The Alters is an ambitious sci-fi tale that successfully marries several game genres with an interesting plot to deliver a standout experience unlike any other. Supporting all the exploration and base management is a beating emotional heart to this game that makes you eager to push forward and see what will happen next.
Pros

• Well-written, engaging story
• Blends multiple gameplay genres together near-seamlessly
• Satisfying base-building and management sim elements
• Narrative decisions carry real weight
• Genuinely funny and weird at times despite its serious core plot

Cons

• Combat gameplay is fairly basic
• Management sim gameplay might not be complex enough for hardcore survival lovers

The Alters

Adobe Flash was accessible to beginners and turned the web into an indie game publishing venue, but had severe performance and security problems and did not survive the 2010s. Flashpoint Archive is an online repository of the staggering number of games and animations that used to run in the browser—and otherwise require translation to other languages to run at all on contemporary operating systems. It's a revival of an earlier project, now handed over to new maintainers.

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A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

An upcoming indie game with a recently launched demo looks like a dystopian Zelda for pacifists, requiring players to beat nothing but their drum.

Gameplay-wise, Ancestral Harvest promises a mixture of exploration, environmental puzzles, and combat—a formula that might appeal to The Legend of Zelda fans. One of its distinct twists lies in its pacifist approach to combat, as the shaman protagonist is primarily beating his drum instead of enemies, creating rhythms that heal rather than kill. Gameplay footage on Ancestral Harvest's Steam page suggests there may be minor exceptions to this philosophy, including a scene where the shaman drops a large boulder on an enemy—though the act is clearly portrayed as non-lethal.

Once you're done playing the demo for Loot Of Baal, you'll be able to play the full game as it will be released on Steam tomorrow

Little Nightmares I - “The Pioneer”
In Little Nightmares, help Six escape The Maw, a vast, mysterious vessel inhabited by corrupted souls looking for their next meal!
Go beyond Six story and dive deeper into The Maw with the additional story included in the “Secrets of the Maw” downloadable content.

Little Nightmares II - “The Perfect Sequel”
The distant humming transition of Little Nightmares II is calling. Together with Six, help Mono discover the dark secrets of The Signal Tower and avoid the terrible Residents of this world.

KEY FEATURES

EMBARK ON AN AWARD-WINNING ADVENTURE
Enjoy an unsettling adventure that you will never forget. Outsmart the Residents, explore twisted areas and try to escape the nightmare. From the Maw to the Pale City, stay on lookout for the wicked souls who hunt you while you try to make sense of this world.

REKINDLE YOUR CHILDHOOD WIT
Reconnect with your inner child and stay out of harm’s way. Each room is a cell, each Resident a threat, and both are puzzles to untangle. Hide and sneak from danger and climb for safety to escape the chasing monsters or grasp your courage and nearby tools to fend off your tormenters.

A UNIQUE AESTHETIC
TARSIERS Studios have created an immersive world of great subtlety and outstanding sound design. Navigate through detailed landscapes, disturbingly familiar places, and beautifully rendered scenery.
The soundtrack ranges from quiet ambient pieces during the exploration sequences to industrial, chaotic and nightmarish compositions during intense chases. The result is surreal and ethereal while remaining familiar – like the visual universe of Little Nightmares.

In a silent world where music is outlawed, play as a singer to shatter the strings of fate and sing the melody of freedom in this unforgiving Turn Based Rhythm JRPG.

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A dystopian document thriller.
The award-winning, critically-acclaimed border inspector game.

The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.

Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia. Among the throngs of immigrants and visitors looking for work are hidden smugglers, spies, and terrorists.

Using only the documents provided by travelers and the Ministry of Admission's primitive inspect, search, and fingerprint systems you must decide who can enter Arstotzka and who will be turned away or arrested.

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Backpack Battles is an auto-battling RPG all about laying out your inventory as optimally as possible. Swords, shields, snacks, healing herbs - they all need a spot in your bag, and where you place them will impact their effects.

Backpack Battles

Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

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Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.

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Steam's 2-hour refund policy has been not good for indie game sales.

The jury selections for the 2025 Tribeca Festival Awards have been revealed, and the indie climbing game Cairn won this year's Games Award

There's heaps of great Steam Next Fest demos to play, and one weekend before it's all over.

20 Steam Demos

13 Steam Demos

New Life, New City, Same Demons.

Escaping a troubled past, you have finally found some solace with a new life, in a new city. This comfort is shattered when a call from an old friend drags you back into a world that you had tried to leave behind. Amidst sinister corporate entities, dark conspiracies and clashing titans of industry, you find yourself centre stage in a plan of vengeance decades in the making. The promises of the future have been broken, humanity remains rooted in darkness. Yet all it takes is one spark, and you can change everything.

Can you live on a planet that is devoid of life? You'll get the chance when CritterGarden is released on PC via Steam next week

"Basketball GM" simulates the role of basketball general manager and has gained prominence as an indie gaming success story after a real-life trade.

Basketball GM

The world of indie games is filled with games with inspiring visuals. One such game is Planet of Lana. This sci-fi adventure from Wishfully marries a simple yet beautiful aesthetic, a thought-provoking soundtrack, and puzzle-solving gameplay to deliver a memorable indie experience. The game has now recorded a massive 75% price cut on Steam.

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A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

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Grind on bendy straws, kickflip over staplers, and carve killer lines through cardboard and sticky tape parks. Above all else, skate birds try their best!

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