Steam Hidden Gems thread?https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233030/Armorik_the_Viking_The_Eight_Conquests/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3397780/Air_Master_HANEMARU/Fun only up/getting over it style game with interesting movement mechanics. There's perfect jumps and a glide system with a nice amount of nuance to it. Level design is nothing to write home about, but the character is fun to move around and mastering the movement feels great. Not bad for the price.
>>737404535That looks pretty neat
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2435900/SharpShooter3D/
>>737404258https://store.steampowered.com/app/391540/Undertale/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3382070/Queen_of_treasure_isle/I imagine that there are plenty of fans of Gobou's animations on /v/, I only learned a couple months ago that he's been making a game.
>>737404980Looks like he didn't promote it enough.
>>737404258https://store.steampowered.com/app/304850/Worlds/Interesting little game, the dev also made another fun little gamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1304400/The_End_of_Dyeus/
>>737404258https://store.steampowered.com/app/3246770/NightDirge/
>>737404980>Release date 20 Jan 2025>Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access? - “The maximum time is planned to be 6 months, but may be postponed if many elements are added that are not currently planned to be added.” I'll buy it and wait for 1.0, but fucking hell. Every time.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/264060/Full_Bore/Full Bore. Digging block puzzler about exploration.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2160360/Aero_GPX/This game is the only highspeed gravity racer that actually understood what made f-zero games good. he took some inspiration from both X and GX, while also adding in some stuff of his own to make it unique enough to feel like it's a successor instead of a knockoff
https://store.steampowered.com/app/449610/Monster_Boy_and_the_Cursed_Kingdom/spiritual sequel to the wonder boy series,i really liked it and has great music
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4449070/Game_Game_Developer/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360160/Reavers_of_New_Rome/
>>737409645>$15 base price for a fucking 1 hour game that looks like thisAbsolutely mentally ill developer.
>>737409562cute art style but i'm not faggoty enough to play a first person schlicking simulator
>>737404258https://store.steampowered.com/app/3017330/Verho__Curse_of_Faces/I wholeheartedly recommend this game. It took me a while to learn that you can move while attacking, so if you hold Back and swing your weapon, the reach of your weapon will hit the flying enemies at the start of the game before they can reach you.
>>737409562Played this, liked it as a single sitting sort of thing, and played Nagaisan afterwards in the same way. Any other particularly good ones?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4406390/Alice_in_Wonder_Underland_AIWU/So hidden it's not even out (yet). I think it's a Yume Nikki-esque sort of thing?
>>737404980damn, thats sick
>>737406809I can vouch for the first one being good. It's like Deus Ex for the N64.
>>737410702>I think it's a Yume Nikki-esque sort of thing?Looks like it, yeah. If it's cheap, I'll probably get it since the music was nice.
>>737404258https://steam250.com/hidden_gems
>>737411095sovlless
>>737411095Cool>>737404258>1988Damn
>>737411095As good of an idea this is, it doesn't take into account if the game is actually good or not. So every casual who likes western VN's and Celest just floods the top spots until the next one comes out
>>737406809I played The End of Dyeus, it's really fun.
Recent puzzle games I likedhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2650350/Super_Puzzled_Cat/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3214530/Treasure_n_Trio/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2302320/Poke_ALL_Toads/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3281980/Demigoddess/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1661630/KarmaZoo/LOOPTOTEMLOOOOOOPTOTEEEEM
>>737410635the developer is Lustore.steampowered.com/developer/Lua lot of his games are borderline experimental, all made in the rpg developer bakin engine (which is also on steam)there are some interesting gems in there but most of the time its shit if im being completely honest
>>737404258
>>737410082If I didn't have like 15 games installed already I would give this one a try.I knew about it for a long time.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/235980/Tetrobot_and_Co/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-gmNmiquzEI just found out they're working on a new game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2521170/Looking_For_Fael/
Here's a couple off /v/ I like.SMT-like detective game with good jokeshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1886210/Mirrored_Soul/Mario-like platformer that's hard as ballshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1834950/Salaryman_Shi/Roguelite with Alice in it that is also hard as ballshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3712860/Wonder_of_Blue/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/335420/_/https://store.steampowered.com/app/420520/Lost_Technology/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2996020/JRoguePG/It's like a Roguelike FFVBarely any story, pretty shit art, but mechanically very solid and it's cheap so I'm recommending it for anyone who likes turn based combat
>>737417514I beat it. It is HEAVILY inspired by dark souls. Features NPCs with similar dark souls questlines. It has a lot of dark souls inspired items and bosses. If you want to know more about the game, you can google the game manual pdf.The game manual also appears in-game and you can flip the pages yourself.
>>737404258Minecraft
>>737417094wtf does the font on the one with the astronaut chick right of Diety Empires say?Barthion?Earthion?
>>737420047Earthionnew Sega Genesis game from Yuzo Koshiro's studio
>>737417817t. anon that has never heard of King's Field
>>737404258Bump for interest.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438260/Tiny_Kingdom/Game also has a Demo that you can play on itch.io.https://neltile.itch.io/tiny-kingdom
>>737420913it's more dark souls than king's field
>>737419643not on steam you stupid fucking retard
>>737404258i ended up really liking this. wish more devs would make cool low poly 3D platformers, there's a lot of potential in that genre still
https://store.steampowered.com/app/541310/Tiny_Thor/Has the polish of a SNES gamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/439310/Until_I_Have_You/Better than Hotline Miami 2https://store.steampowered.com/app/339580/Ember/I think I'm pushing it because it's finally reaching 1,000 reviews, but this is a simple but quality RPG.
>>737422531https://store.steampowered.com/app/428880/The_Quest/Oh and this is better than Legend of Grimrock 2, which was just a shitty rehashed cashgrab of the first game.
