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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…

Game: Heave Ho 2 Developer: Le Cartel Studio Publisher: Devolver Digital Genre: Co-Op Physics Puzzle Party Game Platform: PC (Steam) Players: 2–4 · local & online Solo Mode: None Length: ~5+ hrs Reviewed On: PC Casual 4 Player Local Party Game Family Friendly Physics Cartoony 2D Platformer 2D Cute Funny Controller Action Online Co-Op Colorful Comedy Co-op Local Co-Op Local Multiplayer Multiplayer Indie Players2–4 Online Co-OpNew Solo ModeRemoved Versus ModeIncluded ⚠️ There Is No Solo Mode. At All. This is the single most important thing to know before buying. Heave Ho 2 has no single-player option — it’s been removed…

Game: Duskfade Developer: Weird Beluga Publisher: Fireshine Games Genre: 3D Action Platformer Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $29.99 Length: 10–15 hrs · ~20 to 100% Steam Deck: Verified Reviewed On: PC Action-Adventure 3D Platformer Action Exploration Souls-like Hack and Slash Collectathon Combat Colorful Cartoony Story Rich Emotional Platformer 3D Third Person Controller Family Friendly Atmospheric Adventure Singleplayer OpenCritic80 — Strong SteamVery Positive Length10–15 Hrs Steam DeckVerified ⚠️ Before You Buy: There Is No Keybind Remapping This is the most consistently raised issue across every player we’ve seen, and for some it’s a dealbreaker. You cannot rebind controls on keyboard and mouse.…

Game: Doloc Town Developer: RedSaw Games Studio Publisher: Logoi Games · Pathea Games Genre: Side-Scrolling Farming Sim · Platformer Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $19.99 Length: 30+ hrs core, 100+ hrs total Steam Deck: Playable Reviewed On: PC Farming Sim Pixel Graphics Platformer Cozy Post-apocalyptic Farming Adventure Casual Relaxing Exploration Simulation Building Crafting Fishing Cooking Female Protagonist RPG Combat Side Scroller Singleplayer Metacritic79 SteamOverwhelmingly Positive Core Length30+ Hrs Price$19.99 💰 The Content-to-Price Ratio Is Absurd 30+ hours of core gameplay and 100+ hours of additional content for $19.99. One of our reviewers said their biggest concern with the game was that…