Lets get a hidden gem thread going, want to find something new to playI would say >2500 reviews is generous>picFun turn based strategy with eldritch themes. I enjoy the flexibility you get and the sheer number of ways you can fuck the world up, from famine, revolts, corruption, climate change or just outright evil empire. Even has workshop support for new elder gods to play as. High difficulty curve though, but you can tweak the settings until you find a sweet spotIf you enjoy strategy games in general, you will probably have fun
>>738122258Dandy Ace is pretty good, similar to Hades.
>>738122258Played this recentlyPretty looking, but the voxel based construction is a bit too autismo for me.Also the crafting reminded me of vintage story but not in a good way.That all being said, the destruction is fun. Probably worth a pick up on sale
TECHNICALLY its a gem because it has so few steam reviews, but when I saw this I got a shock of childlike excitement. I remember playing this shit as a kid since you could get a free demo and it played like diabloHonestly, it holds up pretty well, but it definitely has all the quirks for games this old
I've been enjoying this recently. Stylish game. It's a roguelike dungeon crawler, feels quite hack and slash. Honestly good fun to just boot up, do a run and chill.Probably doesn't count since it has 5k review though
>>738122258This game reminds of That Which Sleep. Still mad, btw.
We have Fallout at home.
>Solo brazilian dev>Basically daggerfall in 2026 mixed with a bit of kenshi>can recruit goblinsIt's rough around the edges but I enjoy it
>>738122258I tried it out and while it was fun I also felt like I was doing random shit and the world collapsed by accident. Did three runs and all of them felt like that. I haven't played in a year, maybe it got better with updates>2500 reviewsI liked NanoApostle
>>738122258If you want to cheese the early game to unlock the gods you can just set the map size to something small like 12 x 12. If only the dude didn't take out the minor deities associated with the holy orders and witch covens. It was cool having an additional layer to contend with that is in the same astral realms as yourself with their power scaling based on the spread of their chosen order. When you successfully banish them all of the nations under their influence suffer bouts of madness because you just buckbroke their god in real time.
>>738123485I actually really enjoyed the style of corrupting holy orders to work for you. I really enjoy that aggressive and passive playstyles work. Didn't play with the minor gods but that does sound cool. Shame it looks like development is dead, but it looks pretty complete
>>738123286>it was fun I also felt like I was doing random shit and the world collapsed by accident. Did three runs and all of them felt like that.One of the mods that adds extra autonomy to the AI has a habit of doing that. Hell just watching the game go on long enough and they start contracting demons and zombie armies or assassinating each other in coups all without your direct involvement.
>21 reviewshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2996020/JRoguePG/Name basically explains what it is, you create your 4 man party of JRPG tropes, gradually unlock more and try to get as far as possibleCombat is pretty tough, so learning what enemies do and what they're weak to, as well as making a decent party composition are essentialObviously its a bit jank and lacking in optics because its RPGmaker, but it's also very cheap for the amount of content
>play as little customizable orb guy>have two NPC allies, also customizable>drive mecha with swappable parts (body, left+right arms, legs, backpack) and tactics for NPCs>fight in "campaign" missions against groups of drones en masse>advance campaign missions to next tier of difficulty and get new parts by competing in arena against other teams of three NPCs, each with their own basic strategies and styles of fightingVery fun game. You can play a heavy tank, a middleweight jack of all trades, a lightweight gotta go fast. Not every weapon is great against every enemy, so swapping loadouts for more efficiency is involved.
>>738122258Sounds cool. I'll try that.
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081970/Swirl_Wtch/HEAVILY underrated stealth game. You're piloting a small spaceship in a trippy world with psychedelic visuals and audio and sneak through the clouds of a gas giant while doing various proc generated missions: sabotage, theft, kidnappings, rescue, assasinations, intel gathering etc. Ships actually kind of move like submarines and both you and the enemies rely on sonar, LIDAR and sound to find each other. Enemies actually have kind of smart and complex behavior, getting detected is pretty stressful because the enemies DON'T fuck around and will definitely make you feel outnumbered & outgunned if you piss them offGreat game, shame it went so under the radar
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3594120/Brush_Burial_Gutter_World/>>738124589Another good stealth action game, you play as some demon succubus running around environments and breaking necks with your thighs or tail. Can be surprisingly high octane with action too
>>738123209It's a miracle of EA desu, no other game ever updates this frequently with cool stuff every weekhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3646460/Devil_Spire_Falls/
>>738122258The game seemed like it would be the kind of game I'd like, but it was lame. It just felt like you were doing random things to a random world, which had predictable results, which still felt random. It just wasn't reactive at all. Like you could just corrupt the queen of the land, which isn't even something you do directly, but just happened ... again randomly ... because you corrupted her realm, but nothing really happened as the consequence. Peasants didn't rise up, no foreign forces invaded her, no paladin order set up their own counter-state. It feels like you are just speeding up the inevitable decay of a world fated to die.
>>738123209>>738124940About to dl the game, you guys got any tips? The UI looks monstrous so I am expecting a very hard to penetrate game full of soul
>>738124940that does look kinda neat
Dungeon blobber with an interesting combat system you'll either get into or bounce off hard from with likely little in-between
>>738122761there needs to be a fate/torchlight1-liker resurgence that focuses on game feel and fun fun fun arpg stuff
>>738128914this was very interestingthe limited system of what actions youre allowed to do is good and bad because its a little bit too limiting, hard to heal anyone early without taking up the entire centre with a cross formation
>>738124810looks rad
The End of Dyeus is great and deserves more love. Very fun little action adventure game. Worlds is also pretty fun.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304400/The_End_of_Dyeus/https://store.steampowered.com/app/304850/Worlds/Zelle is a charming and nostalgic RPG 'horror' game.https://store.steampowered.com/app/725330/Zelle/Wooden Ocean is a well-made RPG with a large open world and tons of content. Combat isn't bad for an RPGMaker game. The story starts off a little slow but becomes completely batshit insane once you're a few hours in. I strongly recommend this one.https://store.steampowered.com/app/684000/Wooden_Ocean/Who's Hungry is a short RPGmaker 'puzzle' game. Some of the art is... pretty bad, to say the least, but it's still fairly charming.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3664160/Whos_Hungry/Broken Reality is an adventure/puzzle game based on late 90s/early 2000s internet aesthetics. Good stuff.https://store.steampowered.com/app/757480/Broken_Reality/Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum is a top-down shooter where you play as a cyborg agent who's 1 million dollars in debt. Has hacking mechanics.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1545990/Deadeye_Deepfake_Simulacrum/
>>738122258HERO LODGE best turn based tactics game ever made from a pure gameplay perspective and no one has ever heard of it.
>>738134591>rogueliteCan't be the best tactics game by definition
>>738123087Why mixed?
>>738134591Looks fantastic. Better than our adv or iron whatever?
>>738122258Isnt this the guy that supported flooding europe with (((refugees)))? Its generally good when creators apply the same principle to real life that they do in their created works but not too sure about his case. Maybe I'll pirate it if it seems interesting
Darkwood but worse
>>738134674it isn't a roguelite. dev dropped a massive update that included a roguelite mode like 3 years after release. >>738134740Our Adventurer Guild? Much better. Iron Oath? Never played. Looked nice but seemed like gameplay was quite weak. Hero Lodge is just head and shoulders above other turn-based-tactics games in terms of gameplay and encounter design. It manages to be a genuine tactics game that makes you actually think about fights instead of just executing (and fine tuning a bit here and there) a combat algorithm that you mastered in the first 15-20% of the game while ALSO not being just a puzzle game with a genre skin on it.
>>738135153Good thing you mentioned it, the visuals would've repelled me otherwise. It's not as bad as this ugly Snoy 3d thingy or absolute Tactics though. You thing 0 company will be OK?>>738135136Is it spooky? Would love horror vn, too. Playing alone in the dark 4 and must say the atmosphere is perfect. Nothing less than re 1-3. Menu theme might even be better.
remember, it's not hidden, it's just shit
>>738123063>That Which Sleep
>>738122258Northern Journey. Anybody who's played it knows that this is THE underappreciated gem of the last 20 years.It's a highly atmospheric FPS steeped in Norwegian folklore made by just ONE highly autistic Norwegian guy. The game will continuously surprise you for the entire duration with how varied it is. It's pure unfiltered soul.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1639790/Northern_Journey/
>>738135893Zero Company looks like it will be a fine nuxcom-like. Not my fav subtype though I enjoyed xcom2. I'm more apt to play Xenonauts 2 at some point.
Interesting approach in term of game mechanics, it's like a mix between a text heavy game like DE and something like Age of Decadence, probably the best depiction of necromancy next to Wrath of the Righteous.
>>738137887Consider my interest piqued.
This game deserves way more praise. It's Skyrim meets Dark Souls and Arthurian mythos is weird as fuck. I really love the combat and dialogues. It's low budget and it shows on the technical aspect but I can get over it.
>>738122258Fuckton of Chinese made games flying under the radar. Some with rune titles but actually playable in English. Others require translation patches.
>>738138152>Hidden gem>Like Dark Souls>Low budgetHoly bait posting. 1/10
Nebuleethttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3024370/NebuLeet/Kind of like a smaller scale Star Sector with shipbuilding and better ship and weapon programming. Really fun.
>>738138304If you've played one cultivation simulator you have played them all
>>738138304I wish they made more actual fantasy RPGs rather than bullshit cultivators, though.
>>738125648UI really isn't that bad, it's really the exploration/ combat. Suffers from monotony. When haggling, pay attention to how much it adds to the person's friendliness, determines whether you're over-paying or under-selling for the you're buying/ selling. Joining factions really does help a lot for getting items and money, but you explore, you get so much money you're literally weighed down by it. If you can learn at least the bag of holding spell to carry shit. Charge-casting powers the spell further, same with melee. Magic, like other RPGs of similar scope, is fucking broken. Have fun.
Lost Flamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/856570/Lost_Flame/Traditional Roguelike meets Dark Souls. Really well executed. Innovates heavily but maintains trad roguelike feel. Great presentation. Much clearer than many trad roguelikes, especially helpful given how different abilities can interact (also friendly fire).
Fountains. Most similar to Hyper Light Drifter but with a more fantasy world/atmosphere but plays a lot like ALttP. Fun gadgets, great exploration, overall, and decent combat. Only major gripe is that the bosses can be very difficult. At worst, you have about a millisecond to recognize and deal with their attacks. Still really enjoyed it.
>>738137887Does it have combat?
>>738138304>cultivation (aka chink shonen) slopThey should continue flopping under the radar
>>738138603It is not that well done and there is no other game that comes to my mind with that kind of inspiration.
>>738142513I meant well known
>>738142513King Arthur: The Roleplaying War Game and the later King Arthur: Knights Tale by the same devs
I wanna shill Sanabi, yeah I know it's got 5k reviews but the free dlc they added was a ton of fun. I'd post gamplay but all my good recordings are over 50mb.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU_trnQC1d4
>>738136550Hard to believe.>>738137549I thoughts xenonauts2 is like fire emblem, where individual units fight in battle screens? I like tactics like best, so I played fellseal, tactics ogre and fft like 800h each. The ones I found so far triangle, absolute... Are all shit, so I'm really having high expectations for hero Lodge. Will buy 0 company first day, despite the setting.>>738138304Hb dropping some names then?>>738137887I despised the name hence always ignored it>>738138801>fantasy RPGsLike what? >>738143025Are the tactics game worth it? >Arthur: The Roleplaying War GameIs this a ttrpg? King Arthur has its own rule system? I read the games are very repetitive and not really worth beating. Have you tried frosthaven?
