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Yet Another Zombie Defense HD Is Free to Keep on Steam Until July 30
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is free to keep on Steam until July 30. The giveaway ties into Awesome Games Studio's 1.0 launch plans for Yet Another Zombie Survivors.
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Steam is Valve's PC gaming storefront and platform for buying, updating and discussing games. This page tracks Steam news across releases, patches, store changes, discounts and the biggest shifts affecting players and developers.
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Latest Steam stories, store changes and major PC release updates.
Firefighting Simulator
Firefighting Simulator: Ignite Adds Vehicle Rescue Expansion Today
Firefighting Simulator: Ignite's Motor Vehicle Accident Expansion is available now on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The expansion adds vehicle rescue missions, tools and mechanics alongside a free Shannondale update.
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Order of the Sinking Star Confirms PS5 Release for 2026
Order of the Sinking Star is now confirmed for PS5 later in 2026. Thekla's next puzzle adventure has more than 1,000 hand-crafted puzzles across four connected worlds.
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The Mound Launches Tomorrow With Co-op Horror That Lies to Players
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu launches July 15 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. ACE Team's co-op expedition horror game uses altered perception and voice chat to make squads doubt each other.
Assassin's Creed
Black Flag Resynced PC Lockout Hits During Ubisoft Connect Outage
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced PC players were locked out during a short Ubisoft Connect outage, raising fresh concerns about the remake's offline mode and DRM layer. Ubisoft has not publicly addressed the weekend issue.
Assassin's Creed
Black Flag Resynced Hits 2 Million Sales in One Day
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 2 million copies in its first day, giving Ubisoft's pirate remake a major launch across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Palworld
Palworld 1.0 Passes 850,000 Steam Players After Full Launch
Palworld 1.0 has pushed the survival game back above 850,000 concurrent players on Steam after its full launch. The surge is well below its early access record, but it still makes the update one of Steam's biggest launches of July.
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The Alters: Last Variable Launches Tomorrow With a 20-Hour DLC
The Alters: Last Variable launches July 13 as a substantial story DLC for 11 bit studios' sci-fi survival game. The expansion follows Jan Scientist after one ending and adds terraforming, an underground base and new research systems.
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College Football 27 Drops Paid Progression After Backlash
EA Sports is removing paid progression options from College Football 27's Road to Glory and Dynasty modes. The reversal follows backlash over microtransactions in modes many players treat as single-player staples.
Steam
Heartopia Steam Players Jump as Call of Whales Opens Today
Heartopia's Steam player count has risen well above recent evening checks as XD opens the Call of Whales Fashionwave. The update adds Whalefall Canyon, undersea homestead space and new rewards, with a Sanrio Characters collaboration next week.
Diablo
Diablo 4 Patch 3.1.1 Targets Mythic Unique Drops
Diablo 4 patch 3.1.1 is scheduled for July 14, bringing fixes for Mythic Unique drops, Season 14 rewards and several class issues. The update is more focused on bug fixes than a broad early-season rebalance.
Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves Steam Crowd More Than Doubles as Version 3.5 Goes Live
Wuthering Waves drew a much larger Steam crowd as Version 3.5 went live. Kuro Games' open-world RPG more than doubled its comparable evening player count while holding No. 44 on Steam's most-played chart.