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Projects with Demos

Diaspora

Navigate unknown waters, deadly politics, and ancient magic in this low-fantasy adventure. Can you turn the tides of war and forge a future for your clan? A text-based interactive novel, 1 million words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.

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Dreams of Another

Dreams of Another is a surreal shooter where every shot creates instead of destroys. From Baiyon (PixelJunk Eden), coming to PS5, PS VR2 & Steam.

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The Royal Writ

Command your cards into battle where every card that reaches the enemy base is gone for good. Sacrifice your subjects wisely and build a legacy worth remembering.

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Regions of Ruin: Runegate

Play the last of the dwarves, rebuild a shattered civilization, and hack your way through a monster-infested world in this explorative RPG.

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CastleOn

Build your fortress, man the walls and survive the Third Crusade in this deep turn-based castle building strategy game.

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Drill Rift

Drill Rift is a turn-based colony sim where you manage a dwarven mining outpost, upgrade tech, roll dice events & risk awakening what lies below.

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Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times

Rhell is a puzzle adventure where you mix and match 40 magic runes to solve puzzles however you like, playing a mage who's a bit too mouthy for her own good.

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NORCO

A Southern Gothic sci-fi adventure exploring identity, industry, and family in a decaying Louisiana town.

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The Gate Must Stand

The Continent has fallen and Belrak's last gate needs a defender. Pick your hero, recruit followers, and fight tooth and nail to keep it standing.

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Moss: The Forgotten Relic

Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an atmospheric puzzle-adventure combining Moss and Moss: Book II into a single adventure, guiding a small mouse hero through a fallen kingdom.

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PlateUp!

Run a restaurant with up to four mates, cook like mad, and try not to burn the whole place down. Chaotic co-op cooking at its finest.

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GODBREAKERS

GODBREAKERS is a chaotic co-op hack ’n’ slash where you absorb enemy powers, chain brutal combos, and unleash Godbreaks to crush bosses.

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Early Access

Swordcery

11 Aug, 2026

Swordcery is a rogue-lite, melee-based action-RPG whose treacherous, ever-evolving path will challenge players.

Indie Demos

Grim Trials
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Grim Trials

Glory Jam

Grim Trials is a heavy metal action roguelite in which players craft weapons and armour to battle through hex-grid arenas as a Reaper named Avelin.

Released
Book Nook
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Book Nook

Malapata Studio

Book Nook is a relaxing puzzle game in which players assemble miniature diorama scenes piece by piece, placing furniture, decorations and small details to complete cosy book nook designs.

Development
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
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Moss: The Forgotten Relic

Polyarc, Blackbird Interactive

Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an atmospheric puzzle-adventure combining Moss and Moss: Book II into a single adventure, guiding a small mouse hero through a fallen kingdom.

Released
Kint
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Kint

Conor Souness

Kint is a text-based online multiplayer RPG in which players explore the world of Seram and vote collectively to determine which discovered lore fragments become canon.

Development
Silky Rails
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Silky Rails

JoyDoza

Silky Rails is a train-building survival game where players assemble and upgrade carts to automatically battle waves of enemies along the Silk Road.

Development
Lootbound
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Lootbound

ArtDock

Lootbound is a roguelike where players build a squad of companions, manage inventory-based item auras, and assemble a boss across multiple biomes.

Released
Rita
76 MC
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Rita

SporkTank

Rita is a cozy puzzle-adventure following a chicklet who solves word puzzles to explore her town and shape her life story.

Released
ShelfLife: Art School Detective
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ShelfLife: Art School Detective

Fnife Games

A detective dating sim in which psychic art student Johana investigates nine suspects to uncover who has been destroying priceless artworks.

Development
Pixel Washer
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Pixel Washer

Valadria

Pixel Washer is a cleaning game where players control a piggy using a power washer to remove grime and reveal pixel art scenes across a town.

Development
Nocturne
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Nocturne

Pracy Studios

Nocturne is a story-driven RPG set after humanity's extinction, combining rhythm-based combat with traditional RPG exploration and progression.

Development
Appulse
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Appulse

Le Rado

Appulse combines roguelite action, top-down shooting and pinball mechanics, tasking players with defending a fleet using recoil-based ball control.

Development
Hope in the City
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Hope in the City

Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.

