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by Lucas Pope
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-30%$8.39Creator Chronicles
7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings
A game within a game. In this entirely new kind of simulation RPG, become a guild master, develop your town, recruit guild members, and conquer dungeons. Every decision you make becomes your own chronicle.
City BuilderManagementCRPGPixel GraphicsTop-DownMultiple EndingsBuildingEconomyCraftingRPG👍 501
$19.99The Scourge | Tai Ương
Mar 28 · Rare Reversee, Beaztek
Both: Multiple Endings · 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
FreeUnread
3 days ago · Panimu
Both: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics
Explore a simulated 1990s computer left running by someone who never came back. Search its files, uncover hidden games, and piece together their story.
Immersive SimCasualPoint & ClickSimulationRPGSurreal1990's2DPixel GraphicsSingleplayer
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738
-15%$4.24Welcome To Mars 9
5 days ago · Sonomio Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · 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
-10%$5.39UMAN
2 days ago · Knear Dev
Both: Dystopian
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
$13.99Fields of Mistria
Aug 5 · NPC Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Farming SimDating SimRPGPixel GraphicsLife SimRomanceSimulationCuteFarmingRelaxing👍 32,018
$14.99Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Aug 20 · Awesome Games Studio
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeZombiesTop-Down ShooterRogueliteIndieArcadeSingleplayerAction RPGRoguelike👍 14,162
-40%$14.99CONVRGENCE
4 days ago · Monkey-With-a-Bomb
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
$19.99XeGrader plus
Jul 6 · Tokihiro NAITO
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
A fantasy shooter where exploration and gimmicks are keys to victory. In a world of meticulous pixel art, uncover secrets hidden in every stage. Collect powerful upgrades, defeat fantasy monsters with precise shooting, and forge the world's fate!
ShooterTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsRetroActionScore AttackCollectathonArcadeExplorationFantasy
$17.99Sephiria
Jul 31 · TEAM HORAY
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
New-33%$2.67Quack my Duck
Yesterday · Clirgo Games
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
Caution, we've lost our ducks! Help John find all the ducks scattered around the city. An exciting hidden object adventure game for all ages.
Hidden ObjectCuteCreature CollectorPoint & ClickRelaxingPuzzleComedyCasualExplorationPixel Graphics
$19.99Noun Town Language Learning
May 20 · SUPER HYPER MEGA
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
Learn 1,000+ words and phrases in 12 languages - including Japanese & Spanish - with no subscription and no ads. Explore a colorful open world, beat vocab mini-games, and speak to NPCs using real speech recognition. Language learning that actually sticks, and actually feels like a game.
Language LearningEducationOpen WorldPuzzleLogicWord GameComedyPoint & ClickFunnySimulation👍 708
$9.99KLETKA
Feb 19 · Callback, ln404
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
-15%$2.54下校怪奇譚
4 days ago · THE FOOL CREATE
Both: Retro · Multiple Endings
Walk home from school — and step into a different story every time. Talk to the people you pass in town, or take a closer look at the things around you, and a new tale begins.
AdventureCasualWalking SimulatorExploration3DFirst-Person1990'sRetroAtmosphericMultiple Endings
$20.99Beast Saga
Apr 29 · 嘉兴黑曜石(Jiaxing Obsidian)
Both: Multiple Endings
Beast Saga is an open-world RPG set in a martial arts universe where you play as a young wolf tribe member named Lang Jiusi. Immerse yourself in a world of free exploration, gathering, crafting, life skills, martial arts cultivation, forming alliances and experiencing unique Jianghu adventures.
RPGOpen WorldStory RichTurn-Based CombatChoices MatterMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPGSandboxTop-DownCute👍 2,717
$9.99THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
Sep 7 · tweakEra
Both: Retro
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
New$9.99Project Solaris
Yesterday · Greenhorn
Both: Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
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.
IndieRogueliteMultiple EndingsPixel GraphicsRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based TacticsCuteJRPGFemale ProtagonistRPG
$1.99Sicarios
7 days ago · Bonuman Game Studio
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle
Enter a ruthless criminal underworld in this gritty point-and-click adventure. Solve intricate puzzles, carry out dangerous hit jobs, and survive a brutal gang war where trust is scarce and one wrong move could be your last.
AdventurePoint & ClickPuzzle2DCrimeThrillerLinearViolentStory RichIndie
-15%$12.74Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition
3 days ago · Cateia Games
Both: Point & Click · Puzzle
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
-20%$5.59United Heist: Facility Zero
4 days ago · No more Sleep
Both: Puzzle · Multiple Endings
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
$6.99荒域奇谭
Apr 29 · 清友工作室
Both: Point & Click
Legends of Wastelands is an idle RPG where you shape your hero’s growth. Choose among six classes, master 100+ skills, and combine talents and gems for unique synergies. Idle for rewards or dive into boss fights and shifting wastelands, with pets and gear adding endless build variety.
IdlerIncrementalLootAutomationCombatStrategy RPGStrategyPoint & ClickRogueliteHand-drawn👍 320
$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
-30%$6.99Undusted: Letters from the Past
Oct 13 · 5minlab Corp.
Both: 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
-50%$4.99Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
12 days ago · Soulpotion
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
$4.99Mall: Tidy Up Together
Aug 21 · Games Together
Both: Puzzle
Shelve the products, unlock new skills, and use your unique methods to tidy up the mall. Enjoy the online co-op and online PvP with your friends, or go solo! Fill up the shelves and experience a sense of relief and satisfaction.
CasualSimulationCollectathonOrganizingOnline Co-OpPuzzleRelaxingPvPSandboxRealistic👍 258
-15%$7.64Political Life
4 days ago · Terminalabs
Both: Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
A political life simulation: enter in middle age, assemble bills, run elections, take the money, bury the trail. There is no win condition — only how you are remembered when you die.
