Dream_Journey
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I didn't heard about this game, looks so fun!
Thanks for recommend.
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Hidden Gems and Under-The-Radar Recommendations - Steam Winter Sale 2016
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I didn't heard about this game, looks so fun!
Thanks for recommend.
There's a reason Cave Story is talked about to this day. It's pretty great. And omg that soundtrack.
got enough left over wallet money, bought it
Cave Story was a thing long before all these indie platformers/metroidvanias existed, and yet it is still better than the vast majority of the games it inspired.
It has been around for what, 14 years now? Close to that.
I can name some, but I don't know of any on Steam.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Got ignored in the main thread, so I'll try here:
Would you recommend House of the Dying Sun to someone that loved Colony Wars back in the day?
Or is way more simulation?
Would you recommend House of the Dying Sun to someone that loved Colony Wars back in the day?
Or is way more simulation?
Davey Cakes
Member
Cave Story is, like, the granddaddy of indie action-platformers with pixel art. It's always weird hearing people refer to it as obscure in any way.
I'd say the same about La Mulana for difficult indie Metroidvanias. I mean, the original was inspired by the MSX and you see lots of retro-styled games in the same vein these days.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Raiden III and IV are in Steam, as well as Ikaruga
If you guys need a good ol' arcade vertical shmup, go get those two, Ikaruga is more of a barrier/bullethell shmup, but still a good one.
If you guys need a good ol' arcade vertical shmup, go get those two, Ikaruga is more of a barrier/bullethell shmup, but still a good one.
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Deleted member 10571
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While I looked for Thief 1&2, I found out it's also really cheap right now 
Not sure if part of the sale, but yeah.
Not sure if part of the sale, but yeah.Berzerkiymc
Neo Member
Seeing some positive feedback on this little gem. co operative top down mech shooter.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/251230/
Livelock
Also took in this review. Seems like a winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ofy8IfxC7w&t=131s
http://store.steampowered.com/app/251230/
Livelock
Also took in this review. Seems like a winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ofy8IfxC7w&t=131s
Tales of Maj'Eyal is one of the more well regarded PC roguelikes, and it has several difficulty and permadeath options. While most of it is available for free, the option for infinite lives is sadly locked behind the paid version (3.5 on sale). Can't really say much more since I didn't play it much (and only ever on the free version quite some time ago), but it does seem to have what you're looking for.
Orakio Rob
Member
Hey, thanks a lot for this! I'll get both Raiden games!
Wok
Member
Best GOTY list in my opinion: Rami Ismail's list.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/rami-ismails-top-10-games-of-2016/1100-5529/
Worth a read to find hidden gems.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/rami-ismails-top-10-games-of-2016/1100-5529/
Worth a read to find hidden gems.
Gonna plus Renowned Explorers since I've been playing it the last couple of days. What seems like a very light experience at first is actually a very cool random encounter board game rogue-like. It has a surprising amount of strategic depth and it's turned based combat system is a fairly unique take on the genre.
At any rate, it's on sale for $ 7.99 so give it a shot if you like those sort of games.
Dream_Journey
Member
Don't miss this one, especially if you have someone to play with you. So much fun!
Don't miss this one, especially if you have someone to play with you. So much fun!
Awesome recommendation, such a great time.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Saw this game was on sale for super cheap and had to recommend it:
Verde Station - $0.49
Here was my Steam review for it:
Verde Station - $0.49
Here was my Steam review for it:
Gonna plus Renowned Explorers since I've been playing it the last couple of days. What seems like a very light experience at first is actually a very cool random encounter board game rogue-like. It has a surprising amount of strategic depth and it's turned based combat system is a fairly unique take on the genre.
At any rate, it's on sale for $ 7.99 so give it a shot if you like those sort of games.
I agree, great, great game full of charm.
More_Badass
Member
Dusk Golem, have you seen Event[0]? You might like that as well
http://store.steampowered.com/app/470260/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/470260/
I bought Stardew Valley on GOG, but I remembered that the thing I like the least about these games is actually the farming.
I'm all for anti-stress games, but Animal Crossing actually doesn't entice you to do anything, nor does it impose its own abbreviated sense of time on you.
Don't get me wrong. Stardew Valley is by every account absolutely fantastic, but it's not Animal Crossing. It may even be better than AC to the right person, but it still isn't Animal Crossing.
d00d3n
Member
I went on a metroidvania craze after playing through Momodora earlier this year and bought most titles available on Steam. It surprised me how few games I actually liked, despite thinking of myself as a fan of the genre. It appears to be incredibly difficult to get the core production values in a metroidvania game right, because almost all imitators fail miserably. Shadow Complex, Guacamelee, Ori and the Blind Forest and now Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight are really in a league on their own. The feeling of jumping, attacking, basic animations, art quality and the soundtrack have to be top notch from the start to make the metroidvania concept addictive. Clever level design is almost irrelevant if those core components are lacking.
