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October 2026 Game of the Month
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Anomalous Cleaning Detail
A relaxing first-person cleaning simulator where you scrub, vacuum, and restore a troubled town plagued by supernatural disturbances. Complete contracts and use environmental clues to prepare for the exorcism, because when the mess is paranormal, a standard clean won't be enough.
by Pixel Drip Games
Nominees
Disconnected
Step into the shoes of Robex, a streamer trapped in a deadly Urbex. Use your smartphone to solve puzzles, manage a reactive chat, and escape a relentless presence. Disconnected is a photorealistic horror experience designed to be completed in one sitting. Will you survive the stream?
by Typing Monke
Emberlost
The world went cold a long time ago. One ember remembers the light. A wordless, atmospheric journey through ten chapters - carry the last fire through fog, ruin and silence, and rekindle the Hearths of a world that forgot how to burn.
by TSD Games
Enarian: Orbital Command
A spaceship based RTS/RPG Hybrid, take command from your own outpost and lead wings of fighters, bombers, frigates and more, against powerful enemy fleets. Defend, Assault, Hack, Repair and Recover cargo for corporations and pirate factions building the strength of your ship and notoriety.
by Enarian Studios
Fiefdom
Clash swords, cast spells, rain down arrows & more in FIEFDOM: a multiplayer medieval slasher where players change the world, one battle at a time in a dynamic world. Bring your realm to glory in battles of up to 100 players both by land & by sea!
by White Tower Games sp. z o.o.
Grape by Grape
A cozy vineyard idler with no clicking and no game-over. Hover to water your vines, then turn grapes into wine, raisins, vinegar and pekmez across your own little estate and sell them at your shop. 14 grapes, gentle automation, and a vineyard that works while you're away.
by MertLab X
Groovekeeper: Sort the Record Shop
A first-person record-sorting game: no customers, no economy, no time pressure. Shelve the records that come out of the crates by genre, put rare ones on the turntable and listen. As the shelves fill up, we guarantee relaxation.
by NoRyte Studios
Tile & Error
A word-game roguelite. Place words to crack escalating score targets, enchant single tiles until they detonate, freeze or pay gold, and tilt the whole board when nothing fits. Bosses rewrite the rules, the shop rebuilds your bag, and every run digs deeper into the alphabet.
by Mangodachs
Dub Party
A dubbing party game for you and your friends. Import a video clip, claim the roles and record every line in the booth, then watch the finished dub together and save it. Play solo, pass one mic around on the couch, or invite up to 7 friends online.
by Blazeej
Nova Slash
Play as Veil, a hooded rebel infused with the cataclysmic energy of a collapsed artificial star. Tear through the corrupt mega-nation of Giaath in Nova Slash, an intense action platformer featuring roguelike progression and lethal melee combat.
by Icuzo Games
Grave of Voices
Ryan Morgan, a 21-year-old horror vlogger, thought he had found the perfect lead for his next video. But when he enters Ashfall, a town erased from the map, he realizes he's trapped in the catacombs below. To escape, he must solve puzzles, scavenge, hide from inhuman creatures, and fight to survive.
by Boundless Bite
Bony Bones Adventures
Bony Bones Adventures is an action 3D platformer where you have to go through the path of an ordinary skeleton who challenged the invaders. Complete quests, look for ancestors equipment, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
by KMH Productions
Lostbound
Find all the Artifacts before you’re caught in this Roguelite Action RPG. Embrace your destiny and escape a collapsing world. Darkness is alive. The Hand erases your path and drags you into the Abyss. Every step shapes your run.
by Tenkarider
Horde Arena
Horde Arena is a third-person shooter roguelite where you survive endless enemy waves. Pick a character, upgrade your stats and weapons, and evolve to dominate the battlefield. Play solo or team up with up to four players in co-op mode.
by FiveFiveSix Games
Insomnia
Insomnia is a top-down shooter with psychological horror elements. Take part in fierce firefights, perform tasks covertly, act on intuition. Will you be able to survive all the enemies, stop moral outrage around you, and save others without losing your mind?
