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Steam also has mods released as standalone games and I wonder if it not happening recently is some change in Valve or just mod devs not reaching out to them. Enderal and Archolos are there, not to mention Valve's own old releases. I know many, many people found Enderal from the Steam release.
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Nice, I hadn't tried searching for his name. I gotta try the rest of them eventually I only found Rolling Bird a few weeks ago.
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Redpulse is another arcade-style banger, it's what it says on the tin, a no nonsense run 'n gun inspired by bullet hell games. Technically this might run under 30 minutes... if you are a superhuman and somehow beat it without dying or youjust use continue nonstop.

boghog.itch.io/redpulse
[FULL] REDPULSE by boghog
An arcade game about blowing up robots
boghog.itch.io
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Rolling Bird (and I think the dev's other games) is free but has an option to pay just to support the dev. I haven't played Rolling Thunder which it cites as inspiration but it reminds me of Elevator Action. Very fun game.

store.steampowered.com/app/978800/R...
Rolling Bird on Steam
Rolling Bird is a retro arcade shooter, heavily inspired by Namco's 1986 classic 'Rolling Thunder'.
store.steampowered.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
SideLine has a cool story, it's a borderline lost media DOS horizontal shmup being recovered with the blessing of the original dev

sideline.ghegs.com
SideLine - Resurrected!
SideLine, a 2D shooting game from Taiwan for DOS has resurfaced after years of obscurity.
sideline.ghegs.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
There's also probably more free oldschool roguelikes than anyone knows of, some I noticed missing are Infra Arcana, Elona and The Ground Gives Way.

sites.google.com/site/infraar...

ylvania.org/elona_e.html

www.thegroundgivesway.com
Home
Infra Arcana is a Roguelike set in the early 20th century. The goal is to explore the lair of a dreaded cult called The Church of Starry Wisdom. Buried deep beneath their hallowed grounds lies an arti...
sites.google.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I thought Unciv was only on mobile but it turns out it has a PC version. It's a free 4X game based on Civ V

yairm210.itch.io/unciv
Unciv by yairm210
Open source 4X civilization-building game
yairm210.itch.io
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM