Monthly Release Archive
Indie Games Released in May 2016
Steam and itch.io indie games released in May 2016, grouped by release day.
48 sample games from 31 release days with real catalog data.
Release days
Games from May 2016
[Stable] Save Me Derek
Game that was made for a friend's birthday.
[Stable] Slendergoat
Slenderman, but 2d... and you're a goat... and 7 pages.
[Unstable] Agario Simulator
Basically agario... But very glitchy
[Unstable] Beat Fighters
Rythme Game Concept
[Unstable] Subgay Surfer
Dont ask why its called that
Beautifully Unambiguous Long-Lasting Effervescent Tournament: Humongous Explosions Locked and Loaded
2-Player Competitive Bullet Hell Game
Bruise (black)
Fifth game in the Checkerboard Series
Choop is Hungry
My first game--and a test of the Itch.Io upload system
Choop is Hungry II: Treacherous Platforms
A sequel to Choop is Hungry
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten DX
Story-driven Tower Defense RPG where unique, persistent, party members take the place of "towers"

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!

Directionless
Directionless is an experimental Virtual Reality horror game. It tries out a variety of ways of using Virtual Reality to unnerve and disorient the player, with carefully crafted audio working with an interactive environment to pull you into a nightmarish world where you can't trust anything.

Elite vs. Freedom
Elite vs. Freedom is an action-packed Indie third-person shooter game. In the near future, the Earth is controlled by a global government. Few dare to resist this neo-feudalistic, corporatist, police state. Leading the insurgence, a group known as Freedom takes up the fight.
Enders Video Game
Play in your browser
FLOCK
sometimes i just want to watch birds all day
Glory Defenders
Fight for your civilization, defend your glory!

Grid Masters
Fight for victory in a 1v1 or 2v2 grid-based deathmatch in Grid Masters. Represent your favorite faction as one of five characters (with more to come), each with their own unique abilities. Toss massive bombs, rocket punch, or send explosive robot minions to take your enemies down!

HERO DEFENSE
CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis.
HOLD IT IN
We've all been there.
Islid
Explore a hypnagogic state.
JuiceBlocks
Prototype puzzle game
Les mots de Guignol
Apprends l'orthographe avec Guignol ! (Jeu en Français)
Morning Grind
Grab that morning coffee!
Node Fusion

Polynomial 2 - Universe of the Music
Polynomial 2 is an amazing visual candy which tends to be a space shooter and a music visualizer. Immersive on screen, mind-blowing in VR.
Praxis
yr crystalship, yr freedom
Race to Rapture
Available for Windows, macOS

Rise of the Ancients
They appeared seemingly from nowhere and are ready for battle... You have to take up the defense of the land and prevent the Ancients from seizing the kingdom!

Runeous: Part One
Join our heroes in a world ravished by the wars of it's past in this exciting Visual Novel experience!

Solitairica
Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.
Strangebird shootemup
A hard shootemup game (IT'S A DEMO)
Swyrm.stsi
Aquatic drone simulation terminal

The Concourse
Welcome to The Concourse, a highly competitive racing game that forces players to literally think on their feet. Use your wits and reflexes to conquer randomly generated courses while staying ahead of your opponents. Win and influence the future races by choosing a modifier, increasing the challenge.

The Way of Life Free Edition
The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child.

Tumbleweed Express
Trains with guns on them in the Wild West! Shoot, upgrade, customize, and mount up to defeat brutal outlaws and ruthless businessmen! Tumbleweed Express is a tower, or travel, defense game set in the American West.
Utopia of a Tyrant
Political thriller about police brutality
Aircraft War X
Air battle
Aron - On Guardian Trials
Play in your browser
Blastroids
A strange remake of asteroids.
Blur Asylum: The Heart's Wishes
Find love in insanity, or will it be death?
Chicago Chess
Available for Windows
Coloura
Coloura - Puzzle yourself
CUBIX
Ayuda al robot CUBIX a completar los niveles ordenando sus cubos
Flying Police Bike Simulator
Get Ready for Flying Police Bike Simulator after flying cars
FNAFYBIRD
A HORRORIFIC FLAPPY BIRD GAME
Get Job!
visual novel
HOOKED
hook and swing from the ice cave

KNIGHTS
KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.