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An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
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-15%$16.14Alex & Arty
5 days ago · ROLLDBOX GAMES
Both: Exploration · Nature
Restore a dying alien world through the bond between Alex and Arty. Use Alex’s tech to cleanse corruption, help Arty bring light back to each region, and watch the planet transform through your actions.
ExplorationAdventureCreature CollectorNatureRelaxingColorfulAtmosphericEmotionalCuteStylized
$4.99POWDR
3 days ago · SUBLIMINAL SOFTWARE
Both: Sandbox · Physics
POWDR is a high performance interactive particle sandbox featuring realistic fluids, sands, solids, interactions, and more! Every pixel is simulated. Every material interacts. Every experiment can become a catastrophe.
SimulationCasualSandboxPhysicsImmersive SimDestructionPixel GraphicsAbstractGod GameColorful
$59.99Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Aug 25 · Asobo Studio
Both: VR · Physics
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
SimulationFlightRealisticMultiplayerOpen WorldVRSingleplayerReal-TimePhysicsAtmospheric👍 70,086
-10%$6.29Cubed
3 days ago · Hobbes Foundation
Both: Puzzle · VR
Cubed is both a puzzle and an arcade game for VR and non-VR. Relax and get your mind off everyday life in puzzle mode. Challenge yourself in arcade mode. Or grab a friend and play arcade mode either as a team or as bitter rivals, stealing and sabotaging your way to victory!
Falling BlocksPuzzlePvEPvPArcadeCo-opVRStrategyLogic3D
-40%$14.99CONVRGENCE
4 days ago · Monkey-With-a-Bomb
Both: VR
CONVRGENCE is an atmospheric VR extraction shooter set in the procedurally generated, ever-changing Chernokamensk Anomaly Zone. Scavenge loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts — all with your loyal dog companion by your side. But extract before nightfall, or face what lurks in the dark.
VRAtmosphericPost-apocalypticShooterExtraction ShooterLooter ShooterLootSurvival HorrorSurvivalHorror👍 1,588
$4.99New Home
Aug 24 · kietchdev
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Surreal
You are trapped inside your new home, where doors open up to various liminal spaces and anomalies appear around every corner. Will you manage to find your way out?
HorrorExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorCasualActionPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3DSurreal
$5.00GLITCHED MATRIX Prototype Lab
Aug 23 · GLITCHED MATRIX
Both: Exploration · Sandbox
Play a major role in an evolving simulation of simulations. Explore endless 2D and 3D dimensions spanning nearly every game genre, with 50+ experimental prototypes and stories whose worlds, systems, discoveries, and ideas can become part of the greater experience.
Action RoguelikeExplorationFPSCreature CollectorDungeon CrawlerColony SimSandboxUtilitiesEducationArcade
-15%$12.74Biovoid
3 days ago · Dzedou
Both: Sandbox · Nature
Biovoid is a creature-building roguelike game where you slay hordes of hostile aliens. Combine a variety of cells and mutations to create game-breaking builds and evolve from a fragile hatchling to a deadly predator.
Action RoguelikeSimulationSandboxNatureSurvivalProcedural GenerationBuildingPerma DeathDifficultAliens
-15%$8.49Tape 101: Liminal Descent
3 days ago · 2H-Productions
Both: Exploration · Surreal
A psychological horror descending through liminal spaces shaped by the Kübler Ross model - the five stages of grief, where your perception and an RC car are the only tools to grasp what’s real.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerImmersive SimSurreal
$29.99Valheim
12 days ago · Iron Gate AB
Both: Exploration
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayerBuildingCraftingBase BuildingExplorationCo-op👍 465,813
-30%$6.99Havelyn
3 days ago · All Loose®
Both: Sandbox · Exploration
A peaceful open world of forests, rivers and wide meadows. Set out alone or with up to 4 friends to find the place you’ll call home. Build a quiet life or grow your settlement into a thriving new civilization. The choice is yours.
AdventureSimulationFarming SimSandboxColony SimExplorationImmersive Sim3DFirst-PersonColorful
-33%$2.00Petrichor: Reverie Edition
3 days ago · 6six6
Both: Puzzle · Surreal
Petrichor is an escape room type puzzle game that follows a fateful incident in a man's life. After an accident in the wilderness... What fate awaits him as rain falls down onto the forest below? Can you escape it?
