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- 28upcoming games
- 3months, November 2026 to January 2027
- 48hsubmission review
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November 2026 16 games
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Message From Aliens
by Artless Games
Explore an alien logographic writing system with over 1,000 glyphs, from their number system to their culture and thought.
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BOOST VECTOR EX
by Blockage
RUN FAST. Faster than any other. Take control of a Vector Master and sprint in uncompromising pure parkour racing. Hone your style with responsive, flowing controls and break limits in the Premier Vector World Cup. The race, your friends, and victory beckon your arrival... Did I mention it was fast?
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Wilderdark
by Team Junkfish
Something dangerous is lurking in the wilderness. Wilderdark is a first-person survival horror game where you must navigate a strange island inhabited by ectoparasitic dinosaurs and organisms. You must remain vigilant to stealthily obtain evidence, samples, and craft items to survive.
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just volleyball
by temkosoft
just volleyball is an online and offline volleyball game with simple controls and deep player expression. take on others in anything from 1v1s & 2v2s to full team-based 6v6 matches. there's no right way to play, it's just volleyball!
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Meadgard
by Oddiko
A chaotic 1-4 player co-op adventure where you and your friends create the ultimate Viking tavern. Hunt mystical beasts by day, cook and serve rowdy patrons by night, and survive the wrath of Norse gods when the mead stops flowing.
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Vena
by loerting
An automation roguelike where a run fits in one session. Place hexagonal tiles to grow a production organism while the resource demands rise over time. Roll dice in the shop to buy more tiles, and pick perks that change the rules and try to completely break the economy.
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Castle Cab
by Royal Reign Studios Pty Ltd
Castle Cab is a hilariously chaotic action sandbox game that puts you in the horseshoes of a majestic, yet slightly unhinged, steed. Hitched to your trusty cart, you’ll gallop, drift, and crash your way through a bustling medieval world where rules are more of a suggestion.
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PLEASE CONFIRM THE DECEASED
by 3Cats Studio
Psychological horror at a morgue's night intake desk. Bodies arrive with paperwork that has to match the body. Weigh it, measure it, take its temperature, listen to its chest. Some still have a pulse. The rulebook gains a page every night, and some of what you sign in does not stay signed in.
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Anomaly Corp.
by ErradicusDev
A classic single-player horror game where you have nothing but a flashlight that slows your movement. Uncover fully voiced audio logs and multiple different endings while escaping from Amusden Corp's Complex.
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Crowns & Tiles
by Madeen Games OU
Crowns & Tiles is a cozy hex tile placement game where you shape a peaceful medieval kingdom, connect castles, forests, homes, and countryside, and grow your realm with every choice.
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Flick
by Inqdrop Studios
That feeling when you turn off the lights and run upstairs before something grabs you is now a game. A psychological horror experience where you must balance the light you need to progress with the terrifying nightmares it summons.
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Snotty's Sewer Reflushed
by Pinfall Games
Enter the sewer one more time! Snotty's Sewer Reflushed is the remastered indie horror where survival is key, and buttons must be pressed.
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Tiny Tycoons
by Shy Gekko
Build and decorate cozy little businesses for a community of hamsters. Design the layout, choose furniture and style, hire staff to keep things running, and unlock new shop types as you grow.
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Undervein
by Tanur Studios
Deep under the mountain there is a seam that never runs dry, a crew of dwarves who will mine it while you sleep, and a door covered in runes that nobody has opened. Click. Build. Descend. And be ready when the mountain's wrath wakes.
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Faultfinder
by Endpaper
She kept the machine that holds the city up for eleven years, and last night it killed her. You have her program and a recording of everything it did. Work back through it until you can point at the line that did it, then prove it. You never write any code, you only read hers.
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Reshine
by Quite OK Games
Gently restore old objects by cleaning away layers of dust, rust, and time. Reshine is a minimalistic, relaxing experience: use a range of tools to watch years of grime disappear before your eyes. No management, no pressure - just you and the satisfaction of bringing vintage treasures back to life.
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December 2026 7 games
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Silicone Heart
by Garden of Dreams
Build a self-sustaining cyber farm on a planet-sized junkyard. Grow biomechanical crops, automate production, repair discarded robots, and secretly reshape a mechanical society from the inside in this cozy farming and automation adventure.
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The Scarlet Thread
by ZeroTick Studio
A Victorian manor mystery in fine 1-bit ink, touched with scarlet. Read the accounts of different narrators, examine clothing and ledgers, and re-enact the night. Spotting lies is only part of the case: how much does an honest account really prove?
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Celestial Golf
by Jukebox Interactive
It’s 2D golf on an astronomical scale. Bite-sized missions will teach you the techniques of real space flight, without having to worry about fuel or crew. Precisely plan orbital trajectories over the moons of Mars, through the rings of Saturn, and boldly go where no golf ball has gone before.
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Fieldmade
by Andrew Brown, Andrew Noel
Everything in this world is something you drew. Sketch a hoe and till the soil with it. Sketch an axe, a watering can, a fishing rod... and they become real, working tools with real stats. You can draw literally anything you want.
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Aeterna Lucis
by Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Aeterna Lucis is our purest metroidvania yet and the sequel to Aeterna Noctis. Become the Queen of Light, explore a vast, hand-drawn interconnected world, awaken new powers and face epic bosses to stop the Supreme God Chaos.
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The Regreening
by Positive Impact Games
Restore a deserted world in a cozy soilpunk simulation. Grow plants, rebuild wildlife habitats, and revive entire ecosystems. Upcycle abandoned junk into tools and decorations, befriend ancient nature spirits, and hug ALL the animals as you transform a forgotten world into a thriving paradise.
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A Tale of Sand and Bone
by Talico
A Tale of Sand and Bone is a roguelike action platformer full of goofy characters and big bosses. Fight, dash and climb through an Egyptian fantasy world that changes every run.
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January 2027 5 games
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Raku
by Digitalkyoto
Set out on a pilgrimage for your ailing sibling in a gentle pixel-art adventure through Kyoto’s four seasons. Visit temples and shrines, enjoy traditional arts and cooking, and discover a dream world inhabited by yokai.
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Blood Covenant
by DelaJea Press, Inc.
A 1-4 player co-op horror job-sim. Your crew of hazmat cleaners works the night shift for a dispatcher who knows more than he lets on, scrubbing blood out of places nobody else will go. Something has moved in at every site, and you'll have to work out what it is before you pay the altar.
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DEATHMATE
by halftoasted
DEATHMATE is a chess-themed roguelike deckbuilder. Build an army of pieces, stack a deck full of moves, and battle your way across the depths of the Underworld.
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Midgardr
by Holy Radish
A board game where you play as a Duke sent to build and protect a village at the edge of the realm. Every choice you make will shape its future. But be aware: the board itself may not be all it seems... Will your village thrive or crumble beneath truths yet unknown? Are you really just... a Duke?
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Tall Tales Inn
by Auroso Games
A cosy idle inn that grows floor by floor up the side of your desktop. Your guests furnish their rooms from the storeroom you stock, set off on quests and come home with loot and tall tales.
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