Games like Children of the Sun
by René Rother
On a deadly road trip into darkness, control the path of a single bullet and unleash a fury of vengeance on the sinister cult that ruined your life in this tactical puzzle-shooter.
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New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Shooter · Real Time Tactics
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
$9.99Runeomicon
5 days ago · TLR Games
Both: Real Time Tactics
Perform a dark ritual with your own hands under relentless pressure. Draw runes in real time, defend the ritual from enemies trying to stop it, and upgrade your skills to unleash devastating magic. Summon ancient eldritch gods in this dark fantasy game driven by skill, strategy and constant tension.
Tower DefenseResource ManagementReal Time TacticsStrategyPixel GraphicsSide Scroller2DActionDifficultDark Fantasy
$2.99RonkBonk
Sep 2 · copoeric
Both: Arcade · Real Time Tactics
RonkBonk is a fast arcade duel: outmaneuver rivals, cut them off with your trail, and win the race to 5. Unlock skills and jokers by beating bots or players online.
CasualActionStrategyArcade2D PlatformerReal Time TacticsAbstractCartoonCinematicCute
-10%$14.39Fright Train
6 days ago · WildArts Games
Both: Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Stylized
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%$11.69TheoSync
13 days ago · Zoma Games
Both: Shooter
ASCEND and claim your rightful place as the Hand of the Empress. Become AB3, an immortal super soldier, in this action packed first-person shooter that combines old school style with new era gunplay.
ActionShooterPsychological HorrorSci-fi3D PlatformerZombiesFPSTacticalAtmosphericFirst-Person
-10%$22.49BLACKWOOD
5 days ago · AttritoM7 Productions
Both: Shooter · Third-Person Shooter
By day, you run a DVD store in 2012 New York. By night, you’re a ruthless assassin. BLACKWOOD is a cinematic third-person shooter with grounded melee combat, brutal takedowns, responsive gunplay, and a double life to manage.
Action3D FighterAction-AdventureBeat 'em upInteractive FictionShooterCollectathonExplorationShoot 'Em UpThird-Person Shooter👍 974
-30%$3.49Runner Gunner
3 days ago · JoyForge Games
Both: Shooter · Stylized
Race through the streets in this third-person action runner, dodging obstacles or shooting them out of your way. Collect points, purchase powerful upgrades, and optimize your run to beat your high score. Can you make it to the top of the leaderboard?
ActionCasualShooterRunnerOn-Rails Shooter3DStylizedThird PersonAtmosphericCyberpunk
$11.99Sublight
6 days ago · CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Both: Arcade
Sublight is a space bullet heaven roguelike, where you captain a powerful warship and carve through escalating waves of enemies. Upgrade your arsenal, unlock new ships, and experiment with countless builds to dominate the battlefield.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteArcade3DTop-DownActionCasualLootSci-fi
$54.99Beat-Sensei
3 days ago · NoName-Epic
Both: Arcade
Beat-Sensei is a VR rhythm game built around real blade-combat: swing katana, energy blade, or dual blades to the beat across 7 unique worlds. Enjoy 260+ songs, 50+ quests, 5 difficulty levels, unlockable rewards, and the freedom to add your own music.
ActionCasualArcade3DFirst-PersonColorfulAtmosphericIndieSingleplayer
-10%$7.19Bot slash Bot
3 days ago · Traveller's Box
Both: Arcade
You click - You dash - You slash. Bot slash Bot is a fast-paced, top-down Hack n‘ Slash in which you control a rogue robot slashing & dashing through your former co-machines holding you captive! It's all about speed. Time is running out.
Fast-PacedHack and SlashArcadeIndieDifficultTop-DownPost-apocalypticCombatTime AttackSwordplay
-40%$14.99CONVRGENCE
4 days ago · Monkey-With-a-Bomb
Both: Shooter
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
$3.99HOSHIKUI
Aug 28 · rspepe
Both: Arcade
An action roguelite with no attack button. You are a dying star: ramming other stars is how you attack, heal, move, and grow. Steal their heat, gain mass, and outrun the heat death of the universe — across an infinite, procedurally generated galaxy.
Action RoguelikeRoguelitePerma DeathArcade2DTop-DownControllerProcedural GenerationActionMinimalist
-40%$2.99Thuggin It Further
2 days ago · Firetoad Games, Nebula Radiance
Both: Arcade
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
-20%$7.19Save Mom
3 days ago · Amigos Entertainment
Both: Shooter
A co-op action game about protecting your mom in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore ruined cities, gather resources, upgrade your motorhome, build defenses, and battle enemies. Your mission: Get Mom to safety. Her survival is in your hands!
ActionCo-opCartoonyTop-Down ShooterPvEFunnyShooter3DPost-apocalypticBase Building
$12.99Not Quite Dead: Open World Survival
Sep 1 · Voidecho Studio
Both: Third-Person Shooter
Open world zombie survival Coop game with base building, looting, crafting, vehicles, and exploration.
