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AFTERLOVE EP Narrative game/dating sim/rhythm game in which you play a young musician in Jakarta coping with the death of his girlfriend. The swansong of Coffee Talk creator @fahmitsu [ PC, PS5, XSX, Switch / 2025 / @pikselnesia @FellowTravellr ] fellowtraveller.games/afterlove-ep

TEMPOPO @TempopoGame Musical puzzle game from the developer of Unpacking. Collect singing flowers by issuing commands to pink blobs, the Tempopo [ PC, Mac, Linux, XSX, Switch / 2025 / @witchbeamgames @TheCultGames ] tempopogame.com

SQUEAKROSS: HOME SQUEAK HOME Solve picross puzzles to create furniture and use them to decorate the perfect home for a mouse. As featured on @_wholesomegames Direct [ PC, Mac, Switch / 2025 / @alblune ] squeakross.cool

WEYRDLETS @weyrdlets Virtual pet simulator, where the pets live on your desktop. Also features productivity tools to help you get through your day [ PC, Mac / 2024 / @weyrdworks ] weyrdworks.com/weyrdlets

DUNK CITY DYNASTY @citydynastyglo Officially licensed NBA 3-on-3 street basketball game for mobile. Also includes full 5v5 court matches, features some of the biggest NBA superstars [ iOS, Android / 2025 / @NetEaseGames_EN ] dunkcitymobile.com/#/

AMELIA'S GARDEN Restore a rooftop garden, then gift the plants to people in need. Sequel to Tell My Your Story [ PS4, XO, XSX, Switch / 2024 / @RedDeer_Games ] Sw: nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Ni… Xb: xbox.com/en-GB/games/st… PS: store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/…

ISLANDS & TRAINS Stress-free building game where you create the island(s) of your drains, then lay a railway throughout. No rules, no timers, just building and trains [ PC / 2025 / @Just_Game_Dev @FutureFriendsVG ] islandsandtrains.com/a

ROCKET BOOTS MANIA Multiplayer parkour game with a robust level creator. Jump, climb, wall-run, powerslide and even fly to victory [ PC / 2025 / Contra Concept ] store.steampowered.com/app/942200/Roc…

SQUASH AND SPELL A fun game for children, teaching them how to form letters, type on a keyboard, spell words and learn phonics [ PC, Mac, Android / 2025 / @CraftyPickle ] Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/Sq… Android: play.google.com/store/apps/det…

MIND OVER MAGNET Puzzle platformer in which you use magnets to move blocks, open doors, cross gaps, and escape a dangerous factory [ PC, Mac / 2024 / @gamemakerstk ] store.steampowered.com/app/2685900/Mi…

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VACATION TYCOON @VacationTycoon Idle mobile management game in which you create the must luxurious (or ludicrous) holiday resort, assisted by the squids, cyborgs, ghosts and more that you hire [ iOS, Android / 2022 / @HyperHippoEntmt ] hyperhippo.com/games/vacation…

LINKITO Puzzle game in which you use wires to complete circuits, defuse bombs, and help to thwart an evil corporation's schemes [ PC / 2024 / @Playdigious @KalinarmDev ] playdigious.com/games/linkito/

GOLFIE @GolfieGame Roguelike deckbuilding golf game (yes, you read that right). Use cards to unleash wacky moves as you guide the ball to the end of procedurally generated courses [ PC / 2023 / @TriheartStudio @YogscastGames ] yogscast.games/golfie

WINDOW GARDEN @awindowgarden Relaxing mobile game in which you grow plants and vegetables to the sound of lofi music. Inspired by the dev's experience tending to her mother's window garden during the pandemic [ iOS, Android / 2024 / Clover-fi Games ] cloverfigames.com

SIMPLER TIMES Meditative game in which you explore a young woman's childhood home as she prepares to leave, listening to music to unlock formative memories from her life [ PC / 2024 / @stoneskipstudio @iam8bit ] stoneskip.studio/simplertimes

DESPELOTE @despelotegame Slice-of-life adventure about growing up in Ecuador ahead of the World Cup. Explore Quito with a ball & see what happens when you kick it someone's way [ PC, PS5, PS4, XSX / 2025 / Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena, @panic ] despelote.game

TINY GARDEN Grow and nurture a miniature garden inside a magical toy, and discover the history of who owned said toy before you [ PC / 2025 / @A0Norte @SuperRareGames ] superraregames.com/pages/tiny-gar…

JETSTREAM Relaxing puzzle game in which you guide a plane safely to its destination, avoiding storms and using portals (among other things) [ PC, Mac, Linux / 2019 / @ClockworkAcorn @NoodlecakeGames ] jetstreamgame.com

GHOST DETECTIVE Hidden object game in which you play the ghost of a detective trying to solve her own murder, reconnect with her sister, and soothe the souls of lost spirts [ iOS, Android (via Netflix) / 2023 / Wooga, Netflix ] wooga.com/games/ghost-de…