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Roguelands
Roguelands
2D action roguelike with planetary runs and persistent ship upgrades
80% positive 3,222 reviews
Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
Turn-based fantasy RPG built around changing your party's jobs
81% positive 3,215 reviews
Intravenous
Intravenous
Top-down stealth shooter with light-based sneaking and loud firefights
91% positive 3,214 reviews
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Side-scrolling Metroidvania with customizable sigils and demon battles
91% positive 3,202 reviews
WAVESHAPER
WAVESHAPER
Minimalist 2D arcade score attack with escalating difficulty
88% positive 3,199 reviews
Absolute Drift
Absolute Drift
Top-down driving game with free-roam practice and drift challenges
88% positive 3,194 reviews
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers Demo
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Blackjack roguelike deckbuilder where strange cards bend the rules
80% positive 3,194 reviews
I Am Fish
I Am Fish
Physics-based platform adventure guiding four separated fish toward the ocean
75% positive 3,192 reviews
Legend of Grimrock 2
Legend of Grimrock 2
First-person dungeon crawler with grid movement and puzzles across an island
90% positive 3,187 reviews
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Demo
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Side-scrolling dark fantasy action RPG with interconnected exploration and demanding combat
74% positive 3,180 reviews
Bloody Trapland
Bloody Trapland
2D precision platformer with deadly traps and four-player co-op
82% positive 3,166 reviews
Gravity Circuit
Gravity Circuit
Fast-paced 2D robot platformer built around punches and grappling
94% positive 3,145 reviews
TowerFall Ascension
TowerFall Ascension
Local archery platform fighter with four-player battles and co-op quests
95% positive 3,131 reviews
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles Demo
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Turn-based roguelike where dice replace cards in combat
92% positive 3,129 reviews
Minimalism
Minimalism
Minimalist platformer with maze-like levels and key-locked doors
70% positive 3,118 reviews
Overdungeon
Overdungeon
Real-time roguelike deckbuilder with animal armies and changing dungeons
80% positive 3,106 reviews
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
Anime-style 2D fighter with combo-heavy battles in the Hollow Night
94% positive 3,096 reviews
Trials® Rising Demo
Trials® Rising
Physics-based motorcycle racing on challenging tracks around the world
63% positive 3,092 reviews
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects
66% positive 3,080 reviews
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Side-scrolling runner where platforming moves follow the music
92% positive 3,078 reviews
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
First-person stealth horror about outwitting a neighbor who adapts
90% positive Free
I wanna be the Creator
I wanna be the Creator
Precision platformer with a level editor and shared creations
95% positive 3,062 reviews
Akane
Akane
Arcade slasher where most enemies die in one hit
95% positive 3,059 reviews
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N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
2D precision platformer with momentum-based movement and thousands of levels
95% positive 3,039 reviews