Release Archive

Indie Games Released on January 5, 2026

Steam and itch.io indie games released on January 5, 2026.

100 catalog games with real release data, store links, tags, and prices when available.

Games released on January 5, 2026

1100 Los Angeles Cats

100 Los Angeles Cats

🐾 Join the cutest adventure in the 🌴🌞 LOS ANGELES 🏖️🎬, full of cats! Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of themed locations as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

Steam100 Cozy GamesJan 5, 2026-35%$1.99$1.29
2Aerial Battle Frame: Vernion

Aerial Battle Frame: Vernion

Control a robot with the mouse and challenge yourself to find the way out of a dark, twisting cave!

SteamNexith LabJan 5, 2026$5.99
3After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia

After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia

Welcome to this graphic adventure! You become in a little hámter 🐹 called Tofu. You will live together a lot of adventures from de university nights, clearly a city full of party and mistery, a lot of humor and bad jokes, but above all..... Dru.... i mean, SUGAR!

SteamVirtual SeedJan 5, 2026$5.99
4Asteroid Odyssey

Asteroid Odyssey

Gather and refine resources, shoot your way through countless asteroids and other celestial bodies to gather and refine useful resources from them to build the biggest and the most powerful spaceship-base.

SteamLampDog StudioJan 5, 2026$4.99
5

👍

🟡 and M.T., the perfect duo that can beat any stage as long as they support each other.

itch.ioSolo LeoJan 5, 2026Free
6[BEAT:KEEPER]

[BEAT:KEEPER]

Vantan Game Academy TOKYO GAME SHOW 2025 Exhibition Match the rhythm of flowing notes, convert beats into power, and defeat your enemies! A psychedelic beat battle to bring sound (freedom) back to the people!

SteamVantan Game AcademyJan 5, 2026Free
7Bleeping Spaceships

Bleeping Spaceships

A fast-paced bullet-hell where your room becomes the battlefield!

SteamBeep2BleepJan 5, 2026$6.99
8BoneForged:Legion

BoneForged:Legion

Raise an undead army and dominate tactical auto-battles. Merge units, unlock talents, and conquer 40+ dark fantasy stages and bosses.

SteamNovaCrest StudiosJan 5, 2026$0.99
9BuddySkill

BuddySkill

Fast-paced, skill-based action roguelike No long story – pure combat and progression Designed for quick sessions and replayability

SteamYoulstudioJan 5, 2026$8.99
10

1,000,000 shrimp

incremental shrimp boating

itch.ioJon Topielski, mafgarJan 5, 2026Free
11C4 Clicker: First Mint

C4 Clicker: First Mint

Step into the crypto blockchain: smash clicks, farm parody coins, and mess with a full command-driven console that teaches you terms, indicators, chart types like Heikin Ashi, and hidden mini-games all wrapped in a satire-rich clicker.

SteamCapital CapsJan 5, 2026Free
12Critter Box

Critter Box

Critter Box is a casual idler game. You collect money over time, you get neat new items and gifts the longer you play. This game its intended to be easy to play, easy to have in the background, easy to enjoy. Let your money rack up in the background, fill your box! Bark!

SteamBad Dog BanjoJan 5, 2026$2.99
13Dwarfare: All For The Forge

Dwarfare: All For The Forge

Be the dwarf you know you are! Build towers to protect the beacons and keep production in motion! Use your weapons to corner any enemies that scrape through. Do it- do it ALL FOR THE FORGE!!

SteamBlanc Smith StudiosJan 5, 2026Free
14Fight Poker

Fight Poker

Fight Poker is a turn based poker PvP card game. You try to form the best hand you can in 4 rows with help from the community cards. There is an online global play option, pass and play, and 5 difficulties of bot to fight against. It is great for any players who enjoy the strategy of poker itself

SteamCarbone DevJan 5, 2026Free
15

111219002

Play in your browser

itch.ioLiaonYJJan 5, 2026Free
16H=ZERO

H=ZERO

In a future where humanity has vanished, machines maintain vast underground complexes under the command of artificial intelligences. You are a unit activated to deliver a mysterious payload. Face hostile systems, precision challenges, and uncover the forgotten purpose of your existence.

SteamJefferson Nascimento Ferreira Jan 5, 2026-60%$9.99$3.99
17Kanji Collect!

Kanji Collect!

Learn Japanese by collecting 2,209 commonly used kanji and steadily improving your reading skills. Two game modes help reinforce your learning, while a dedicated kana-training level enables you to quickly and confidently master hiragana and katakana.

SteamBald Kraken GamesJan 5, 2026$6.99
18Let's Save Mice

Let's Save Mice

Join up to three friends in this mouse-sized adventure! Explore, gather resources, solve puzzles, and battle enemies as you try to bring your kidnapped brothers and sisters home.

SteamSadSofa EntertainmentJan 5, 2026Free
19LOZT: Legion of Zombie Terrors

LOZT: Legion of Zombie Terrors

A top-down shooter through the zombie apocalypse. A failed military experiment has turned the legions of troops into ZOMBIES! With weapons! Can you survive wave after wave of zombie attacks to escape?

SteamWizard GamesJan 5, 2026$2.99
20

411322883彭凱廷411313575吳奕寬GAKACHA

Play in your browser

itch.io411322883Jan 5, 2026Free
21Medieval Heroes

Medieval Heroes

Medieval Heroes is a wave survival hack-and-slash action game where you battle through 40 waves of medieval enemies using powerful abilities. Choose heroes with unique superpowers, breed pigs with wild powers to fight alongside you, upgrade your skills, and face a massive dragon in the final wave.

SteamTrottomaticJan 5, 2026$2.99
22Mei Paranormies

Mei Paranormies

Mei Paranormies is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Mei, the paranormal investigator, who got a call from the owner of a haunted restaurant to check it out for proof of the paranormal.

SteamAnamik MajumdarJan 5, 2026-86%$3.99$0.55
23PomoTrain: Rabbit Town

PomoTrain: Rabbit Town

An idle desktop accessary game combining the Pomodoro timer with a charming rabbit town. Watch trains depart and arrive, earn coins from passengers, and unlock upgrades and adorable skins.

SteamkupstudioJan 5, 2026$3.99
24Sky traveler

Sky traveler

Simulator of life in the Japanese village. Building your own village. Use the portal to move around the islands and collect resources. Once you're ready - go to other worlds. There is work for you too. Relax and feel like a hero in this world.

SteamDFRGAMESJan 5, 2026$1.99
25

765 Museum - MetroCross

Available for Windows, macOS

itch.ioAstron2LJan 5, 2026Free
26Smash Out Colony

Smash Out Colony

SMASH your way into roguelite breakout styled chaos. Launch projectiles, swing your trusty hammer, crush enemy hordes, and collect tools to change the gameplay. Swing fast. Smash waves. Survive the chaos. You got this.

SteamWooshidoJan 5, 2026$4.79
27Sphere Fight

Sphere Fight

Fast arcade survival with short 3–5 minute runs. Grow from an insignificant being into a god of the arena. Fight endless waves, upgrade your abilities, and chase higher and higher scores.

SteamMarkus Karl StöckerJan 5, 2026$2.49
28Sweetie Candy Maze: Brown Chocolate

Sweetie Candy Maze: Brown Chocolate

Dive into a vibrant candy world! Collect delicious sweets and find your way through playful brown chocolate mazes in this sweet and colorful adventure.

SteamCute Hannah's GamesJan 5, 2026$1.99
29포포의 모험 (The Adventures of Popo)

포포의 모험 (The Adventures of Popo)

귀여운 포포, 도담, 가넷과 함께 네 개의 탑에서 지도를 모아 부유섬으로 떠나는 동화풍 모험 RPG. 마왕을 무찌르고 요정 여왕을 구해 주세요.

Steam토파가넷Jan 5, 2026$2.99
30

8x8 "Something" Adventure

Its archetype of idea

itch.ioKatrxxJan 5, 2026Free
31Untold Story

Untold Story

A modernized turn-based RPG. Go on an adventure with your party, battle tough monsters and fierce foes, and save the world! A large cast with unique skills creates strategic turn based combat, with plenty of challenges to face.

SteamMeowsticks GamesJan 5, 2026Free
32Wizard’s Gambit

Wizard’s Gambit

Wizard’s Gambit — A 2D strategy card game where four magical factions battle for dominance through tactical card placement, faction powers, and evolving decks.

