Release Archive
Indie Games Released on May 1, 2026
Steam and itch.io indie games released on May 1, 2026.
100 catalog games with real release data, store links, tags, and prices when available.
Games released on May 1, 2026

1325 Maple Lane
1325 Maple Lane is a first-person "horror" parody investigation game. Explore the house using your flashlight to check off your list of investigations Enter at your own risk. The house has been waiting.

Adrift: In the Corners of Time
Explore the volcanic island chain of Abnerinni as Xeone, a time traveling alchemist from the 14th Century. Navigate a hand-crafted 3D world, unlock hidden passageways, and engage in strategic third-person combat against demonic entities. Duel your friends in local splitscreen Versus Mode!

Age of Gods
A competitive turn-based strategy game where positioning, unit synergy, and map control decide everything. Capture structures, build your army, and outplay your opponents in tactical battles with up to 8 players.

Animal Tenya Wanya: Cute Multitasking
Control 4 animals on 4 screens at once! A brand-new cute multitasking action: simple yet tricky. Ad-free and stress-free, testing your reflexes, focus, and visual tracking. Cats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, ferrets, pandas and more fluffy companions await — perfect for quick brain-training breaks.
Adr-enaline Drop
Save water, every drop counts.

ASCII Survivors
Everything is ASCII. A survivor-like roguelite where every monster, bullet, and explosion is made of text on a CRT screen. 8 characters, 16 weapons, 6 enchantments, 4 game modes. See how long your terminal holds.

Ashes Remember Us
Ashes Remember Us is a horde survival roguelike where your inventory decides if you survive. Build powerful loadouts in a tight grid, upgrade your weapons, defend your base, and fight endless mutant hordes. Every run is different - how long can you last?

A Smithing Game
A Smithing Game is an online 2-4 player game where you smith weapons and fight other players with them.

BAENANA
BAENANA is a fast‑paced top‑down 2D roguelike arena shooter set in a vibrant cyber world. Choose unique fruit heroes with special power‑up skills and wield up to six weapons to fight hordes of hostile vegetables. Customize, upgrade, and survive chaotic cartoon‑styled battles.
A Maze Game
Play in your browser

Ball Stars
It's a race to the finish line! Switch between balls to overcome obstacles and bump your competition out of the way in this chaotic online multiplayer experience!

Banana Belt Miner
a fast-paced twin-stick space shooter where humanity discovers that bananas are the most powerful energy source in the universe, Upgrade your ship, defeat massive enemy warships, and survive endless waves of enemies as you carve your path through the deep space of the banana belt..

Becoming Captain - The Roguelike Deckbuilder
Dive into Becoming Captain: Build your deck mid-battle in this Roguelike Deckbuilder. Set in a sci-fi realm where piracy is nearly eradicated, except aboard the notorious Calamity. Craft a tailored card deck on the fly while battling for your survival! Will you become its captain or die trying.

Belonging to Eunoia
Belonging to Eunoia is a narrative walking simulator about loneliness and depression. Explore the world, find letters written by real people, solve puzzles, find lost treasure and guide Xialia as she is unsure of ending her own life. Your choice is her path.
AMAZING
It's near perfection, what more can I say?

Berry Bounce
In a world where berries are king and all products are made from some form of berry, you are an enterprising berry farmer, just starting out. Click, chain and collect berries to craft products and upgrade your berry farm!

BETRAYED
Enter BETRAYED, a chaotic 3–16 player party shooter where trust collapses, lies spread fast, and paranoia turns friends into enemies. Use proximity voice chat to manipulate the room, earn Blood Credits for deadly traitor tools, and make every round end in suspicion, chaos, and betrayal.

Blitz Haul
Fast-paced neon arena FPS. Fight 10 waves of killer robots, loot crates for weapons, buy gear from the shop, and take on a massive final boss. Six weapons, three difficulty modes.

