Games like Between Life & Darkness
by Marek Lamos
Explore the mind of young Léa as she experiences the trauma of losing a loved one. Solve puzzles and help her overcome obstacles in her life.
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-20%$5.59United Heist: Facility Zero
4 days ago · No more Sleep
Both: Puzzle · Stylized
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
-20%$3.19Snap Chess
3 days ago · Big Ice Games
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
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
-10%$8.99Unmurk
3 days ago · Michal Barszczewski
Both: Minimalist · 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
-20%$4.79Neural Maze
3 days ago · unCurieux Studio
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
2 neurons. 2 sticks. One brain has to drive both at once: yours. Guide your stray neurons through ever-more-twisted mazes — inverted controls, power cuts, memory mode — under the eye of a doctor who's in over his head.
ActionPuzzleDifficultArcade2DSingleplayerControllerScienceFunnyMinimalist
$9.99We Are Gum
Sep 1 · Curious Nessie Club
Both: Sokoban · Puzzle
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
$19.99Isle of Reveries
Sep 4 · desertcucco
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
FantasyPixel GraphicsRetroMetroidvaniaAction-AdventurePuzzleIndieAdventureStory RichExploration
$9.99ZENONIA 1
Aug 31 · Com2us Holdings, CFK Co., Ltd.
Both: Pixel Graphics
Remember the RPG that defined a generation? ZENONIA is back—faithfully restored and now on Steam. Relive the adventure that kept you playing for hours, or experience it for the first time.
RPGAction RPGIndieAdventure2DAction-AdventureCuteCartoonyPixel GraphicsFantasy👍 440
$3.99Cells
Sep 6 · Mousetrick Studio
Both: Minimalist
CELLS is a calm sci-fi trading game about goods, routes and decisions. Explore new worlds, build trade chains, mine resources and uncover the story of a broken network between the worlds.
CasualRelaxingMinimalistProcedural GenerationLogicAtmosphericPhysicsLinearTutorial2D
-10%$6.29Cubed
3 days ago · Hobbes Foundation
Both: Puzzle
Cubed is both a puzzle and an arcade game for VR and non-VR. Relax and get your mind off everyday life in puzzle mode. Challenge yourself in arcade mode. Or grab a friend and play arcade mode either as a team or as bitter rivals, stealing and sabotaging your way to victory!
Falling BlocksPuzzlePvEPvPArcadeCo-opVRStrategyLogic3D
-10%$14.39Draco and the Seven Scales
3 days ago · Ice Goat Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is a retro-inspired adventure that harkens back to an age of top down dungeon crawlers and lovable, crunchy pixel art.
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel GraphicsPiratesDungeon CrawlerExplorationPuzzleTop-DownSailingAction RPG
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New-15%$5.09The Confined: Basement
Yesterday · Forcell Games
Both: Puzzle
You are trapped in a dark basement. To find a way out, you must piece together your forgotten past. Survive deadly creatures, collect mysterious notes, and discover who you are before it is too late.
HorrorAdventureThrillerSimulationMysteryPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerPsychologicalDark
-25%$5.99Cloudscrapers
7 days ago · Nementic Games
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
Cloudscrapers is a minimalist strategy game with a relaxing atmosphere. Build your tower, manage resources, unlock new tools, and uncover the secrets hidden in the sky.
CasualCity BuilderRelaxingPuzzleStrategyMinimalistSimulationAtmosphericResource ManagementCozy
-20%$3.19We Are Sisters
3 days ago · BobaGames
Both: Puzzle
We Are Sisters is a psychological horror experience that takes you deep beneath the forests of Eastbane. Solve puzzles and uncover dark secrets as you venture further underground, drawing ever closer to discovering what happened to your childhood friend, Aleks
Psychological HorrorAdventurePuzzleFirst-PersonHorrorLinearStory RichStealthIndieSingleplayer
-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
$7.99Behind the Sword
Aug 30 · Agustin Vuelta
Both: Stylized · Grid-Based Movement
Behind the Sword is a fresh take on the turn-based strategy genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Turn-Based StrategyMedievalProcedural GenerationStylized2.5DWarCasualGrid-Based MovementTurn-Based TacticsEconomy
-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
$2.99Blakjalatro
Sep 7 · External Call
Both: Stylized · 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
$9.50Garden Ink
11 days ago · Kranich
Paint, combine and discover! Garden Ink is a cozy sandbox game. Combine decorations and use painting tools to customize your world. With hand-painted graphics and a relaxing soundtrack, it’s time to discover every cute surprise.
