Unique upcoming games (that you haven't heard about)

Cloudpunk looks interesting. Thanks, Doc!

Great thread! I guess I'll contribute too.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/629820/
Maneater - saw this game revealed back at the PC Gaming Show this past E3. Looks awesome and I can't wait to see the final product.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/502250/
Moira - a classic 8-bit-style platformer.that's sort of like a cross between Zelda II, Kirby and MegaMan.

We. the revolution to play a french revolution judge faced with moral dilemmas and conflicts of interests. These days i tend to search more for cheering up games and this one will be quite pessimistic, but it sounds interesting, if I don't buy it i'll probably watch some youtuber play it.

A few I haven't seen mentioned:

Between the Stars

Become the captain of a stellar cruiser and cross the galaxy to save the Interestellar Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.

Crying Suns

Crying Suns is a rogue-lite and tactical game where you explore a dying galaxy as the admiral of a space fleet.

Godhood

As a newborn deity, create and grow your own religion by careful management of your followers. Challenge the other gods that stand in your way.

Necrobarista

Necrobarista is a cinematic visual novel set in a magical Melbourne cafe where the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living.

Flotsam

The floating garbage town survival game! Scavenge precious garbage you can from the ocean's surface and grow your city while doing your best to survive in this colorful post-apocalyptic world.

Griftlands

In Griftlands, everything is negotiable: money, loyalty—even morality. Choose your character and make your fortune. Griftlands is the next game by Klei.

Iratus: Lord of the Dead

Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a dark, challenging turn-based roguelike RPG where you play as an evil necromancer escaping from your dungeon prison to once again embark on the domination of the world.

Off Grid

Off Grid is a 3rd person stealth hacking game where data is your most powerful weapon. Off Grid forgoes combat for hacking tools and ingenuity, and is completely moddable.

Mineko's Night Market

A whimsical adventure/simulation game where you play as Mineko, a curious girl who has just arrived at her new home on a peculiar Japanese-inspired island overrun by cats. Discover the mysteries of the island while crafting crafts, friending friends, eating eats, and… catting cats.

Headspun

Headspun is a FMV/Adventure hybrid set in Cortex; the world of Theo Kavinsky's broken brain - a game about recovery, discovery, and the ongoing battle between logic and emotion.

The Eldrich Zookeeper

Manage a zoo of otherworldly eldritch monsters! Zoo visitors are invited to gaze into the abyss, it's fun for all the family! And all the family might end up devoured, this cursed zookeeper isn't entirely reliable.

Night Call

Night Call is a murder mystery noire game set in Paris. You are a taxi driver, working to earn enough to pay your bills while aiding the investigation by doing what you do best: getting people to talk while you have their attention.

Some pretty good looking games already listed, here are some personal ones from my wishlist that have not been mentioned:

Katana Zero
Boyfriend Dungeon
Beacon
Arcadian Atlas
Stoneshard
Once Upon a Coma
Hellpoint
Enigma Prison
The Lighthouse
The Beast Inside
Project Taurus
Failed State
Re-Legion
The Iron Oath
Pathway
Fission Superstar X
Artificer: Science of Magic
Grimshade
Encased: a sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG
WORLD OF HORROR

And one final game: Steamboat Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (no Steam yet still on Kickstarter)

Support some of my friends making games, please!

For those into adult stuff: (oh and there's plenty more where that came from - just shoot me a message on steamgifts/steam - don't wanna clog up this thread with smut...)

• (NSFW)Slappy Ass - just check it out if you like butts.

• (NSFW)Lucy Got Problems - nice lil ecchi game that was very cute and well made!

• (NSFW)Hard Work - I was impressed by this one. What can I say?

• (EXTREMELY NSFW)Boobs Saga - for hardcore toilet-humorists and sick perverts like myself.

Plenty more adult titles I won't list... but are good as well. I mean no offense by adding these, but they're pretty awesome!

Enjoying these more... safe games too that are either upcoming, or very good underdogs:

• Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial - Shit this game has potential! Very much like Dead Cells.. ;)

• Area 4643 - has very good potential when it's out!

• Snares of Ruin Zero - developer is great with RPGMaker! Writes well, and worth checking out Snares of Ruin and Pegasus-5

• The Walking Vegetables - twin-stick roguelite that is quite fun!

• Deliand - this was fun and cute!

• Log Jammers - won't be out for a while, but worth a look if you like air hockey arcade action - :D

• TSIOQUE - another cute little game with pretty graphics - fun P&C

• Catmaze - nice adventure game with very subtle/light metroidvania elements that I enjoyed much.

• EONIA I don't like adding EA games, but this one's worth a looksie.

Some kickstarters on the way (I hope... you know how those go...) but I won't mention those until they're further along!

Bump for dj!

Just came out but I'm surprised no one has said this
https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/Kenshi/

Hades (early access game not on Steam)
https://youtu.be/QbiEbGyQVVU

Here's a good opportunity to give a shout out to Jupiter Hell

It's a proper roguelike, with an emphasis on ranged combat & big guns. It also has demons in a space base, 'cause that's when you get when you have the successor/sequel to DooM, The Roguelike.

