January 2026 - games, that were released this month

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

January 1, 2026 → PC

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 90/100

A game about a conductor and his wandering troupe, trapped in an abandoned and insane mansion. You need to explore locations filled with melodic rhythms in search...

Space Aces

Shooter, Online, Free game, Science fiction, Casual game, Space

January 2, 2026 → PC

Steam: 91/100

A space arcade shooter with a top-down view, 10 types of spaceships, and 30 types of enemies. Players need to progress from a novice pilot to a legendary ace and...

Diluted

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Fantasy

January 2, 2026 → PC

Steam: 93/100

An adventurous puzzle game about a boy named Archie. While exploring the tangled forests and distorted memories, the main character tries to uncover the truth about...

Battington Manor

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game

January 3, 2026 → PC

Steam: 100/100

A game for virtual reality points. The main character moves through the rooms of a huge mansion and fights against hordes of bats to save the Battington family. In...

Terra Invicta

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Grand strategy, Simulation

January 5, 2026 → PC

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Danger looms over the Earth in the form of an alien invasion and the players’ task is to unite all the forces of the planet to fight off the invaders. As you...

DuneCrawl

Action, Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Open world, Shooter

January 5, 2026 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 74/100

Colorful cooperative action with walking tanks. The nomads go on a trip to reveal the secret of sandy sliders - giant crustaceans, on which various equipment can be...

Spookeye - scary horror game

Horror, First-person view

January 5, 2026 → iOS

A dark adventure in which the protagonist finds himself in an abandoned mansion hiding terrible secrets. The character must find a way out, but first, document...

Havenhold

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox

January 6, 2026 → PC (Early Access)

Steam: 69/100

Starkeepers is an isometric MMO action RPG in the fantasy genre. Players take on the role of astrals — multidimensional beings capable of space-time magic...

StarRupture

Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

January 6, 2026 → PC (Early Access)

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 79/100

A co-op game where characters explore a mysterious planet torn apart by repeated disasters. It is possible to build a complex industrial system to extract...

Dark Life Excalibur

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Indie, Medieval era

January 6, 2026 → PC

A dark hardcore game in the style of Dark Souls, based on the legend of the sword Excalibur. The main character wants to take revenge on the lord of the giants for...

Banebush

Horror, Visual novel, Indie

January 6, 2026 → Android

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

A gloomy adventure made in black and red colors and inspired by fairy tales. The game has several endings, the receipt of which depends on the decisions made by the...

Dwarfare: All For The Forge

Shooter, First-person view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Strategy, Action

January 6, 2026 → PC

Steam: 71/100

A game about a brave dwarf who tries to get rich, but is constantly hindered by various monsters. You need to build defensive towers to protect the lighthouse and...

BarbarQ 2

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Fantasy, MOBA, Adventure

January 6, 2026 → Android; January 30, 2026 → PlayStation 4

A vibrant multiplayer game where you need to create your clan and recruit heroes to explore lands in search of treasures. There are several modes with different...

Past Fate

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 7, 2026 → PC (Early Access)

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 43/100

The events of the game unfold in the harsh world of Nendira, where two warring factions engage in a long struggle for control over the continent. Against the...

Fairy Tail: Dungeons

Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG), Replayability, Card game

January 7, 2026 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Card roguelike based on the anime series “Fairy Tail”. The plot of the game tells how Natsu and Happy discovered a mysterious door under the guild and went down...

Vital Shell

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Combat robots, Roguelike, Old school, Role-playing game

January 7, 2026 → PC, Linux

Steam: 96/100

A sci-fi arena shooter with a top-down view and a visual style reminiscent of the PlayStation 1 era. The game allows players to control mechs inspired by classic...

Heartopia

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Open world, Free game, Online, Casual game

January 7, 2026 → PC, iOS, Android

Steam: 59/100

The player creates a character and sets off to explore a cute little town. You can build a house and furnish the rooms. Among the activities are fishing, growing...

Aye Leon

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Old school, Adventure, Free game

January 7, 2026 → PC, Linux

Steam: 90/100

A short pixel adventure lasting 20 minutes, where the main character flies with a jetpack through colorful floating worlds. You also need to search for secrets and...

Lumi & The Lost Tablets

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

January 7, 2026 → PC

Steam: 88/100

A colorful adventure set at the bottom of the ocean. You need to find the lost stone tablets and fight infected enemies to restore peace. There are various...

Pneuma

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Slasher

January 7, 2026 → PC

Steam: 87/100

Zoe, the student of Death, embarks on a journey to reclaim the fragments of her soul that were stolen from her. To do this, the girl must defeat the seven deadly...

