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7.3New
Eden Crafters
Terraform, automate, survive — with quirks.
May 7, 2026
8.3New
Outworld Station
Cozy space automation with deep systems and a chill pace.
May 5, 2026
8.4New
Forage Wizard
Cozy clicker with deep automation and alchemy
May 5, 2026
8.4New
Prime Monster
A satirical card-roguelike about brutal politics.
May 4, 2026
7.1New
Sandwich Simulator
Fast-paced sandwich management with co-op chaos
Jan 22, 2026
8.8New
Die in the Dungeon
Tactical dice-based roguelite with charming pixel art.
May 1, 2026
8.6New
Gambonanza
Snackable chess with explosive combos.
May 1, 2026
8.7
Monster Crown: Sin Eater
A gritty, mature monster-tamer with deep breeding and a beautiful retro aesthetic.
Apr 30, 2026
8.4
Walk of Life
Competitive life-sim party game with charm and teeth.
Apr 30, 2026
8.6
Forbidden Solitaire
Nostalgic FMV solitaire with creepy charm
Apr 30, 2026
8.6
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Nostalgic turn-based strategy done right.
Apr 30, 2026
7.6
Dungeon Clawler
Claw-machine deckbuilder meets roguelike
Apr 30, 2026
8.6
Cropdeck
Farming meets deckbuilding in a cozy roguelite.
Apr 28, 2026
7.6
The Last Gas Station
Cozy pixel-shop management with mystery and minigames.
Apr 28, 2026
8.8
Oaken Tower
Deep, addictive synergy autobattler
Apr 28, 2026
8.0
Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion
Navies, nation-building and messy QA.
Apr 28, 2026
5.2
BidKing
Psychological auction game with polish problems
Apr 15, 2026
8.1
Legionbound
Big parties, autobattler tactics, roguelite progression.
Apr 27, 2026
7.5
Global Rescue
Open-world dispatch sim with base-building and real map data.
Apr 27, 2026
8.1
Cats & Cups
Cozy cat café sim with delightful mini-games
Nov 1, 2025
7.5
MR FARMBOY
Cozy farming meets automation; charming but repetitive.
Mar 5, 2026
8.3
Above the Snow
Cozy Alpine management with story and trails
Apr 23, 2026
8.6
Titanium Court
Quirky match‑3 roguelite with biting writing.
Apr 23, 2026
6.8
'83
Accessible realism, big battles, messy launch.
Apr 23, 2026
9.0
shapez 2 - Factory
Pure factory building, layered in 3D with trains and blueprints.
Apr 23, 2026
6.7
Masters of Albion
Charming, rough Early Access god‑sim.
Apr 22, 2026
9.1
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Turn-based deckbuilding meets Vampire Survivors mayhem.
Apr 21, 2026
7.6
Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
A proud, imperfect Majesty successor
Oct 20, 2025
6.8
Castle Craft
Voxel siege sandbox with physics-driven mayhem.
Apr 19, 2026
8.4
MMO98
Nostalgic studio sim with addictive incremental loops
Apr 20, 2026
8.1
The Ember Guardian
Kingdom meets roguelite shooter with a loyal dog.
Apr 17, 2026
6.4
UBOAT - Type IX: Distant Coasts
Big boats, rich content — buggy launch tempers joy.
Apr 17, 2026
8.6
Airborne Empire
A sky‑borne city‑builder with exploration and combat.
Apr 17, 2026
7.6
Under Par Golf Architect
Sandbox‑style golf course builder meets light tycoon management.
Apr 16, 2026
7.6
Sintopia
A wickedly funny, systems-first management sim.
Apr 16, 2026
7.8
WARNO - LANDJUT
More divisions, new toys, and heated debates.
Apr 15, 2026
8.2
Simultree
A charming incremental about running tiny life simulations.
Apr 15, 2026
7.6
Don't Lose Aggro
Solo tanking, roguelite progression, and chaotic arena fights.
Apr 15, 2026
7.0
Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
Solid remake with great tools, but bugs and decisions hold it back.
Apr 15, 2026
8.2
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Gold Edition (Classic)
Classic Warhammer RTS reborn with modern fixes.
Apr 13, 2026
6.8
Alaska Gold Fever
Chill mining survival with rough edges
Apr 14, 2026
8.3
Dome Keeper: The Lost Keepers
Two wild keepers, fresh gameplay twists.
Apr 13, 2026
7.6
Loot Loop
Short, charming incremental dungeon crawler.
Apr 13, 2026
8.2
Chop Chains
Relaxing tree-chopping incremental with depth
Apr 10, 2026
8.1
Extinction Day
Plague-style sandbox with explosive combos
Apr 10, 2026
8.1
Skull Horde
Necromancer auto‑battler with addictive merges and a punishing timer.
Apr 10, 2026
8.6
Sol Cesto
Probability-driven roguelite with unique art and addictive risk-reward play.
Apr 10, 2026
7.2
DarkSwitch
Vertical city builder with fog, light and moral choices.
Apr 9, 2026
6.0
MINOS
Creative maze defense meets roguelite progression
Apr 9, 2026
8.2
Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
Ambitious space management sim: plan flights, mine, colonize.
Apr 9, 2026
8.2
Black Hole Fishing
Cosy chaos: fish, science, and a black hole.
Apr 7, 2026
8.3
ALL WILL FALL
Physics-driven vertical city-builder with survival depth
Apr 3, 2026
8.7
Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
Boggle-ish roguelike with stickers, stamps and delightful madness.
Apr 2, 2026
7.0
Xenonauts 2
Old‑school tactical strategy with modern grit
Apr 2, 2026
8.3
Legends of the Round Table
Authentic Arthurian RPG with striking art and tactical depth
Mar 31, 2026
7.2
Crusaders Quest : Hero Town
Cozy idle town-builder with CQ nostalgia
Mar 30, 2026
7.6
Crown of Greed
Indirect management, greedy heroes, and dark folklore.
Mar 31, 2026
6.8
Eastern Era
Wuxia meets colony sim: gorgeous, buggy, promising.
Mar 27, 2026
8.6
Aether & Iron
Noir aetherpunk RPG with car-based turn combat.
Mar 30, 2026
9.2
RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
Coin pushers meet roguelike deckbuilding in a delightful, replayable package.
Mar 31, 2026
7.6
Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
Chill idle tower defense where lava does the job.
Mar 30, 2026
7.6
Stellar Tactics
Tactical space-RPG with huge scope and rough edges
Mar 30, 2026
8.2
SEVERANCE
Co-op horror where you can be the ghost.
Oct 31, 2025
8.2
Darkwater
Co-op submarine extraction with tense combat
Mar 26, 2026
7.4
Mall Rivals
Competitive mall management with sabotage and votes
Mar 23, 2026
8.2
NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
Retro football meets deckbuilding — surprisingly addictive.
Mar 26, 2026
7.8
EverSiege: Untold Ages
Hero‑siege roguelite with deep builds.
Mar 26, 2026
6.0
Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
Nostalgic collection, bold fixes, noticeable flaws
Mar 26, 2026
8.2
Nova Roma
Cozy Roman city-builder with clever water systems.
Mar 26, 2026
6.0
StarSavior
Anime-style training RPG with great moments, flawed launch.
Dec 10, 2025
8.1
Heroes of Science and Fiction
Heroes of Might & Magic vibes… but in space.
Mar 17, 2026
8.4
Skeleseller
Cozy auto-battler about hiring, selling and chill progression
Mar 17, 2026
7.1
Elemental: Reforged
Ambitious fantasy 4X-RPG; great ideas, buggy finish.
Mar 17, 2026
8.7
The Artisan of Glimmith
Handcrafted stained-glass logic puzzles
Mar 17, 2026
7.3
Going Medieval
Creative castle-building meets messy AI and occasional performance woes.
Mar 17, 2026
7.6
Dice With Death
Tense dice-poker roguelike against Death
Mar 16, 2026
8.1
Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
Cozy pixel tower defense with moving towers and charming quirks
Oct 22, 2025
7.6
Bloodgrounds
Tactical gladiator RPG with harsh permadeath.
Mar 12, 2026
8.2
Out of the Park Baseball 27
The definitive baseball sim—with deeper analytics and some rough edges.
Mar 13, 2026
8.7
BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster
A faithful HD remaster of a modern JRPG classic.
Mar 12, 2026
8.6
Bootstrap Island
Gorgeous yet punishing VR survival roguelike.
Mar 12, 2026
7.8
Solasta II
Faithful tabletop tactics, promising world — early access caveats.
Mar 12, 2026
8.9
Timberborn
Addictive water-driven beaver city-builder.
