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— A short, emotional space narrative about a lost astronaut searching for meaning and connection in the void — Story‑Rich / Walking Sim —Control, I'm Not Coming BackPhilosophical, Space, 3D
— Solve inventive 70s lab hopping between TV screens that alter "dimensions" — First‑Person Puzzler —TellyportPuzzle, First‑Person, Science
NOTE: Games within each month are ordered by how strongly they stand out compared to everything else released the month, not by release date.
— An FMV choose‑your‑own‑adventure dripping with satire and creator‑chaos energy — FMV / Satire Adventure —Apology VideoFMV, Satire, CYOA - — A post‑apocalyptic dieselpunk action adventure where you fight through a ruined world with heavy, gritty combat — Action / Adventure —eXSertBeat ’em Up, 3D, Dieselpunk - — A cheeky third‑person soulslike boss fight where you try to save your village by romancing the dragon attacking it — Action‑Adventure / Soulslike —Dragon KisserDating Sim, 3D, Comedy - — A surreal couch‑co‑op puzzle adventure where two players align objects across splitscreen to navigate an impossible shifting house — Puzzle / Co‑op Adventure —The UnrealtorSplit‑Screen, 3D, Perspective‑Based - — A narrative puzzle adventure where you uncover a forgotten tragedy using names as your only weapon — Puzzle / Adventure —The Name I WearLogic, Exploration, Stylized - — A precision rocket‑platformer where you dive toward a planet’s core through increasingly brutal 2D gauntlets — Precision Platformer / Adventure —HeartCore DescentAtmospheric, Singleplayer, 2D - — A frantic rising‑board word puzzler where you spell fast, trigger orb powers, and chase leaderboard runs — Puzzle / Arcade —Tumble TypeWord Game, Spelling, Strategy - — A logic‑driven block‑rolling puzzler with bridges, switches, and teleporters across 30 escalating stages — Puzzle / Logic —BloxzerSokoban, Physics, 3D - — A card‑driven fantasy adventure where you build decks, explore story paths, and shape your fate one draw at a time — Card Game / Adventure —Once Upon A CardFantasy, Strategy, Singleplayer - — A first‑person tragedy played entirely through bunker terminals as you guide a doomed rover toward a personal truth — Simulation / Interactive Fiction —Through AshExploration, 3D, Adventure - — Explore a newly inherited mansion to uncover what happened to Uncle Otto, his butler, and the eerie halls they left behind — Adventure / Mystery —Uncle Otto's MansionExploration, Investigation, Narrative - — A modular light‑logic sandbox where you route beams, build circuits, and package complex systems into reusable chips — Simulation / Sandbox —RAXProgramming, Indie, 2D - — A spooky‑fun 2D adventure focused on exploration and light puzzling as you hunt 10 rare skulls to save your father — Exploration / Adventure —GraveBoy CrowFeet – A Quest for Skulls2D, Cute, Story‑Rich - — A stylized homemade‑engine sandbox where you experiment freely with odd tools, items, and characters — Indie / Simulation —AutotelicSandbox, Stylized, Casual - — A polished, globally‑played pool sim focused on smooth physics and competitive multiplayer — Sports / Simulation —8 Ball by Pokerist™Billiards, Multiplayer, Casual - — A micro twin‑stick shooter where a slipspace jump goes wrong and you fight through escalating waves — Action / Twin‑Stick —Slipspace PanicBullet Hell, 2D, Perma‑Death - — A mythology‑driven idle RPG where you command legendary heroes and catalog creatures across ancient realms — Strategy RPG / Idle —Myth RequiemMythology, Collectathon, Auto‑Battler - — A timing‑focused roguelite where your only move is the perfect parry as you chain upgrades and survive waves — Action Roguelike / Strategy —Sir ParryRoguelite, 2D, Parry‑Based - — Arcade drifting where you chase records solo or with friends across fast, lightweight tracks — Racing / Arcade —Drift86Racing, Multiplayer, Casual - — A quiet desert puzzle tale about helping a tiny bottled fish by collecting the items it desires — Point & Click / Puzzle —For the Fish in the BottlePuzzle, Escape Room, Hand‑drawn - — Survive a children’s wellness center overrun by hunting mascots using only a magnet‑watch and stealth — Adventure / Horror —Hearty HavenHorror, 3D, Puzzle - — Three intertwined robot‑romance stories about mechanical hearts longing for connection long after humanity is gone — Interactive Fiction / Visual Novel —RETURN Machine.Love()Casual, 2D, Anime - — A toxic Yuri VN about a mad scientist trying to resurrect her spectral lover at any cost — Visual Novel / Psychological Horror —We Belong DeadPsychological Horror, Sci‑Fi, Dark - — Build efficient highway interchanges without blowing the budget or causing jams across simple, satisfying levels — Casual / Simulation —All Lanes Must ExitTransportation, Puzzle, Top‑Down
— A time‑bending sokoban‑like where you collaborate with past selves to solve impossible puzzles and save humanity — Puzzle / Logic —ChronigmaTime Manipulation, Sokoban, Sci‑Fi— A clinical training sim following TGD patients through hormone therapy, surgical counseling, and inclusive care — Simulation / Educational —Teaching Gender-Affirming CareLGBTQ+, 2D, Singleplayer— Guide tiny kobolds through hazardous caves using simulated materials to dig, melt, freeze, and build safe paths — Puzzle / Simulation —Kobold Delvers2D, Physics, Strategy— A story‑driven turn‑based RPG with bullet‑hell combat and branching routes shaped by your relationships — RPG / Tactical —Between StopsStrategy, Bullet Hell, Exploration— A surreal 3D physics adventure through absurd levels as you pursue the path to Billiards Nirvana — Simulation / Action‑Adventure —Silliards3D Platformer, Casual, 3D— A co‑op or solo abyssal shooter RPG where you pilot a SHRIMP mech to battle sea monsters and master elemental classes — Third‑Person Shooter / RPG —SHRIMP GAME: KRILL CONFIRMEDOnline Co‑Op, Bullet Hell, Mechs— A dark friendship visual novel about a childhood wish gone wrong and the haunting consequences that follow — Visual Novel / Narrative —Our Bad EndingStory‑Rich, Drama, Psychological— A claustrophobic short horror mission where sound is your lifeline in a sinking metal coffin — Horror / Short Experience —Flash DivingAtmospheric, 3D, Survival— A magical‑girl Wonderland descent where you navigate identity, factions, and looping narrative choices — Visual Novel / Adventure —duplicity loopFantasy, Story‑Rich, Anime— A casino‑themed death‑game VN where criminals gamble their lives in a spectacle of luck, crime, and survival — Visual Novel / Thriller —Jackpot Crash CourseCrime, Psychological, Choices Matter— A high‑school social RPG where you befriend classmates, ace exams, and outmaneuver Richard on your path to Prom King — RPG / Dating Sim —RichardAnime, Cartoon, Casual
— A fast‑paced movement‑shooter roguelite where a gun‑toting spider speedruns its way up the waterspout — Action / Roguelite —Itsy Bitsy Spider: VengeanceRunner, Shooter, PvE— Command the Witch Queen against endless undead hordes in a dark‑fantasy strategy loop with unit stories and upgrades — Strategy / RPG —Eldritch Lands: The Witch Queen's Eternal WarVisual Novel, Pixel Graphics, Retro— A puzzle‑platformer where the goal isn’t to win but to figure out how to die in each level — Puzzle / Platformer —False Flag2D, Cute, Casual— Three chaotic frogs pass around a cursed sword to survive waves of enemies in a tactical roguelike twist — Action Roguelike / Tactics —ExcroaaliburTurn‑Based, Strategy, PvEChyma and the Toll of TimeThe Solitary Existence of a Little UniverseStay With MeNugatorySet Yourself on FireAI Stories: Machine Angel
— A relaxing exploration game set in painterly Western Isles where you fly, help locals, and race — Exploration / Adventure —SKYERelaxing, Flight, AtmosphericCandellumGreen Light
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- U.S., Singapore, SpainDigiPen Institute of Technology- Austin, Houston, OrlandononPareil Institute- Nonprofit training adults on the autism spectrum in technical and digital‑creation skills.
