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VOL. MMXXVI · No. 1 All the games that's fit to ship. Not affliated with Valve. TWO BITS · 26 JUL 2026

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FMV · IMMERSIVE SIM · RPG 25 JUL 2026

天平游戏1:抉择

97%
OF 325 REVIEWS
Created by MYSTERY CROWN
$6.99 $6.29 -10%

《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself.

Backstory

Zhang Cheng, a new office worker, accepts a mysterious out-of-town assignment to secure his permanent position and earn extra money: four days of confined delivery work, no mobile phones allowed, with a daily pay of 1,000 yuan. Thinking it’s just a simple part-time job, he instead enters a heavily guarded suburban prison building.

Here, he delivers meals and takes body measurements for eight unknown women on the second floor each day, only to gradually discover they were all kidnapped. The entire building is under surveillance, its walls wired with high-voltage electricity, and corpses in identical prison uniforms are buried at the corners.

A mysterious figure in black, who controls everything, never shows up and only issues cold orders. As the four-day deadline approaches, Zhang Cheng finally realizes the truth: the organization never intended to set anyone free, and he himself has long been part of their twisted game.

He can follow the rules, finish the four days, take the money, and leave—letting the eight women meet their unknown fates.

Or he can disobey orders, risk his life, and use a food cart that can hide only one person to make the heaviest choice of his life:

Who to save? Who to leave behind?

Who are you willing to risk your life for?

Character Introduction

Zhao Mengyao

A confident live-streamer with a sensitive physique. She was kidnapped mid-broadcast and is used to using her charm to seek safety. Direct and bold, she hides her loneliness behind a lively facade.

Su Qingqian

A timid college student with a strict family background. She was kidnapped on her way to school and is desperate to escape and fulfill her dream of graduating. She is innocent, fragile, and easily attaches to those who show her kindness.

Lin Yuwei

A proud female CEO who once laid off Zhang Cheng. She was drugged and imprisoned due to corporate disputes. Calm, smart, and used to using money and status to solve problems, she gradually opens up to Zhang Cheng in desperation.

Xia Meng

A cheerful but insecure dance teacher with a dream of stardom. She was drugged at a party and captured. She loves dancing, craves recognition, and uses optimism to hide her fear of the unknown.

Su Wan

A quiet, injured intern nurse burdened with family debt. She is kind and responsible, worrying about her older sister who raised her. Fragile but persistent, she holds onto hope for a normal life.

Qin Xue

A strong single mother fighting to raise her child alone. She is imprisoned for unknown reasons and is terrified of never seeing her child again. She is gentle, tough, and willing to do anything to survive for her family.

Shen Xingyao

A spoiled young lady from a wealthy family. She was kidnapped after ditching her bodyguards to get her father’s attention. Naive, willful, and eager for care, she is unfit for hardship but pure at heart.

Zhang Xiaoai

A gentle kindergarten teacher who loves singing and drawing. She was kidnapped on her way to work and breaks down under fear, yet still retains kindness and innocence.

SIMULATION · CASUAL · JOB SIMULATOR 25 JUL 2026

Nothing To Declare

95%
OF 37 REVIEWS
Created by Rogue Duck Interactive
$9.99 $6.99 -30%
Ever wondered what it’s like to work airport security... without the stress? In Nothing To Declare, you step into a cozy, hand-drawn world where your job is to keep things safe, with just a sprinkle of suspicion.

From weighing luggage to scanning x-rays and questioning quirky travelers, every shift brings surprises (and the occasional questionable electronic device). Use your judgment and intuition to decide: do you let it through… or unzip and investigate?

🧳 Your Daily Routine:


  • Start Your Shift: Begin your day at the cozy airport checkpoint or behind-the-scenes baggage station.
  • Serve Passengers: Greet travelers, check passports, weigh bags, and scan them for suspicious items.
  • Investigate Further: If your gut says something’s off, dig in, literally. Unzip luggage and search with care in mini-game form.
  • Grade Your Performance: Make smart calls, earn money, and avoid penalties for mistakes. Or don't, chaos is also an option.

🔍 Mini-Games You’ll Master:


  • Bag Weighing: Check if a suitcase is pushing the limits… and guess what might be inside.
  • X-Ray Scanning: Layered, noisy bag visuals hide secrets, can you spot the danger?
  • Passenger Interviews: Choose from dialogue options to assess each traveler’s intent and honesty.
  • Luggage Searching: Unzip, poke around, and carefully examine every odd-looking item.
  • ...and more as the airport grows!

🎨 Features & Feel:


  • Hand-drawn 2D visuals full of charm and character.
  • Mini-games inspired by real security tasks, but make it cozy.
  • Light narrative elements with funny or suspicious passengers.
  • Endless replayability as each shift brings new challenges.
  • Packed (literally) with items from the Lost But Found universe, and more!

✈️ Ready to start your shift?


There’s nothing to declare… except a good time. (sorry for the bad joke)

🛫 Don't forget to wishlist now!

LIFE SIM · CASUAL · ONLINE CO-OP 24 JUL 2026

Mall Together

100%
OF 76 REVIEWS
Created by Business Tycoon
$11.99 $10.79 -10%

This is a first-person simulation game where you step into the role of a shopping mall owner.

