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____________________________________________________________________________________________ Chicken Coop Studios' Submission for the 2025 Boss Rush Jam:  A Game of Clock and Mouse !  A turn-based isometric strategy game where you play as a time travelling mouse fighting against monstrous, hybrid animal-machines.  Hop from tile to tile leveraging your stopwatch to sling and slam into enemies whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Game of Clock and Mouse.

Welcome to Gutfarm! The soil and climate here are perfect for growing crops, but every nightfall, monsters will surge in like a tidal wave... FarmingPlowing, sowing, watering... Dozens of crops await your discovery, each with a wildly imaginative mutated variety that brings unexpected surprises—or shocks! Tower DefenseMonsters are swarming in like tides—defend yourself with your plants! How wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gutfarm.

Woodland Rebels is a survival game with town management elements. Choose your animal species and influence the fate of the woodland. Assign roles to villagers, recruit a gang of rebels to fight at your side, and face many dangers, such as humans, bugs, ghosts, hunger, and natural disasters. Deep in the woods, a mysterious energy is turning some wild animals into villager form. This gives them… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Woodland Rebels.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

72% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

Uncover a long forgotten garden, and help it grow anew to attract vegetable inhabitants and curious animal travelers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Garden Path.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Primage – a unique blend of survival, RPG, and strategic managementExplore a procedurally generated world set in the Stone Age. Develop your settlement, craft tools, fight for survival, and shape your character in a world full of challenges.Game World– Infinite, procedurally generated terrain with diverse biomes: forests, swamps, deserts, mountains, caves, and water areas – Dynamic day and night… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primage.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

84% User Score Based on 38 reviews

You had plans for a cozy Autumn potluck until a storm destroyed your one place to gather! Find your friends in the aftermath so that you might get everyone together once again. Gather resources using different tools and chat with your friends to get gameplay hints in this cozy 2D life sim. Do it right and you'll be throwing your seasonal dinner party in no time! Explore the world Find your frien… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autumn's Bounty.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

FARM THE UNTHINKABLEIn this robo-apocalypse, you don't grow food—you grow technology to survive. Plant Mechanical Marvels: Sow seeds that sprout into gears, wooden planks, and glowing bulbs. Watch them bloom in satisfying animations! Mutate for Power: Research crop mutations—turn a basic battery plant into a high-capacity energy source. Automate & Craft: Harvest resources, synthesize t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robert on Earth.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

Unearth the past to protect the future. In Wildmender, you face the challenge of restoring the environment. Explore the landscape, revive withering plant life, cultivate your garden, and build a better world alone or with friends in 4-player online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildmender.

Game created for Trnava Game Jam 2022 WHAT IS NEW IN THIS ENGLISH VERSION? English translation Game more balanced Queen is more harder Queen move away when is stuck The preparation time is shorter because it was too long before Bug fixes ABOUT ,,The next generation", this was the theme for GameJam. We are the only ones which are responsible for how the next generation will live. That is why i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Generation | 48h GameJam game EN.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

60% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Plow, plant, water, and harvest as you build your ancient Egyptian farm from the ground up. Begin with nothing and unlock workshops, production buildings, and temples through your own hard work. Start From Nothing in Ancient Egypt Ancient Farm Simulator is a hands-on farming simulator set in ancient Egypt. You start with empty land and basic tools, with no automation or shortcuts. Every field, bui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Farm.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

92% User Score Based on 48 reviews

You're so addicted to the brand new farm game that's just been released that you decide to go on an adventure, just like the hero of your favorite video game. After buying an island to build your farm, you're ready to live a new life and face all the challenges that will come your way to make a living from your crops. As the only inhabitant of your island, you'll have to use a delivery service … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunrise's Order.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Super Markup Man is the ultimate fun way to practice web development and learn the basics of HTML and CSS. No coding skills needed! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Markup Man.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

69% User Score Based on 127 reviews

An action-farming-roguelite, full of whimsical flora and mischievous creatures that really want to ruin your dark and mysterious plans of… Going vegan! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voltaire The Vegan Vampire.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 718 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

A first-person game in which after starving to death, the player wakes up in the Void, a dying land housing numerous Sisters and long-absent Brothers, all of whom subsist on Color, the essence of life in the Void. With the player's arrival, a resurgence of Color is observed in the Void, prompting the Brothers to return and subject the player to various trials so that he may also become a Brother b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

93% User Score Based on 4,344 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

You own the last farm in the post-apocalypse wasteland, inherited from your late grandfather’s will mere moments before the surrounding countryside gets vaporized in a nuclear blast. Now as the only source of food for the local town, and constantly under threat from the local mutant wildlife, you do as any self-respecting farmer would: Farm. Marry. Kill. Atomicrops is an action roguelite farmin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomicrops.