>>737404535this looks good, I'll get it
Not OP but thanks for all the game reccs so far. I don't have anything to offer as good as you guys but I did enjoy https://store.steampowered.com/app/1583520/Under_The_Island/It was a nice old-school zelda type of game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1500180/Declines_Drops/in a fanatical bundle right now
>>737412289I tried the Super Puzzled Cat demo and it felt much more like precision platforming autism than any kind of puzzlemuch like Bat to the Heavens
Run-and-gun arcade Contra-like. I've only played the first level but it seems very polished, controls are smooth. The female character is 17 years old and she has tit and thigh jiggling animations.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124080/Cardaire/>Singleplayer TCGhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2059660/Cavern_of_Dreams/>3D collectathon platformerhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/256460/Cosmic_Star_Heroine/>2D turn-based sci-fi RPG, you get to visit planetshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/18040/DeathSpank/>3D aRPG diablo-like loot collectorhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1139160/Divided_Reigns/>2D turn-based RPG, attack by targeting sections of an enemy (top/side/lower) and weapons determine where/how you can attackhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2382520/Erenshor>Singleplayer MMOhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1830040/False_Skies/>2D turn-based RPG with a heavy Job system and big sprawling dungeonshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1338940/Head_AS_Code/>Sci-fi mystery visual novel ala older infinity or ZE titleshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2294160/Isle_of_Swaps/ (anon game)>Tabletop card trading/playing to give the feel of playing Pokemon with your buddies as a kidhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/257690/JULIA_Among_the_Stars/>2D sci-fi point-n-clickhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2801620/Look_Inside/ (anon game)>Small-town murder mystery visual novelhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1450650/Osteoblasts/>2D turn-based RPG where you play as a skeletonhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/506510/Shadows_of_Adam/>2D turn-based RPG, good bit of post-game stuffhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1289810/Siralim_Ultimate/>2D megaautistic 'mon collector/fighterhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1949960/Super_Kiwi_64/>3D collectathon platformer
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4576510/Casualties_Unknown_Demo/It's like Starbound/Terraria meets Barutrauma, but with a cute furry thing.
>>737427475>Contra-likemore like shitty contra clone
>>737427475It was pretty goodfun fact, some chink copy-pasted the entire game, flipped the assets and put it on Steam as his own game, afaik it's still not taken down
>>737427526I'm like 15 hours into Divided Reigns now and not sure if I feel motivated enough to finish itMechanically it's pretty competent, but also has kinda gotten old with nothing new being introduced other than party member shakeupsSo basically asking you if there are some interesting mechanics coming in the next 40-50 hours, or if you think the story is super worth seeing through to the end (I like some of the characters, but it hasn't super gripped me either, I find the MCs backstory kinda weird/vague at this point, like how are you as a Captain both instrumental in destroying a country and at the same time pretty much oblivious to the harm you caused until the campaign is over)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943240/Dismantled_Directors_Cut/FPS Resident Evil with furries, absolutely bleak, mercilessly hard, and cryptic as fuck. Try it if you miss the psycho murderhobo game aesthetics from 2000's. https://store.steampowered.com/app/556710/Marrow/Lovecraftian horror-metroidvania with godtier atmosphere, utterly hardcore difficulty, and with no generic le tentacles. If you liked ESA, La Mulana, and grew on NES, you'll probably get into this one too.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1878350/Prayer_of_the_Faithless/Dark jrpg in vein of Dhux Scar and Seraphic Blue, with custom made combat and decent story/chars. For those who are into RPGMaker stuff from its golden age.https://store.steampowered.com/app/607780/Toymaker/Atmospheric jrpg in Laplandian horror setting, the sprites are somewhat wacky, but the atmosphere and the music are top notch. For those who like paranoidal subtle horror vibes like Lavender Town in Pokemon etc.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1184040/D1896/Story driven platformer with godtier artstyle, cheap 3 frame animations, and weird clunky combat. The dialogues alone written by a lonely Lithuanian schizo dev make it worth playing.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1463450/Fallstreak_Requiem_for_my_Homeland/Apocalyptic utsuge with SCP-like setting+military, feels inspired by Fata Morgana. The whole series is a hidden gem.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2641420/Vindictive_Drive_2_Maidbot_Archive/Janky, unbalanced, but somehow still entertaining twin stick where you choose an anime girl with different abilities to serve as your shooting satellite. Sadly, English VO only.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771880/UNDEMON/Korean retro platformer about a ghost girl killed by a certain evil corporation and now taking revenge. Got the nostalgic dos vibe and decent story, but can get really assmelting hardcore in some sections.
>>737406809Weird, I have both of those, but haven't played the first one. The End of Dyeus was pretty fun, despite the fact I'm kinda shit at it.
>>737431227The story isn't the greatest in some parts, sure. I'd say the enjoyment came from exploration and the amount of equipment opportunities you had, although admittedly the body part-focused combat system became a bit grating over time. It was nice to be able to equip someone with a bow or sling over a sword so they could fuck up birds, for example. You should get a boat soon and then an airship. I need to finish it too, there's honestly a lot of content.
>>737406809End of Dyeus was fun, but I'm not really sure what was going on with the ending
>>737427526Good stuff
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3491230/Monster_Girls_and_the_Mysterious_Adventure_Remastered_Edition/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1895860/Monster_Girls_and_the_Mysterious_Adventure_2/Super cute mystery dungeon roguelikes where you recruit monster girls as party members.
>>737433790Story becoming a bit less linear and letting me explore more freely is actually also kinda motivating, I'll keep going a bit thenJRoguePG which I recommended above (>>737417728), is by the same dev and fully focused on combat and there I really enjoyed the combat system because the various spells/skills are distributed across a bunch of classes you unlock
>>737410082Just beat that this month, had a great time. I wish the stat bloat was a little less severe but it was still a cool game.