>>738134674Don't you like veil of the witch? I get the rogue craze, but I, too, dislike it.
>>738144775>I thoughts xenonauts2 is like fire emblem, where individual units fight in battle screens?nah, it's more like xcom than anything like that. it's just more like the original xcom from the 90s than the newer ones made by firaxis.
I had good fun with a typing game called Chef's Shift.
>>738136550I actually found out about this game from a gem thread years ago and its the reason i always come back.to these. Its really.something else
>>738144775>Is this a ttrpg?It's a Total War like with a story campaign
>>738140545Yeah, there's a decent amount of encounter.
>>738145813Looks good. Seems like it has weapon customization. Still haven't played xcom2. Curious if Mars tactics will be good. Don't like the art style at all.
>>738146407The trpg is the sequel to the strategy game? That's pretty clever. Are the devs making a new game anytime soon?
>>738136550I got kinda bored after that swamp with that faggot fish thing that draws you in
Better than Darkest Dungeon IMHO
>>738122258https://store.steampowered.com/app/2340130/Ground_Zero/Basically Resident Crisis 3
>>738134591Looks interesting but the unreadable pixelated fonts are a deal breaker for me.
>>738147169You can change the font.
>>738135153You mentioned the right aspects to put it on my wishlist at least
>>738147415Do you have a screenshot of what it looks like. I guess I can always refund.
>>738147169kek do zoomers really?
>>738147871I'm too old to be hurting my eyes trying to read that. There's 0 reasons for a game to have unreadable texts.
>>738122258Obligatory Dead Hand rec.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1117480/Dead_Hand/Hardcore and somewhat janky, but leaving the cave like a moonscape after blasting a rocket salvo never gets old.
>Diabloclone set in Ancient Chinahttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1726410/Seal_of_Evil/
>>738122258I will champion EXOR Studio's games till I fucking die. devs are from the old hl modding days, exor's first release was D.I.P.R.I.P. the Car Combat mod for Half-Life 2.X-Morph Defense is a great little tower defence game where you play as aliens invading and transforming earth, neat twist on the formula, your cursor morphs into an alien fighter plane so in between building and base management you take an active role in combat. Lots of big explosions and really great boss fight missions as humanity gets increasingly desperate and sends a string of hail mary super weapons at you.
>>738146891explain
>>738148165holy fuck, I saw a webm of this years ago and could never figure out what it was called. thanks anon!
>>738147782>>738147975not on this PC. the alternative font is totally unpixelated and perfectly readable. it is comic sans tho lawl. >>738148165seconding. very difficult.
>>738148396Have had it in my library for 3 years, booted it up for the first time nowAre the European Assault and Survival of the Fittest DLCs worth 1 buck each?
>>738143025By inspiration I meant gameplay inspiration (as in combat is a mixed of dark souls and Skyrim but the whole game is closer to Skyrim).
>>738148189Looks fantastic. Obviously old>nu
>>738148396I received that one for free. Good stuff, unusual approach to enemy waves and destructive environment. Though the endgame was pretty lame, just spam these railgun towers.>>738148991It's been a while, but I think EA was more tedious than challenging, LB was alright, and I'm not sure if I even played SotF, sounds like a boring endless survival thing.
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>>738138152im really enjoying it, downloaded weeks ago
Turns out everyone is dogshit at this game. I bet most people didn't even use the laser fences properly
>>738148457That's just it. Darkest Dungeon formula but more engaging systems, better meta game outside of dungeon runs, aka, managing your "city", more in-depth unit customizationalso, the necromancer guy you play as, is voiced by Caleb from Blood. He also narrates throughout the whole game and gives very menacing and memorable quotes and linesGood game overall
>>738151505Is Iratus the one where you're a bad guy defending your place?
>>738151653You're some eternally-sealed necromancer lord, humans accidentally free you from your prison, you get out and set out to take over the world
>>738151927Okay. I always confuse it with Legend of Keeper (I think)
No. If it's on steam it is shit.
>>738122258Game about exploding a radiation-infested shit planet and making tons of money off it. Roguelike where your score in the end is "how fucked and/or rich are you"Having paid my due, anyone know some lesser known colony builder games? Like Rimworld, or Oxygen Not Included, I can sink thousands of hours into those
>>738122258>spreading shadow is always best and fastest>the generational curse god that resets the world doesnt work properly and never fixedmeh, the premise is good, but the execution wasnt that great
>>738152075What's the problem?>install a game>move the installation folder to a different, offline PC>start the game from .exe>runs without a problemWhich games are you playing that don't do this out of the box?
>>738132116seconding wooden ocean
The Myth of a Godslayer is a near perfect top down Zelda game, and Zexion is a near perfect Metroid gamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3817260/The_Myth_of_a_Godslayer/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/Zexion/
>>738138152It also had a great soundtrack, kinda wish cd had been darker but maybe that will be on the sequel/dlc
>>738129002Diablo 3 (once it got all its patches) is unironically that. A chill potato chip game with great particle effects that you can assblast in a weekend and pick it up to do all over again once every year or so. But D3 was like a hundred years ago and is anything but hidden or a gem, so I digress.
>>738152178Would love to know as well, feels like most colony sim games these days are those wall defence types like They are Billions or Diplomacy is not an optionWhich is fine but I'm not huge into them.If you haven't yet, you could check out Going Medieval which is heavily rimworld inspired but purely medieval. Problem is I think rimworld gets so much out of the workshop, and while this one does have support, the mod scene is small
>>738155013I do miss D3 sometimes, but my hatred for blizzard far outweighs the desire to play. Wish there was a way I could without needing to make a blizz account and shit
>>738155412>Wish there was a way I could without needing to make a blizz account and shitI play on xbox and that works fine :)
>>738154372>The Myth of a Godslayernever heard of this before, but am I crazy or does this actually look...good? Getting a weird Astlibra vibe from it for some reason (not a bad thing)
>>738155358And ironically enough, the only wall defense type I have played in the past few years is Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader, the OGs
>>738138152this is the exact opposite of a hidden gem
>>738152278Playing with trickster and diplomat combo can be really good depending on world gen and if you take the time to read all the jank family bloodline UI (i refuse) they can really cause a lot of war Shame dev dropped the game
>>7381222582500 reviews is a lot isn't it? I feel like 99.9% of games are under 2500
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3582980/Milanos_Odd_Job_Collection/34 reviewsthis was a japan-only ps1 game, some company randomly managed to get the rights to translate it and release it a couple months ago. wonder if they'll do any others
215 reviewslow poly 3D platformer. movement felt good, world felt big and was interesting to explore. wish more people tried to make games like thishttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2663150/Valkyrie_Saga/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3030210/SlashJump/this was really goodit's free too
>>738122258ive been searching forever for a 3d, non-grimdark, rpg. vintage story has been fun, especially since i moded it into an rpg
>>738161606please don't recommend games like that
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
these threads are nice but I feel like they work better when there's a big sale going onAnyway, Cosmo D released a new game recently, it's coolhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2778210/Moves_Of_The_Diamond_Hand/
>>738132116>Wooden OceanI always get a little fuzzy feeling when I see my (heavily-edited) art in Steam screenshots.
Its a really cool game but I wish the skeleton hordes were more viable. It takes an eternity to ramp and by the time you get it going you've probably covered most of the map in shadow on accident anyway.OP did you find a particular god is best for doing dark magic? I only ever really used the first god much.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/364510/Transcendence/Not really a steam game. Its freeware thats been around since the early 2000s but you can give the dev money I guess.Its my favorite of the space sims.
I literally never play indie games. Am I actually missing something
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678830/Halcyon_Days_at_Taoyuan/Chink Stardew Valley. Very blatantly. But fun for a change of pace from the regular Stardew Valley.
>>738155412>I do miss D3 sometimes, but my hatred for blizzard far outweighs the desire to playI struggle going back and forth with this feeling all the time. It becomes the second monitor content for when I’m checking out music or listening to a video but the autism requiring something interactive that I don’t have to think too hard about is kicking in.
>>738122258I'm going to guess it's always indie developers in regards to what classifies as this. My view of that is:Indies don't make hidden gems yet. Not until they start making stealth games and more Deus Ex style FPS RPGs etc. which are the two largest fields that they have trouble producing.Their scope in games right now is meh for anything that matters in the truly niche. We need smaller developers to be able to replicate the scale of early 2000s double A for anything to matter and they all need to be on that page. If they're not then we are not overwhelmed by choice but still at the production levels of basic student project.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/954870/Astrox_Imperium/Singleplayer EVE Online. Sadly probably permanently unfinished, but honestly it's cheap enough to be worth it anyway.
>only 1k reviewsWhat the fuck, I was certain this shit was more popular than that. It's a goddamn great game though and has WAY more content than I was expecting. Devs are working on a sequel as well.
>>738167154Yeah, you're literally missing out on 99% of good modern games.
>>738167154Don't worry. You're not missing out on anything.Indie development is still premature in 2026 with rare exceptions. We probably still require more technological innovations to make them better at their jobs or something to allow to fill the fields of more people in a development studio. It's early stages as it stands.
any kino with spaceships, planes, furries or anthros?
>>738168481Just above the 2500 review cap, but check out dV Rings of Saturn.
>savage: ultimate boss fightpseudo mmo boss rush where you control two guys yourself. fun and cheap. tightly designed encounters, execution is the difficulty.
>>738168570already have it with the anthro dlc but still, thanks
https://store.steampowered.com/app/340880/Solar_War/XCOM, in spaaaaaace! Short and a tad unpolished, but fun and extremely cheap.
>>738167692>Indies don't make hidden gems yet.No shit, but where are you going to find a non-indie game on steam with >2500 reviews?Technically >>738122761 counts since that was studio produced a decade and a half ago
>>738168116That roguelike tag probably does way more harm than good, it can barely be called one.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/638510/dotAGE/>2500Just snuck in City builder rogue like where you're basically managing shitty events while trying to expand and win. Its fun
>>738168897>with >2500 reviews?Practically all of those older games that scored very average with professional critic scores at the time. Were clearly flawed but may have had a few redeeming qualities to their gameplay i suppose.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/Axon_TD_Uprising__Tower_Defense/Axon td, 40% off rn. Made by the dudes who made element td (the og on wc3 and etd2) - has a campaign and coop. Pretty well made mazing system and tower system. Its not super exciting and flashy but its a nice slower paced bit more methodical Id say with how the mazing works.
>>738169962something similar if you're interestedhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/218410/Defenders_Quest_Valley_of_the_Forgotten_DX_edition/
>>738148396Huh, I went to take a look at it and it's already in my steam library somehow. Never played it. Looks neat tho! Thanks!
>>738152178Maybe check out KeeperRL. It's essentially a hybrid of Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress.https://store.steampowered.com/app/329970/KeeperRL/
The OTHER iron age Finland autism simulator. Such a bizarre two nickles situation. Fun game tho.
