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SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
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$19.99RailGods of Hysterra
May 7 · Troglobytes Games
Both: Survival · Lovecraftian · Exploration
Embark on a co-op survival journey for 1-5 players through a post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian world! Command and evolve a living, monstrous train, craft weapons, build a mobile base, gain powers, and face the Great Old Ones. Explore an ever-changing world, hold on to your sanity, and ascend to godhood!
Early AccessSurvivalBase BuildingLovecraftianCraftingMultiplayerExplorationOnline Co-OpPvEBuilding👍 290
$7.99Clocked
Mar 20 · Cykodd Production
Both: Steampunk · Top-Down · Exploration
Two worlds coexist, but one of them didn't exist yesterday. That's why you, an automaton, and your calculator sidekick, are looking for a way out of the Great Clock, searching for answers, but above all to find a way out of this place that's gathering dust.
SteampunkRobotsAdventureNonlinearMysteryTop-DownExplorationPuzzleDialogue HeavyTime Travel
-55%$13.49Forever Skies
Apr 14 · Far From Home
Both: Exploration · Survival
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
SingleplayerCo-opExplorationSurvivalBase BuildingOpen WorldCraftingOpen World Survival CraftAdventureAction👍 8,139
$14.99Minishoot' Adventures
Apr 2 · SoulGame Studio
Both: Exploration · Top-Down
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Twin Stick ShooterBullet HellMetroidvaniaExplorationTop-DownAdventureRPGCute2DCasual👍 7,820
$6.99Feed the Deep
Aug 16 · Luke Muscat
Both: Lovecraftian · Exploration
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
RogueliteLovecraftianIndieRoguelikeExplorationPhysicsDarkUnderwaterProcedural GenerationHorror👍 460
$14.99My Little Universe
Oct 5 · Estoty
Both: Exploration · Survival
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
MiningExplorationDungeon CrawlerSandboxCraftingSurvivalCharacter CustomizationSpace3DAction👍 1,503
-20%$19.99New Arc Line
Nov 26 · Dreamate
Both: Steampunk
Take a stand in the eternal conflict between Arcane Magic and Steampunk Revolution and tip the uneasy balance between sorcery, elves, dwarves and mysterious monsters on one side and steampunk gadgets, zeppelins, and tesla guns on the other in this single-player, party-based, story-rich RPG.
Early AccessTactical RPGSteampunkCRPGStory RichChoices MatterRPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyTurn-Based Combat👍 688
$2.99The Broken Ceiling
Oct 13 · Iron Octopus Productions Inc.
Both: Lovecraftian · Top-Down · Exploration
The Broken Ceiling is a hand-drawn, 2D, top-down eldritch horror adventure where the player must use a fragile light, which constantly needs to be recharged, to hold back the darkness, explore alien caverns, and uncover why fate has summoned a little rabbit into a pit of incomprehensible beings.
HorrorLovecraftianTop-DownHand-drawnExplorationDarkAdventureAtmosphericMystery Dungeon2D
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Survival · Exploration
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
FlightSimulationSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvivalSpaceExplorationLife SimProcedural Generation👍 3,141
-30%$17.49Lost Skies
Sep 17 · Bossa Studios
Both: Exploration
Chart a course in a breathtaking, but fractured world. Explore ancient ruins, master advanced technology, and craft your very own skyship to brave nature’s fury and colossal threats in Lost Skies. Team up with friends or go it alone in this awe-inspiring cooperative survival adventure.
AdventureOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpBase BuildingActionVehicular CombatSandboxExplorationShooterCharacter Customization👍 2,471
-50%$9.99Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Nov 12 · Lavaboots Studios
Both: Survival · Exploration
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
Open WorldSurvivalSailingPiratesCraftingExplorationSandboxPvEAction-AdventureNaval👍 2,182
-50%$22.49Frostpunk 2
Sep 20 · 11 bit studios
Both: Survival · Steampunk
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
City BuilderStrategySurvivalResource ManagementPost-apocalypticSimulationSingleplayerSteampunkManagementBase Building👍 20,886
$24.99Starcom: Unknown Space
Sep 2 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Exploration
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
SpaceExplorationOpen WorldSpace SimAction RPGTop-Down ShooterSci-fiStory RichIndieRPG👍 4,465
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Exploration
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
CRPGExplorationTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsDungeon CrawlerSandboxParty-Based RPGCharacter CustomizationRPGIsometric👍 1,667
-20%$39.99Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Apr 24 · Sandfall Interactive
Both: Exploration
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Turn-Based CombatStory RichFantasyGreat SoundtrackRPGSingleplayerJRPGExplorationLore-RichAdventure👍 181,781
$6.99Ad Fundum
Jun 13 · Oldbut Gold
Both: Steampunk · Exploration
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
MiningCollectathonUndergroundSteampunkMechsCharacter CustomizationExplorationSci-fiProcedural GenerationSimulation👍 431
$1.99Sole Seeker
Oct 6 · Dozing Bison
Both: Exploration · Survival
Land on unique planets to survive the horrors that await in this adventure survival RPG. Use the spoils to upgrade defensive buildings and explore the galaxy further. Can you survive the hunt all alone?
