Palaye has launched of Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 on Steam. Now in its fourth year, the festival, spotlights over 480 games made in Ukraine.
This year’s event premieres 20 new titles from Ukrainian developers, including DDoD, The Road of Dust and Sorrow, Valkyrie Iteration, Rhythm Katana Dance, and more.
Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 is being featured on Steam as a Weekend Deal from 14th – 18th August, with the full event running until 21st August, just days before Ukraine’s Independence Day.
The Ukrainian Games Festival Weekend Deal sale offers discounts on more than 200 games, including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (-30%), S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy (-30%), Metro Exodus and the Metro series (up to 85% off), Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (-85%), The Sinking City Remastered (-70%), STONKS-9800 (-33%), Titan Chaser (-75%), BIGFOOT (-20%), No one lives under the lighthouse (-50%), and many more.
Alongside discounts and demos, developers are debuting new trailers, free demos, and updates, as well as major content drops.
The Ukrainian Games Festival is organized by Palaye, a Kyiv-based communications and publishing agency. Since 2022, Palaye has launched a variety of initiatives under the Ukrainian Games banner to support and promote Ukrainian developers to millions of players worldwide.
• Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 on Steam
• The full list of announcements is available under the Just Announced section on the Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 Official Site
Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 – Event Details
- 20 new games announced
- 480+ total participating titles
- 200+ discounted games
- 120+ demos
- Running until 21st August 2025 | Weekend Deal Sale runs to 18th August 2025
• Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 on Steam
Newly Announced Titles
- DDoD (The Future Entertainment Company)
DDoD is a single-player and co-op tactical roguelite shooter set in the near future, deep inside an abandoned industrial zone. Explore, fight, and mutate your way to the source of a semi-sentient biological AI anomaly - The Road of Dust and Sorrow (Painted Black Games)
A story-driven, atmospheric thriller with pixel-art graphics and survival-horror elements. Short, intense, and unforgettable - Rot Together (Tolik Games)
A first-person co-op horror game for up to four players set in a medieval world. Explore a procedurally generated map and fight a mysterious cult. Brew potions, kill monsters, chat with your friends. Survival is not guaranteed! - Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator (TERNOX)
Step into the role of a technomaster in Valkyrie Iteration, a sci-fi visual novel. Train and guide Lana, a young pilot, and her sentient mech, the Valkyrie, as they prepare for high-stakes battles against otherworldly foes - About a Girl (Android Kitty Productions)
Katya has just turned 18, but her life is spiraling out of control. Now, in addition to shaping her own future, she must navigate the challenges of friendship, love, and family. Help her dive into this whirlwind of life without losing what matters most - Before the Silence (Left Bank Interactive)
In this turn-based strategy, you will take control of an anti-disinformation department and protect your citizens from terrorist influence. Manage your agents and resources, analyse media, and restore order in different regions of your country - Rhythm Katana Dance (GETTAKE)
RKD is a first-person rhythm game where you can deflect bullets, dash, and slice enemies with a katana in perfect sync with your own beat using the in-game custom music editor - Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~ (TERNOX)
Akari is your cute desktop companion. She studies, sings, texts her friends, and tries her best… all to become someone you can be proud of. Unlock new dates as she puts her heart into everything — just to make your time together even more special - Willow’s Paper House (Blooming Bats Studio)
A mystery adventure puzzle game about a girl searching for her brother in an arcane hospital full of monsters and patients who have lost their memories - The Last Flight (Christor)
Rebuild a forgotten airplane, manage your survival, and soar across a hauntingly beautiful world. Balance your stats, scavenge for parts, and chart your course through a post-apocalyptic sky. Every flight is a step closer to freedom… If your past doesn’t catch up first. Prepare for takeoff! - Manic Pixie Dreamgirls (Kajan Collaboration)
Four students have a dark secret – they are mystic fae, who can enter people’s dreams and influence their feelings. What could possibly go wrong? - Chumaky (Kyiv Indie Titans)
Chumaky is a game about traveling, trading, farming, and building your own homestead. Discover mysterious locations and enjoy atmospheric landscapes - Agecraft (SnakyDevelop)
Agecraft is a historical strategy and city-building sim. Build your settlement, develop the economy, take care of your people, and guide your civilization through the ages, from the Stone Age to the future - Shrouded Lands (Yurii Mokryi)
A turn-based RPG with survival elements. Engage in challenging combats against demons and their disciples, freeing the possessed. Overcome fatigue in harsh locations throughout your long journey. Set up camps to recover, manage your party, and enhance your skills - Lugal: Bronze Age Survival Game (Tea & Cake Games)
A survival craft game with RTS elements. Build a base, become the leader of a tribe → village → city → state. Conquer neighbouring settlements and become king - Liar-for-Hire (Neo Vulgate Cycle)
Follow the new worker of the disinformation agency day by day. Decide how to oppose news and people through the use of fake scandals and redirections. Ensure a win for your employers – or find some conscience after all - Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~ (qDrot)
Endless world. Endless sky. Endless light. Will the shadows be cast upon all Children dwelling on the Treetops? Regardless, I spread my prosthetic wings, taking a leap of faith
Palaye, formerly GTP Media, is a Ukraine-based communications and publishing agency that helps game developers reach and grow their audiences. They collaborate with developers on PR and marketing, and host in-house industry events such as Indie Cup and the Ukrainian Games Festival. Find out more at palaye.net
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