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Absence of Light $9.99

?January 22, 2024

"Absence of Light" is an exploration based shoot 'em up that combines intense bullet-dodging combat with a metroidvania-style level design. Solve, shoot, and shine your way through the kingdom of Luminara and reawaken the light!

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Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows$16.99

?Feb 20, 2025

Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.

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Sloth TalesFREE

?Oct 30, 2020

"It's called Sloth Tales and it's about Jimmy's search for his biological father. Quite frankly it's brilliant." – Wordsworth the Panda.

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Imp of the Sun$19.99

120Mar 24, 2022

Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.

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In The DarknessFREE

?Sep 13, 2022

Hello there traveller. Are you going into that maze? I must warn you, it's an awfully dreadful place there. Full of monsters and the like. You won't find many torches in there, you'll be in the darkness. But if you insist, go right on ahead. Farewell traveler.

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One Dog Story$11.99

255Apr 28, 2017

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

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Figment 2: Creed Valley$24.99

711Mar 09, 2023

Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.

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Zapling Bygone$15.99

?Aug 05, 2022

Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.

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Aeterna Noctis$29.99

1354Dec 14, 2021

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

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The Knight Witch$19.99

478Nov 29, 2022

The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.

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ITTA$14.99

323Apr 22, 2020

Test your limits in ITTA, a bullet-hell, boss-rush style adventure. Armed with her father’s revolver and guided by a strange ghostly cat, a displaced girl must battle her way through impossible trials in search of answers… and peace.

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The Pathless$39.99

1412Nov 16, 2021

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

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Forced Sacrifice: Lost Soul$2.99

?Apr 26, 2024

Nothing can stop the inevitable. Everything will play out, just as it has been planned. Forced Sacrifice: Lost Souls is a bullet-hell game with a storyline reaching for metaphysical and theological topics. Gather the power, get rid of demons and retake The Soul from the traitors.

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RIKI$0.99

?Apr 02, 2024

Help ranger Riki to fight an unknown menace which could destroy not only the Amazon forest but the entire world. A fast and yet challenging game.

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Vacant Kingdom$7.99

?Oct 06, 2022

Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and rally its adrift people by solving their problems.

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It Takes Two$39.99

172221Mar 25, 2021

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

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Bleeding Metal Rainbow$1.0

?Dec 22, 2022

Focus! Your battle will be short and sweet! Dodge and take your aim precisely. Spraying bullets all over the place gets you nowhere! How fast can you defeat the boss enemy?

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The Rainbow World$0.99

?Dec 19, 2019

Explore a vibrant world in this action adventure RPG where you get embroiled in a war between the 7 major races of the rainbow world.

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Blue Flame$4.99

?Jan 29, 2021

Blue Flame is a fast paced top-down action game set in a medieval fantasy world. Take the role of the last pyromancer and restore order to a kingdom in which fires only emit cold.

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Amaya's Lost Soul$2.99

?Aug 30, 2022

Welcome to AMAYA’s LOST SOUL. In this 2d Action Game you play as Amaya the daughter of an all and mighty great “CREATOR” the leader of the out raiders. You Amaya are tasked taking down a kingdom in this choice driven 2d action platformer.

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Tanks, But No Tanks$7.99

?Sep 25, 2023

Battle your friends in this multiplayer arena shooter, where you'll ricochet bullets off of walls, collect coins, and purchase upgrades in between rounds. Use a diverse array of weapon types, ranging from deployable turrets to teleportation projectiles to cause extra mayhem on the battlefield!

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Starcom: Unknown Space$24.99

2821Sep 02, 2024

Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.

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Omega Warp$14.99

?Jun 19, 2024

Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.

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ASCENXION$9.99

?May 14, 2021

ASCENXION is a 2D shoot 'em up game where you explore the field to progress. Players must overcome puzzles, traps, elite units, boss fights, and other various obstacles while navigating the field. Grow stronger through rewards earned, to uncover the truth of this world.

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Shotgun WitchFREE

?Oct 24, 2020

Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!

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Joshua's Legs$13.99

?Jan 18, 2023

Joshua's Legs is a unique game with devious controls about a two-legged arachnid hoping to find his long lost prosthetic legs collection. Venture in a world that will only reveal its secrets to the true hardened climbers.

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tranceWave NEOFREE

?Jun 04, 2024

tranceWave NEO is a classic arcade twin-stick shmup, inspired by others in the "trance shooter" genre. Move, shoot, survive, and aim for a high score!

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Yet Another Fantasy Title (YAFT)$19.99

131Apr 10, 2024

Become a rogue in a fantasy action adventure game filled with absurd humor. Go on a quest to kill the dragon - and realize this is only the beginning. Learn spells from a wizard and brawling from an orc. Save the kingdom, destroy a ring, fight a monstrous beaver!