PuzzleEscape RoomLGBTQ+AtmosphericMysterySurrealAdventureStory RichSurvivalPsychological
-10%$9.90Poopy's Playland
3 days ago · EmilJoes Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Play as a grieving mother whose child went missing in a playland one year ago. Use your trusty flashlight to navigate through the dark, solve replayable puzzles to progress forward, and hide from the unstable killer mascots! Investigate the mysteries and find out the truth...
ExplorationPuzzleHorrorSurvival HorrorAction-AdventureFemale Protagonist3DFirst-PersonColorfulRealistic
$19.99Isle of Reveries
Sep 4 · desertcucco
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
FantasyPixel GraphicsRetroMetroidvaniaAction-AdventurePuzzleIndieAdventureStory RichExploration
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: Exploration
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
MetroidvaniaExploration2D PlatformerAction-AdventureHand-drawnNonlinearPlatformerAtmosphericStory RichMultiple Endings👍 444
$8.99Powdertron
6 days ago · SalE
Both: Sandbox · Physics
A physics sandbox built on real chemistry. Drop 674 materials into a falling-sand world and watch them react, burn, freeze and explode. Then wire circuits, test wings in a wind tunnel, or split light through lenses — alone or with friends online.
SandboxSimulationBuildingSciencePhysicsTutorial2DCasualRelaxingColorful
-30%$10.49Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
7 days ago · Luden.io
Both: Sandbox · Puzzle
Program a crew of tiny robots to turn a frozen planet into a living world. Connect visual code blocks, automate crafting, and build a workforce that fuels itself. Keep the heat flowing, refine your machines, and watch your ideas come to life.
EducationProgrammingAutomationSandboxPuzzleCraftingRobotsBase BuildingStrategy2D👍 643
$29.99RuneScape: Dragonwilds
6 days ago · Jagex Ltd
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opOnline Co-OpEarly AccessCraftingBuildingBase Building👍 28,410
-15%$8.49Dewdrop
3 days ago · Second State Games
Both: Puzzle · Physics · Exploration
Make music & solve puzzles with physics at the same time. Draw vines, guide dewdrops through vibrant levels, unlock new sounds, and create your own beats in a relaxing musical sandbox.
PuzzleAudio ProductionMusic-Based Procedural GenerationPhysicsRhythmLogicRelaxing2DAbstractExploration
-25%$5.24Ashworth
3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleIndieAtmosphericAdventureStory RichExplorationWalking Simulator
-10%$17.09ArmorSim
5 days ago · Timerlan Galimov
Both: Sandbox · Exploration
An armour penetration sandbox. Build the target from plates, thicknesses and angles, pick a penetrator from American, Soviet and German service rounds, fire. The hit is not animated — it is solved from real terminal-ballistics models.
SimulationSandboxBullet HeavenBullet HellExploration2DRealistic3DMinimalistEarly Access👍 119
-30%$6.29奇点
6 days ago · xzx
Both: Exploration
SINGULARITY is a collection of 61 distinct games — from particle dreamscapes and detective puzzles to tactical combat and survival farming. Collect Embers in every level to grow and unlock more. The Particle Eggs keep expanding over time, so the journey never ends.
CasualRelaxingAtmosphericCozyExplorationLore-RichGod GameStory Rich2DTactical RPG
$1.99カブトムシの森
2 days ago · Neruneko
Both: Exploration · Nature
A young boy visits a forest with his father to catch rhinoceros beetles. As he wanders through the night forest, an eerie presence gradually begins to reveal itself in this short horror game.
Exploration3D PlatformerAdventureFPSWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonHorrorMultiple EndingsNature
-20%$7.99Driving Test Simulator
5 days ago · aitchGames
Both: VR · Exploration
Master the art of driving! Enjoy 50+ handcrafted levels with 9 vehicles and realistic car physics. No traffic — just pure driving skills. Unlock cars, test your skills in mini-games, or just drive casually without any worries!
DrivingAutomobile SimSimulationIndieSingleplayer3DVRFirst-PersonEducationExploration
$9.99Friendly Steps
Sep 3 · KORO.GAMES
Both: Physics
A HARDCORE physics-based 1-4 player co-op RAGE GAME about getting home after a wild night out. It was a fun night! Now grab your buddies and walk home. IF YOU REMEMBER HOW.