Political SimLife SimChoices MatterText-BasedStory RichMultiple EndingsSimulationStrategy2DPixel Graphics
$2.99Blakjalatro
Sep 7 · External Call
Both: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics
The blackjack roguelike. Blakjalatro is a squash and not so brilliant deck builder where you can play illegal blackjack movements, discover wild cards that will alter your games, and activate multi combos that may increase your cortisol and get your dopamine feel a lil less dead.
StrategyPoint & ClickArcadeBoard GameCard GameShop Keeper2DStylizedPixel GraphicsGambling
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulation4XEconomyWarHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyTacticalManagement👍 9,064
$13.99Sol Cesto
Apr 10 · Tambouille, Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale
Both: Puzzle
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Dungeon CrawlerRoguelikeTacticalPuzzleAtmosphericFantasyGamblingProcedural GenerationMysteryTurn-Based👍 4,849
$29.99Voidtrain
Nov 7 · HypeTrain Digital
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Open World Survival CraftCo-opTrainsMultiplayerSurvivalBase BuildingOpen WorldCraftingOnline Co-OpAdventure👍 8,715
$4.99Hidden Dogs
Sep 22 · Admiral Egg Games
Both: Puzzle · Point & Click
Find over 500 hidden dogs and items across 16 levels - all set in a charming English countryside village! Help Labby find his friends for a special mission in this cozy, hand-drawn hidden object adventure.
Hidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteFunnyRelaxingDialogue HeavyCasualHand-drawn
-20%$10.39ODDCORE
Jan 7 · ODDCORP
Both: Retro
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Early AccessRoguelikeArena ShooterBoomer ShooterRetroFPSShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooterArcade👍 1,083
-15%$2.54And who is the maiden?
3 days ago · Cipi Games
Both: Multiple Endings
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
$14.99Sandustry
Aug 13 · Lantto Games
Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.
SandboxCraftingAutomationOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftBuildingExplorationSurvivalAdventureSimulation👍 4,847
-20%$3.99Vibe Lab: Idle Dev Sim
3 days ago · Green Growth Digital
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
A cozy idle game about vibe-coding with AI. Hire a crew of agents, climb a five-branch upgrade tree, and dress the whole lab from 80 cosmetics across five tiers. Progress lands in minutes, not days — no subscriptions, no daily check-in. Numbers go up, vibes stay immaculate.
IdlerCasualSimulationResource ManagementPixel GraphicsRetroRobotsSingleplayerArcade2D
-40%$7.19Warlords Battleground: Extraction
Mar 8 · 绝汪
Search, fight, escape, flip your fate! In a Three Kingdoms world split across thirteen provinces, form a pact with the Dragon Maiden and explore war-torn fragments. Loot, battle, manage your gear—each run is a high-stakes gamble where your ending is yours to write.
Extraction ShooterHistoricalLootWarAdventureWuxiaOpen WorldActionInventory ManagementMartial Arts👍 525
$17.99Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams
Mar 12 · Lavadrop Entertainment
Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings
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
$11.99Ancient Adventure
Jun 23 · James H. Van der Meulen
Both: Retro · Pixel Graphics
Venture forth! Kill the Monsters! Evil has taken over the world. Equip your Weapons of Choice. Journey out into the world to avenge your predecessors. Survive the hordes, seek out to extinguish the source of all Evil, so that one day, your people may finally live in peace.
RetroFantasyAdventureDungeon CrawlerCreature CollectorExplorationTop-DownAction RPGPixel GraphicsColorful
-25%$9.74Dead Weight
Jul 16 · Klukva Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
Face the Ancient Gods! Set the sails of your flying pirate ship and embark on a roguelite adventure in the steampunk world of Dead Weight. Explore floating islands in search of loot. Choose a class and enjoy turn-based tactical combat on tiny battlefields where every step matters.
Turn-Based CombatStrategyRPGReplay ValuePixel GraphicsTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyTacticalRoguelikeAdventure👍 583
$2.99Last Bastion Protocol
12 days ago · mr_pancake
Both: Dystopian
Defend the last evacuation corridors in a tactical tower defense game. Build and upgrade specialized towers, counter varied machine threats, and withstand HECATE's forces across the campaign, Siege, Skirmish, and Endless modes.
StrategyTower DefensePvEIndieAbstractDystopian Level EditorAtmosphericSingleplayerCasual
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: Multiple Endings
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%$11.99Hozy
Mar 30 · Come On Studio
Both: 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
-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
$29.99The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Jun 16 · ConchShip Games
"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
$7.99Play and Learn English
Jun 15 · Recep Cinet
Both: Pixel Graphics
First we get you speaking, then we make you better. A story RPG where the microphone is the controller: a full A1 and A2 course, 15 role-play rooms, 6,100 spoken sentences, every meaning in your own language. Fully offline, one-time purchase.
EducationTutorialSingleplayerPixel Graphics2DSimulationCasualAdventureIndieEarly Access
-20%$3.99Died in the Tower Again
3 days ago · BANANAK
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
-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
$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
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$19.99Cozy Caravan
Jan 7 · 5 Lives Studios
Grab your backpack and climb on in, it’s time to hit the road! Head out on a gentle journey in your reliable old caravan, crafting hearty meals, running market stalls and sharing goodies with local townsfolk. Spread kindness, share, and help prepare for the annual Whizz Bang Fair!
CozyCuteExplorationCraftingOpen WorldIndieTradingStory RichColorful3D👍 1,251
$19.99Sovereign Tower
Aug 6 · WILD WITS GAMES
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