>>738138754Which one is the best though ?
>>738160158Well I never see anyone talking about it here.
>>738122258treasure'n trioSaw it being shilled recently, cute sokoban puzzle game with each character having a unique gimmick.The music in the desert and volcano biomes is really catchy, and the audio design is quite good. I find myself moving the characters to the beat like in necrodancer when I'm stuck on a puzzle lol.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3214530/Treasure_n_Trio/
>>738168481do you want spaceships/planes with the furries or can I shill some random ass furry game
>>738124940>sounds cool>see pic on steam page>find out it has multiple classes and racesokay i'm sold
>>738122258https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983140/Trials_of_Innocence/Trials of Innocence. English translation is a bit weak but it's a really competent Ace Attorney clone, some of the best character growths I've seen in the genre. All in the span of one game
>>738173364anything with any of them is fine
>>738166797You made some of the monster sprites?
>>738154372>Myth of a GodslayerLooks perfect
>>738164841>https://store.steampowered.com/app/256460/Cosmic_Star_Heroine/Really good. Right amount of cheese and interesting spin on the combat. Basically puzzle combat.
>>738125648>you guys got any tipsIf you lay down and spam jump you can level acrobatics very quickly. The map gen can be a cunt so being able to jump around helps.Whenever you pick up a spell make sure to cast it once if you want to remove it to make space in memory for other spells, casting it once adds it to the list of enchantmnets you can put on gear or spellcrafting.Pickaxes are very useful.Horses are as much for carrying capacity as being able to move around quickly.
>>738138604I'm a sucker for shipbuilding. Is there some overworld map, or is it just the small scale combat map stretched out over the entire game? Is there some economy / colony / exploration layer, or is it combat only?
>>738122258The devs samefagging their posts and giving themselves unwarranted praises for their uninspired slop is always funny to see in these threads. Keep it up shills! Maybe I'll try your game if you persist hard enough.Oh yeah. Buy an ad!https://4chan.org/advertise
>>738132116>Who's Hungry Falls off really quickly once you get to the "twist". Any charm the game had disappears and you get an ungodly amount of hilariously bad angsty writing that's poorly paced to boot. Would definitely not recommend.
>hidden games=indie dogshit
>>738174873>>738175694we get it, you don't game, go somewhere else
>>738167128reminds me of armada online, tho its dead
>>738122258tfw I'm pretty sure this game was inspired by a project called That Which Sleeps which turned out to be a scam by some american dev.anyway shadows of forbidden gods is pretty great and I'm excited for the future sequels, though its been 3 years and nothing so far
>>738147013Recommend it for any old Resident Crisis fans, tons of content for that price tag and neat game mechanics. The biggest issue I had with that was that enemies only really aggro when you shoot at them even on the hardest difficulty you can pick on the first playthrough, meaning you just focus shot tons of walking enemies in large rooms. The next difficulty levels you unlock by completing the game make the enemies more aggressive which feels like they should be normally.
>>738124940Holy shit once it clicks, its addictiveI love RPGs that have skill scaling that gets insane, I broke into a city by straight jumping over the wall
>>738174873>Unironically one of the best kinds of threads on /v/>Literally dedicated to helping find undiscovered games to play in a sea of slop>SHILL SHILL BUY AN ADIf you hate games so much why don't you fuck off, faggot
Short game, only 3 hour to complete all achievements, but its only $4 and often on sale for $2.It's kind of a dilemma game where you control a fisherman down on his luck
Gentlemen, I want to personally thank every one of you who contributed to this thread. I gathered couple of years worth of games from here, thank you for your service.
>>738122258Did you buy the DLC? Was it any good?
>>738170983I'll add it to my list.
>>738132116I'm playing Worlds right now and the plot is fucking trippy. The french really love weird plots just like EYE.>>738136550Northern is one of my favorites indie games of all time, it's very Unique.
Metroidvania with a grappling hook/sling mechanic. Insanely satisfying movement mechanics once you master it. Also one of the best Metroidvanias I've ever played
Reminder to play this kinoAn Elder God is going to break through into our reality in only a few days & you're racing against time to get to a place where you can banish itBut there's actually SEVERAL Gods out there and only one of them is the evil one, so along the way you stop at various places to look for clues that could help you while fighting monsters and trying to not go madFun game and I really like it a lot, yeah it's very flash game like but for the low price you get lots of content and replay value.
>>738122258That shit is so good, I still need to finish playthroughs with like 3 more gods I think.
>>738177746Oh hey, it's that Yahtzee game from way back, I instantly recognized the side scrolling with black character silhouettes. Yeah it really has that flash era feel.
>>738177821The game is surprisingly comfy, I enjoy the music and generally low stress play, but admittedly I turn off the turn limit so I can enjoy it more as a sandboxSome of the workshop gods are cool too
>hidden gems threadMoar like SHIT GRAPHICS thread, jesus christ I don't know what's worse - the audacity of devs that ask for money for this garbage, or the supreme retardation of morons who actually pay for it.
>>738178152>I turn off the turn limit so I can enjoy it more as a sandboxsame
>>738178193No pain no gain lil' bro. If they had wide appeal they probably wouldn't be hidden gems.Gotta scratch the surface to see if it's gem or gay.
>>738178152Yes, the only thing that is a bit dissapointing that the character trait system with the character trait minipulation systems sounds nice in theory, it's usually not worth the effort to lean into this much.Other methods are much less effort and work better.
>>738125581>t. /pol/fag
>>738132116>late 90s/early 2000s internet aestheticsthe 90s, early 2000 did not look like that
>>738169962I can't imagine a classic TD being any fun in co-op.
>>738122258Bleak Faith Forsaken2001 reviewsSoulslike within a Blame! megastructure, 10/10 vistas, 8/10 dungeon exploration, 5/10 combat/mob encounters - boss fights & combat system are somewhere in between DeS and DaS1 in terms of complexity. Basic stats for char building but the armor and weapon selection is impressive, so you do feel like you've made your own build fairly quickly. Good for the anons who want to explore a new world with familiar mechanics and an immaculate atmosphere, can handle moderate-to-mild jank. DLC teased couple months ago.
>>738178193>being a graphicsfag to begin with
I recommend Dark Devotion.>>738122258>>738177821Why the fuck am i getting 0 results when i try to search for this on the store?>>738138801Never could make this work for some reason.
>>738179532Decent game, try Unworthy for a similar feeling, not a roguelite but same lo-fi dark fantasy feeling.
>>738123021Eh, I tried it but it really needs a lot of work. The roguelike elements just feel kind of flimsy. There's just not enough variety to shake up runs. There's almost no variety in terms of enemies and almost no variety in terms of level layouts. Basically it feels like after even a single run, even if it's not a successful run, you've basically seen just about everything the game has to offer so it ends up just feeling like a regular game with permadeath mechanics thrown in to pad it out
>>738122258oh, I actually played this one, it's pretty funimagine a 'lite' version of dunno, crusader kings (armies, nobles, all the jazz) with corruption spreading through the map, subverting nations, fucking things upand you play as the corruptionshame it seems pretty much abandoned now, may still be a bit rough around the edges
If you post an image of your steamie hut junior client instead of a screenshot then you are less than human.
>>738179532Maybe banned in your region?Try this:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1741640/Shadows_of_Forbidden_Gods/
legend of mortal and sultan s game are my favorite chink games
>>738167692You're a real fucking retard, you know that?
>>738136550One of those games that make indie gaming good.>>738122258Just going down my most recent list and posting what I consider "hidden" (mostly because /v/ got very casual over the years):Sword HeroLabyrinth of the Demon KingQueen's DomainArcoHOLEShadows of DoubtAthena CrisisTower of MaskEasy Dlivery Co.Frogmonster
>>738179532I was having trouble with finding some games too but I forgot I had early access filtered a long time ago. Check your filters
>>738179165Graphics do matter, if they didn't we'd still be playing Pong. And even if it's 2D pixel or retro graphics, there's a spectrum of quality to them. Almost all indie devs are just complete shit at it.
>>738178420>No painIf playing games with """bad""" graphics is painful to you, you shouldn't be playing them at all, not even for cool hipster clout.You either can enjoy different art styles or you're reliant on AAA high fidelity slop.Proper gamers don't just "tolerate" an ASCII roguelike's graphics, they just simply don't give a shit and enjoy the gameplay. We don't even notice the difference because we're immersed. If you think that's cringe/larp then you're just a casual who wishes he wasn't one.
>>738180932That was a figure of speech to get the point across. Juice worth the squeeze etc.
>>738122258https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036240/Definitely_Not_Fried_Chicken/Its okay, fun little drug strategy sim where you can build a lab. Unfortunately pretty light on mechanical depth and seems to be abandoned.I enjoyed the balancing act between legitimate business and drug but wish it was more viable to do a 'clean' playthroughprobably a 6/10 overall, gets a bit stale a bit quick
>>738180891>if graphics didn't we'd still be playing PongThey don't matter,gameplay is all that matters. Also Pong and Tetris are still my GOAT pick anywhere, anytime over any other game
Play Wicked seed.
>>738180993It's kind of weird there's still no real modern hit in the Dope Wars genre. I would've thought Breaking Bad would get us at least one good one but they've all been lackluster.
>>738181157>take models from an RE nude mods site>give them clothes>make them look slightly different>overwhelmingly positiveIs it actually good, or is it just one of those games everyone has pretended to say is good as part of le ebin inside joke?
*shares with you all his Hidden Gems*
>>738181157This dev.Would a horror game with aliens instead of humans work or humans with mild alien features, think avatar.
>>738181246Gameplay wise you should like build autism. Other than that it's a gooner's game.
>>738167154their main strength is having unique art, if you enjoy anything else about games then no
>>738148396
>>738177746The real cosmic horror is that you're trapped in Britain
>>738181356Like... like sexy aliens? Or vaguely humanoid sexy aliens?I'm not clear on whether you aim to have humanoid aliens as thw protags or the horrors
>>738152178What's the plugin/whatever it is that is pulling steamdb info to the steam page there?
>>738164217like what?
Charming little 3D dungeon crawling turn-based game. Form a party, level up and pick skills while descending the dungeon, get gear, slay monsters and find the potatoes.Loved my time in it and have been looking for something similar ever since. Any suggestions?
>>738182120SteamDB
>>738169962>>738179004I've tried playing Elements 2 since it's in the same bundle as Axon and I gotta say, really fun game. Thanks anon.
>>738148396Bothers me to no end that Riftbreaker implemented online co-op, but Xmorph Defense only has local splitscreen.
>>738181246I have no idea what schizo shit the other anon replying to you is on about. It's a good game similar to parasite eve so if you don't like that sort of combat it won't be your thing.
>>738122761>Games this old>2014
>>7381835752014 was 12 years ago, it's an old game, unc.
>>738123862nice, saved>>738161943>another game with low resolution postprocess effectI wish indies stopped with that shit already goddamnitlow resolution is not an artstyletell me you can turn it off and have it look like it's rendered in native res
>>738182120https://augmentedsteam.com/
>>738183575Broski the first FATE game is 21 years old
>>738180891Disingenuous post much? If they had the ability to make Pong's graphics better back in the day they 100% would have. That being said gameplay is always > graphics.
