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Wildfrost
Wildfrost
Roguelike deckbuilder with tactical positioning and timed automatic attacks
81% positive 8,522 reviews
We Who Are About To Die Demo
We Who Are About To Die
Gladiator roguelite with directional combat and one life per run
86% positive 8,475 reviews
Total Tank Simulator Demo
Total Tank Simulator
World War II battle simulator with deployable armies and playable units
81% positive 8,456 reviews
Risen Demo
Risen
Open-world fantasy RPG battling monsters on an earthquake-shaken island
89% positive 8,423 reviews
Cronos: The New Dawn
Cronos: The New Dawn
Third-person survival horror where burning bodies stops monsters from merging
86% positive 8,383 reviews
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Demo
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Turn-based demon-collecting JRPG with two choice-driven story paths
92% positive 8,368 reviews
Hook
Hook
Minimalist logic puzzles without time limits or score chasing
97% positive 8,355 reviews
Hand of Fate
Hand of Fate
Card-driven roguelike with customizable dungeon runs and action combat
89% positive 8,304 reviews
Devil Daggers
Devil Daggers
First-person arena shooter about surviving endless waves of demons
96% positive 8,272 reviews
Reigns
Reigns
Medieval card game about balancing power through binary choices
87% positive 8,206 reviews
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Arcade first-person shooter against enemy hordes in ancient Egypt
93% positive 8,182 reviews
Curse of the Dead Gods
Curse of the Dead Gods
Isometric action roguelike with traps, darkness, and changing curses
84% positive 8,170 reviews
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Third-person co-op shooter against swarms of giant alien insects
95% positive 8,149 reviews
Melatonin
Melatonin
A hand-drawn rhythm game about keeping time in dreams
94% positive 8,124 reviews
Manifold Garden
Manifold Garden
First-person puzzle adventure in looping spaces with shifting gravity
95% positive 8,097 reviews
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Fantasy tower defense with elven armies, heroes, and spells
95% positive 8,067 reviews
Call of Duty® (2003)
Call of Duty® (2003)
World War II first-person shooter from three Allied perspectives
94% positive 8,045 reviews
Mina the Hollower
Mina the Hollower
Top-down action-adventure where you burrow beneath monsters and hazards
87% positive 8,017 reviews
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)
3D platformer with racing, puzzles, and collectible-filled levels
93% positive 7,964 reviews
Crazy Machines 3
Crazy Machines 3
Physics puzzle game about assembling elaborate chain-reaction machines
94% positive 7,962 reviews
Quasimorph
Quasimorph
Turn-based extraction roguelike with cybernetic mercenaries and lethal missions
78% positive 7,944 reviews
The Surge 2
The Surge 2
Sci-fi action RPG with punishing melee and limb-targeted loot
74% positive 7,882 reviews
McOsu
McOsu
Free rhythm practice client with adjustable beatmaps and experimental modes
88% positive Free
Partisans 1941
Partisans 1941
World War II stealth tactics with squad missions and camp management
82% positive 7,833 reviews