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Indie and mid-tier games we cover. Find the latest guides, reviews, and news.

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Windrose

Survival

A co-op pirate survival game set in a procedurally generated archipelago. Up to 4 players crew a shared ship, explore biomes, complete faction Journal quests, and climb a gear tier progression from Stone to Steel. Enemy kills give zero XP: all progression comes from quests and full POI clears.

Kraken Express·2026
33 articles
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A third-person co-op extraction shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by robotic drones called ARC. Teams of 1-3 drop into large maps to scavenge gear, fight AI enemies, and extract alive. From the studio behind The Finals.

Embark Studios·2026
24 articles
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Subnautica 2

Survival

The co-op successor to the acclaimed underwater survival game. Up to 4 players explore an alien ocean world, manage oxygen, construct underwater bases, and survive encounters with massive leviathan-class creatures. New DNA modification system lets players splice alien traits for survival advantages.

Unknown Worlds Entertainment·2026
24 articles
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Kristala

Action RPG

A dark-fantasy souls-like with six distinct clans, each tied to a school of magic. Players deflect attacks to build mana, then unleash clan-specific spells. Six playthroughs needed to experience every clan questline.

Astral Clocktower Studios·2026
17 articles
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All Hail the Orb

Clicker

A pixel-art clicker about summoning cultists, exploring a procedurally generated dungeon, and worshipping an enigmatic orb. Short and intentionally contained at 2-3 hours with multiple endings and a 90%+ positive Steam rating. Priced at $6.99.

LeGingerDev·2026
17 articles

Romestead

Survival

A survival city-builder where players grow a Roman settlement across four biomes, balancing a god-worship system, resource economy, and building layout while defending against night raids. Supports up to 8-player co-op.

Beartwigs·2026
17 articles

Legionbound

Roguelike

An autobattler roguelite with 50 heroes across 30 classes. Players build rows of pixel-art heroes, stack synergy bonuses between classes, and push through procedurally generated runs. Ascension mechanics add meta-progression that carries between sessions.

Spicy Garlic Games·2026
16 articles

DRG: Rogue Core

Roguelike

A standalone roguelite spin-off from Deep Rock Galactic. Solo or co-op runs through procedurally generated caves using the four original DRG classes: Scout, Engineer, Driller, and Gunner. Each run upgrades a shared cross-run meta-progression tree.

Ghost Ship Games·2026
13 articles

Rune Dice

Roguelike

A physics-based dice roguelike where combat resolves through actual dice throws rather than scripted rolls, across 8 unlockable classes with a relic-driven build system and New Game Plus.

Smart Raven Studio·2026
13 articles

Fatekeeper

Action RPG

A deck-and-skill-tree roguelike with five distinct archetypes and ring-branching skill progression, notably priced low for an Early Access title backed by a publisher the size of THQ Nordic.

Paraglacial·2026
12 articles

Sunderfolk

Strategy

A tactical co-op RPG with 7 classes built around board-game-style card play, playable via a companion app for local or online multiplayer groups.

Secret Door·2026
11 articles

Outbound

Survival

A co-op survival game centered on customizing and driving a van across biomes, balancing solar, wind, and water energy systems alongside base logistics with a small crew.

Square Glade Games·2026
11 articles

Lost Castle 2

Roguelike

An action roguelite sequel with six weapon categories, a Third Layer Inscription and Resonance build system, and 12 tracked bosses across escalating difficulty tiers.

Hunter Studio·2026
10 articles

Die in the Dungeon

Roguelike

A dice-builder roguelite where players construct a custom set of dice as their core build, unlocking relics and characters across procedurally generated floors.

ATICO·2026
10 articles

Farever

Action RPG

A co-op dungeon crawler with four classes, gear-and-loot progression, and a support-class advantage system across procedurally generated dungeon floors.

Shiro Games·2026
10 articles

Far Far West

Roguelike

A co-op FPS roguelite built by an eight-person team, blending spell-based elemental builds (fire, electric, voodoo) with weird-west boss encounters.

Evil Raptor·2026
10 articles
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Pratfall

Roguelike

A physics-based co-op roguelike for 1-4 players set across procedurally generated cave biomes. Players tumble through Dirt, Ice, and Lava Caves searching for a lost dog, with destructible terrain, proximity voice chat, and 80+ cosmetics. Launched April 20, 2026 with a 95% positive Steam rating.

Quad Head·2026
9 articles

Dave the Diver

Sandbox

A genre-blending hit combining top-down spearfishing and diving action by day with restaurant management at Bancho Sushi by night, expanded in June 2026 by the "In the Jungle" content pack adding a new jungle biome, staff roster, and villager system.

MINTROCKET·2026
9 articles

Dark Scrolls

Roguelike

A co-op roguelike from Doinksoft (Gunbrella, Skul) with a unique ghost-revival system, an unlockable hero roster, and floor-based dungeon progression, published by Devolver Digital.

Doinksoft·2026
8 articles

Rift Wizard 3

Roguelike

The third entry in a solo-developed turn-based wizard roguelike series, built around deep spell-combination systems and late-game synergy building across escalating rifts.

Dylan White·2026
8 articles

Paralives

Sandbox

A life simulation game built as an independent alternative to The Sims, covering house-building, town-level social mechanics, and character-driven storytelling, now in Early Access after years of community-funded development.

Paralives Studio·2026
8 articles

Black Jacket

Roguelike

A blackjack-based roguelite with 21 story "Journeys," a suit-based deckbuilding system, boss encounters, and a soul-coin economy layered over traditional blackjack mechanics.

Mi'pu'mi Games·2026
7 articles

Voidling Bound

Roguelike

A roguelite shooter built around monster-taming and gene-splicing mechanics, letting players combine creature traits into custom builds across procedurally generated runs.

Hatchery Games·2026
7 articles

Prime Monster

Roguelike

A deckbuilding roguelite with monster-collection elements, where players assemble card-based teams and battle through escalating encounters with a tier-ranked character roster.

Cavalier Game Studios·2026
7 articles

Gambonanza

Roguelike

A gambling-and-chess-inspired roguelike where players stake resources on chance-based "gambits" across escalating boss stages, drawing frequent comparisons to Balatro.

Blukulélé·2026
7 articles

shapez 2

Strategy

A factory-automation puzzle game about building shape-processing production lines, expanding the original shapez with a 3D Manufacture Mode and full Steam Workshop support at its April 2026 1.0 launch.

tobspr Games·2026
7 articles

33 Immortals

Action RPG

A 32-player co-op action RPG from Thunder Lotus (Spiritfarer, Sundered) set in a Dante's Inferno-inspired underworld, with character builds and progression unlocks shared across massive-scale PvE encounters.

Thunder Lotus Games·2026
6 articles
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Crimson Desert

Action RPG

An open-world action RPG from the studio behind Black Desert Online. Players control Macduff, a mercenary navigating political conflict in a fantasy continent. Features a blend of narrative-driven combat, open-world exploration, and large-scale siege battles.

Pearl Abyss·2025
5 articles
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Road to Vostok

Survival

A solo-developed survival FPS set in the Finnish-Russian border zone. Players scavenge, craft, and extract through a harsh open world with realistic gunplay and no hand-holding. Built entirely by one developer over several years.

Antti Villanen·2024
2 articles