Murdercartel Review
One Developer, An Entire MMORPG Murdercartel is a free 2D fantasy MMORPG built and published by a single developer, Marco van Pelt, and released on September 10, 2026. The pitch is
5.5 / 10
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Mycofall Review
A Bullet Heaven That Took The Dice Away Mycofall, an Early Access bullet heaven from Lazy KodKod Games, launched on Steam on July 21, 2026, priced at $7.99, following a February 20
5.5 / 10
Neko Neko Shop Review
A Very Small, Very Cute Chore Neko Neko Shop is a $4.99 cozy organizing sim from solo-flavored studio KOZYEZ, released on Steam on September 15, 2026 with no prior demo or Early Ac
6 / 10
NERMIUS Review
A Corporate Shell, an Angry Colony, and an ASCII Planet NERMIUS entered Early Access around June 8, 2026 from the solo-flavored studio Saturn Acme Corp., pitching itself as a genre
7 / 10
Netoo Review
A Free, Minimalist Magnet Puzzle That Punches Above Its Price Netoo, developed and published by Mindlabor, released free on Steam on March 3, 2026. It's a minimalist logic puzz
7.5 / 10
Night Club Simulator: Party King Review
Two Years of Wishlists Before the Doors Opened Night Club Simulator: Party King didn't arrive out of nowhere. Developer Bohem Games has been posting updates about it since at l
6.5 / 10
Nights at the Convenience Store Review
The Overnight Shift, One More Time Nights at the Convenience Store slots into an extremely well-trodden micro-genre: a first-person job-simulation horror game about working an over
3.5 / 10
Nightwater Review
Sticks and Stones to a Lighthouse in a Sea of Starlight Nightwater opens on a striking image: a solitary island floating on a sea of liquid void and starlight, ringed by impassable
6.5 / 10
Nomën Ipsa Review
Every Boss Is the Whole Game Nomën Ipsa doesn't hide what it's about. It's a free-to-play, Early Access action RPG rendered in chunky retro pixel art, and its entire de
6.8 / 10
Nova Patria Review
Rome Never Fell, And Someone Finally Built A Colony Sim About It Nova Patria released on Steam on May 14, 2026 from small developer Sower Interactive, and it opens with a premise u
8.5 / 10
Noxcode Review
Wake Up, Keep Moving, Don't Overthink It Noxcode is a solo-developer movement game with a premise so minimal it barely needs a story: wake up at the bottom of a procedurally ge
6 / 10
Old Market Restored Review
A Tidying Spin-Off From the Old Market Simulator Team Old Market Restored launched September 16, 2026 from Alcedo Games, published alongside Gamersky Games, taking the shelves and
6 / 10
Out of Range Review
A Free, Fifteen-Minute Student Project With No Padding Out of Range is a free twin-stick arena shooter released on September 14, 2026 by Yoho Games, and its own store page is refre
6 / 10
Out of Water Review
A Germanic Village, a Long Winter, and Something Wrong in the Woods Out of Water opens gently: Watarholt, a northern Germanic village, is finishing its harvest and settling in for
7.8 / 10
Papabile Review
Rome, 1492: The Holy Father Is Dead, and So Is Your Chance at Mercy Papabile drops you into the papal conclave of 1492 as one of five papabili — candidates for the papacy — locked
7.3 / 10
PartyScape Chronicles Review
An Idle RuneScape, Except Everyone Else Is Logged In Too PartyScape Chronicles wears its inspiration on its sleeve. It's a free idle RPG that borrows its skill names, its numbe
7.3 / 10
Paver: Tidy Up Together Review
The Third Sorting Game From The Same Team, Now With Pavers Paver: Tidy Up Together is a $4.99 first-person organizing game from developer and publisher Games Together, released on
6 / 10
Pegs X Stickers Review
Balatro Meets Peggle, And Everyone Noticed Pegs X Stickers, released August 14, 2026 from Mister Morris Games and Tyler Ray Games, wears its influences on its sleeve: launch a ball
7.5 / 10
Penance Review
A Rhythm-Driven Pilgrimage Through Guilt and Faith Penance casts you as Elías, a monk sent on a pilgrimage to uncover the truth behind his mentor Severinus's death, purifying f
6.5 / 10
Peregrino Review
A Cursed Forest Wrapped in Gorgeous Dread Peregrino sends a lone pilgrim into a cursed, isometric forest by day, hunting resources and dangerous creatures, before retreating to man
5.5 / 10
Pigeon Valera Review
A Pigeon, a Slingshot, and Absolutely No Ambition Beyond That Pigeon Valera doesn't pretend to be anything more than what its own store page calls it: "a pixel rooftop cou
4.5 / 10
Plum Road Tea Dream Review
An Autobiography Built Out of Seven Sanctuaries Plum Road Tea Dream is a semi-autobiographical walking sim from Samuel Baidoo, following S., a young queer game designer of color, a
7.5 / 10
Police Chief Simulator Review
From Empty Precinct to Working Police Station Police Chief Simulator drops the player into Winston Springs as a newly appointed Chief of Police, tasked with rebuilding a gutted cou
6.6 / 10
Poopy's Playland Review
Welcome To The Playland, Which Is Not At All A Reference To Anything Poopy's Playland released on Steam on September 18, 2026 from solo Windows developer EmilJoes Games, castin
5 / 10