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3,401 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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I Am Fish
I Am Fish
Physics-based platform adventure guiding four separated fish toward the ocean
75% positive 3,192 reviews
Legend of Grimrock 2
Legend of Grimrock 2
First-person dungeon crawler with grid movement and puzzles across an island
90% positive 3,187 reviews
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Demo
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Side-scrolling dark fantasy action RPG with interconnected exploration and demanding combat
74% positive 3,180 reviews
Bloody Trapland
Bloody Trapland
2D precision platformer with deadly traps and four-player co-op
82% positive 3,166 reviews
Gravity Circuit
Gravity Circuit
Fast-paced 2D robot platformer built around punches and grappling
94% positive 3,145 reviews
TowerFall Ascension
TowerFall Ascension
Local archery platform fighter with four-player battles and co-op quests
95% positive 3,131 reviews
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles Demo
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Turn-based roguelike where dice replace cards in combat
92% positive 3,129 reviews
Minimalism
Minimalism
Minimalist platformer with maze-like levels and key-locked doors
70% positive 3,118 reviews
Overdungeon
Overdungeon
Real-time roguelike deckbuilder with animal armies and changing dungeons
80% positive 3,106 reviews
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
Anime-style 2D fighter with combo-heavy battles in the Hollow Night
94% positive 3,096 reviews
Trials® Rising Demo
Trials® Rising
Physics-based motorcycle racing on challenging tracks around the world
63% positive 3,092 reviews
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects
66% positive 3,080 reviews
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Side-scrolling runner where platforming moves follow the music
92% positive 3,078 reviews
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
First-person stealth horror about outwitting a neighbor who adapts
90% positive Free
I wanna be the Creator
I wanna be the Creator
Precision platformer with a level editor and shared creations
95% positive 3,062 reviews
Akane
Akane
Arcade slasher where most enemies die in one hit
95% positive 3,059 reviews
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N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
2D precision platformer with momentum-based movement and thousands of levels
95% positive 3,039 reviews
Receiver 2
Receiver 2
First-person shooter with detailed handgun handling and hostile drones
90% positive 3,038 reviews
Lichdom: Battlemage
Lichdom: Battlemage
First-person fantasy action RPG built around crafting combat spells
56% positive 3,010 reviews
Onimusha: Warlords
Onimusha: Warlords
Samurai action adventure with sword fights against demons
93% positive 3,007 reviews
Throne of Lies®: Medieval Politics
Throne of Lies®: Medieval Politics
Medieval social deduction where secret enemies can turn allies
76% positive Free
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Retro first-person shooter across sprawling maps filled with secrets
72% positive 2,984 reviews
Killsquad
Killsquad
Sci-fi co-op action mixing twin-stick shooting with melee combat
72% positive 2,975 reviews
Zup! 6
Zup! 6
A physics puzzle game about moving a ball with explosions
94% positive 2,964 reviews