StrategyAction-AdventureBase BuildingExplorationSpaceSurvivalOpen WorldAliensColorfulStrategy RPG
$19.99Surviving the Abyss
Nov 5 · Rocket Flair Studios
Both: Exploration · Survival
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
City BuilderColony SimExplorationUnderwaterBuildingManagementBase BuildingSurvivalDifficultEconomy👍 1,045
-10%$14.39Draco and the Seven Scales
3 days ago · Ice Goat Games
Both: Exploration · Top-Down
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
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Exploration
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
$19.99Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
May 30 · Pentacle
Both: Survival
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Early AccessTrainsSimulationDrivingSurvivalFirst-PersonOpen WorldSandboxRealistic3D👍 1,833
$59.99Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Mar 21 · Guerrilla, Nixxes Software
Both: Exploration
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
Open WorldSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistActionStory RichExplorationPost-apocalypticRPGThird PersonSci-fi👍 20,444
$19.99Void War
Jun 2 · Tundra
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
SpaceRoguelitePerma DeathChoices MatterStrategyDifficultReplay ValueRoguelikeResource ManagementReal-Time with Pause👍 3,661
$6.99Sea of Survivors
Oct 18 · Nah Yeah Games
Both: Lovecraftian
In Sea of Survivors, you can sail your ship in any direction but you can never stop moving. Evade and destroy hordes of pirates and sea monsters to gain experience, level up and choose upgrades for your ship. Explore oceans filled with mysterious curses, unlock treasures and fight for survival.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeBullet HellAdventurePiratesOpen WorldSingleplayerRogueliteLovecraftianDark Fantasy👍 415
$29.99Voidtrain
Nov 7 · HypeTrain Digital
Both: Survival
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
-35%$19.49Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Apr 28 · PersonaeGame Studio
Both: Exploration
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
AdventureOpen WorldExplorationSandboxStrategyRPGParty-Based RPGMedievalFantasyRTS👍 2,297
-80%$4.99GRAVEN
Jan 23 · Slipgate Ironworks™
Both: Exploration
Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.
FPSExplorationShooterAction-AdventureFirst-PersonRPGRetro3DStory RichAction👍 1,064
-85%$1.49Kingsgrave
Apr 17 · Egg or Chicken Games
Both: Exploration
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
AdventureActionAction-AdventurePuzzle2DBuildingDarkRPGExplorationMetroidvania👍 517
$14.99Dawnfolk
Feb 13 · Darenn Keller
Both: Survival
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
PuzzleStrategyCity BuilderCasualResource ManagementBoard GameSurvivalBase BuildingTurn-Based StrategyChoices Matter👍 665
$4.99Time Walker: Dark World
Nov 29 · Heartfun
Both: Top-Down
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
$21.00Svarog's Dream
Dec 4 · VI Game Forge
Both: Exploration
Awaken as a soul from the Underworld. Discover who you are and explore an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Battle beasts and gods, or forge alliances with them. Die and be reborn in this adventure.
RPGChoices MatterOpen WorldExplorationMythologyIsometricAction RPGStory RichMultiple EndingsAtmospheric👍 888
$9.99Darkwater
Mar 26 · Targon Studios
Both: Survival
Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.
Online Co-OpHorrorSurvivalSubmarineMultiplayerStrategyNavalUnderwaterCo-opPvE👍 989
$19.99Dread Delusion
May 14 · Lovely Hellplace
Both: Exploration
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
RPGOpen WorldDark FantasyExplorationAdventureFirst-PersonStory RichMagic3DCharacter Customization👍 4,888
-20%$7.99Lightracer: For Judge
Jan 7 · Smartmelon Games
Both: Exploration
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
SimulationRPGExplorationVisual NovelAdventurePolitical SimSpaceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSci-fi👍 462
-50%$14.99Airborne Empire
Apr 17 · The Wandering Band LLC
Both: Exploration
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
City BuilderOpen WorldRPGExplorationResource ManagementCasualColony SimFamily FriendlyStrategySandbox👍 855
$11.99Multiverse Loot Hunter
Aug 15 · 游戏养家工作室
This is a brush treasure adventure game across the heavens. The protagonist awakens his powers and freely passes through different planes such as Xiuxian, history, Wuxia, magic, and future. Collect equipment, spirits, characters and cheats distributed across all planes through battle.
