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OU Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
OU (Switch)
Genres: Adventure
Release Date: 31 Aug 2023
Current price: £17.59
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Hell is Other Demons Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Hell is Other Demons (Switch)
Genres: Action, Indie
Release Date: 18 Apr 2019
Historical low Current price: £8.99 Historical low
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) (Switch)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 24 Jan 2019
Current price: £12.59
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils (Switch)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual + 2
Release Date: 24 Aug 2023
Historical low Current price: £13.49 Historical low
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Will You Snail? Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Will You Snail? (Switch)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie + 1
Release Date: 9 Mar 2022
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Jitsu Squad Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Jitsu Squad (Switch)
Genres: Action, Indie
Release Date: 9 Dec 2022
Current price: £24.99
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
G-Darius HD Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
G-Darius HD (Switch)
Genres: Action
Release Date: 28 Sep 2021
Current price: £24.99
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Double Dragon: Neon Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Double Dragon: Neon (Switch)
Genres: Action, Indie
Release Date: 21 Dec 2020
Current price: £11.09
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Pinstripe Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Pinstripe (Switch)
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Release Date: 25 Oct 2018
Current price: £13.09
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Deathsmiles I・II Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch
Deathsmiles I・II (Switch)
Genres: Action
Release Date: 30 Dec 2021
Current price: £35.99
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Platforms: Nintendo Switch 1
Kemono Heroes PC
Kemono Heroes
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 27 Mar 2025
Discount: -42% Current price: £7.08
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Platforms: Windows
ASTLIBRA Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist PC
ASTLIBRA Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist
Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG
Release Date: 13 Feb 2024
Current price: £8.50
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Steam Steam
Platforms: Windows
R-Type Final 2 Digital Deluxe Edition PS4PS4
R-Type Final 2 Digital Deluxe Edition (PS4)
Genres: Action
Release Date: 30 Apr 2021
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Platforms: PlayStation 4
Mayhem Brawler PS4 & PS5PS4 & PS5
Mayhem Brawler (PS4 & PS5)
Genres: Action, Indie
Release Date: 24 May 2023
Current price: £15.99
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Platforms: PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
R-Type Dimensions EX PS4PS4
R-Type Dimensions EX (PS4)
Genres: Action
Release Date: 19 Dec 2018
Current price: £11.99
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Platforms: PlayStation 4
Romancelvania PS5PS5
Romancelvania (PS5)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie + 1
Release Date: 7 Mar 2023
Current price: £19.99
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 5
STRIDER / ストライダー飛竜 PS4PS4
STRIDER / ストライダー飛竜 (PS4)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 18 Feb 2014
Discount: -65% Current price: £4.19
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Teslagrad 2 PS4 & PS5PS4 & PS5
Teslagrad 2 (PS4 & PS5)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 19 Apr 2023
Discount: -85% Current price: £2.39
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store and 2 stores
Platforms: PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Terror of Hemasaurus PS4PS4
Terror of Hemasaurus (PS4)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 7 Dec 2022
Historical low Discount: -60% Current price: £5.19 Historical low
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Platforms: PlayStation 4
Super Time Force Ultra PS4PS4
Super Time Force Ultra (PS4)
Genres: Action, Indie
Release Date: 1 Sep 2015
Discount: -60% Current price: £5.59
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers PS4PS4
Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers (PS4)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie + 1
Release Date: 19 Jul 2023
Current price: £24.49
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Gargoyles Remastered PS4PS4
Gargoyles Remastered (PS4)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 19 Oct 2023
Current price: £12.99
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Afterdream PS4PS4
Afterdream (PS4)
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 26 Oct 2023
Current price: £8.99
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Headlander PS4PS4
Headlander (PS4)
Genres: Action
Release Date: 26 Jul 2016
Historical low Current price: £15.99 Historical low
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Marfusha:Sentinel Girls PS4PS4
Marfusha:Sentinel Girls (PS4)
Genres: Action, Indie
Release Date: 5 Apr 2023
Current price: £9.49
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
ITORAH PS4PS4
ITORAH (PS4)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 21 Apr 2023
Current price: £15.99
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Dawn of the Monsters PS4 & PS5PS4 & PS5
Dawn of the Monsters (PS4 & PS5)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 15 Mar 2022
