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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Demo
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Post-apocalyptic turn-based tactics with real-time stealth and mutant companions
90% positive 14K reviews
Jump King
Jump King
Precision platformer where a missed jump can undo your climb
89% positive 14K reviews
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Open-world action RPG with unguided quests and challenging progression
93% positive 14K reviews
Serious Sam II
Serious Sam II
Arcade-style first-person shooter against waves of bizarre enemies
89% positive 13K reviews
Mitos.is: The Game
Mitos.is: The Game
Free-to-play multiplayer survival game where cells grow by eating others
81% positive Free
Mini Metro
Mini Metro
Minimalist subway puzzle about keeping a growing city moving
96% positive 13K reviews
Barony
Barony
First-person cooperative roguelike dungeon crawling with permadeath and deadly traps
90% positive 13K reviews
Chrono Ark
Chrono Ark
Party-based roguelike deckbuilder with card combat and a dark story
89% positive 13K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
First-person horror as a night technician among active animatronics
90% positive 13K reviews
One Finger Death Punch
One Finger Death Punch
Two-button stick-figure brawler where each attack needs precise timing
98% positive 13K reviews
A Story About My Uncle
A Story About My Uncle
First-person platformer about grappling through a fantasy world to find your uncle
93% positive 13K reviews
Subsistence
Subsistence
First-person open-world survival crafting with seasons and rival hunters
71% positive 13K reviews
Darksiders III
Darksiders III
Souls-like hack-and-slash adventure hunting the Seven Deadly Sins
75% positive 13K reviews
ELEX
ELEX
Post-apocalyptic action RPG with open-world exploration and jetpack travel
72% positive 13K reviews
Automobilista 2 Demo
Automobilista 2
Circuit racing simulator with solo, online, and VR play
89% positive 13K reviews
Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud
Open-world science-fantasy roguelike shaped by mutations, factions, and physical simulation
94% positive 13K reviews
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander Demo
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
2D starship-building strategy with physics-driven combat and galactic exploration
94% positive 13K reviews
Rayman® Legends
Rayman® Legends
2D platformer with four-player co-op and music-timed stages
89% positive 12K reviews
Absolver
Absolver
Martial arts action game with customizable moves and online duels
74% positive 12K reviews
Nioh 3 Demo
Nioh 3
Dark fantasy action RPG with switchable samurai and ninja styles
77% positive 12K reviews
Desperados III Demo
Desperados III
Isometric Wild West stealth tactics built around coordinated takedowns
96% positive 12K reviews
Post Void
Post Void
Fast-paced first-person shooter where kills refill a liquid-filled idol
97% positive 12K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Turn-based squad tactics against awakening Necrons in their tombs
89% positive 12K reviews
Far Cry®
Far Cry®
Tropical first-person shooter with open areas and tactical combat
80% positive 12K reviews