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11 Nov, 2026
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Recently Released
Cobble Climber
Henry Mead
Cobble Climber is a difficult climbing game in which the player controls each hand separately while ascending a well, with rising water and timed holds adding pressure.
Hextracer
Amenadude
Hextracer is a time-trial puzzle game set in hex mazes that are only partly visible. Players can run solo or race up to six others online on the same mazes.
It's About Pirates
Elderwoof Games
It's About Pirates is a survivors-like in which players command a ship against waves of enemies, collecting loot and upgrading weapons and parts. It is now released, with one DLC item on Steam.
Stamperor! The Jester's Decree
Moon Mind Studio
Stamperor! The Jester's Decree is a decision-driven city builder in which the player rules an empire as a jester, using stamps with special effects to answer citizens' requests.
Swarm Harvest
Purple Bean Games
Swarm Harvest is a survivors-like auto-shooter where players fight alien swarms, place defensive towers, and harvest resources for a space corporation.
Clean Start
Serious Sim
Clean Start is a puzzle game in which players clean and tidy clients' homes as Lena, an immigrant maid, and learn each room's story from the objects they find. There are no time limits or game overs.
You'll Be Mined
Andrei Kovalev
You'll Be Mined is an incremental crawler built around timed minesweeper fields, where players clear cells, manage hearts and time, and try to escape a dungeon.
Diamonds and Spades
Ghostio Games
Diamonds and Spades is a roguelite card game in which players draw from a 100-card deck to score points, using tarot cards to change the rules. It includes a built-in tarot card editor.
Projects with Demos
Slash-Out: Fantasy Dueling
Slash-Out: Fantasy Dueling is a twin-stick fighting game in which the player uses a sword and shield to face a series of fantasy boss opponents in one-on-one duels.
Dreams of Another
Dreams of Another is a third-person exploration game directed by musician and multimedia artist Baiyon. Players shoot to create a point cloud dream world rather than destroy it.
Raiders 1941
Raiders 1941 is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up in which the player flies one of two experimental planes across Europe to Berlin, with 60Hz and 120Hz options and Steam leaderboards.
HR: Human Remains
HR: Human Remains is a game set in a city ruled by demons after humanity lost a war. Players work tasks for a boss, explore the city, solve puzzles and reach one of multiple endings.
Talespinner
Talespinner is a deck-building roguelike set in Japanese mythology. Players guide one of three heroes through scenarios featuring yokai, using cards that can be upgraded during a run.
Spiritus Sancti
Spiritus Sancti is a first-person psychological horror game in which a priest investigates a suspected possession in an apartment, using spoken invocations via microphone to repel a demon.
Crack That Smile
Crack That Smile is a 2D incremental game in which players hover a circular cursor over floating ice blocks to break them and free the emojis trapped inside.
BloomKeeper
BloomKeeper is a solo or co-op game in which the player guides small creatures called Pouics across the burned island of Hedera, restoring the land while containing spreading scorched zones.
Artis Impact
A hand-drawn post-apocalyptic RPG that mixes classic turn-based combat with proper cosy home life vibes. Simple to pick up, lovely to look at.
The Rabbit Haul
The Rabbit Haul is a roguelite farming and tower defence game. As a rabbit named Sprout, the player grows crops by day and defends them from waves of raccoons at night.
S.A.N.D.Y. – Beach Cleaner
S.A.N.D.Y. - Beach Cleaner is a game in which the player controls a beach-cleaning and trash-sorting robot on the shore of a former top resort, in a world overwhelmed by waste and pollution.
Dream Draw Dungeons
Dream Draw Dungeons is a top-down pixel art action RPG set across seven realms and 49 dungeons, framed as a boy's drawing of his dream. Each region ends with a boss.
Swordcery
11 Aug, 2026
Swordcery is a roguelike action game in which players control Colt, using magical swords with unique abilities to fight a Celestial evil across the world of Armorial.
Indie Demos
DEEPLANDERS
SOPA Games
DEEPLANDERS is a minimalist construction puzzle game in which players build underground cities and find a suitable home for each arriving character. It is currently in Early Access.
Hunt for the Lost Folktales
Howling Lost Tales
A turn-based tactical creature collector in which a cursed hunter tracks escaped folktale beasts, battles them on a grid by stacking Fear, and returns their tales to the Library of Lost Tales.
DOSMIC
Black Cheeze
DOSMIC is a cinematic puzzle-platform adventure in which a boy named Nero searches a dark fantasy world of colossal beings for Snoa, a girl who has vanished after a catastrophe.
Draftula
Team Draftula
Draftula is a roguelike block-dropping puzzler in which players drop rooms onto a board to build a castle as high as possible, using bonuses from room placement.
COCOBOY
cocoteam
COCOBOY is a level-based platformer set in an alternate 2005, where players use hacked cartridge mods to change how the game plays and decorate a bedroom with collectible merchandise.
Back of Beyond
Kibi Games, Poly Poly Games
Back of Beyond is an occult strategy card game in which players build a cult of animal townsfolk, place facilities on a grid, and forge Eldritch Power to repel invading Eldritch Gods.
Cages: Hidden Worlds
Big Loop Studios
Cages: Hidden Worlds is a first-person puzzle escape game set in a decrepit mansion that holds the remains of a freak show carnival. Players solve mechanical puzzles and uncover what happened there.
