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Recently Released
CryptidCam
Mothman Mothman Studios
A short photography adventure in which the player photographs cryptids such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster in the woods for cryptozoologist Dr. Ted Krupp's research report.
Tom the Postgirl
Oopsie Daisies, ARTE France
Tom's just a postgirl doing her rounds, but she can't resist peeking through every window and door in this weird little village. Turns out everyone's got something to hide.
Danchi Days
sandy powder, Melos Han-Tani, mogumu, gingham games
A 12-year-old girl tries to revive her danchi's summer festival while reconnecting with her grandma, who's living with dementia. Sweet, funny, and a little sad.
Pixel Coloring World
Milk Poison
Pixel Coloring World is a colour-by-number pixel art game with 12 themed images across four canvas sizes, from 50×50 to 200×200 pixels.
INTUS
Nahuel Martinez
INTUS is a short, first-person psychological horror game set in a rented apartment, where the player spends a weekend operating an inspection robot remotely to complete work reports.
Les aventures extraordinaires d'Alec Orbusier - Acte 1 : Le Tombeau de Taâl Rash'a
Icosaèdre
A puzzle-adventure game in which university archaeologist Alec Orbusier explores the tomb of Taâl Rash'a. Developed by Pharazon of Studio Icosaèdre.
Tiny Capsule Collector
Playing Mantis
An idle game in which the player runs a small Gachapon capsule shop along the bottom of the desktop screen. Animal customers visit, collectables are gathered, and Twitch viewers can appear as visitors.
Emberville
Cygnus Cross
Emberville is an action-focused adventure game in which the player escapes a vast prison called the Vitromotus, rescues trapped townsfolk, and helps them rebuild their town.
Projects with Demos
Suqare: Hired Gun
Suqare: Hired Gun is a shooter in which the player controls a mercenary taking jobs from rival corporations. Choices made in missions affect available work, rewards and the story.
Big Breakfast 2
Big Breakfast 2 is a turn-based RPG from Stahmpin' Grounds Studios, styled after 8-bit fantasy RPGs. A man travels a world without breakfast in search of answers and food.
Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn’t
Cursed Words is a roguelike word game in which players build scores using Characters, Stickers, Stamps and Tiles across staged encounters, with words that can later give way to numbers, symbols or nothing.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
A role-playing game and direct sequel to Trails in the Sky. Estelle searches for her missing partner Joshua while facing the secretive society Ouroboros in the Kingdom of Liberl.
AKIBA LOST
AKIBA LOST is a live-action suspense game set in Akihabara. Players switch between seven characters, make branching choices and investigate disappearances linked to an unsolved case from 13 years earlier.
Runeomicon
Draw runes, summon dark gods and take bloody revenge on the peasants who wronged you. Precision is everything in this frantic ritual survival game.
INTUS
INTUS is a short, first-person psychological horror game set in a rented apartment, where the player spends a weekend operating an inspection robot remotely to complete work reports.
Dunebound Tactics
Dunebound Tactics is a turn-based tactics game in which players lead a caravan crew across desert territory held by an empire, searching for a place called Haven.
Veil of the Damned
Veil of the Damned is a roguelite in which a Bound Soul descends through seven dungeons in a realm that reacts to the player's choices, while pursued by a Nightmare.
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.
Regions of Ruin: Runegate
Regions of Ruin: Runegate is an exploration-focused action RPG in which a lone dwarf rebuilds a haven for surviving dwarves while uncovering the history of their ancestors.
Forty Depths Beneath Knossos: The Minotaur’s Maze
A maze-descent game in which the player controls Daedalus, trapped in his own labyrinth beneath Knossos. It features forty hand-built mazes, five playable characters and ten weapons and items.
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
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.
DWARRF: A Pinball Roguelike
Sam Stubbings
DWARRF is a roguelike mixing pinball, pachinko and bubble shooter play. As Arf, a pirate dwarf, the player fires balls from a cannon to fight enemies through four levels in the mines.
Released Indie Games
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.
Alien Morgue
Alien Morgue is a sci-fi pathologist simulator in which the player identifies alien bodies, examines damage and performs autopsies to establish how each victim died.
Medieval Market Simulator
A shop management game set in a medieval town. Players stock shelves, set prices, customise their store and build a reputation, playing solo or in online co-op with a friend.
Hexarchy
Hexarchy is a turn-based 4X strategy game combining city building, deckbuilding and hex-based tactics. Games are designed to last less than an hour.
Mundaun
Mundaun is a horror game set in a secluded Alpine valley, presented in a hand-penciled art style. Players explore open areas, solve puzzles, drive vehicles and survive hostile encounters.
Venice After Dark
Venice After Dark is a point-and-click adventure and visual novel set in a crime-themed Venice, in which players follow programmer Aiko and an AI called Thea.
Sous Raccoon
An adorably hardcore cooking roguelite where no two restaurants play the same. Unlock powerful upgrades, survive increasingly chaotic shifts, and prove to Chef that hiring a raccoon as his sous chef wasn't a terrible mistake.
Waterpark Simulator
Waterpark Simulator is a first-person management game in which players design, build and run a waterpark, either solo or with friends. It includes custom slides, staff, quests and a day and night cycle.
Yami Kids
Yami Kids is a dark, retro-styled monster-taming RPG with over 80 Oni to collect. Players follow twins Yuki and Yuumi Yami through the Overworld and the Underworld.
A Short Hike
A Short Hike is an exploration game set in Hawk Peak Provincial Park. Players hike, climb and glide across a mountainside island while heading for the summit.
Submission Saga: The Jiu Jitsu RPG
Submission Saga: The Jiu Jitsu RPG is a top-down pixel-art RPG combining open-world exploration with turn-based Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, following a white belt's climb to black belt.
[WoG] War of Genesis: Idle Loot
An idle loot RPG that runs with a transparent background in a corner of the desktop. A 3D hero fights automatically, collects gear, and can trade items on the Steam Community Market.
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