Kyiv, Ukraine — August 14, 2025. Palaye (Indie Cup, Ukrainian Games) is proud to announce the launch 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. The full list of announcements is available under the Just Announced section.
Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 is being featured on Steam as a Weekend Deal from August 14-18, with the full event running until August 21, just days before Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 on Steam
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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.
Event details
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20 new games announced
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480+ total participating titles
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200+ discounted games
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120+ demos
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Running August 14 to 21, 2021 (10am PT)
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Weekend Deal Sale runs August 14 to 18, 2021 (10am PT)
Newly announced titles
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DDoD (The Future Entertainment Company)
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The Road of Dust and Sorrow (Painted Black Games)
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Rot Together (Tolik Games)
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Valkyrie Iteration: Mecha Pilot Raising Pocket Simulator (TERNOX)
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About a Girl (Android Kitty Productions)
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Before the Silence (Left Bank Interactive)
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Rhythm Kata Dance (GETTAKE)
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Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~ (TERNOX)
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Willow’s Paper House (Blooming Bats Studio)
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The Last Flight (Christor)
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Manic Pixie Dreamgirls (Kajan Collaboration)
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Chumaky (Kyiv Indie Titans)
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Agecraft (SnakyDevelop)
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Shrouded Lands (Yurii Mokryi)
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Lugal: Bronze Age Survival Game (Tea & Cake Games)
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Liar-for-Hire (Neo Vulgate Cycle)
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Born for the Light ~Wavelength Radiant Collapse~ (qDrot)
About Palaye
Palaye (formerly GTP Media) is a Ukraine-based communications and publishing agency that helps game developers reach and grow their audiences. We collaborate with developers on PR and marketing, and host in-house industry events such as Indie Cup and the Ukrainian Games Festival.