Work alone or with friends to expand your humble mall into a huge shopping mall.

Co-op Mode and Single Player

Share the duties with your friends in co-op mode (up to 4 players).

You can also go solo and manage everything in the mall. If you change your mind, you can invite your friends anytime.

Workflow

Open new stores, sign contracts with leading brands, order new products, unpack boxes, place products into store racks, and set prices for your products.

Consider market prices when setting your product prices in the mall to ensure customer satisfaction.

Stores

Open new stores and make sure your customers find all their needs in your mall.

  • Bakery shop,

  • Supermarket,

  • Cosmetics store,

  • Tobacco shop,

  • Toy Store,

  • Bookstore,

  • Florist,

  • Video Games Store,

  • Sporting Goods shop,

  • Clothing store,

  • Hat store,

  • Footwear store,

  • Bag store,

  • Household appliances store,

  • Music store,

  • Tech store.

Customers

Scan products and collect payments, whether in cash or by card.

Don't forget to fulfill the online orders.

Expansions and New Teammates

Expand your stores and warehouses by leveling up your mall and budget.

Hire stockers to fill the racks.

Hire cashiers for your stores to minimize long checkout queues.

CASUAL · CO-OP · ADVENTURE 24 JUL 2026

An Eggstremely Hard Game

97%
OF 35 REVIEWS
Created by BBear Studio
$4.99 $4.49 -10%

Two geese. One fragile egg. Infinite chaos.

Work together to carry it through unpredictable challenges without breaking it, every crack makes it harder, every mistake more hilarious. A co-op physics game about teamwork, clumsiness, and the unstoppable power of honking.

Cracks = Chaos

With every crack, the egg becomes harder to control and easier to lose. Each impact makes it wobblier, bouncier, and far more unpredictable. Handle it carefully, or watch it explode in a glorious mess.

Not all is lost

When the egg slips away, you can still recover it. Every fall is a chance to try again. Fragile, cracked, but never truly broken.

Teamwork at its finest

Pick up your useless partner, throw them back on track, and pretend you didn’t almost drop them on purpose.

FEATURES

  • One egg, endless chaos – Keep it safe (or try) through unpredictable physics and tricky obstacles.

  • Cracks that change everything – Each hit makes the egg weaker and the game harder.

  • Teamwork and betrayal – Lift, toss, honk, and sometimes sabotage your partner.

  • Physics-fueled fun – Clumsy controls and goose energy combine for hilarious moments.

  • A true test of patience – Rage, laugh, and celebrate every inch of progress.

STRATEGY · RTS · GRAND STRATEGY 24 JUL 2026

City States: Medieval

72%
OF 36 REVIEWS
Created by Reverie World Studios
$19.99 $15.99 -20%

Powers divide the continent, growing in power and wealth, city-states rise to prominence through mastery of commerce and trade. These mighty merchant republics rise above their peers from Tripoli to Granada and from Novgorod to Genoa. You are the leader of one of these republics and you will shape the history of one such city-state, bringing it to glory and power - or watch it disappear into the currents of history. 

City States: Medieval is a bold continuation of Reverie World Studios' long-standing strategy series, introducing completely new mechanics focused not on continent-spanning empires, but surviving between them as a city-state. The dynamic, unpredictable 12th century Europe and Middle East offers new challenges, while the completely new hero mechanics demand a completely fresh approach to strategy from newcomers and veterans alike.

Build a Mighty City

The city is the heart of your mercantile empire. Plan your expansion and advance accordingly, growing your city through economy, military, faith, trading, and building chains. Do not neglect defense: You are leading a city-state surrounded by powerful kingdoms, who may decide to plunder the city's wealth. Fortifications will be key to defending your city, along with an all-new siege system featuring real-time tactical combat.

Chart Trade Routes

Trade is the key to the city's survival. Establish new trading outposts across the known world to gain access to twelve precious commodities, from wool and linen to spices and silk. With every trade route the opportunities expand, bringing with it more wealth and prominence. Each route also makes the city a more attractive target for rival powers, demanding a strategic approach and navigating the treacherous world of politics and warfare of medieval times. 

Command through Your Hero 

In the age of great men shaping history, your leader is no different. Growing in experience and skill alongside the city, they define how you can react, enabling real-time battles and defense of the city, boosting city growth and construction, or carrying out complex intrigues in foreign courts. Every decision is a calculated risk: Do you send him on expeditions to distant lands to find new markets, leaving the city more vulnerable? Or do you focus on strengthening the home, risking that opportunities will slip away?

VISUAL NOVEL · HORROR · LGBTQ 24 JUL 2026

no fox season

74%
OF 50 REVIEWS
Created by mxrningstarr
$3.99 $2.99 -25%

One rainy day you come home from the store and find a wounded fox on the road. In spite of your strict parents who forbid you to have pets, you decide to take her in.

Can you take good care of her if you don't even know what foxes eat?

CONTENT WARNING

This visual novel deals with mature themes and may not be appropriate for those who are easily disturbed.

no fox season — is a psychological thriller visual novel.

Features

  • A mystic thriller/horror story

  • You can pet a cute foxgirl!

  • Choices-driven branching narrative