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Goodnight Meowmie

A narrative game combining elements of both the virtual pet and horror genres.

DDRKirby(ISQ)

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(1,005 total ratings)

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STOP BURYING ME ALIVE, BEAUTIFUL!

You're between a rock, a hard place, and a lot of rats.

angela he

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(372 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

Colors of Your World

A platforming adventure about the colors of life.

DDRKirby(ISQ)

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(176 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

Summoner Symbols

Sheepolution

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(93 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Peggy's Post

A peaceful package sorting game

digitarium

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(76 total ratings)

Simulation

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Burn With Me

Devil deckbuilder

Nozomu Games

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(117 total ratings)

Card Game

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Blackout (LD48)

Point & click adventure set in a spooky house! Ludum Dare 48 entry.

Fredrik Edman

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(176 total ratings)

Adventure

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Box of Limes

RedDashGames

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Puzzle

Dragon Tax Return Simulator 2015

you are a dragon and you need to finish your tax return quickly

walsh9

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(39 total ratings)

Simulation

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GIF

Prickle - Jam Version

Help the sticky hoglets find the way back home

Sunbird Studio

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(17 total ratings)

Puzzle

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GIF

Cosmic Misadventures

An interdimensional puzzle game

vidarn

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(16 total ratings)

Puzzle

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FiendFinder.com

Swipe right on the demon you’d sell your soul to.

17 confused villains

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(24 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Gravediver

echerryart

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

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Hide and Seek

A horror game with focus on audio and narrative.

DDRKirby(ISQ)

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(45 total ratings)

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From the Sea, Freedom

Relaxing Underwater Game Made for Ludum Dare

Second Dimension Games

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

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Shades of Deception

When a shady gambler is found dead, a sinister conspiracy begins to unravel.

Alexander Mastryukov

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Adventure

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GIF

The Recursive Dollhouse

A very strange game about a very strange dollhouse.

Omiya Games

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Slimeow Game

A tiny incremental tower defence game

Quan Ran

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(74 total ratings)

Simulation

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GIF

Snow World

A two-button RPG made for Ludum Dare 34

Sparklin Labs

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(91 total ratings)

Role Playing

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Power The Grid

Energy Management Tycoon

ClaudioA

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(237 total ratings)

Strategy

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GIF

Death of a Lich

get the drop on your enemies

Daniel Linssen

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(47 total ratings)

Strategy

Kram Keep

Explore the castle, shoot enemies, and collect new abilities! How much can I possibly cram into a single screen?

Knighty

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(16 total ratings)

Platformer

GIF

Grow,Seed!Pinball

Ludum Dare 34 Compo - Pinball GB era inspired

kNARF

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Action

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Astrum Dare

Can you hold onto hope in the final hour?

Astralore

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(20 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Cronus' Tomb

Ludum Dare 36 game, Theme: Ancient Technology

Robin Field

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Action

OSTRO - A System Investigation

A system-based investigative adventure. Ludum Dare 50.

Totteri

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Puzzle

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The Lost Strawberry

3-color platformer game made in 48 hours for LD jam 40

egordorichev

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(16 total ratings)

Platformer

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Diminutive Dungeon

explore a tiny dungeon together

Rose

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Puzzle

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GIF

CAVEMAN HARRY

A challenging game inspired by old ZX Spectrum games. Get food for your tribe! Made for LD36

Flatgub

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(6 total ratings)

Platformer

Ageless Machine: Cup of Tea

Puzzle adventure game made for Ludum Dare #32

Vilda

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Adventure

DRONE BRIGADE

DEFEND YOUR SHIP AND ESCAPE GALAXY PIRATES!

Goxa21

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Strategy

GravelHeir

Butcher, Trade and Grow your way to creating the perfect Heir!

reecemungus

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Role Playing

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Give Me Money

Kai Ruma

Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Simulation

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Sores and Sorcery

Rage game with a funny concept.

HelperWesley

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Platformer

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Speedrun for Light

A Pixelart 2D Platformer (with oldschool CGA palette vibes)

.: mK :.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Platformer

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[Almost] One Room

Find the combination hidden in a "room"... or not exactly one

Theck

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Puzzle

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