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

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LORT
LORT
Third-person action roguelite with stackable powerups and eight-player co-op
77% positive 4,200 reviews
20XX
20XX
Side-scrolling action roguelike with changing stages and boss fights
91% positive 4,195 reviews
Receiver
Receiver
First-person shooter with manual gun handling and randomized levels
80% positive 4,189 reviews
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Mission-based stealth action with multiple ways to eliminate targets
80% positive 4,181 reviews
PAPERHEAD EP.0
PAPERHEAD EP.0
Fast-paced horror shooter set in a blood-soaked cardboard world
93% positive 4,127 reviews
APE OUT
APE OUT
Top-down action game about a captive ape smashing through guards
95% positive 4,122 reviews
RED HOT VENGEANCE
RED HOT VENGEANCE
Free top-down shooter with violent missions and custom levels
96% positive Free
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Isometric stealth tactics in Edo Japan with coordinated team attacks
93% positive 4,105 reviews
Spin Rhythm XD Demo
Spin Rhythm XD
Electronic rhythm game with spinning controls and color-matched beats
97% positive 4,079 reviews
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Retro side-scrolling action platformer with switchable companions and branching paths
94% positive 4,077 reviews
Voidigo
Voidigo
Top-down roguelite shooter where bosses flee and hunt you
97% positive 4,070 reviews
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Roguelite dungeon management with traps and turn-based monster fights
79% positive 4,065 reviews
Chorus Demo
Chorus
Single-player space shooter with drifting dogfights and teleportation powers
81% positive 4,046 reviews
He is Coming Demo
He is Coming
Roguelite auto-battler where you adapt your gear to approaching bosses
84% positive 3,985 reviews
Hard Reset Extended Edition Demo
Hard Reset Extended Edition
Old-school first-person shooter with upgradeable weapons and destructible cyberpunk environments
81% positive 3,984 reviews
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
Action roguelite with a dungeon that rebuilds between runs
64% positive 3,983 reviews
Heavenly Bodies
Heavenly Bodies
Weightless physics puzzles built around controlling a cosmonaut’s arms
95% positive 3,981 reviews
Ziggurat
Ziggurat
First-person magic shooter with randomized dungeons and boss fights
85% positive 3,972 reviews
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Rhythm platformer built around precise jumps and a reactive soundtrack
86% positive 3,952 reviews
Depression Quest
Depression Quest
Text-based interactive fiction about managing depression through everyday choices
62% positive Free
Ratz Instagib
Ratz Instagib
First-person arena shooter with one-shot railguns and rocket-jumping rats
90% positive 3,936 reviews
IMSCARED
IMSCARED
First-person pixel horror about finding keys in a deceptive nightmare
95% positive 3,925 reviews
SWORN
SWORN
Co-op action roguelite reclaiming Camelot from a corrupted King Arthur
79% positive 3,925 reviews
Cook, Serve, Delicious! Demo
Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Time-management cooking game about juggling orders and growing a restaurant
95% positive 3,921 reviews