Mar 12, 2026
7.3
Space Reign
Addictive space combat with rough edges.
Mar 10, 2026
8.6
ITER-8
Roguelite mining with tower-defense punch
Mar 9, 2026
8.7
THYSIASTERY
Old‑school dungeoneering with modern roguelike twists
Mar 9, 2026
8.4
Wireworks
Wiring, modules and addictive auto-battling.
Mar 9, 2026
7.6
Desktop Defender
Small, addictive desktop idle tower defense.
Nov 4, 2025
8.7
Pluto
Gory, clever deckbuilding with finger-casting spells.
Mar 9, 2026
8.4
Tangy TD
Classy, crunchy tower defense
Mar 9, 2026
7.3
Machine Mind
Modular rovers, base defense and messy early-access charm
Mar 5, 2026
6.0
AETHUS
Cozy base‑building meets voiced sci‑fi narrative.
Mar 6, 2026
8.7
Heart of the Machine
Ambitious rogue‑AI RPG with city‑scale sandboxing
Mar 6, 2026
8.5
Desynced
Drone automation with powerful scripting
Mar 5, 2026
8.4
The Bazaar - Karnok
A violent, versatile hero with a contagious kit and a few rough edges.
Mar 4, 2026
9.3
Slay the Spire 2
Familiar roguelike deckbuilding, amped up.
Mar 5, 2026
8.4
DrainSim
Relaxing water-physics sim with thoughtful planning.
Mar 3, 2026
8.2
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Cozy mountain city-builder focused on transport and logistics
Feb 27, 2026
8.7
Dice A Million
Big-number dice roguelike with deep synergies.
Feb 25, 2026
7.6
Rise of Piracy
Solo-made naval sandbox with trade and boarding
Feb 24, 2026
8.2
There Are No Orcs
Tile-based base-building meets roguelike auto-battler.
Nov 5, 2025
7.8
SealChain: Call of Blood
Deep item-linking roguelike with steep learning curve.
Feb 20, 2026
8.7
Dead in Antares
Tense survival meets tactical RPG.
Feb 19, 2026
8.3
WISE GUYS
Chaotic mob-themed social deduction — punch first, ask questions never.
Feb 9, 2026
7.8
The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
Nightclub management meets mafia open world — messy, fun, promising.
Oct 31, 2025
8.7
Insider Trading
Smart, brutal — a deckbuilder about market mayhem
Feb 18, 2026
7.8
Menherarium
Cute horror meets dice gambling
Feb 18, 2026
7.6
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
Nostalgic Star Trek strategy with deep ship management.
Feb 18, 2026
8.6
Hold The Mine
A charming mine-defense with deep build-and-prepare strategy.
Feb 17, 2026
8.2
Dobbel Dungeon
Dice, tactics and clay models in a delightful indie turn-based romp.
Feb 16, 2026
7.2
Monster Lab Simulator
Cute monster breeding meets messy Early Access.
Feb 13, 2026
7.6
CiniCross
Fast, tense nonogram roguelite.
Feb 11, 2026
9.3
Mewgenics
Weird cat breeding meets deep turn-based tactics.
Feb 10, 2026
8.1
Blue Archive
Teacher by day, gacha tactician by night.
Jul 3, 2025
7.4
Circle Empires 2
Fast, friendly RTS with a creative unit editor.
Feb 9, 2026
8.3
Goblin Sushi
Frantic sushi rolling meets roguelike upgrades.
Feb 9, 2026
8.5
The Farmer Was Replaced
Automate crops with code; cozy programming sim.
Oct 10, 2025
8.6
Omelet You Cook
Chaotic, charming omelet roguelike
Feb 8, 2026
8.6
Underboard
Tactical roguelite autobattler with deep team-building
Feb 6, 2026
8.7
Dawncaster | The RPG Cardventure
Roguelike deckbuilder with RPG bones
Feb 6, 2026
8.4
MENACE
Brutal, tactical, squad-based sci‑fi RPG
Feb 5, 2026
7.4
Rogue Factory
Factory automation meets bullet-hell roguelite.
Feb 3, 2026
7.4
The Last Starship
Addictive shipbuilding, strong systems, patchy polish.
Feb 3, 2026
7.0
Megastore Simulator
Hands-on supermarket management with baking and stock chaos
Feb 2, 2026
8.7
Monster Train 2: Destiny of the Railforged
New clan, new mode, more chaos on the train.