>>737435898>no lolis>no SEXwhats the point if you can't fugg them bro...also, rogueLITE, it is nothing like Rogue
>>737436045>also, rogueLITE, it is nothing like RogueMystery dungeon games are indeed roguelikes. It's a turn-based grid-based RPG where the player and enemy turns are resolved at the same time. Also has the randomized level layouts (complete with the format of square rooms of various types connected by hallways) and a focus on item manipulation. Permadeath and ASCII text graphics are tertiary aspects that don't define the gameplay of roguelikes. Though this game also has elements that simulate some of the gameplay concepts of permadeath, such as the player character reverting to level 1 upon leaving a dungeon.
>>737436663But you control multiple characters, thus, it is not a Roguelike.
>>737435898Seconding this, though I haven't played the sequel yet.
>>737436905They function similar to how pets do in Nethack, which I'm sure you also consider a roguelike. You cannot control your party members directly, though you can change their AI behavior modes and restrict which moves they're allowed to use. In the sequel you can also request them to use a specific move on the next turn. Otherwise they move and act on their own while trying to follow the player.
>>737437103Alright, you win. I concede. I'll argue that it's conceptually a roguelike.
>>737404535is this malwarewhy does it have two different names
saving this is my watcher for later
>>737422581Would you say it is better than this?https://store.steampowered.com/app/823610/Dungeon_Of_Dragon_Knight/
>>737422531jeez i don't think i've ever seen somebody mention Ember before. i think my save file is literally during the final boss fight
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943370/Invercity/Puzzle game where you invert gravity. Lot less about platforming compared to VVVVVV and more just puzzle solving. Not sure why this one's so hidden considering there's a decent crossover between weebs and puzzle game lovers. The concept isn't anything new and it's not that hard, but it teases your brain enough and puts a smile on your face with its upbeat atmosphere. Solid weekend game.
>>737435898looks nice, can you name the girls?
>>737438619nvm, looking at your screenshot looks like you can
>>737425708You definitely need to appreciate difficult platforming to enjoy it, but I don't know about precision; it isn't tagged for that on Steam, and with the hardest 2D platformer on my resume being DKC Returns I haven't felt out of my element in the first ~60 levels.Figuring out level solutions typically isn't complex, grabbing the collectibles along with it can be. I've had to skip a few because I couldn't figure out the order of operations.As someone who loved Donkey Kong '94 but wanted more of a challenge, it's scratching that itch well.
>>737404258>released 1988I think it might be obsolete.
>>737404258Great game but also really hard, although not to the point it's making me rage that much. It's just right.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3875180/Pinfall/
Zexion is the perfect Metroid gamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/Zexion/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2384130/Shell_of_a_King/Bullet hell souls-like kind of game with tons of bosses and a lot of customization
One unfortunate thing I do notice about a lot of these small indie games is that the sound effects are terrible. It's a much bigger issue than graphics imo.
>>737439597I wish the VVVVVV section and the final boss were slightly less horseshit. Otherwise I agree.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4465690/Quantum_Coffee_Conundrum__Directors_Cut/Don Quixote in space trapped with Albert Camus in a time loop
I've recently been playing Kitsune Tails which is a super mario 3 style platformer. It's really fun but I don't think that /v/ will like it
>>737444554sounds like furshit
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958790/Cyclopean_The_Great_Abyss/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3263480/Divine_Orders/A pretty interesting and surprisingly fun take on stgs. You have health, stamina, exp, along with other RPG elements. Some fun builds and some good patterns. Music bangs, though the graphics feel a bit hodgepodged.
>>737445143>though the graphics feel a bit hodgepodged.mm
Good thread.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881610/Mohrta/Gameplay is just typical boomer shooter although some weapons are retarded in fun wayBut the vibe and atmosphere is the main thing
Don't carebuy an ad
>>737448157Buy a high-quality post.
>>737408341goddamn that franchise really diedi used to have a few wonder boy games on the master system
>>737448024I need to play that one, I've really enjoyed Scumhead's other games even if all of them have been too janky for me to finish
>>737448024I've downloaded this one already, but I need to fit it into my schedule :^)
i'l post some too, i just save steam pictures that i find interesting tough, i dont know if they are good or very god
I care, great thread OP
>>737449727
>>737444554The dev made this game first:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1258040/Super_Bernie_World/
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>>737449995
>>737449985Are the koopas jews?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2705890/Goodboy_Galaxy/metroidvania/puzzle/run-n-gun with an incredible amount of polish. this is actually a GBA game and you can buy the rom on their site, but the steam page has only 100 reviews.
>>737444554It looked like a competent SMB3-like, but the dialogue and voice acting turned me off from it.
>>737444981Worse. It's a lesbian romance.
>>737404258>tards boughted a 2K gaming pc to play IBM 286 CGA games
>>737410635I liked Night Nite. The cat was cute. Good? I dunno. Interesting.
>>737450470>the steam page has only 100 reviews.It's fucking 30 dollars. No wonder.
>>737450598>furshitLost interest.>lesbian romanceGained interest.>it's furshit with bad voice actingLost interest again. Gameplay looks competent, though.
>>737445143Did they ever fix the 2008-era Babelfish translation?
>>737406637He didn’t mention it even once on his channel. I don't understand it's like he’s literally allergic to promoting his own game.
>>737450709>Good? I dunno. Interesting.That seems like Lu in a nutshell.
>>737451095Maybe he's ashamed of it.
Might as well ask:Doesn't matter hidden or not, but something like Monster Sanctuary?
>>737450598>gay furriesprobably the worst thing imaginable
Not exactly HIDDEN gems, I guess, but these are my most played games that I never see /v/ talking about:cyberpunk:https://store.steampowered.com/app/268870/Satellite_Reign/https://store.steampowered.com/app/979690/The_Ascent/https://store.steampowered.com/app/269650/Dex/cyberpunk-ish:https://store.steampowered.com/app/471010/Seven_Enhanced_Edition/https://store.steampowered.com/app/425670/Seraph/souls-like:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283400/Steelrising/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1602080/Soulstice/action:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1981610/Wanted_Dead/turn-based strategy (with Cold War spy agencies)https://store.steampowered.com/app/559100/Phantom_Doctrine/and pic related
>>737452886all shit
>>737427582This shit is gore misery porn
>>737451843Siralim Ultimate was already posted itt, there's Aethermancer from the same developers currently in Early Access, promising but imo not at Monster Sanctuary's level yet (also a roguelike, so no real exploration)
>>737411095honestly based, Poke all Toads is phenomenal
>>737453814Thanks for the heads up, just refunded
>>737409645Kek, Godot and troonbroom fags on suicide watchAlso>thinly field game dev threadYou are a faggot if you respond with your game. This is the same as not being invited to a party everyone else is going to and you ask if you can go.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3103660/Arks_Wonder_Dungeon/A roguelite JRPG made in RPG Maker and in my opinion the best out of the bunch I've played.
Every hentai game
>>737454168Go back to your discord retard
>>737454710>roguelite>JRPGuhh...no thanks dude
love these threadsthis came out on PC recently, it's really cutehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3901910/The_Liar_Princess_and_the_Blind_Prince/
>>737455227>Game contains hand holdingThis is a blue board Anon.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/858210/Nova_Drift/
>>737455109Never heard of Lufia 2?
>>737455843yea, it sucks
>>737454710What are some others? I've seen the one you posted before, but the artstyle really filters me
It's Pokemon Mystery Dungeon but good and with wholesome monster wives who love youhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3491230/Monster_Girls_and_the_Mysterious_Adventure_Remastered_Edition/
>>737455227https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/4971/NIS_Spooky_Bundle/Fuck the DLC and Yomawari 3 at that price but Rose, Firefly and Yomawari 1/2 are worth it.
why do half of these indie developers never hire good artists for their character art or covers? like you could just go on artstation or pixiv and find one.
>>737404258>hidden gems>it's all just hidden turds
>>737404258https://store.steampowered.com/app/3459050/Acrolyte/Not out yet but there's a demo
>>737457774I was already here, bro>>737435898
>>737458785>complains about everyone else>doesn't share his own exampleShitpost as old as time.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/379530/Fate_Tectonics/This shit has a great soundtrack & is pretty cathartic.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566340/Gedonia_2/Been playing this one too. Now since I posted a few someone posted an Resi 1 fps type game and I lost it. Anyone got a link?
If you don't post screenshots I'm not checking your shitty game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2454350/REDLINE_CROOKS/Driving beat-em-up where you spend health to go faster and restore health by destroying other cars.
>>737459124>someone posted an Resi 1 fps type game and I lost it. Anyone got a link?nvm found it
>>737459396Dont be like that anon!
>>737409562>>737415664>>737410635Has anyone managed to get these games to run on linux? It's the one dev I've never been able to get running. I think it's actually the only game left I haven't gotten to work.
>>737435898>>737457774I always appreciate this series being posted because I doubt I'll ever play it but the girls are cute and I like seeing them while scrolling
>>737461340The monsters are indeed qts
>>737450616Mine was actually closecloser to 3K. Go back to your gaming system so it can console you since it has no games
>>737461724>>737457774>>737435898Probably grabbing this up and haven't touched a Mystery Dungeon before. What should I expect and is it pretty intuitive?
>>737452886My buddy actually did the music for antharion. That's all, nothing else to say.
>>737454518I'm so glad we have bouncers like you that are willing to stand guard outside the party as well.
>>737459282I love the shit out of this game. Anyone who is a fan of Vlambeer's work should give it a tryI'm still working on the ascension climb, up to G8 as Deadlift so far.
>>737462027Translation is very engrish in 2 especially, but the game is pretty straightforward to understand. If you haven't played any mystery dungeons or traditional roguelikes before, expect to receive a little bit of a booty paddling though the remaster of the first game is quite a bit easier than it's original version. Biggest challenge is going to be coming to terms with unidentified items once you reach the first dungeon that has them. Just don't be too hasty with equipping lots of random gear you find lying around since sometimes they're cursed. You lose all your items when you die, but if you talk to the insurance bee at town you can put insurance claims on your gear which lets you recover them for free after death. You also always revert back to level 1 upon returning to town even if you didn't die, but your friends keep their levels. Expect to find many foxes in your pockets.
>>737462442Thanks anon. Will temper expectations accordingly.
>>737409562>https://store.steampowered.com/app/4449070/Game_Game_Developer/>first person shlicking simulator>pink and blue hair colorI'm nooooooooooooticing
>>737410702This shit is $20 lol.
>>737462643Have fun and enjoy the monsters. And I almost forgot, be sure to set the difficulty to "roguelike" in the remaster. It sets it to "casual" by default for some reason, which is piss easy and removes some of the gameplay mechanics. 2 has a difficulty selector before you start. You can also hold the "next page" and "previous page" keys together (I think they're A and S by default) to unlock hard mode if you wanna be a badass. I don't think the remaster ever tells you this.
>>737462358I'm too casual to finish a loopback yet, so I only have G1.
>>737461724>>737462027Don't buy it. They're all titcows and hags - no lolis, fairies, pixies, brownies, sprites or anything of the like. I shan't be supporting homosexual developers.
>>737462675Dev is a japhttps://x.com/kawaiishinitai
>>737463237It literally has brownies though
So we're all just shilling our games here huh
>>737463014going into loop is only necessary for a couple of achievements and for chasing high scores. simply beating the final boss is enough to go up a gearthe jump in difficulty for G1 is real though, you're going to have to deal with the bosses always having their loop attack patterns during pre-loop, which gave me a bit of trouble when I was starting out against the not-Throne.in my opinion it's always worth doing a loop once you beat the final boss, you get access to your character's final upgrade which is usually stupid strong as a final upgrade before the game aggressively tries to kill you in loop.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1189290/The_Black_Grimoire_Cursebreaker/Single player Runescape like clone, with similar quests system and skills
>>737463742Oh, I assumed G1 was just starting the game in the first loop.