>>738182495Not exactly the same thing, but you might like MidBoss.https://store.steampowered.com/app/561740/MidBoss/
The Alone in the Dark Remake isn't really a remake is a genuinely good game with a completely new plot and villain, it's more of an alternate scenario "what if" story than a retelling of the original.It is kinda janky and not worth full price however.
>>738184003there's a resolution scale slider with 5 different settings
>>738181246It's a genuinly good game in the spirit of Parasite eve.
>>738184442>kinda janky and not worth full priceIt wouldn't be an Alone in the Dark Game if it wasn't.
Anything with over 100 reviews is not a hidden gem.
>>738184506nice, I'll give it a shot in this case
>>738174873I bet the admins will make you a mod if they see your posts
>>738184561I'm afraid that's a stupid fucking rule that limits the number of games that anyone will post here to virtually nothing. If I haven't already heard of it, then it's a hidden gem.
>892 Reviews.You are the librarian of a magical university. Your goal is to reshelve literally three thousand books that have been thrown onto the floor by a rogue fairy. You must figure out from each book's title on which of the 31 shelves it belongs.The game is translated from Japanese, so the proper categorizations of some titles are not obvious, and you must figure them out by trial and error. For example:-The shelf labeled "romance novels" actually is for non-mystery novels in general.-Puppet Crafting: An Introductory Guide to Automata and Statues belongs on the art shelf rather than on the magical artifacts and enchanting shelf.-Ultimate Choice: Curry-Flavored Poop or Poop-Flavored Curry? belongs on the psychology shelf.
>>738184561Name all games with more than 100 reviews
>>738184887>and you must figure them out by trial and error.You just use the magic spells and the books fly to their right spot.
>>738184887This sounds kino.Ia fairy a brat that flies around and taunts you?
>>738184887Do you get a confirmation it is right?
>>738185124There is no fairy in the game its the aftermath>>738185262a yellow shimmer if the book is in the right placeAlso the game was made with AI so the usual crowd are shitting their pants about it.
>>738184887>that release datecmon bruh
>>738172242I can tell you are either a tranny or a racist based on your low IQ
>>738184887looks like AI slop
Neo Atlas 1469, 56 Steam ReviewsIn Neo Atlas 1469, you play the role as the Master of a Trading Company. Your aim is to complete the World Map using your Admirals and their fleet of ships. To spread the word what the “world” really is, be it round or flat. Only you can decide to “Approve” or “Disapprove” which is the key to shape the world!
>>738185739You're just copy pasting random games, how about you write a small sentence describing what you thought about the game?
This is just better Dark souls 1
>>738185825He couldn't even be arsed to copy+paste a game that has a good review kek
>>738185825Dismissing out of hand an Artdink game, shows how unserious your attitude is towards games which push the envelope.
>2155 reviewsgood enoughreally like Thea:The Awakeninga bit weirdo mix of strategy, rpg, survival, card game and who know whatall very slavic and pretty uniquehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/378720/Thea_The_Awakening/fat rat my beloved
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2619650/Cauldron/Incremental game with a simple turn based combat system, the incremental part comes in with the minigames, three to start with, and getting higher scores in them lets you level your party up and get talent points. Soon the incremental parts get crazy and you are playing multiple game modes to unlock t h e true ending
>>738186251>mfw there's a GoG releaseFuck man, I've become an absolute hound for slavjank. Definitely gonna check this one out.
Rolling gunner made by ex cave is an hori somewhat similar to pro gearSomehow it sits below 70 reviews
>>738184442shit companies need to stop calling those "what if" remakescrapcum did the same with resident evil
Played this game recently when I was scratching a Zelda-like itch. Of the several indie Zelda-likes I played on Steam I liked it the best. It's somewhat janky and the dungeons are nothing special, but exploring the world is pretty fun and there's a decent amount of variety. Also long enough to be proper game, which some of these indie Zelda-likes don't bother with.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1393750/Oceans_Heart/
>game has secret QR codes>they're links to weird /x/ cases>those are achievementscomfy
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, only 233 Reviews, despite being developed by Shinichi Kameoka's studio Brownies Inc.The mixed reviews are mostly due to issues a patch released 2 months after release fixed.The game is an action RPG roguelike, with 8 playable characters, two of which you take out at a time. Each pair having its unique interactions is this game's hidden feature.
>>738186780To be fair I don't see "remake" anywhere in the steam page and it literally says "reimagination" right there.
Play Skald
>>738187030didn't they called it remake before release?or that was just the news sites being shit like always? but you right
>>738187027Man, you really can't afford to release buggy if your game isn't going to be popular, it'll scar it forever.
Genesis Noirhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/735290/Genesis_Noir/A very stylish experience but not so much a game.The biggest positives this time around are the visuals, artstyle, story, and music, which ooze creativity though the story can get cryptic at some points.The only downside I can say is that it not so much a game but an interactive short film of some kind that overstays it's welcome a little bit by the end.
>>738136550I check for updates for his next game multiple times a month for years now. He's completely gone from the internet basically, like something happened to him. The only good news is that I've seen people say he occassionally goes online on steam to play games so he's probably not dead.
>>738138152Finished this recently, it's a great game. Normally I don't agree with people who say "act 3 is the worst one", but it does apply to this game unfortunately.>>738154820The soundtrack is great, but I don't understand why it's Nordic music. Seems like a cop out because Arthurian mythos has nothing to do with vikings
>>738168116I've seen streamers absolutely jerk this game off. So I'll try out the sequel when it comes out, it looks more like my type of game
>>738122258how does it compare to solium infernum or dominions
>>738182394Like erotic games
>>738143025I liked Knight's Tale, but it had some serious design issues along with a pretty retarded alignment system that locks you out of a lot of characters if you don't pick exactly what you want, while at the same time not letting you know if you would want it, because there's no way to preview character abilities before getting them.
If you're into Golden Idol type mystery games, and you'd be interested in a detective game with no handholding then I recommend Mystery of the Malign. Someone on /v/ convinced me to play it and it's pretty good.You play as a guy interested in the occult, with your weirdo friends and even weirder wife to help you. Almost the whole game takes place in a museum, and you're just let loose to explore and solve the mystery. I managed to do like 95% of the game on my own, but had to use a guide towards the end for some loose ends. That's the problem with a game that gives you so little assistance, you're likely to miss out on a mechanic or a clue. It's kinda for "hardcore" fans of the genre, but it's worth trying.
>>738188841it's just a family friendly ps1 game lol
>>738189012I really enjoyed the morality system of Knight's Tale, except for the fact that being "neutral" is just a huge disadvantage and you should go all out in whatever alignment you choose from the beginning to unlock all the characters. And also I think the protagonist should've had a customizable class, because what's the point in unlocking a bunch of tank characters if your main guy is a tank.
>>738138304>42% positivewhat happened this time
>>738122438This game looked really pretty, but the game play is absolute ass
>>738189165Yeah, the morality system looked good on paper, but all the strongest characters are evil pagans and if you play on the highest difficulty, you kind of need that strength to get through the game. When it gets to courts of summer and winter, the difficulty spikes absurdly and if you up until that point had been using archers, you will feel just how bad of a class they are. Lack of random missions to go out on to level up your lacking characters instead of putting them into "Training" was also a misstep in my opinion, they game was too strongly linear. It would have been nice to be able to just grind up random shit to experiment instead of consistently ending up in situations where you HAVE to do the main story because there's nothing else left to do.
>>738122258>recettearYou get to have both a shop and have fun with trade autism and it has a diablo-lite mode. Both of the modes feed into and support the other so you get variation while making progress. It's honestly really fun.>AgarestMarketed itself as soft-porn haremslop because that's what a lot of anime was during that time. It's more or less just a strategy game with a decent story and some cute girls you can interact with a fair bit.. it even has some decent male characters too. The game's good but suffers from the "true" route shit that many japanese games have. Honestly would still recommend it you'll probably find more than a few characters you like and it's fun to play if you don't mind it being turn based.>Core keeperNot sure if this one counts as a "hidden gem" really but it's not as known as let's say, Terraria. If you like that type of game it's worth a try too.
>>738189012Dropped>no custom classBegone
>>738136550Should I take shrooms before I play this?
>>738185856Part 2 in few weeks
>>738181958>vaguely humanoid sexy aliensOr>vaguely humanoid aliensWould people relate with aliens? I think they would. Horror-fantasy, just leaning more to horror than fantasy.
I like the Tails of Iron games, they're fun 7/10s. Beautiful art, cool looking medieval weapons and armor, fine 2D BamHam combat and the most simplistic Metroidvania mechanics. It's also narrated by the Witcher guy.
>>738189687Only played the first one. Presentation is lovely and the game has some cool twists and areas.Bamham combat got somewhat annoying (literally Simon says) and wished the equipment system was more in-depth. But regardless, the second game probably deserves more reviews.
>>738185856It's just another "copy Dark Souls but not understand why they made the decisions they did".Like for example, one of the very first areas in the game is a brutal scaffolding platforming section with infuriating pushing enemies. And then platforming is irrelevant for the rest of the game. It's like they thought "this is something Miyazaki would do" and not get it at all.
>Professor Layton but actually good and engaging
>>738187032Skald is EXCELLENT. He's for sure working on a sequel after the success of the first game so I'm looking forward to more of that.
>>738190194Forgot pic
>>738136550I thought this game was more popular.
Northern JourneyGloomwood (their other games DUSK and Blood West are pretty good as well)
>>738190618>>738136550literally has more than 2500 reviews, which is already a ridiculously high cutoff
>>738190693>Blood WestWas great, slightly disappointing final map but overall good. But for the life of my I cant get into the expansion, bounced off it twice now. Second time I just cleared the alligator farm and just shut it off. I like how all enemies still fuck you up if you get sloppy.
>>738188392This guy goes hiking all the time. Maybe he's taking photos for the textures like he did in Northern Journey.
>>738190480>>738190194Im always torn on Puzzle Agent. >The first game is the most enjoyable plotwise>the second spoils the magic of the plot but the puzzles are betterIts insane Telltales keep using the same engie from Puzzle Agent up to the Batman game.
>>738190401I was surprised by how much horror there is in Skald.
>>738189687>>738189915First one was great, but clearly geared towards light armor.
>>738190693>>738190908I loved Blood West. It's getting a roguelite DLC soon, and the way they're talking about it, it seems pretty ambitious and a lot more involved than just adding permadeath. You cycle through different characters when you die, for example.
>>738191198https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-AjpnxTK4k
>>738190927This is maybe a couple years ago now, but he posted once about it being hard making a fantasy game. For Northern Journey he could just add his hobbies to the game, like diving and hiking, and use folklore from his childhood. And that resulted in a very engaging game. But now he couldn't rely on that anymore. I'm sure a creative guy like that should be able to do it, but he must have hit a wall somewhere in the development.
I like eTIRUe's games, simple, cheap, charming lewd spins on various genres. No actual nudity because the dev is korean i think but there are still some dick tickling moments. They're nothing special, just something I find neat. None have above 1000 reviews.
>>738190681Not really hidden. It's well known enough we have a schizo in /tg/ that throws a fit if you mention it.
