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Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stages of dense enemy fire
98% positive 1,819 reviews
Slain: Back from Hell
Slain: Back from Hell
A gothic action platformer with weapons that exploit elemental weaknesses
72% positive 1,816 reviews
Gnomes Demo
Gnomes
Turn-based tower defense where movable gnomes guard crops from goblins
95% positive 1,812 reviews
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
A side-scrolling shooter with a randomized journey through the West
95% positive 1,809 reviews
Teslagrad
Teslagrad
A 2D puzzle platformer built around electricity and magnetism
83% positive 1,808 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
Fast third-person ninja action focused on weapon-based melee combat
78% positive 1,792 reviews
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
First-person tactical shooter with squad missions in Eastern Europe
91% positive 1,789 reviews
NOT A HERO
NOT A HERO
Cover-based shooter about a time-traveling rabbit's violent election campaign
87% positive 1,786 reviews
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Side-scrolling action platformer with enemy tagging and lightning attacks
84% positive 1,784 reviews
Drop Alive
Drop Alive
A 2D platformer where a water droplet becomes ice or gas
89% positive Free
Bloody Walls
Bloody Walls
A retro zombie shooter where one hit ends your run
79% positive Free
Circuits
Circuits
A music puzzle game about piecing songs together by ear
89% positive 1,765 reviews
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
First-person vampire horror with a randomly generated castle to explore
89% positive 1,764 reviews
Randal's Monday
Randal's Monday
Point-and-click adventure about undoing a mistake in a time loop
81% positive 1,760 reviews
RONIN
RONIN
Turn-based action platformer where jumps and sword strikes need planning
72% positive 1,759 reviews
Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse
Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse
A 2D puzzle game about moving magnifiers on and off horses
100% positive 1,758 reviews
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Dark comedy adventure where breathing and blinking require button presses
85% positive 1,757 reviews
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
A cinematic sci-fi platformer that tells its story without dialogue
85% positive 1,756 reviews
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Single-player space strategy with crew management and ship emergencies
77% positive 1,756 reviews
Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
A bullet hell shooter with optional, unlimited automatic dodging
95% positive Free
Dancing Line
Dancing Line
A rhythm game about steering a growing line through obstacles
93% positive 1,740 reviews
Freedom Planet 2 Demo
Freedom Planet 2
Side-scrolling action platformer with four distinct character fighting styles
96% positive 1,739 reviews
The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
Bullet-hell boss rush with randomized fights and run-long upgrades
99% positive 1,737 reviews
Darksburg
Darksburg
Cooperative action roguelite set in a medieval town overrun by undead
65% positive 1,735 reviews