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-10%$7.19Bot slash Bot
3 days ago · Traveller's Box
Both: Arcade · Difficult · Swordplay
You click - You dash - You slash. Bot slash Bot is a fast-paced, top-down Hack n‘ Slash in which you control a rogue robot slashing & dashing through your former co-machines holding you captive! It's all about speed. Time is running out.
Fast-PacedHack and SlashArcadeIndieDifficultTop-DownPost-apocalypticCombatTime AttackSwordplay
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
4 days ago · Gravity Works
Both: Arcade · Difficult · Controller
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
-20%$4.79Neural Maze
3 days ago · unCurieux Studio
Both: Difficult · Arcade · Controller
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
$15.99Gladio Mori
5 days ago · Plebeian Studio
Both: Swordplay · Medieval
Gladio Mori is a physics-driven gladiator fighting game with no health bars. Stab on arteries, pierce vital organs and cut off limbs. Build your own movesets, paint your fighter and battle friends online with cross-play.
PhysicsSwordplayGoreMedievalModdableRealisticHistoricalHack and SlashMartial Arts3D Fighter👍 1,177
-10%$8.09Slash-Out: Fantasy Dueling
4 days ago · Caleb Draper
Both: Swordplay · Arcade
In Slash-Out, master the sword and shield to survive in a land where every fight is a boss fight. Darkness is rising. An ancient evil has returned. Embark on a quest to restore peace, but be warned, a gauntlet of fearsome opponents stand in your way. Many have tried and failed, will you prevail?
SwordplayBoss RushArcadeBoxingFightingCombatPvEPsychedelicSouls-likeAction
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics · Difficult
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
$9.99ZENONIA 1
Aug 31 · Com2us Holdings, CFK Co., Ltd.
Both: Action-Adventure · 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
$8.99Lander
3 days ago · DextericGames
Both: Difficult · Arcade · Pixel Graphics
Fly the Lander, collect the fuel, avoid obstacles and perfect your skills to attempt a soft landing in this difficult precision platformer.
Precision PlatformerRacing2D PlatformerDifficultArcadeRetroScore AttackPhysicsPixel GraphicsSingleplayer
-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
-15%$8.49Crown Siege
3 days ago · JOrbits Games
Both: Medieval
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
$9.99Runeomicon
5 days ago · TLR Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Difficult
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
$19.99Isle of Reveries
Sep 4 · desertcucco
Both: Pixel Graphics · Action-Adventure
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
$3.99Veridus The Walking Nightmare
5 days ago · MagicCraft
Both: Pixel Graphics
Battle through fifteen escalating waves in a dark-fantasy action roguelite. Wield seven distinct weapons, combine abilities and imbuements, collect powerful equipment, rescue Abigail, and confront Lord Veydris before entering Nightmare Mode.
Action2D FighterHack and SlashPixel GraphicsAtmosphericCombatIndieSingleplayer
$19.99Aggelos 2
Aug 27 · WONDERBOY BOBI
Both: Pixel Graphics · Action-Adventure
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
-25%$5.99Bones and Coins
Sep 7 · Troyd Games
An incremental auto battler dungeon crawler where you build a synergized hero party to slay enemies and loot items. Unlock weapons with unique attack styles. Gear up your hero team and explore new dungeon rooms filled with enemies and legendary drops.
IncrementalAuto BattlerDungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPGLootIdlerStrategyRPGDeckbuildingStrategy RPG👍 668
-20%$0.79Super Moncat
3 days ago · Urulginka Studio
Both: Difficult
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
-20%$7.99Cat a Loop
3 days ago · Kitten Purradise Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics
Lead a cat in a tactical roguelike auto-battler! Fight your way through 4 dangerous biomes, combine 200+ items to create powerful synergies, and unlock passive abilities. Unravel the mystery of the portal, defeat unique bosses, and save the feline world from the encroaching evil!
Auto Battler2DDungeon CrawlerPixel GraphicsProcedural GenerationTraditional RoguelikeCatsCutePvERoguelite
New-10%$8.09Aenoic Abyss
Yesterday · Planescape Game Studio
Both: Action-Adventure · Pixel Graphics
Swap between two heroines (Paladin/Mage/Assassin/Centaur Archer) instantly in this 2D pixel-art roguelite platformer, forge permanent Diablo-inspired builds with 200+ affix combinations to conquer cycle-reborn abyssal labyrinths and rend the holy veil of the Purification Ritual.
