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ABOUT Hidden Gem Discovery

Welcome to the Rock Bottom Gaming. Below you will find two pinned threads for the current and the previous month where we clean up the monthly releases, making sure we don't miss any games, but also filtering out junk games so the genuine developers have more visibility. If you find any interesting new games you can share them in those threads.

Group topics and objectives:

- Filtering out asset flips, shovelware and other junk games from the monthly releases to improve visibility for genuine games. Games with AI features are allowed as long as the game is mostly original content, specifically the art direction should be visibly created by a person, and the original work should roughly exceed 90% or more of the content. If I find substantial evidence of hidden review manipulation, a note will be added to upcoming games in question that the developer engaged in the activity.

- The curator page is mostly dedicated for niche or mid-tier games, I generally look developers that have not achieved mass recognition, but perhaps have some interesting direction or have cult status within the community.

- You can post anything indie game related. If you want to highlight specific games we have a monthly "favorite game" and "demo tracker" threads, or you can start a new one.

Review copies/Curation page:

- I will never ask you for a review copy, so if someone asked you to give me a review copy, they did not do so with my permission. If you still want to send me one, it should be a game of decent quality, and ideally not from a well known publisher, I try to cover niche and overlooked games. Please don't offer me money, and don't offer me more than 1 key.

A few reasons I might decline the copy:

- I already own the game
- the description encourages to write a certain type of review
- game looks poorly made in the trailer
- the IP is too well known or from a very established publisher
- I simply don't have time to review it / I am not the right audience for the game

Review copy will be disclosed at the top of the review, and the gift box on the curation page. Material is not shared until release date by default.
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June Upcoming Games (2026)
Here is the list for the month, if I missed anything there will be a missed games thread like always. The # next to the game is a wishlist count between my friends to help you spot the games with low interest. The post can only show the first 10 pictures, visit the laggy group thread for more.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3760310/Heart_of_Gaia/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3200290/Sister_Ray/ 18

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2900050/Lost_in_Art_a_Miniature_Realm/ 14

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4034190/For_the_Fish_in_the_Bottle/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1525290/OddFauna__Secret_of_the_Terrabeast/ 9

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292160/Remorses/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265290/Swan_Song/ 12

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4429870/Theres_Nothing_Down_There/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4316020/A_talk_beneath_the_tree/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3723750/Trading_Card_Inspector/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3375890/Ogre_Chambers_2222/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4002100/Spirit_Talk__Cozy_Visual_Novel/ 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2004680/Voidling_Bound/ 13

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2982660/Rakeo/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4222040/Detective_INNA_DUKE/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2555390/Xanthiom_2/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3857430/Interdimensional_Vending_Machine/ 9

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3858650/Crushed_In_Time/ 15

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4693460/The_Dreams_in_the_Peacock_House/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4207140/Imago_Season/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2417470/Beastro/ 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3146440/SPORTAL/ 10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3428570/Tellers_Duty/ 11

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695710/God_For_A_Day/ 10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2524850/Denshattack/ 33

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3551190/The_Last_Salvage_Squad/ 10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944040/goblinAmerica/ 25

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881370/Thank_You_For_Your_Application/ 10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3960740/Sheeps/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2938870/Maseylia__Echoes_of_the_Past/ 12

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3365680/NONEWORLD/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4077920/Bobble_and_the_TriCrystal/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4332500/HEAVYDELIC/ 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4565090/Hammerhead/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2466790/KIYO__Bunny_Tyranny/ 12

May Upcoming Games (2026)
This is what I have so far for "not slop" list for the month. If I missed anything there will be a missed games thread, like always. The number next to the game is a wishlist count between my friends to help you spot niche games. The post can only display 10 images at a time.

If you missed my post in the group, from now on, if I caught a developer faking reviews, I will simply tag their text games with a warning, and you can decide for yourself if you still want to support them (previously I just shadow banned them which was not practical cuz people think I missed their games when I simply avoided them)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4374730/Red_Flame__Fable/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2171910/Forehead_Chip/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3229980/This_Is_Fine_Maximum_Cope/ 13

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4157130/Dark_Pals_The_1st_Floor/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4585000/Our_Bad_Ending/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4614580/Cat_Watch/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3537690/_STICKERBALL/ 8

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830030/MOTORSLICE/ 34

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/Wax_Heads/ 30

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3909740/Midnight_Saturn/ 8

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3441280/The_Greenening/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4630050/Momo_Dont_Leave/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4435720/HOLY_GRAIL_for_DUMMIES/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4606260/OuterTide/ 8

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4222630/Kuentame/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3200290/Sister_Ray/ 15

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/Greenhearth_Necromancer/ 7

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2768420/The_Last_Winter_Knight/ 9

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3777930/Uncle_Lees_Cookbook_Five_Recipes_for_Disaster/ 12

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175600/The_Wilds_of_Dacrima_Field_Notes_from_a_Poorly_Supervised_Alchemist_and_his_Unruly_Clockwork_Companion/ 10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945150/Feline_Forensics_and_the_Meowseum_Mystery/ 18

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2537470/Vultures__Scavengers_of_Death/ 22

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2764320/Kami_Parade_of_Senses/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706980/Whirlight__No_Time_To_Trip/ 17

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3529690/Creepy_Tale_Snow_Child/ 4
(note, 2 games from this developer had around 40 fake reviews on the day of release from a known boosting group that manipulates the Steam algorithm for temporary advantage) Feel free to support the game, I just want you to be informed.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896760/Underling_Uprising/ 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4394150/Nerdy_Quest/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1969810/Enter_the_Chronosphere/ 14

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955720/Panthalassa/ 16

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4119360/It_Reaches/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3693650/Thrifty_Business/ 21

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3891080/PPAN/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206070/Phonopolis/ 44

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863680/ZERO_PARADES_For_Dead_Spies/ 40

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933000/Luna_Abyss/ 33

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3365680/NONEWORLD/ 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4077400/Blood_High/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2982610/Stonemachia/ 14

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3224540/VOIDFACE/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4071280/Nocturne_for_CylHestia/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3524780/Sydless/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1115990/Echo_Generation_2/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2090390/Schrdingers_Call/ 22

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3283310/Kioku_Last_Summer/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4590750/The_Retro_Exorcist/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2831170/Color_Fear/ 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070020/Automaton_Heart/ 9

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"We mostly focus on the niche and mid-range indie games. Please note that I decline most of the copies, I won't recommend something I won't play myself (also, sometimes I already own the game)"
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It seems Valve deleted one of the ways to select unfiltered release list, leaving only 1 way remaining to select it, as far as I know.

I suspect they did it to reduce slop visibility for average users, which probably does work, but I expect it will reduce visibility for new devs as well, as it's very tricky to find the only available way to select it.
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