MultiplayerPhysicsWalking SimulatorOnline Co-OpChoices MatterAdventureDifficultComedyPlatformerCo-op👍 233
-20%$15.99Secrets of Thoth
3 days ago · Fortunate Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Uncover ancient truths in the mystical, intriguing and often dangerous alpine heights. Solve puzzles, explore ancient, beautiful and forgotten locations while you awaken the secrets of the Emerald Tablets.
AdventurePuzzleExploration3DFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericDark FantasyStory Rich
-15%$11.89YesterSol
4 days ago · Neat Games
Both: Exploration · Nature
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
MetroidvaniaAtmosphericExplorationLore-RichIndieNatureColorfulCuteAction-AdventureAction
-40%$1.79I Wish You Weren't Here
3 days ago · Covenant
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
After waking up alone in an unfamiliar building, you have 2 questions: Why are you here, and where is everyone? As you explore, things start to make sense - but not everything is as it seems
AdventurePuzzleExplorationEmotionalSingleplayerStory RichWalking SimulatorPsychologicalDarkAtmospheric
$24.99Anymaker
3 days ago · Geometa
Both: Sandbox
Embark on your creative journey of vehicle design, as you create and operate vehicles to survive this dangerous open world. Anymaker is a detailed and technical vehicle builder and survival game. Design your chassis, build your engine, connect components, and travel into the unknown.
Early AccessSandboxSimulationOpen WorldMultiplayerBuildingFirst-PersonRealisticCo-opDriving👍 115
-10%$8.99Unmurk
3 days ago · Michal Barszczewski
Both: Puzzle
A minimalist puzzle game. You only see the outer edges of the puzzle pieces in a voxel object. Put the puzzle pieces into place to reveal the hidden voxel object and watch it come to life.
VoxelMinimalistRelaxingPuzzleSingleplayer3DLogicFamily FriendlyCasual
$9.50Garden Ink
11 days ago · Kranich
Both: Exploration · Sandbox
Paint, combine and discover! Garden Ink is a cozy sandbox game. Combine decorations and use painting tools to customize your world. With hand-painted graphics and a relaxing soundtrack, it’s time to discover every cute surprise.
CozyRelaxingCuteHand-drawnDecoratingMinigamesExplorationSandboxFamily FriendlyCasual
-10%$22.49Unmourned VR
4 days ago · Codebros Studio
Both: VR · Exploration
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
ActionVRAdventurePsychological HorrorHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationMystery DungeonAction-AdventureWalking Simulator
$3.99Cells
Sep 6 · Mousetrick Studio
Both: Physics
CELLS is a calm sci-fi trading game about goods, routes and decisions. Explore new worlds, build trade chains, mine resources and uncover the story of a broken network between the worlds.
CasualRelaxingMinimalistProcedural GenerationLogicAtmosphericPhysicsLinearTutorial2D
$4.99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Aug 27 · AZAMATIKA
Both: Exploration · Sandbox
A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
ExplorationComedySide Scroller2DPixel GraphicsSandboxAuto BattlerTradingOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 1,533
-15%$12.74Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition
3 days ago · Cateia Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Follow a mysterious girl into a hidden underground city built centuries ago by a secret order of Alchemists. Reveal a dangerous conspiracy, search for clues and items, solve puzzles and mini-games, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten world. Will you bring truth to the light?
AdventureMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleHidden ObjectConspiracyInvestigationSteampunkVisual NovelExploration
$0.99Cave Escape
3 days ago · Carrotbbit
Both: Puzzle
An observation-based 3D thriller game where you must safely escape a dark cave to save a companion trapped under a boulder. Carefully explore the cave: if you spot an anomaly, turn back immediately; if there are no anomalies, keep moving forward to find your way out.
CasualSimulationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonAtmosphericDarkHorrorIndieMystery
-10%$14.39Fright Train
6 days ago · WildArts Games
Both: Exploration
Fight through a train overtaken by monsters and survive Antarctica’s cold as paranormal special agent Doug Barker in this chilling single-player third-person survival horror roguelike.
Survival HorrorThird-Person ShooterRoguelikeExplorationHorrorShooter3DStylizedThird PersonAtmospheric👍 203
-10%$13.49Nightwater
3 days ago · Studio Ashty
Both: Sandbox
Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.
