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Magnus Positive Phototaxis is an atmospheric journey through a mysterious world of characters, traces and symbols. The task of the player is to solve the puzzles, using proper combinations of objects, finding them in the environment around him.
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-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Escape Room
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
-33%$2.00Petrichor: Reverie Edition
3 days ago · 6six6
Both: Puzzle · Escape Room · 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
-15%$8.49Tape 101: Liminal Descent
3 days ago · 2H-Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
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
$19.99The Scourge | Tai Ương
Mar 28 · Rare Reversee, Beaztek
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
HorrorSingleplayerSupernaturalMultiple EndingsExplorationFirst-PersonIndieRealisticAdventurePuzzle👍 1,195
-10%$5.39RLG:Origins
4 days ago · Stardust Factory Studio
Both: Exploration · Visual Novel
Act in your own words to uncover the truth behind a broken oath. In this challenging high-fantasy Role Living Game, AI plays the GM and every character while fixed rules determine success and failure. Choose one companion, then investigate, negotiate, and fight your way to the story's end.
CRPGRPGExplorationArtificial IntelligenceImmersive SimInteractive FictionVisual NovelText-BasedMultiple EndingsEarly Access
-15%$12.74Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition
3 days ago · Cateia Games
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Visual Novel
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
$6.99RAKKA: WAKE 01 - SOOT
Apr 26 · PMT Games Division
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click
A homage to the gritty fiction of the ’90s. “RAKKA: WAKE 01 - SOOT” unfolds as an episodic, linear visual novel that blends paper-cut style comics, animation, music and dialogue into a slow-burn mystery thriller that dares you to dig deeper — even when you really, really shouldn’t.
Visual NovelStory Rich1990'sAnimeThrillerPoint & ClickLore-RichHand-drawnFemale ProtagonistDark Comedy
$5.99Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Exploration · Psychological Horror · Surreal
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
Free正体 SHOUT-AI
Jun 20 · 852話
Both: Visual Novel · Psychological Horror
Walk through a broken game with Yoka in this psychological horror visual novel. Move dialogue windows, peer through fragmented images, and read records no one answers. What you touch, preserve, or leave behind shapes your conversations and leads to six endings.
Visual NovelPsychological HorrorStory RichChoices MatterMultiple EndingsAtmosphericChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionCute2D
$6.99SERPENT AT THE VERNISSAGE
Oct 23 · a trip by daniel bock
Both: Exploration · Surreal
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
-20%$5.59United Heist: Facility Zero
4 days ago · No more Sleep
Both: Escape Room · 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
$19.99Sovereign Tower
Aug 6 · WILD WITS GAMES
Both: Visual Novel
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Choices MatterMedievalChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelIndieManagementDialogue HeavyHand-drawnRPGStory Rich👍 3,150
-15%$2.54And who is the maiden?
3 days ago · Cipi Games
Both: Visual Novel
A young man disappeared in a Slavic village. You show up with three companions and a few days to find out what really happened, before the water decides to answer for itself. Based on Adam Wołoszczuk's award-winning scenario "A kto dziewczyna?", with 11 different ways it can end.
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelStory RichChoices MatterShortMultiple EndingsMysteryInvestigationAdventureInteractive Fiction
-30%$6.99MIMESIS
Oct 27 · ReLU Games, Inc.
Both: Psychological Horror · Exploration
A 4-player online co-op survival horror game. Avoid the contaminated rain, gather scrap and get back to the tram. Monsters that copy your friends' voices and behavior, and many other threats, stand in your way. Gear up and stick together to survive.
Early AccessOnline Co-OpSocial DeductionPsychological HorrorFunnyPvEPost-apocalypticExplorationRogueliteSurvival Horror👍 8,404
$7.99Backrooms Media
Dec 16 · NPK Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Exploration
Backrooms Media is a 1-4 player co-op horror that plunges you into unsettling, hyper-realistic liminal spaces. Navigate eerie environments filled with lurking horrors. Group up with your friends to face the terror of the endless backrooms together and... try to escape.
