New Games of Note that you Might Have Missed (Ongoing)

[Zed Clampet]

You will likely never hear of 99 percent of the games releasing on Steam these days. See a game that launched in the last 14 days that you want to highlight?

Name:​

Esoteric Ebb

Primary Categories​

CRPG, Turn-Based, Narative

Release Date:​

3/3/26

User Reviews:​

296 reviews, 96 percent positive

Save 10% on Esoteric Ebb on Steam

Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.

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[Pifanjr]

I see you (Zed Clampet) already wishlisted it, but I hadn't heard of this game before:

ASTROBOTANICA on Steam

Science-driven survival with a relaxing vibe. Farming, base building, crafting, animal taming, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen.

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It looks like an above ground Subnautica set in the prehistoric era.

 

[Zed Clampet]

It looks like an above ground Subnautica set in the prehistoric era.

I'd love to get it, but the sales for the first month are going to end up being very bad, and the game is Early Access. They've been updating at an incredible pace; however, if there is more than one developer, which definitely would seem to be the case, then the person who's paying everyone is probably already planning to drop everyone else. The main person will either take over as a solo dev or, more likely, wander off quietly. Since this is Early Access, I need to know which way this is going to go before I buy. This is basically the way I look at all Early Access. If it's a commercial flop, there's almost never a case where that works out well for the gamer. Of course, there are exceptions. I've seen solo devs march on for years with less than 50 user reviews. I go to war for those folks.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Save 15% on Banquet for Fools on Steam

The Pavura needs four volunteers to solve the mystery of an abandoned village. Answer the call to adventure in this party-based beat ‘em up RPG! Leaving Early Access on March 5th!

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This real time with pause CRPG looks pretty good to me. It has a demo I'm going to try. It was in early access for awhile and released to 1.0 on the 5th.

I see you (Zed Clampet) already wishlisted it, but I hadn't heard of this game before:

ASTROBOTANICA on Steam

Science-driven survival with a relaxing vibe. Farming, base building, crafting, animal taming, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen.

store.steampowered.com

It looks like an above ground Subnautica set in the prehistoric era.

I was maybe a bit pessimistic in my response. Not all developers go into early access to fund the game. Sometimes they just look to EA for feedback. It's still a good idea to keep an eye on them until you figure out how committed they are to finishing the game.