Welcome, Dear Human
Kiki Can, Ronkad
Welcome, Dear Human is a monster dating sim in which the player explores first contact with monsters and other supernatural beings through branching choices across ten character routes.
Snackrifice
Karnage Studios
Snackrifice is a roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons in which players enter Purgatory to retrieve Imps for their Master. It supports online co-op for up to four players.
Catto Chateau
Guac GameDev LLC
Catto Chateau is a non-linear metroidvania platformer set in a haunted chateau. Players control Memo, a ghost cat who defeats phantoms and bosses using stomps and spells.
Nightbound
Crooked Cats Studio
Nightbound is a turn-based tactics game in which two survivors, Loren and Jun, defend a house against the Bloom at night and spend their days building trust and preparing to travel north.
Deep Fog Signals
Symmetry Break Studio
Deep Fog Signals is a puzzle investigation game in which the player is a radio operator guiding a stranded research crew at Arrowflight Station through a fog storm. It has multiple endings.
Shadows of Christmas Eve
InLoop Studios
Shadows of Christmas Eve is a game in which a young girl has worsening nightmares over the Christmas season while her home changes around her. Players solve puzzles and look for clues.
isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey
TamagawaSoft
A side-scrolling platformer in which players control Kijino, a two-tailed cat-eared adventurer, exploring forest ruins on Isekizima through combat, platforming and skill upgrades.
Crimson Animatronic
Gabilva Studios
Crimson Animatronic is a horror visual novel in which werecat radio host Daiane is stalked by a vampire cult and a hunting wolf animatronic. Choices lead to one of five endings.
Caroline's Underworld
Dead Curious Games
Caroline's Underworld is an adventure game by Dead Curious Games. A girl named Caroline falls into Limbo and talks to creatures, solves puzzles and plays mini-games to find a way out.
Meander
Matchstick Studio
Meander is a crochet-inspired drawing, animating and scrapbooking game with no goals or pressure. Players create custom brushes, animate their drawings and save them to scrapbook pages.
MODice
moonburn
MODice is a dice-building roguelike in which players roll five dice, rearrange them to raise their score, and turn that score into movement around a board of shops, coins and buildings.
Strange Days
Urigami
Strange Days is a comedy-thriller adventure with Game Boy Color-style pixel art. Players control several characters and investigate a mysterious package and reported UFO sightings in the town of Triton.
Toy Worlds Atlas
Intentionally Blank Unlimited
Toy Worlds Atlas is a sandbox colouring game in which players solve philosophy-themed puzzles by applying colours. It also includes a desktop companion mode and local co-op.
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Hitobashira [人柱]
Bone Halo
Hitobashira is a survival horror game in which the player controls Yuzu, a student trapped in an alternate version of her school, solving puzzles and avoiding a pursuer. It has a PSX-inspired style.
No Murders in Grimwick
Bee and Boo Games
A short story-driven mystery adventure in which a visiting journalist investigates a death at the harvest festival in the small town of Grimwick. It has no combat or time pressure.
Rattle Spring
oddginger
Rattle Spring is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure inspired by Rusty Lake. The player searches a desert resort for their missing cousin, Vera Radcliff.
Spirits of Baciu
Horns Level Up Games
Spirits of Baciu is an adventure puzzle game set in Hoia Baciu forest. Players guide The Lost One, a small spirit, through point-and-click and platform puzzles.
Released Indie Games
Discremental
Discremental is an incremental game in which players begin with a single disk and spend loot resources to unlock abilities and weapons, upgrade stats, and progress through floors.
Raiders 1941
Raiders 1941 is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up in which the player flies one of two experimental planes across Europe to Berlin, with 60Hz and 120Hz options and Steam leaderboards.
Dealer’s Dice
Dealer's Dice is a dice-based defence game in which players roll and reroll dice to stop invading entities reaching the end of a table. It is set in a game room run by a mysterious entity called [???].
Dupery: A Game of Solo Deduction
A solo deduction roguelite set in a noir city. The player is a detective who questions suspects on a grid, works out which are lying, and arrests syndicate members without losing reputation.
KasMind
KasMind is a 1v1 competitive game in which players win matches by taunting. Landing a hit creates an opening, and taunting the opponent during it decides the round.
Alpha Particle
Alpha Particle is a sci-fi action game in which a newly created particle travels between space stations to learn its purpose. The player has no combat ability and must deal with enemies by other means.
Ved: Recure
Ved: Recure is an action roguelike in which a player character wakes in a strange world and fights through a tower using seven characters and a buff chain system to cure a loss of passion for games.
Look to the Birds
A first-person birdwatching game set in New England and Atlantic Canada. The player photographs over 30 bird species across five locations while on a family road trip.
Doomsday Diner
Doomsday Diner is a roguelike job sim in which the player runs a post-apocalyptic hot dog diner, cooking orders, serving customers and shooting raiders across as many days as they can survive.
Talespinner
Talespinner is a deck-building roguelike set in Japanese mythology. Players guide one of three heroes through scenarios featuring yokai, using cards that can be upgraded during a run.
Antihero
Antihero is a digital board game set in a Dickensian underworld, where players recruit urchins and thugs, steal, and use bribery or assassination to win. It offers a campaign, AI skirmishes and PvP.
Blood of Mehran
Blood of Mehran is an action game based on Arabian Nights folk tales. Players control the warrior Mehran, using melee, ranged and stealth options across a recreation of Ancient Mesopotamia.
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