Bonfire Buddies
If the fire goes out, you don’t survive the night. Team up, gather resources, and survive the darkness. Bonfire Buddies is an online co-op survival game where you and your friends must keep the fire alive through the night.
Anabolic Ambitions
Anabolic Ambitions is a game based on randomness that shows what side effects steroids can cause.

Bow-wow Battle
Be a dog. Bark. And win. "Bow-wow Battle" is a 1v1 game where you bark into your mic for real! Steam Online Multiplayer supported! Push the tug-of-war gauge with voice volume and rapid-fire barks! Adorable dogs, Dog Road story mode, and Crab Survival. With friends, family, or your crush — bark out!

BreakaBull
Play as a bull running a tea cafe, brewing drinks for adorable animal customers! Running your store as a bull will require you to smash, bash & break your way through every working day as you craft tea orders with your hooves.

Canine Derby Manager
Manage your dog racing kennel in this management sim. Carefully craft you routine for training , hire the best staff and work your way from bottom of E-Rank to Champion status!

Catmarine
Catmarine is a 2-4 player co-operative, chaotic, typing game. Type to navigate through an ocean world with your cat submarine, the Catmarine! Use the various terminals inside of the Catmarine to maneuver it and to defend against oceanic dangers. Communicate, collaborate, and type as fast as you can!
AniGuess
Play in your browser

Cat Watch
A 2D arcade shooter minigame with roguelike progression where you control a cat defending an apartment against enemies that seek cover and strike at the right moment. Jump, attack, and eliminate waves of mosquitoes, rats, and bats as you advance toward the source of the infestation.

Choo Choo Boom Boom
Fight through two thrilling phases of an epic boss fight as the gunner of a repurposed air train, built to take on an alien entity known only as The Hand. Blast through 10 unique encounters with your trusty set of cannons, and rack up a high score to compete with your friends!

Coulrofobia
During Juggles' performance, different objects will be thrown from the sides of the room which you'll have to balance in the air in order to obtain score and in-game achievments. Dodge danger (or not) to avoid hurting yourself or use them to better your score.

Cursed Isle
Cursed Isle is a linear action adventure built on tight sword combat, blocking, responsive movement, and a powerful blunderbuss. Collect magic artifacts, upgrade them, and bring mythical chaos to every fight.
Aphelion
A narrative detective game where every clue feels right… until it isn’t.

Curse:The First Knot
Some moments wish they never happened. After the accident you caused, you hide in a remote Anatolian village where secrets linger in the shadows of mosques. In this psychological horror by two developers, can you face your conscience? No escape. Only confrontation.

DATA DUTY
Congratulations on your new position as Chief Technology Officer of Dubitably Data! Learn about cybersecurity as you survive cyber-based disasters, complete objectives, explore, and interact with the custom 3D office environment! All in a fun little indie game!

Early Bird gets the Space Worm
Early Bird gets the Space Worm is a small, casual, incremental game about collecting Space Worms. Explore the plinko style skill tree to unlock ever larger birds, upgradeable weapons, and destroy all the things.

Emoji Catcher
Catch the falling emoji icons!
Archemy Clicker & Combiner
Available for Windows

Exit Loops - Street 001
You are trapped in a never-ending street loop. Observe your surroundings carefully and identify anomalies. Make the right choice at the end of each street and try to escape the loop.

FINALLOOP
《FINALLOOP》 is a roguelike game that combines real-time combat with deckbuilding mechanics. Engage in fast-paced battles where every decision matters, face ever-changing enemies and challenges, and build unique decks to craft your ultimate tactical playstyle!

FinCrementalOS
Blast away with a submarine’s cannon and sort your desktop for minigames in this incremental fish shooting and simulated operating system hybrid!

Fritz Fastbär's Lore-Driven Adventure
Humorous RPG with reduced humor and RPG elements.
Astra cor-Demo 1.0
Available for Windows, Linux

Hap to Day
Thanks to this game, you will find out if you are lucky today. Light game for pleasure.

