Steam releases in July 2026, by the numbers
Published Oct 22, 2026 · LaunchRivals
2,592 games came out on Steam in July 2026, 294 of them free to play, with a typical price of $4.99. Palworld drew the most reviews of the month's new releases.
The month belonged to Casual, Action and Strategy games.
Games released2,592
Paid2,298
Free to play294
Median price$4.99
Releases per week
New releases with the most reviews
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 9, 2026 | 416,489 | 94% | |
| 2 | Jul 24, 2026 | 109,840 | 92% | |
| 3 | Jul 9, 2026 | 27,675 | 81% | |
| 4 | Jul 4, 2026 | 22,858 | 97% | |
| 5 | Jul 16, 2026 | 22,493 | 83% | |
| 6 | Jul 29, 2026 | 16,559 | 52% | |
| 7 | Jul 31, 2026 | 13,827 | 96% | |
| 8 | Jul 28, 2026 | 12,952 | 60% | |
| 9 | Jul 29, 2026 | 12,676 | 96% | |
| 10 | Jul 31, 2026 | 12,532 | 94% | |
| 11 | Jul 22, 2026 | 11,351 | 88% | |
| 12 | Jul 22, 2026 | 11,323 | 88% | |
| 13 | Jul 27, 2026 | 7,825 | 99% | |
| 14 | Jul 7, 2026 | 7,582 | 82% | |
| 15 | Jul 31, 2026 | 7,519 | 82% |
Most common genres: Casual (705), Action (403), Strategy (389), Simulation (359), Adventure (338), Puzzle (233), RPG (195), Arcade (162), Incremental (130), Idler (126).
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Numbers come from public Steam store data collected by LaunchRivals and were last updated Oct 22, 2026. Adult-only games are left out. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.