SteamRavi Deepak TrivediJan 5, 2026Free
33

Ace-Shot

Play in your browser

itch.ioandr3wJan 5, 2026Free
34

a cold dog

a mythology on love

itch.iojune-treeJan 5, 2026Free
35

A connection between dimensions

Go on a journey to restore the balance of the dimensions

itch.iomal-ish, ZaCactusJan 5, 2026Free
36

A Dream About Shapes

Shoot at shapes to save yourself from the time

itch.ioIceQubeJan 5, 2026Free
37

Aerial Duet

​A co-op game for two players where harmony is everything. Soar & sing with a friend in sync!

itch.iojoloonyJan 5, 2026Free
38

afterain,

A gentle experience about human warmth, told through rain and flowers.

itch.ioMaegan Yong | 花凜ちゃんJan 5, 2026Free
39

A Game About a Fly

Un simulador de mosca en un mundo semi abierto lleno de obstáculos y posibilidades.

itch.ioKitsune776DevJan 5, 2026Free
40

A Game About Frogs

Hop across the log. Freedom awaits on the other side.

itch.ioJagoTheArtistJan 5, 2026Free
41

Almost.

Will you bridge the gap?

itch.ioAloisJan 5, 2026Free
42

AMAND&D

BESTIOLI! CON LE STAT! E UN DUNGEON! YEEE!

itch.ioLuca NegriJan 5, 2026Free
43

Among GAFA

一觉醒来身边所有人都变成了猫,您将扮演超能meme猫,在GAFA校园内探索并解开谜题!

itch.ioLouis_playerJan 5, 2026Free
44

Anomalies in the cafeteria:DEMO

Observe your surroundings, detect strange changes, and eradicate anomalies before the end of each day.

itch.ioAgjUDLP1Jan 5, 2026Free
45

Asteroid Attack (Prototype)

itch.io7GrimJan 5, 2026Free
46

A thing

Available for Windows

itch.io100HoursLaterJan 5, 2026Free
47

Babel Builder

My first game for thatgamejam #01

itch.ioM-HILLJan 5, 2026Free
48

BagBorn 包罗万象

itch.ioKiseki1911, ErekaaaJan 5, 2026Free
49

Barrel Game (2020)

The first game I ever made, uploaded here for preservation purposes. Originally uploaded in 2020 on Scratch.

itch.ioBagel ProductionsJan 5, 2026Free
50

BESTFISH-corrupt.exe

itch.iojooykollJan 5, 2026Free
51

BEYBLADE ARENA

BEYBLADE ARENA

itch.iomalo_cash77Jan 5, 202650.00 EUR
52

BLACK FLESH

Body horror abomination simulator

itch.ioMaha DeohJan 5, 2026Free
53

Bloons Tower Assult

A game about a balloon taking revenge on the monkeys for what they did to his comrades.

itch.iollama2474Jan 5, 2026Free
54

Broken Cam - Still Operating

Only way to see is through cameras! Use them to understand the level layout

itch.ioBoxColliderDevJan 5, 2026Free
55

Bus Stop at World's End

❄ You find her, waiting for a bus that will never come...

itch.ioJun Kakeru, Kutographer, Kerry, Khorale, MaibJan 5, 2026Free
56

Cam Newton's 4th & 1 Gameboy Edition (Yeah I Love Cookies Meme)

itch.ioAppl and OrangJan 5, 2026Free
57

CAPYBARA RUN

Juego de capybara runner. Ayuda a Capy a correr y esquivar todos los obstáculos

itch.iomathoveencito, JackellynJan 5, 2026Free
58

carom carousel (super alpha)

control the interior spiritual essence of a gumball machine in this 2d idle physics thang

itch.iodirtxdJan 5, 2026Free
59

CastleSiege

Play in your browser

itch.iojobieadobeJan 5, 2026Free
60

Cave Peasant

Play in your browser

itch.ioLoregretJan 5, 2026Free
61

Chasing Game

Available for Android

itch.ioAllanWang0329Jan 5, 2026Free
62

Chessn't!

