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OpenTTD
OpenTTD is a free, open source (GPLv2) transport simulation game reimplementing Chris Sawyer's 1995 Transport Tycoon Deluxe, begun by Ludvig Strigeus in 2002, released 2004, with multiplayer, larger maps, and NewGRF modding; since March 2026 on Steam it ships only in a $9.99 bundle with Atari's TTD re-release.
Order of the Sinking Star
Order of the Sinking Star (沉星之序) is a 2026 puzzle adventure by Thekla, Inc., directed by Jonathan Blow, published by Arc Games for PC, Switch 2, and PS5 at $29.99, with 1,000+ hand-crafted puzzles in a four-world Sokoban 'supercollider' design.
Oxenfree
Oxenfree is a 2016 supernatural thriller adventure game by Night School Studio, in which teenager Alex opens a ghostly rift on an abandoned military island using a radio.
Pac-Man Google Doodle
Pac-Man Google Doodle: playable Pac-Man game in the Google logo, May 21, 2010, 30th anniversary; Google's first interactive game Doodle, built by Marcin Wichary and Ryan Germick, with two-player Ms. Pac-Man mode and permanent archive availability.
Painkiller (video game)
Painkiller (2004) is a dark-fantasy arena FPS by People Can Fly, published by DreamCatcher; Daniel Garner fights Lucifer's generals in Purgatory with Havok physics and tarot cards. Metacritic 81; CPL 2005 World Tour game; spawned Hell & Damnation and a 2025 Anshar Studios reimagining.
Palia
Palia is a free-to-play community simulation MMO set in a high fantasy world, developed by Los Angeles studio Singularity 6 and blending farming, crafting, fishing, and home decorating with a shared online world.
Palworld (パルワールド)
Palworld (パルワールド) is Pocketpair's open-world survival crafting and creature-collection game, launched in early access January 19, 2024, at $29.99. It sold 25 million players in a month, peaked over 2 million Steam concurrent players, and faces an unresolved Nintendo/Pokémon Company patent suit.
Paragon (video game)
Paragon was Epic Games' free-to-play third-person MOBA for PC and PS4, announced 2015, early access March 2016 with 13 heroes, card-based items, Agora map, verticality; shut down April 26, 2018; assets spawned Predecessor.
Path of Exile 2
Path of Exile 2 (PoE2) is Grinding Gear Games' free-to-play isometric action RPG sequel to Path of Exile, in paid Early Access since December 6, 2024 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with 12 classes, 36 ascendancies, and full 1.0 release set for December 11, 2026.
Pathogenic (video game)
Pathogenic (Aberrant Labs, published by Slug Disco, July 16, 2026) is a 2D roguelike twin-stick shooter on Steam where you play a parasite fighting the immune system; 100,000 first-week sales, Overwhelmingly Positive rating.
Pathways (video game)
Pathways (video game) is Pathways into Darkness, Bungie's 1993 Macintosh first-person adventure/shooter by Jason Jones and Colin Brent; first real-time texture-mapped 3D Mac game, 30-level pyramid, forerunner of Marathon.
Payday 2
Payday 2 (PAYDAY 2) is a 2013 four-player co-op heist first-person shooter by Overkill Software and Starbreeze, published by 505 Games, set in Washington D.C. with the Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf, and Chains crew; long DLC-supported, now maintained by Sidetrack Games.
Peak (video game)
PEAK is a 2025 co-op climbing and survival game by Team PEAK (Aggro Crab and Landfall Games), released June 16, 2025 on Steam for $7.99. Scouts climb a daily-rotating island mountain across four biomes, managing stamina, hunger, and injury; it sold over ten million copies by August 2025.
Petit Planet
Petit Planet is HoYoverse's free-to-play cosmic life sim, an Animal Crossing-style game on PC, iOS, and Android, announced September 2025, in Final Beta until October 19, 2026, releasing Winter 2026.
