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

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SCP: Observer
SCP: Observer
Survival horror where security cameras help you hold off SCP creatures
92% positive Free
Shogun Showdown: Prologue
Shogun Showdown: Prologue
Turn-based tactics built around positioning and decks of attack tiles
97% positive Free
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Cartoon arcade adventure where survival depends on timed button presses
78% positive 726 reviews
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Action roguelite with five distinct characters confronting Lovecraftian monsters
78% positive 726 reviews
Death Squared
Death Squared
Cooperative puzzle game where robots dodge traps to reach goals
88% positive 724 reviews
Oniken: Unstoppable Edition Demo
Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
Side-scrolling action platformer with ninja combat and punishing boss fights
81% positive 722 reviews
Dungeon Rats
Dungeon Rats
Turn-based tactical RPG about fighting your way out of prison
77% positive 722 reviews
Ninja Stealth 2
Ninja Stealth 2
Top-down stealth puzzles with RPG elements and choice-driven endings
70% positive 722 reviews
Perennial Order Demo
Perennial Order
A plant-horror boss rush built around one-hit deaths
93% positive 722 reviews
Age of Defense
Age of Defense
Prehistoric tower defense with roadblocks and waves of monsters
79% positive 720 reviews
Xenon Racer
Xenon Racer
Arcade street racing built around drifting and boosting hybrid cars
66% positive 718 reviews
PEPPERED: an existential platformer Demo
PEPPERED: an existential platformer
Pixel-art platformer where failures and choices change the story
96% positive 717 reviews
Sokobond
Sokobond
Sokoban-style chemistry puzzles where you assemble molecules from atoms
93% positive 715 reviews
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Demo
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Side-scrolling platformer with a rabbit prince and a wall-drilling jetpack
86% positive 714 reviews
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator Demo
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
Physics-based building sandbox with missions and ragdoll movement
92% positive 714 reviews
Ikki Unite
Ikki Unite
Bullet-hell roguelite with online co-op for up to sixteen players
77% positive 714 reviews
Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters Demo
Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters
A dungeon-crawling action RPG with treasure hidden in every area
75% positive 713 reviews
Kaizen: A Factory Story
Kaizen: A Factory Story
Factory automation puzzles with an eighties Japanese workplace story
92% positive 713 reviews
Disneyland Adventures
Disneyland Adventures
Third-person adventure through Disneyland with character encounters and attraction-based quests
90% positive 712 reviews
Titan Attacks!
Titan Attacks!
Arcade tank shooter with weapon upgrades and alien mothership battles
92% positive 708 reviews
Aggelos
Aggelos
Retro 2D action RPG with unlockable abilities and tough bosses
77% positive 707 reviews
BIT.TRIP BEAT
BIT.TRIP BEAT
Retro rhythm action with a paddle and incoming beat patterns
81% positive 705 reviews
Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
Fantasy roguelike where poker hands activate your combat gear
86% positive 703 reviews
Dragon Is Dead
Dragon Is Dead
Dark fantasy action roguelite with gear that survives death
76% positive 703 reviews