Stop trying to make me spend my rent money.
>>737464232Why'd you come into the game recommendation thread if you weren't interested in getting any new games?
>>737463975that's one of the not-crowns that you can equip if you want, in my opinion doing a run with it is the hardest achievement to get (even the realism badge isn't that hard when you realize that boosting and turbos lets you break through the lethal walls). But getting a gold medal on some of the achievements are significantly harder, but that's if you want to go above and beyond.
Night Striker Gear is a rail shooter directed by Hiroshi Iuchi (Ikaruga, Gradius 5). The camera is kind of jank, but it scratches the rail shooter itch something serious and is probably only beaten out by Ex-Zodiac imohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3290390/NIGHT_STRIKER_GEAR/
any "fire emblem" like gamesi have vestaria saga(kaga lmao), dark diety 1/2, banner of the maid, fell seal(meh), expedition rome(pretty fun but too much overworld stuff), king arthur knights tale, lost eidolons + veil of the witch, midnight suns(i actually enjoyed this, cringekino), symphony of war(too much advance wars), those whole rule,
>>737463530>fat hips>tall>big breasts>BROWNcome on man don't reach that's not a brownie that's a brown person
>>737464309Because I'm retarded and have poor impulse control. Play Night Striker Gear and Rift Wizard 2.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058570/Rift_Wizard_2/
>>737464309I'm just here to bloat my wishlist.
>>737464504Fell Seal and Stmphony of War are great, though? And Midnight Suns is massively underrated. The dating sim persona shit drags it way down though
>>737464504And and to answer your question: Dream Tactics and Our Adventurer's Guild
>>737464504you can try fae tactics
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2608270/Intravenous_2/just started playing this tonight its basically splinter cell hotline miami its soo good
ANY LOLI GAMES?I NEED THE CUNNY
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2767530/Wicked_Seed/>Survival horror with turn based combat, basically like Parasite Eve. Over 50 costumes to unlock.
>>737464764Fae Tactics kind of blows desu. There's also Menace that's fun so far. Cyber Knights Flashpoint and Troubleshooters are good too
>>737464645something about fell seal just annoyed me, no clue why, i finished it tooand i dont like advance wars mechanics/combat so symphony was a struggle>>737464736>>737464764looking into these thanks
>>737464765Oh boy, here we go...
>>737464905what?
>>737464885Everything is tanky and whoever designed the encounters in Fell Seal really fucking hates the players. Building units was so solid. It's a polarizing game
Any recent fun survivors-like games? Say last 6mo to a year
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>>737464504You might like https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224290/Horizons_Gate/
as always I will recommend the autistic number gamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1076070/Alice_and_You_in_the_planet_of_numbers/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4450800/Idols_of_Ash/I haven't beat it, waiting for the weekend to play it seriously. In the 15 minutes I put into it though I can vouch for the grappling hook gameplay being fun enough for $3.
>>737465071jump into an acid vat : the response
>>737465417you're right, Lorn's Lure did need the fucked up rope swings from Peaks of Yore
>>737465784>Lorn's LureThat looks sick but you're right it's missing a grappling hook.
>>737465261I bought this game a few years ago, and I don't remember why or how I even found it. But I'm always scared to mention it in these threads for some reason.
>>737452886Loved Odallus, fantastic game. The music on the first stage is an earwormhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ZpuKHkNHA
>>737464736nta but awesome recs. Our Adventurer's Guild was my indie GOTY for that year
>>737464856jank, but surprisingly good
>>737458926looks pretty dopeany ETA?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1130410/Cyber_Hook/i love going fast as fucj with grappling hooks. basically a game that was tailor made for me
>>737469103sorry anon, this is way too troon-coded for me
>>737469968xir doth protest too much
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2607060/From_Glory_To_Goo/I shilled this in /v/ since it only had 600~ overwhelmingly positive reviews.It's still overwhelmingly positive now and I think it gained 10ish more since last thread.
>>737439597Thirding Zexion. It's a metroidvania with horizontal twin-stick shooter gameplay. I'd imagine it plays like shit on KB+M. Super well balanced all-around.
>>737439597looks good, but 20 bucks is fucking insane. I'll just pirate it instead
>>737440346This one looks neat as fuck, with 39 reviews at 100% under a month, even. Funny that I'm about to start Minishoot' Adventures in a few days and a review mentions they're similar.
>>737470498haven't played shell of a king yet, but Minishoot' was my indie GOTY for that year. It's fucking phenomenal and is bursting with sovl. Enjoy
>>737470201I wasn't expecting this shit to be as good as it wasI pirated it but will definitely be picking it up next sale I see
>>737470360That's roughly standard for a modern indie metroidvania, what are you on?
>>737470795too late, already pirated it
>>737451095Not entirely true, I'm the one that mentioned the game and I discovered it because Gobou posted this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e5f65iRQrwI kind of get it, he probably wanted his game to be able to stand on it's own without just riding the wave from his Touhou animations being so popular.
>>737464798Pragmata.
>>737471292But it looks boring and it has no sex
>>737404258>less than 200 reviews>actually funhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3047510/Myths_are_100_True/
>>737457606You might enjoy Time Break Chronicles or Splintered if you're looking for more along the same lines. Personally I didn't really like Splintered since the classical Dragon Quest style gameplay didn't transition over well to a roguelite, but you might be different.And also, I know a fair number of people who get filtered by the art style for the game. It's a shame because I think it legitimately looks good when you're playing it and see how cohesive it actually is in practice.
>>737444554Nah it plays like shit, the controls are bad and level design is awful. The shitty voice acting and writing are the cherry on top.
