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Catherine Classic
Catherine Classic
Story-driven puzzle adventure about relationship choices and nightmare climbs
88% positive 9,689 reviews
The Surge Demo
The Surge
Sci-fi Souls-like action RPG with limb-targeting melee combat
74% positive 9,674 reviews
Steam Engine Simulator
Steam Engine Simulator
A physics simulation where you operate a miniature steam engine
99% positive Free
Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition
Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition
First-person shooter fighting alien swarms in heavy Terminator armor
72% positive 9,543 reviews
Windblown
Windblown
Fast action roguelite built around dashes, weapon combos, and co-op
88% positive 9,501 reviews
Manhunt
Manhunt
Third-person stealth action where a hunted man fights to survive
70% positive 9,455 reviews
STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition
STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition
Third-person Star Wars action with lightsaber combos and Force powers
76% positive 9,391 reviews
Assetto Corsa Rally
Assetto Corsa Rally
Rally simulation where road surfaces and weather affect your driving
85% positive 9,385 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN 4
NINJA GAIDEN 4
Ninja hack-and-slash combat with weapons that change form mid-fight
88% positive 9,018 reviews
Slender: The Arrival
Slender: The Arrival
First-person survival horror about collecting pages while evading Slender Man
88% positive 8,964 reviews
Elin Demo
Elin
Open-world roguelike RPG with crafting, survival, and town building
92% positive 8,939 reviews
Monster Train 2
Monster Train 2
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder about defending three levels of a train
94% positive 8,902 reviews
DOOM 64
DOOM 64
Single-player first-person shooter hunting demons through abandoned Mars facilities
92% positive 8,885 reviews
Thymesia
Thymesia
Dark fantasy Souls-like built around stealing enemies' plague weapons
81% positive 8,855 reviews
Titan Souls
Titan Souls
Top-down boss-rush action built around a single arrow
82% positive 8,817 reviews
GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2
GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2
Technical 2.5D fighting with anime visuals and 25-character roster
94% positive 8,809 reviews
Downwell
Downwell
Fast-paced 2D platformer with gunboots and procedurally generated levels
96% positive 8,708 reviews
Lucius
Lucius
Third-person horror adventure about staging deadly accidents with supernatural powers
81% positive 8,663 reviews
Endzone - A World Apart
Endzone - A World Apart
Post-apocalyptic colony builder about surviving radiation and extreme weather
75% positive 8,647 reviews
Ghostrunner 2
Ghostrunner 2
First-person cyberpunk action with katana combat and motorcycle sections
80% positive 8,619 reviews
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Chess variant with time-travel moves and branching timelines
97% positive 8,606 reviews
Door Kickers
Door Kickers
Top-down SWAT tactics with pausable raids and planned routes
94% positive 8,605 reviews
Police Stories
Police Stories
Top-down tactical shooter where arrests matter more than gunfire
85% positive 8,605 reviews
Poly Bridge 2
Poly Bridge 2
Physics-based bridge-building puzzles with springs and moving parts
95% positive 8,528 reviews