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This game was created over a few days in July of 2022 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) July Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "stealth" and the creative theme was "critters"; I implemented the stealth prompt by allowing player pieces to color-shift and hide within their own color squares, and I implemented critters by reconsidering the word as a portmanteau of "critical hitters"… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critical Chess.

It's bedtime, and you have to go to sleep. Too bad your room is full of monsters. This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in August of 2020 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) August Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "horror" and the creative theme was "don't let it out" This game is still a work-in-progress; its play style was heavily inspired by the great … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lights Out.

This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in June of 2020 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) June Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "turn-based" and the creative theme was "alternate timeline" (although we all really know the creative theme was "Tea", and so we present to you our totally "turn-based" alterna-tea-time game. Enjoy! Player Input: Left Arrow Ke… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zippy's DeliverTea Service.

This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in July of 2020 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) July Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "music first" and the creative theme was "ghost notes"; we hope you enjoy our stage lighting game/toybox! The core of the game consists of three songs which total a little over 8 minutes;  the entire experience can be played thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Lights.

This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in August of 2020 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) August Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "horror" and the creative theme was "don't let it out"; I hope you enjoy, and keep your cool! The core of the game consists of six rooms which the character automatically moves through, keeping the entire experience to roughl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOUGH GUY TRYING NOT TO SCREAM IN A HAUNTED HOUSE.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

72% User Score Based on 275 reviews

Fans of challenging platformers will love this Steampunk remake of traditional runners! Guardians of Victoria features chase mechanics, upgrades, training, and 3 unique playable characters across Victoria's sky city, who's story will be changed forever! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guardians of Victoria.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Untangle thrilling mysteries by exploring the merciless and lawless Wild Western town of Brimstone. You and your friends need to collaborate, interrogate the town's residents and piece the clues together to solve the mystery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers in the West.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 386 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 6 reviews

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tiny Sticker Tale.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

93% User Score Based on 83 reviews

Find objects, decorate, and complete missions in this cozy hidden-object game where you can create your little paradises! See the world through the lens of aspiring photographer Laly alongside Coronya the Fairy, finding objects, decorating, and completing different missions to become the best photographer! Create little paradises and share them with your friends and fellow photographers from aro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden in my Paradise.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

65% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival base builder placed at the beginning of the next century. There is almost nothing left of the Old World. Overpopulation, environmental exploitation, and complete disregard for nature resulted in the depletion of drinkable water by 2040. It took less than 15 years after that for the complete annihilation of our civilization. But a few lucky souls survived the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeseek.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Buying also grants you a free steam key! A fast, casual haunted 4X game with asymmetric factions and roguelike elements. Enjoy brief, 30 minute skirmishes in a unique setting filled with strategic choices, or delve into a story-rich campaign with 5 different endings, all without the slow and tedious 'long wars' typical of the genre. Whether you're a Kingdom, Bandits, a Rat King, or a Dark Lord… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DR4X.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platonic.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

77% User Score Based on 266 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Last Will is a digital Escape Room experience, where the players need to infiltrate a grand old mansion, where it's deceased owner has filled it with cryptic riddles and weird puzzles, to keep away intruders. They need to work together, to solve the puzzles in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Will.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

87% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Play together as Lefty and Righty! In this playful and wholesome 2-player co-op adventure, all the plushies in the day-care have gone missing! You get to play as the hands of each kid searching for their furry friends in their own fantasy worlds. Can you find out who or what caused this strange event? Jump, Snip, Grab, Punch and High-Five your way through three worlds filled with puzzles, secret… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Hands on Deck.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

93% User Score Based on 230 reviews

Cat Burglar is a short, light-hearted, stealth, puzzle platformer with a pet charity awareness campaign. Help Kat find her way into the Dogo Corps base to discover Major Bulls' master plan. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Burglar: A Tail of Purrsuit.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

59% User Score Based on 262 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Hacktag is a fast-paced 2-player co-op stealth-game with an asymmetric gameplay. Play as the stealth-agent on the field or as the virtually-infiltrated Hacker and work together to carry out espionage missions where nothing goes as expected! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hacktag.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

67% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

Get ready to break some eggs in this frantic multiplayer party-game! Ponpu mixes classic gameplay with new crazy mechanics, all packaged in one of the coolest art-styles ever seen! As a herald of the almighty creator of the Universe – the Duck-God, battle it out with your siblings in an epic quest to save the world from destruction!  Once you’re done saving the world, engage in frantic multipla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ponpu.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

91% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

Growbot is a 2D point and click adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a beautiful biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens, you play as Nara, a growbot in training to become a captain. When your station home is attacked by rapidly growing crystals, it's down to you to save it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Growbot.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