Heave-Ho: Uphill
A punishing physics-based co-op game where you and your friends must push a vehicle to the top of the world. Coordinate your moves and overcome brutal obstacles. With no checkpoints, one wrong push means starting over. Are you ready to reach the peak or lose your friends trying?

Hook & Roll
Roll, swing, and boost your way through this fast-paced third-person platforming driving game. Hop on your Monowheel, master your hook, find the perfect line, and beat the clock to rise through the ranks of the Roller Tournament.

Idle Xanxia
Build your cultivator through stats, Dao paths, and rebirth in a deep idle RPG where every choice shapes your progression.
Atrapa Pelotas
Available for Windows

Keep On Hashing!: Idle Mining Sim
Mine blocks. Earn Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Solana. Hire 20 helpers who mine while you sleep. Upgrade rigs from USB sticks to quantum machines. Climb a 22-node skill tree. Overclock everything. Prestige and chase the next zero. It never ends — and you won't want it to.

Koloboke: Sickness Simulator
Only Up + First-person rolling mechanics. This combo is pure madness. Try not to fall!

Labyrinth RPG
Labyrinth RPG is a single-player fantasy RPG focused on dungeon exploration, tactical combat, and long-term progression. Descend into a dangerous labyrinth, manage risk versus reward, collect gear, and decide when to press deeper or retreat to safety.

LaVonne's Bouncing Idle
A satisfying physics-based idle game where you deploy an army of neon bouncing balls to obliterate geometric blocks. Buy crazy upgraded balls, level up your lab, and watch the numbers scale into infinity.
autismo10
Play in your browser

Lilacs in the Breeze
A trans otome game about a woman beginning a new leaf—until her childhood friend shows up at her door.

Meltopia
A minimalist game where you melt snow with a heat cannon to explore a mysterious frozen world. Uncover glacial secrets, collect valuable resources and ancient artifacts — and ultimately find and assemble the remains of an ancient Mammoth.

Memoria Arcana
Memoria Arcana is a single-player card game with traditional Memory mechanics: Reveal as many pairs as you can to form poker-inspired hands, earn points, and overcome the Curse stages. Master the Arcana and Zodiac cards to increase your chance of winning.

Nemunai
Retro survival horror inspired by Japanese folklore. Explore a cursed village, uncover its dark truth, and face deformed creatures in direct 2D fighting-style combat.
Avoid the Asteroids!
Move your mouse to avoid the asteroids flying around your spaceship!

Path of the Runecaster
Defeat massive hordes of enemies to grow ever more powerful! Unlock new runes and spells to create insane combinations! Gain tons of experience and learn the true meaning of the Runecaster’s path.

Pogo With Friends
Team up with your friends with your pogo sticks and pass the obstacles! Reach the highest peak in this adventure playable with up to 4 friends. Pass through villages and caves, but be careful of the bosses. Let's see if you can reach the treasure waiting for you with your friends?

PROTON VR
ProtonVR is a VR Roguelite Retro Shooter dream-inspired by classic 90s shooters and movies. Customize your weapons arsenal, buy attachments, upgrades and choose your playstyle. Fight commandos, cyborgs, robots, zombies and much more!

Rootnote
Your mission in this singleplayer adventure-survival game is to restore the forest's decaying life force. Cleanse the infested root by uniting the powers of the guardians and using their music. Build a boat or swing with your vine to discover new places.
Baozi Together
Play in your browser

Slimes and Arrows
Slimes and Arrows is a mix of archery and auto-battler strategy. Fight waves of slimes, upgrade your build, and create powerful synergies.

STAB!
STAB! is a competitive 2–4 player card game where the only rule that matters is simple: trust no one. Build temporary alliances and betray them at the exact moment it hurts the most! In this game, loyalty is an illusion and survival depends on how well you can deceive everyone at the table.