Play in your browser

itch.iojmmutJan 5, 2026Free
63

chesto clash

Play in your browser

itch.iobiscuitthehunkJan 5, 2026Free
64

Clark & Clyde

Available for Windows

itch.ioMaluMartinsJan 5, 2026Free
65

Climate Change

Climate Change is an educational interactable game that focuses on the effects of climate change across the planet.

itch.ioalialdibouniJan 5, 2026Free
66

Close the Circle

Cozy Otter Game

itch.iokymelion, cleanuplii, Haiyoooo | Artist, William da Rocha | Music Composer, Eternal_lordJan 5, 2026Free
67

Codeborn: Power the Dawn

A sci-fi narrative story game with multiple endings and achievements. A CS50x final project.

itch.ioAdore2113Jan 5, 2026Free
68

Come Closer

Play in your browser

itch.ioAZplaylabJan 5, 2026Free
69

Connections

A roguelite deckbuilder about trying to do your best with the cards life gives you and reaching out.

itch.iojorotyn, AcgcamposJan 5, 2026Free
70

Cosmisery

An auto-battler, resource management space experience!

itch.ioMagneticPixel, SulfarSandy, kellyhowlettJan 5, 2026Free
71

Countdown To A Party

Play in your browser

itch.ioabbottj83Jan 5, 2026Free
72

Creation of Sheep

Play God and keep your sheep alive in an increasingly chaotic ecosystem.

itch.ioChriangleJan 5, 2026Free
73

Cult of Cults

A base builder in which the player must build their own religion and expand it until they become a deity.

itch.iojvpioner, Igor Giusti Cardona Alves, phconzattiJan 5, 2026Free
74

Cursor frenzy Online demo!

Play in your browser

itch.ioAmaury2013IIIJan 5, 2026Free
75

DEAD OR UNALIVE

Zombie Detective Retro FPS !!

itch.ioDeniz WorksJan 5, 2026Free
76

Denizens of Faerie: Spark

Awaken as a faerie (fae / fairy / faery), born from a flowering bud -- a living bridge between divine and organic life.

itch.ioLost Crow GamesJan 5, 2026Free
77

Dine In Devil

Shoot, Butcher, Cook, Repeat

itch.ioJurouJan 5, 2026Free
78

Dirt Poor in Deep Space

Life isn't easy out in Graveyard Orbit...

itch.ioJMPWJan 5, 2026Free
79

Docking Game

A game inpired by the docking scene from the movie Interstellar.

itch.ioCloud CodeJan 5, 2026$1.50
80

(Don't) Push The Button

An exercise in perseverance

itch.ioabsolutelithopsJan 5, 2026Free
81

DOOM: Holy Spirit (DOOM Mod)

Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android

itch.ioAlex FreeburyJan 5, 2026Free
82

DOOM x SUPERHOT

A FPS inspired by DOOM and SUPERHOT where time moves only when you move.

itch.ioKTRLJan 5, 2026Free
83

Dot Run

Dot Running Up

itch.ioAruda1991Jan 5, 2026Free
84

Dual Horizon

Available for Windows

itch.ioDenoraJan 5, 2026Free
85

EduCube adventures

Educational 3×3 Rubik's Cube game!

itch.ioAvid_NFJan 5, 2026Free
86

Elemental Arena

Play in your browser

itch.ioJohnathanVeigaJan 5, 2026Free
87

Element Zero [Early Demo]

An idle game exploring the building blocks of the universe

itch.ioLindenGlowJan 5, 2026Free
88

End Of The Year

Its the end of the year what will you do.

itch.ioBlood_KnightJan 5, 2026Free
89

EXIT:2026

不要停留在此,奔向2026吧。

itch.iomagie1023Jan 5, 2026Free
90

Explosive Building

Play in your browser

itch.ioKeredJan 5, 2026Free
91

Exterminator

Play in your browser

itch.ioAlec_MarkouJan 5, 2026Free
92

FairBoss

Play in your browser

itch.ioCutra_6Jan 5, 2026Free
93

Faith Loop

itch.ioE3EyedropJan 5, 2026Free
94

Fartilizer

Play in your browser

itch.ioBlack Hole: Enter The VoidJan 5, 2026Free
95

February 11th, 7:10am

It was a normal school day, but then something unexplainable happened.

itch.ioKainmin katzJan 5, 2026Free
96

FINAL TORPEDO

Survive the onslaught of enemy fire in your submarine.

itch.ioKristoff RedJan 5, 2026Free
97

Find the Code找出密码

The Code Is Somewhere. The Door Is Waiting.

itch.ioleletatannJan 5, 2026Free
98

Firewall - A Puzzle Game

Play in your browser

itch.ioColPanicJan 5, 2026Free
99

First Encounter:MIO

A narrative puzzle game where words are your only lifeline against the "Symbiotes."

itch.ioJackouman, ruikangJan 5, 2026Free
100

Five Nights at Epsteins

fnaf

itch.ioggy coolJan 5, 2026Free