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Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice, the title says it all! You get thrown into a dark room, with no light to be found anywhere! Are you willing to end your life to light the way for the next generation to proceed further? Play it today and find out!
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Aug 19 · VYPXR Studios
Explore over 40 interconnected levels, evade over 20 unique entities, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive a nonlinear backrooms horror experience with multiple routes, and extreme replayability.
ActionAdventureStrategyAction-AdventurePuzzle3DFirst-PersonAtmosphericHorrorMystery
$11.99Orb of Creation
Jun 23 · MarpleGames
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
$11.99Collision Course
May 29 · Crynosaurs
An asteroid is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs, Droids and Mother Nature’s fury!
AdventureActionIndieDinosaursSurvivalEarly AccessOpen WorldFirst-PersonMultiplayerFPS👍 302
$9.99DRYER DRAMA
May 28 · Curly Flipper
Throw as many balls in the dryer as possible for the highest score as it spins unpredictably but be careful to manage them because if one of those balls touches the edge of the drum, the dryer will jam and explode!
IndieActionPuzzleArcadeStrategyCozyCasual3DTime ManagementFamily Friendly
$1.00Dealer's Dice
Sep 7 · OFFMOON Inc.
Trapped in the twisted game room of a mysterious entity, Dealer's Dice is a high-stakes roguelike dice-defense game. Collect powerful dice, manage your betting table, and gamble against relentless waves of invaders. Push your luck, test your greed, and survive.
Tower DefenseIncrementalCasualDiceRoguelikeRogueliteStrategyChoices MatterIndieArcade
$0.99武道余晖 The Last Glimmer of the Martial Way
10 days ago · rebel1999
In real-time action games controlled by mouse and keyboard, players defeat enemies to level up and learn skills, collect equipment to enhance their strength, and complete objectives within levels. After defeating all bosses, they can successfully save the world and complete the game.
AdventureActionAction RoguelikeMystery Dungeon2DSingleplayerIndieLootCombatViolent
$14.99Die in the Dungeon
May 1 · ATICO
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
RoguelikeStrategyDeckbuildingCard GameRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based CombatCard BattlerIndieDungeon CrawlerRoguelite👍 3,240
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
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
-50%$4.99Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
12 days ago · Soulpotion
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
FreeFood Drive: Race against Hunger
Mar 24 · Gamers for Good
Food Drive: Race against Hunger is a fun driving adventure into food bank awareness. By collecting food and making timely deliveries you can work your way through 3 levels of driving, delivery, and fun.
Free to PlayIndieCasualActionDrivingTop-DownStylized
-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
-15%$8.49Crown Siege
3 days ago · JOrbits Games
A short incremental siege game centered around growing and strengthening an army to defend your kingdom. Seize the crown from an endless wave of enemies for your best chance at survival!
IncrementalAuto BattlerTower DefenseCasualIdlerActionHack and SlashMedievalSimulationStrategy
$19.99Burrows of Cairntir
7 days ago · Cairntir Games
A first-person, turn-based dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by six ancient mythologies. Create your character, master spells, craft and enchant equipment, recruit followers, and battle gods, monsters, and the undead across 60 handcrafted dungeons.
RPGActionAdventureStrategyFirst-PersonAction-AdventureStory RichLore-RichCharacter CustomizationDark Fantasy
$4.99仙途放置:无尽天梯和完美装备
Jul 9 · 小熠
一款修仙题材的放置RPG。你将扮演一名初入仙途的修士,通过挑战无尽天梯、收集神兵利器、修炼功法秘籍,逐步突破境界,最终九转成仙! 【核心玩法】 无尽天梯 ,一亿层关卡,挂机自动战斗。九转成仙 - 9次转生系统,越转越强 🏭 生产技能 - 冥想修炼、采药炼丹、离线自动生产 【特色系统】 · 怪物梗技能 - 55种怪物各有专属热梗技能,20种Boss各有独特大招 · 异宝系统 - 不灭金身、天赐暴击、玄武真身等传说级装备 · 道树天赋 - 修罗道/玄武道/太虚道三大路线,自由搭配 · 装备评分 - 智能评分一键换装,轻松管理装备 · 多存档 - 最多8个存档槽位
CasualStrategyWord GameIdlerAbstractMinimalistLootIndieSimulationAutomation
-30%$3.49Runner Gunner
3 days ago · JoyForge Games
Race through the streets in this third-person action runner, dodging obstacles or shooting them out of your way. Collect points, purchase powerful upgrades, and optimize your run to beat your high score. Can you make it to the top of the leaderboard?