Strike Again VR
Experience the thrill of VR bowling! Strike Again VR is a bowling roguelike game. Select an initial loadout and bowl through the 21 antes, while upgrading along the way. With 4 ball types, and 3 pin types with many different stacks, there's plenty of variety! Can you bowl up to the challenge?

Stubborn Shibas
A tricky puzzle game full of some seriously stubborn Shibas!
Batch Island
A small text adventure built entirely in batch.

summer haze/glory days
Go on a cross-country tour with your band in pursuit of fame, success, and happiness in this drama visual novel set during the summer of 2007.

The Endless Village
Automate your growth, uncover a gorgeous city, and chase the ultimate metric: Liveliness. This cozy idle clicker lets you unlock passive income boosts and powerful minigames to rapidly scale your empire. Attract every unique citizen and claim your spot on the global leaderboard!

The Horror Occultist
The Horror Occultist is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a cursed forest and the ruins of an abandoned monastery where an ancient force was awakened. Uncover the truth, avoid the cult, and survive what watches from the dark.

They Not Fae!
A short horror where you help a teenage girl rescue her cat, exploring a creepy building filled with creepy monsters.
Beat Breaker
A musical remix on the classic Alleyway concept .

This Is Fine: Maximum Cope
The world-famous meme becomes a metroidvania of mental mayhem. Play as Question Hound and explore a collapsing theme park shaped by your everyday worries. Jump, fight, and caffeinate your way through surreal worlds. Everything is fine... probably.

Totem
Embody multiple spirit animals, explore a broken world and trace your past in Totem, a poetic adventure between memory, inner quest and rebirth.

Which hand?
Solve the titan’s riddle, uncovering more hidden rules and connections each time you try

Winter is coming
"Winter is Coming" is an open world survival simulation game independently developed by "mantou", in this game, you will be on an island as an island survival contestant, As time goes by and the weather gets colder, Pack enough food to last the last winter before it gets cold enough!
Bento Slides
Its a bento style slide puzzle game

WithIN
Seoyul falls into a deep, melancholic sleep and awakens in the mysterious “Shadow Sea.” There, she meets Shady, a gentle shadow spirit. She explores ethereal landscapes, overcoming platforming challenges and puzzles, using the power of light to fend off lurking shadow monsters.

Yomi-no-kuni
A roguelike deck-builder set in Japanese mythology. Build a team of Yokai, equip charms and curses, and fight your way through the underworld to face Izanami herself.

Zereoton Hauntings 2
Zereoton Hauntings 2 is a 2D survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Mateo who loves to investigate the various haunted locations in the US.

ノワールの帰り道
【Noir the wandering cat】 Noir, a white-long haired cat, is kept at in a detective office. One day, he run outside from the door that his owner opened. He became a lost cat, and started to search the way home.
BIZ
Bloodwash
Available for Windows
BLOOM CATCHER
Catch the good. Dodge the bad.
Boat Simulator
A short boating simulation game where the player navigates through a series of buoys.
Boxing Roulette
Play in your browser
Build a Butsudan
An educational game
Bullet Hell!
A boss-oriented bullet hell.
Canopy
Grapple your way through the jungle by listening to its sounds.
Cat Eat Fish
Play in your browser
Cave escape
Available for Windows
Chip Kill
Wager and win in a traditional fighting game!
Chisa Project
A Serial Experiments Lain fan game where you play as Chisa
Chroma Burst
Tactical block-popping puzzle designed for those who appreciate clean aesthetics and deep strategy
Club Brawl
Play in your browser
Combomancer
Available for Windows
Conhecendo Letícia - Portfolio Gamificado
portfólio gamificado onde, em vez de só ler sobre mim, você joga.
Coorporate Climber - Idle Game (EARLY ACCESS)
CORROSIÓN
A brutal VR descent into the chemical hell of a desert cook. Cook. Kill. Dissolve.
Cosmic Cat Tree
Help repair your planet's cat tree and rebuild the cat colony around it.
Crash & Cash
LowCortisol Group
Crash Fever Christmas Story
Visual Novel