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$24.99Bootstrap Island
Mar 12 · Maru VR
Both: Open World
A highly realistic VR survival roguelike adventure set on a ruthless 17th-century tropical island. Shipwrecked and alone, you must survive without guidance as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe. Every decision is yours. Your survival is in your own hands!
SurvivalAdventureOpen WorldVRLife SimRoguelikeActionNatureAtmosphericSimulation👍 1,366
$6.99SERPENT AT THE VERNISSAGE
Oct 23 · a trip by daniel bock
Both: Exploration · Puzzle Platformer
A psychedelic trip to an abandoned island paradise, where nothing is quite what it seems. Explore forgotten villas, sentient art pieces and sunken opera houses. And find your way back home before the archipelago swallows you whole.
AdventureActionFirst-PersonExplorationAction-AdventurePsychedelicSurrealAtmosphericPuzzle Platformer3D
$11.99Orb of Creation
Jun 23 · MarpleGames
Both: Puzzle
Orb of Creation is a non-idle incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
IncrementalMagicCasualStrategyResource ManagementPuzzleIndieMinimalistSingleplayerCrafting👍 2,170
$29.99Pax Dei
Oct 16 · Mainframe Industries
Both: Open World · Exploration
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
MMORPGSandboxOpen WorldMedievalCraftingBase BuildingRPGExplorationPvPPvE👍 7,166
-50%$9.99Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Nov 12 · Lavaboots Studios
Both: Open World · Exploration
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
Open WorldSurvivalSailingPiratesCraftingExplorationSandboxPvEAction-AdventureNaval👍 2,182
$5.99Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Exploration · Nonlinear · Relaxing
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3DAdventureSurrealNonlinearHorrorRelaxing👍 398
-30%$17.49Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Dec 16 · AtomTeam
Both: Nonlinear · Exploration
A love letter to classic Infinity Engine cRPGs from the creators of ATOM RPG, Swordhaven is a turn-based \ RTwP, party-based, dialogue-heavy 85+ hour long adventure set in a world of Nova Drakonia.
AdventureCRPGChoices MatterIsometricSingleplayerNonlinearNarrativeExplorationMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPG👍 786
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: Exploration · Nonlinear
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
$29.99Valheim
12 days ago · Iron Gate AB
Both: Open World · 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
$19.99Project Castaway
Mar 17 · Mardonpol Inc.
Both: Exploration · Open World
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Open World Survival CraftCo-opOnline Co-OpExplorationSurvivalSandboxFirst-PersonOpen WorldMultiplayerBase Building👍 1,820
$9.99We Are Gum
Sep 1 · Curious Nessie Club
Both: Puzzle · Open World · Exploration
A wholesome yet challenging puzzle game about goofy alien bubble gums that all move simultaneously and try to find their way home. Stick to walls, drag heavy stones, and turn simple steps into brain-melting puzzle.
SokobanFamily FriendlyPuzzleDifficultOpen WorldExplorationAdventureLogicRelaxingWholesome
-30%$6.99Augmental Puzzles
Feb 13 · Flammable Penguins Games
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing
Hand-set Sudoku, Nonograms and Minesweeper with HUNDREDS of HANDSET puzzles. A fresh puzzle every day, global leaderboards. Smart Hints help teach you how to solve complex puzzles. No guessing andno rush. A soothing logic-puzzle lounge, built for VR from day one.
VRPuzzleEducationLogicTutorialTabletopRelaxingEarly AccessWholesomeCasual
-50%$9.99Adorable Adventures
Apr 30 · Wild Sheep Studio
Both: Exploration · Relaxing
Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.
ExplorationRelaxingCuteAtmosphericCasualIndieColorfulSingleplayerWalking SimulatorNature👍 710
-35%$9.74Necesse
Oct 16 · Fair Games ApS
Both: Open World
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Open World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxSurvivalCraftingAdventureIndieRPG👍 24,443
$4.99The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: Exploration · Relaxing
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
IncrementalCasualIdlerExplorationNatureRelaxingCleaningCuteCozyWholesome👍 484
-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
$29.99RuneScape: Dragonwilds
6 days ago · Jagex Ltd
Both: Open World
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
-10%$8.99Unmurk
3 days ago · Michal Barszczewski
Both: Relaxing · 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
$9.99The Quinfall
Feb 6 · Vawraek Technology Inc.
Both: Open World
Embark on an adventurous journey to explore the Quinfall universe. Be a part of unique battles and an immersive story with dozens of different professions in the depths of medieval times in an all-new MMORPG experience.
Massively MultiplayerMMORPGOpen WorldRPGCharacter CustomizationMultiplayerMedievalAdventureAction RPGPvP👍 12,074
-15%$4.24Relax Puzzle
Jun 20 · Happy Plus
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing
Find tranquility in your busy day. This relaxing puzzle game features 100 beautiful scenes. Simply drag and swap to complete each image at your own pace, with no time limits—just pure, stress-free fun.
