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

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Vapour Demo
Vapour
First-person horror shooter with spell combat, puzzles, and demons
60% positive 315 reviews
Unlucky Mummy
Unlucky Mummy
An incremental clicker where failed attempts erase your collected relics
82% positive 315 reviews
Decay of Logos
Decay of Logos
Third-person action RPG with exploration and a mystical elk companion
54% positive Free
Cathedral
Cathedral
Side-scrolling metroidvania where magical items open paths to new areas
74% positive 314 reviews
Wild Animal Sports Day
Wild Animal Sports Day
Animal sports minigames with sharks and porcupines as hazards
91% positive 313 reviews
TetherGeist Demo
TetherGeist
A precision platformer where your spirit stays tied to you
97% positive 313 reviews
Rezrog
Rezrog
Turn-based dungeon crawler where captured heroes need rescuing by teammates
45% positive 312 reviews
Captain Starshot
Captain Starshot
Roguelite space shooter with ship battles and on-foot boarding combat
72% positive Free
Devious Dungeon
Devious Dungeon
A medieval 2D action platformer set in randomized dungeons
82% positive 312 reviews
Raindancer
Raindancer
A boss-rush action adventure where a single hit kills you
88% positive 312 reviews
Boxman's Struggle
Boxman's Struggle
Physics platformer about climbing a trash mountain in a box
84% positive 312 reviews
Kernel Hearts
Kernel Hearts
Action roguelike with angelic enemies and temporary magical girl transformations
81% positive 311 reviews
The Hand of Merlin
The Hand of Merlin
Turn-based roguelite RPG mixing Arthurian legend with cosmic horror
68% positive 310 reviews
Deck Hunter
Deck Hunter
A fantasy roguelike deckbuilder with card combos and customizable armor
67% positive 310 reviews
CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
A rail shooter mixing arcade combat with exploration of Pripyat
73% positive 310 reviews
Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender
Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender
Submarine arcade shooter about protecting milk-mining cats from mechanical sea creatures
87% positive 309 reviews
Bing Bong XL
Bing Bong XL
One-button arcade survival where near misses boost your score
89% positive 309 reviews
Ars Notoria
Ars Notoria
Open-world fantasy survival crafting with custom spells and squad combat
63% positive 309 reviews
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona Demo
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
Dark fantasy side-scrolling action RPG with tough bosses and choices
78% positive 309 reviews
Flick Shot Rogues
Flick Shot Rogues
Turn-based roguelite dungeon crawling where you flick heroes across battlefields
86% positive 309 reviews
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread Demo
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
A run-and-gun metroidvania with four heroes you switch between
87% positive 308 reviews
Enchanted Portals
Enchanted Portals
A cartoon action platformer with elemental spells and multi-phase bosses
40% positive 308 reviews
Dead
Dead
A twin-stick shooter where healing requires standing still during fights
89% positive 307 reviews
LAPIN
LAPIN
A precision platformer about rabbits searching for a new home
92% positive 307 reviews