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VOL. MMXXVI · No. 1 All the games that's fit to ship. Not affliated with Valve. TWO BITS · 29 AUG 2026

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STRATEGY · FPS · PVP 28 AUG 2026

Duelgrounds

100%
OF 1 REVIEWS
Created by Sauna Interactive
$11.99 $9.59 -20%

Every duel tells a different story

Enter a competitive first person shooter where every duel comes down to skill. Challenge other players in intense 1v1 matches where no round feels the same. At the beginning of each round, both players receive the same randomly selected weapon. Victory depends on your ability to master every weapon and adapt to changing situations on the fly.

Maps are designed with multiple routes and tactical options, giving you the freedom to approach each encounter in your own way. Special items such as grenades, smoke bombs, and toxic gas are limited throughout the match. Once used, they are gone for the rest of the match. Success requires more than accurate aim. Reading your opponent, managing resources, and making the right decisions at the right moment is extremely important.

Looking for something less competitive? Jump into Prop Hunt with friends and experience a completely different side of the game. Disguise yourself as everyday objects, hide in plain sight, and try to fool the seekers in matches of up to six players. Whether you are competing for victory or playing for fun, there is always another match waiting!

KEY FEATURES

Competitive 1v1 Combat

Challenge players in intense one-on-one battles where skill, timing, positioning, and game sense determine the outcome.

Randomized Weapons Every Round

Both players receive the same randomly selected weapon each round. Adapt quickly, master the entire arsenal, and prove your versatility.

Dynamic Damage System

Master a damage system built around accurate shot placement. Every body part has unique damage behavior, allowing you to eliminate enemies with critical hits or gain the upper hand by disabling their mobility and combat effectiveness.

Fair and Skill-Based Gameplay

No weapon loadouts or pay-to-win advantages. Victory belongs to the player who performs better under pressure.

Strategic Resource Management

Grenades, smoke bombs, and toxic gas canisters do not replenish between rounds. Once used, they're gone for the remainder of the match.

Multiple Tactical Approaches

Every map supports different strategies and playstyles. Control key areas, create ambushes, force engagements, or outmaneuver your opponent through clever positioning.

High Skill Ceiling

Improve your aim, movement, weapon mastery, resource management, and decision-making to gain the upper hand against increasingly skilled opponents.

Track Your Progress

Track your performance, discover your strengths, and see your skills evolve over time. Analyze your playstyle and set new personal records as you improve. Your journey is always recorded. Every victory, every challenge, every milestone.

Endless Match Variety

Changing weapons, different opponents, evolving tactics, and limited resources ensure that no two matches feel exactly alike.

Prop Hunt Party Mode

Take a break from competition and enjoy a lighter experience with friends.

  • Play with up to 6 players

  • 1–2 Hunters search for hidden players

  • Transform into props and blend into the environment

  • Use creativity and map knowledge to survive

  • Create hilarious moments and unforgettable close calls

Play Your Way

Compete in high-stakes duels, sharpen your skills, or relax with friends in Prop Hunt. Choose the experience that fits your mood!

ACTION · CASUAL · INDIE 28 AUG 2026

Gosh Jam It

No reviews
yet
Created by HighNoon Studios
$7.99

About This Game

Gosh Jam It is a wacky western PVP shooter built around one simple question... "What if your gun jammed like 80% of the time?" Step into the boots of a gunslinger and face off against friends in a frantic western-style duel where every shot could be your last! or your first. In a world where every weapon is unreliable, victory isn't determined by who has the best aim, it's determined by who can keep their gun working the longest.

Jamming Mechanic

When you fire the gun there's a high chance your weapon will jam and you'll be thrown into a fast-paced minigame that MUST be completed before you can fire again. Stay calm under pressure, solve the challenge, and get back into the fight before your opponent does and maybe you'll come out on top!

One Shot. One Kill.

