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3,400 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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ALTEREDBLOOD+ [AB+] Demo
ALTEREDBLOOD+ [AB+]
Movement-focused first-person shooter where spilled blood fuels weapons and survival
99% positive 77 reviews
Dead End Job
Dead End Job
Top-down twin-stick shooter about blasting ghosts and vacuuming them up
72% positive 76 reviews
Cyber Gun
Cyber Gun
First-person shooter mixing time manipulation with difficult platforming
63% positive 76 reviews
Hoppup!
Hoppup!
A precision platformer built around an upward climb without checkpoints
72% positive 76 reviews
Howl of Iron
Howl of Iron
Third-person action-adventure where a howl sets up finishing blows
79% positive Free
Cat Gladiator Demo
Cat Gladiator
2D co-op action about cat gladiators hunting bosses for gear
84% positive 76 reviews
Christmas Mutilator
Christmas Mutilator
First-person stealth horror about surviving a snowbound cabin invasion
68% positive 76 reviews
PANZER BALL
PANZER BALL
Fast-paced platform racing where you control a rolling, jumping ball
80% positive 75 reviews
The guard of dungeon
The guard of dungeon
An old-school first-person shooter backed by a hard rock soundtrack
61% positive 75 reviews
Bitcoin Collector
Bitcoin Collector
A side-scrolling puzzle platformer built around reversing gravity
65% positive 75 reviews
Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles Demo
Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles
A 3D puzzle-platformer about controlling creatures to redirect energy
87% positive 75 reviews
Slab
Slab
Arcade brick-breaking with power-ups and bricks that take multiple hits
77% positive 75 reviews
Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky
Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky
Top-down action with stealth, gunfights, and bursts of slow motion
95% positive 75 reviews
Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition
Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition
Arcade spear-throwing action against monsters in a futuristic Germanic world
83% positive 75 reviews
Lost Existence
Lost Existence
Open-world voxel action RPG with player-built dungeons and fortresses
68% positive Free
City of Beats
City of Beats
A top-down roguelite shooter where combat moves to the beat
80% positive 75 reviews
Operation STEEL Demo
Operation STEEL
Roguelike space shooter with branching routes and randomized enemy waves
93% positive 75 reviews
RUSH: Only Up Multiplayer
RUSH: Only Up Multiplayer
Third-person parkour platformer with online racing and player pushing
84% positive 75 reviews
C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield Demo
C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield
Turn-based tactical RPG combining squad positioning with card-based battles
48% positive 75 reviews
HAMSTERMIND
HAMSTERMIND
A puzzle adventure about rotating rooms to open new paths
97% positive 75 reviews
Vampire's Best Friend Demo
Vampire's Best Friend
A precision platformer with bat flight and open-ended exploration
99% positive 75 reviews
YANKAI'S TRIANGLE
YANKAI'S TRIANGLE
An abstract puzzle game about rotating triangles to match colors
78% positive 74 reviews
aMAZE Frozen
aMAZE Frozen
Mouse-controlled maze puzzles where touching a wall restarts the level
76% positive 74 reviews
Dark Places
Dark Places
Psychological horror with puzzles and monsters in a surreal world
49% positive 74 reviews