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Roguebook
Roguebook
Turn-based deckbuilding roguelike with two heroes and ink-based exploration
82% positive 3,613 reviews
Blackthorn Arena
Blackthorn Arena
Gladiator management RPG where trained fighters risk death in competition
68% positive 3,588 reviews
永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo
永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo
Touhou action RPG with bullet-hell shooting and varied characters
83% positive 3,581 reviews
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Arcade-style first-person shooter built around waves of monsters
95% positive 3,570 reviews
Freedom Planet Demo
Freedom Planet
Fast-paced 2D platformer with character-specific combat and alien bosses
96% positive 3,556 reviews
Monstrum
Monstrum
First-person survival horror with shifting ship layouts and stalking monsters
91% positive 3,554 reviews
TIS-100
TIS-100
Programming puzzles about routing data through a computer's limited nodes
97% positive 3,545 reviews
Order of the Sinking Star
Order of the Sinking Star
A block-pushing puzzle adventure where different worlds' rules combine
97% positive 3,532 reviews
Hitman: Contracts
Hitman: Contracts
Third-person stealth action built around disguises and varied assassinations
85% positive 3,513 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Third-person ninja action with fast swordplay and bloody battles
77% positive 3,509 reviews
The Entropy Centre
The Entropy Centre
First-person puzzle adventure through rooms solved by rewinding objects
89% positive 3,501 reviews
METAL SLUG X
METAL SLUG X
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with six missions and cooperative play
88% positive 3,493 reviews
Zuma's Revenge! Demo
Zuma's Revenge!
Single-player match-three action with ball chains and tiki bosses
94% positive 3,482 reviews
HIVESWAP: ACT 1 Demo
HIVESWAP: ACT 1
Point-and-click adventure where a teenager faces monsters and aliens
95% positive 3,481 reviews
HELLCARD
HELLCARD
Co-op roguelike deckbuilder where monster positions shape card battles
85% positive 3,468 reviews
Void Stranger
Void Stranger
2D block puzzles and hidden secrets in a dangerous labyrinth
91% positive 3,464 reviews
Vigil: The Longest Night Demo
Vigil: The Longest Night
Side-scrolling action RPG with dark exploration and tough boss fights
84% positive 3,451 reviews
Suit for Hire
Suit for Hire
Level-based assassin shooter built around gunfire and martial arts
92% positive 3,448 reviews
Human Resource Machine
Human Resource Machine
Programming puzzle game about automating an office worker's assignments
94% positive 3,444 reviews
Ring of Pain
Ring of Pain
Turn-based card dungeon crawler with loot and threats in rings
92% positive 3,428 reviews
X-Morph: Defense Demo
X-Morph: Defense
Tower defense and top-down shooting from the invaders' side
90% positive 3,417 reviews
Zup! 5
Zup! 5
A minimalist physics puzzle game built around triggering explosions
94% positive 3,408 reviews
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
Free 2D bullet-hell boss rush to rescue a princess
97% positive Free
Vecter AI
Vecter
Arcade racing and shooting across endless, randomly generated tracks
95% positive Free