Archive — Jul 13, 2026
Aperture Desk Job
Round 1 of 5
- Action
- Casual
- Adventure
- Free To Play
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Categories
- Single-player
- DualSense Controller Support
- Steam Input API Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
- Family Sharing
- Stereo Sound
Short description
Introducing Aperture Desk Job — a free playable short made for the Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games.
About the game
You play as an entry-level nobody on their first day at work — your heart full of hope and your legs full of dreams, eager to climb that corporate ladder. But life’s got other plans, and they all involve chairs.
Designed as a free playable short for Valve’s new Steam Deck, Desk Job walks you through the handheld’s controls and features, while not being nearly as boring as that sounds.
Not Portal 3!
Lower your expectations: This is not a sequel to Portal. Now get ready to raise them slightly, because it is in the expanded universe of those games. Desk Job puts you squarely in the driver’s seat at Aperture Science. Then quickly removes the driving part and adds a desk in front of the seat.
Steam Deck: A Desk For Your Hands
Up until now, real life mostly involved sitting, and video games were the virtual fantasy world you could escape to. With the portable Steam Deck, we flipped that, freeing your body to run marathons and jump out of planes while your brain and hands simulate all the sitting you used to do.
It’s F-R-E-E (Free)!
Put that wallet away, gaming fan! Your money’s no good here. For this particular product. If your money stops working while trying to buy groceries, though, you should contact your bank immediately, because the cashier just stole your entire identity? You’d better go talk to her again, because what do you mean she never worked here?! Now you’ll have to go undercover as a dark web hacker to track her down! Only to find out it was a different timeline you?!! From the future?!?! And also if anyone from Hollywood is reading this bullet point, take your wallet back out, because this great idea is not free (but is for sale at buyagreatscreenplay@valvesoftware.com )
Technical Info
Controller
full
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
TinyShot
Round 2 of 5
- Indie
- Action
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- Single-player
- Full controller support
- Family Sharing
Short description
Tinyshot is a 2D wave-based arcade shooter. Follow Tiny on his journey after he makes a foolish and naive deal with the devil to retrieve his lost horn and earn love and fame in return.
About the game
TinyShot is being developed by the young and passionate creator Allaith Hammed. At an age of seven, he fell in love with video games when he played on his uncle’s PC for the first time.
Since then he knew that this is what he'll be doing for the rest of his life.
The game is his first publisher-supported commercial release and is highly inspired by the works of one of ZAX’s favorite game creators Edmund McMillen.
When Tiny got lost in the underworld forest, he stumbled upon the devil. Tiny agreed to a foolish and naive deal: in return for finding the devil's lost horn, he would be rewarded with love and fame. But will the devil fulfill his end of the bargain?
The world of Tinyshot is full of cute yet tortured creatures living in the underworld, a place the player must navigate to achieve the goal of finding the horn.
With each level, you will be equipped with guns and melee weapons to help you conquer waves of enemies. You will also improve your ability to move smoothly around the environment using mechanics like the grapple gun or dash abilities, because dodging enemies is as important as blasting them.
- The art style is a mix of realistic nature elements with flash/cartoony looking creatures.
- The game feel is one of the most important elements, designed to satisfy the player.
- Challenging boss battles and enemies.
- Random items to be picked up on the battlefield.
Technical Info
Controller
full
Platforms
- Windows
Wicked Seed
Round 3 of 5
- Action
- Indie
- RPG
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Categories
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Subtitle Options
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- DualSense Controller Support
- Adjustable Text Size
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
- Family Sharing
- Camera Comfort
- Playable without Timed Input
- Custom Volume Controls
- Stereo Sound
- Steam Cloud
Short description
A modern-day horror RPG with tactical combat and survival horror roots. Customize your loadout, manage limited resources, and exploit enemy weaknesses in tense, strategic encounters.
About the game
Wicked Seed is a modern-day horror RPG with tactical combat and survival horror roots.
Hybrid Combat System: Combine real-time actions like dodging and parrying with strategic turn-based attacks.
Rewarding Exploration: Discover hidden paths, solve optional puzzles, and find unique items that enhance your abilities.
Customization: Over 60 unlockable costumes and a variety of weapons and accessories to tailor your play style.
Move, block, parry and dodge enemy attacks in real time as you read and learn the enemy's patterns. Master positioning to flank enemies for increased damage or disable them entirely, and exploit precision timing to land powerful counter hits against enemies mid-attack.
Venture off the beaten path to uncover hidden upgrades, side stories, and powerful gear.
Gain experience by killing monsters, solving puzzles, and uncovering new locations. Level up to grow stronger, then shape your build with weapons, armor, and accessories that match your strategy and play style.
Survive in style with over 60 unlockable costumes! All earned through exploration, challenges, and achievements.
Explore dark, foggy forests, forgotten underground tunnels, the alleys of an evacuated city, and more as you work to uncover the mystery of Ella's past and the appearance of monsters.
Tackle tougher difficulties, reshuffle the world with a built-in randomizer, and chase down what you missed in New Game Plus. In-game challenges and their rewards persist across all playthroughs, giving every run lasting impact.
A unique blend of action and turn-based combat with high skill expression
Solve puzzles and uncover hidden areas
Exploration rewards you with new gear, permanent stat boosts, and hidden surprises
Over 150 optional challenges that award points to spend on permanent unlockable content such as accessories, equipment parts, and costumes
Every weapon is viable and can be upgraded and customized to suit your play style
Over 60 unlockable costumes, from casual to classy, and everywhere in between
Unlock new difficulties with remixed enemies and item placement
Built-in randomizer for endless replayability
New Game Plus offers unique areas, enemies, items, costumes, and more
Fully playable with controller and playable on Steam Deck
Technical Info
Controller
full
Platforms
- Windows
Chico's Family-Friendly Circus
Round 4 of 5
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
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- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
Short description
Welcome to your new job, champ! Take the 2:00-4:00 A.M. shift at Chico's Family-Friendly Circus and hope for the best! A short horror Point & Clicker with multiple endings and dancing clowns.
About the game
Main features:
- Some different endings;
- Short gameplay per shift (~12 minutes);
- 4 different cameras to check and spy;
- Lights on/off and sound on/off;
- At least 3 clowns, I think;
- Possibility to grab a burger (maybe a pizza) before the job coming soon.
*WARNING: This game contains scenes with sudden bright/distorted images and changes in volume. Content may not be suitable for all audiences. Player discretion is advised.
Technical Info
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Frostford
Round 5 of 5
- Adventure
- Strategy
- RPG
- Indie
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- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
Short description
Defeat monsters and grab the control in Frostford!
About the game
Frostford is the pseudo rpg game. You consistently join the battle in the cities where you get experience, upgrade attributes, receive powerful artifacts and learn skills to become stronger and clear more and more cities from monsters.
- 10 battles in different cities
- over 20 different enemies
- over 100 different inventory items
- attribute upgrading system
- 6 different skills to learn
- 18 different talents to research
- encouraging reward system for monster slaving
Frostford has an interesting and addictive gameplay. Try variety of different strategies to complete all the battles! Grab the control over Frostford!
Technical Info
Platforms
- Windows