by DestarX
Spam
SPAM is a free-to-play online turn-based combat game. Jump into dynamic battles where you’ll have to adapt to your opponents and try to impose your strategy. Earn new cards through your victories and create devastating combos!!
by Ticroco Entreprise
Duelist: Idle Expedition
Build your elite team in Duelist: Idle Expedition, the idle auto-battler that lives on your taskbar. Recruit from a pool of 90+ JRPG pixel-art roles and lead your traveling camp to victory against all the powerful Guilds on the Continent. Your epic journey continues even when you are busy!
by One Interactive Studio
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Maid Cafe Simulator
Run a maid café with five charming kemonomimi maids! Make drinks, serve customers, and tackle troublemakers in this first-person management sim. Get to know the girls behind the aprons as you turn a rundown café into a thriving business and aim for three Maidchelin stars.
by Accelix
Run Giraffe Run
Run Giraffe Run is a multiplayer fast-paced giraffe racing 2D platformer. Eat all kinds of fruit. Poop all kinds of things. Spit banana peels. Slip on banana peels. Race online or locally against friends through chaotic and colorful levels. Have you tried farting?
by thiago hilger
Ship Shape Slam!!!
Out-dodge, out-dash, and outlast your friends in chaotic 1-4 player bullet hell arenas where you can only move and dash. Bullets fly in from every direction with wild properties, forcing you to dodge, grab power-ups, and time your dash just right!
by Mole Team 6
Botlings
Control a swarm of mindless robots to build and automate a factory. Turn these workers into buildings, use them to carry resources, manufacture products and research new technologies. Manage your systems so your machines don't start to think on their own and escape your factory.
by Fancy Raven Games
Magical Girl Yusya-chan and the Labyrinth of Lust
Everyone's favorite idol "Yusya-chan" stars in a turn-based roguelike! Conquer deep dungeons, grow stronger, seize victory — or taste brutal defeat. Suggestive, but no adult content, and no adult DLC or patch planned at launch. Wishlist and cheer her on. Streamers welcome!
by Silver Sprout Studio
My Cat Scattered Games: Tidy Videogame Supermarket
MY CAT SCATTERED GAMES is a cozy single-player organizing simulator. Put 5,798 games and consoles back on the shelves, restore your video game store, and free your mischievous cat from the claw machine!
by ODIUS
Overdue
OVERDUE is a co-op multiplayer horror game for up to 6 players set in a massive shifting industrial warehouse where survival is based on productivity. Navigate through an anomalous industrial maze, manage your orders, and fulfill your mandate in time.
by Dry Fox Studio
The Forlorn
Fight for your life through five nights (technically six) in this hand-drawn 2D game of resource-management and survival. Keep the fire lit, sharpen your sword, and fend off progressively angrier creatures in the Cursed Forest. Comes with a 4/20 mode, cryptic lore, how to draw, and many secrets!
by Kyler Pietzyk
Bandit Simulator TD
This is a "Tower Defense + Base Building" game where you establish a bandit stronghold from scratch. With "Tower defense" at its core, you can ambush travelers, develop characters through profession and equipment systems, and expand your stronghold by researching, forging, and constructing!
by 游戏养家工作室
Battleplan
Battleplan is a historical, WW2 real-time strategy game of unparalleled realism and simulation. Fight across massive battlefields created from real-world geographic data. Create your army by customizing your order of battle and chain of command. Draw directly on the map to create elaborate plans.
by Foolish Mortals Games Inc.
