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Explore a simulated 1990s computer left running by someone who never came back. Search its files, uncover hidden games, and piece together their story.
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$3.99Kiosk
Jan 29 · Vivi
Both: Immersive Sim · Pixel Graphics
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
HorrorCookingPsychological HorrorImmersive SimPixel GraphicsFirst-PersonAction-Adventure3DAtmosphericWalking Simulator👍 2,555
$2.99Malware
Jul 31 · Odd Games
Both: Point & Click · 1990's
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
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: 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
Fortune's Run
Sep 27 · Team Fortune
Both: Immersive Sim
Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.
Sci-fiImmersive SimBoomer ShooterFPSCyberpunkRPGConspiracyStealthFemale ProtagonistAction👍 613
$7.99Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
Jan 9 · Chilla's Art
Both: 1990's · Immersive Sim
You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.
Psychological HorrorHorrorCrimeRealistic1990'sDemonsImmersive SimWalking SimulatorAdventureCasual👍 611
$19.99Old Skies
Apr 23 · Wadjet Eye Games
Both: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics
A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
AdventurePoint & ClickInteractive FictionExploration2DCinematicPixel GraphicsEmotionalFantasyFuturistic👍 969
$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
InvestigationPuzzleInteractive FictionVisual NovelPoint & ClickStory RichAdventurePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistText-Based👍 10,341
$4.99Chill Pulse
May 2 · Catos Game
Both: Pixel Graphics · Point & Click
Chill Pulse combines productivity tools with serene environments. Use a Pomodoro timer and to-do lists to boost focus, while ambient sounds in settings from cyberpunk cities to ancient landscapes enhance relaxation.
CasualUtilitiesIdlerSimulationPixel GraphicsPoint & ClickEducationDating SimCuteLife Sim👍 4,621
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
Both: Immersive Sim
In 2055, "You", the retired soldier king, was assassinated by a comrade who once fought side by side. His peaceful life was suddenly broken. In order to find the truth, he was involved in a series of bizarre murders.
FMVRPGImmersive SimChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelFuturisticChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsSingleplayer👍 1,020
$1.99Escape the Dark Tower
Oct 9 · pq pixels
Both: Point & Click · Pixel Graphics · 1990's
Step into a realm of mystery and magic with Escape the Dark Tower, a captivating escape room adventure in charming pixel art.
Point & ClickPixel GraphicsEscape RoomFantasy1990'sFamily FriendlyAdventureRetroRelaxing2D
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Point & Click · Surreal
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
AdventurePuzzlePoint & Click2DHand-drawnMysteryMultiple EndingsIndieDetectiveSurreal👍 992
$24.99Shadows of Doubt
Sep 26 · ColePowered Games
Both: Immersive Sim
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
DetectiveImmersive SimSandboxNoirVoxelProcedural GenerationStealthOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 14,653
-35%$7.79CaseCracker2
May 16 · BlackRobe
Both: Immersive Sim
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
DetectiveMysteryImmersive SimWord GameStory RichLogicText-BasedTypingSingleplayerSimulation👍 760
$19.99Anonymous Hacker Simulator
Apr 3 · Sicarius
Both: Immersive Sim
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
SimulationHackingTypingImmersive SimCrimeSandboxDetectiveStealthLife Sim3D👍 743
$14.99DEAD LETTER DEPT.
Jan 30 · Mike Monroe, Belief Engine
Both: Surreal
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
HorrorTypingMysterySimulationAtmosphericPsychological HorrorStylizedText-BasedDystopian Surreal👍 1,777
$4.99Sense of Darkness
Dec 21 · Iurii Coseacov
Both: Immersive Sim · Surreal
Where am I? Is it a dream? The afterlife? Or just a hallucination? You have a rare chance to experience awakening in this adventure VR game. Are you ready to step into the darkness and discover what lies beyond the veil?
VRImmersive SimAdventureExplorationPuzzleSurrealAtmosphericPhilosophicalDarkHorror
$6.99Symptoms of Infection
Jun 28 · ORB Research & Broadcasting
Both: Pixel Graphics · Surreal · Immersive Sim
Examine and test patients for common and novel infections using sophisticated medical instrumentation. Isolate and treat infected patients. Discover the wonders, mysteries, and horrors of medical science. Rumors of mysterious diseases and human experimentation are unconfirmed.
SimulationSingleplayerOutbreak SimPsychologicalPixel GraphicsSurrealChoices MatterImmersive Sim2DMedical Sim
$4.99Gnosis
Mar 15 · So Ro
Both: Point & Click
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
Interactive FictionPoint & ClickGothicChoose Your Own AdventureAtmosphericHand-drawnMinimalistMysteryStylizedText-Based
$4.99Desktop Survivors 98
May 20 · Brandon Hesslau
Both: 1990's · Pixel Graphics
Desktop Survivors 98 is a chaotic roguelite dungeon crawler that unfolds right on your Desktop. Your cursor becomes the hero as you explore new rooms, battle relentless waves of enemies, and collect powerful new weapons.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellActionCasualDungeon Crawler2DRoguelike1990'sRetroPixel Graphics👍 1,339
$9.99Arctic Eggs
May 16 · The Water Museum, cockydoody, abmarnie, Cameron Ginex
Both: Surreal
Eggs: perfection in two parts. The simple whites. The sublime yolk. Each the lesser without its partner. Chorus and verse. A symphony of flavor. The catchy tune reminding us of warm baths and late-night movies. The elevator music to whatever lies beyond.
CookingSurrealPhysicsAtmosphericSci-fiFirst-PersonExplorationLore-RichCyberpunkCrime👍 5,344
$9.79POOLS
Apr 26 · Tensori
Both: Surreal
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurrealImmersiveRelaxing👍 6,465
$5.99Odd Machines: Mechanical Boxes
Jan 2 · XSGames
Both: Point & Click · Immersive Sim
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
$17.99Lost and Found Co.
Mar 5 · Bit Egg Inc.
Both: Point & Click
Lost and Found Co. is a hidden object adventure in a cozy and immersive world. Join a cast of lively characters on their epic journey across countless magical locations. Find lost items, solve puzzles, and help a tiny dragon regain her power!
Hidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteIsometricFunnyRelaxingStory RichCasual👍 2,745
$4.99D'LIRIUM
Oct 25 · B52 Development Team
Both: Pixel Graphics · Surreal
An experimental 2D-shooter with the elements of a horror game. D'lirium brings together some mechanics back from 90s classics. Non-linear levels, search for the keys, violence and a lot of other things. Including the colourful ponies.
Top-Down ShooterAction-Adventure2DHorrorPsychological HorrorPixel GraphicsSurrealMultiple EndingsActionShooter👍 987
$8.99UFO: Henfield
Jan 25 · TACS Games Ltd.
Both: Point & Click · Surreal
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
-50%$14.99The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
Jan 31 · MAXIS
Both: Immersive Sim
The game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. In The Sims 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime. Give them a long existence, or leave their lives in shambles. Guide their characteristics from one generation to the next.
SandboxLife SimBuildingSimulationCharacter CustomizationManagementImmersive SimAtmosphericSingleplayerStory Rich👍 4,769
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Surreal
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,881
-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Point & Click
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
$19.99Little Witch in the Woods
Sep 14 · SUNNY SIDE UP
Both: Pixel Graphics
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
CutePixel GraphicsDialogue HeavyMagicLife SimCasualSimulationPuzzleRPGOpen World👍 11,699





