The Controller Zone

Games designed around gamepad play, analog controls, or couch-friendly input.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Order of the Sinking Star - Players say: Explore four linked worlds as distinct heroes, solving grid-based puzzles whose rules and abilities increasingly combine. Players like: Inventive Puzzle Design · Layered Mechanics · Puzzle Variety ·
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From director Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness), Order of the Sinking Star is a massive puzzle adventure set in a realm of magic and enigma. Solve over 1000 interconnected, hand-crafted puzzles, discover unique playable heroes, master evolving gameplay mechanics, and decipher a grand mystery.

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Oct 8, 2026
97% 👍
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Superhero Simulator - Players say: Patrol a city as a flying superhero, stopping crimes and rescuing civilians while working jobs to cover rent and daily needs. Players like: Enjoyable Flying · Hero-Life Premise · Character Customization ·
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Superhero Simulator is an open-world superhero game where you fight villains and save lives! But being a hero isn’t free! You’ll need to work, pay rent, and survive. Can you handle both sides of the superhero life?

Piworld - Piworld is a unique multiplayer game where everyone can find something to do to suit their desires. Try out different roles: from a simple fisherman to an adventurer. Explore the world alone or with friends, fight evil, develop your skills, and create your own story.
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Oct 4, 2026
78% 👍
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Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional - Players say: Defend a Windows XP-style desktop from viruses and pop-ups in survivor runs, upgrading cursor weapons and plugins. Players like: Windows XP Aesthetic · Survivor-Style Combat · Y2K References ·
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The family computer is infected again and it’s your job to fend off waves of viruses and adware foes with an arsenal of nostalgic Y2K-inspired weapons. Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is a survivor-like auto-shooter filled with nods to the days when computers were actually fun.

Breakout Garage - Breakout Garage is an open world racing game, created by 2 indie developers, that takes place in small town USA. Featuring old-school American vehicles that you can build from scratch based on your preferences and race them in different types of races.
IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer - Players say: Run precision-platforming courses to earn power, improve your times, and send clones repeating your best routes for income. Players like: Responsive Platforming · Clever Genre Blend · Course Time Optimization ·
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Amass an army of clones to follow your tightly-optimised path. Generate massive amounts of power to upgrade your production and movement abilities.

Flamecraft - Flamecraft is a 1-5 player cozy strategy game filled with magic. Become a Flamekeeper and help adorable dragon artisans find the perfect home. Enchant the town’s stores and fill them with dragon cards as you watch the whimsical shopping district come to life.
Driving Rogue - Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
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Sep 17, 2026
96% 👍
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Discounted 25% or more right now, limited to well-reviewed games, steepest cuts first.

RIVE - Players say: Trapped aboard a mysterious starship, scavenger Roughshot pilots a spider tank through 360-degree shooting, platforming, and robot hacking. Players like: Fast Arcade Combat · Satisfying Controls · Shooter-Platformer Mix ·
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This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.

Escape Academy - Players say: Train at a school for escape artists by solving themed, timed puzzle rooms alone or in two-player co-op. Players like: Co-op Puzzle Solving · Varied Room Puzzles · Fair, Accessible Difficulty ·
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Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!

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Jul 13, 2022
87% 👍
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Fall of Porcupine - Players say: As junior doctor Finley, treat patients through minigames, get to know Porcupine's residents, and navigate hospital life. Players like: Charming Art Style · Memorable Characters · Emotional Story ·
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A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.

Super Dungeon Maker - Players say: Design pixel-art dungeons with enemies, traps and secrets, then explore community levels, solve puzzles and fight bosses. Players like: Dungeon Creation · Community Levels · Adventure Feel ·
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Super Dungeon Maker is a creative pixel art dungeon editor inspired by the best 2D adventure games. Choose however many levels, enemies, secret rooms, traps and items you want. Challenge your friends and the community to master your dungeon or play the countless dungeons of the community.

PlateUp! - Players say: Build a restaurant, cook to order, and manage customers solo or with up to three friends as menus and upgrades reshape each run. Players like: Co-op Teamwork · Replayable Runs · Kitchen Automation ·
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Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!

Barro F - Players say: Drive Formula-style cars on compact circuits, race fields of up to 10, or chase faster laps in solo and split-screen play. Players like: Easy-to-Learn Controls · Relaxing Quick Races · Local Split-Screen ·
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Faster and funnier!

Kingdom Two Crowns - Players say: As a mounted monarch, spend coins to grow a kingdom by day, then defend its walls from nightly Greed attacks and conquer islands. Players like: Atmospheric Art and Music · Fun Co-op Play · Absorbing Strategy Loop ·
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Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Feudal Alloy - Players say: Guide Attu, a fish-piloted farm robot, through an interconnected medieval world, fighting machines and unlocking new paths. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Fish-Robot Concept · Exploration And Secrets ·
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Feudal Alloy is an epic action adventure with fish-controlled medieval robots! Explore an unusual medieval world with a fish-controlled robot, Attu. Improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanical creatures in a beautiful hand-drawn world.

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Jan 17, 2019
71% 👍
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TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge - Players say: Race powerful motorcycles across the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT course, learning its bends and managing high-speed handling. Players like: Intense Sense of Speed · Challenging Mountain Course · Motorcycle Engine Sounds ·
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For bikers, there are two types of speed races: the Isle of Man TT and the rest. No race is more difficult. Take up the challenge of the legendary Snaefell Mountain course: all 37.73 miles faithfully reproduced with the champions and their bikes.

Planes, Bullets and Vodka - Players say: Pilot a plane through randomized tunnels, shooting enemy waves and dodging bullets and walls as you chase a higher score. Players like: Fast Arcade Action · Easy To Learn · Retro Presentation ·
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Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.

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Dec 13, 2016
85% 👍
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Toby: The Secret Mine - Players say: Toby crosses a dangerous world of traps and puzzles to find the villagers kidnapped from his mountain home. Players like: Moody Visual Atmosphere · Varied Environments · Approachable Puzzles ·
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A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

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Oct 20, 2015
70% 👍
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Slain: Back from Hell - Players say: Guide Bathoryn through six cursed realms in a gothic side-scrolling action platformer built around elemental weapons, parries, and traps. Players like: Dark Pixel Art · Heavy Metal Soundtrack · Challenging Combat ·
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Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Yoiyami Dancers: Twilight Danmaku Dancers - Players say: Play as Touhou characters in a rhythm-action adventure, moving to the beat to dodge bullet patterns and fight through stages. Players like: Cute Character Art · Catchy Touhou Remixes · Rhythm-Danmaku Blend ·
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Dodge bullets to the rhythm and take down everything that moves! A rhythmical danmaku action game.

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Sep 28, 2022
100% 👍
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Piece by Piece - Piece by Piece is a literal puzzle platformer where each level is fragmented into puzzle pieces. Clear each puzzle by connecting and unconnecting each piece to make your way through each of our 100 handcrafted levels. Discover new themes and mechanics along the way!
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Mar 13, 2026
100% 👍
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Gentoo Rescue - A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.
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May 22, 2025
100% 👍
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Mayor May Knott - A creepy-cozy 3D adventure game about solving puzzles, rebuilding a haunted ghost town, meeting weird creatures, and listening to ridiculous music!
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Apr 30, 2026
100% 👍
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Blobun - You are a blob bunny. Your goal? Touch every tile! Get your slime all over the place and overcome tricks and traps as you make your way through this casual puzzle game.
TETRACHROMA - TETRACHROMA is a block stacking puzzle action game with a new color changing mechanic inspired by Reversi. Manage the constantly changing colors of the board to clear 15+ lines with a single piece.
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Oct 25, 2024
100% 👍
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Port of Jumanah - Pearl diving is an ancient tradition... until you showed up. Dive into the depths, poke things you probably shouldn't, battle sea monsters, recruit questionable allies, upgrade your gear, rebuild your port, and make increasingly questionable decisions in this roguelite action adventure.
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Sep 7, 2026
100% 👍
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Nurikabe World - Nurikabe World is a relaxing logic puzzle game where you solve puzzles by creating islands and connecting rivers to create beautiful sceneries. Experience different landscapes and seasons, solve puzzle campaigns and create your own levels.
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Jan 13, 2025
100% 👍
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Anthology Of The Killer - Players say: Zine-maker BB investigates a surreal city’s killer-filled mysteries by exploring strange places, reading dialogue, and escaping chases. Players like: Witty Surreal Writing · Distinctive Art Style · Dreamlike Atmosphere ·
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The complete surrealist horror-comedy series! A mysterious world of zines and blood!!

Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands - Players say: A dysfunctional three-piece band enters a lethal music contest, using customizable turn-based battles to fight its way out. Players like: Distinctive Turn-Based Combat · Funny Writing · Memorable Characters ·
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The party-based RPG where you kick down doors and fight with music as a 3-piece band of idiots.