Feb 2, 2026
7.2
Frosthaven
Deep tactical RPG with outpost building
Jul 31, 2025
7.8
Dice Gambit
Dice-based tactics meets family legacy
Aug 14, 2025
8.0
Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?
Board-game RPG with dice movement and deckbuilding.
Jan 25, 2026
8.1
City Tales - Medieval Era
Cozy medieval city building with companions.
Jan 29, 2026
7.3
Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko
Plinko meets roguelike deckbuilding.
Jan 31, 2026
7.1
FRONT MISSION 3: Remake
Nostalgic mech tactics with uneven polish
Jan 30, 2026
8.2
Calyx
RTS base-builder: fight spreading plant-aliens
Jan 29, 2026
7.2
Coal LLC
Satisfying mining loop, fun extremes, flawed late game
Sep 11, 2025
8.1
Roots Devour
A sinister card-driven exploration game
Jan 27, 2026
8.4
Bogos Binted?
Hilarious alien bluffing party game
Jan 28, 2026
8.2
Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
Deep carrier sim with huge promise
Jan 27, 2026
8.1
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
Realistic hacking sim with heart and bugs.
Jan 26, 2026
7.6
Mr. President
Faithful, complex, addictive — best for boardgame fans.
Jan 26, 2026
8.3
Winnie's Hole
Virus-driven roguelite with brain-tetris combat.
Jan 26, 2026
7.8
Slots & Daggers
Addictive slot-based roguelite, brilliant juice, limited longevity.
Oct 24, 2025
8.3
Turnbound
Smart inventory autobattler with satisfying synergies
Jan 22, 2026
7.8
Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
Build a dwarf army, tweak formations, survive the grind.
Jan 22, 2026
8.3
RogueJack21
Blackjack meets roguelike deckbuilding.
Jan 22, 2026
7.4
Star Birds
Cozy asteroid factory puzzler
Sep 10, 2025
8.2
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS Visions of Four Heroes
What-if campaigns, new weapons, mixed value.
Jan 21, 2026
8.2
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven
Frost, rot and woolly mayhem.
Jan 22, 2026
8.7
BroomSweeper
Minesweeper logic meets roguelike progression and weird item combos.
Jan 19, 2026
8.2
Strategos
Courier-driven ancient warfare simulator
Jan 20, 2026
8.9
One Turn Kill
Tight OTK deckbuilding with pixel charm
Jan 15, 2026
8.6
Holo vs Robo
Holodolls, robots, and chaotic PvZ-style defense
Jan 18, 2026
7.0
The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
Visual-novel heart, JRPG bones, early access rough edges
Jan 18, 2026
7.6
Kin and Quarry
Cute digging idle with strong highs and grindy lows
Jan 16, 2026
8.4
Craftlings
Lemmings-meets-Settlers: cozy, clever level-based strategy.
Jan 15, 2026
7.4
From The Top
Physics-driven roguelike with addictive spinning-top combat.
Dec 9, 2025
7.0
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
Tense checkpoint sim mixing screening, base-building, and moral choices.
Jan 12, 2026
8.0
Gamblers Table
Casual coin-flipper idle with hats, helpers and pleasant progression.
Jan 11, 2026
7.0
Drifter Star: Evolution
Pretty, relaxing cosmic growth — buggy late game.
Dec 10, 2025
7.1
Rising Front
Huge WW1 sandbox battles, mod-friendly but rough.
Jan 9, 2026
8.4
Dungeon Antiqua 2
Retro dungeon RPG meets flexible multi-classing.
Jan 7, 2026
7.8
Feed the Reactor
Short, clever incremental with laggy late game
Jan 6, 2026
8.7
ISLANDERS: New Shores
Relaxing, strategic island city-builder with bite.
Jul 10, 2025
8.3
Terra Invicta
Shadow geopolitics, solar colonization and Newtonian ship combat.
Jan 5, 2026
8.3
Aethermancer
Roguelite monster-tamer with tactical 3v3 combat.
Sep 23, 2025
7.4
The Bazaar
Addictive autobattler, brilliant systems, messy business model.
Aug 13, 2025
5.8
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
Polished presentation, rough PC port, MUT‑focused
Aug 14, 2025
7.8
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
Classic Dawn of War remastered — packed, nostalgic, imperfect.
