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Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. Demo
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
A 2D bullet hell shooter with seasonal shots and bosses
98% positive 4,642 reviews
Gato Roboto
Gato Roboto
A 2D exploration platformer where a cat pilots a mech
94% positive 4,641 reviews
Crown Trick
Crown Trick
Turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler where enemies move when you do
85% positive 4,637 reviews
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
A remastered bullet-hell shooter with an optional unlimited-lives mode
98% positive 4,623 reviews
CASE: Animatronics Demo
CASE: Animatronics
First-person survival horror with animatronics stalking a locked police station
83% positive 4,611 reviews
Bread & Fred Demo
Bread & Fred
Co-op precision platformer where tethered penguins climb a mountain
78% positive 4,558 reviews
Rubinite
Rubinite
Boss rush action built around exposing and striking enemy weaknesses
94% positive 4,546 reviews
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Dark fantasy 2D action RPG with nonlinear exploration and demanding bosses
79% positive 4,538 reviews
Rock 'N' Roll Defense
Rock 'N' Roll Defense
Tower defense with speakers protecting a concert from enemy waves
88% positive 4,510 reviews
First Class Trouble
First Class Trouble
Third-person social deduction party game where shipmates hide their loyalties
79% positive 4,439 reviews
ibb & obb
ibb & obb
Two-player puzzle platformer with upward and downward gravity
89% positive 4,427 reviews
Beast of Reincarnation
Beast of Reincarnation
Action RPG combining sword fighting with commands for a dog
58% positive 4,426 reviews
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
Difficult 3D platformer with reality-bending masks and playable characters
86% positive 4,401 reviews
Never Split the Party
Never Split the Party
Co-op action roguelike where splitting up hides vital party information
76% positive Free
Pathologic Classic HD
Pathologic Classic HD
First-person survival horror in a town consumed by plague
87% positive 4,390 reviews
Vagante
Vagante
2D action roguelike with deadly traps and class-based dungeon runs
90% positive 4,383 reviews
Cliff Empire
Cliff Empire
Sci-fi city builder managing three cities atop cramped cliffs
87% positive 4,354 reviews
Thumper
Thumper
Rhythm action as a space beetle races through obstacles
92% positive 4,351 reviews
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Four classic side-scrolling action platformers with bosses and stolen weapons
78% positive 4,349 reviews
Electrician Simulator
Electrician Simulator
First-person electrician sim with home wiring and appliance repairs
80% positive 4,348 reviews
Intravenous 2
Intravenous 2
Top-down tactical shooter mixing careful stealth with customizable gunplay
95% positive 4,347 reviews
Hexcells Infinite
Hexcells Infinite
Minimalist hex-grid logic puzzles with endless randomly generated boards
96% positive 4,333 reviews
The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
First-person horror exploration with a watch to preserve sanity
80% positive Free
Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D
Retro first-person shooter about escaping a maze-like Nazi fortress
93% positive 4,287 reviews