ActionCasualShooterRunnerOn-Rails Shooter3DStylizedThird PersonAtmosphericCyberpunk
$9.99ZENONIA 1
Aug 31 · Com2us Holdings, CFK Co., Ltd.
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
$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
-10%$4.49Second Nature: Night Authority
4 days ago · ThunderRQN Games
Explore a modern city in first person as a vampire blood sorcerer. Move with supernatural speed, master blood abilities, complete jobs for a hidden night authority, earn money, upgrade your abilities, and rise through the ranks of vampire society.
Early AccessActionAdventureCasualRPGSimulationAction-AdventureAction RoguelikeFPSHero Shooter
$0.99Cave Escape
3 days ago · Carrotbbit
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
$2.99DAKENSHI
9 days ago · rspepe
Can you hear the bad can? Tap, listen, and reject defective cans in a sound-based inspection game. The line keeps accelerating. Three mistakes end your shift. Headphones strongly recommended.
ActionCasualArcadeIndie2DMinimalistTime ManagementCookingInvestigationAtmospheric
$4.99Mall: Tidy Up Together
Aug 21 · Games Together
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
$3.99CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm
Jul 15 · Furistic
A corner screen incremental brick-breaker where bouncing cores destroy endless swarms. Let it run in the corner of your screen while you work or jump into fullscreen and take control yourself. Unlock new Cores, expand your skill tree, survive endless waves.
Desktop CompanionAuto BattlerIdlerIncrementalCasualStrategyRoguelikeBullet HeavenTower DefenseRoguelite
-20%$5.59United Heist: Facility Zero
4 days ago · No more Sleep
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
$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
-25%$9.74Dead Weight
Jul 16 · Klukva Games
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
New$2.99修仙之凡界
Yesterday · huabo huang
Cultivation blends sect management, character growth and top-down room combat. Recruit disciples, hatch spirit beasts, craft pills and artifacts, explore randomized trials, and plan every breakthrough within a finite lifespan as your sect rises from Qi Refining to Spirit Transformation.
CasualAdventureSimulationAction RPGRTS2D Platformer2.5DStrategyWuxiaSingleplayer
$6.99SERPENT AT THE VERNISSAGE
Oct 23 · a trip by daniel bock
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
$9.99Dancing Line
May 31 · Somnartis, Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited
Guide an ever-growing Line through a multiple of environments, listening carefully to the music. Tap the screen to make a sharp turn, avoiding obstacles and reacting to the World changing before your eyes.
CasualRhythmMusic3DAbstractColorfulSingleplayerStylizedDifficult👍 1,624
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
4 days ago · Gravity Works
Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Fast-PacedArcadeIndieRacingDifficultControllerOnline Co-OpDriving3DCasual
$2.99Neophyte
May 15 · Regal Pigeon
A mini topdown action roguelike with chaotic spell-slinging hack-n-slash combat. Collect spells, choose perks and discover powerful synergies to become an unstoppable monster-slaying wizard.
Action RoguelikeActionArcadeRogueliteMagicRoguelikeSingleplayer2DIndiePixel Graphics👍 660
$5.99东方华心传Touhou Blooming Soul
Jan 30 · 二色幽紫蝶
Follow Hata no Kokoro as she explores and defeats enemies on the stage of Gensokyo. The game contains many randomized elements such as items, skills and maps. Players can utilize a variety of different playstyles, making each run uniquely different from the last.
Early AccessAdventureActionRPGAction-AdventureAction RPGJRPGSide ScrollerTactical RPGRoguelite👍 915
-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
$4.99Twin Stick Checkers
Jul 27 · Mindera Gaming
Checkers meets twin-stick chaos! Control turret pieces, shoot enemies, and outplay opponents in fast-paced strategy duels. Practice solo against the AI, challenge friends locally, or compete online using Remote Play Together.
