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Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!
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Fortune's Run
Sep 27 · Team Fortune
Both: Sci-fi · Immersive Sim · FPS
Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.
Sci-fiImmersive SimBoomer ShooterFPSCyberpunkRPGConspiracyStealthFemale ProtagonistAction👍 613
$19.99Anonymous Hacker Simulator
Apr 3 · Sicarius
Both: Immersive Sim · Sandbox · Stealth
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
SimulationHackingTypingImmersive SimCrimeSandboxDetectiveStealthLife Sim3D👍 743
-90%$1.99Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Oct 25 · Eidos Montreal
Both: Stealth · Sci-fi · FPS
You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.
CyberpunkStealthRPGSci-fiFPSActionSingleplayerStory RichGreat SoundtrackTranshumanism👍 25,400
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Philosophical · Sci-fi
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
FreeHigh Entropy: Challenges
Sep 1 · Álvaro García (binarynonsense)
Both: Immersive Sim · Stealth · FPS
Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them...
ActionAdventureImmersive SimFree to PlaySingleplayerFirst-PersonStealthFPSRobots3D
$7.99Mosa Lina
Oct 17 · Stuffed Wombat, Silkersoft, Lukke, Rollin'Barrel
Both: Puzzle · Immersive Sim
a hostile interpretation of the immersive sim, where nothing is planned, and everything works
Co-opMultiplayerOnline Co-Op2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerPuzzleLocal Co-OpAdventureImmersive SimSimulation👍 2,015
System Shock® 2 (1999)
May 10 · Nightdive Studios, Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios
Both: Sci-fi · FPS · Immersive Sim
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
CyberpunkRPGSci-fiHorrorClassicFPSImmersive SimSurvival HorrorActionFirst-Person👍 6,293
$14.99Heat Signature
Sep 21 · Suspicious Developments
Both: Stealth · Sci-fi
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
SpaceStealthIndieTop-DownRoguelikeActionStrategySci-fiProcedural GenerationReal-Time with Pause👍 6,851
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
Both: Immersive Sim
In 2055, "You", the retired soldier king, was assassinated by a comrade who once fought side by side. His peaceful life was suddenly broken. In order to find the truth, he was involved in a series of bizarre murders.
FMVRPGImmersive SimChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelFuturisticChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsSingleplayer👍 1,020
$24.99Deadzone: Rogue
Aug 11 · Prophecy Games
Both: FPS
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
RoguelikeFPSOnline Co-OpPvERogueliteLooter ShooterFirst-PersonShooterHorrorDungeon Crawler👍 15,055
-85%$2.99Transient: Extended Edition
Oct 28 · Stormling Studios
Both: Puzzle · Sci-fi
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
LovecraftianCyberpunkAdventurePsychological HorrorStory RichPuzzleDystopian AtmosphericWalking SimulatorSci-fi👍 283
-50%$12.49I Expect You To Die
Apr 25 · Schell Games
Both: Puzzle
Test your problem-solving skills in this virtual reality escape-the-room puzzle game. Play as a secret agent armed with telekinetic abilities on a mission to stop Zoraxis, an evil corporation with plans for world domination.
VREspionagePuzzleStrategySingleplayerImmersiveActionSimulationComedyFunny👍 2,169
$6.99Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
Feb 17 · JoySpark Games
Both: Sandbox
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
SandboxSimulationGod GameAlternate HistoryPolitical SimWargameIdlerLevel EditorArtificial IntelligenceStrategy👍 8,925
$29.99INFRA
Jan 15 · Loiste Interactive
Both: Puzzle
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
ExplorationPuzzleAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorAdventureMysteryStory RichIndieSingleplayer👍 3,469
$3.99Paragnosia
Oct 24 · Sine Coda
Both: Stealth · Puzzle
Observe every corner of your apartment by moving your camera along a rail that runs through the rooms. Find and take pictures of paranormal anomalies to exorcise them. Locked in your surveillance room, will you survive tonight's 8 rounds?
Psychological HorrorHidden ObjectAtmosphericHorrorStealthPuzzleFirst-Person3DTime ManipulationRealistic👍 229
-75%$7.49Observer: System Redux
Nov 10 · Bloober Team, Anshar Studios
Both: Stealth
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
HorrorInvestigationCyberpunkHackingStealthWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonStory RichAction-AdventureAlternate History👍 2,468
$29.99Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
May 1 · Gearbox Software
Both: FPS · Sci-fi
You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.
