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Wield psychic powers against fearsome foes in this epic comedy saga. In The Devil’s Playhouse, an otherworldly power for controlling matter and space calls to the strongest and strangest who might wield it -- intergalactic warlords and eldritch gods, under-dwellers and scholars of the arcane.
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$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: Mystery · Point & Click
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureCasual3DAtmosphericHidden ObjectIndieStory Rich👍 3,245
$14.99DAEMON MASQUERADE
Oct 22 · Callum Page
Both: Detective · Mystery · Point & Click
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
DetectiveInvestigationComic BookMysteryLore-RichStory RichAnimePuzzlePoint & ClickVisual Novel👍 515
-85%$2.69Puppet House
Oct 24 · Vecube Studio, Spirit Games Studio
Both: Mystery · Detective
Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.
PsychedelicThrillerHorrorMysteryDetectiveStory RichCinematicExplorationSingleplayerPsychological Horror👍 190
$19.99WORLD OF HORROR
Oct 19 · panstasz
Both: Point & Click
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPoint & ClickRogueliteDifficultRPG2D👍 8,992
$2.99Malware
Jul 31 · Odd Games
Both: Point & Click
Malware lurks where you least expect it. Unscrupulous software vendors have hidden traps inside legitimate installers — can you spot them all and keep your computer clean?
SimulationPuzzleSingleplayerStrategyPoint & ClickHidden ObjectIncremental1990'sLife Sim2D👍 1,141
$14.99MetaPhysical
Dec 9 · Paper Promises Programming
Both: Detective
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
SupernaturalDetectiveHorrorDemonsOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorCharacter Customization👍 288
$4.99Hidden Dogs
Sep 22 · Admiral Egg Games
Both: Point & Click · Funny
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
-30%$20.99Enigma of Fear
Nov 28 · Dumativa, Cellbit
Both: Mystery · Detective
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
DogsMysteryInvestigationSupernaturalDetectiveSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsPuzzleFemale Protagonist2D👍 3,057
$8.99UFO: Henfield
Jan 25 · TACS Games Ltd.
Both: Point & Click · Detective · Funny
A point and click puzzle adventure game set across multiple time periods. Discover and enjoy this strange and surreal story about a mysterious letter, a missing professor and a confusing mansion. With more than a hundred items, locations and objects to investigate, can you solve the mystery?
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteTop-DownDetectiveFunnySurreal
$0.99SOS (Save Our Sandwiches)
May 8 · Jleger91
Both: Point & Click
Point & click aboard a private luxury yacht on a dark and stormy night with funny evil witches and sandwiches Features rain effects, exploration of an entire ship, puzzles, and monsters
AdventureSingleplayerPoint & ClickPuzzleLinearChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExplorationHidden Object2D
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Mystery
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
$9.99Magret & FaceDeBouc "The buddy-buddy case"
Jul 15 · Adipson Studio
Both: Point & Click · Funny
Control the unlikely duo of detectives Magret, a refined duck, and FaceDeBouc, a diabolically opposed goat! Help them solve the mystery of the murder of Mr Couane, a local shopkeeper found turned into sausages, in this cartoonish point-and-click police investigation.
Point & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureDark ComedyFunnyPuzzle PlatformerAdventureHidden Object2DAnime
$34.99The Thaumaturge
Mar 4 · Fool's Theory
Both: Detective
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
RPGSingleplayerIsometricCRPGStory RichDetectiveChoices MatterTurn-Based CombatNarrativeDark Fantasy👍 3,893
$0.99One Long Night with the Circleheads
Jul 29 · Jam J
Both: Point & Click · Funny
You are a nine-year-old runaway who gets trapped in a bizarre pocket dimension with colorful, deceptively friendly Circle-headed creatures who may or may not be murderous psychopaths. Can you survive one long night with them?
Survival HorrorStrategyHorrorSurvivalSimulationPoint & ClickThrillerPsychological HorrorFunnySurreal
$11.99The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Oct 13 · Kit9 Studio
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
PsychologicalDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsVisual NovelPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerHand-drawnDark👍 36,634
$2.99Fandom
Jun 12 · Joon Games
Both: Point & Click
"Fandom" is a psychological horror game played through a girl obsessed with celebrities. It explores the dark side of stalking and shows that obsession goes with terrible consequences.
ActionAdventureSimulationPoint & ClickPuzzleExploration2DHand-drawnConspiracyDark
-50%$12.49I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
Sep 28 · Schell Games
Both: Comedy
Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.