Aug 14, 2025
8.3
No, I'm not a Human
Paranoid door-choice horror with haunting atmosphere.
Sep 15, 2025
8.7
Town to City
Cozy, grid‑free city builder — creative, relaxing, slightly buggy.
Sep 16, 2025
7.3
ENDLESS™ Legend 2
Tidefalls and bold factions make a promising 4X — fun but rough.
Sep 22, 2025
7.4
CloverPit
Addictive roguelite slots with a dark twist
Sep 26, 2025
8.4
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
Classic SRPG reborn — brilliant, imperfect, unforgettable.
Sep 30, 2025
8.3
Digimon Story Time Stranger
Big roster, emotional JRPG — polished but monetized.
Oct 2, 2025
8.2
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Great visuals and breeding; polished but buggy and pricey.
Oct 21, 2025
8.8
Dispatch
Smart superhero workplace comedy with heart and flaws.
Oct 22, 2025
7.8
Farthest Frontier
Deep, cozy city builder with rough edges
Oct 23, 2025
7.4
Super Fantasy Kingdom
Addictive kingdom loop, fun core, frustrating progression
Oct 24, 2025
9.3
StarVaders
Grid-based mech deckbuilder: tactical, addictive, inventive.
Apr 30, 2025
7.1
Business Simulator 2026
Solid management sim with rough edges.
Nov 10, 2025
8.1
Master of Command
Roguelite line battles with persistent regiments
Oct 27, 2025
6.1
Football Manager 26
Great tactics and matchday; UI and bugs hold it back.
Nov 4, 2025
7.2
Restaurats
Chaotic rat-themed co-op cooking — tons of fun, rough edges.
Nov 7, 2025
8.6
Tavern Keeper 🍻
Cozy tavern sim with wild emergent chaos and deep decorating.
Nov 3, 2025
7.1
Europa Universalis V
Huge ambition meets a bumpy launch — play if you like complexity.
Nov 4, 2025
8.3
Whiskerwood
Vertical colony sim with cute mice and cat taxes
Nov 6, 2025
7.1
Anno 117: Pax Romana
Beautiful city-builder marred by a rushed campaign and DRM woes.
Nov 12, 2025
7.6
Food Processing Simulator
Satisfying factory automation with charming flaws
Dec 18, 2025
7.8
Execute
Dark, addictive incremental with fast progression.
Dec 16, 2025
7.2
Becastled
Cozy castle-builder with tense nightly sieges.
Oct 22, 2025
7.6
OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0
Beautiful HD‑2D JRPG, tactical 8‑party combat, audio issues.
Dec 4, 2025
6.8
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
Tabletop‑style tactical D&D, great co‑op, rough solo.
Nov 20, 2025
7.6
Outhold
Quick, addictive tower defense with deep build crafting.
Dec 12, 2025
8.0
Alchemy Factory
Cozy factory sim with alchemy and shopkeeping.
Dec 11, 2025
7.4
This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker
Addictive incremental deckbuilder with quirky charm.
Dec 11, 2025
7.2
Pioneers of Pagonia
Settlers-like economy builder, cozy co-op and visible production chains.
Dec 11, 2025
7.6
Wartales - Expansion: The Curse of Rigel
Dark, tactical expansion with risky alchemy.
Dec 11, 2025
7.8
News Tower
Cozy 1930s newsroom sim — stylish, addictive, a bit busyworky.
Nov 18, 2025
6.8
Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road
Moving-city tower defense with great core, messy progression.
Nov 20, 2025
8.7
Tingus Goose
Grotesque, addictive idle about growing geese and optimizing chaos
Dec 1, 2025
7.6
Flotsam
Cozy floating colony sim: scavenge, build, explore — pretty, but a little rough.
Dec 4, 2025
8.4
MineMogul
Physics-first factory builder — messy, addictive automation.
Dec 4, 2025
8.2
Death Howl
Grim deckbuilder meets tactical grid combat.
Dec 9, 2025
7.8
RuneQuest: Warlords
Rune-rich tactical combat with deep unit and rune systems.
Dec 9, 2025
7.5
Jurassic World Evolution 3: Wetlands
New swamp dinos, blueprints and moody scenery.
Dec 9, 2025
8.3
Keep the Heroes Out
Asymmetric co-op dungeon-defense with card tactics.
Dec 9, 2025