Den-Den: Tokyo Horror
Den-Den: Tokyo Horror is a J-horror RPG where events unfold in real-time. Survive eight hours in a city where every choice you make impacts the world around you. How many deaths will you be responsible for tonight?
by Frozen Lake Software
Desire's Burgers
It’s your first real job—and you get to keep all the profits! But your boss? She’s a seductive succubus who drains your energy at night. Run a cozy burger joint by day, survive her temptations by night, and shape your fate in this rhythm-infused visual novel.
by partyhard.io
Haunted Heist
Haunted Heist is a 3-8 player round-based PvP horror party game where Heisters find and retrieve gems in a procedurally generated mansion, while Tricksters use chaotic abilities to distress, disrupt, and dispose of them to protect their home.
by autotroph games
Julio's Adventure 3
In this first-person horror game, sanity changes everything and can turn nights into a living nightmare. Survive at Tamixa School whilst carrying out various tasks, keeping your cool and avoiding Julio and his friends.
by Tamixa CF
Moonfrost
In a world ravaged by meteor storms, begin your cosy yet epic journey as a Frost Hunter! Rebuild a shattered village whilst enjoying a life of farming, crafting and befriending charming neighbours as you uncover the dark truths behind the mysterious Second Moon.
by Oxalis Games
Spoofs Playland
Play, collect, and decorate! Spoofs Playland is a relaxing, family-friendly collection of point-and-click minigames where you collect decorations and bond with the Spoofs in a colorful world. Earn rewards, complete quests, buy new backgrounds and hundreds of items, and make your dream room!
by Madvox Games
Vicarius
A small handcrafted open world focused on exploration and combat. Leave your safe zone to gather the resources that will help you craft better gear. The further you go, the more dangerous it gets but the resources are also better. Dying means losing everything that you are carrying.
by Nocten
Atlantis Fantasy: Reborn
Dive into Atlantis Fantasy: Reborn! Rebuild an Atlantean capital amid coral and ancient magic. Manage resources, explore the abyss, and revive a sunken kingdom in this unique marine city builder. The legend awaits you beneath the waves.
by AuthenTiiq
Eternally
Command one of four Eternals, each broken by their own timeline, in a dark fantasy tactical RPG. Save your timeline. Reclaim who you used to be. Dice-based hex combat, 200+ skills, solo or with up to three friends.
by Astral Kranium Ltd
Thank You Bus Driver
Take on the role of a town’s rules-driven (and reckless) bus driver in Thank You Bus Driver! Drive fast, slap faster, and toss any rulebreakers out of your bus to reach true victory: being appreciated.
by Double Fine Productions
Stream Train
An online co-op horror game where up to 6 players livestream their trip down an abandoned rail road. Keep your audience entertained by filming creatures, doing dangerous stunts, and pranking your friends. Use chatter donations to buy fuel and gear. Can you make it through the Uncanny Valley alive?
by Half Past Yellow
Toy Story: Retro Roundup! + Toy Story 3 Complete Edition Double Pack
Get all the toys in the toy chest with this double pack, featuring both Toy Story: Retro Roundup! and Toy Story 3 Complete Edition. Play as classic characters as you navigate fami…
by Digital Eclipse
We Are So Cooked
You and your friends are in trouble. Big trouble. You’ve accidentally killed someone, and now you have to get rid of the evidence. "We Are So Cooked" is a 1-4 player co-op physics-stealth game where the objective is simple: Get the body to the exit. The execution? That’s the hard part.
by Dwarven Brothers
Star Trek: Outposts Unknown
Lead your crew across strange new worlds in this narrative driven outpost builder! Research, explore, and build as you face a mysterious cosmic force that threatens a new ally. Your adventure awaits, Captain!
by Magic Fuel Games
Where Is My Pet?
Where is My Pet? is a hidden object, sorting, and animal game! Run your cozy shelter: place animals, sell them to loving homes, upgrade your shelter, build your dream house, and search the city for pets. Can you turn a shabby shelter into a profitable business?
by QorSoft
Junkpot
A roguelike about bidding blind on sealed storage crates. Read the odds, buy the crate, then stack charms that multiply what falls out. Type combos, rarity bonuses and odds boosts compound into one engine. Build it fast — the quota doubles every round.
by Velum Games
The Midnighters
The Midnighters is a survival horror game for 1-4 players where you hunt for cursed treasures. Find and seize the treasures claimed by terrifying creatures. But as you do, heed the devil's whispers and never trust your eyes.
by OTTO Games
