The Steam Machine shipped June 29, 2026 at $1,049 with roughly 6x Steam Deck performance. Full specs, why it costs what it does, the 4K caveat, and who should skip it.
The GDD Indie Awards 2026 ended in a historic tie, with a student project sharing first place with a commercial release. Full winners, prize amounts and eligibility rules.
Unreal Engine 5.8 ships an official Epic MCP plugin, and Epic maintains a Claude Code plugin with 300+ tools across 30+ toolsets. Full setup, capabilities, limits and security.
340,000 concurrent players. 1.9 million views before release. 10,000 wishlists on zero ad spend. The consistent pattern behind indie games that break out without budgets.
Silksong set the bar at Metacritic 90. The best metroidvanias worth playing after it, including a hand-drawn Slavic soulsvania built around werewolf transformation.
A repeatable four-step method for finding good Steam releases using review-weighted charts, volume checks and price history, plus what it surfaced this week.
From giant scissors to inventory arrangement as a build system. The best action roguelites on Steam and the specific mechanic that makes each one different.
From a 100% rated creepy-cozy cooking sim to a six-player ramen kitchen tracking broth temperature. The best cooking games on Steam, split by what they actually are.
Big Ambitions just topped the weekly chart with 13,840 reviews. The best business sims on Steam, from New York empires to a pawn shop where reading people beats knowing prices.
From a free 98% rated puzzle game to a three-hour kitchen sandbox. The best short games on Steam, and why the 2-hour refund window makes them so cheap.