Open WorldAutomationResource ManagementIncrementalIdlerCraftingSandboxRelaxingSimulationStrategy
$4.99Embermaze: Descent
Aug 26 · Graeme Scott
Both: Exploration
Three shots. Fading light. Nowhere to run. Survive dark mazes, evade ghosts, and descend deeper into horror in this dark‑fantasy survival maze game with procedural labyrinths and limited magical resources.
ExplorationActionDungeon CrawlerAction-Adventure3DAdventureFirst-PersonHorrorProcedural GenerationDark Fantasy
-51%$0.49Chill Drive Together
4 days ago · cnsgames
Both: Exploration
An endless road, one or two drivers, and nothing waiting at the end of it. One key changes the world around the car — no loading screen. Sixteen cars, five environments. Nothing to unlock, nowhere to be.
ExplorationIndieMultiplayerRacingImmersive SimOnline Co-OpArcadeCasualSimulationColorful
-10%$14.39Draco and the Seven Scales
3 days ago · Ice Goat Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is a retro-inspired adventure that harkens back to an age of top down dungeon crawlers and lovable, crunchy pixel art.
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel GraphicsPiratesDungeon CrawlerExplorationPuzzleTop-DownSailingAction RPG
-40%$2.99Thuggin It Further
2 days ago · Firetoad Games, Nebula Radiance
Both: Exploration
High intensity co-op roguelite space adventure party game for 2–4 players (or bots). Take on crew jobs, keep a failing ship alive, and survive procedural missions with endless exploration, light RPG progression, and real-time crisis gameplay.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeExplorationStrategyRoguelitePvEArcadeParty GameAction-AdventureRoguelike
-10%$5.39Needle In A Haystack - A Time For Goats
3 days ago · Red Key Games
Both: Physics · Puzzle
Find the Needle. Honor the Goat. Dig through the haystack with an array of tools and machines to find the mythical needle and unlock the ultimate reward.
CasualSimulationPhysicsSingleplayerPuzzleCraftingTime ManagementComedy3DAutomation
$19.99Spirit Animal Survival
8 days ago · TRUEFX GAMES
Both: Exploration · Sandbox
SAS is an Open World Multiplayer PVP and CO-OP Survival Game. Set in a vast environment that features Building, Crafting, Taming, Riding, Flying and Exploring Wildlife, Dinos and Dragons as well as Horrific Creatures and Instances with the ability to Morph into Spirit Animals.
SurvivalOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftBuildingNudityMultiplayerCraftingExplorationSandboxOnline Co-Op
-20%$0.79Le Fishe
3 days ago · Non_Fish
Both: Sandbox · Exploration
Le Fishe is a cozy fishing adventure where every cast of your line leads to something new. Catch a wide variety of fish, upgrade your fishing gear, and unlock new locations as you progress. Talk to an interesting cast of characters and try your best to catch the biggest fish of them all!
FishingAtmosphericLovecraftianSimulationLinearSandboxCasualRetroCollectathonExploration
-35%$20.79The Crust
11 days ago · VEOM Studio
Both: Sandbox
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
Base BuildingSpaceAutomationColony SimResource ManagementSandboxStrategyCity BuilderBuildingManagement👍 3,556
-20%$5.59United Heist: Facility Zero
4 days ago · No more Sleep
Both: Puzzle
A co-op puzzle heist for two. One of you breaks into a secret bunker. The other sits in the observation office, watching the bunker. A walkie-talkie is your only link. Talk to each other and find out how good your teamwork really is.
Co-opCo-op CampaignEscape RoomPuzzleAdventureCasualMysteryMultiple EndingsAbstractStylized
-25%$5.99Cloudscrapers
7 days ago · Nementic Games
Both: Puzzle
Cloudscrapers is a minimalist strategy game with a relaxing atmosphere. Build your tower, manage resources, unlock new tools, and uncover the secrets hidden in the sky.
CasualCity BuilderRelaxingPuzzleStrategyMinimalistSimulationAtmosphericResource ManagementCozy
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-10%$20.69I AM YOUR BEAST VR
4 days ago · Flat2VR Spark, Strange Scaffold
Both: VR
I Am Your Beast VR brings Strange Scaffold’s shortform covert revenge thriller FPS into virtual reality, placing you inside Alphonse Harding’s one-man war against the military-industrial complex.
GoreActionAdventureFPSVRBoomer ShooterSingleplayerFirst-PersonShooterStealth