AdventureActionSimulationVRPuzzleFirst-PersonStylizedCold WarComedyHorror👍 604
$4.99The Kindeman Remedy
Nov 16 · Troglobytes Games
Both: Point & Click
The most blasphemous, diabolical and insane management game ever created. Aided by a lascivious nun in a grim prison, rig executions, conduct horrid experiments and do the unspeakable to cook up your cure-all: The Kindeman Remedy. Do not be afraid. This time, you're the monster.
Medical SimTime ManagementCrimeIncrementalManagementVillain ProtagonistPoint & Click2.5DNoirDark Humor👍 270
$16.99Meme Mayhem
Sep 13 · Cr3 Studio
Hurl emojis and battle the internet's biggest stars to rise as a meme master in Meme Mayhem! Collect powerful perks and relics, enjoy a darkly comic social media story, and assemble the ultimate emoji attack stack in this roguelite idle RPG.
Roguelike DeckbuilderCard GameRoguelikeSingleplayerMemesAuto BattlerRogueliteStrategy2DComic Book👍 4,849
$14.99DICEOMANCER
Oct 9 · 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy Studio
DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.
StrategyCard GameRoguelike DeckbuilderCard BattlerColorfulRoguelikeDeckbuildingFirst-PersonSingleplayerIndie👍 4,752
$5.99Odd Machines: Mechanical Boxes
Jan 2 · XSGames
Both: Point & Click
You are a legendary treasure hunter, looking for the Stone of Silence, a powerful artifact hidden in a lost temple. Enjoy this 3D mechanical puzzle box adventure, a Victorian-style steampunk game that will put your brain to work with tons of intricate puzzles to solve
AdventureStrategySoftwareGrand StrategyPoint & ClickPuzzleIncrementalExplorationHidden ObjectImmersive Sim
-40%$2.99Thought Experiment Simulator
Jul 22 · HoHo Game Studio
Both: Comedy
This is a stupid game that might include Trolley Problem, Ship of Theseus, Brain in a Vat, Infinite Monkey, Sisyphus, Prisoner's Dilemma, Schrodinger's Cat, etc.
Dynamic NarrationComedyPhilosophicalTrainsMemesIndieHand-drawnSimulationCasualShort👍 620
$4.99Time Walker: Dark World
Nov 29 · Heartfun
Time Walker Dark World is a roguelike auto-battler with strategic combat. Players will need to adjust their formations, plan their resources, acquire loot, and upgrade skills to defeat formidable enemies and vicious bosses.
Auto BattlerRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyCharacter CustomizationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementStrategyTop-DownChoices MatterFantasy👍 1,434
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-50%$3.49Scarlet Tower
Mar 25 · Pyxeralia LLC
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
VampiresAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsDark FantasyBullet HeavenBullet HellRoguelikeSurvivalHand-drawnRPG👍 1,833
$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
$9.9949 Keys
Nov 13 · Michele Buonanno, Veronica Wu, Fabio Porfidia
Both: Mystery · Point & Click
It all began when you opened that letter. Penned by your late master, it details how you are now heir to his mysterious legacy. You set off for the island on which he'd spent his final years... and so a truly unsettling journey begins, a journey into the deepest secrets of magic and the occult.
MedievalMagicDarkMysteryDemonsChoose Your Own AdventureText-BasedPoint & ClickPuzzleLovecraftian
$9.99Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate
Mar 6 · John Szymanski, Evan Szymanski
Both: Funny
You’re a wizard! And a secret agent. The evil S.P.I.D.E.R crime syndicate has taken over your school, creating chaos. Play solo or up to 4 player co-op as you duel students, discover ancient secrets, and use scandalous spells.
Early AccessOnline Co-OpFantasyMagicPhysicsAdventure3DCo-opFunnyMultiplayer👍 931
$16.99HunterX: code name T
Dec 11 · ORANGE POPCORN
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
RPGActionAdventureAction RPGPlatformerMetroidvaniaSouls-likeExplorationHack and SlashSide Scroller👍 122
$16.99Menace from the Deep
Nov 11 · Flat Lab
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
LovecraftianRoguelike DeckbuilderDeckbuildingRoguelikeCard BattlerDarkCard GameIndieRogueliteAdventure👍 2,467
$13.99Sol Cesto
Apr 10 · Tambouille, Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale
Both: Mystery
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
$2.99Strange House
Nov 2 · Games4Wonders
Both: Point & Click
Сity of sadness, where everyone tries to survive, in which there is no place for anyone and which is infinitely huge. It absorbs everyone who is not ready to live by his rules. Are you ready for this?
Early AccessAdventureAtmosphericDarkExplorationPoint & ClickVisual NovelHand-drawnHidden ObjectPuzzle




