Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 16, 2026)

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Software Platforms Steam Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 16, 2026) Features By Shaun Prescott published 15 February 2026 Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don’t have to. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Oro Interactive) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer Get the PC Gamer Newsletter Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? 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And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you sort through every single game that is released on Steam. So that’s exactly what we’ve done. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we’ve gathered the best PC games you can play right now and a running list of the 2026 games that are launching this year.Roadside Research Roadside Research | Official Release Trailer – YouTube Watch On Steam ‌page‌ ‌Release:‌ February 13Developer:‌ Cybernetic WalrusRoadside Research is a four-player cooperative game about running a gas station. You’ll stock shelves, fill up tanks and prepare food. But there’s a catch: Roadside Research puts you in the role of an alien spy: as you and three friends perform mundane retail tasks you’ll also need to gather intel on humankind, all without revealing your true identities. It’s a timely blend of those ubiquitous first-person retail sims and zany co-op (the kids are calling it friendslop). Roadside Research is an Early Access affair with a substantial roadmap and , according to the devs, an already bustling community. Related articles Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 2, 2026) Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 19, 2026) Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 12, 2026) Polyarmory: High Calibre Love Polyarmory: High Calibre Love (Itch Launch Trailer) – YouTube Watch On Steam ‌page‌ ‌Release:‌ February 13Developer:‌ Scope CreepsAccording to its Steam page, Polyarmory is “the world’s only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation”. It’s not hard to believe, but the dating elements mentioned in that quote undersell the fact that this is also first-person shooter. When you’re not interacting with a gaggle of highly-sexualised firearms, you’re fending off waves of enemies who want to steal them from you. Also, you’re a prepper infatuated with an Infowars-style radio program that airs constantly in-game. All this, free of charge.The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest | Launch Trailer – YouTube Watch On Steam‌ ‌page‌Release:‌ February 11Developer:‌ Elden PixelsThis short ‘n’ sweet Metroidvania might not have stood out to me if it weren’t for the studio responsible: Elden Pixels earlier games, Alwa’s Legacy and Alwa’s Awakening, are beautiful tributes to fantasy pixel art adventures of yore and I highly recommend them. The Prisoning mixes things up a fair bit: “After a psychologist visit goes terribly wrong, you find yourself trapped in t