ISART Digital- Breda, NetherlandsBreda University of Applied Sciences (BUAS)- Valenciennes, FranceRubika- València, SpainESAT – Escuela Superior de Arte y TecnologíaDigital Arts & Entertainment (DAE)- Howest University, Belgium- Quebec, CanadaUniversité du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) Création et nouveaux médias- Nanterre, FranceIIM – Institut de l’Internet et du Multimédia- Florida, USRingling College of Art and Design— Brigham Young University, Utah, USBYU Center for Animation
Rankings based on 2026 Edurank Stanford University— California — #1 United States, #1 North AmericaStanford University – Virtual Human Interaction Lab
Research lab in Stanford’s Communication Department focusing on virtual human interaction.
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Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)— Zurich — #2 Switzerland, #15 Europe Hong Kong Polytechnic University**— Hong Kong — #3 China, #6 Asia** University of California – Irvine**— California — #26 United States, #33 North America** North Carolina State University at Raleigh**— North Carolina — #27 United States, #34 North America** University of Melbourne**— Melbourne — #3 Australia, #3 Oceania** University of Queensland**— St Lucia — #4 Australia, #4 Oceania** Polytechnic University of Milan**— Lombardy — #1 Italy, #16 Europe** University of California – Berkeley**— California — #28 United States, #35 North America** Beihang University**— Beijing — #4 China, #7 Asia** Shanghai Jiao Tong University**— Shanghai — #5 China, #8 Asia** Johns Hopkins University**— Maryland — #29 United States, #36 North America** Texas A&M University – College Station**— Texas — #30 United States, #37 North America** University of Patras**— Patras — #1 Greece, #17 Europe** University of Texas at Austin**— Texas — #31 United States, #38 North America** Technical University of Munich**— Bavaria — #3 Germany, #18 Europe** Graz University of Technology**— Graz — #1 Austria, #19 Europe** Nottingham Trent University**— England — #4 United Kingdom, #20 Europe** KAIST**— Daejeon — #1 South Korea, #9 Asia** University of Würzburg**— Bavaria — #4 Germany, #21 Europe** Utrecht University**— Utrecht — #3 Netherlands, #22 Europe** University of Glasgow**— Scotland — #5 United Kingdom, #23 Europe** University of Minnesota – Twin Cities**— Minnesota — #32 United States, #39 North America** University of Auckland**— Auckland — #1 New Zealand, #5 Oceania** University of Munich (LMU Munich)— Bavaria — #5 Germany, #24 Europe Zhejiang University**— Hangzhou — #6 China, #10 Asia** Korea University**— Seoul — #2 South Korea, #11 Asia** Arizona State University – Tempe**— Arizona — #33 United States, #40 North America** University of Canterbury**— Christchurch — #2 New Zealand, #6 Oceania** Eindhoven University of Technology**— Eindhoven — #4 Netherlands, #25 Europe** University of Twente**— Enschede — #5 Netherlands, #26 Europe** Yonsei University**— Seoul — #3 South Korea, #12 Asia** Norwegian University of Science and Technology**— Trondheim — #1 Norway, #27 Europe** City University of Hong Kong**— Hong Kong — #7 China, #13 Asia** Osaka University**— Suita — #2 Japan, #14 Asia** University of Manchester**— England — #6 United Kingdom, #28 Europe** Ontario Tech University**— Ontario — #8 Canada, #41 North America** Cornell University**— New York — #34 United States, #42 North America** Aarhus University**— Aarhus — #4 Denmark, #29 Europe** University of Oxford**— England — #7 United Kingdom, #30 Europe** National Taiwan University**— Taipei — #1 Taiwan, #15 Asia** University of Pennsylvania**— Pennsylvania — #35 United States, #43 North America** Chinese University of Hong Kong**— Hong Kong — #8 China, #16 Asia** Monash University**— Clayton — #5 Australia, #7 Oceania** University of California – San Diego**— California — #36 United States, #44 North America** Queensland University of Technology**— Brisbane — #6 Australia, #8 Oceania** Darmstadt University of Technology**— Hesse — #6 Germany, #31 Europe** King’s College London**— England — #8 United Kingdom, #32 Europe