Current price: £5.79
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Platforms: PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Black The Fall PS4PS4
Black The Fall (PS4)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 11 Jul 2017
Discount: -65% Current price: £4.19
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PlayStation Store PlayStation Store
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe PS4PS4
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe (PS4)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 25 Feb 2021
Discount: -30% Current price: £5.59
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Platforms: PlayStation 4
Volkolak: The Will of Gods PC
Volkolak: The Will of Gods
Genres: Action, Adventure, Early Access + 1
Release Date: 22 Aug 2025
Discount: -83% Current price: £1.52
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PremiumCDKeys PremiumCDKeys and 4 stores
Platforms: Windows Steam Deck Playable
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2 Xbox One & SeriesXbox One & Series
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2 (Xbox One & Series)
Genres: Action, Indie
Release Date: 22 Sep 2023
Discount: -50% Current price: £8.99
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store and 2 stores
Platforms: Xbox One Xbox Series
Luctus PC
Luctus
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie + 1
Release Date: 29 Sep 2025
Discount: -86% Current price: £1.15
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Yuplay Yuplay and 19 stores
Platforms: Windows Steam Deck Playable
They Always Run Xbox OneXbox One
They Always Run (Xbox One)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 19 May 2022
Current price: £16.74
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store
Platforms: Xbox One
Mutazione Xbox OneXbox One
Mutazione (Xbox One)
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 26 May 2021
Current price: £15.99
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store
Platforms: Xbox One
Toodee and Topdee Xbox & PCXbox & PC
Toodee and Topdee (Xbox & PC)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 7 Jun 2023
Current price: £16.74
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store
Platforms: Xbox One Xbox Series Xbox Cloud Gaming Windows
Transiruby Xbox & PCXbox & PC
Transiruby (Xbox & PC)
Genres: Action
Release Date: 26 Jan 2023
Current price: £11.99
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store
Platforms: Xbox One Xbox Series Xbox Cloud Gaming Windows
My Memory of Us Xbox OneXbox One
My Memory of Us (Xbox One)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual + 1
Release Date: 10 Oct 2018
Discount: -14% Current price: £15.41
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Eneba Eneba and 1 store
Platforms: Xbox One
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 Xbox One & SeriesXbox One & Series
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (Xbox One & Series)
Genres: Action
Release Date: 27 Jan 2022
Discount: -15% Current price: £16.82
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GAMIVO GAMIVO and 2 stores
Platforms: Xbox One Xbox Series
Curse of the Sea Rats Xbox One & SeriesXbox One & Series
Curse of the Sea Rats (Xbox One & Series)
Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG
Release Date: 6 Apr 2023
Current price: £16.99
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store
Platforms: Xbox One Xbox Series
The Vagrant Xbox OneXbox One
The Vagrant (Xbox One)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie + 1
Release Date: 1 Dec 2022
Discount: -19% Current price: £7.20
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GAMIVO GAMIVO and 2 stores
Platforms: Xbox One
Little Orpheus Xbox OneXbox One
Little Orpheus (Xbox One)
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Release Date: 13 Sep 2022
Current price: £9.99
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store and 2 stores
Platforms: Xbox One
Lost Words: Beyond the Page Xbox OneXbox One
Lost Words: Beyond the Page (Xbox One)
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Release Date: 6 Apr 2021
Discount: -42% Current price: £6.87
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Kinguin Kinguin and 6 stores
Platforms: Xbox One
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe Xbox OneXbox One
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe (Xbox One)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 19 Mar 2021
Discount: -20% Current price: £6.39
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Microsoft Store Microsoft Store and 1 store
Platforms: Xbox One
Light of Atlantis PC
Light of Atlantis
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Release Date: Nov 2026
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ADEN PC
ADEN
Genres: Action
Release Date: 11 Dec 2024
Current price: £7.49
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The Multi-Medium PC
The Multi-Medium
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Release Date: 20 Jan 2023
Discount: -25% Current price: £4.41
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Platforms: Windows Mac Linux Steam Deck Playable
Dreamcutter PC
Dreamcutter
Genres: Action, Adventure
Release Date: 26 May 2023
Historical low Discount: -73% Current price: £3.45 Historical low
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Difmark Difmark and 2 stores
Platforms: Windows Steam Deck Playable
Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence PC
Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual + 1
Release Date: 28 Apr 2023
Current price: £14.99
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Gog.com Gog.com and 1 store
Platforms: Windows Steam Deck Playable
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