This is a fun little boxing game. It's a physics based game, with some wacky opponents and gimmicks like you'd find in Punchout. It's 75% off now, for that price it's worth it.
factory town
The Knightlinghttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1471650/The_Knightling/the knightling is what i would affectionately describe as a gamecube or ps2 game. vibrant with colors, restrained in its scope but fantastic in its execution and gameplay, with a ton of heart to back it up.don't be too fooled by the open-world tag or how people discuss this game : at its core, the knightling offers a map with the usual suspects (towers, sidequests, collectibles) but it's all very restrained. you aren't going to do 200 sided quests. you aren't going to collect 500 artifacts. you aren't going to activate 75 towers. it offers a concise experience, with a focused narrative and a strong layer of charm to tie it all together, with some fantastic movement and fun platforming.as a weaker point i would highlight the combat - though i had no personal issue with it and found it serviceable (and even enjoyable) - but the average person will expect some epic combat, especially based off the trailers. while you can pull some cool moves, your arsenal is limited even with upgrades, and you are not about to pull combo clips to put in a youtube compilation. it has more in common with something like zelda than devil may cry.
>>738189052I tried the demo of this. Didn't really get into it but I'm willing to give it a second try because it looks like my sort of jank.
This is the most fun I've ever had trying to get all achievements in a game. I can't really explain what it is I like about it so much. You're looking for your family's killer, and he can be a random NPC in an open world. So you do missions to learn more about what he looks like. But you could just find him randomly. It's also very goofy, you can draw your gun in any conversation and cock it right in their face. Everyone is killable.
>>738191562He's making an ultra soft porn version of popular games?
>>738191562This games run like fucking shit
The Séance of Blake Manorhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/Séance of the Blake Manor is simply a well-written gothic mystery adventure/investigation game that I want to appreciate. It is not like Return of the Obra Dinn and feels closer to The Forgotten City, which I personally enjoyed more. Compared to Obra Dinn’s abstract, minimal-guidance structure that relies heavily on pure deduction, this game provides much more support through context and a steady stream of information, much like The Forgotten City.Séance of the Blake Manor is especially appealing to whom enjoys classic gothic literature. Its tone and atmosphere feel like gothic novels, where the supernatural is intertwined with psychological tension, guilt, and ambiguity. It maintains a similar sense of atmosphere, a closed space filled with secrets, characters shaped by hidden desires and unresolved pasts, and a constant negotiation between the rational and the inexplicable. Everyone in the game seems to have unfinished business with the dead, and in turn, some of the dead also carry unresolved ties to the living.
>>738192642How does investigation works? Never saw that well. Implemented in a game. The reason is you can't fuck up. Games patiently wait until you solve the puzzle.
Fight Knight is awesome>>738192642I was literally about to post this game and ask if it's something I should play but I decided not to.
Granvirhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2743460/Granvir/A singleplayer/multiplayer mech game. You got interconnected campaigns and you slowly loot or craft mech parts, you can play both first person/third person if you want, both melee and ranged are valid options. The dev keeps updating the game with weapons and parts.
Anomaly Collapse - Single plane roguelite tactics game, dialogue translation can be a bit wonky but otherwise pretty solid gamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2082410/Anomaly_Collapse/Dice gambit - Turn-based tactics but uses rolled dice as your resourcehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1812860/Dice_Gambit/Kunitsu-Gami - Action + mobile tower defense where both who you're protecting and your towers can move around the map between waves. Both the action and TD sides are well developed but not much in the way of replayability aside from an NG+ hard mode Less unknown since its a capcom game but surprisingly still under 1800 reviews.
Best thread in fucking ages. I've added about ten games to my cart from recommendations ITT.My contribution is Sol Cesto (1600 reviews). It's a dungeon crawler distilled into its purest form. Every floor is a 4x4 grid. Each tile can have a monster, heal, trap, treasure. You click a row and have a certain chance of landing on any one of the four tiles in that row. You get different teeth that can improve/lessen your chance to land on certain tiles. Example:>+20% for physical tiles>-20% for magic tilesYou use those percentages to calculate the odds of you landing on your preferred tile. Every enemy has a magic or physical rating, and so do you. If your skill is equal to or less than the enemy's, you defeat him. So if you have 3 physical and the enemy has 3, you beat him, but if he has four you still beat him but take one damage. You have to clear a certain number of tiles (usually 5 or so) to advance to the next floor. Plenty of unlocks and a really cool artstyle. Works on Steam Deck for anyone playing there. Try it out, it's pretty cool and I haven't played anything like it before.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738490/Sol_Cesto/
>>738124940The dev is Brazilian and gets paid in dollars so he probably makes the big bucks, that's why.
These games have sub 4k reviews so I know some of you will yell at me and say they aren't hidden but I genuinely love them and not enough people play/talk about them.>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903620/Killer_Frequency/Love letter to 70s slasher films. You play a radio DJ in a small town who for extremely contrived reasons becomes the 911 operator as well. A killer is on the loose and attacking people. You are on the line with would be victims and have to figure out how to get them through the ordeal alive. Great balance of humor and tension and the game opens up in fun ways. Made by Team 17 of all people (they made the Worms games back when they were good then did shovelware for decades, then made this game, then went back to shovelware)>https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/Visage/Best PT ripoff I've ever played. Genuinely spooked me and does a great job building dread without an overreliance on jump scares. Only shitty part is trying to get the true end but the true end is underwhelming to the point that I would genuinely suggest you not even bother with it.>https://store.steampowered.com/app/32340/LOOM/Cheating because this is an OLD Scumm game from LucasArts back when they were gods among developers.Extremely interesting fantasy setting where you play the last of an ancient order of weavers. Your other guild members have all vanished and you travel fantastic landscapes and use traditional Adventure Game tactics to solve the mystery of what happened. Loom is a lot easier than Monkey Island or other more famous LucasArts adventure games so it's got a bit of a bad rep because of that but the visuals are so fantastic that I think it's worth a play.>https://store.steampowered.com/app/609490/Minit/Plays like a top-down Zelda. You find a cursed sword that gives you 60 seconds of life. You have to make it to checkpoints or solve a puzzle/gather information in that minute in order to progress and get further in your next life. Really fun.
>>738193836I remember he posted a beta version of Devil Spire way back in the day in this place asking for feedback and actually added a few things some anons asked.
>115 reviewshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2576460/Angelstruck/cheap and fun with awesome ost and cute waifu, game feels like something from xbox live arcade era
>>738124940Erenshor dev is cool.>solo guy who had a day job and worked on the game for 4 years before EA release>cranked out ~60+ updates tons of daily updates for months before slow down into larger patches (content, new class, UI revamp, etc.)>5+ years of work now
>>738189953>platformingInstead of blighttown being the 3rd area like in dark souls inta the first, so you can get it out of the way, also the areas only get better the further you play.
>>738194284>also the areas only get better the further you play.that doesn't happen in any fromsoftware game
>>738194031Bro Minit is made by JW of Vlambeer fame, he's not some underground auteur just because he isnt a hotshot household name like Edmund McMillen, Derek Yu, or Terry Cavanah.I agree that his games separate from the Vlambeer brand are good. I loved Disc Room for being the logical conclusion of what to do with the disc gun from Super Crate Box and Nuclear Throne, but it didnt see sales on the same level as NT, Ridiculous Fishing, or Luftrausers.
>>738194398I have no idea what you are saying. I just know that Minit is a game I enjoyed and when checking Steam it only had ~1700 reviews.I know nothing about Vlambeer or JW and I don't consider him an auteur, underground or not because I have no idea what else he's done.
>Let's conduct the trainhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3056840/A_Bumpy_Ride/>Let's fight the meadow manhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1371540/Spartoi_Meadow/>Corporate Boardhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4511480/Corporate_Board/>Run Gabrielhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4566270/Punisher_of_Sins/>Let's dodge the bullethttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2384130/Shell_of_a_King/>Let's learn about the body (3D)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4395360/3D_Body_Adventure/>Let's shoot the bullethttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4040710/Marrow_Marrow/>Thoraxhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4513050/GODS_OF_VOLLEYBALL/>Let's pilot the spaceshiphttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4461720/Sylph/>Let's command the nationhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1481720/ShemHaMephorash/>Let's survive the mansionhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2948080/SHINONOME_ABYSS_The_Maiden_Exorcist/>Let's command the bladehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4203310/Silent_Edge/>Let's fight with fisthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2017610/CORPUS_EDAX/>Interstellar Holy Spirithttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3726830/Interstellar_Holy_Spirit/
Start voidbreaking
>>738194615JW was half of Vlambeer, with the other half being Rami Ismail. Vlambeer did super crate box, ridiculous fishing, luftrausers, and nuclear throne. Rami has basically quit vidya dev, and JW recently bought out his half of the company so now he's sole owner and can continue where they left off with a bug game they started on 10 years ago.
>>738122258TOMOMIhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1229390/TOMOMI/Pretty short(5.5 hours for 100% with NG+) metroidvania, the writing is kinda gay but it's barely present and the pixel art is pretty goodLots of sensibly hidden secrets and movement and combat are fun though, there's also NG+ mode with new enemiesBut most importantly, it's really fucking cheap rn
>>738194874this looks like it does everything nuMarathon was trying to do but better, I'm intrigued.
>>738195168How on earth does this look anything like nuMarathon to you
>>738194284I only played it once and I thought it was mediocre throughout. I know it has different final bosses depending on your choices, but the one I got was literally Deacons of the Deep from DS3. One of the worst final bosses I've ever seen. I don't rule out playing the sequel if it improves.
>>738195282large use of fluorescent greens, number on gun, futurist design language, harsh angled geometric shaped architecture. I don't know man I said what I said.
Garlichttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1250440/Garlic/Got it from a previous hidden gem thread, fun platform.
>>738195631It does look like it, spergs have a hard time with comparisons so just ignore the inevitable fallout coming.
Incredibly fun tactics game. Imagine Xcom, but your characters are a lot more powerful than the enemy, and you regain your AP with every kill. The point is to string together a big combo by killing enemies in such a way that you can finish a whole level in just a few turns. And there's a system where you can change your stats, so for one level I just gave my guy max movement points and ran through the whole thing. It's very arcadey, but great.
>>738122258Vigil The Longest Knight, it was removed from Steam store for a year or longer before finally coming back last year.It's one of my favourite metroidvania.
>>738196036>KnightNight, fucking phone.
>>738196036>>738196106What happen? I played the game but never complete it.
>>738195631Interesting. Are you retarded?
>>738196486Publisher shenanigans, now it's self published.
>>738184442I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would.
>>738176083Yeah, there was a kickstarter project "That Which Sleeps", where the premise is also that you control some eldritch creature or or god and influence the map with it.
>>738196036Recently beat it. Surprised me in many ways. Certainly a BIG game. The areas just expanded and looped around in a cool way.
Void rains upon her heart is a boss rush shoot em up game that I really enjoyed. Majority of the bosses have multiple levels of difficulty with increasingly complex bullet patterns. The game also adjustes it's diffculty depending on your performance: beating bosses flawlessy leads you to facing tougher enemies much faster compared to the guy constantly taking damage. Main gamemode is rougelike but also has some additional ones like quickplay for learning bosses. >inb4 came out in 2018 still early accessThe game has plenty of content already (766 acheivements and most of them unlock new content) and gets multiple updates each month. It's made be a single person that has scope creep problems. Definetly worth your buck if your the guy that judges games based on $/hour metrics
>>738197394how sp00ky is it?