It only takes one bullet. Every weapon in the game can eliminate a player in a single shot, turning every encounter into a high-stakes gamble. Will your gun fire when you need it most, or will it jam on you at the worst possible moment?

Play With Friends

Whether you're settling a score in a one-on-one duel or jumping into a chaotic Free-For-All match, Gosh Jam It is built around fast matches, big laughs, and unforgettable moments. Challenge a friend in local split-screen duels or take your skills online and battle players from around the world.

The Wild West

Fight across a variety of ridiculous western arenas. Battle through a dusty frontier town, survive atop a speeding train, dodge explosions in a dynamite factory, or duel at a mysterious UFO crash site. Every map brings its own brand of chaos!

ACTION · MULTIPLAYER · SHOOTER 28 AUG 2026

Mags and Body Bags

No reviews
yet
Created by Maxa Game Studios LLC…
Free

Mags and Body Bags is a new, free-to-play, low-poly FPS, PVP shooter and the brain child of a 63 year old idiot who thought what would happen if someone who didn't know or care about the rules of making video games, actually made a video game. Mags and Body Bags is the result of that idiot trying to make a game........actually I didn't make it, I pay other talented people to make it. The game turned into a long-term family project, including help from my children, their spouses and my grand kids. So we have input from family members, young & old.  

Mags and Body Bags has multiple launch maps, with squads, proximity chat, season pass, no pay to win, key rebinding, steam achievements, multiple modes, rag doll animations, 10 launch maps, customizable body bags (as a player banner) some custom guns that no other game will have, plus some other stuff I can't remember.

The game is "designed" to be a casual shooter with hopefully few sweats. I sincerely hope the players find fun and have some laughs.

We are shooting for a full release in Q3 2026. Thank you for considering our game.         

ACTION · SANDBOX · FPS 26 AUG 2026

BRICK - One Block at a Time

67%
OF 3 REVIEWS
Created by UndaWirrld Arcade
Free

START WITH A BRICK. BUILD AN EMPIRE.


BRICK is a first-person urban survival sandbox set in a living, Newark-inspired open world. Begin with almost nothing, search the streets for opportunity, and transform scavenged materials into weapons, vehicles, territory, and a fortified home.

Survive alone, command AI recruits, or enter an online co-op city where another player can become your closest clan member or your greatest enemy.

EXPLORE THE CITY AND BEYOND


Travel through active neighborhoods, businesses, homes, rival territory, forests, rocky hills, and dangerous points of interest.

  • Search enterable homes and businesses for supplies.
  • Explore forests for natural resources, wildlife, abandoned loot sites, and places to build.
  • Raid high-value locations such as the Warehouse and Bunker.
  • Battle armed Commandos while waiting for rare timed crates.
  • Visit markets, the gym, the lighthouse, the Police HQ, Tony's vehicle shop, and other city landmarks.
  • Experience a full day-and-night cycle with rain, snow, storms, blackouts, and changing visibility.

The city is safer during the day. At night, the forest becomes nearly pitch black, making torches, vehicle headlights, and preparation essential.

SCAVENGE, HARVEST, AND SURVIVE


Everything begins with what you can find.

  • Harvest trees, stone, metal, sulfur, bushes, and other resource nodes.
  • Smash salvage crates for components and collect food from supply caches.
  • Fish, farm, hunt, mine, and recycle unwanted components.
  • Manage health, hunger, stamina, body weight, equipment, and weapon durability.
  • Recover dropped loot after death before another survivor or AI claims it.

Your survivor improves through action. Driving, harvesting, mining, fishing, shooting, scavenging, exercise, trade, strength, and other skills become more effective as you use them.

Eating more increases body weight and carrying capacity, but slows movement. Exercise at the city gym to lose weight, improve mobility, and develop your survivor differently.

UNLOCK BLUEPRINTS AND ADVANCE YOUR WORKBENCH


Powerful equipment cannot simply be crafted from the beginning.

