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A top-down puzzle game where characters control other characters
90% positive 545 reviews
The Little Acre
The Little Acre
A point-and-click adventure following a father and daughter between worlds
86% positive 540 reviews
Hot Brass
Hot Brass
Real-time police tactics with destructible walls and multiple entry routes
81% positive 538 reviews
Bob Was Hungry Demo
Bob Was Hungry
A precision platformer with online co-op for up to eight players
87% positive 537 reviews
Lunar Flight
Lunar Flight
Lunar module simulation built around low-gravity flight and careful landings
84% positive 536 reviews
Sine Mora Demo
Sine Mora
A side-scrolling shooter where remaining time doubles as your health
83% positive 535 reviews
GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-
GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-
3D action strategy battles with frontline combat and troop commands
75% positive 535 reviews
Flashback
Flashback
A sci-fi platformer with a rewind option for difficult sections
79% positive 535 reviews
Rogalia
Rogalia
Open-world fantasy sandbox RPG with crafting, farming, and food-based leveling
70% positive Free
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
Turn-based dungeon crawler that lets you rewind after death
76% positive 533 reviews
Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition
Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition
Top-down jet shooter with mission-based combat and purchasable weapon upgrades
77% positive 532 reviews
Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense Demo
Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
Tower defense with directly controlled mechs fighting giant monster hordes
82% positive 532 reviews
1001 Spikes
1001 Spikes
A precision platformer with hidden traps and two jump heights
86% positive 531 reviews
Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga
Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga
Retro-style platforming through prehistoric levels filled with enemies and traps
69% positive 531 reviews
Dimensionals Demo
Dimensionals
Turn-based RPG with three-hero parties and roguelike raids
80% positive 531 reviews
Boxing School
Boxing School
Boxing management sim where you train fighters and coach bouts
90% positive 530 reviews
Quest of Dungeons
Quest of Dungeons
Turn-based dungeon crawling with randomized layouts and loot on each run
80% positive 522 reviews
KILLBUG
KILLBUG
First-person arena shooter with insect swarms and acrobatic combat
97% positive 522 reviews
Grand Pigeon's Duty
Grand Pigeon's Duty
Side-scrolling arcade action with a pigeon pooping on targets
77% positive 521 reviews
Rogue Masters
Rogue Masters
Co-op horde survival with Souls-style combat against increasingly powerful enemies
62% positive Free
Katanaut
Katanaut
Action roguelite with changing routes through a monster-filled space station
88% positive 519 reviews
Net.Attack() - Code or Die!
Net.Attack() - Code or Die!
Bullet-heaven roguelite with automatic attacks built from programming nodes
79% positive 519 reviews
Polygoneer
Polygoneer
Top-down arcade shooter where shots must match enemy colors
86% positive 518 reviews
Security 51
Security 51
Security guard simulation where suspicious visitors may not be human
70% positive 518 reviews