I don’t really have any free games to suggest, other than Manic Miners on itch which is fantastic if a little short.

I just got Queen’s Domain the other day because I played the demo earlier this year and was hooked. It’s a slow-paced dungeon crawler in the likes of King’s Field, Lunacid, Verho, and FlyKnight where you play as the prince of a royal family on a mission to find out what happened to your dad the king, and possibly put an end to an evil cataclysm that’s building up. It takes place on a small island chain with tons of twisting paths, hidden corners and secrets, puzzles, challenges, and crazy enemies. The graphics and art style have a retro look and feel to them, and it’s just incredibly fun.

Tainted Grail is also really fun as a super-indie “Elder Scrolls-like.” It follows a version of Arthurian legend, taking place in Avalon wrapped in a magical apocalypse where the Wyrdness (basically a physical manifestation of magic that feeds on every sentient beings thoughts and can make whatever they dream/nightmare, and no one has any control over it). Plus there’s a major DLC (along with all the other FREE DLC they’ve been releasing) called Sanctuary of Sarras that takes place on the bottom of the ocean, and everything is all Old-Ones and Eldritch themed. I’m playing through that one right now too and absolutely loving it. The vibes in the DLC are absolutely immaculate if you’re into underwater horror and such.