Anyway, I can't recommend Momodora enough this year. I am a jaded 31-year-old who mostly buys games for the gameified thrill of expanding my Steam collection these days, but I couldn't stop playing Momodora for the ten hours that it lasted me back in March. If you hesitate to play indie games because a lot of them are, frankly, quite janky and half-done, then Momodora is a beautiful exception to that rule and possibly a cure for your jadedness as well.
OniBarubary
Banned
Buy Valdis Story.
charlequin
Banned
Yeah, it's easily gonna make my top 10 for this year.
Orakio Rob
Member
Saw this game was on sale for super cheap and had to recommend it:
Verde Station - $0.49
Here was my Steam review for it:
I'm getting some Starship Damrey (3DS) vibes here... thanks, I'll buy it.
d00d3n
Member
Thanks! I dismissed that game after having a bad experience on my laptop, but it feels great on my main desktop. Movement, jumping and grabbing ledges feel good. The soundtrack is excellent. I will definitely continue playing the game.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Bought at release and hooe to play soon! (I like to buy games I think I'll enjoy early to support.)
Hope you enjoy, I was quite surprised by the experience, and though a bit short worth it easily at the 50 cent pricepoint.
Orakio Rob
Member
Short is a plus for me (wife/kid/work).
OniBarubary
Banned
Yassss. Excellent.
piratepwnsninja
Member
I really wish something like Culdcept existed on PC. I'd play that all the time.
JoeyJungle
Banned
Thinking of getting Armello or Thea: The Awakening, I don't know much about either but see them recommended a bunch in strategy game threads. Should I pick up one over the other?
Yeah, Grim Dawn is my favorite out of all of those. It does the Dark setting the best, and has the most interesting stat/upgrade system (basically works the same as Diablo 2's skill tree, invest in learning new skills vs buffing current ones). Titan Quest and Path of Exile (free game, only pay for costumes and custom animations) are also good!
Yeah, Grim Dawn is my favorite out of all of those. It does the Dark setting the best, and has the most interesting stat/upgrade system (basically works the same as Diablo 2's skill tree, invest in learning new skills vs buffing current ones). Titan Quest and Path of Exile (free game, only pay for costumes and custom animations) are also good!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/409450/
Haven't seen this listed yet. It's like the grimrock series except more combat oriented.
Made by 1 guy.
Recommended if you like old school dungeon crawlers.
Haven't seen this listed yet. It's like the grimrock series except more combat oriented.
Made by 1 guy.
Recommended if you like old school dungeon crawlers.
Dane_gerClose
Member
Probably already posted, but a definite shoutout to Solus Project, on sale for $9.99. Fantastic survival game dripping with wonderful (imo) Ridley Scott-esque atmosphere. You can also get it in a bundle with The Ball, a unique and cool puzzle adventure game for only about 12 dollars. Total steal. Here's hoping Solus Project comes to PS4 as well, would double dip for sure.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Saw this game was on sale for super cheap and had to recommend it:
Verde Station - $0.49
Here was my Steam review for it:
Bought! Why not? It's $0.49!
Is Ikaruga noob friendly? I played Crimzon Clover and liked it, but wouldn't want to start over at the beginning after 3 or so hits. Infinite Coins would be nice or at least Level select.
JoeyJungle
Banned
I think you unlock infinite retries after like 90 minutes of playtime in levels (at least, that's how the gamecube version worked), and up until that point you keep unlocking extra lives. It's a difficult game, but I enjoyed it. I think the gamecube version was the first shmup I bought (complete with the Frothing Desire boxquote!), I never ended up beating it but I liked it a lot. I especially love the art style for the game, and extravagant use of thick laser beams.
Classic_Gs
Member
Assault Android Cactus (50% off - 6,99)
My favourite twin-stick shooter in years because of how expertly crafted it is, regardless of it being WitchBlade's debut title. It may come off of as primarily a co-op experience (local only for what it's worth) but it carries enough meat to its bones to still be a worthwhile single player endeavour, especially when gunning for the S+ ranks per stage. For starters: although it doesn't seem that way on the surface, there is very little randomness that comes into play here, allowing for plenty of room for refinement in one's approach to a level or boss fight. The often dynamic arenas themselves can pose as big of a threat as the robot opposition (something you rarely see in a shooter of this style) with hardly any 'gimmick' recycling to boot, with the enemies simultaneously being sufficiently varied. There's 9 playable androids to choose from, nearly all of them with a noticeably different strategy yet still viable to achieve the highest ratings with. Said characters vary from someone wielding a railgun with proximinity mines on the side, someone who spews lava whilst carrying a giant fuckin' drill, someone who can only damage others through her separate robot (meaning you have to pay attention to three different things simultaneously) or someone with a chargeable vorpal blade allowing for long-distance and highly damaging dashes. The soundtrack is upbeat and compliments the frantic action nicely, there's a lot of effort put into audiovisual readability to prevent a need to constantly glance over to the HUD for crucial information, the bosses are designed around reasonable 'bullet hell' patterns without overstaying their welcome and there exist numerous EX Options (first-person camera, visual filters, upping the enemy count et cetera) for a change of pace. Several other modes too outside of the campaign, such as a Boss Rush, an Infinite Survival and a Daily Challenge.