AdventureActionRPGAction-AdventureAction RoguelikeAction RPGSouls-like2DPixel GraphicsAnime
-20%$11.99Dark Farts: Parody Smell Edition
5 days ago · Violarte
Both: Difficult · Action-Adventure
EMOTIONAL DAMAGE INCOMING! The most absurd Souls-like parody ever! You’re a blacksmith with bean-powered dragon abilities, taking on evil corporations with maximum gasitude! Fart-dash, demolish bosses, and break the fourth wall in this hilarious action RPG. Smell the legend!
ActionRPGSouls-likeDark FantasyDifficultAdventureAction RPGAction-AdventureRealisticFunny
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: Action-Adventure
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
New-20%$3.99PixelPop 2087
Yesterday · StylerFunk Games
Both: Arcade · Action-Adventure
Enter the rooms, grab the keys, proceed and... try to stay alive! Choose your style: melee or fireguns? Fight your way through, get the keys and unlock new rooms!
Early AccessAction RoguelikeBullet HellDungeon CrawlerRogueliteArcadeAction-AdventureRoguelikeFemale Protagonist2D
-15%$12.74Biovoid
3 days ago · Dzedou
Both: Difficult
Biovoid is a creature-building roguelike game where you slay hordes of hostile aliens. Combine a variety of cells and mutations to create game-breaking builds and evolve from a fragile hatchling to a deadly predator.
Action RoguelikeSimulationSandboxNatureSurvivalProcedural GenerationBuildingPerma DeathDifficultAliens
$4.00isDemonHenter
3 days ago · FarLightStarts
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
-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
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-40%$2.99Thuggin It Further
2 days ago · Firetoad Games, Nebula Radiance
Both: Arcade · Action-Adventure
High intensity co-op roguelite space adventure party game for 2–4 players (or bots). Take on crew jobs, keep a failing ship alive, and survive procedural missions with endless exploration, light RPG progression, and real-time crisis gameplay.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeExplorationStrategyRoguelitePvEArcadeParty GameAction-AdventureRoguelike
New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
New$3.30Cyberpunk Survivor
Yesterday · mrtcnbykl
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics
Survive with your skills and power-ups, destroy whatever comes your way, and reach the highest scores. Enjoy endless fun with thrilling gameplay and colorful art design that will satisfy your longing for the past!
ActionRetroCasualCyberpunkArcadePixel GraphicsSingleplayer2DAction RoguelikeIndie
$4.99Medieval Squad Tactics
3 days ago · Son Tactics
Both: Medieval
This game is focused on turn based tactical combats. The complexity of the game comes from having to carefully manage your various formations in order to defeat your enemies. Carefully plan your actions to win the battle.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics2DTop-DownMedievalTurn-Based CombatEarly AccessSingleplayer
$11.99Sublight
6 days ago · CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Both: Arcade
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
-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
-10%$5.39ToonSouls Maker
3 days ago · Toon Crafter
Both: Action-Adventure · Arcade
Create, play, and share your own chaotic 2D platforming levels! Inspired by classic cartoons, powered by your creativity, and fueled by one simple truth: My game is good. The algorithm just ignores me.
Early AccessActionAdventureAction-AdventureArcadePlatformerRoguelikeShooter2D PlatformerAction Roguelike
-10%$15.29Sunken Realms
3 days ago · Magic Puncher Games
Both: Action-Adventure · Medieval
Sunken Realms is a focused, ARPG dungeon crawler with rogue-lite elements, about a son searching for answers. Descend into an abandoned underground city, battle monsters, craft new gear, and master forgotten spells. Get stronger. Go deeper. Find the truth.
Dungeon CrawlerAction RoguelikeAdventureAction RPGAction-AdventureRogueliteThird PersonFantasyMagicMedieval
$19.99Burrows of Cairntir
7 days ago · Cairntir Games
Both: Action-Adventure
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
$54.99Beat-Sensei
3 days ago · NoName-Epic
Both: Arcade
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
-15%$8.49Cube Crusaders
3 days ago · Frentwick Indie
Both: Action-Adventure
Adoros is dying. A catastrophic Void Anomaly has torn open the planet’s surface, warping reality and unleashing forces no one fully understands. You are a Cube Crusader sent to crush the Anomaly, at any cost.