Looking forward to:

Judgment (PS4 only)
Afterparty https://store.steampowered.com/app/762220/Afterparty/ (from the authors of Oxenfree)
Man of Medan (from the authors of Until Dawn, will be on PC this time)
The Good Life (EA, probably only on Origin)
Someday You'll Return https://store.steampowered.com/app/840370/Someday_Youll_Return/
In the Valley of Gods https://store.steampowered.com/app/687440/In_The_Valley_of_Gods/ ( from the authors of Firewatch)
Twin Mirror (from DONTNOD)
Pathologic (remake of 2005 game)
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/Gibbous___A_Cthulhu_Adventure/
Observation https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/Observation/
Blacksad: Under the Skin (comic book adaptation)
Truberbrook – A Nerd Saves the World https://store.steampowered.com/app/757300/Truberbrook__A_Nerd_Saves_the_World/
The Sinking City https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/The_Sinking_City/

Outer Wilds 🤔

Space Haven

Embark on a space journey with your patched-together crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony sim.

I like these types of games, sandbox-y and survival, like Rimworld. The isometric style reminds me so much of web game called Mush, and an android game called Star Command.
At least there are no elves here.

VirtuaVerse

"In a future not so far away, one Artificial Intelligence prevailed above all other AI’s and their governments. Society has migrated to a permanently integrated reality connected to a single neural network which continuously optimizes their experiences by processing personal data. Nathan, an outsider still refusing to comply to the new system, is making a living off the grid as a smuggler of modded hardware and cracked software. Geared up with his custom headset, he is among the few that can still switch AR off and see reality for what it is. He shares an apartment in the city with his girlfriend Jay, a talented AR graffiti writer whose drones have been bit-spraying techno-color all over the augmented space in the city. Waking up one day, Nathan finds Jay has disappeared overnight, breaking his custom headset and leaving a cryptic message on their bathroom mirror. Disconnected and determined to find out what happened to Jay, he finds himself tangled up in an unexpected journey involving Jay's hacker group and a guild of AR technomancers. Travelling around the world, he'll have to walk across hardware graveyards, deal with digital archeology, tribes of cryptoshamans, and virtual reality debauchery."

Looks and sounds amazing.

i'm super glad you bumped this thread because there some really interesting titles in here.

I came upon this one that was just released last week:

Photographs

The reviews are somewhat mixed, but I really enjoyed the developer's other games (10000000 & You Must Build A Boat) and I'm a sucker for short narrative games with high-quality pixelart and unique mechanics -- especially things that involve cameras/photography. I think owners of the devs previous games maybe also get a 33% coupon in addition to the 20% off launch sale.

.* Edit: I'm probably not going to use my 33% coupon before the April 11th expiration and it is giftable, so if anyone wants it just let me know.

Beast Agenda 2030 - Has strong Shadowrun vibes

Beast Agenda 2030 is a Stealth, Gadgets and Hacking focused RPG with optional permadeath that encourages you to use your brain to complete missions in procedurally generated city districts.

Onslaught: Armoured Assault

• Has the unique idea of combining RTS and TD. Game's still really early access though. (Edit: The dev fixed the bug)

NEOVERSE

• A lot of people are comparing this with Slay the Spire, so I'm guessing if you like the latter, then you'll enjoy the former :)

NITE Team 4 - A hacking sim that looks and feels amazing. Easy enough to get into for players with minimal coding skills and I believe it has the best tutorial around :)

NITE Team 4 is a military hacking simulation game that explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios.

Like Canis, I've just realized that the thread is for -upcoming- games and not games that are already released - only Onslaught fits the bill. That being said, these games are still pretty newly released and they are great so I'll just leave them as they are for now :P

Islanders

ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.

Slapshot

Slapshot is an online multiplayer game where you and 5 other players play a game of hockey. The game is physics-based, so teamwork and crisp passing are essential to win.

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

EDIT: sorry, I see now that these don't quite fit the thread title, since only one is "upcoming." But the other two just came out in the past month, so I'm hoping that's close enough!

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in this exhilarating new adventure from the creator of Assassin’s Creed.

The game looks and sounds awesome. Not sure who thought the title was a good idea, though.

EDIT: well, shit. Apparently it's an EPIC exclusive and won't be on Steam until 2020.

Space Company Simulator

Face the challenges of conquering space. Lead your company in the race for financial and technological dominance. Launch rockets, satellites, spaceships and orbital stations. Become the new major player in the space industry.

Space Company Simulator is the only simulator of its kind on the market. Inspired by games like Civilization IV and GameDev Tycoon, the gameplay genuinely reflects the challenges of space exploration in a way that no other computer game has done before.

Came across this as one of the mystery screenshots in the Guess the Game thread:

Damnview: Built From Nothing

It's being described as an open-world sandbox Stardew Valley meets urban dystopia with social commentary.

Nova Drift

developer is Jeffrey Nielson / Chimeric (Twitter)
publisher -and music- is Pixeljam -Miles- (Steam, Twitter)

a closer look and/or a video (.webm)

(pic below is fan art)

View attached image.

Bump

Whispers of a Machine looks interesting point and click game, probably the only interesting game from todays (17th April) ~30 steam "game" releases.