CozyRelaxingCuteHand-drawnDecoratingMinigamesExplorationSandboxFamily FriendlyCasual
-25%$5.24Ashworth
3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: 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
-20%$0.79Super Moncat
3 days ago · Urulginka Studio
Fly, dodge, and score points — this is a real test of reaction and concentration, where every new record feels like a big victory over the ruthless cosmos.
RoguelikeRogueliteDifficultFast-PacedPrecision PlatformerSurvival HorrorCatsSpaceMusicScore Attack
$14.99A Little Age
Aug 28 · Benerot
Both: Minimalist
A cozy minimalist settlement builder about growing a network of settlements, each with its own little economy. Manage the flow of resources between them at your own pace, pause at any time, and watch a civilization emerge as your settlements work together to raise a great temple and claim the land.
RelaxingCozyCasualBuildingMinimalistCuteReal-Time with PauseProcedural GenerationCity BuilderSimulation
-15%$12.74Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition
3 days ago · Cateia Games
Both: 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
$3.99HOSHIKUI
Aug 28 · rspepe
Both: Minimalist
An action roguelite with no attack button. You are a dying star: ramming other stars is how you attack, heal, move, and grow. Steal their heat, gain mass, and outrun the heat death of the universe — across an infinite, procedurally generated galaxy.
Action RoguelikeRoguelitePerma DeathArcade2DTop-DownControllerProcedural GenerationActionMinimalist
-15%$6.79Between Adventures IDLE
13 days ago · Loop Forge
A visual Idle RPG where you hunt creatures for rare loot, enchant your equipment, and build your hero. Master 11 skills, trade with merchants, and progress even offline. No Microtransactions, No P2W, just pure idle fun.
Early AccessStrategyIdlerRPGLootInventory ManagementStrategy RPGMedievalMagicFantasy👍 331
$1.99Word Sylla
3 days ago · Pixel Panda Games
Both: Puzzle
Hexa Word Sylla Word Submit Puzzle offers a dynamic gameplay experience that will keep you hooked for hours. Delve into the depths of your vocabulary and logic skills as you unravel syllabic mysteries and unlock the full potential of the English language.
CasualPuzzleTriviaWord GameSpelling3DIsometricSnowSingleplayer
-33%$2.00Petrichor: Reverie Edition
3 days ago · 6six6
Both: Puzzle
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%$16.14Alex & Arty
5 days ago · ROLLDBOX GAMES
Both: Stylized
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
$4.99Fatal Logic
4 days ago · ItWorkedOnMyMachine
Both: Puzzle
Fatal Logic is a deductive logic puzzle game where you investigate crime scenes, cross-reference clues, and use the process of elimination to identify the killer across hours of challenging mysteries and community-created workshop levels.
StrategyPuzzleLogicDetectiveInvestigationMysterySingleplayer2DRelaxingIndie
New$5.00Idle Block Breaker
Yesterday · Posh Panda
Both: Pixel Graphics
Sit back and enjoy this Idle Block Breaking game where you can take control and break blocks yourself or turn it to idle mode and watch the game play itself!
CasualIdler2DColorfulPixel Graphics1980sRelaxingAtmosphericIndieSingleplayer
$4.99Shatranj Puzzles
Sep 3 · iradastudio
Both: Puzzle
Shatranj Puzzles is a tactical chess puzzle game featuring 10,000 unique puzzles, 3 AI difficulty levels, and local 2-player mode. Solve challenging positions, improve your tactical vision, and progress through a massive chess puzzle experience at your own pace.
StrategyChessPuzzle2DSingleplayerIndieCasual
$0.99Cave Escape
3 days ago · Carrotbbit
Both: Puzzle
An observation-based 3D thriller game where you must safely escape a dark cave to save a companion trapped under a boulder. Carefully explore the cave: if you spot an anomaly, turn back immediately; if there are no anomalies, keep moving forward to find your way out.
CasualSimulationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonAtmosphericDarkHorrorIndieMystery
-20%$9.59lily's world XD
4 days ago · SonderingEmily
Both: Puzzle
Lily was an ordinary teenager in 2004, and you just found her laptop. Read her diary, message her friends, and piece together what happened to her before it’s too late. But you're not the only one with access to her computer… A fourth wall-breaking psychological horror experience featuring LilyPichu
Psychological HorrorInvestigationRetroPuzzleMysterySimulationChoices MatterStory RichCultLogic👍 524
-30%$6.29奇点
6 days ago · xzx
SINGULARITY is a collection of 61 distinct games — from particle dreamscapes and detective puzzles to tactical combat and survival farming. Collect Embers in every level to grow and unlock more. The Particle Eggs keep expanding over time, so the journey never ends.