Hope in the City is a narrative mystery game set in Shenyang, following 17-year-old Hope Song as she investigates her parents' sudden disappearance.

Development
Woodo
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Woodo

Tiny Monks Tales

Woodo is a cozy diorama puzzle game where players assemble wooden scenes piece by piece, following the story of Foxy and Ben the frog.

Development
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2

D'Avekki Studios Ltd

A Lovecraftian mystery game in which players act as both therapist and detective, questioning suspects to uncover a killer whose identity is randomised each playthrough.

Development
Holstin
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Holstin

Sonka

Holstin is a survival horror game set in a decaying 1992 Polish town, where the player searches for a missing friend amid monstrous corruption.

Development
Toxic Crusaders
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Toxic Crusaders

Retroware

Toxic Crusaders is a beat 'em up featuring seven playable characters battling across eleven pixel-art levels, with local co-op for up to four players.

Development
Schrödinger's Call
89 MC
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Schrödinger's Call

Acrobatic Chirimenjako

Schrödinger's Call is a narrative picture-book-style game about Mary, an amnesiac woman who answers phone calls from souls caught between life and death in the moments before the moon falls and the world ends.

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Catechesis
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Catechesis

Baroque Decay

Catechesis is a Horror RPG in which a demon-possessed altar boy must stay virtuous by day and battle demons by night to save his grandfather.

Development
The Last Caretaker
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The Last Caretaker

Channel37 Ltd

A first-person survival-crafting game in which a robotic Caretaker explores a flooded ruined Earth to recover human seeds and prepare humanity for launch into orbit.

Early Access
General Practice
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General Practice

Mokum Games

General Practice is a co-op game for up to four players in which players run a chaotic GP clinic, treating patients using various medical devices and contraptions.

Development
Mutter
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Mutter

DeadlyCrow Games

Mutter is a stop-motion styled adventure game set in 1940s rural England, following a boy caring for his mother as she transforms into something monstrous.

Development
Croak
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Croak

WoodRunner Games

Croak is a fast-paced 2D platformer in which a Frog Prince uses tongue-grapple and bounce mechanics to navigate hand-drawn levels and break a curse on his kingdom.

Development
The Dark West
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The Dark West

Black Hand

The Dark West is an occult western Action RPG set in a corrupted 19th century frontier, combining lethal ranged combat with deep character building and loot systems.

Early Access
Time To Wake Up
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Time To Wake Up

Eye Blink Twice

Time To Wake Up is an atmospheric psychological thriller in which players navigate a dream built from surreal school memories, using their eyes to alter the environment.

Development

Released Indie Games

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OFF

A surreal cult classic RPG where players guide the Batter through a strange world filled with unforgettable characters, mysterious zones, and unsettling

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Superball

A physics-based multiplayer sports game

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Dig, Dig, Die

Online co-op horror for 1–6 players. Board a cursed flying ship, raid haunted graveyards for loot, and survive monsters that hear every sound. Beware of UFO abductions, grab boosters from vending machines, gamble in the onboard casino, and embrace pure chaos with friends in voice chat.

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Axe & Bow Land

Retro Aztec platformer where brothers Axel & Bowie battle ancient darkness with magical weapons, pixel charm & tough arcade challenge.

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Chapeau

Chapeau is a local co-op party game where players control hats that bounce and float, competing to land on heads and score points across various modes.

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Aaero2

A rhythm driven rail shooter where you trace light, fire to the beat, and fly through music powered worlds with tracks from Monstercat and Black Razor Records.

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Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic is a co-op FPS where teams of space dwarves mine hostile alien caves in fully destructible environments.

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Nippets: A Hidden Object Game

Nippets is a hidden-object game full of handcrafted 2D maps just begging to be poked, prodded and shaken until they give up their secrets.

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CastleOn

Build your fortress, man the walls and survive the Third Crusade in this deep turn-based castle building strategy game.

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The Falconeer: Revolution Remaster

The Falconeer puts you in control of the ultimate airborne warrior. 

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Moss: The Forgotten Relic

Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an atmospheric puzzle-adventure combining Moss and Moss: Book II into a single adventure, guiding a small mouse hero through a fallen kingdom.

Released
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Pikuniku

Pikuniku is a is a 2d platformer adventure game where the main goal is to stop an evil corporation run by Mr Sunshine

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