ActionAdventureRPGAction RPGAction-AdventureEarly AccessThird-Person ShooterFirst-PersonMultiplayerIndie👍 221
$5.99MOTORGRAVE Wasteland Horde
Aug 31 · Redcontroller Interactive
Both: Arcade · Shooter
Drive, ram, and blast through endless zombie hordes in a top-down vehicular action game, then upgrade your weapons, unlock brutal war machines, and carry your growing arsenal into the next run.
ActionRacingArcadeShooterIncremental3DTop-DownPost-apocalypticIndieController
-10%$4.49BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER BEFORE 4: DEMONS FROM THE PORTAL TO HELL I OPENED ARE STILL IN THE FAVELA AND NOW I HAVE TO SAVE MAMADAS FROM RONALDO
5 days ago · Joeveno
Both: Shooter
THE STANDALONE SEQUEL OF THE BRAZILIAN BOOMER SHOOTER GAME MADE USING THE ID TECH 2 ENGINE! SHOOT, JUMP, DOUBLE JUMP AND DASH! EMBARK ON A JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, SÃO PAULO, SALVADOR, HELL AND EVEN HEAVEN! SAVE BRAZIL!
Boomer ShooterAction-AdventureArena ShooterFPSShooter3DActionSurrealStory RichDemons👍 325
-10%$8.99Dawson Oaks Trailer Park
4 days ago · Striped Panda Studios
Both: Real Time Tactics · Stylized
A proximity voice chat social deduction game where criminals must commit secret crimes while a Supervisor hunts them, and a hidden Snitch betrays them from within.
CasualRPGSimulationStrategyParty-Based RPG3DReal Time TacticsColorfulStylizedComedy👍 138
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
-20%$10.39Two Sides of Hell
4 days ago · Red Sky Games
Both: Shooter
Think fast, kill faster. Blast through shifting alien hellscapes in this roguelite platform-twin stick shooter, switching between Soldier precision and demonic destruction. Survive relentless hordes, brutal bosses, and endless roguelite chaos.
ActionRoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellTwin Stick ShooterShooterLocal Co-OpPlatformerPvEFuturistic
$19.99Fracture Point
Sep 4 · Kyrylo Burlaka
Both: Shooter
After years in prison, you return to a dark megacity ruled by a ruthless corporation. The only way forward is up - through countless floors of a heavily guarded skyscraper - to reach the corporation's leader and take your revenge.
Action RoguelikeLooter ShooterRogueliteExplorationFPSPerma DeathPvEShooterWarInventory Management👍 161
$7.99Kollectomaniac
11 days ago · Akmacdondon
Both: Real Time Tactics · Puzzle
Explore the world of Kollectomaniac in this weird, point-and-click shop-keeping roguelike. With genre-blending gameplay and plenty of secrets.
Real Time TacticsRoguelitePuzzlePoint & ClickRoguelikeStrategyFirst-Person2DCuteNoir
-20%$3.99Died in the Tower Again
3 days ago · BANANAK
Climb a tower that never lets you leave. Move — your spells fire themselves. Combine 8 elements into automatic synergies, awaken them twice, and gamble on relics that break the rules. Die, bank your gold, climb again. 100 floors, 35 relics, 14 artifacts, and a leaderboard that remembers.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeRoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellPixel GraphicsSingleplayer2DTop-DownAction
-10%$17.99RIG Riot
7 days ago · Sage Boatman
Both: Third-Person Shooter
RIG Riot is a roguelike third-person mech-action shooter. Fight increasingly difficult enemies while completing objectives, level up, and choose the Weapons and Volatile Mods that will let you return from your raids victorious. Discover thousands of permanent parts, and build a RIG unlike any other.
ActionMechsAction RoguelikeCharacter CustomizationLooter ShooterRobotsSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterRoguelikeRoguelite👍 270
-10%$8.09Slash-Out: Fantasy Dueling
4 days ago · Caleb Draper
Both: Arcade · Psychedelic
In Slash-Out, master the sword and shield to survive in a land where every fight is a boss fight. Darkness is rising. An ancient evil has returned. Embark on a quest to restore peace, but be warned, a gauntlet of fearsome opponents stand in your way. Many have tried and failed, will you prevail?
SwordplayBoss RushArcadeBoxingFightingCombatPvEPsychedelicSouls-likeAction
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
4 days ago · Gravity Works
Both: Arcade
Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Fast-PacedArcadeIndieRacingDifficultControllerOnline Co-OpDriving3DCasual
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3 days ago · unCurieux Studio
Both: Puzzle · Arcade
2 neurons. 2 sticks. One brain has to drive both at once: yours. Guide your stray neurons through ever-more-twisted mazes — inverted controls, power cuts, memory mode — under the eye of a doctor who's in over his head.
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-50%$4.99Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
12 days ago · Soulpotion
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteCasualPixel GraphicsIndie2DRoguelikeHack and SlashStrategy👍 1,305
$29.99Active Matter
6 days ago · Matter Team
Join dangerous raids for loot or intense PvP battles in this new realistic military shooter set in a fractured multiverse. Fight in the quantum unstable zones over control of the active matter – the substance that bends time and space.