>>737472994>15 USDthese indie devs have no idea how to price their games
>>737452886>souls-like:>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1602080/Soulstice/
>>737452886>cave story>"hidden gem"
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486450/The_Lonesome_Guild/
>>737463380I knew the character gave off a hikikomori vibe, and an actual Japanese girl too. She needs to add pubes to make it more immersive.
>>737464563Absolutely seconding Rift Wizard
>>737422581I like The Quest but come the fuck on dude.
>>737463896Did they update it over the years? I remember buying it on release and bouncing off by the time I reached the first town, where to the south there was some mining town with a bunch of quests.
>>737462027its literally point and click between an actual roguelike and diablo-esque hack n slash just turn based. Read: Dull as fuck. Some people enjoy taking the fun out of everything if that's you. Mystery Dungeons are for you.
>>737464798https://steamcommunity.com/groups/cunnyplayablespotlight/curation
>>737464856This game was shilled so hard by one anon. Hope he's doing well
>>737404258love & sex second base
>>737475197>removed for violating the Steam TOSGabe is a sensitive fat fuck.
>>737475296>first game's freeNeat.>second game: twenty dollarydoos>+ fourty dollars worth of DLC'swut. No way it's packed with that much content.
>>737449727That is some aesthetic sloppa
dodgeball acadamiasuper dodgeball but as a jrpg
>>737475467It was a patreon grift and e-begging shitshow before release on steam: treat yourself better. There are better games out there than that trash even in the hentai genre.
dungeons of blood and dreamroguelike real time dungeon crawler. gameplay is admittedly meh but it has some cool ideas and i like the vibes. rune based spell casting, note taking can be a mechanic since you can write recipes down and theres a larger puzzle you solve to beat the game
plutoroguelike deckbuilder. only kind of this game ive played so cant compare to others but it's enjoyable. fun finger based spell casting system and great artstyle
So me? It's Sol Cesto, but I don' tknow if it qualifies as a hidden gem
hammer fightoldie but a goodie. physics based flail game about spinning your mouse in a circle. branching story paths, rpg mechanics
>>737476107It seems to be a small hit. I got tired of it after one true win. Not enough variety.
miasmataold favorite. explore an island using triangulation mechanics to fill out the map. get stalked by a dire panther.
AchronRTS with time travel mechanics. Ugly, gameplay feels rather stiff, but the time travel stuff is really innovative/unique and worth experiencing.
>>737404258My pick is definitely Charlie the Duck. I played this back in the Windows 98 days. It's pretty much a Mario clone but with a cute duck and instead of breaking boxes from below you break them from above. Surprisingly fun and Charlie II is even better.https://store.steampowered.com/app/691250/Charlie_the_Duck/
Dead handturnbased strategy with customizeable mechs/tanks and terrain deformation
>>737476280>Among the first Steam Greenlight games and got a fair bit of coverage on releaseIt's only hidden because it's old. Still recommend it as well. I was on edge the whole time. No matter how silly the monster looks.>>737476340Wish I wasn't phoneposting at work so I could post my ancient grandfather paradox webm of this. Sending a scout on a suicide mission deep in the enemy base. Getting the intel, but the scout never actually left to scout. Or losing half your base a minute ago, killing the enemies three minutes ago and getting your base back because it was never destroyed. It's fucking wild.
>>737462226No one is buying your game
hackers beatrhythm game played via mashing keyboard in the right area like a movie hacker. if you add flourish to your movements when you press the enter key you feel more like a hacker.
>>737476448Oh shit, I remember this. 7 bucks for such a short game is robbery though.
das geisterschiif, der geisterjaeger, der geistertuum, wireframe dungeon crawlers where you play as a mech. heavily resource managment based. only the first game is red, the rest are blue.
>>737476239Yeah I agreeI've played it for about 20 hours now purely for achievement hunting and trying to get a win with every character but after 3-4 I'm starting to get pretty fatigued. I know it's an indie dev but they really needed to make at LEAST one alternate biome per section of the game or something.
>>737450727lemme save you some bucks https://files.catbox.moe/htvysd.gba
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893620/Circadian_Dice/One of the better roguelites imo. Came out before the genre trended and turned to slop. You modify die faces instead of building a card deck. Has lots of classes and mechanically unique areas.
>>737478049I've glanced at that one but never gave it a shot. Have you tried Slice & Dice?
>>737477735>0 bytes in size
>>737448024Loved this shit. I dont know why all female enemies were anthros witj big tits but i wont complain. Wish the belly dancers in the hub world did something. Only two issue was that the merchant that you can trade your unwanted weapons for upgrade materials, didnt knew about him until halfway into the game. The other issue is that the game needed to be longer, the ambiance, the weapons, the enemy design, all great but the game is over super quick
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264920/Endgame_Road_To_Salvation/Road trip to a safe place during the apocalypse with RPG elements. Solodev.Pros: - Cool concept and executed well- Lots of systems that interact with each other- Driving is surprisingly enjoyable just don't expect a driving sim- Some apocalypse related events like corpses falling from the sky or gates to hell (you can get in)Cons: - Looks quite ugly- Lots of jankiness especially the user interface and its controls- No online coop- Not a lot of POIs and random gen isn't varied enough for the length of the game (2000km to travel)- There's a few abuseable elements that make it very easy to snowball at which point the game becomes a breezeThere's a big update coming "soon" apparently.
>>737463237I was already buying it, no need to convince me twice fag
>>737478049>544 reviewsI swear to God I will stab the next person who recommends a game with 500+ reviews in this HIDDEN GEM thread.
>>737480703>500+retard, it's less than 100 reviews to be a hidden gem.
>>737480824Agreed, but it's particularly ridiculous for a game that has over 500 reviews. That's absolutely not fucking hidden. What fucking dipshit would call Kitsune Tails or Cyber Hook hidden?
Granvir https://store.steampowered.com/app/2743460/Granvir/A very fun mecha Roguelite with alot of parts and you can play it multiplayer. The dev keeps adding missions and parts, got a free version with the first campaign if you wanna try ithttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3668270/Granvir_Zero_Front/
>>737480703>>737480824>>737480882A truly hidden gem is one I've personally never heard of. Review numbers mean basically nothing because they don't spread awareness.