>>738197784More horror-themed than outright scary.
>>738124940They do, you're just a stupid sheltered freak who doesn't know about them.
Why is like third of the recs in this thread made by someone that didn't even play the games he's shilling
>>738198463Because it's 2026 4chan and every thread needs to have at least 1 sperg completely ruining it
>>738181246I am not crazy! I know he swapped those assets. I knew it was Claire Redfield. One after Jill Valentine. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just – I just couldn’t prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the steam shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He’s done worse. Those costumes! Are you telling me that a woman just happens to dress like that? No! He orchestrated it! Ryan! He put clothes on naked women! And I saved him! And I shouldn’t have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He’ll never change. He’ll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn’t keep his hands off of the two hour refund button! But not our Ryan! Couldn’t be precious Ryan! Stealing Capcom blind! And HE gets to be a gamedev? What a sick joke! I should’ve stopped him when I had the chance! …And you, you have to stop him! You
currently -30% on steam , also avaible on gogif you want a palete cleanser, this is right choice.
>>738181246capcom OWNS the colours orange and green and BLUE. THEY USED IT FIRST. CLOTHES invented BY CapCOM. Before Survival Horror, Humanity was 1100% Nude.
I am thanking all anons itt for their service!
>>738184442I think this one is bad because of the stranger things guy, or something? the girl is a girl from stuff, too, I think?I would get it for $.99
>>738194874I boughted this game but I suck and can't beat the first boss
>>738184561Here'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
>>738122258Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel HeroesA game from the masters of the tactical strategy genre. It features deeply developed vehicle damage mechanics, a high level of challenge, pleasant graphics, and a great variety of tactical gameplay.You play as Russian warriors who liberate people from the occupation by militants of the Zelensky regime.
>>738198903Corrosion ammo type destroys bosses, allowing you to ignore having to break down the pillars with a nade and throwing the pieces at them
>>738190194https://store.steampowered.com/app/3355070/Ambroise_Niflette__the_Gleaned_Bell/
>>738199067
are there any other games in the new weird genre?
>>738198463why are you just making up stupid imaginary conspiracy theories in your head about shit no one even cares about you faggy fucking freak?
Here's a list of games coming out in May. If you want to be a hidden gem-finder you have to be watching the new queue. And trying new things. Playing Video Games. That sort of thing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830030/MOTORSLICE/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208910/The_Good_Dog_Chasing_Shadows/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2822980/ARSONATE/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3777930/Uncle_Lees_Cookbook_Five_Recipes_for_Disaster/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2768420/The_Last_Winter_Knight/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3670630/Besmirch/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2537470/Vultures__Scavengers_of_Death/https://store.steampowered.com/app/4565080/Nightfall_Empress/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706980/Whirlight__No_Time_To_Trip/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2369580/Mad_King_Redemption/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3181890/Cat_Island_Petrichor/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3788120/The_Island_of_Doctor_Morose/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1805320/Romestead/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3726370/Heavy_Metal_Death_Can/
Lilac 0 is a pretty neat lil shmup, def worth the ten bucks I paid for it. Hope it gets a sequel
>>738200614>Playing Video Games.Where do you think we are?
>>738199067Funny how the Russians can't play this with all their internet restrictions.
>>738200614Sorry sir I only consult steam charts and if the game doesn't have 1 billion players active i call it dead
>>738201408https://rutracker.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6839104
>>738201408They can. They have their own STEAM replacement and just buy games there. It is called VK Play
>>738198887Yeah, it'd probably have been more polished if they didn't blow the budget on a celebrity cast.
>>738169962>>738170338Love me some TDs. I'll throw Deathtrap into the pile, which was actually recommended to me in another one of these threads. Fun TD, you get a little RPG character to run around with and use active abilities during the level, and they've got classes and items and talent trees and stuff. Nothing super complex but it's a fun addition.https://store.steampowered.com/app/310510/Deathtrap/Also: Cataclismo. It's a city builder/defense game, but the gimmick is that you build your own walls, lego-style. Units gain bonuses from a variety of placeable items and conditions (are they protected from the weather? Are they high enough off/low enough to the ground for their weapons to be maximally effective?), so you're mainly thinking about how to tinker with your city walls so as to squeeze the most value out of the units you have. Lots of fun.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/Cataclismo/
>>738180818>HOLEOnly one I recognized on the list but it's fun. Super basic but it successfully makes you feel cool playing it, and the controls are gimmicky in a good way. Manually reracking the slide after a jam is unique and makes you feel good once you've got the muscle memory and are smoothly handling jams in the middle of firefights.
>>738122258>3600 re-don't care. still recommending. It's a 15 year old game and the sequel isn't as good as the original. One of very few games I bought on vibes without looking at reviews and I enjoyed it a lot.
>>738202787I'm going to go even further off-topic than you did and just recommend the whole Orcs Must Die franchise. I have not played 1 (yet, although I own it), but I've played the rest and although I'd generally say the quality drops as the series goes on, they're all excellent. Far better as co-op games but perfectly playable single-player.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/420520/Lost_Technology/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286010/Godless_Tactics/ (recommended)https://store.steampowered.com/app/1481720/ShemHaMephorash/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289810/Siralim_Ultimate/https://store.steampowered.com/app/889080/Deity_Empires/ (recommended)https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008100/Rule_the_Waves_3/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1610/Space_Empires_IV_Deluxe/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1053390/Kowloon_HighSchool_Chronicle/ (highly recommended)https://store.steampowered.com/app/948640/Wizardry_Labyrinth_of_Lost_Souls/https://store.steampowered.com/app/573410/AI_War_2/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363840/Saviors_of_Sapphire_Wings__Stranger_of_Sword_City_Revisited/ (only on sale, only for sword city)https://store.steampowered.com/app/228320/A_Valley_Without_Wind_2/ (niche, bygone era)https://store.steampowered.com/app/335420/_/ (has fan translation)https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008980/XENOTILT_HOSTILE_PINBALL_ACTION/https://store.steampowered.com/app/312560/Xanadu_Next/https://store.steampowered.com/app/292160/UFO_Aftermath/ (slavjank)https://store.steampowered.com/app/306290/762_Hard_Life/ (slavjank)https://store.steampowered.com/app/1913680/Elevator_Action_Returns_STribute/ (probably should just emulate)https://store.steampowered.com/app/650670/Grimoire__Heralds_of_the_Winged_Exemplar_V2/ (only for neanderthals, no homo sapes allowed)https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224290/Horizons_Gate/3K reviews is far too high. Some of mine are <100>>738202787Multiplayer is dead.
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>>738202986Forgot one:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825130/Shadowed_The_Demon_Castle_of_Ooe/Really good roguelike. Actual roguelike, though.
>>738174797there is an overworld. it's like starsector (or mount and blade i guess), just smaller scale. there is an economy, trading is viable. there isn't really a "colony" aspect but you can discover new planets and influence/join different factions, including the default hostile pirates and cultists. there is also a cult spread/takeover mechanic. it's a great game.
>>738202787>coop slopsno thanks i don't want to herd idiots in my vydiagame
>>738175642fair enough. i did really like the first half though which is unfortunate.>>738178754one of the later levels is clearly frutiger aero inspired, I'd consider that pretty 'early 2000s'
>>738138604How are the controls in this? because the real enemy in Star Sector are the controls.
>>738203097>52 reviewsactually hidden>>738202986>kowloonIt's the gimped version, but everyone who is a fan of dungeon crawlers should play it at least once. It's an acid trip.
>>738132116Anything similar to Worlds aside End of Dyeus?
What are some fun Tower Defense games that play similarly to PvZ? I don't want to be playing a Command and Conquer game, just a simple game where the challenge comes from optimizing resource generation while still getting enough defenses to survive increasingly dangerous waves of enemies.Not interested in multiplayer.
>>738173309cool game. thief is my favorite
>>738203637>tower defense gamei've got you bro. 'Elf TD: Lustful monster invasion! Forest village’s great danger! '
>>738201552>>738201534https://www1.ru/en/news/2026/03/12/prodazi-bumaznyx-avtodoroznyx-kart-v-moskve-vyrosli-na-170-na-fone-ogranicenii-mobilnogo-interneta.htmllawl
>>738203836Good, phonefaggots deserve the rope. I would disable all mobile internet entirely if it were up to me, let zoomers learn how to orient themselves using maps and their own fucking eyes.
Shilling Mechabellum for the 1000th time.https://store.steampowered.com/app/669330/Mechabellum/Autobattler thats well made and well balanced with constant support. Rock paper scissors build an army and predict/ counter what they have. Battles are cool, new units are added about every month. I wish this game were huge. It deserves it.
>>738203836And this is bad because.... why exactly?Mobile internet was a mistake and Putin is liberating people from phone dependencyThis is based as fuck
>>738123209>daggerfallGiant empty world that you fast travel through and procedural dungeons?
>>738125581Hm, maybe for some gods this is true, but more often than not the Chosen One gets rather reactive when you get noticed. More often than not, if you try to push, you are found far too quickly, and for better or worse, the more physical or direct gods are rather shitty to play due to the "you have been found" levels. I remember playing as the insect god where you try to build hives and send out soldiers and workers, and you are instantly found, then the Chosen One homes in on you like a Patriot missile.That said, it might be due to how you explicitly need to play each god very differently, and what worked on one god might be a waste of time with the other. Finding that out, however, is an annoying procedure.In addition, many gameplay systems feel artificially limited, and some fantasies aren't well thought through.
>>738169546i remember having fun playing this when it came out but no memory of the plot or characters
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1461910/Rogue_Command/Hands down absolutely awesome concept and execution. A must try for all people remotely interested in RTS+Rouge-likes.
>>738204885I love strategies like these. Against the Storm had me hooked for a long time just to build a new city every 1-2 hours under different conditions.
>>738200614>first game in the list is already based
>>738190681how do you manage to have fun with this? I gave it about a dozen hours before I gave up on it, love the lore and setting of these games but I couldn't get past how boring and repetitive it is to manage the library.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1470940/STAR_FLEET_II__Krellan_Commander_Version_20/An extremely difficult game to describe. It's an open world multi-genre starship commander game from 1989. It's a lawyer safe Star Trek fan game. The graphics are entirely done using the IBM ANSI code pages. It's still receiving updates.
What do we think about pic related?
>>738203209they're perfectly playable solo
>>738203209ESL shitskin
>>738199045I made what I guess is a Jurassic Gem because it only has a handful of reviews, but they're positive. But the game is a VN like, so I usually don't shill it unless I see anons asking for recs from that genre.
>>738205497They had a demo, but it seems it rotated out. It's just two guys making it. I got 62 hours of fun out of it so far, and the EA really pushed them forward. I really hope they introduce more map mods in the future. You should give it a try. It's really unique and fun.
>>738204174oh no, not procedural dungeons in my dungeon crawlerhelp me todd howard
>>738203209I have only played it solo. I'm surprised about all the co op comments tbdesu.