Twin Stick ShooterStrategyActionArcadeBoard GameCasualPvPCompetitiveTabletopChoices Matter
$4.99The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
IncrementalCasualIdlerExplorationNatureRelaxingCleaningCuteCozyWholesome👍 484
-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
$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
$2.99Tetrogue
Jul 9 · ExlaWare
Stack pieces, clear lines, slay monsters. A falling-block roguelike where every line cleared strikes your enemies. Battle through a monster-filled dungeon, collect synergistic relics and gems, and survive escalating challenges across a procedurally generated map.
StrategyAction RoguelikeRogueliteActionPuzzleRoguelike2DControllerCasualPixel Graphics
$19.99Super Fantasy Kingdom
Oct 24 · Super Fantasy Games
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
StrategyRoguelikeRogueliteFantasyRPGCard GameDeckbuildingRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based CombatCard Battler👍 5,630
FreeThe Division Resurgence
Aug 5 · Ubisoft
Jump into this free‑to‑play looter‑shooter RPG featuring tactical combat, deep progression, and an exclusive canon storyline, playable solo or with friends.
ActionAdventureLooter ShooterShooterThird-Person ShooterThird PersonFree to PlayPost-apocalypticPvESurvival
$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
$19.99Astro Colony
Jun 2 · Terad Games
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Base BuildingAutomationSpaceResource ManagementColony SimSimulationMultiplayerStrategyBuildingIndie👍 2,397
$54.99Beat-Sensei
3 days ago · NoName-Epic
Beat-Sensei is a VR rhythm game built around real blade-combat: swing katana, energy blade, or dual blades to the beat across 7 unique worlds. Enjoy 260+ songs, 50+ quests, 5 difficulty levels, unlockable rewards, and the freedom to add your own music.
ActionCasualArcade3DFirst-PersonColorfulAtmosphericIndieSingleplayer
-40%$11.99Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition
Feb 13 · Digital Eclipse, Ubisoft
Celebrate 30 years of Rayman with the definitive edition of the platforming classic, featuring 5 versions, 120+ extra levels, and an exclusive documentary on the creation of the limbless hero.
AdventureActionPlatformerSide Scroller2DSingleplayerAtmosphericFamily FriendlyComedyFunny👍 427
$11.99Sublight
6 days ago · CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Sublight is a space bullet heaven roguelike, where you captain a powerful warship and carve through escalating waves of enemies. Upgrade your arsenal, unlock new ships, and experiment with countless builds to dominate the battlefield.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteArcade3DTop-DownActionCasualLootSci-fi
-10%$10.79Witch Please!
4 days ago · Steamy Buns Games
Help Petra navigate her new life as Head Witch of Fenloft Academy! Juggle classes, train skills, make friends, and solve mysteries in this charming choose-your-own-adventure-style visual novel.
Early AccessStrategyAdventureVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureCuteFunnyFantasyFemale ProtagonistRPG
$4.00isDemonHenter
3 days ago · FarLightStarts
The protagonist, the demon hunter, awakens the special power of a hunter to stand against the human and elf allied forces attacking his demons, inheriting the bow of the previous demon hunter and confronting the enemy.
Pixel Graphics2DCasualActionRoguelikeArcherySingleplayerCombatFemale ProtagonistFantasy
$29.99Going Medieval
Mar 17 · Foxy Voxel
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Colony SimBase BuildingStrategyVoxelSurvivalManagementCity BuilderSingleplayerSandboxNature👍 17,036
-25%$5.99Cloudscrapers
7 days ago · Nementic Games
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
-50%$7.49Dungeon Clawler
Apr 30 · Stray Fawn Studio
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Roguelike DeckbuilderReplay ValueArcadeStrategyRogueliteGamblingTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerPhysicsRoguelike👍 3,722
$17.99Dying Breed
Oct 7 · Sarnayer
Golden-age RTS classic. Fast-paced action & strategic decision-making, battling evil arch-enemies, zombies, and retro-futuristic technologies. All to a '90s electro-metal soundtrack and FMV live-action cut scenes.
Early AccessStrategySingleplayerRTSBase BuildingTacticalActionWarPost-apocalypticSci-fi👍 218
$3.99Cells
Sep 6 · Mousetrick Studio
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
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