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The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans, is the first release in The Architects of the Universe series. A linear adventure title, with gameplay inspired by classic turn based RPGs and a focus on plot.
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Star Trek: Resurgence
May 23 · Dramatic Labs
Both: Interactive Fiction · Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionAdventureVisual NovelPoint & ClickAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistChoices MatterStory RichThird Person👍 3,104
$2.99Deitrus
Aug 27 · Team Azule, Lucas Immanuel, Stickle, Max Kearney
Both: Party-Based RPG · Exploration · Top-Down
Conquer complex and comical fast-paced grid-based combat as Wren and Chloe, an unlikely duo about to discover just how much they don't know about the world of Deitrus. An Hour Long Action RPG with a Non-Linear Narrative.
Grid-Based MovementStory RichParty-Based RPGExplorationTop-DownRPGPixel GraphicsPost-apocalypticCinematicTurn-Based Strategy
-50%$24.99Dune: Awakening
Jun 10 · Funcom
Both: Exploration · PvE
Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldBase BuildingRPGAdventurePvPExplorationPvE👍 67,053
-60%$15.99Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Nov 9 · Iron Tower Studio
Both: Party-Based RPG · Turn-Based Strategy
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Turn-BasedChoices MatterTactical RPGCRPGParty-Based RPGRPGTurn-Based TacticsIsometricCyberpunkTurn-Based Strategy👍 4,104
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
$17.59dotAGE
Oct 4 · Michele Pirovano
Both: Turn-Based Strategy
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Resource ManagementTurn-BasedRogueliteCity BuilderPixel GraphicsBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyTabletopColony SimSurvival👍 2,560
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Exploration · Party-Based RPG
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
CRPGExplorationTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsDungeon CrawlerSandboxParty-Based RPGCharacter CustomizationRPGIsometric👍 1,667
$15.99Halcyon Days
Jan 15 · Rock And Roll Gas Station Games
Both: Exploration · PvE · Action-Adventure
While exploring ancient ruins, Teflon accidentally releases a mysterious woman and her guardian from their cryosleep. When it's revealed that they are from a lost civilization that shaped the world as it is today, an adventure of treasure, betrayal and friendship begins.
Action RPGExploration3D PlatformerPvERPGAction-AdventureCharacter Customization3DThird PersonAlternate History
$24.99The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Nov 20 · Deck Nine
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration · Female Protagonist
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
AdventureRPGChoose Your Own AdventureAction-AdventureChoices MatterExplorationSci-fiSpaceFemale ProtagonistThird Person👍 2,373
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Exploration · Turn-Based Strategy
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
SpaceGrand StrategySimulation4XStrategySci-fiExplorationSandboxMultiplayerTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,210
$49.99Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered
Oct 31 · Guerrilla Games, Nixxes Software
Both: Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist
Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.
Action-AdventureOpen WorldFemale ProtagonistThird PersonPost-apocalypticMechsStory RichActionSci-fiStealth👍 6,866
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Strategy
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
$59.99Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Mar 21 · Guerrilla, Nixxes Software
Both: Female Protagonist · Exploration
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
Open WorldSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistActionStory RichExplorationPost-apocalypticRPGThird PersonSci-fi👍 20,444
$14.99Beyond Citadel
Jan 2 · doekuramori
Both: Female Protagonist · Action-Adventure
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
FPSBoomer ShooterFemale ProtagonistAnimeShooterGore2.5DFirst-PersonCuteAction-Adventure👍 4,419
-60%$7.99Sandwalkers
Apr 8 · Goblinz Studio
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Exploration
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
SingleplayerTurn-Based CombatSurvivalTurn-Based StrategyLootRoguelikeExplorationHex GridBoard GameTactical👍 490
$19.99Terminus: Zombie Survivors
Aug 19 · Longplay Studios
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Exploration
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
SurvivalZombiesRoguelikeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based StrategyOpen WorldSandboxRPGPixel GraphicsExploration👍 4,341
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Interactive Fiction
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742
-30%$17.49Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Dec 16 · AtomTeam
Both: Exploration · Party-Based RPG
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
$8.99Legends of Alterra
Mar 15 · New Moon Studio
Both: Party-Based RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Exploration
A classic RPG experience with modern strategic battle mechanics. There are over 20 classes to unlock, with the ability to assign sub-classes. Explore the world of Alterra with an array of dynamic characters, and gain allies to help turn the tides of the ongoing fight between humans and elves.
