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UnderParty
UnderParty
Violent 2D action platformer with combos and varied bosses
85% positive 830 reviews
WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
Top-down bullet hell shooter where one hit ends your run
92% positive Free
Momoka (wo) Wasshoi
Momoka (wo) Wasshoi
A 2D platformer about carrying a drunk musician home
94% positive 829 reviews
Kelipot
Kelipot
Side-scrolling action platformer with branching boss fights and roguelite runs
85% positive 826 reviews
Unworthy
Unworthy
A combat-focused metroidvania where you explore without a jump button
79% positive 824 reviews
Egging On
Egging On
Physics-based platformer about climbing to the top as an egg
72% positive 824 reviews
No Plan B
No Plan B
Top-down tactical strategy where you plan every move before combat
85% positive 823 reviews
Lingo
Lingo
First-person word puzzles in a maze of impossible spaces
93% positive 823 reviews
Broken Armor
Broken Armor
Top-down arcade action through changing floors with limited weapons
83% positive 822 reviews
LivingBattle
LivingBattle
Open-world action with shooting missions, cars, and motorcycles to drive
37% positive Free
Dungeon Rushers Demo
Dungeon Rushers
Turn-based dungeon crawling with party tactics and custom dungeon building
63% positive 821 reviews
Inertia
Inertia
First-person platforming with free-running movement across increasingly difficult obstacle courses
83% positive 818 reviews
Help Will Come Tomorrow Demo
Help Will Come Tomorrow
Survival strategy in Siberia with scarce supplies and class tensions
80% positive 818 reviews
Project Unknown
Project Unknown
First-person co-op horror about finding cursed objects and exorcising ghosts
80% positive 818 reviews
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
Two retro action platformers connected by a new final chapter
95% positive 816 reviews
Bionic Bay
Bionic Bay
2D sci-fi puzzle platformer built around physics and position swapping
84% positive 815 reviews
Serpent's Gaze
Serpent's Gaze
Soulslike action roguelike with curses that change each run
87% positive 815 reviews
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
Arcade pinball on an infested ship with turrets and bosses
96% positive 814 reviews
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
A detective metroidvania set inside the memories of the dead
71% positive 811 reviews
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die Demo
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
Isometric action roguelite with dice rolls that influence combat
86% positive 808 reviews
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Demo
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Old-school 2D platformer with switchable retro and updated graphics
80% positive 807 reviews
Dice With Death Demo
Dice With Death
Turn-based dice poker played against Death in the afterlife
91% positive 806 reviews
Xeodrifter
Xeodrifter
A sci-fi action platformer with four alien planets to explore
74% positive 805 reviews
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
Turn-based squad tactics against aliens beneath Earth's oceans
91% positive 803 reviews