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One Finger Death Punch 2 Demo
One Finger Death Punch 2
Fast-paced 2D martial arts brawler with two-button combat
96% positive 3,914 reviews
SHENZHEN I/O
SHENZHEN I/O
Programming puzzles about building circuits and coding tiny chips
95% positive 3,903 reviews
Music Racer
Music Racer
A rhythm racer that builds courses around your own songs
88% positive 3,897 reviews
Victor Vran ARPG
Victor Vran ARPG
Isometric action RPG with dodge-heavy demon fights and co-op
84% positive 3,880 reviews
StarVaders Demo
StarVaders
Roguelike deckbuilder with grid-based mech combat against alien invaders
97% positive 3,879 reviews
Apotheon
Apotheon
2D action platformer about fighting Greek gods across Olympus
90% positive 3,874 reviews
DEFCON Demo
DEFCON
Cold War strategy matches of nuclear strikes and fragile alliances
86% positive 3,856 reviews
Void War Demo
Void War
Space roguelite about managing a ship, crew, and boarding parties
93% positive 3,834 reviews
Quake III Arena
Quake III Arena
Fast-paced arena shooter with weapon pickups and multiplayer matches
95% positive 3,833 reviews
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
Old-school first-person shooter with hordes across historical settings
90% positive 3,831 reviews
Takedown: Red Sabre
Takedown: Red Sabre
Tactical first-person shooter built around careful, close-quarters squad combat
42% positive 3,806 reviews
Dead Bits
Dead Bits
First-person shooter with cube aliens, guns, and traps
60% positive 3,804 reviews
Exit the Gungeon
Exit the Gungeon
Arcade bullet-hell platformer with changing guns and elevator battles
75% positive 3,785 reviews
Peaks of Yore
Peaks of Yore
First-person physics climbing where small mistakes mean long falls
97% positive 3,785 reviews
Wargame: Airland Battle
Wargame: Airland Battle
Cold War real-time strategy with air and ground battles
86% positive 3,780 reviews
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Deep single-player tower defense built around crafting and combining gems
95% positive 3,777 reviews
Star Traders: Frontiers
Star Traders: Frontiers
Space RPG with crew management and multiple career paths
83% positive 3,773 reviews
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Demo
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Isometric action adventure with cooperative puzzles and undead combat
92% positive 3,770 reviews
Dungeons of Dredmor
Dungeons of Dredmor
Turn-based dungeon crawler with random levels and flexible skills
93% positive 3,769 reviews
The Age of Decadence Demo
The Age of Decadence
Isometric RPG where faction choices reshape a crumbling society
82% positive 3,769 reviews
Alina of the Arena Demo
Alina of the Arena
Roguelike deckbuilding tactics with hex-grid fights in a gladiator arena
90% positive 3,735 reviews
Castle of Illusion
Castle of Illusion
Disney platformer where Mickey crosses enchanted worlds to rescue Minnie
90% positive 3,731 reviews
Orbt XL
Orbt XL
One-button arcade survival built around a black hole's pull
96% positive 3,717 reviews
Caveblazers
Caveblazers
Fantasy action platformer with randomized caves and permanent death
85% positive 3,709 reviews