It's a boomer shooter but the pace is pretty slow compared to others and you do a lot of exploring.Really cool and creative worlds with lots of wonderful weirdos and the occasional furry tittyPeople shit and cummed their pants over Selaco being made in GZDoom but I think this one is way more impressive.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881610/Mohrta/
>>738197660Did a run. It has some soul, but I'm skeptical about the amount of bosses/patterns it has, as it definitely has some padding content with all the cheevos and incremental upgrades shit.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/298360/Immortal_Defense/An old and fairly unique tower defense. The story gave me feels.
>>738206763There's like five clashing levels of detail in the art assets in that screenshot and it's triggering my autism
>>738206763Dropped it a little bit after the first boss, it sure has a lot of ideas but the execution is terrible.
>>738207523The tutorial pig? The combat is pretty meh but the worlds are really cool. You get to take a worm princess on a date to a war festival where the worm people kill each other. I loved it.
>>738187032Its pretty good lite-cRPG. Easy to recommend to people, but it didn't blow my mind. Setting was great, but I was left wanting on almost every other aspect.
>>738206902Not sure what you mean by "incremental upgrades" there are very few meta progression upgrades that make fights easier. However there are a lot of stuff to unlock that affects what you can encounter in a run.There are currently 112 bosses (some reskins of existing bosses with major patern changes) and most of them have different level of difficulty they can appear as that additionaly slighlty change their patterns.Thanks for trying anyways even if you drop it
>>738205663>from 1989>It's still receiving updates
>>738206763Samu has already made million cool visually looking games but never learned how to make them any fun. Should've kept sticking to rpgmaker.
>>738148396They fucked up Riftbreaker, making all the loot drop from aliens. Changed from a crafting game to a looter.
>>738207152>When you have to suck off the other immortal to defend your planet and he just casually cucks you at the end and lets the rape bomb through to be an asshole to you, then you drift through subspace for a gorillion years unsure of what's actually realFuck that guy
Seeing anons play obscure games made me realize I'm not a real gamer.
Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days for me. It's basically This War of Mine with zombies and more fleshed out no pun intended. Really nice environments and can be very intense. Still in EA but gud devs with big regular updates and full release this year. I recommend
>>738208153I used that expression loosely, as I didn't want to type too much and couldn't think of a better word, maybe just "incremental shit". The crystal you collect, harder difficulties and bosses being locked, same for unlocking boss/item preview with the crystal currency, unlocking stuff through no miss, no bomb, destroying all breakable parts of a boss and whatever else, granted I won't mind if those can be grinded on quickplay, which I assume is boss pratice, rather than actual runs and hope for the boss to show up. I will keep playing, it's good enough (shmups are easy to please me) and it's cheap enough. The only thing that bothered me enough was the baby tier difficulty, but the last boss (of the 1st run anyway) and the one I fought before it were quite enjoyable.
>>738209832do what I do and only play the indies based on the smash hits but never olay the hits so your entire view of the gaming scene is warped
>>738167865will it turn you into an unshowered homosexual pariah who gets tricked into spending real life currency to get better heckin space lazerz like Eve Online?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221540/KUUKIYOMI_Consider_It/A series of mini games much like the Warioware games. The main goal is to try to be as considerate as possible over the course of 100 scenarios.
>>738167865It's absolutely not worth it, incredibly barebones and once you play it for two hours, you've seen all the game has to offer.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2435240/Sulphur_Memories_Alchemist/Unique story-focused traditional roguelike laser-focused on crafting potions to handle everything. More outside-the-box puzzles and less tactical combat than most RLs.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139300/Redemption_Reapers/Fairly challenging linear TRPG focused on careful positioning for team-up attacks. The storytelling is really "love it" or "hate it". It has the feeling of reading a fantasy novel in a language you don't quite understand. The story, characters and enemy design suggest depth which is never explained or explored and where different themes and plot points are given seemingly random emphasis.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1897650/Dream_Tactics/Light-hearted TRPG with some cardslop mechanics. Really creative classes and well designed battles. Feels like a GBA-era fire emblem game, if you like that vibe.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058570/Rift_Wizard_2/Traditional roguelike about being a wizard. Big focus on combing spell effects to become insanely powerful. Brilliant enemy design makes it so that the game remains challenging and interesting despite how insane late-game magic becomes. The first game is good too.
I feel like a shill because it releases tomorrow but I found this demo for a game "Motorslice" back in December and it was a lot of fun, fast-paced, smooth controls, cute main character.Felt like something I could very easily pick up and put down in bite-sized sessions; https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830030/MOTORSLICE/>>738122258
>>738209989*being locked to the baby difficulty that is clearly meant for people who are never played shmups and only serves as a stall mechanic otherwiseJust to be clear
Oninaki is the last of the 3 games Tokyo RPG Factory developed during its existence. Very melancholic story, gamepal smoewhat simplistic, and reasonably good graphics reminiscent of Harvestella. 332 reviews.https://store.steampowered.com/app/987720/ONINAKI/
>>738209832Don't feel bad about it. Most people only play the ultra popular stuff.Even when you see indie shit that pops up on /v/'s catalog usually it's been filtered and already hit the mainstream.I think it's like 90% of people on steam only play the same 10 games, then you've got the core gamers that just buy triple A shit and sub 1% that buy and try niche stuff.
>>738209832nah, obscure shit is usually obscure for a reason, and you have to be into thatsometimes I enjoy an interesting game more than I enjoy a good game
>>738210538Yeah, I am minorly perturbed when people claim to be "indie gamers" and you ask them which ones they play and they say:>Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Slay The Spire, Dave the Diver, Silksong, etc.They're just a slightly different variant of normie. You're still only playing popular stuff.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/Teleglitch_Die_More_Edition/my honest recommendation
>>738210306Kek if you think this game is going under the radar.
>>738210760There's nothing wrong with being into those games, but the real beating heart of the indie scene is players that are willing to look for games that appeal to their own tastes. Back in the early 00s it was prowling flash portals to find a game to your liking, or lurking tigsource for new projects. Nowadays most of it is posted to twitter so actually finding games is a lot harder if you arent already where the devs are or are camping steam's recent releases and demos.Hidden gem threads are also pretty decent for disseminating what games are worth keeping an eye on
>>738210856Well, it seems its garnered some attention from the last I've seen it... kinda glad knowing it wont be a flop it was super fun!
>>738209832You are more than fine just playing the popular and indie-popular games. Most obscure games posted here range from mediocre to above average. You're not missing anything, these threads are for people who like being hipsters from time to time, like me, or people who play videogames for 40 hours a week, consistently and throughout several years. You need to shrug off this silly "real gamer" perspective, they are tools to give you pleasure during your time on this planet, there is no street cred to be gained from being a "real gamer".
>>738122258Not sure how hidden this one is, but it does have under 2500 reviews.If you thought XCOM Enemy Unknown was fun but wished it had more mechanical depth, you should definitely play Cyber Knights. Plus the devs are based and are releasing constant content updates. It's pretty much like getting a free DLC every few months.
>>738211287I wish more games developed their own systems or took more inspiration from games of the past instead of trying to ape the nu-com. Every single turn based tactical game today is trying to be another xcom. I've already beat fucking xcom and I thought its systems were crap, especially the two action garbage and "enemies get a free turn when they notice you" shit.
>>738211586Dead Hand (shilled earlier in the thread) has granular action points a la JA2 and always simulated enemies, none of that pod nonsense.It's a single unit roguelike, though, not a squad based tactical game.
>>738202787This game is great. The sequels are okay, they add some cool stuff but I think the higher complexity also caused them to lose some of the charm and it made the level design worse overall. Plus the story gets kinda lame as the focus shifts away from the based retard protagonist of the first game.
>>738211287Anymore similar customize-your-own-party games like these but a bit older for my windows 7 rig? Like I gave Troubleshooter a shot but it stresses my poor machine out D: Honestly XCOM itself would probably run better. I remember giving it a shot a long time ago whenever it was relevant but it sucked ass.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/273070/The_Last_Federation/I've had a lot of fun with this one. Grand strat in space combined with being a single actor like in Mountain Blade, where the goal (ideally) is to get the 8 races in the solar system to bro it up into a federation. To achieve that, you have a ton of options in how you interact with them, and the races themselves are really well differentiated from each other. Maybe what surprised me the most about it is how insanely deep the systems are, yet at the same time it's quite easy to get into. Sometimes you get a shit start where the bug aliens achieve space flight though, and then everyone else is just fucked lol.
>>738211845Battle Brothers?
>>738211845Chroma Squad was entertaining. Pity that they cant sell it in Japan due to legal bullshit.
>>738122258Tyr is a new game, so not really "hidden".https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445260/Tyr/I shill for this because it's the only PvP tank game not pay2win nor pay2progress.Currently in a closed beta. Probably I'll make a thread when is about to be released in Early Access, this summer.
>>738211586> I've already beat fucking xcom and I thought its systems were crap, especially the two action garbage and "enemies get a free turn when they notice you" shit.Cyber Knights uses an AP system, not the two-action system that nuXCOM made popular. Basically everyone has AP (6 AP by default though it's possible to get more in various ways) and you can spend that on actions any way you want. Attacking doesn't automatically end your turn either, so for example if you have a weapon that takes 2AP to fire, you can fire it 3 times in a turn.Also thankfully it doesn't have the dogshit pod activation system that nuXCOM used. Every enemy either starts on the map and moves along preset patrol routes until they either spot you or they get alerted some other way, or they spawn in from doors/elevators/etc at the edge of the map in response to security escalations or ingame events. Whether you get spotted or not (stealth is a viable option in many missions), enemies are always on the turn order so you know when they are going to react to you and they don't get free turns.
>>738212279That sounds considerably better.
>>738212073Getting Tread Marks vibes
>>738211845Maybe try Wildermyth. It's too popular for this thread, but since you're asking...It's not a super new game and graphically it's pretty simple so I can't imagine it takes much to run it. Mechanically it's a bit shallow (partially because there are only 3 playable classes, though they do have decent customization), but the combat system is still fun IMO. It's got a ton of content and a pretty charming procedural storytelling system. Though the procedural aspects do tend to get pretty repetitive before you're able to finish the 6 campaigns the game has.
>>738212073>is a new gameNo it's not, it's not even in Early Access yet, at the moment it's little more than a promise
It's cute, it's short and it's free.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2203210/BURGGEIST/BURGGEIST.You are a wizard looking to save the love of his life. How do you do this?Well it involves building hundreds and thousands of meter tall structures across the land to reach heaven with just your Homunculus to help. Crazy ass literal tower defense game where you get to blow the shit out of monsters all over this weird SotC esque landscape and the occasional weird cutscene to try and explain what's going on.
Phantom Brigade has slightly over 2500 reviews but I'm going to shill it anyway because it deserves a second chance. It got shit on when it was released, and not without reason, but the devs (eventually) got their shit together and added a lot of features that the players were asking for. It's still not perfect and (IMO) the mech design is pretty lame on average, but it's a ton of fun to play and once you get the hang of the timeline mechanics it looks and feels satisfying as fuck.
>>738212886>picGod damn, this is what Rock and Sock did after their boxing careers ended?
>>738211287I'll always shill this game. One of the more active developers too thought they've slowed down a little since EA but updates for it are still regular so a doing a new campaign every couple of months feels kinda fresh
>>738211586>>738211845Hero Lodge as previously mentioned. Kind of like Final Fantasy Tactics meets Monster Hunter with granular AP system and top tier encounter design and progression.