>>737480824Not him but my personal cutoff for hidden gem status is about 200 reviews or lower.>0-50 reviewsliterally no one else knows about this game>50-100 reviewspeople in highly specific communities might be aware of the game>100-200 reviewsthe game is starting to branch out from said community but is still hidden
>>737448545Wonder Boy in Monster World on Mega Drive was one of my favourite games as a kid, it was the first game i played with what would be known as Metroidvania elements and it gave the world this feeling of wonder, like there could be anything out there... I should replay some timeOr just get that game, but i hate that art style, i need pixels
>>737480970Review numbers are a factor of awareness. If you had no clue about the existence of Terraria that wouldn't suddenly make it a hidden gem. Otherwise everyone will just post popular shit and call it a hidden gem, rendering the thread useless.
>>737453814The systems are still great thoughbeit, I don't think any other game has such a detailed health system.
>>737480279Other games I have in my library in no particular order:>First person adventure RPG with TES/Zelda elementshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3002500/Goldenheart/>Singleplayer Old School Runescape (currently on sale)https://store.steampowered.com/app/1189290/The_Black_Grimoire_Cursebreaker/>Resident Evil Gaiden if he realhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1446350/You_Will_Die_Here_Tonight/
Has anyone else played pic rel? I want to know how many hours the game takes to beat, I've heard its very long
>>737481220Beating the game if you pay attention can be done in 10-20 hours depending on how lost you get. Exploring everything in the game, doing the weird shit will take much longer but it's not necessary.
did HE WHO CONSORTS WITH BEASTS ever come out
>>737481374Yeah years ago, he's now in Tim Sweeney's pocket and trying to get a big payout from suing Volvo.
>>737481104Agreed, though I wouldn't say hard cutting off at a specific number is reasonable, it's basically forcing a particular range of popularity to become even more ignored than the actually super hidden games. Would a sequel game with 300 reviews be considered a hidden game if the first game had over 1000 reviews? It's too subjective a topic to be arguing about it with purely objective metrics.
>>737404258https://store.steampowered.com/app/293160/AntharioN/i haven't played it but looks kind of cool, the kind of rpgs that i hear about on /v/
>>737481528>Would a sequel game with 300 reviews be considered a hidden game if the first game had over 1000 reviews?I think so, actually. It's not uncommon for sequels to come out and for no one, not even the fans to see it. Soundodger for example was a reasonable success, but none of that transferred to the sequel. Same with Gunlocked to Gunlocked 2.This isn't really to put an objective measurement on the review range but rather that people really should think more about what they're gonna share as a hidden gem.
>>737481668I saw it happen with Freedom Planet 2, but the game costing 25 bucks might've had something to do with that. The developers also refuse to lower the price even four years later, which is kinda retarded.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644750/Sheep/PS1 abandonware that had "Coming soon..." on its Steam page for half a decade before finally releasing last year.Sex with Bo Peep.https://youtu.be/jeKTIj8izWs
>>737464437>but it scratches the rail shooter itch something serious and is probably only beaten out by Ex-Zodiac imo*Cough* https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389830/__ASURA_THE_STRIKER/2 random japs made a better rail shooter with Space Harrier visuals and Night Striker level layout than both Hiroshi Iuchi and Yu Suzuki with their recent games.
>>737463237>heh! big boobs and adult women are... le gay! xD derp! yep, i'm a liiiiiiiiiiiittle quirky! guess that's why i'm on fourchan.com and not a normie site like facebook! i heccin love lewd lolis, my dudes!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2711190/Hyperspace_Deck_Command/ Wildfrost but space combat and better overall.
>>737476453>Dead handBased & seconded.
A neat cheap but could honestly be even a bit cheaper puzzle game with a killer OST.I remember getting this from an ice cream truck back in the day.
>>737476692will the dev make a sequel, now that he's reasonably successful?
>>737482907Wow. The JPG format did not do those visuals any favors.
>>737404258huh, didn't know steam allowed you to backdate release dates for games that existed prior to a steam launch
>>737483024>puzzle game with a killer OSTI'm sold.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1913690/Cleopatra_Fortune_STribute/
>>737483168You always could, since Steam only became a thing with HL2, but also had Valve's back catalog.
>>737404258https://store.steampowered.com/app/3746300/PRISON_OF_HUSKS_Demo/i liked it mainly because of the art and the atmosphere, the developer is very talented in this regardi didn't enjoy the combat very much though, i prefer brainless steamrolling, this game requires you to use your brain a little bit and be careful, i'm not a big fan of thatstill a good game though, strongly enjoyed
>>737483421This shit was fucking awful, thankfully the demo let me know that without needing to waste money on the actual game.
>>737483546>EDIT: I'll admit i may have misunderstood the combat a bit , After my second playthrough and beating the secret boss i find this game to be quite amazing actually>-There is actually a parry and it's the exact thing that prevents the king's field combat style of attack once and run , Parrying restores a portion of stamina which allows you to attack after parrying which creates a very cool combat flowIs this you from an alternate timeline? Kek.
>>737483867No, the secret boss was easy as shit, the only remotely difficult part of the demo was the main boss being a gank fight.
>>737409779>>737462675>schlicking What does this mean
>>737415309I have played hundreds of hours of Dominions and hundreds more of CoE. I've never heard of this before now. Quick run down?
>>737427582Game looks great, just can't get over the furry.
>>737433318Great post.