Dead River : Last Hope

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Zombies

January 7, 2026 → Android

Players: 5.5/10

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where an epidemic has turned people into zombies. The government has isolated the area. The main character is a...

Wolfsschanze Lite

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view

January 7, 2026 → Android

Players: 10/10

The action of the game takes place after World War II, where the main character faces robots and soldiers in a bunker. The location consists of many floors and...

Paranormal Inc.: Case File 01

Horror, First-person view

January 7, 2026 → Android

The main character investigates various paranormal phenomena. A whole family has disappeared, and the character heads to the mysterious house where it happened. You...

Ancient Farm

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator

January 8, 2026 → PC

Steam: 55/100

A first-person farmer simulator set in Ancient Greece. The story begins with a small plot of land, where life revolves around labor, seasonal tasks, and simple...

I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

Isometric, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting, Casual game, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game

January 8, 2026 → PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 83/100

The game takes place in a destroyed and flooded post-apocalyptic city. The main character builds a shelter on the roof of a skyscraper. You can explore nearby...

Cakey's Twisted Bakery

Action, Horror, First-person view, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

January 8, 2026 → PlayStation 4

Players: 5.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Atmospheric horror in the spirit of Five Nights at Freddy's, where the player needs to escape from the cursed bakery and avoid becoming an ingredient for the...

Cozy Caravan

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator

January 8, 2026 → PC, iOS, Mac; January 15, 2026 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Players set off on a journey in an old caravan, completing tasks for the residents of Harvestville and preparing for the annual Whistlebark fair. During the...

Entity: The Black Day

Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Survival horror, Horror, Action

January 8, 2026 → PC, Linux

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 80/100

The action unfolds in a dark underground bio-laboratory complex. The player takes on the role of Adam, a former special forces operative sent on a secret mission to...

No More Mages

Platformer, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Action, Arcade, Adventure

January 8, 2026 → PC (Early Access)

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 100/100

A pixel game where you need to fight opponents at different levels. Abilities are available to the character from the very beginning, but you will have to learn how...

Rising Front

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

January 9, 2026 → PC, Mac

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 88/100

A large-scale game dedicated to the trench battles of the First World War. The gamer can recreate various battles with hundreds or even thousands of units...

The Brew Barons

Flight Simulator, Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Open world, Role-playing game

January 9, 2026 → PlayStation 5

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

The tranquil world is becoming more corrupted every day by a powerful pirate organization that is forcefully imposing its monopoly on the earth. Armed with his own...

Pathologic 3

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Open world, Detective, Survival horror, Horror, Remake

January 9, 2026 → PC, PlayStation 5; January 23, 2026 → Xbox Series X/S

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The horror action takes place in a gloomy city, engulfed by a mysterious plague, and the main character will be the young doctor Daniil Dankovsky, one of the...

100 Cats Lost In England Find & Color

Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Exploration

January 9, 2026 → PC

Steam: 91/100

100 cats are hidden in a large image dedicated to the sights of London. You need to find all the animals and then color the picture by numbers, using a variety of...

Code Violet

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Science fiction

January 10, 2026 → PlayStation 5

Players: 2.9/10

Metacritic: 29/100

The game takes place in the 25th century after a cataclysm that made the Earth uninhabitable. The survivors found a new home in space, but became infertile. To...

Run Coffee Run

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Comedy, Metroidvania, Puzzle

January 10, 2026 → PC

Steam: 95/100

A dynamic game where the main character moves quickly through levels and drinks coffee to stay awake. You need to explore different corners of the level to find the...

Rogue Masters

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Medieval era

January 10, 2026 → PC

Steam: 62/100

Cooperative game where up to 6 gamers face hordes of monsters and a powerful champion. You can create a unique character using various gear and choosing weapons to...

NIGHTBELL

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator, Hidden Objects, Simulation

January 10, 2026 → PC

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Atmospheric first-person horror set on Christmas Eve. The main character is a boy who stays home with his mother. After hearing a bedtime story about a witch with a...

Gamblers Table

Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Casino

January 11, 2026 → PC, Linux

Steam: 74/100

A minimalist clicker with pixel graphics and cute helpers. The gameplay revolves around tossing coins. If the coin falls as a dollar — you earn money, if it falls...

Virtual City Playground

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game, Free game, City Building

January 12, 2026 → PC

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Virtual City Playground — you have to build and manage the city of your dreams...

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Construction, Zombies

January 12, 2026 → PC

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A game in the style of Papers, Please, set in a post-apocalyptic world. The protagonist works at a checkpoint and protects the quarantine zone. You need to examine...