Kagura Games announced on December 28, 2025 that they’re partnering with AliceSoft and MangaGamer to bring the Rance series to Steam, including Rance 01-02, Rance 03, Rance IX, Rance X, Rance Quest Magnum, Rance IV, and the highly acclaimed Sengoku Rance, ending years of Steam blacklisting despite the platform hosting similar adult content.

SpaceVenture by the Two Guys from Andromeda – Space Quest creators Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe – released out of Early Access on December 24, 2025, completing a chaotic 13-year journey from the June 2012 Kickstarter that raised $539,767 from 10,809 backers with a promised February 2013 delivery that never came.

Sword and Fairy 4 Remake by UP Software and CubeGame was officially revealed on December 28, 2024, rebuilding the legendary 2007 Chinese RPG on Unreal Engine 5 with turn-based combat, stunning visuals, and the classic xianxia fantasy story that made it the Final Fantasy VII of Chinese gaming.

Avatar Frontiers of Pandora reached an all-time peak of 12,496 concurrent Steam players on December 22, 2025, quadrupling its previous record of 2,614 after the December 19 release of the From the Ashes DLC timed with Avatar Fire and Ash movie premiere.

Gone Rogue by AskaLot Games is a tactical stealth RPG released in March 2023 where you play as a thief from the slums navigating over 15 heists through dystopian environments, using 50+ unique perks and RPG progression while the sequel Deserter continues the dark universe.

Repterra by solo developer Carl Chute is a base-building survival RTS launching into Early Access in March 2026, where you defend human colonies against massive dinosaur hordes using Command & Conquer inspired gameplay with breeding, taming, and riding mechanics that let you turn prehistoric predators into allies.

The legendary Halo 2 E3 2003 demo build leaked on December 26, 2024, revealing the original PStencil shadow engine, playable Earth City level, development tools, and cut content from Bungie’s impossible vision that was scrapped before the final 2004 release.

Cursed Memory by indie developer Midnight Crew is a psychological dark fantasy visual novel releasing in Q1 2026, where you play a cursed adventurer slowly losing their memories and transforming into a demon while everyone you know forgets you ever existed.

Recently datamined files from Final Fantasy XV reveal cut content showing the game originally featured a playable prologue in Insomnia with an escape sequence during the invasion, plus a hidden Chapter 14 jail scene between Noctis and Ardyn that never made it to the final release.

Critterville Goes Bankrupt by Penniless Games is a satirical cozy town life RPG where you inherit a royal title, manage woodland critters, balance farming with industry, and navigate lawsuits while trying to prevent bankruptcy during an industrial revolution.