Advent Neon

• Developer & Publisher: CryoGX
• Release Date: Out Now!
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Tear through the futuristic city of Neopolis and dozens of robots as Neon, on a search to find your creator’s body. In Advent Neon, feel in full control with lightning-responsive controls as you chain attacks and dash at the speed of light. Hit 100% to transform and unleash your full power.

Featuring a full platform fighter’s moveset, complete with cancelable attacks and responsive inputs, 8-way dashing, parrying, smooth movement, and the power to stop time, literally!

Head to the training room to work on your combos, tweak controls to better suit your needs, and enjoy the bright and expressive world and gameplay of Advent Neon.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Vending Dokan! Kozy Kiosk

• Developer & Publisher: Aftabi Games
• Release Date: Out Now!
• Platform(s): PC (Steam)

Now, this is definitely a vibe of a game...but hear me out. Did you ever wonder what life would be like if you, say, owned a bunch of vending machines in Japan? Well, look no further than Vending Dokan! Kozy Kiosk.

In Vending Dokan! Kozy Kiosk, you'll be responsible for managing, maintaining, stocking, and overall vibes of various vending machine locations around Japan. Ensure that you have a good stock of products for varied customers that come by, and just relax with some lo-fi beats.

One of the coolest little features is that you can set this game into real-time mode, where all actions and the world itself function on the system clock of your PC. So...think of it as something to maybe run on the side of a busier day for yourself if you occasionally need a little break!

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Gurei

• Developer: Lobo Sagaz studio
• Publisher: Astrolabe Games
• Release Date: 2026
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Gurei's is a hand-drawn action platformer steeped in Japanese mythology, where you play as Rei, a human spirit battling the elemental Kami. Each fight can be tackled in any order, but the Kami become more powerful the later you challenge them, giving every run a unique edge.

Combat is tight and punchy, with sword strikes, dodges, and head stomps driving the action. Each victory grants a new skill, whether it's healing, enhanced movement, or flashy finishers, letting you tweak your style as you go. The demo includes three Kami encounters, each with escalating challenge depending on your choices.

Outside the arenas, Rei explores a surreal castle that bridges the human and spirit worlds. It's packed with side characters, secrets, and strange lore, making exploration as rewarding as the fights. Gurei blends nonlinear progression, evolving bosses, and rich worldbuilding into a slick, brutally challenging game.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Primal Planet

• Developer: Seethingswarm
• Publisher: Pretty Soon
• Release Date: Out Now!
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Primal Planet is a metroidvania that fuses survival, crafting, and exploration in a prehistoric setting teeming with danger and beauty. You take on the role of a lone cave dweller, separated from his family by a sudden disaster, as he navigates through hostile terrain filled with ancient threats. The game leans into silent storytelling, expressive visuals, and a calm sense of progression.

Gameplay blends stealth and strategy with exploration. You'll dodge dinosaurs, scavenge resources, and shape makeshift camps while retracing your path across interconnected biomes. Backtracking is key, unlocking new abilities and areas as your journey unfolds. It's atmospheric, tactile, and rewarding – the kind of adventure that builds momentum without rushing the player.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

OVIS LOOP

• Developer & Publisher: LIFUEL
• Release Date: August 14th, 2025
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Slice your way through the ravenous Wolves as a Robo-Sheep armed with a sci-fi greatsword in OVIS LOOP, a 2D action roguelite with skill-based deckbuilding. Originally, a robot guardian meant to protect the Sheep slaughtered by the forces of Dr. Wolf, you awaken with no memory of the past and must learn to survive and learn the truth of this world.

Fight the Wolves in fast and fluid combat across diverse biomes and ever-changing enemy formations. Defeat your foes and choose to steal their skills, modifying and transforming them to create god-like builds from unexpected synergies. Take on powerful bosses with their own stories and secrets to discover, and piece together your own history.

With a neon-infused pixel art style and flashy, electrifying animations, OVIS LOOP looks to be a real wolf in sheep’s clothing!

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Raygun Gadabout

• Developer & Publisher: Quantum Duck Studio Ltd.
• Release Date: August 19th, 2025
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Take on the role of Quinn, the last Raygunner, in this vibrant retro-futuristic action-adventure game, Raygun Gadabout. As a bounty hunter bringing justice to space, you’ll face off against a variety of intergalactic foes, pilot your starship through epic space battles, and explore every corner of a fully hand-drawn galaxy.

Armed with your Plasma Blade and several types of your signature Raygun, fight challenging bosses and over 30 enemy types, all while unlocking new abilities and equipping badges, growing your power. Upgrade your ship to prepare for your next battle with space pirates, take on quests with unlikely friends, overcome perilous platforming sections, and uncover secrets scattered across the cosmos.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken

• Developer: Scriptwelder
• Publisher: Armor Games Studios
• Release Date: August 21st, 2025
• Platforms: PC(Steam), Nintendo Switch

After finding the journal of her dead brother Thomas, Amy begins to think that all his talk of lucid dreaming and other worlds may have been true… and that he could still be alive.

Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken is a point-and-click horror game and a standalone entry in the cult classic Deep Sleep series. Use Amy’s power to manipulate dreams to solve puzzles and defeat foes as she travels deeper into the world of dreams. Grow stronger by unlocking new abilities to keep Amy alive as she traverses nightmarish landscapes with elements of randomised design.

