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Party Hard
Party Hard
Pixel-art stealth strategy about killing partygoers without getting caught
91% positive 11K reviews
Monster Sanctuary Demo
Monster Sanctuary
Pixel-art creature-collecting Metroidvania with tactical turn-based team battles
91% positive 11K reviews
Tiny Rogues
Tiny Rogues
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite built around fast dungeon runs
96% positive 11K reviews
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Top-down sci-fi roguelite shooter with active reloads and permadeath
94% positive 11K reviews
Rabbit and Steel Demo
Rabbit and Steel
Co-op action roguelike built around MMO-style boss fights
97% positive 11K reviews
Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense Demo
Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
Single-player tower defense where a dark wizard seeks the crown
93% positive 11K reviews
RIDE 4
RIDE 4
Simulation-focused motorcycle racing with dynamic weather and endurance events
82% positive 11K reviews
UBERMOSH
UBERMOSH
Fast-paced cyberpunk arcade shooter built around slicing incoming bullets
93% positive 10K reviews
BlazBlue Centralfiction
BlazBlue Centralfiction
Fast 2D anime fighter with highly distinct character mechanics
94% positive 10K reviews
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE
First-person roguelike shooter where time moves only when you do
85% positive 10K reviews
Styx: Master of Shadows
Styx: Master of Shadows
Third-person fantasy stealth in a guarded tower with magical clones
83% positive 10K reviews
Pathologic 2 Demo
Pathologic 2
Story-driven survival RPG in a plague-stricken town with limited time
92% positive 10K reviews
BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
First-person roguelike shooter where every action follows the beat
91% positive 10K reviews
your wife
your wife
Anime desktop companion whose eyes track your mouse cursor
96% positive 10K reviews
EVERSPACE™
EVERSPACE™
Roguelike space shooter with shifting sectors and lasting ship upgrades
77% positive 10K reviews
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Physics comedy adventure about an octopus pretending to be human
94% positive 10K reviews
Mafia
Mafia
Third-person crime action tracing a cabdriver's rise through the mob
89% positive 9,956 reviews
Timberman
Timberman
Fast arcade reflex game about chopping trees and dodging branches
93% positive 9,911 reviews
Death Road to Canada
Death Road to Canada
Pixel-art zombie road trip with randomized runs and local co-op
93% positive 9,819 reviews
Loading Screen Simulator
Loading Screen Simulator
A free clicker game built around a loading screen
87% positive Free
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
Roguelike dungeon strategy with powered rooms and a crystal to protect
88% positive 9,763 reviews
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
Third-person arcade shooter with huge alien hordes and co-op
93% positive 9,736 reviews
Dungreed
Dungreed
Side-scrolling action roguelite with randomized dungeons and town rebuilding
92% positive 9,726 reviews
WORLD OF HORROR
WORLD OF HORROR
Cosmic horror roguelite with turn-based fights and randomized mysteries
89% positive 9,721 reviews