Top-Rated Steam Games In July Include Palworld, Denshattack, And H3VR

Steam's Top-Rated Game This Month Includes A Hot Dog Gordon Freeman Published Jul 29, 2026, 11:49 AM EDT James Lucas is an Executive Editor at TheGamer who has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written hundreds of guides, news stories, and original reports, with bylines in IGN, NME, GaymingMag, and VG247, sourcing interviews with studio heads, legendary industry figures, prominent actors, and more. An expert on FPS games, Soulslikes, RPGs, and survival horror, James has intimate knowledge of a wide variety of titles, providing in-depth coverage and exclusive profiles. Some of the games they have extensively covered include: Half-Life 3, Counter-Strike, Elden Ring, and Fallout. They pride themselves on their consistently thorough research, leveraging nearly a decade of industry experience. You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com There have been some incredible games to hit Steam this month, from the 1.0 launch of Palworld to Moss: The Forgotten Relic and the locomotive pro skater Denshattack. But the top-rated game of July isn't any of those: it's Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. Developed by Rust Ltd, the game launched into early access way back in 2016, and finally hit 1.0 earlier this month on July 4. For the unaware, it's a VR sandbox stuffed with "groan-worthy puns" and over 600 guns, set against the backdrop of Wiener's Weird World where "affable sentient meat" have taken over. Throughout the last decade, Rust Ltd has added a sci-fi roguelike mode, a horde shooter where you must "discover the cause of the Rotwiener outbreak," a TF2 homage called Meat Fortress that was officially sanctioned by Valve, the Wurstwurld amusement park, the Meat Grinder fast food maze, and the Half-Life inspired Take & Hold, headlined by Welldone Freemeat and his trusty crowbar. "I have many times this past year imagined Zeno's paradox, and wondered if the journey to 1.0 would end as such, a never ending series of halved reductions eternally approaching but never reaching the moment that I could flip the switch and say 'THERE, NOW it is no longer Early Access,'" lead developer Anton Hand said in the blog post announcing its launch. "A preposterous feeling to have about something after 10 years. H3VR has been 'Absurdly Late Access' for a very long time." Top 10 Highest-Rated Games On Steam In July As of writing (via SteamDB), H3VR has an impressive 94.75% user rating, cementing it as the highest rated game of July 2026. Ranking Game Score 1 Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 94.75% 2 The Mermaid Mask 94.33% 3 Palworld 93.54% 4 Denshattack! 93.53% 5 Endacopia 92.99% 6 Mesmalie 92.65% 7 The NOexistenceN of Lilith 92.42% 8 Our Brief Eternity 91.94% 9 主角 91.83% 10 Electoral Carnage 91.69% It's a huge milestone after ten years in the oven (those are some overcooked hot dogs), but it's especially heartwarming to read back on that 1.0 announcement after seeing it come out on top like this, as Anton openly discusses how the project has been a "comfort blanket" over the years, helping him through familial loss, COVID, health challenges, and simply getting older. Photomaly didn't make the top ten cut, but if you like Mouthwashing and No I'm Not a Human, it's well worth checking out. But it isn't the end for H3VR, as Rust promises that there are still bugs to fix, creation tools to roll out for a wider audience, Steam Frame support hooks to make, and even a sequel to develop. "This is the end of a chapter/act of a larger story, and I'm crazy excited about what's to come despite the melancholy of this particular moment," Anton wrote. "So many of you gave us a chance to grow, the game, in the medium, as people. I will forever be grateful to you all. It has been the greatest privilege to bring y'all a decade of our weird art." So, if you have a VR headset kicking about and $14.99 in spare change, give H3VR a shot. It's the top-rated game of July for good reason.