Matchinko - the most unusual genre mix of the 18 demos that...
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Eighteen demos dropped yesterday, more than four in five of them self-published, with RPG, deckbuilding, and puzzle tags leading the pack. Only one arrived with reviews already attached, so today's picks lean on craft and premise rather than early crowds.
Today's pick
Matchinko
by nitzan.games LLC Self-published
Match 3 · Roguelite · Pinball · Deckbuilding · Puzzle · Physics
Why it leads: the most unusual genre mix of the 18 demos that dropped yesterday.
A cozy roguelite that turns match-3 into pachinko board construction, then lets you fire a ball loadout through your own tile work for score. Miss a target and the run ends, so the tension sits in the build, not just the shot.
One of just 5 Steam games combining Match 3 + Pinball
Also worth a look
Pegs of Hell
by WOMBEX Games Self-published
Strategy · Roguelike · Physics · Pixel Graphics · Deckbuilding · Turn-Based Tactics
Another pachinko-adjacent roguelike, but the hook here is peg placement and upgrade paths, letting you engineer split-ball chains and elemental combos before Hell collects its rent.
Apprentice Ascending
by Bluebuck Self-published
Card Game · Choices Matter · Tabletop · RPG · Deckbuilding · Singleplayer
A real-time card game about wizarding poorly under financial pressure, climbing a tower floor by floor while juggling forbidden study, rent, and hunger against seven possible endings.
Leviticus
by RJFoxx07 Self-published
Faith · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Action · Bullet Heaven · Top-Down Shooter
A dark sci-fi shooter casting you as an angelic guardian defending humanity from alien intruders, framed through a heaven-and-decree lens rather than the usual space marine premise.
Das Hexencafé am Zürichsee: Der letzte Eintrag
by Micjam Games Self-published
Visual Novel · Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Fantasy
A visual novel set on Lake Zurich, guiding Liva through a fantasy mystery with branching choices and multiple endings, aimed at readers who want atmosphere over action.
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