CasualRelaxingAtmosphericCozyExplorationLore-RichGod GameStory Rich2DTactical RPG
FreeHearthpiece
7 days ago · 3dGecko GmbH
Both: Puzzle
A free, cozy jigsaw puzzle: 24 to 1000 pieces, 56 comic-style pictures, trays you name yourself and a table without edges. No timer, no ads. The pictures are AI-generated. Puzzle your own photos with the optional DLC.
PuzzleCasualCozyRelaxingWholesomeFamily FriendlyCartoonyColorfulFree to PlayIndie
$9.99Runeomicon
5 days ago · TLR Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
Perform a dark ritual with your own hands under relentless pressure. Draw runes in real time, defend the ritual from enemies trying to stop it, and upgrade your skills to unleash devastating magic. Summon ancient eldritch gods in this dark fantasy game driven by skill, strategy and constant tension.
Tower DefenseResource ManagementReal Time TacticsStrategyPixel GraphicsSide Scroller2DActionDifficultDark Fantasy
$4.99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Aug 27 · AZAMATIKA
Both: Pixel Graphics
A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
ExplorationComedySide Scroller2DPixel GraphicsSandboxAuto BattlerTradingOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 1,533
New-15%$25.49Hibiki & Kanon's Go 19x19 Complete Beginner’s Course
Yesterday · KANITABETAI, LLC
Both: Puzzle
Learn 19×19 Go (Weiqi / Baduk) with Kansai Ki-in pro Hibiki Mishima and amateur 5-dan assistant Kanon Uemura. Portrait lectures, AI challenge matches, problems, joseki, and proverbs — in a colorful, game-like package.
StrategyTabletopPuzzleBoard GameCuteFamily FriendlySingleplayer
$29.99Valheim
12 days ago · Iron Gate AB
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
-10%$9.90Poopy's Playland
3 days ago · EmilJoes Games
Both: Puzzle
Play as a grieving mother whose child went missing in a playland one year ago. Use your trusty flashlight to navigate through the dark, solve replayable puzzles to progress forward, and hide from the unstable killer mascots! Investigate the mysteries and find out the truth...
ExplorationPuzzleHorrorSurvival HorrorAction-AdventureFemale Protagonist3DFirst-PersonColorfulRealistic
$19.99Aggelos 2
Aug 27 · WONDERBOY BOBI
Both: Pixel Graphics
With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPixel GraphicsPrecision PlatformerAction-AdventureRetroSide ScrollerSingleplayerActionAdventure
-10%$4.49A Game About Flipping Cards
6 days ago · Zandbox Games
Both: Minimalist · Pixel Graphics
Did you read the title? That's the game, I promise. Flip cards to make money to buy upgrades to make more money to buy more upgrades to make more money. There is no other goal than that.
Card GameIncrementalMinimalistCasualResource ManagementRelaxingPokerIdlerPixel GraphicsStrategy
New-33%$2.67Quack my Duck
Yesterday · Clirgo Games
Both: 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
-40%$1.79I Wish You Weren't Here
3 days ago · Covenant
Both: Puzzle
After waking up alone in an unfamiliar building, you have 2 questions: Why are you here, and where is everyone? As you explore, things start to make sense - but not everything is as it seems
AdventurePuzzleExplorationEmotionalSingleplayerStory RichWalking SimulatorPsychologicalDarkAtmospheric
-30%$8.39Creator Chronicles
7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
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
-15%$4.24Welcome To Mars 9
5 days ago · Sonomio Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
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
-15%$5.09Lopem
6 days ago · Aria Gharachorlou
Find yourself at arms with the strongest forces the Order of Elysium can muster. Lopem is a fast-paced 2D card‑merging roguelite where imagination and technical know‑how are your keys to survival in a magical realm shaped by corruption and enigma.
ActionStrategyAction RoguelikeCard GameBullet HellCard BattlerRogueliteTurn-Based Tactics2DCute
$0.99The Hobo Dev
3 days ago · Fromont Gaming
Both: Minimalist · Stylized
A five-minute experience. Give a stranger a coin, write your name on a post-it, and stick it on a permanent wall shared by every player. Come back anytime to find your name and see how far the wall has grown.
CasualWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-Person3DMinimalistStylizedAtmosphericWholesomeDogs
-15%$6.79Mind Gazing
5 days ago · Tasslehoffus
Both: Puzzle · Stylized
A lateral-thinking party game where one player reads a cryptic story and the group solves it using Yes/No answers—featuring 100+ handcrafted scenarios, AI solo practice with a thought map, online multiplayer rooms, custom/community stories, achievements and so on.
CasualParty GamePuzzle2DStylizedText-BasedArtificial IntelligenceCrimeDetectiveLogic




