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Ship Graveyard Simulator 2 brings shipbreaking to Nintendo Switch with the Warships DLC included, adding military wrecks, salvaging, cranes, radioactive hazards, and portable progression.
ALRUNA and the NECRO-INDUSTRIALISTS is a pixel-art puzzle-platformer about a forest nymph crossing a decaying industrial world, now available on Nintendo Switch and PC.
Cornhole Hero is Pixeljam’s free-to-play mobile arcade return, offering quick Tournament, Blitz, and Balloons modes built around simple bag-flinging mechanics on iOS and Android.
Ammossum is a chaotic roguelike shooter about a gun-toting opossum defending a train, with evolving weapons, stackable projectile effects, and replay-focused runs.
This list highlights five 2.5D games worth playing or wishlisting in 2025, spanning zombie survival, dark fantasy, cyberpunk, physics platforming, and cinematic action.
Pivot of Hearts launched May 21, 2025, as a branching visual novel set in São Paulo with romantic, platonic, and non-monogamous relationship paths.
Kaiten mixes turn-based strategy, roguelike elements, card-based perks, and a wheel-of-fortune mechanic that forces players to adapt to unpredictable actions in quick 1v1 battles.
Game of the Week #1 goes to Spooky Survivors, a solo-developed hand-drawn horror roguelite with wave-based combat, prayer-powered abilities, bosses, and global leaderboard chasing.
HUNGER: World After the End combines PvPvE survival, looter-shooter tension, supernatural threats, and dark first-person RPG systems in a shattered Europe.
Dive the Depths is an underwater action roguelike from Frizuo and Starpixel Studios, combining handcrafted visuals, permadeath, tense exploration, and replayable combat beneath the sea.
Ranger Commando channels ’80s action films into short, explosive missions. Its solo developer explains the influence of Airborne Ranger and Cannon Fodder, the challenge of randomized objectives, and lessons carried over from working on Killzone.
Olga Episode 1 is a quiet narrative adventure about memory, atmosphere, exploration, and returning to a childhood village shaped by Slavic culture.
Chains of Freedom is a turn-based tactics game set in a dystopian Eastern Europe, combining squad synergy, unconventional weapons, biocrystals, exploration, and a conspiracy-driven campaign.
Survive The Fall launches May 22, 2025 with post-apocalyptic exploration, real-time combat with tactical pause, stealth, scavenging, crafting, and settlement building across a dangerous open world.
Hook: Complete Edition brings Hook and Hook 2 to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, combining minimalist puzzle design, calm ambient audio, gradually increasing complexity, and a low-pressure experience.