RPGJRPGParty-Based RPGTurn-Based StrategyExplorationTurn-Based Tactics2.5DAnimeColorfulCute
$39.99SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada
Jan 23 · Game Studio Inc.
Both: PvE · Female Protagonist
In this PvPvE extraction shooter, players, aided by an AI partner known as a Magus, must survive against xenomorphic creatures and other players in the hunt for resources.
MechsExtraction ShooterLooter ShooterPvPAnimePvEMultiplayerDating SimTacticalFemale Protagonist👍 3,304
$4.99Cryohazard
Jun 14 · BossyPino
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · PvE
Cryohazard is a spooky turn-based strategy rogue-lite. Pilot an upgradeable train caravan into the depths of the hazardous Soul Storm. Fight off the angels that give chase.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyRogueliteDystopian Pixel GraphicsDarkTrainsPvESurvivalInvestigation
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841
$0.99Not Enough Space
Sep 6 · r0kee
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration
Land with your friends on the surface of various planets, gather resources, create items and buildings, defeat enemies and move to other planets to discover their secrets and secrets
Early AccessAdventurePuzzleAction-AdventureExplorationFPS3DMinimalistFirst-PersonColorful
$1.99Sole Seeker
Oct 6 · Dozing Bison
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration
Land on unique planets to survive the horrors that await in this adventure survival RPG. Use the spoils to upgrade defensive buildings and explore the galaxy further. Can you survive the hunt all alone?
StrategyAction-AdventureBase BuildingExplorationSpaceSurvivalOpen WorldAliensColorfulStrategy RPG
-30%$10.49Europa
Oct 11 · Helder Pinto, Chozabu (Alex PB), Novadust Entertainment
Both: Exploration
On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.
AdventureExplorationAction3D Platformer3DAtmosphericPlatformerCreature CollectorRobotsPuzzle👍 778
-25%$2.24白猫冒险团 White Cat Adventure Team
Oct 31 · 16air
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Party-Based RPG · Exploration
You will play as the White Cat Adventure Team and experience a simple story, exploring and collecting in different themed areas, using the resources and skills you have found, and facing various battles with the different mechanisms of the four characters.
AdventureStrategyRPGTurn-Based StrategyParty-Based RPGJRPGTurn-Based TacticsExploration2D3D
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction · Exploration
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Point & ClickFemale ProtagonistDarkVisual NovelInteractive FictionHand-drawnAtmosphericExplorationThrillerHorror
-60%$19.99Tales of ARISE
Nov 8 · Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!
AnimeJRPGRPGAction RPGOpen WorldSingleplayerFantasyStory RichActionThird Person👍 27,648
$24.99Drova - Forsaken Kin
Oct 15 · Just2D
Both: Exploration
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
RPGExplorationAction RPGPixel Graphics2DCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldSouls-likeChoices MatterCRPG👍 9,459
$49.99Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Feb 12 · DON'T NOD
Both: Exploration · Action-Adventure
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
VampiresThird PersonLore-RichEmotionalAtmosphericAction RPGExplorationRPGChoices MatterAction-Adventure👍 6,439
$24.99Deadzone: Rogue
Aug 11 · Prophecy Games
Both: PvE
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
$24.99The Dawning Clocks of Time® Remake
Jul 4 · Spacefarer Games Ltd.
Both: Exploration · Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist
A story of love, war and betrayal on an intergalatic scale. A epic third person shooter with both sandbox and linear story progression. Take up arms and battle for the ages, who will decide the fate for all of humanity? Now remade in HD / 4K with cinematic presentation.
ExplorationThird-Person ShooterCollectathonSandboxShooterAction RPGAction-AdventureFemale Protagonist3DThird Person
-75%$6.24AETHERIS
Nov 7 · WILD WITS
Both: Party-Based RPG
Aetheris is a tactical RPG with challenging turn-based battles set in an immersive and vibrant environment. Make the right choices and find the best strategy to survive in the unforgiving Wilderness. Journey alone or as a party of four—the adventure awaits!
AdventureCo-opParty-Based RPGTurn-Based Combat2DHand-drawnMultiplayerRogueliteBoard GameRPG👍 167