PGA Tour 2K25
PGA Tour 2K25 is a golf simulation video game developed by HB Studios and published by 2K, released in 2025 and featuring Tiger Woods as a cover athlete.
Pinball FX (2023 video game)
Pinball FX (2023) is Zen Studios' free-to-download digital pinball platform, successor to Pinball FX3, launched February 16, 2023 on Xbox, PlayStation, and Epic with 80+ tables, Pro Physics, and no FX3 table imports.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a 2025 top-down 2D action-adventure, self-described "yoyovania," by Brazilian studio Pocket Trap and published by PM Studios; it stars Pippit, whose aunt's soul is trapped in his yoyo, and earned Metacritic 87 and OpenCritic 88.
Pixel Piracy
Pixel Piracy is a 2D side-scrolling pirate simulator RPG by Vitali Kirpu (Quadro Delta), in Early Access December 12, 2013 and on Steam 2014–2015; PS4/Xbox One via 505 Games in 2016; Mixed Steam reception; Quadro Delta went bankrupt in 2018.
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza, 26 January 2023) is a fast-paced 2D platformer starring chef Peppino Spaghetti, a Wario Land 4-inspired score-attack game with no health system, P-Ranks, and 98% positive Steam reviews.
Planet Coaster 2
Planet Coaster 2 is Frontier Developments' theme park management sim, released 6 November 2024 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S|X. It adds water parks, pools, and flumes, Career/Franchise/Sandbox modes, co-op multiplayer, and sold over 600,000 units.
Planet of Lana II
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf is Wishfully's 2025-announced cinematic 2.5D puzzle-platformer sequel, released March 5, 2026 by Thunderful on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and Game Pass, following Lana and Mui across Novo.
Planet Zoo 2
Planet Zoo 2 is Frontier Developments' zoo management simulation, released 13 October 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It adds aquariums with aquatic species, aviaries with flying birds, Wildlife Reserves, and heavier management than the 2019 original.
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers is a 2022 police simulation game by Aesir Interactive and astragon, set in Brighton, with shift-based patrols, conduct points, duty-star progression, DLC through 2025, and a 2027 Unreal Engine 5 sequel.
Policenauts
Policenauts is Hideo Kojima's 1994 Konami point-and-click adventure for PC-9821, 3DO, PlayStation, and Saturn, Japan-only, set on space colony Beyond Coast; Saturn version is definitive, with 2009 and 2016 fan translations.
Pony Island
Pony Island (2016) is Daniel Mullins Games' metafictional indie puzzle-horror game on Steam: a trapped soul hacks a devil-built arcade cabinet, mixing a pony runner, code puzzles, and desktop interface; sequel due 2027.
Pools (video game)
POOLS is a 2024 Finnish first-person walking simulator by Tensori, also called Poolrooms-style liminal horror. Six wordless chapters, no monsters or music; Metascore 77, Steam 95% positive, Finnish Game Award winner.
Portal
Portal (2007) is Valve's first-person puzzle-platform game built from the DigiPen student game Narbacular Drop, featuring the portal gun, GLaDOS, and Chell; released in The Orange Box, it won 2008 GDC Game of the Year and sold nearly 4 million copies excluding Steam.
Portal 2
Portal 2 (2011) is Valve's first-person puzzle-platform sequel to Portal, set in Aperture Science with GLaDOS and Chell. Released April 18-19, 2011 on PC, Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360; Metascore 95; co-op campaign; Puzzle Creator editor; Steam Workshop modding.
Portal Revolution
Portal: Revolution is a free, community-made prequel mod for Portal 2 by Second Face Software, released on Steam January 6, 2024; 40+ chambers, 5–8 hours, Strata Source engine, Overwhelmingly Positive reviews, sequel announced.
Postal 2
Postal 2, also known as Postal II, is a 2003 first-person adventure game by Running With Scissors about the Postal Dude completing errands in Paradise, Arizona.