2025's Hidden Gems

Become the last Bladewing, slicing techno-birds with a possessed katana in a neon sky-dojo. Air-dashes, parries, and shapeshifting feathers turn every screen into a hyperkinetic, feather-flecked bullet ballet.

A speed-based platformer where halos fly and demons fall. Dash through gravity-defying levels with tight controls, chase leaderboard glory, and try to keep up with the beat.

A lightning-fast platformer where precision meets chaos. Slash, dash, and bend time to outmanoeuvre foes, weaving through 350+ rooms in a high-speed quest for survival.

Blast, bounce, and bullet-time your way out of a zombie-infested Bastille in this fast-paced, blunderbuss-fueled adventure where speed, style, and chaos are your greatest allies.

Guns groove to the BPM in a rhythm-shooter roguelike loaded with weapon synergies, freestyle reload solos, and sinkhole arenas that pulse beneath your boots, turning firefights into room-scale dance breaks.

Flip the script and fight against your own past parties in a side-scrolling, turn-based roguelike. Build wild item synergies from a pool of 100+ quirky tools—everything from bombs to passive buffs—and outsmart enemies whose every move is telegraphed.

A tactical skirmisher built around clever unit pairings, reactive turns, and messy, terrain-driven battles. Draft a squad of specialists who push, pull, trap, leap, drain, and support in wildly different ways.

A dungeon-crawling twist on chess where every match is a puzzle, a brawl, and a little bit of chaos. Recruit pieces, outmaneuver escalating enemies, and unleash rule-breaking cards.

In a prison where inmates are reshaped to reflect their crimes, swap faces to unlock new abilities and uncover the truth behind your sentence. With deckbuilding combat, bizarre characters, and dark humour, this episodic RPG offers a twisted journey of identity and rebellion.

Trip through surreal six-track realms where rhythm duels and adventure puzzles remix a fallen rock star’s story; off-beat choices literally rewrite the album and warp the very stages you fight on.

You’re a drummer trying to escape an eldritch metal band—fight through a corrupted church, collect records, and build a playlist to imbue your drumsticks with elemental powers. It’s a fast, die-and-try-again action game with level-ups and boss showdowns.

A nightmare platformer with rhythm-timed traps, shape-shifting movement, and surreal dream logic. Escape the god of sleep and free the children trapped in his twisted world.

Reality’s flexible when you’re the Chosen One. Transform the world mid-puzzle, leap between 3D and 2D, and try not to let the charm distract you from the trickier bits.

Join Penny, a mole girl chasing her dream of becoming Burrow League Champion, as she tunnels through a vast interconnected mine brimming with secrets. Switch between precise platforming and 360° drilling, face eccentric bosses, and meet a colourful cast in a heartfelt action-adventure about grit and growth.

A pixel-perfect throwback where Van Helsing and his loyal hound take on a vampire with a puppy problem. Blast through haunted mansions, graveyards, and ghostly museums, uncovering secrets, upgrading weapons, and saving dogs in style — all set to a spooky synth soundtrack.

Crash-landed on an alien world, you’ll race through winding tunnels with only thrusters and a grapple hook to survive. Sling through hand-drawn caverns, evade colossal worms, and push for faster times on global leaderboards—or take it easier with adjustable settings and endless mode.

A cozy adventure about balance, both literal and emotional. Traverse the hills and creeks of Clifford’s Island as a humble courier with an overstuffed backpack, delivering parcels and uncovering the island’s quiet mysteries.

2D puzzle-platformer where Selene absorbs and emits flower-light to power mechanisms and alter the environment. Hand-drawn presentation, gentle music, and decisions that can shape the world’s fate.

Guide quirky, terrified little creatures through over 100 tricky puzzles across 8 worlds. Each paniker comes with their own oddball abilities—a ninja, a robot, even one wearing a crown—and it’s up to you to keep them calm long enough to reach safety.

Short (≈40–50 min) slice-of-life walk through a Yakutian village sagging under thawing permafrost. Guided by Sakha cosmology, you wander to buy jam, uncover small secrets, and can find an alternate ending.