Creature CollectorRPGLootIdlerTime TravelTurn-Based CombatStrategyAdventureHuntingCasual👍 2,586
-30%$7.69Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
Oct 19 · Bone Nail
Both: Lovecraftian
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
LovecraftianDating SimHorrorDarkCity BuilderVisual NovelJRPGSimulationBase BuildingCute👍 10,223
$5.99Legendary Creatures 2
Oct 17 · HideChara
Both: Exploration
Sequel to the acclaimed Legendary Creatures, created by HideChara, and a fun treat combining both roguelike and auto-battler gameplay. Recruit and evolve a large array of troops, creatures, and an arsenal of weapons, to defeat the demon lord spreading corruption across the land.
ExplorationAuto Battler4XDungeon CrawlerStrategy RPGRoguelikeStrategyTurn-Based StrategyProcedural GenerationReplay Value👍 885
$19.99Unrailed 2: Back on Track
Jun 11 · Indoor Astronaut
Both: Top-Down
The chaotic co-op railroad construction game is back! Team up with your friends to build a railroad through procedurally generated worlds with new biomes and bosses. Permanently upgrade your character and engine, even create your own levels - just don‘t let your train derail!
Online Co-OpTrainsMultiplayerRoguelikeLocal MultiplayerTop-DownAction RoguelikeActionCo-opProcedural Generation👍 1,793
-50%$2.99Star Command (1988)
Dec 19 · Strategic Simulations, Doug Wood
Both: Exploration · Top-Down
STAR COMMAND offers the thrill of the best sci-fi novels, and then some. In this epic multiple-character role-playing game, you don't just read about the adventure — you live it!
RPGParty-Based RPGSpaceExplorationTurn-Based Tactics1980sPixel Graphics1990'sText-BasedTop-Down
-50%$3.49Scarlet Tower
Mar 25 · Pyxeralia LLC
Both: Survival
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
-75%$7.49SteamWorld Heist II
Aug 8 · Thunderful Development
Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.
FunnyTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedStory RichTactical RPG2DStrategyPuzzle👍 2,204
$16.99Menace from the Deep
Nov 11 · Flat Lab
Both: Lovecraftian
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
-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
$14.99SKALD: Against the Black Priory
May 30 · High North Studios AS
Both: Exploration
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
StrategySingleplayerAtmosphericMinimalistExplorationHorrorTurn-Based StrategyStory RichCharacter CustomizationChoices Matter👍 3,328
$19.99Crypt Custodian
Aug 27 · Kyle Thompson
Both: Exploration
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
MetroidvaniaAdventureActionExplorationAtmosphericCuteIndieCatsAction RPGAction-Adventure👍 2,928
$18.99Hauntsville
Mar 10 · Michael Janisch
Both: Survival · Exploration
You're a nameless traveler, stranded in a ghost town in the Cursed West. Use your wits, elbow grease, and the iron on your hip. Build a homestead, work the land, and survive against unspeakable monsters in this unique Western horror survival game - alone or with friends!
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpShooterSurvival HorrorPvESurvivalExplorationOpen WorldHorrorSimulation👍 189
$9.99BORE BLASTERS
Mar 8 · 8BitSkull
Both: Exploration
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
DwarvesMiningExplorationLootActionProcedural GenerationRogueliteAction RoguelikeCollectathonCasual👍 709
$14.99Planet Centauri
Dec 12 · Permadeath
Both: Exploration
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
SandboxExploration2DPixel GraphicsCreature CollectorOpen WorldColorfulMiningIndieCrafting👍 2,102
-50%$12.49Echo Point Nova
Sep 24 · Greylock Studio
Both: Exploration
Echo Point Nova is an open-world FPS that offers unparalleled freedom and thrilling speed. Designed for both singleplayer and coop. From the creators of Severed Steel.
FPSShooterOnline Co-OpExplorationArena ShooterActionFirst-Person3DParkourStylized👍 7,528
$24.99Forgotten Seas
Oct 11 · Pangea Game Studios
Both: Survival
You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious. Craft your Ship-in-a-Bottle, then experience survival on the high seas. Sail for new land, build camps, hunt for treasures, trade for goods - then defend your ship from dreaded pirates stalking this strange realm!
ActionCo-opPiratesCombatSurvivalSimulationPvEOnline Co-OpBuildingBase Building👍 475
-75%$9.99Caribbean Legend
Feb 15 · BlackMark Studio
Both: Exploration
An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!
PiratesRPGOpen WorldNavalRomanceSandboxExplorationCRPGSailingThird Person👍 2,867

