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Shattered Pixel Dungeon
A roguelike dungeon crawler RPG that's simple to get into but hard to master!
Shattered Pixel
Role Playing
Roguelight
The deeper you travel the darker it gets, and you only have your arrows to light the way.
Daniel LinssenVerified Account
Platformer
Sonic 3D in 2D
A 2D reimagining of Sonic 3D Blast
Sotaknuck
Platformer
GIF
cognizance
live life as a cog
Daniel LinssenVerified Account
Adventure
EDGY
Shoot, slice, and break some necks in this hard-hitting FPS.
fphund
Action
RETROKILL // an ULTRAKILL Demake // VER 1.01
ULTRAKILL with a dimension cut off
Pedroleum
Platformer
LRO - Luggage Retrieval Officer
Expertly retrieve important luggage that has found it's way onto the wrong flight.
Jono Shields
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
satryn
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty ✨
maybell🌻
Action
Peaks of Yore DEMO
A first-person physics-based 'climb-em-up' adventure set in 1887. Demo.
andosdev
Adventure
Riko
Hardcore Handcrafted Puzzle Game
Spyr
Puzzle
Play in browser
Hotline Berzerk
A retro take on Dennaton Games' Hotline Miami, inspired by Stern Electronics' Berzerk
crazyjaydon
Action
Saving Princess
"IF THEY GET PRINCESS, THE WAR IS LOST."
BRAINOS
Adventure
Rocket Bytes
A precision rocket flying reverse platformer
PossiblyAxolotl
Platformer
PewPew Live
Fast-paced twin joystick shooter.
jfgeyelin@gmail.com
Action
Play in browser
Exony
An old school RPG Adventure.
morso
Role Playing
GET OUT of this Dungeon
Locked in a dungeon. Find the gems to GET OUT. 8bit Metroidvania
Insanus
Platformer
Play in browser
Foreverred
The biggest Celeste Classic mod ever released.
petthepetra
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
PERISHER
climb a mountain and push some blocks
Daniel LinssenVerified Account
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
A Knife Made Of Whispers
what story does it tell
Daniel LinssenVerified Account
Platformer
Upward
Can you climb this mountain?
pocketfruit
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
Exit84
Just a frustrating PLATFORMER TYPING game
probe_31
Platformer
Play in browser
Lavi Quest
​Play as Lavi the cat on her quest to knock precious objects from high places!
ScottLewis
Platformer
Fox Tower
Small game about climbing up a hill and probably even a tower.
Nozomu Games
Platformer
Play in browser
Temple of the Four Serpents
A tricky platformer set in a lost temple filled with puzzles and traps.
Ferociter
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
The Crystal Golem
Descend into the Earth and face the Void.
Luis S.
Action
Stealth Fishing
Arcade fishing game with bullet hell action!
William Baldwin
Simulation
Play in browser
Snakebird (GB)
Gameboy recreation of the puzzle game Snakebird, containing all new levels!
fb1
Puzzle
Gongbat
The power of sound drives this explosive shooter!
Moonvalk
Shooter
Fire & Fondness 2
A puzzle game featuring romance, explosions, and daytime television.
JohnGabrielUK
Puzzle
Play in browser
Murder Drones Virtual Training
A Murder Drones fan game!
Autopawn
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
Grow,Seed!Pinball
Ludum Dare 34 Compo - Pinball GB era inspired
kNARF
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Don't Get a Virus
Battle computer viruses in frantic bullet hell showdowns on a Windows 98 styled deskop!
Sarah B.
Shooter
Lightforce Ninja
Use a grapple hook of light!
Undead Cartridge
Platformer
GIF
Gravitus Minus
Classic gravity action
kometbomb
Action
GIF
Kid Bludd's Treacherous Tower
Bubble Bobble Inspired Platformer
Matt Hughson (NES Dev)
Platformer
Play in browser
EDGY 2
Shoot and Hit Hard
fphund
Action
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