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$9.99THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
Sep 7 · tweakEra
Both: Stylized
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
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Yesterday · mrtcnbykl
Both: Arcade
Survive with your skills and power-ups, destroy whatever comes your way, and reach the highest scores. Enjoy endless fun with thrilling gameplay and colorful art design that will satisfy your longing for the past!
ActionRetroCasualCyberpunkArcadePixel GraphicsSingleplayer2DAction RoguelikeIndie
-10%$9.90Poopy's Playland
3 days ago · EmilJoes Games
Both: 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...
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New-15%$5.09The Confined: Basement
Yesterday · Forcell Games
Both: Puzzle
You are trapped in a dark basement. To find a way out, you must piece together your forgotten past. Survive deadly creatures, collect mysterious notes, and discover who you are before it is too late.
HorrorAdventureThrillerSimulationMysteryPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerPsychologicalDark
$19.99The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival
3 days ago · Odaclick Game Studio
Both: Arcade
Fight walkers as Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Michonne, and unlockable Negan in a brutal arcade brawler set in the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Face ruthless enemies like the Saviors and overwhelming walker swarms as you unleash relentless combos, signature weapon attacks, and crushing finishers.
Action2D FighterArcadeBeat 'em upSide Scroller2DPixel GraphicsHorrorOld SchoolPost-apocalyptic
-15%$4.24Demonic Defense
4 days ago · xHo
Both: Real Time Tactics
Guard your campfire through the night and feed your rivals' rifts with monsters. A multiplayer tower-defense survival hybrid where deck building, base building, and dueling economies decide who survives and who freezes.
Early AccessCard BattlerTower DefenseReal Time TacticsAction RoguelikeTrading Card GamePvEPvPStrategyTutorial
$2.99DAKENSHI
9 days ago · rspepe
Both: Arcade
Can you hear the bad can? Tap, listen, and reject defective cans in a sound-based inspection game. The line keeps accelerating. Three mistakes end your shift. Headphones strongly recommended.
ActionCasualArcadeIndie2DMinimalistTime ManagementCookingInvestigationAtmospheric
$4.99Tales of Terror
Sep 1 · BearfoxBear
Both: Shooter
Tales of Terror invites you to delve into a chilling co-op horror survival experience. Unite to face unique enemies, navigate through visually stunning and treacherous levels and navigate the unknown. —Your ultimate challenge awaits: escape, if you can!
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2 days ago · Knear Dev
Both: Shooter
Welcome to UMAN - Become a cog in the machine - Work, sleep and don't ask questions - Collect your trash, hit your quota, consume, upgrade and meet your coworkers. But whatever you do... don't look into the eyes.
SimulationShooterIncremental3DFirst-PersonAtmosphericDarkDystopian Post-apocalypticSurreal
$4.99Operation: Outbreak Idle
Sep 4 · DeadLogics
Both: Shooter
Command automated military defenses, upgrade your fortress, and survive massive zombie waves in this action-packed idle defense game. Build powerful defenses, unlock upgrades, and hold the line against endless undead hordes.
Tower DefenseZombiesStrategySingleplayerCasualSurvivalShoot 'Em UpIncrementalShooter3D
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Yesterday · Greenhorn
It's hard being a failed Mage when the whole world runs on magic. But that's not going to stop Solaris from achieving her goals! With her little sidekick Hom by her side, it is precisely their connection that will see them through the trials that await over the next 100 days.
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-15%$5.09Dead Margin
3 days ago · Bug Production
Survival is optional, rent is mandatory. Team up in Dead Margin, a brutal 1-4 player co-op horror. Whisper to survive, avoid anomalies, and scavenge scraps. Sell it to pay the greedy customer. Out here, everything has a price. Especially you.
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Yesterday · StylerFunk Games
Both: Arcade
Enter the rooms, grab the keys, proceed and... try to stay alive! Choose your style: melee or fireguns? Fight your way through, get the keys and unlock new rooms!
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Yesterday · Jiakang Lin
Both: Puzzle · Stylized
Kairos: In Step with Time is an experimental interactive experience about time, cosmic order, and human response. Align the time ring, answer six moments of change, and let your final hexagram emerge from the rhythm of the universe.
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-20%$5.59United Heist: Facility Zero
4 days ago · No more Sleep
Both: Puzzle · Stylized
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.
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4 days ago · Ephemera Games
Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes
Hack and SlashAction RPGOnline Co-OpMultiplayerAction RoguelikeActionAnimeRogueliteRPGRoguelike👍 102
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11 days ago · Fabiano Sousa
Both: Shooter
Animal Striker 2 is a fast-paced multiplayer FPS where animals fight in intense arenas. Pick up magical weapons with unique projectiles, customize your loadout, and compete in team-based or free-for-all modes. Unleash your power and dominate the battlefield!
FantasyMassively MultiplayerShoot 'Em UpActionPvPFirst-PersonShooterMultiplayerFree to PlayIndie
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Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
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!
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Both: Puzzle · Stylized
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Both: Arcade
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Both: Shooter
Adoros is dying. A catastrophic Void Anomaly has torn open the planet’s surface, warping reality and unleashing forces no one fully understands. You are a Cube Crusader sent to crush the Anomaly, at any cost.
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Both: Arcade · Shooter
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