🎮 From Valve's Steam Team Visit to New Indie Releases, This Week's Steam Roundup! 💸 - 2026.10.29 | Steam

Hello, fans!

Is your Steam library wallet ready to take another hit? 🫠 Here's this week's Steam news!

🏢 Valve's Steam Team Visits Korea!

Three Valve headquarters staff members visited Korea and met directly with 60 Korean indie game studios ^[1]. The event, titled 'Steam Indie Connect,' was held on the 27th, and about 380 people applied to attend. Sixty studios were selected to take part in person, so the competition was basically a real-life boss fight 😳

At the event, data on Steam's growth in the Korean market and the results of Korean games were shared, along with recommendations and practical tips for each stage of release. A new feature for Steam Achievements, currently in beta, was also introduced ^[1]. The Q&A focused on problems developers actually face during release. Key topics included how wishlists and custom calendars affect game visibility, how Steam is responding to imitation games made with AI, and ways to increase exposure in other regions when sales concentrate in one area after multi-language support. However, the reports did not include Steam's answers, so you'll have to wait a bit longer for those.

🎮 Demos and Early Access Lineup

Devilstopia's demo is set to go live on Steam on the 31st ^[2]. It features battles that use skills instead of chips, with roguelike elements added to a style reminiscent of 'Mega Man Battle Network,' so fans of that vibe should definitely take a look! The full release date is still undecided, and an early access launch is being prepared first.

Northgard Battlegrounds is an auto-battler city-building game based on the world of the Viking strategy game 'Northgard' ^[3]. It has already entered early access on PC Steam, and Shiro Games took part in development. If you're a Northgard fan, it's worth a taste of this Viking-flavored auto-battler!

✨ G-STAR Titles Are Coming to Steam Too!

Cygames Edge announced it will take part in G-STAR 2026 Indie Showcase 2.0: Galaxy, showing off its first title, 'Where the Seeds Land' ^[4]. This dramatic collapse action adventure can be played on-site at G-STAR, and visitors can also try it on Steam Deck. It received a 'Verified' rating in Steam Deck compatibility testing, which is great news for portable players 🙌 The full release is set for November 5 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC Steam ^[5].

Also, Knives Studio will handle global publishing for the visual novel 〈Attention Addicted Unemployed Maiden〉, as it expands further into publishing external projects ^[6]. The studio is working hard to bring the game to Steam, so keep an eye out for that release news.