66% User Score Based on 174 reviews

The Artifact is a sci-fi themed spin on the classic escape the room game. Players explore different locations, using 22nd century technology to crack codes and solving increasingly head scratching puzzles that will help decipher the mystery of the alien device, and perhaps what lies beyond... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artifact.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 166 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Beglitched is a game about insecurity, in our computers and ourselves. In a pastel world of networks where nobody truly knows what they’re doing, hacking is a magical art and the notorious Glitch Witch is the most premium archmagi of the net. Through what appears to be nothing more than random circumstance, YOU are her new apprentice. You must use your wits and cunning to unravel the mechanisms of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beglitched.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

49% User Score Based on 86 reviews

You wake up in your cryo-pod. Other crew members are dead. Something is wrong with the spaceship and if you don't use all your wits, you will not leave this place alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intrepid.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

63% User Score Based on 1,052 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

Lethis - Path of Progress is a city-builder in a victorian steampunk setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lethis: Path of Progress.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 451 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

A collection of short horror games by 12 different creators, all made in 10 days. Includes: Another Late Night (Secret Cow Level) Arcadletra (Vidas Games) Charlotte's Exile (John Szymanski) The Diving Bell (Bathysfear Games) Solipsis (Daniel Mullins Games) Squirrel Stapler (David Szymanski) Sucker for Love (Akabaka) The Thing in the Lake (Panstasz) To the End of Days (Scythe Dev Team) The Toy Sho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection 2.

AUGUST UPDATE:This is the August update as relates to the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) Summer Slow Jams. Previous months' updates remain below.The windows build has been updated!The game is currently played solely via mouse and left-click; with the exception of the following keys for basic system functions:F - Toggles between fullscreen and windowed.F1 - Forces a game reset.Esc - Quits the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Golf.

"you are Jimathon going to business, work, accomplishing. very relatable. promotion or fired? who knows!!!!!!!!!!???!!!!!!" Work! Enjoy A Day! Don't Talk To Me Until I've Had My Coffee!? All this and more when you help Jimathon Going To Business. Get dressed. Eat food. Accomplish. Have A Day! Controls are Plug and Play. Very Simple. My scroll wheel is stuck. Very trendy this Quarter, stocks are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jimathon Goes To Business.

You’re a cursed magician and you need to escape from the dungeon! You need to make a magical potion that will activate the portal to escape by adding all the ingredients and mixing them in the right order. Team members: Jasmin Liang Dean Yang Yeonseo Lee Yii Liu Presentation Credits Development process: We first started with a brainstorm discussion on the theme of our game. From there, we … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Potion.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

97% User Score Based on 1,150 reviews

You arrive in the lands of Glimmith, a kingdom above the clouds. Your newest benefactor has hired you, a famed stained glass artisan, to help him restore the area to its former glory. However, he has given you an unusual stipulation: use whatever colors you please, so long as you follow the rules! A cozy hamlet, an enchanted forest, and a forlorn castle await. Keep your eyes open for hidde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artisan of Glimmith.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

75% User Score Based on 169 reviews

Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game. Hoist the candelabra and, along with your friends, step into the darkened halls of the Hellfire Club. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eyes of Hellfire.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

88% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Garden.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Rune Seeker - Tactical Universe Rune Seeker is a strategy card game with a turn-based format. The Runes function solely as spell cards that utilize and manipulate the power of Units and Terrain. Each match's terrain is generated at random, ensuring that players rarely encounter the same field twice throughout their journeys. With the Rune set in hand, the player's main objective is to manipu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rune Seeker.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

84% User Score Based on 7,282 reviews

Spoiler Warning: This game contains major spoilers for The Witness. The game assumes that you have previously played and learned every mechanic (excluding the hidden ones) in The Witness. The 12th WitCup took place on May 14, 2022. The problem was given by @Leaving Leaves. The goal of the puzzle is to understand the structure of a seemingly complicated configuration of elements from The Witness, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WitCup 12.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 430 reviews

Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush game, set in an atmospheric Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested beasts. Explore a mysterious land alone or with a friend in 2-player local or online co-op. Uncover a story through unusual NPCs and cut down terrifying eldritch bosses, all in a painterly 2D style. Perennial Order is a love letter to games such as Hollow Knight, Titan Sou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perennial Order.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

78% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 2 reviews

Baladins is a choose-your-own-story multiplayer game (1-4 players online) inspired by Role-Playing Games. A whole campaign with friends, packed in 1-hour sessions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baladins.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