Co-opMultiplayerCasualPsychological HorrorHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayer👍 546
-25%$5.24Ashworth
3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
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
$12.99Liminal Shroud
Sep 3 · Everdeep Studios
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Exploration
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Psychological HorrorHorrorMystery DungeonWalking SimulatorExplorationDungeon CrawlerRelaxingAdventureThriller3D
$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
$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
-20%$7.99Chief Cenab : Şahmaran
3 days ago · Umut KAYA, Volkan USUĞLU
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click · Visual Novel
Follow Chief Cenab on the trail of the Şahmaran legend. Told in a black-and-white comic book style with color accents unique to each part, this point-and-click adventure draws you into a deep atmosphere and mysterious events.
CasualPuzzlePoint & ClickHidden ObjectStory RichIncrementalAction-AdventureVisual NovelWord GameComic Book
NewFreeKairos: In Step with Time
Yesterday · Jiakang Lin
Both: Puzzle · 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
$3.77La mansión de Campanillas
4 days ago · Lacinia Estudio
Both: Visual Novel · Exploration
Campanillas, 1963. A stranger leaves you a ruined house and a district hiding its disappearances. You don't solve a crime: you learn to read a place. Weigh every account —Trust, Doubt, Dismiss. Andalusian rural horror.
AdventureVisual NovelExplorationText-BasedInvestigationMysteryIndieEarly AccessThrillerSingleplayer
$14.99School Days
Jan 28 · 白雨工作室
Both: Exploration · Visual Novel
《学生时代》是一款可自由构筑的校园人生模拟器。你将在高度还原的中国校园中,从入学一路走到高考,与多个性格鲜明的同学一起成长,互相陪伴。你的养成和选择,不但会决定你的人生,也会影响到朋友们的未来。
ExplorationDating SimLife SimChoose Your Own AdventureTime ManagementImmersive SimRogueliteShop KeeperVisual NovelInteractive Fiction👍 6,028
$9.99SILENT BREATH
Aug 20 · EXODIAC STUDIOS
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
HorrorPsychological HorrorThriller1990'sRealisticMultiplayerDarkFirst-PersonExplorationEarly Access👍 1,125
-15%$4.24Welcome To Mars 9
5 days ago · Sonomio Games
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
You wake up in a luxurious space station orbiting Mars with no memory of your past. Explore, solve puzzles, and make ethical choices in this narrative adventure with multiple endings.
IndieAdventure2DPixel GraphicsSingleplayerPuzzlePoint & ClickCyberpunkDialogue HeavyChoices Matter
$39.99REANIMAL
Feb 13 · Tarsier Studios
Both: Horror · Puzzle
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
HorrorCo-opAdventureMultiplayerAtmosphericDarkLocal Co-OpPuzzle3DThird Person👍 13,825
$9.99DREAMOUT
Oct 20 · Game Dynasty
Both: Surreal · Exploration · Puzzle
Explore a surreal world with a drunken alpaca! Solve puzzles, fish out the most unusual items from rivers, fight watermelon thugs, and uncover all the secrets of this world!
CuteAdventureAction-Adventure2DSurrealExplorationFunnyPuzzleComedyFantasy
$24.99Bootstrap Island
Mar 12 · Maru VR
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
$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
$8.99MY FATHER LIED
Nov 5 · LUNAR GAMES LTD
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle
“My Father Lied” is a Story-rich Mystery Lovecraftian game that tells the story of Huda, who finds herself following an unfathomable secret regarding her father’s 20 years disappearance.
Story RichMysteryLovecraftianPoint & ClickIndiePuzzleInvestigationFemale ProtagonistHistoricalMythology
-30%$17.49Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Dec 16 · AtomTeam
Both: 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
$9.99KLETKA
Feb 19 · Callback, ln404
Both: Horror
KLETKA is a co-op (up to 6 players) horror game about going down in an elevator that is trying to eat you. Feed the elevator, explore deadly floors and descend deeper.
HorrorCo-opOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonPvEActionAdventureRoguelikeAction-AdventureDungeon Crawler👍 6,376
-50%$12.49Bye Sweet Carole
Oct 9 · Little Sewing Machine
Both: Horror
Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.
Dark FantasyHorrorSupernaturalFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericSurvival HorrorCartoonyAdventurePuzzle PlatformerSingleplayer👍 1,041
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$9.99THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
Sep 7 · tweakEra
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror
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.
AdventurePsychological HorrorHorrorStylizedStory RichGoreRetroAtmosphericActionStealth👍 148
-30%$6.99Undusted: Letters from the Past
Oct 13 · 5minlab Corp.
Both: Visual Novel · Puzzle
Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.
CozyRelaxingShortStory RichFamily FriendlyVisual NovelWholesomePuzzleCleaningSimulation👍 1,738
-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
-20%$19.99Realm of Ink
May 26 · Leap Studio
Realm of Ink is an Ink-style action Roguelite game. While pursuing the Fox Demon, the swordswoman Red, unexpectedly finds that her life is dictated by the 'destiny' within the world of the book. Only by breaking free can she unveil the truth of her existence and challenge the constraints of fate.
Action RoguelikeStylizedRogueliteMartial ArtsHack and SlashFemale ProtagonistAction RPGColorfulRoguelikeAction-Adventure👍 5,013
-20%$9.59Memory of Memorie : A Chill Story
Jul 22 · BeXide Inc.
Both: Visual Novel · Point & Click
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
$29.99Hades II
Sep 25 · Supergiant Games
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
ActionRoguelikeRogueliteHack and SlashMythologyAction RoguelikeFemale ProtagonistRPGDungeon CrawlerAction RPG👍 114,459
$7.77Sleep Aid
Aug 20 · Summer Punk
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror
Not every game is meant to be fair. Not every player is meant to survive. Bluff, adapt, and outsmart your opponent in tense poker matches where the cards don't always play by the rules.
Psychological HorrorPokerHorrorCard GameAtmosphericAdventureStrategyDarkMysteryRoguelike
$17.99Folklore Hunter
Jan 30 · Liquid Donkey Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorViolentEarly AccessMythologyHuntingFPS👍 1,217
$17.99Sephiria
Jul 31 · TEAM HORAY
Save Bunnyville from a doomed fate: a top-down action/RPG roguelite from the makers of Dungreed. Explore the depths of the tower, collect and upgrade artifacts, and defeat hordes of demons to keep your village safe.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeCo-opPixel GraphicsInventory ManagementActionRPGCombatCute👍 11,674
$18.99Ghost Deliverer
Dec 19 · TEAMDADA
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Exploration
One day, A girl accidentally gets involved with the 'KEA (Korean Exorcist Association)' and the evil organization 'Lunacide'... Will be able to stop Lunacide's plot and be reborn as a proper exorcist?
Early AccessAdventureSingleplayerPixel GraphicsHorrorPuzzleStory RichExplorationPuzzle PlatformerDemons
$9.99Project Unknown
Oct 10 · PsychoRavens
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorDarkFirst-PersonInvestigationSupernatural👍 776
-20%$15.99Solateria
Mar 12 · Studio Doodal
Both: Exploration
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficultHand-drawn2DExplorationStory RichPlatformerDark FantasyAction👍 712
FreeThe Endless Sky
3 days ago · SundayGames
Both: Exploration · Point & Click
The Endless Sky es un juego online en tiempo real de exploración espacial en un universo generado de manera procedural. Descubre todo un universo. Sistemas, planetas, lunas, flora, fauna, civilizaciones y mucho más!
CasualMultiplayerMassively MultiplayerExplorationSpaceProcedural GenerationMinimalistPoint & ClickIndieFree to Play
$18.99Winter Survival
Nov 19 · DRAGO entertainment
Both: 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
$2.99Appointment
3 days ago · Omar Jawabreh
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
Appointment is a first-person survival horror game set in a dark, abandoned hospital. Explore, solve interconnected puzzles, search for essential items, and stay quiet as a relentless doctor hunts by sight, sound, and even the light of your flashlight.
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleStealthAdventureAtmosphericActionPsychological HorrorExploration