>>737464856The combat looks novel but I refuse to play coomerslop
*shares with u all his hidden gems in ur path*
So I finally got around to this one and it's surprisingly good, I don't know if anyone else has tried the combination dating sim and detective novel thing.You have to tread a fine line because women are naturally manipulative but some are just lusting after an older man, while others may be deliberately trying to seduce you to throw you off your investigation. Still others might not trust you with certain details until you flirt with them a bit.Maybe staring at someone's breasts is the right move in certain circumstances, or maybe they deliberately took their shirt off to draw your eyes away from something incriminating. Both occurred. The first time the game asked me if I wanted to ogle some breasts I figured "Why not, it couldn't hurt?"I got suspicious a minute later though and reloaded to check. She had been attempting to distract me and looking at her breasts mean you miss some evidence sitting in plain sight.So yeah, the better detective game that came out this month, I think. The other one I played was Moses and Plato.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3600360/Rose_Academy/
>>737484970It's not coomerslop. The game has no sex or nudity. It's a horror game that has some sexy costumes and that's it. The dev is also very passionate and he's releasing a free DLC soon.
>>737485181>those are some nice hidden gems you got there>it would be a pity if i decided to make a youtube video about them
>>737475230One of the successes, every so often I pull it off and a demo I enjoyed and attempted to talk about actually caught on around here. It was neat because you could read the developer's blogposts and a sudden random wishlist spike corresponded with the exact day I made a thread that got to the bump limit.The game itself did extremely well for a solo developer, he made hundreds of thousands of dollars he doesn't have to share with anybody. The sequel hook at the end of the game might end up being real. Or maybe he was just going to do a DLC to explain it I forget.
>>737464924
>>737486059Even if you're the dev shilling for yourself, good on youI only watched a video on it, but I'm happy to see this game doing well, proven but dead genre (Parasite Eve like turn based combat horror) executed well with some fan service and obvious love for the genre/adjacent ones, wish there were more indie games like this and not so much dude depression slop
>>737480882>>737480824>>737480703Here's the official scorechart:10,000+ = Normal Game5000 - 9999 Steam Reviews = Submainstream Gem1000 - 4999 Steam Reviews = Polished Gem500 - 999 Steam Reviews = Ruby Gem100 - 499 Steam Reviews = Hidden Gem11 - 99 Steam Reviews = Secret Gem1 - 10 Steam Reviews = Jurassic GemZero Reviews = Unearthed GemNon Steam Game = Outlander GemGame From The Past = Classic Gem
>>737486260What's the threshold on positive reviews to get in though ?
>>737486375As if I'd give a fuck what a review says. You ever read those things? They're retarded. No no no. I only trust my own evaluation of a video game. Nobody else's. The review quantity is strictly to indicate how many other seekers have discovered the gem I found. Usually the reviews are whining about the difficulty, or they've done some dumb shit like purchasing a survival horror game and throwing a tantrum about tank controls. Or the foreign language reviews are overwhelmingly negative because of nonsensical drama I don't give a fuck about, as occurred in Tokyo Psychodemic.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/575940/The_Tenth_Line/Really fun JRPG inspired game. I think its rough, but very unique and actually forces the player to make use of the quirks of the combat system along with its various mechanics.
>>737486664>if I miss a critical shot, I waste ammunitionThat is...exactly what I would expect to happen if I missed a shot?
>>737485181I am supposed to know who that is?
>>737486260
Got a nice little list of upcoming demos that look promising:https://store.steampowered.com/app/4106800/Project_Titan_The_Redacted_Files/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3932580/Diorama_Break/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3613550/Checkmage/https://store.steampowered.com/app/4050160/Cold_Case_The_Red_Dress_Murder/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2936920/Effective_Immediately/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3205880/CORPSE_CARNIVAL/
>>737486059>every so often I pull it off and a demo I enjoyed and attempted to talk about actually caught on around herebased, I did the same with Andrew's game several years back
>>737487148Yes, it also happened with Ravensburg. All I had to do was post that image of the Elf that had an "artstyle update" which was just bigger tits and that was pretty much that.
No one replied to my post... I hope you at least wishlisted the games...
F Zero clone made by the Spark the Electric Jester dev (really cool)https://store.steampowered.com/app/2539910/XF_Extreme_Formula/Rhythm battler game with cute kemonoshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2416050/Cento/Pathfinder 2E Simulator with a happy meal of budget but somehow full voice actinghttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2693730/Dawnsbury_Days/S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with lizards. Surprisingly goodhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2941710/Project_Silverfish/
>>737485181The gems are not so hidden anymore
>>737486696>>737486125ty must have been a funny thread
>>737486187https://www.coldandafraid.com/
>>737488032yeah it was something else
>>737486891I looked him up and he's a youtuber that only does retro console stuff, hardly relevant to the bread...
>>737475005yeah, next update is actually soon next month
>>737481668>I think so, actuallyThen yeah, we're in agreement I think. I wanted to bring up an example I thought was kind of crazy, but didn't before for the sake of brevity, and because it doesn't really count as a gem to me. It's decent, but it's really only a nice novelty if you're a fan of something like Yume Nikki.https://store.steampowered.com/app/296870/Dreaming_Sarah/>2k+ reviewshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2505210/Awakening_Sarah/>49 reviewsGranted the sequel only came out last year, but that's still an absurd drop in attention, especially since the sequel is definitely an improvement.>>737481773 is also a good example, though the sequel still has over 1k reviews so it's not fully applicable to the thread. Either way, I don't want to drift away from the thread topic with all this talk.
>>737417094>Demigoddess, Lost Technology
>>737488092kek
>>737482506Damn, saved
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1892750/Regulators/
I can play but you can't. Only me. Nobody else. Now that's a hidden gem, wouldn't you agree?haha. Maybe I'll tell you about it but you can't play it. only me. not you. You're not invited.
>>737489758>Point and clickNo thanks I'm good
>>737464765>hidden gem thread>look inside>Copies sold: 224.8k (145.7k - 303.9k), Gross revenue (base game): $2.9m ($1.8m - $3.9m)
>>737490014>pretending you had any choice besides not playing itokay wittle fox I'm sure those grapes were sour