Earn BITS, discover resources, and use Workbenches to unlock blueprints. Each Workbench displays the clothing, armor, weapons, ammunition, placeables, and building components available at its level.

  • Unlock items before crafting them.
  • Unlock compatible ammunition automatically by researching its weapon.
  • Upgrade Workbenches in place to access higher-tier technology.
  • Craft doors, gates, defenses, storage, traps, turrets, and other placeable items.
  • Move crafted equipment between your inventory, backpack, equipment slots, and hotbar.

Resources can be drawn directly from authorized storage containers within your claimed territory, allowing an organized base to function as a true crafting center.

BUILD, UPGRADE, AND DEFEND


Claim territory and develop anything from a temporary shelter into a fortified compound.

Use the Build Kit's radial menu to place foundations, walls, ceilings, stairs, ramps, doorways, windows, and other structural pieces. Craft doors, Compound Walls, gates, traps, and placeables separately before positioning them from your hotbar.

  • Use Resource Cabinets to claim land and maintain base upkeep.
  • Store supplies in protected containers throughout your claim.
  • Upgrade and repair structures with a Hammer.
  • Build garages, defensive walls, towers, traps, and automated defenses.
  • Protect structural foundations to prevent unsupported pieces from collapsing.
  • Prepare for stronger attacks as your base becomes larger, richer, and more notorious.

Enemy structures must be raided with appropriate weapons. Destroy a rival Resource Cabinet to seize its stored resources and earn bonus BITS.

SURVIVE A WORLD OF AI RIVALS


You are not the only survivor trying to control the world.

AI survivors have different personalities, professions, priorities, relationships, and histories. They harvest, mine, fish, scavenge, drive vehicles, claim Wards, form clans, build bases, defend territory, raid enemies, and compete for resources.

Farmers may prefer trade. Raiders may demand tribute. Builders fortify their territory. Threatened clans may form temporary defensive alliances.

Named rivals can remember defeats, stolen territory, destroyed bases, and betrayals. AI survivors also use chat to report their plans, make offers, issue threats, and respond to player questions or taunts.

COMMAND YOUR RECRUITS


Recruit survivors into your clan and assign them meaningful work.

  • Order recruits to follow, harvest, mine, farm, defend, or perform other jobs.
  • Send recruits to gather resources while you explore or visit the Arcade.
  • Keep Food Boxes supplied or hungry recruits will stop working.
  • Call recruits back to your position and have them navigate gates and compound entrances.
  • Bring followers along in vehicles while other recruits continue their assigned jobs.

Your recruits remember their jobs and locations when the game is saved.

CRIME HAS CONSEQUENCES


Robbery, violence, vehicle theft, and trespassing can attract unwanted attention.

Witnesses report crimes. Police pursue wanted suspects, make arrests, and can impound vehicles. As your wanted level rises, stronger police and SWAT responses enter the fight.

Reach maximum wanted status and law enforcement may follow you beyond the city, assaulting your base until the threat is eliminated.

Police sweeps, gang wars, convoy robberies, resource shortages, storms, and citywide blackouts can change the danger level of the entire world.

STEAL, DRIVE, AND OWN VEHICLES


Find vehicles throughout the world, break into them, and escape through active traffic.

  • Hotwire vehicles that do not belong to you.
  • Take eligible stolen vehicles to Tony and purchase a legal title.
  • Store supplies in vehicle trunks.
  • Transport clan members and recruits.
  • Customize the color of owned vehicles.
  • Use headlights to navigate the forest after dark.

Rain and snow affect handling, high-speed turns can cause skidding, and careless driving can damage vehicles or injure anyone in your path.

COMPLETE CONTRACTS AND CONTROL THE WARDS


Take on randomized theft, rescue, assassination, delivery, defense, and territory contracts. Missions may include complications such as police activity, rival interference, resource shortages, or changing weather.

Capture Wards, expand your influence, develop rival histories, and decide whether other clans are more valuable as trading partners, temporary allies, or raid targets.

