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The Horror at Highrook
84

The Horror at Highrook

May 1, 2025·481 reviews

90%Steam
80%Press
84%Launch
Pony Island
88

Pony Island

Jan 3, 2016·18,106 reviewsPC

95%Steam
85%Press
90%Launch
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
88

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Aug 19, 2021·384 reviewsPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

97%Steam
83%Press
83%Launch
START AGAIN: a prologue
88

START AGAIN: a prologue

Aug 17, 2021·675 reviewsPC

96%Steam
n/aPress
84%Launch
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
89

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

Jul 21, 2020·8,974 reviewsPC

97%Steam
n/aPress
91%Launch
Risk of Rain 2
87

Risk of Rain 2

Aug 10, 2020·352,129 reviewsPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Xbox One, Xbox Series XNintendo Switch

94%Steam
86%Press
91%Launch
Geometry Arena
88

Geometry Arena

May 31, 2021·2,410 reviewsPC

96%Steam
n/aPress
90%Launch
Vampires' Melody
89

Vampires' Melody

Oct 1, 2020·5,728 reviewsPC

97%Steam
n/aPress
93%Launch
Mad Father
89

Mad Father

Sep 21, 2016·6,749 reviewsPC

97%Steam
n/aPress
89%Launch
Billionaire Lovers
88

Billionaire Lovers

Jul 1, 2021·3,803 reviewsPC

95%Steam
n/aPress
91%Launch
Little Witch in the Woods
84

Little Witch in the Woods

Sep 13, 2025·13,103 reviewsPCXbox Series X, Xbox OneNintendo Switch

89%Steam
n/aPress
81%Launch
CloverPit
83

CloverPit

Sep 25, 2025·25,810 reviewsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X, Xbox OneNintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2

90%Steam
81%Press
84%Launch
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
89

Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense

Oct 16, 2018·8,028 reviewsPCXbox OneNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

96%Steam
89%Press
87%Launch
Star of Providence
89

Star of Providence

Jun 6, 2017·3,364 reviewsPCNintendo Switch

97%Steam
84%Press
89%Launch
AVICII Invector
89

AVICII Invector

Dec 9, 2019·3,388 reviews▼PCPlayStation 4Xbox One

97%Steam
81%Press
91%Launch
The Supper
89

The Supper

Jan 27, 2020·4,440 reviewsPC

98%Steam
n/aPress
94%Launch
The Lonesome Guild
84

The Lonesome Guild

Oct 23, 2025·242 reviews

95%Steam
72%Press
82%Launch
Vermillion - VR Painting
88

Vermillion - VR Painting

Jul 25, 2021·657 reviews

97%Steam
n/aPress
88%Launch
Rabi-Ribi
89

Rabi-Ribi

Jan 27, 2016·12,264 reviewsPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation VitaNintendo Switch

95%Steam
81%Press
93%Launch
Supraland
88

Supraland

Apr 4, 2019·15,321 reviewsPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

95%Steam
77%Press
91%Launch
LISA: The Painful
88

LISA: The Painful

Dec 14, 2014·15,163 reviewsPCPlayStation 5, PlayStation 4Xbox Series X, Xbox OneNintendo Switch

95%Steam
n/aPress
92%Launch
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
88

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Apr 21, 2021·14,004 reviewsPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

95%Steam
72%Press
89%Launch
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
89

The Test: Hypothesis Rising

Apr 26, 2020·5,925 reviewsPC

98%Steam
n/aPress
91%Launch
Rosewater
84

Rosewater

Mar 27, 2025·410 reviews

92%Steam
81%Press
87%Launch
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
86

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

Jan 11, 2024·3,263 reviews

92%Steam
82%Press
85%Launch
The Outlast Trials
84

The Outlast Trials

Mar 5, 2024·111,291 reviews

92%Steam
72%Press
84%Launch
Boomerang X
88

Boomerang X

Jul 7, 2021·1,377 reviews▼PCNintendo Switch

95%Steam
79%Press
85%Launch
NEKOPARA Vol. 1
88

NEKOPARA Vol. 1

Dec 28, 2014·27,435 reviewsPCPlayStation 4Nintendo Switch

95%Steam
n/aPress
91%Launch
Coloring Pixels
89

Coloring Pixels

Aug 16, 2018·8,658 reviewsPC

96%Steam
n/aPress
90%Launch
Roadwarden
87

Roadwarden

Sep 12, 2022·5,161 reviewsPCNintendo Switch

94%Steam
80%Press
91%Launch
MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury
88

MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury

Sep 16, 2021·907 reviewsPC

95%Steam
n/aPress
89%Launch
Defense Grid: The Awakening
89

Defense Grid: The Awakening

Dec 7, 2008·5,368 reviews▼PCXbox 360

96%Steam
82%Press
n/aLaunch
Mewgenics
83

Mewgenics

Feb 10, 2026·53,336 reviews▲PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series XNintendo Switch 2

90%Steam
89%Press
86%Launch
LYNE
89

LYNE

Mar 16, 2014·8,246 reviews▼PCNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

96%Steam
86%Press
92%Launch
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
88

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

Sep 3, 2013·41,281 reviews▼PCPlayStation 3, PlayStation 4Xbox 360, Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

94%Steam
77%Press
91%Launch
NGU IDLE
88

NGU IDLE

Sep 30, 2019·12,947 reviewsPC

96%Steam
n/aPress
92%Launch
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
84

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

Jan 30, 2025·2,647 reviewsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series XNintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2

91%Steam
87%Press
87%Launch
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
88

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Apr 14, 2021·2,010 reviewsPCPlayStation 5, PlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

96%Steam
81%Press
89%Launch
Tukoni: Prologue
89

Tukoni: Prologue

Nov 18, 2020·4,001 reviews▲PC

97%Steam
n/aPress
92%Launch
Luck be a Landlord
86

Luck be a Landlord

Jan 6, 2023·11,525 reviews

93%Steam
72%Press
87%Launch
Mitoza
88

Mitoza

Mar 4, 2021·3,901 reviewsPC

96%Steam
n/aPress
93%Launch
Boomerang Fu
89

Boomerang Fu

Aug 12, 2020·3,040 reviewsPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

97%Steam
78%Press
86%Launch
One Finger Death Punch 2
89

One Finger Death Punch 2

Apr 14, 2019·4,502 reviewsPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

96%Steam
84%Press
92%Launch
Under The Island
84

Under The Island

Feb 17, 2026·514 reviews

92%Steam
80%Press
84%Launch
The Berlin Apartment
84

The Berlin Apartment

Nov 17, 2025·454 reviews

93%Steam
72%Press
83%Launch
Winter Burrow
84

Winter Burrow

Nov 11, 2025·3,197 reviewsPCXbox Series X, Xbox OneNintendo Switch

90%Steam
70%Press
82%Launch
The Skin Stapler
84

The Skin Stapler

Aug 5, 2026·484 reviewsPC

90%Steam
n/aPress
83%Launch
Alice's Gaze
84

Alice's Gaze

Aug 26, 2026·441 reviewsPC

92%Steam
n/aPress
84%Launch
Zup! Z
89

Zup! Z

Dec 20, 2020·4,339 reviewsPC

97%Steam
n/aPress
91%Launch
Dreamcore
84

Dreamcore

Jan 23, 2025·1,971 reviews

89%Steam
n/aPress
80%Launch
HUNTDOWN
88

HUNTDOWN

May 12, 2021·4,412 reviewsPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

95%Steam
84%Press
89%Launch
Fox Hime Zero
89

Fox Hime Zero

May 22, 2018·6,002 reviewsPC

97%Steam
n/aPress
91%Launch
Devil Daggers
89

Devil Daggers

Feb 17, 2016·9,478 reviewsPC

95%Steam
83%Press
91%Launch
Hexcells
89

Hexcells

Feb 18, 2014·5,927 reviewsPC

97%Steam
n/aPress
82%Launch
Let's! Revolution!
86

Let's! Revolution!

Jul 19, 2023·399 reviews

92%Steam
86%Press
87%Launch
Wizordum
84

Wizordum

Apr 29, 2025·917 reviews

92%Steam
84%Press
82%Launch
DEADBOLT
89

DEADBOLT

Mar 13, 2016·5,640 reviewsPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation VitaNintendo Switch

96%Steam
76%Press
88%Launch
Little Inferno
88

Little Inferno

Nov 18, 2012·13,752 reviewsPCWii U, Nintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

95%Steam
79%Press
87%Launch
Mondealy: Day One
88

Mondealy: Day One

Sep 12, 2021·655 reviewsPC

95%Steam
n/aPress
90%Launch
Sumire
88

Sumire

May 25, 2021·955 reviews▲PCNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

95%Steam
84%Press
83%Launch