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Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator where you scavenge the wasteland for resources and complete missions to expand your trading empire. Recruit a unique team of adventurers, establish trade routes, and upgrade your truck to explore and dominate the Dustlands. Manage resources and fight off dangers to transform your city into the region’s capital.

Space Wreck is a single-player top-down shooter game set in a sci-fi universe. As a lone space pilot, you must navigate through dangerous sectors of space, fighting off alien threats, completing missions, and upgrading your ship to survive. The game offers a rich, immersive storyline, challenging combat mechanics, and a randomly generated galaxy for endless replayability.

Moonring is a retro-inspired open-world, turn-based, tile RPG in the style of the old Ultima games, but created with modern design sensibilities, and a unique neon aesthetic. The world is fixed,...

Encased is a single-player, science fiction RPG with a wonderful story, phenomenal gameplay, and sensational visuals. Set in a dystopian world, you'll fight enemies, explore the wasteland, and level up your character. With various factions, crafting, combat, and negotiation, you'll need wits and skills to survive in this rich, dangerous open world. Despite some bugs, its dense atmosphere and excellent replayability make for a hilarious and immersive experience.

"Loop Hero" is an updated alpha demo of the Ludum Dare project, where players build their camp and go on expeditions to battle enemies and collect resources. The game features new buildings, lands, enemies, music, and balancing adjustments. Players can also build their camp outside of expeditions and access hints, descriptions, and a mobile interface.

Keep Driving is a management RPG featuring a procedurally generated pixel art open world where you embark on a road trip across the country. Customize and repair your car, pick up hitchhikers with unique stories, and tackle challenges using a turn-based ‘combat’ system. Multiple endings and varied routes offer replayability and a relaxed, immersive driving experience.

"Kingsway is a single-player fantasy RPG with a unique twist: it's set in a mock operating system, where pop-ups are enemies, quests are emails, and items are organized in file folders. The world is randomly generated, and death is permanent. With various character types, plenty of humor, and lots of replayability, Kingsway offers a delightful experience and challenging gameplay."

In "Vagrus: The Riven Realms," you are a vagrus, leading a caravan across a dark fantasy world to survive and explore. With a focus on narrative and strategy, the game features a vast open world, unique locations, and various factions. Your goal is to punish the Empire for its wrongdoings while dealing with the perils of this strange realm. The Prologue is available for free on Steam, with about 3-5 hours of playtime.

"Icy" is a single-player Role Playing Game set in a post-apocalyptic Ice Age. As the leader of a nomad family, players must survive through decision-making and character development, while dealing with wildlife, loners, and miscreants. The game boasts an intriguing story, phenomenal gameplay, great visuals, and a dense atmosphere, creating a unique and immersive experience. For more information, check out "Dustgrave - A Sandbox RPG" on Steam.

In "Heart of the Machine," players control a powerful sentient Machine Intelligence in a turn-based sci-fi 4X RPG, with the ability to shape the world and story based on their choices. With various tools and objectives, players can decide the fate of humanity, ranging from benevolent leader to ruthless dictator, while managing resources and overcoming obstacles. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where players must make strategic decisions to achieve their goals.