Encounter strange beings that could be friends, foes, or both, discover secrets, and uncover multiple endings, if you can survive.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

• Developer: Lizardcube
• Publisher: SEGA
• Release Date: August 29th
• Platforms: PC(Steam), PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.

As legendary Shinobi Joe Mushashi, wield a vast ninja arsenal, unleash limitless combos with unique combat moves, acquire Amulets for enhanced abilities, and discover Ningi tools to overcome obstacles and uncover new paths.

Set off on a quest for vengeance across more than a dozen visually striking stages to defeat the evil that burned your village to the ground and turned your clan to stone.

Demo available on PC(Steam), Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.

Is This Seat Taken?

• Developer: Poti Poti Studio
• Publisher: Wholesome Games Presents
• Release Date: August 2025
• Platform(s): PC (Steam)

Do you remember those logic puzzles from math class when you were a kid? I do, and I loved them. Have you ever pondered if that kind of "puzzle" could translate into the digital world? It does, and wonderfully so, with Is This Seat Taken?

In Is This Seat Taken?, play the loving caretaker of the many peculiar people of a small town in their day-to-day lives, from taking a bus to going to the movies, to seeing a concert. Each cute little sprite has its own wants, as well as quirks, that will provide a challenge in ensuring that everyone is happy.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Monster Mop Up

• Developer: Terahard Ltd
• Publisher: Yogscast Games
• Release Date: August 14th, 2025
• Platforms: PC (Steam)

Have you ever returned home from a day out and something has moved? Things seem a little cleaner than how you left them? We finally get some answers as to what happens when we are not home.

Ragamuffins have escaped into the human realm, and it’s your job to catch them and clean up the poopy mess they made. Yip, that’s right, these cute little things make one hell of a mess. 

Monster Mop Up is a co-op simulation experience that has you picking up poop, mopping up after cute little fluffy monsters, and trying to put things back the way they were. It’s hilarious fun as somehow you make more mess than was there in the first place.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii

• Developer & Publisher: Lapsus Games
• Release Date: Q3 2025
• Platforms: PC(Steam), PS5, Xbox Series

If there's something I can't get enough of, it's Cold War history. NODE is a 2.5D puzzle complex set in a Soviet bunker full of unease. We play as NODE, a robot sent to the complex to discover what's been happening and save it from potential nuclear catastrophe.

The game has Inside-like visuals, but is rather different mechanically. All of our moves are plotted out on a movement timeline, meaning we have to calculate how far to move before jumping, swerving out of harm’s way, or dodging deadly robots. Whilst it takes a little while to understand the mechanics, the comprehensive demo was fun to play and left me wanting to play more later this year.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Hoard's LLC: Limited Labyrinth Corporation

• Developer & Publisher: Cephalopod Ink
• Release Date: 2025
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Have you ever wondered what that Minotaur in that Labyrinth does when you're not trying to get out? Why, they're managing their LLC and ensuring that that maze always is on the up-and-up (and safe)! Hoard's LLC is a strategy puzzle game where you'll rotate dungeon tiles and avoid hazards to get Aldebaran Aberdeen (Barry, for short) to the exit of the maze.

Despite the cute environs (sans the spike traps), things are not so good at Hoard's LLC. In the words of the game's Steam page:

Corporate policy says, “avoid unnecessary cross-departmental entanglements” "”Barry says, “maybe it’s time to unionize.”

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Bleak Haven

• Developer & Publisher: Hitori De Productions
• Release Date: 2025
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Solo developer Hitori De Productions has given us a glimpse of their new Cinematic Psychological Horror Experience, Bleak Haven, and boy oh boy, it’s Bleak. The demo has us exploring an abandoned Island full of grotesque walking horrors that we must bash, slash, and stab to destroy. Like all good survival horror games, there are puzzles and inventory management, but what sets this apart is the brutal melee combat. Sure, you have guns, but what good are they when you have no ammo? Grab that mace and start swinging.

Bleak Haven only has a 2025 release window, but I’m hooked and can’t wait for more. A demo is available on Steam, as well as a few other titles from Hitori De Productions.

Demo available on PC(Steam).

Absolum

• Developer: Guard Crush, Supamonks, Dotemu
• Publisher: Dotemu, Gamirror Games
• Release Date: 2026
• Platforms: PC(Steam)

Absolum drops you into a fantasy roguelite brawler with style and chaos to spare. You play as one of three surviving mages – Karl, Galandra, or Cider – each with a unique combat flavour, from fists-first brawling to airborne magic and swordplay laced with necromancy. The Grandery region sets the stage, a battlefield crawling with goblins, dwarves, and humans under the reign of Sun King Azra.

Combat flows fast and punchy, offering dodges, deflections, beast mounting, and flashy Arcana powers. With a roguelite structure, each run mixes up encounters, paths, and upgrades, while rituals and rebel allies boost your strength across sessions.

Whether solo or with online allies, Absolum's demo serves up arcade action with modern flair. If you're into beat 'em ups that pack depth and replayability, this is one to keep on your radar.

Demo available on PC(Steam).