neighbors.
Marble Odyssey: Sandbox
Marble Odyssey: Sandbox is a cozy and relaxing marble simulator game where you experiment with marbles on a wooden table drifting through space. Use ramps, slides, holes, and paths to design your own marble playground and enjoy the smooth flow of the marbles. Rotate and customize blocks to bring your creations to life and see how physics works in action. Every marble follows realistic physics and produces natural sounds when it rolls, clicks, or collides.
Ordy: The Rise of Clara
Ordy: The Rise of Clara is an action RPG where you play as Clara, a young woman who loses her supernatural powers in an accident. She must now survive in a world designed only for the super-powered. After being resurrected, Clara settles in the Ordy District and begins uncovering a secret conspiracy in which NeatAid Corp is exploiting the powerless. With the help of her therapist Jane and former scientist Dr. Reynolds, Clara uses her intelligence and courage to stand up against injustice.
Detective Modo
Detective Modo is a thrilling mystery adventure game where you play as a shapeshifting lizard who can transform into any NPC to discover unique dialogues and clues. Emerging from your sewer lair, you try to return a passed-out child to their parents while exploring a bustling town where every person hides a secret. By transforming into different NPCs, you uncover new perspectives and hidden stories throughout the town.
Catstronaut, Félicette’s adventures Demo
Catstronaut: Félicette’s Adventures is a 2D platform game where you play as Félicette, the first and only female astronaut cat who gets lost in space. In each level, you must manage the gravity of the planets, using jumps and your jetpack wisely to navigate obstacles and face various surprises.
Brewed and Battered Demo
Brewed and Battered is a survival roguelite game where you brew your own weapons and unleash them on hordes of homunculi. Every combination of ingredients creates a unique potion that splashes, moves, and reacts in different ways. Collect ingredients, upgrade them, and brew custom potions to burn, electrocute, freeze, and heal your enemies.
Legacy
Legacy is a thrilling stealth and puzzle-solving game where you play as Melina, a young woman determined to uncover the dark secrets of her family’s past. Across two time periods, 2022 and 1964, you’ll experience a mix of exploration, stealth, and challenging puzzles. Melina explores eerie and unsettling locations to uncover the mysteries behind her grandfather’s disappearance and death. Every clue brings you closer to revealing your family’s hidden legacy and exposing the dark secrets of the Mighty Ones.
SKYSAVIOR Helicopter Services
SKYSAVIOR Helicopter Services is a thrilling helicopter game where you play as a pilot saving the city from chaos. You face challenging situations in each mission while completing objectives assigned by the operations center. The more calls you complete, the more points you earn, unlocking new helicopters and upgrades along the way.
Love Too Easily 2: Summer Pocha
Love Too Easily 2: Summer Pocha is a real-life dating simulation game where you play as an ordinary delivery man who, after an accident and a friend’s betrayal, becomes the owner of a failing Pocha (food truck). At the Pocha, you meet five charming and attractive girls, and your choices determine how their affection for you grows. Use thoughtful gifts and smart decisions to raise affection levels and find your true love.
Death at Fleming Manor Demo
Death at Fleming Manor is a forensic mystery adventure game where you investigate mysterious deaths in a foggy British manor in 1959. You examine crime scenes in detail, analyze evidence, and interrogate suspicious characters. Every finding is carefully documented in death certificates and medical reports, shaping the final outcome of the story.
Critters Breakout
Critters Breakout is a thrilling 3D chase adventure game where you can play as cute Critters trying to escape to freedom, or as Kollectors attempting to capture them. Critters must explore maps, collect items, and build secret gateways to escape. Kollectors use their unique abilities to chase and capture them. Friendly creatures like the Mole Twins and Filipino Tarsier can assist the Critters along the way.