ActionFPSAliensCo-opSci-fiShooterMultiplayerHorrorSpaceOnline Co-Op👍 7,834
$4.99Galimulator
Mar 16 · Snoddasmannen
Both: Sandbox
Galimulator is a galactic empire simulation and sandbox game. See how Empires rise and fall, and how the people in them climb through the ranks to bring prestige to their Dynasty. Then throw in an invasion of self replicating Smatter monsters if you want to spice things up.
SimulationSandboxStrategyGod GameSpaceIndieSingleplayer👍 478
$6.99Unscripted
Dec 17 · Marquis Kurt
Both: Immersive Sim · Puzzle
Choose your route. Take on your developer dream in Catalina City. Make new friends and enemies. Get your game published.
Choose Your Own AdventureImmersive SimPuzzle PlatformerInteractive FictionVisual NovelPuzzleCharacter CustomizationRPGSoftwareCute
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Puzzle
When your spacecraft crashes on an unknown planet, you navigate your way through its dark and puzzling corridors. Using only your hands and your wits, will you discover your parasitic power before it's too late?
Early AccessExplorationPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonVRSurrealUndergroundLinear
$12.99Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
Sep 18 · nodayshalleraseyou
Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.
HackingTop-Down ShooterRPGStory RichBullet TimeCyberpunkActionSimulationTranshumanismFuturistic👍 840
$14.99Into the Breach
Feb 27 · Subset Games
Both: Puzzle
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyIndiePixel GraphicsTurn-Based TacticsMechsRoguelikePuzzleTurn-BasedRoguelite👍 19,019
$1.99Backrooms: Steps into the abyss
Apr 9 · SUDT Games
Both: Puzzle · FPS
Try to survive in these endless corridors and mazes, sometimes they seem the same, sometimes they seem completely different, and what if you are already going crazy? Can you survive here? You will need to look for supplies by type of water and food
AdventurePuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationCollectathonFPSFirst-Person3DAtmosphericSurvival Horror
$14.99Still There
Nov 20 · GhostShark
Both: Sci-fi · Puzzle
Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?
Point & ClickAdventureEmotionalStory RichSpacePsychologicalSci-fiAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayer👍 771
-80%$0.99Awareness Rooms
Jun 16 · GAME NA KIBUN
Both: Puzzle
You find yourself in a room you know nothing of. As you examine the objects around you, your awareness rises and the room slowly comes into focus. Can you find your way out?
IndieAdventurePixel GraphicsPuzzleFemale ProtagonistCuteAnimeShort2DSingleplayer👍 555
$4.99Cybergrid Runner
Mar 19 · Shuffle Studio
Both: Stealth · Puzzle
This is a turn based stealth game set in a cyber city. Help the hacker infiltrate the system by sliding the 5x5 tile system. Avoid detection, collect powerful implant upgrades and weapons. Brace yourself for endlessly thrilling playthroughs, as each session unveils procedurally generated labyrinth.
StealthTurn-Based StrategyPuzzleRogueliteProcedural GenerationTacticalDystopian CyberpunkSouls-likeIsometric
$14.99My Little Universe
Oct 5 · Estoty
Both: Sandbox
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
MiningExplorationDungeon CrawlerSandboxCraftingSurvivalCharacter CustomizationSpace3DAction👍 1,503
$9.99Escape From Lavender Island
Aug 31 · Jeremy Couillard, Chris Parrello
Both: Dark Comedy
Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd infrastructure. Can you find an escape? A way out of a world that remembers you better than you remember it?
ExplorationHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorAction-Adventure3DFirst-PersonThird PersonAlternate HistoryDark ComedyFunny👍 197
$11.99Karaski: What Goes Up...
Mar 2 · Unbound Creations
Both: Immersive Sim
An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!
Immersive SimChoices MatterRPGSteampunkStory RichInvestigationMultiple EndingsAdventureConspiracyMystery
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
$8.99Anoxemia
Jan 16 · BSK Games
Both: Physics · Puzzle
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
PhysicsPuzzle PlatformerDarkPuzzleAtmosphericSide ScrollerPlatformerSingleplayerDark FantasyAdventure