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Aug 8, 2023
99% 👍
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Tall Trails - Players say: Guide Alp, a purpose-seeking golem, across five biomes, climbing and launching with items packed into a rocket boot. Players like: Fluid Climbing Movement · Charming Golem Characters · Warm Story and Humor ·
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A chill exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot! You're Alp, a lil' golem on a quest to find his purpose. Run, climb, and use items as fuel in your Rocket Boot to blast yourself into the air!

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Handshakes - Players say: Guide two hands through Sokoban-style puzzles, pushing obstacles and using unusual mechanics to bring them together for a handshake. Players like: Clever Puzzle Design · Approachable Challenge · Fun Local Co-op ·
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Take your brain for a walk in Handshakes, a simple yet tricksy sokoban puzzle game. Guide two hands through puzzles designed to stump, not frustrate, so that they may achieve their dream of a warm, firm handshake.

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Jan 13, 2023
99% 👍
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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 - Players say: A top-down twin-stick arcade shooter where you dodge enemy waves, grab weapon drops, and survive a run set to one song. Players like: Catchy Soundtrack · Xbox 360 Nostalgia · Quick Arcade Action ·
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A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

Cirno! Lifts a Boulder - Players say: Help Cirno reclaim her blocked home by exploring a frozen lake, collecting power items, and unlocking aerial moves. Players like: Relaxing Atmosphere · Collectible-Fueled Abilities · Cute Visual Details ·
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Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength.

Mark of the Ninja - Players say: Guide a tattoo-marked ninja through 2D levels, using shadows, sound, gadgets and varied routes to evade or silently defeat guards. Players like: Flexible Stealth · Clear Stealth Cues · Distinctive Art Style ·
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In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

Spin Rhythm XD - Players say: Spin a color-matching wheel, tap and flick to electronic beats, using a mouse, controller, keyboard, or MIDI DJ gear. Players like: Satisfying Spin Controls · Electronic Soundtrack · Smooth Skill Progression ·
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Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

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Mar 14, 2023
97% 👍
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Orbt XL - Players say: Control a planet orbiting a black hole, using one-button timing to dodge hazards, survive, and score by courting danger. Players like: Simple One-Button Play · Quick Arcade Sessions · Addictive Score Chasing ·
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Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

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Apr 21, 2017
97% 👍
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Dreams of Aether - Players say: Guide Absa through a surreal dream by clearing five stages of seconds-long reflex minigames, then chase scores in endless modes. Players like: Rapid-Fire Minigames · Pixel Art And Music · Silly Character Humor ·
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A collection of dozens of Aether-flavored microgames! Dive into the Dreams of Aether, where everyone is trapped in a never-ending nightmare! Meet some of the strangest characters Aether has to offer!

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Apr 1, 2025
97% 👍
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Micro Platformer - Players say: Guide a tiny square through precise 2D platforming challenges, choosing difficulty levels and chasing faster clear times. Players like: Satisfying Challenge · Tight Platforming · Minimalist Clarity ·
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A minimalistic platformer with a 1x1 tileset. No enemies, no bullets, no lasers. Just sheer platforming.

SLUDGE LIFE 2 - Players say: As Ghost, search a strange hotel-city for missing rapper Big Mud, tagging walls, meeting odd locals, and uncovering secrets. Players like: Distinctive Grimy Art · Exploration and Secrets · Offbeat Humor ·
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SLUDGE LIFE 2 is the grimiest first-person vandalism sim since the first SLUDGE LIFE—but, like, twice as dense. Explore a huger, weirder, gnarlier open world loaded with secrets, weirdos, jokes, and, of course, plenty of spots to tag.

GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R - Players say: Choose from 25 fighters in a fast 2D battler built around chained attacks, aerial launches, and motion-canceling follow-ups. Players like: Deep Combat Systems · Distinctive Fighter Roster · Rock Soundtrack ·
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Ultimate battle action, and the epitome of the GUILTY GEAR XX series now on Steam! Bonus soundtracks included!

Leaf it Alone - Players say: Clear a leaf-covered home yard by hand, rake, and blower, selling bags of leaves to upgrade tools and open new areas. Players like: Relaxing Cleanup · Satisfying Leaf Physics · Tool Upgrade Progression ·
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Finally, it's that time of the year to clean up this leafy mess. It's been a while since the last time you've done it, so don't waste any second and derust your raking skills!

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Oct 30, 2025
96% 👍
of 6.8k
Bit Blaster XL - Players say: Pilot a ship that never stops moving, dodge enemy fire, collect weapons and ammo, and survive for a higher arcade score. Players like: Quick Arcade Sessions · High-Score Chasing · Ship Unlock Progression ·
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Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

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Jan 22, 2016
96% 👍
of 6.2k