ExplorationSide ScrollerPvEShooterPlatformerAction-AdventureCharacter Customization2.5DLinear3D
$3.99HOSHIKUI
Aug 28 · rspepe
Both: Arcade · Controller
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
$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
$29.99RuneScape: Dragonwilds
6 days ago · Jagex Ltd
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opOnline Co-OpEarly AccessCraftingBuildingBase Building👍 28,410
$9.99Friendly Steps
Sep 3 · KORO.GAMES
Both: Difficult
A HARDCORE physics-based 1-4 player co-op RAGE GAME about getting home after a wild night out. It was a fun night! Now grab your buddies and walk home. IF YOU REMEMBER HOW.
MultiplayerPhysicsWalking SimulatorOnline Co-OpChoices MatterAdventureDifficultComedyPlatformerCo-op👍 233
$6.99Krukmore
Aug 30 · David Gamble
Both: Pixel Graphics
Krukmore is a brutal, transparent dice roguelike. No hidden math. No safety nets. No save scumming. One run. One mountain. One ending — yours or his.
DiceDungeon CrawlerRogueliteRoguelike DeckbuilderRetroPixel GraphicsTurn-Based CombatStrategyParty-Based RPGClass-Based
-25%$2.99WomboCombo
3 days ago · wannabe
Both: Arcade
Become the hero in this fast-paced incremental roguelike game! Show off your reaction skills to your Overlord, earn massive gold, stack game-breaking upgrades, and forge powerful combos to survive relentless enemy waves.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeBeat 'em upPvETop-DownArcade2DActionCasualFantasy
$4.99Embermaze: Descent
Aug 26 · Graeme Scott
Both: Action-Adventure
Three shots. Fading light. Nowhere to run. Survive dark mazes, evade ghosts, and descend deeper into horror in this dark‑fantasy survival maze game with procedural labyrinths and limited magical resources.
ExplorationActionDungeon CrawlerAction-Adventure3DAdventureFirst-PersonHorrorProcedural GenerationDark Fantasy
-10%$9.00Urban Struggle
6 days ago · PIRITUBA HILLS STUDIO
Both: Pixel Graphics
The city of São Paulo is threatened by a military leader who wants to control everyone, and the freedom fighters will fight to defend their tribes and beliefs in this urban civil war. Retro 2D fighting game.
Action2D Fighter2DOld SchoolPixel GraphicsCombatRetroIndieEarly AccessSports
$2.99The Rumble Pit
4 days ago · Elliott Faucheux
Behind every great victory is someone who got the roles right. Forge five adventurers, arm them, plot out their talents, build the party — then send them into twelve dungeons and find out whether you saw it coming.
Auto BattlerDungeon CrawlerClass-BasedManagementRPGStrategyLootCharacter CustomizationFantasyStylized
-25%$11.24There Is mORE
4 days ago · ByteBeyond
Mine by day, defend by night. Master 25+ spells, sell rare ores for gear upgrades, and grow stronger each run in this procedurally generated roguelite tower defense. Enjoy full controller and Steam Deck support.
RogueliteTower DefenseAction RoguelikeMiningSurvivalProcedural GenerationExplorationMagicBase Building2D
-10%$4.49Second Nature: Night Authority
4 days ago · ThunderRQN Games
Both: Action-Adventure
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
-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
-10%$17.99Kernel Hearts
4 days ago · Ephemera Games
Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes
Hack and SlashAction RPGOnline Co-OpMultiplayerAction RoguelikeActionAnimeRogueliteRPGRoguelike👍 102
New$9.99Project Solaris
Yesterday · Greenhorn
Both: 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
New$7.99Echoes of a Strange World
Yesterday · Succubella Games
Both: Action-Adventure · Arcade
A dungeon Crawler set in a scifi universe. Step into the shoes of Jake as he lands on an alien planet to rescue his missing teammate, Lyra. Explore futuristic landscapes, survive hostile encounters, and uncover a dark truth that changes everything.
RPGAction RPGAction-AdventureArcade2D PlatformerCRPGDungeon Crawler2DAnimeColorful