>>738212985Kek. The mech design is really one of the game's weakest points. You can kind of make something that looks alright by combining the right parts and creating a nice color scheme, but it's an uphill battle. On the bright side it looks better in motion than it does in screenshots, since the animations are actually pretty decent.
>>738209832There is no such thing as a "real" gamer. Don't label yourself, there's no point. Play what you like. On the other hand, if you play a new game and don't enjoy it, well... you don't enjoy it. No harm done.
>>738213196Did that game ever get more content beyond "fight the same enemies for 10 000 times"?
>>738212709furslop
>>738213430Yeah they completely overhauled the campaign structure. Now every region is under control by a specific group of enemies which determines what mech types and weapon types they use. Like one group uses lots of cheap junk, another group specializes in high-tech energy weapons, etc. So over the course of a campaign you get way more variation now.
>>738213571Are missiles still overpowered and insanely difficult to avoid?
Fantasy of Eden. It's a Dragon Quest III knock-off but I don't know of any other game that lets you switch sides to join the Demon Lord, destroy all the kingdoms, then kill the Demon Lord and take over everything. Heck, when on the Demon Lord's side, you even gain access to an entirely different tavern where you recruit monster party members.https://store.steampowered.com/app/735010/Fantasy_of_Eden/
StarVaders suddenly got really cheap for me. Worth it?
>>738213803I don't think they're hard to avoid since you can see them coming and timing a boost to make them miss is usually easy, but against the AI yes they can be very OP, especially those that arc high and then split up into multiple warheads (forgot the name). You can fuck up an entire area from the edge of the map if you want.But honestly lots of things can be OP if you use them right. A heavy melee shield bash build can Coolaid Man through just about anything, railguns are stupid strong if you line them up right, shield + shotgun is super easy to play and can beat anything 1v1, etc.
Chink adaptation of 19th century Polish writer's historical novel. With gacha-esque waifus.>https://store.steampowered.com/app/2092850/Krzyacy__The_Knights_of_the_Cross/"I can't believe a 30 year old classic has less than 1k reviews" tier.>https://store.steampowered.com/app/253920/Gorky_17/"How the fuck does this competent JA clone have less than 2500 reviews, this looks like a popular AA game" tier.>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101790/War_Mongrels/
>>738161943Knocked this out last night. I almost wish it didn't have combat, but I agree movement and exploration were satisfying.Didn't notice until credits that there was a content update planned next month and probably should've waited for that.
>>738211878Wow, looks like if Twilight Imperium got a video game. Wishlisted, thanks.
>>738214868Gorky 17 is peak slavjank. I think I still own the original CD.
Planet Centauri.Terraria on crack, but not necessary a clone. After a forced landing on a alien planet, you must survive by all means possible. This include fighting and breeding the local fauna. As this game was 10 years in development, I think some of you already know of it.
>>738182495https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379740/Wizardry_Variants_Daphne/
>>738214943there are apparently a bunch of endings and shit but I'm pretty satisfied with the one I got. Didn't want to engage in some of the stuff it was implied you had to do to do the others. ended with 17 crystals, 80 orbs and 8 heartsContent update is interesting. Maybe the dev should just make a sequel or something instead.
>>738216153instead of continually updating this one I mean. I'd rather play something new than try and work out what's new in a new playthrough or something
Too many of these games don't have demos but a lot of them do seem pretty cool.
>>738216058Devious
>>738182495https://store.steampowered.com/app/650670/Grimoire__Heralds_of_the_Winged_Exemplar_V2/Real Thals play Grimwah, the only dungeon crawler that matters. You're not a fucking Sape, are you?
>>73821615314 crystals, 101 orbs, 9 hearts here.I wasn't expecting to replay so I looked up requirements for other things and it doesn't seem awful, think I can see all endings without having to start from scratch.
>>738216153>>738219438Did the dev ever go back and add camera inversion across BOTH axes? I gave it a shot but it was only allowed on one axis and subsequently unplayable for me.
>>738219472only y axis stillevery time I play a 3D game it takes me ages to get used to whatever the local expectation is for x-axis camera inversion. it is pretty annoying, but it happens to me every game no matter which setting I pick
>>738181157still can't believe this isn't a porn game (or that there's no porn of it anywhere)
>>738136550Just bought this, it's fucking fantastic so far.
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Great thread, found a lot of cool stuff to wishlist. I'll add one though the mix of roguelite and early access will sound like I'm taking the piss:https://store.steampowered.com/app/645720/Fabular_Once_Upon_a_Spacetime/Super fun combat and great art. It has been EA for a while now but they are updating regularly.
>>738132116Wooden Ocean looks very gay. But like 2013 gay, before it was annoying.
>>738220565i love the idea of this, melee spaceship combat with floaty inertial space movement. looks like they are back in the swing of things after almost 2 years with no updates.
>>738122258Very fun 3d platformer.
>>738182495I hear Dragon Ruins is good.I'm going through its predecessor, Demon Lord Reincarnation, right now and I do not recommend it. Decent level design marred by a bad combat system
>>738205663Man, I thought UnReal World had a long development time.
Horizon's Gate.It has less than 1500 reviews. It looks like shit on the Steam page but it plays inredibly well. It's basically an open world sandbox turn based strategy rpg that is equal parts Final Fantasy Tactics/SaGa/Sid Meier's Pirates! with a great sense of progression and adventure and also a surprising amount of world interactivity for a 2d gaem. I've put almost 50hr into it already and still haven't completed my first playthrough as still got the adventurin' itch. There's also highly recommended workshop modpacks that double the size of the game which I'm planning to use for a second playthrough. I had my eye on it for years but the price and graphics put me off, but when you're actually playing it all feels super clean and smooth and a joy to play.
>>738223208>I've put almost 50hr into it>mfwi can vouch for what this anon says, it's a very good game. It's not the first game this deve has made, voidspire, alvora tactics and kingsbane are similar, but without the sid meier's pirates part
>>738136550I found this pretty boring but I didn't play it for that long
>>738223393Nice, I can defintiely see myself putting those hours into it. I've only had it for about a month and it's been competing with some other games for my time, but it's one of those games where even as I'm playing and enjoying it I'm already thinking of future playthroughs where I'll do something different.
>>738223208>>738223393ready to get my ass whooped
>>738188528nta, but I would just play withering rooms first. as someone who loved withering rooms I found the demo for the sequel to be kind of disappointing. also it is a direct sequel from what I know, and even though the dev said you don't need to play the first game it seems pretty clear that there are going to be some references to it. They also play completely different.
I checked a lot of these and... ngl, 90% are hidden for a reason
>>738138304The thing about these Chinese games is they rarely even get a functional translation and the AI translate is absolutely nonsensical garbage 99% of the time. Chinese devs also seem to have the most retarded development ideas and can never leave a perfectly decent finished product/idea alone and keep changing it until it becomes a turd that barely resembles the original vision>>738172048I would say Amazing Cultivation Simulator has the best cultivation system (systems really as it has a few methods) because it rewards player ingenuity and allows for some truly batshit stuff in future generations like a golden core with more qi than a god. Sadly there's no one cultivation game that does everything good, Tale of Immortal does the adventuring/story better but is basically a shmup that turns into an auto-battler. The two best Chinese sandboxy rpgs with cultivation elements are sadly more Wuxia than Xianxia - Scroll of Taiwu which is just a brilliant game overal when you get into it, and Legend of Heroes Three Kingdoms.
>>738223983Kek, there's no level scaling in the game so wouldn't worry about that. Only thing to really be aware of is it's one of those games where the stat scaling is kept pretty tight from start to finish so a +2 to whatever is always a good thing.
List from what has been shilled in these thredads and I've played:>very goodTouhou hero of ice fairyValfarisPath of the abyssTower of maskAria chroniclesEnchant farm (not on steam)Zexion>goodPotato flowers in full bloomToki toriFae tacticsCopy kittyWorldlessDragonloopSuper alloy rangerJourney of Realm: Dawn DewQuartet>alrightXanadu nextVirtua Unlimited ProjectFalse skies>droppedShell of a King, didn't like having to spin camera to explore room combined with lack of mini-map. Aside from that early regular enemies felt like a slog. Otherwise seems like a promising game.Maybe I will polish this list in the future. Just felt bored and wanted to validate some of the shills.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4465690/Quantum_Coffee_Conundrum__Directors_Cut/scifi VNbros eating good
>>738224173most of these are way better than every AAA game released in the last decade, at least. much better hitrate, even if they're still mostly not good
>>738205814>VerhoLegitimately nice. You gotta git gud near the end tho, or spam potions if you wanna live through those horrors.
>>738223208>>738223393For some reason the combat did not really click for me. I'm a tactics fag in general but never played FFT or its clones so maybe I'm missing something. It is for sure a good game though and I did put in like 30 hours.
>>738224173>t. graphicsfag
>>738122258>5000+ Rev-*gets mauled by demons*https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059170/Quasimorph/I don't give a fuck. This Russian DRL-like game ate a whole month of my life and it achieved something I never thought would happen. It made me miss Warframe's anniversary and a whole-ass event. Gavvakh is one hell of a drug.Oh, and before you go "hurr durr still in EA", It's about to leave it.
>>738225819It could definitely do with more frequent tactical encounters. I think the big issue is too often combat occurs an open field and the movement range is quite small in general. It's one of those combat systems that don't really shine until played on a higher difficulty with prior knowledge of potential threats and how the jobs work. Since the groves on the world map and the enemies within are all RNG each game it makes it fun to push things to the limit from the get go.
A really awesome and well-made old-school game. The quests are very cool and intriguing. The mobile version is also very good.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839430/Dolls_Nest/Mecha musume armored souls in a Blame! megastructure
>>738227017yoooo it's dreadmyst
>>738224173I checked, and you are a stupid fucking freak. I don't listen to 90% of the shit freaks say. Fuck off, freaks!
>>7381222582500 reviews is a very low barhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3375780/Trails_in_the_Sky_1st_Chapter/even trails 1st chapter is under 2500 reviews
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1214670/Mr_Suns_Hatbox/This was a really good time. Not sure why it didn't make a bigger splash at the time. 400 reviews seems low for how good it is
https://store.steampowered.com/app/449250/A_Little_Lily_Princess/the gameplay is a total joke, probably just a screenshot scam. but the VN writing is good, it's a children's novel from 1900 that had copious amounts of toxic yuri stuffed into it
>>738152278>the generational curse god that resets the world doesn't work properly and never fixedThe generational curses were always weak ass shit. The real fun was genetically engineering bandit kings to become the perfect warriors, spooks, wizards and commanders in the game with all that power. 10+ lore on a king lets him shit out zombie rape armies every 12 turns before he disappears underground again. Same thing with the spooks that can infiltrate enclave capitals in a handful of turns with the right buffs. Skeleton keys, paid guards and using a spymaster's ticket chews away at the high security like a hot knife through butter.
>>738122258Age of Decadence was solid for my first roguelike.
>>738228409estelle's english voice actress has the most annoying LA accent, its so jarring
>Mecha Knights: NightmareIf Armored Core fused with Earth Defense Force, along with some of the jankinessSolid game considering it's from a solo dev, and he's already making a sequel.