CasualPuzzleRelaxingSingleplayer2DColorfulCollectathonMouse OnlyTabletopLinear
$34.99Pioneers of Pagonia
Dec 11 · Envision Entertainment
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
StrategyResource ManagementColony SimOnline Co-OpFantasyBase BuildingCity BuilderManagementProcedural GenerationPvE👍 4,794
$29.99Soulmask
Apr 9 · CampFire Studio
Both: Open World
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
SurvivalBase BuildingOpen WorldCraftingPvEPvPHuntingSandboxAdventureSingleplayer👍 18,451
$18.99Winter Survival
Nov 19 · DRAGO entertainment
Both: Open World · Exploration
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCookingOpen WorldAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayerAdventureFirst-PersonBase Building👍 595
$14.99Treasure 'n Trio
Oct 9 · TNT
Both: Puzzle
Team up with a brute-force warrior, a nimble and wily thief, and a cowardly wizard with teleportation magic. Use all three characters with different abilities at the right time to solve puzzles and collect treasures!
SingleplayerSokobanPuzzleGrid-Based MovementStrategy2DTop-DownPixel GraphicsFantasyIndie👍 242
$17.99Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams
Mar 12 · Lavadrop Entertainment
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
A 2D metroidvania where every defeated Archon becomes a summonable power. Claim six ancient beings, use their abilities to fight, move, and unlock hidden paths, and uncover a sinister plot threatening the world.
MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerAction-AdventureMagicExplorationAction RPGControllerMultiple Endings
-20%$11.99Hozy
Mar 30 · Come On Studio
Both: Relaxing · Puzzle
Restore a forgotten neighbourhood through your favourite hobby, one cozy room at a time. In Hozy, clean, paint, and decorate abandoned homes with satisfying mechanics and intuitive controls. Enjoy the little details as you interact with tools, items and furniture to bring each space back to life.
RelaxingCozyCasualSandboxPuzzleCutePhysicsSimulationColorfulBuilding👍 4,146
$29.99The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Jun 16 · ConchShip Games
Both: Open World
"The Scroll of Taiwu" is an indie game themed around Chinese mythology and wuxia. Players assume the role of the mysterious "heir of the Taiwu clan" in an alternate ancient China, working through generations of heirs to defeat a powerful hereditary enemy and shape the fate of the human world.
RPGMartial ArtsSandboxWuxiaOpen WorldStrategyIndieSingleplayerAdventureSimulation👍 56,539
$17.99Lost and Found Co.
Mar 5 · Bit Egg Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing
Lost and Found Co. is a hidden object adventure in a cozy and immersive world. Join a cast of lively characters on their epic journey across countless magical locations. Find lost items, solve puzzles, and help a tiny dragon regain her power!
Hidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteIsometricFunnyRelaxingStory RichCasual👍 2,745
-15%$16.14Alex & Arty
5 days ago · ROLLDBOX GAMES
Both: Exploration · Relaxing
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
NewFreeKairos: In Step with Time
Yesterday · Jiakang Lin
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
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.
CasualSimulationStrategySpace SimPuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerExploration3DStylized
-30%$11.89Woodo
5 days ago · Tiny Monks Tales
Both: Relaxing · Puzzle
Woodo feels like a 3D coloring book you can touch, a relaxing puzzle-tale told through handcrafted wooden dioramas. A toy for those who never forgot how to be a child.
CozyWholesomeCuteSingleplayer3DRelaxingFamily FriendlyPuzzleCasualEmotional👍 317
FreeReign of Guilds
Nov 26 · Atlant Games ltd
Both: Open World · Exploration
Reign of Guilds — the spiritual successor to the old-school fantasy where steel, magic, and skill decide your fate. Inspired by the legacy of Ultima Online and EverQuest.
RPGOpen WorldMedievalMultiplayerPvPFantasyCraftingExplorationAdventureMMORPG👍 533
-20%$3.19Snap Chess
3 days ago · Big Ice Games
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing
A small transparent chessboard that sits in the corner of your desktop. Solve a puzzle when you have a minute, or play a game against Stockfish. While you work, the board fades and stays out of the way. Difficulty adjusts on its own.
ChessPuzzleRelaxingProgrammingCasualMinimalistStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyIdler
-20%$9.59Memory of Memorie : A Chill Story
Jul 22 · BeXide Inc.
Both: Relaxing
A story-driven productivity adventure where you work alongside Memorie, an apprentice witch from another world. As you focus using the Pomodoro timer, the story progresses and her world gradually transforms. Turn solitary work into time shared with someone.
CozyRelaxingCasualTime ManagementImmersive SimUtilitiesIdlerVisual NovelInteractive FictionPoint & Click👍 248

