Steam’s expansive library has the power to send a shiver down an unsure player’s spine. Even if you’re able to maneuver past the spammy shovelware and AI-generated key art, you’re still staring down thousands and thousands of potential downloads in any given niche.
Still, smaller budgets and team sizes aside, 2025 is the year of the indie studio. As AAA teams lay off hundreds of workers and choose quick-ship “AI slop” over human creativity, independent developers and publishers are dropping some of the year’s most memorable adventures.
These 10 titles, plucked right from my personal Steam Wishlist, are among my most-anticipated for September 2025. Regardless of your go-to genre or preferred price point, these exciting picks will keep you cozy on the couch as chilly weather creeps in.
Kejora (September 3)
GENRE: Puzzle
PRICE: TBD
“There’s a mystery hidden behind this peaceful village, unknown to its inhabitants, who carry on with their daily lives. Kejora features hand-drawn art and animation, environmental platformer puzzles, and party-based inspired gameplay with 2 supporting characters with unique skills to help Kejora in her exploration and journey.” (per Steam listing)
Hollow Knight: Silksong (September 4)
GENRE: Platformer; Adventure
PRICE: TBD
“Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the award winning action-adventure. Journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover secrets tied to your nature and your past.” (per Steam listing)
Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced (September 8)
GENRE: Cyberpunk; Visual Novel
PRICE: TBD
“Work as a body modification consultant in a dystopian future. Talk to clients, make recommendations, and decide how much to upsell them. Balance helping others with earning enough to save your sick rabbit. Make decisions and change lives.” (per Steam listing)
Trainatic (September 8)
GENRE: Strategy; Incremental
PRICE: TBD
“Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.” (per Steam listing)
Baby Steps (September 8)
GENRE: Walking Simulator
PRICE: TBD
“Explore a world shrouded in mist, one step at a time. Hike the serene mountains by placing each footstep yourself, in original physics-based gameplay from the minds behind Ape Out and Getting Over It. Take in the sights, fall in love with the local fauna, and try to find meaning in a wasted life.” (per Steam listing)
Heroes of the Seven Islands (September 9)
GENRE: Party-Based RPG
PRICE: TBD
“HEROES OF THE SEVEN ISLANDS is a comfy yet challenging HAND-DRAWN tribute to classic role-playing video games and COMIC BOOKS. Experience a non-linear heroic adventure with side quests in a vast light fairy tale world, inspired by 90s games.” (per Steam listing)
No, I’m not a Human (September 15)
GENRE: Horror; Choices Matter
PRICE: TBD
“Sunrise. Twilight of earth. The world is ending. Acrid auromas of sun-scorched streets fill the air. Blackened corpses gnarled into shapes of agony line streets. Peering outside is enough to scorch eyes from socket. The only refuge is in the night.” (per Steam listing)
Ratatan (September 18)
GENRE: Rhythm; Roguelike
PRICE: TBD
“Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players. An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. Defeat the enemies by riding the rhythm of Ratatan‘s catchy, toe-tapping soundtrack in this delightful, heartfelt adventure!” (per Steam listing)
Blippo+ (September 23)
GENRE: Cinematic; Retro
PRICE: TBD
“Congratulations! Blippo+ is now available in your area … Planet Blip is brought to life through a cast of lovable characters, vibrant costumes and makeup, original music, extensive lore, and writing that pays homage to the offbeat, idiosyncratic, and often-forgotten margins of TV history, from pirate television and cable access to public broadcasting and video art. Whether you’re a punk, new waver, sproinger or a bender: there’s something for you on Blippo+. ” (per Steam listing)
Consume Me (September 25)
GENRE: Life Sim; Dark Comedy
PRICE: TBD
“Hey remember when your parents, your friends, and society at large all conspired to make you feel ugly, lazy, stupid, and unloved despite the brilliant human spirit contained within you? No? Well, allow us to refresh your memory via the timeless medium of a slice-of-life role-playing game!” (per Steam listing)
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A lifelong gamer raised on classic titles like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Croc, Stephanie brings her expertise of gaming and pop culture to deliver unique, refreshing views on the world of video games, complete with references to absurd and obscure media.
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