PLAY ALONE OR IN ONLINE CO-OP


Play as a lone survivor or share the city with another player.

All players begin as potential enemies. Invite another player into your clan to share access, combine recruiting strength, build together, and coordinate attacks.

Players outside your clan cannot use your storage, doors, building pieces, or placeables. Without trust and a clan invitation, another human survivor may be more dangerous than any AI rival.

Co-op includes proximity and clan voice options for coordinating—or negotiating—without leaving the game.

TAKE A BREAK AT THE UNDAWIRRLD ARCADE


Find the A marker and enter the UndaWirrld Arcade Safezone.

The Arcade contains six playable machines featuring free games from the publisher. Assign your recruits a job, step away from the streets, and enjoy a complete game inside the game without worrying about an immediate attack.

CHOOSE HOW HARD YOU WANT TO SURVIVE


Select Casual, Standard, UndaWirrld, or Custom difficulty settings. Adjust loot, AI aggression, raids, hunger, and death penalties to create the experience you want.

New-game modifiers add even more replayability:

  • Scarce Resources
  • Permanent Death
  • Hostile City
  • Endless Winter
  • All-Out Clan Warfare

[h1]HOW WILL YOU SURVIVE?[/h1]

Steal or trade. Build or raid. Obey the law or become the city's most wanted survivor. Form a powerful clan or trust no one.

In BRICK, every resource matters, every rival remembers, and every decision leaves a mark.
MULTIPLAYER · ACTION · FPS 25 AUG 2026

TUBx Tactical

100%
OF 2 REVIEWS
Created by Moose Byte Studio
$6.99

TUBx Tactical brings back the golden era of fast-paced, highly repeatable arcade shooters. Strip away the fluff and dive straight into high-stakes PvP combat designed to test your reflexes and reward tactical gunplay. Whether you are settling scores in an intimate 1v1 showdown or running back your favorite classic game modes in massive lobbies with friends, every round delivers instant action.

Choose Your Operator

Drop into battle as one of 5 distinct elite members of the TUB (Tactically Unified Brotherhood). Align with the tactical precision of the Crusader Intelligence Division (C.I.D.) or deploy with the brutal efficiency of the Levant Forward Command (L.F.C.).

Build Your Ultimate Loadout

With over 20+ weapons and equipment options, you can adapt to any combat scenario. Tweak your firearms to perfectly match your personal playstyle:

  • Tactical Attachments: Equip game-changing sights like thermal scopes or illuminate dark corners with glowsticks.

  • Personal Expression: Flex on your friends by tricking out your favorite weapons with a massive variety of collectible weapon charms.

Retro-Inspired Arenas

Battle across 7 custom maps meticulously designed to pay homage to the greatest shooters from back in the day. Each arena features tight choke points, vertical lanes, and nostalgic layouts optimized for maximum replayability and non-stop firefights.

ACTION · ESPORTS · SHOOTER 23 AUG 2026

Backyard Paintball

No reviews
yet
Created by David Hall
Free

Experience the thrill of competitive paintball in the ultimate multiplayer FPS designed for both casual players and hardcore enthusiasts! Whether you're battling in fast-paced Speedball tournaments or engaging in intense woodsball scenario matches, this game brings the adrenaline-pumping action of real paintball to your screen.

Key Features:

  • Authentic Paintball Gameplay – Play in tournament-style Speedball or immersive Woodsball matches.

  • Multiplayer Mayhem – Face off against players in intense online matches.

  • Crossplay Support – Compete with players on PC and mobile in select maps.

  • Diverse Maps & Game Modes – From pro arenas to dense forests, every battle is unique.

  • Realistic Paintball Physics – Feel the impact of every shot with true-to-life mechanics.

  • Customization – Personalize your gear, markers, and outfits to match your style.

Get ready to strategize, shoot, and dominate the field in the most authentic paintball experience ever made!