Another life, another Superexpress baby courier! --- Hello there!  This is... my first jam after ugh... LOTS of years? It was quite an archivement accomplishing this one while at the same time dealing with that thing called life and so. But I don't want to make you bored explaining those things and let me present my humble game for LeebleJam8 - Topic: Another life . (Remember to also play the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STORK-istics.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

A game about collecting bath water in a post-apocalyptic world where water is precious. Approx. 5 minutes of playtime with 4 different endings. I fixed the problem with launching in the itch.io app(2025/09/04). New store page now live Please add it to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3596670/ Released mobile games App Sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOCHI-O.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 2,154 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 33 reviews

Spoiled harvest goddess Sakuna finds herself banished from her opulent celestial home to an island overrun with demons. In the untamed wilderness, she must rediscover her birthright as the daughter of a warrior god and harvest goddess by weathering the elements, fighting monsters, and cultivating rice, the source of her power. By her side in this forbidding place is her guardian Tama and a group o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization

70% User Score Based on 121 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Fear Equation is a turn-based horror strategy game where you play the engineer of a modified freight train, built to protect its occupants from a deadly fog that brings their nightmares to life. Survival depends on analysing passengers' dreams, crafting defenses, upgrading, scavenging and resource management. As the Engineer, you'll need to rescue survivors, analyse their dreams and build defense… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Equation.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

64% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Enter a beautiful world and seek it's treasures. Gather resources, hunt to get food and suppplies to survive. Explore new locations, more resources and maybe more danger. Play alone or with friends, you decide how you want to live. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving West.

GeneBloom is a charming genetic greenhouse management sim where every plant tells a story through its genes. Breed flowers from sprout to showpieceGrow and breed flowers with unique traits like vigor, complexity, color, and rare mutations. Master the art of selective breeding to create stunning, high-value specimens, and watch each one bloom through every stage. Each generation brings new possibi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GeneBloom.

On the eve of Halloween, Lil Ghostie is hard at work on his pumpkin patch. But this isn’t your normal pumpkin patch, no, this is a magical pumpkin patch. With help from Mayor Macabre, Lil Ghostie is sure to have enough pumpkins in time for this year’s Halloween Festival! This cute, cozy farming sim is the perfect game to play this Halloween. Whether you want to collect every pumpkin, want to leav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hallowed Garden.

Realms of Fantasia v0.01 - free version for all Realms of Fantasia is an RPG in development that has additional adult elements. As an inexperienced villager, you will get a chance to explore the Realms of Fantasia! Meet strange characters, different races, dangerous monsters, and beautiful maidens! Learn, grow, fight and seduce to survive in this harsh land! The adult elements can be locked with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realms Of Fantasia.

Magiterra is a farming simulator game with RTS controls. With a little bit of added fantasy elements, create your crop fields, produce hundreds of resources, fulfill many different missions, help your kingdom prosper and live in wealth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAGITERRA.

If the game has piqued your interest, please don't hesitate to try the demo. You can also access the demo on Steam. You can take a look at our game's Steam page below and make me very happy by adding FarmTech to your WISHLIST. Thank you for your support Steam  https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361500/FarmTech/ FARMTECH In this world taken over by aliens, you have been given a special mis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FarmTech.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Explore, build, and battle your way through a magical hand-drawn worldIn Gombo, you’ll dive into a vibrant adventure where survival, creativity, and action go hand in hand. Whether venturing out solo or teaming up in seamless peer-to-peer two-player co-op, you’ll uncover a world full of mystery, danger, and charm. Are you afraid of the night?While the world appears to be friendly and b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gombo.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

FOLLOW US About the GameThis might just be the most delicious, wackiest, and most addictive tower defense game ever made! ​​The story begins at a mysterious BBQ stallYou have been chosen as the new Grillmaster! Your foes are not scary monsters, but a cheeky horde of mice drawn by the smell of your skewers. Their goal is to nibble everything in sight. Your mission is to protect the grill and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skewer Squad.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Night Slashers is a pulse-pounding, horror-themed beat 'em up game, in a nightmarish world filled with bloodthirsty creatures and unspeakable horrors. Prepare to step into the shoes of the unlikely heroes, as they battle hordes of supernatural foes and terrifying monsters. In Night Slashers, you're not just fighting for survival: you're battling to save the world from a supernatural apocalypse. J… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Slashers: Remake.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

55% User Score Based on 67 reviews

Sylvie is a young witch, banished from home for her magic. A mysterious letter brings her to Mur Mur Town, an abandoned, spooky place where a bountiful life awaits her! Grow magical crops, unlock the mysteries of Mutter Island, and build a new home for an aspiring witch and her friends! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critter Crops.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,731 reviews

This free version includes a limited number of quests and a limited area of the full version of the game "Ale & Tale Tavern". You are in for a stunning mix of genres: a coop first-person fantasy tavern simulator in an open world, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play solo or with friends and feed the entire world! The game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

70% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Rosewall’s strength has always come from its people. Who better to run a city than the people who built and live in it? As a new face in town, you’ll have to find your own path while confronting the costs, hidden and real, of doing things the old way. Single-player, story-driven experience set in a fantasy world where weapons and war are a thing of the past. Your own shop with views of your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merchants of Rosewall.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

78% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Alchemy of the Earth is set in an open world dreamscape where herbalism and alchemy are your only tools of survival. Gather ingredients, brew potions and poultices, find loot to survive the harsh nights and uncover the secrets of the island’s creator. Find your way through the Veil: Explore a large hand-crafted world with distinct environments and sweeping vistas. Traverse ruined settlements and o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemy of the Earth.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 7,402 reviews

A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty's Retirement.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

87% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Sky Harvest is a cozy farming and life-sim adventure among the clouds. Grow crops, explore sky islands, and build your dream home in a peaceful world above the clouds. A cozy life-sim adventure set in a breathtaking world of floating islands. Grow, explore, and connect with nature and its people as you shape your new home in the skies. Take to the skies aboard your trusty airship. Discover hid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky Harvest.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

85% User Score Based on 190 reviews

TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer is a game about a merchant who rides around in his horse-drawn (or bear-drawn) cart. Starting his journey in his home village of Grampstead, the Tradesman heads off to the other towns and villages of the world. Stock up on marine morsels in Fishpool, quench your thirst at Grubgrog Village's renowned tavern, sell basic necessities in Hoboken, and trample the dirt in Normin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

89% User Score Based on 1,947 reviews

Survive the zombie apocalypse and make humanity's last stand in this three-game legacy bundle, revamped for modern hardware. Explore, build, and survive for as long as you can in The Last Stand, The Last Stand 2, and The Last Stand: Union City. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Stand Legacy Collection.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

74% User Score Based on 977 reviews

Way over in the big void of space live some aliens. They coveted your planet and would do anything to live there. So what's your planet to do? Yeah, blast through them all! Face off against waves of enemies, bosses, giant laser planets, blackholes, wormholes, massive lasers, planets and asteroids across 12 game modes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Really Big Sky.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

89% User Score Based on 72 reviews

JOIN THE COMMUNITY About the GameNote: 3-4 player co-op mode is still experimental. A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. The story begins with nothing more than a few colonists and limited resources in an unknown world. BUILD YOUR COLONY With the right materials, you can build multi-story buildings, as well as a base that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AColony.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

78% User Score Based on 970 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 18 reviews

Kitaria Fables is a charming action-adventure RPG with farming and crafting! Armed with many weapons and a spellbook, battle a perilous rising darkness. Reveal regions, relics and resources, farm and grow provisions, and complete quests solo or in co-op mode! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitaria Fables.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Tribute to the arcades of the 80s, to games like Pacman or Battle City. Individual and cooperative game. Keyboard and Gamepad. Retro, difficult and very funny. * 1 or 2 players. * Retro arcade style. * Compatible with keyboard and Xbox controller. * 30 phases * 30 different enemies and traps. * Steam achievements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XEYYEX.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 2,249 reviews

You’re all alone on the roof in a sunken city on the ruins of civilization. But who said that the post apocalypse has got to be dire? Build your place, create new gadgets from scrapped devices, cook, fish and farm, explore the surroundings...or just chill with a great view! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I am Future.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

65% User Score Based on 52 reviews

This is a survival game. After the coronation, human beings had to move into the underground. Fifty years later, some people thought the disaster was over and organized a survival competition on the surface. Some brave people took part in the competition . You are one of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rule of Land: Pioneers.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

70% User Score Based on 374 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Scrapnaut is a top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrapnaut.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

76% User Score Based on 940 reviews

Welcome to The Hollow, a blighted and dying place, and home to the Drakes.Drakes are the friendly vegetable folk native to these parts, and they need your help. They’re hungry, thirsty, and need a place to sleep. They can - quite literally - die of boredom. It’s on you to save them. Build gardens to provide them with food, wells for water, and yoga balls and puppet shows to keep them entertained. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drake Hollow.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

88% User Score Based on 878 reviews

Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones. Collect treasure along the way to build up your arsenal and pay for new towers – countless waves of monsters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

69% User Score Based on 460 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 3 reviews

Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gleaner Heights.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 759 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Welcome to Soup Co., Astroworker! As an integral part of the Soup Co. family, your mission is to explore the remote planets in search of tasty ingredients to make the galaxies most delicious soups and then rocket them into the gullets of our hungry customers. But this isn't your typical soup kitchen - Astroworkers must battle against the planet's elements, alien plants and animals, and dastardly r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy.

Build a flourishing kingdom, equip powerful armors and improve your character! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom vs Zombies.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

40% User Score Based on 25 reviews

A very simple but exciting game that you can play while talking on the phone with a friend or at a meeting, helps you concentrate. And also a very powerful tool for developing memory and attention. --- Does not depend on donations! --- No dropped items! --- No achievements to complete! (only one when starting and closing the game for the first time) --- Completely free! --- Everything is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Watermelon.

‍♂️ Dreaming Zed World When the world ends, will you still dream — or just survive? Overview Dreaming Zed World is a single-player survival simulation set in a decaying post-apocalyptic landscape. You manage your health, base, survivors, and dwindling resources as days tick by and the infected world grows more hostile. Every decision — to scavenge one more house, repair your car, or tend y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreaming Zed World.