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September 14, 2026

100 Years Atop Mount Ellumbee - a century of duels for one mountain

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Just dropped

Thirty-two demos dropped yesterday, more than four in five self-published, with strategy the runaway dominant tag. Two demos already carry player reviews worth watching; the rest of today's picks earned their spot on craft and distinctiveness alone.

Today's pick

100 Years Atop Mount Ellumbee

100 Years Atop Mount Ellumbee

by Sweet Puppy Media   Published by Finnigin LLC

Strategy · Card Game · Tabletop · Turn-Based Strategy · Card Battler · Turn-Based Tactics

Why it leads: our strongest combined read on craft plus distinctiveness, out of the 32 demos that dropped yesterday.

A century-spanning strategy game where six factions build economies and settle disputes through simultaneous-reveal Battle Card duels, with control of the Summit shifting across the whole timeline.

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Also worth a look

The Offering

The Offering

by Duskmothgames   Published by Navian Digital

Incremental · Tower Defense · Strategy · Roguelite · Idler · Casual

An incremental shrine-defence game where you possess pilgrims to grow a faith, choosing between people, nature, or relics by day, then fending off the night with a shifting deck of boons.

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Sollervir

Sollervir

by leonardocode   Self-published

Tower Defense · Roguelike · Roguelite · Strategy · Auto Battler · Singleplayer

A loop-defense game built on random summons, growing nine base units into an 81-character roster across 20 chapters and an endless mode for players who like their progression systems deep.

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Wirehawk

Wirehawk

by Trax   Published by Walker & Volf

Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Arcade · 2D

A vertical shmup that trades gamepad stick-drift for precise mouse control, built around vector-style visuals, bullet-storm dodging, and a stasis mechanic to slow time mid-fight.

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Drifting on the river at dusk

Drifting on the river at dusk

by 大狙   Published by 滴克工作室

Visual Novel · RPG · Anime · Mystery · Lore-Rich · Atmospheric

A visual novel set in a fictionalized Song Dynasty, tracing what Jianghu actually means beneath its swordplay mythos for the people living inside it rather than the legends about it.

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Catching on

Demos that launched in the last few days and are already getting noticed. From the moment a demo goes live we watch two things - the reviews players leave on the demo itself, and how many people are playing it right now. These are the ones where early players clearly like what they tried.

Feastfall

Feastfall

by Yuzuki Game Studio   Published by PlayWay S.A.

Card Game · Strategy · Roguelike · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Casual · Deckbuilding

A cooking roguelike deckbuilder that plates ingredient cards into recipes and charm synergies for monsters that need feeding, not customers, with players already warm on the demo.

12 demo reviews so far, rated Positive · 47 community-hub followers

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Camp Manager Simulator

Camp Manager Simulator

by Luna Games LTD   Published by Ultimate Games S.A.

Simulation · Shop Keeper · Management · Building · Crafting · Nature

A campground management sim covering tents, caravans, bungalows, staff, and activity rentals, drawing early goodwill as a cozy resort-building alternative to the usual tycoon loop.

11 demo reviews so far, rated Positive · 237 community-hub followers

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