79% User Score Based on 355 reviews

Survive the Void and rule the seas! Lost in the Bermuda Void, a strange realm where the ocean is endless and islands fade in and out of existence, seemingly suspended in the time of Dread Pirates. Neither alive nor truly dead, they roam these waters in search of prey. Unless you want to be fodder left in the wake of their mighty ships, you'll have to craft a ship and take to the waves - then conqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Seas.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Spiral is a third-person narratively driven exploration game sharing a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration seen from the inside. It tells the story of Bernard, a man who wishes goodbye one last time to the memories that built him from his early childhood to who he is today. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiral.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

88% User Score Based on 380 reviews

Experience a fresh take on the classic crime-solving board game. Step into new mysteries and use your skills of deduction to find out who? With what weapon? Where? Join fellow detectives all over the world. Gather crucial evidence, interrogate suspects, and solve the original murder mystery.Follow your suspects through the iconic Tudor Mansion, unlocking their motives and alibis as you go. Play by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clue/Cluedo.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

87% User Score Based on 168 reviews

The glass sphere burst in the night of 1996. The world of distortion opened its gates and took away from you someone very important. However, in 2005, the past emerges again to hunt you once more. An atmospheric horror about love and time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Umfend.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 378 reviews

A walking simulator about dear memories, overcoming obstacles, and finding your path. Experience a story inspired by finno-karelian folklore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runo.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 510 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

TRAUMA tells a story of a young woman who survives a car accident. Recovering at the hospital, she has dreams that shed light on different aspects of her identity - such as the way she deals with the loss of her parents. TRAUMA lets you experience those dreams in an interactive way, reminiscent of Point-and-Click Adventure Games. It builds upon this established formula by introducing a gesture-ba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trauma.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 296 reviews

Tetrobot is the world's most popular and reliable robot, but he's not perfect. That's why I, Maya, have built him a microscopic little brother, Psychobot. Help me guide Psy through Tetrobot's cogs and circuits: by swallowing blocks of matter and spitting them out, we can repair anything. Learn how pipes, lasers, fans and other electronic devices work, learn how to alter the chemical properties of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tetrobot and Co..

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

80% User Score Based on 526 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A collection of short horror games by 10 different creators, all made in 7 days. Includes: Carthanc (Scythe Dev Team) Don't Go Out (Secret Cow Level) Hand of Doom (Torple Dook) Mr. Bucket Told Me To (Strange Scaffold) Outsider (Mahelyk) The Pay is Nice (Oddbreeze Games) The Pony Factory (David Szymanski) Rotgut (Snowrunner Productions) Shatter (Lovely Hellplace) SUMMER NIGHT (Airdorf) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

61% User Score Based on 860 reviews

Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toren.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

74% User Score Based on 330 reviews

ESCAPE WITH FRIENDSPlay alone or in a team of up to 6 players! Challenge yourself with the 60-min time limit, or take your time and play in Relax mode with unlimited time!FIND CLUES AND SECRETSInteract and examine with dozens of objects to uncover the secrets of the rooms. Chapter 1: The Mansion LabYou have been invited by Professor Cheshire and his assistant Hildegarde to try their new experiment… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Experiments: Escape Room.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

89% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Co-op or single player arcade game full of delightful music. Designed to bring casual and hardcore players together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QbQbQb.

12%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

12% User Score Based on 647 reviews

Godus Wars mixes tactical Real Time Strategy gameplay with the mechanics of the God-Game genre. It’s fun, it’s simple and it’s brutal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Godus Wars.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

83% User Score Based on 420 reviews

Who hasn't dreamt, at some point, of filling a pool full of jello and swimming in it? In some of us, that dream never died. Some of us kept dreaming: what if the whole street was jello? Or the continent? The world!? The Floor is Jelly posits a universe made of jello, made purely for one's own amusement. No longer need we look to our walls and our floors and sigh, "How solid! How sadly immalleable!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Floor is Jelly.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 262 reviews

You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game! Gameplay uses the first person perspective, your mission searching for items and solve puzzles in order to connect with the souls of those who died in the house and listen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Of Evil: The Tailor.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

83% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Take a deep dive into the magical undersea world of Atlantis Solitaire! Voyage across 400 (!) submarine levels and restore 10 breathtaking Aquascapes. Unlock 18 bonus solitaire variants and enjoy playing 100 levels of a fully featured Mahjong game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire Collector's Edition.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

86% User Score Based on 855 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Vestaria Saga is a classically styled Strategy RPG, where positioning, movement, and even weaponry, are paramount to success. Move your heavily armed units around a classic styled grid-based map and engage pirates, rebels, monsters, imperial soldiers, and anyone else that stands in your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vestaria Saga.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

83% User Score Based on 738 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crayon Physics Deluxe.