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"House of Hell" is a survival horror game that traps players in a haunted mansion. Players must navigate through the mansion, solve puzzles, and avoid various monsters and supernatural beings to uncover the mansion's dark secrets and escape. With permadeath and limited resources, players must approach each playthrough strategically. The game features retro-style graphics and a chilling atmosphere, harkening back to classic horror games.

"The Forest of Doom" is a PC, Mac, and Linux game based on the classic tabletop RPG. As the player, you must find the missing pieces of the Hammer of Stonebridge to protect the villagers of Stonebridge from an ancient doom. With updated graphics and physics-based dice rolling, this game brings the original adventure to life with auto-mapping, auto-updated adventure sheets, and stat keeping. The game's standalone edition features a theme suited to the adventure and is also available as part of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook collection.

"Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders" is a critically acclaimed game with a captivating story, featuring the first female emperor of China, Wu Zetian. As investigating magistrate Di Renjie, players must solve a series of gruesome murders while navigating political intrigue and opposition. With praise for its beautiful pixel graphics, well-written dialogue, and cerebral gameplay, this game is a must-play for fans of murder mysteries.

"The Deed: Dynasty" is a stand-alone expansion that offers three new scenarios based on the original murder mystery concept found in "The Deed." Players will explore different eras, including a 15th century English castle and a wild west frontier saloon, with the goal of committing a murder and framing someone else for the crime. Every decision made can influence the outcome, leading to multiple endings.

"Yume Nikki: Dream Diary" is a modern indie title that reimagines the surreal world and characters of the cult classic RPG Maker game in 3D. With six expansive dreams to explore, players will experience gameplay evocative of recent indie classics as they delve into the dream world using items and abilities to uncover its mysteries. The game also features an updated version of the beloved minigame, NASU. 'ALL-NEW OLD' original character included.

Xenonauts is a single-player, turn-based strategy game set in a 1960s Earth defended against alien invasion. Players manage a military organization, completing ground missions with persistent soldiers and intercepting UFOs. With good game mechanics, graphics, and soundtrack, Xenonauts offers a wholesome and replayable experience, although some bugs and grinding may be present. Based on classic X-Com games, it aims to modernize and introduce the genre to new players.

Solar Settlers is a turn-based strategy game where you lead a group of settlers to colonize new planets. Manage resources, build structures, and make tactical decisions to overcome challenges and ensure the survival of your colony. With procedurally generated levels, each playthrough offers a unique experience in space exploration and colony building.

"Starcom: Nexus" is a single-player space exploration and combat game. You'll mine resources, build spaceships, and diplomacy with alien races while defending yourself from hostile forces. With a rich story and open-ended gameplay, your choices will determine the fate of the galaxy.

In "X-COM: Terror from the Deep," the alien invasion continues beneath the ocean's surface as dormant sea creatures awaken. As the leader of X-COM, you must utilize advanced undersea military technology and navigate multilevel tactical maps to defend Earth from this new aquatic threat. This sequel to "X-COM: UFO Defense" offers undersea geoscape mapping and rich graphics, immersing you in the battle for Earth's survival.

"Fabled Lands" is an interactive fiction game based on the classic gamebooks, set in a war-torn kingdom with a vast open world. Choose your path as an explorer, merchant, priest, or thief and undertake missions, join temples, or engage in court intrigues. With its non-linear gameplay, the choices you make will shape your journey in this epic adventure.