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Star Singularity$14.99

?Oct 18, 2018

A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.

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Color Soul: Memories$4.99

?Nov 16, 2019

A short stylized game set in a colorless world... in the beginning. Unlock colors as you visit the three different areas of the world and unveil the question of who you are and where you are from after losing your memories.

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Cavity Busters$14.99

?Mar 18, 2022

Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.

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Fate of the World$9.99

391Feb 28, 2011

Fate of the World is a dramatic global strategy game that puts all our futures in your hands. The game features a dramatic set of scenarios based on the latest science covering the next two centuries. You must manage a balancing act of protecting the Earth’s resources and climate versus the needs of an ever-growing world population, who...

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Edge Of Dead: Under A Uranium Sky$10.99

?Nov 16, 2023

A bullet hell that let's you pickup and throw the furniture! Throw grenades and activate shields, stun enemies, shoot and dodge enemy fire and set the floor ablaze. Buy a porcupine shotgun from the shop or try a rancid burrito!

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Trash Quest$2.99

?Apr 26, 2021

Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.

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Ogo$4.99

?Aug 14, 2023

Ogo is an arcade twin-stick shooter where you control yin and yang to defeat your enemies, complete varied levels or just relax in different endless game modes.

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Carebotz$1.99

?May 06, 2021

Carebotz is an arena shooter game spiced with metroidvania elements. You control BIBZ, a little maintenance droid. Collect the tons of blueprints, navigate the tight corridors, customize your toolset, learn to take advantage of gravity, upgrade, repair and encounter many different types of enemies!

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Rusty's Day Off: Episode One - Janitor on Duty$14.99

?Oct 30, 2024

Rusty's Day Off is a stylized FPS with puzzle elements in which you play as Rusty, a janitor, facing his own rogue robots. You'll have to fight, solve puzzles, and jump & run all over the place to get through this day.

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Spaceport Hope$1.99

402Apr 15, 2016

A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

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Otter Space Rescue$0.99

?Aug 27, 2019

Your Otter Space crew has been captured by evil robots. Save your team and fight together through endless rooms of evil robots.

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BioGun$19.99

401Jul 31, 2024

Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?

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Beyond the Storm$11.99

?Oct 03, 2022

Be NEARLY vaporized, crushed, blown to pieces, flame broiled, and electrocuted using your incredible targeting skills and class 1 fancy flying to keep you alive in this SHMUP that brings back the essence of the classic arcade shmups!

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Galaxy Kingdoms$6.99

?Aug 18, 2023

Galaxy Kingdoms is an action/adventure shooter. Feel the journey of a bounty hunter as he explores the galaxy in search of quests and treasure. Strengthen yourself by buying new weapons and armor and then take on more powerful enemies.

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Simona's Requiem$7.99

?Apr 27, 2021

Simona's Requiem is a retro-styled platformer Inspired by old action-adventure games but with a modern touch. Pick up the scythe as Simona and slash your way to the Fisher King who has hidden behind the moon.

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Chaotic Pursuit$2.99

?Aug 11, 2023

Chaotic Pursuit is a hardcore Top-Down Shooter with cute graphics. You miss a shot and you're out!

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Hadley's Run: A Starship Saga$11.99

?Aug 26, 2024

Stranded in a distant galaxy, portal jump your way home and defeat the DraadMek in this roguelite space shooter adventure. Unlock epic upgrades, explore alien galaxies, make friends, find love and do battle against a relentless alien AI threat.

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LUMbA: REDUX$4.99

?Aug 04, 2022

LUMbA: REDUX Is a challenging, fast-paced, bullet hell shooter. Take control of LUMBA and cleanse this world of the monsters that have consumed it.

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Esse Proxy$19.99

116Jul 11, 2022

Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.

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Astronite$14.99

122Nov 30, 2022

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

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Mutant Gate$0.99

?Dec 14, 2015

After years in cryoprison, Dr. Green awakens on a mutant-infested Earth colony. Seeking redemption and his estranged daughter Anna, he battles through a ravaged planet in a 4-hour campaign of intense combat, encounters, and adventure. Mutant Gate has hybrid tile/ASCII visuals & Steam Deck support.

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Riskers$4.99

?Oct 17, 2017

Riskers is a fast-paced top-down 2D shooter. A life-changing decision plunges you into a criminal world that starts a life or death game of finders-keepers. Race, shoot and fight your way through the open-world city as you try to stay alive and live another day.

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DOOMBLADE$15.99

231May 31, 2023

Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

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Resolutiion$19.99

104May 28, 2020

Resolutiion is a zelda-like action-adventure, where an old killer and his AI explore a vast, mysterious world, full of mighty weapons, surreal abilities and gruesome bossfights.

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