In this haunted gallery shooter it's the impressive stage variety that grabs your attention, but what keeps you coming back are the titular special shots that cover the floor in juicy point items.

From the developer of ElecHead, Öoo is another brilliantly concise puzzle platformer, one that delights in showing you that it was your understanding, not your abilities, which barred your progress.

This twin-stick shooter is a genuine evolution of early arcade games that supercharges the audiovisuals and action... but also hijacks your brain to let you parse the chaos with a mysterious clarity.

You'll think you need power-ups but all you need is practice mastering the unique movement of this free-ranging "batformer" - and it's very satisfying when you finally complete an "impossible" screen.

My bare-chested Stran warrior deleted foes with his violet flame axe and faithful Tugar, but finding such builds (and reading poetry) are at the mystic heart of this fun-size traditional roguelike.

Enemy attacks are fully transparent in this stunning and elegant fantasy dice game, so each turn is a tactical puzzle that's worth mulling over until you're fully satisfied with the outcome.

Boomer shooter fans will feel like they're being embraced by a warm blanket in this humorous FPS whose generous design is never wasteful, with plenty of variety in its satisfying stages and weaponry.

Dream Quest's simple and brutal formula for deckbuilding RLs laid the foundation for games like Slay the Spire and it still holds up well today, its charm and design uplifting its rough presentation.

Satisfying tactility and bouncier physics are paired with a new score-based planet-blasting ability, making this space-themed Suika-like an extra comfy and essential addition to the fledgling genre.

A stylish, energetic shmup where grazing bullets and doing dodge rolls grant you palpable bursts of destructive firepower. Very approachable for a casual clear, with generous health and tight stages.