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Release Date: 2025-12-29

Carnival Massacre

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!

Developers: Norbert Baranyi

Publishers: BEDTIMESTORIES

Platforms: windows, mac, linux

Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2304730

Release Date: 2025-12-29

Dulmyr

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access

Dulmyr is a roguelite RPG where players explore an endless tower, battle procedurally generated enemies, craft gear, and develop skills. Each run is unique, deaths are permanent, and progression shapes the world. Early Access - features may evolve.

Developers: Aribantium Development

Publishers: Aribantium Development

Platforms: windows, mac, linux

Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4233050

Release Date: 2025-12-29

Slappingrot

Genres: Action, Indie

SLAP, SLAP, and keep SLAPPING. Use your SLAPPING powers to SLAP rotten bosses; each with their unique combat abilities. Reach the end and be the GOAT of the Rotten Ring.

Developers: Limeless

Publishers: Limeless

Platforms: windows, mac, linux

Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4188270

Release Date: 2025-12-29

S.P.E.C.T.O.R 01

Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play

S.P.E.C.T.O.R 01 is a Third-Person SCI-FI action shooter. You are a soldier in the distant future on a solo rescue mission codenamed S.P.E.C.T.O.R 01. Aliens have taken over certain areas around earth and have taken one of your fellow soldiers hostage. Your task is to bring them to safety.

Developers: NAKGAMES

Publishers: NAKGAMES

Platforms: windows, mac, linux

Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4256310

Release Date: 2025-12-29

Match3Tower

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie

Defend the Tower Against Enemy Invasions! Your mission: protect the tower and its battle flag from relentless enemies. If the enemy reaches the top of the tower where the flag is located, the tower is considered captured.

Developers: GraphXGames

Publishers: GraphXGames

Platforms: windows, mac, linux

Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3192110

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—The GameGenreNews Team

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