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Game: Theropods Developer: Lost Token (3-person team) Publisher: Dionous Games · Gamersky Games Genre: Point & Click Adventure Platform: PC (Steam) Length: 2–2.5 hrs Text: None — entirely wordless Origin: 2015 Newgrounds Flash game Reviewed On: PC Adventure Point & Click Pixel Graphics Female Protagonist Dinosaurs Indie Singleplayer Puzzle 2D Colorful Retro Great Soundtrack Old School Sci-fi Story Rich Length2–2.5 Hrs WordsZero Team Size3 Devs Pixel HuntingNone ⚠️ The Art Style Is Lying to You This is the single most important thing to know before buying, and the cheerful pixel art actively works against it. Theropods is not a children’s…

Game: Repterra Developer: Chute Apps Publisher: MicroProse Software Genre: Base-Building Survival RTS Platform: PC · macOS (Steam) Price: $19.99 Status: 1.0 — out of Early Access Maps: Seven Steam Deck: Playable Real-Time with Pause Dinosaurs Base Building RTS Tower Defense City Builder Strategy PvE Resource Management Isometric Survival Building Singleplayer Colony Sim Survival Horror Grand Strategy Roguelike Outbreak Sim Indie Action RTS SteamVery Positive Price$19.99 Factions3 Dinos On Screen100,000+ ✅ This Is Now a Finished Game Our curator verdict was written during Early Access and noted that “early access roughness is occasionally noticeable.” Repterra reached 1.0 on August 20, after…

Game: Deadlock Station Developer: Luxorix Games (3-person team) Publisher: Self-published Genre: Tactical Roguelite · Indirect Control Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $9.99 Heroes: 10 (3 per run) Biomes: Four Reviewed On: PC Tactical RPG Real Time Tactics Roguelite Post-apocalyptic Pixel Graphics Real-Time with Pause Strategy RPG Roguelike Sci-fi Mystery Class-Based Grid-Based Movement Top-Down Lore-Rich Bullet Time Aliens Management Strategy Auto Battler Singleplayer Price$9.99 Heroes10 Squad Slots3 Team Size3 Devs ⚠️ Know This First: You Don’t Control Your Squad Directly Deadlock Station uses indirect control. Once a battle starts, your units move and act on their own — most of what decides…

Game: Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward Developer: Crimson Cloud Games (solo — Jean-Pierre Delport) Publisher: Self-published Genre: First-Person Psychological Horror Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $7.99 Engine: Unreal Engine 5.5.4 Combat: None Reviewed On: PC First-Person Horror Thriller Survival Horror Story Rich Exploration Adventure Action Psychological Horror Walking Simulator Immersive Sim Atmospheric Cinematic Supernatural Dark Demons Mystery Singleplayer Violent Gore Price$7.99 Team SizeSolo Dev CombatNone DemoAvailable ⚠️ Content Warning — Please Read Before Buying This game deals directly and unflinchingly with psychiatric abuse. Its content includes depictions of restraint, references to electroshock therapy, psychological trauma, and the treatment of…

Game: Twisted Tower Developer: Atmos Games (Thomas Brush) Publisher: 3D Realms Genre: First-Person Shooter · Horror Adventure Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $14.99 Length: 4–7 hrs Steam Deck: Verified Reviewed On: PC Shooter First-Person Horror Exploration FPS Immersive Sim Action-Adventure Singleplayer 3D Story Rich Action Stylized Atmospheric Emotional Adventure Dark Survival Horror 3D Platformer Platformer Indie DualShockers9 WayTooManyGames8.5 COG Connected8 SteamVery Positive 🎭 It’s More Thriller Than Horror Worth setting expectations. Despite the mascot-horror packaging, several players — including some who play horror games regularly — reported not being especially scared and described it as a well-paced thriller instead. That isn’t…

Game: Entropy Developer: Lovely Hellplace Publisher: DreadXP Genre: Tactical Turn-Based RPG Platform: PC (Steam) Status: Early Access — Act 1 of 3 Length: ~3–5 hrs currently Steam Deck: Verified Reviewed On: PC Early Access CRPG Dark Fantasy Dystopian Pixel Graphics Horror Colorful Turn-Based Tactics Tactical RPG Magic Loot Medieval Old School Post-apocalyptic Sci-fi RPG Story Rich Fantasy Turn-Based Combat Action RPG SteamPositive Act 1 Length~3–5 Hrs Party6 + 15 Reserve Steam DeckVerified ⚠️ Read This First: Only Act 1 Exists Entropy launched into Early Access with Act 1 of 3 playable — the Gloaming Isles, roughly a quarter of the…