I love this thread and end up buying at least a few games every year. Thanks for this recommendation as this game is legit. Love how fast a fluid it is and the challenge is there which I appreciate. I dig the sound effects too.
AbundantChoice
Member
BobJustBob
Member
This isn't a recommendation, but Castaway Paradise is probably the closest thing I've seen to Animal Crossing on Steam. I've only played a very little bit of the F2P mobile version, so I'm not sure how the transition to premium PC game went or how good the game was in the first place.
Greatest Ever
Member
The art for Owlboy is so goddamn good. My god, just gorgeous.
Professor Lexicovermis
Member
NEO AQUARIUM: King of Crustaceans
Picked this up on a whim, and it's... interesting? This is an underwater, third-person shooter/fighting game in which you play as a crab (or colony of barnacles) and blast the opposing crustacean into little bits of seafood. Each character has unique attributes, a melee attack, two projectile moves, and three special skills.
The game has a unique power meter mechanic: your skills are dependent on both the POW and SKILL gauges. The SKILL gauge fills up slowly over time, but also increases when you hit your foe or collect helpful bacteria dropped when you break off the enemy's limbs. The SKILL gauge can go up to level 3, but typically starts between 1 and 2. The POW gauge fills up naturally, but the speed depends on the Water Quality near you. A helpful HUD displays the Oxygen content (low oxygen means slow POW regeneration), Organic matter content (high Organic content means Oxygen will lower faster), and Temperature (means nothing). The POW gauge strengthens your basic attacks, but also fuels your Skills. Even if your SKILL gauge is maxed, you must have POW to use your Skills. POW falls when using homing projectiles, Skills, or when shedding your shell.
As you'd expect from crabs, your character can and will lose limbs over the course of battle. Losing pincers will lower the strength of your attacks, and losing legs will slow you down. To regain lost limbs, you must stand still and shed your shell. This requires POW, but also increases your maximum POW. Shedding your shell is dangerous, but a necessity to survive. If all your limbs are broken, you will be made temporarily invulnerable and forced to shed. However, if this happens, the match is most likely not in your favor.
Another layer of strategy comes with the Breakaway mechanic. By performing a Breakaway attack, you can leave a limb behind to attack in a separate location. For example, you could leave a pincer behind, and when you launch projectiles, that pincer would also attack from wherever it was left. Breakaway attacks are risky, but mastering them can make you unstoppable.
Also, as a heads up, Corn Barnacle works entirely different from the other crustaceans. For starters, they cannot walk. To move, you must either jump or shed. Upon doing so, your current Barnacle spits out a larva that you proceed to control temporarily. Upon the larva hitting the ground, it immediately forms a shell, becoming immobile. However, the old barnacle does not vanish. Thus, you now have two bodies that can attack at once! The most recently created Barnacle is considered "You", and thus you only lose HP if "your" Barnacle is attacked. Thus, your old bodies can shield you from projectiles! The Corn Barnacle can multiply up to ten times, after which the oldest Barnacle vanishes. However, you can generate them without moving. By performing a Melee Breakaway, your Barnacle will launch a larva somewhere nearby. This larva is not under your control, but makes a shell upon landing. This allows you to quickly replace broken shells. By performing a Projectile Breakaway, you can self destruct the oldest Barnacle. This doesn't damage you, but can be devastating to your foe! Finally, Corn Barnacle has no limbs, and thus Shedding does nothing. Their POW meter maximum slowly increases throughout the match without requiring Shedding.
Phew! Long recommendation, sorry!
Picked this up on a whim, and it's... interesting? This is an underwater, third-person shooter/fighting game in which you play as a crab (or colony of barnacles) and blast the opposing crustacean into little bits of seafood. Each character has unique attributes, a melee attack, two projectile moves, and three special skills.
The game has a unique power meter mechanic: your skills are dependent on both the POW and SKILL gauges. The SKILL gauge fills up slowly over time, but also increases when you hit your foe or collect helpful bacteria dropped when you break off the enemy's limbs. The SKILL gauge can go up to level 3, but typically starts between 1 and 2. The POW gauge fills up naturally, but the speed depends on the Water Quality near you. A helpful HUD displays the Oxygen content (low oxygen means slow POW regeneration), Organic matter content (high Organic content means Oxygen will lower faster), and Temperature (means nothing). The POW gauge strengthens your basic attacks, but also fuels your Skills. Even if your SKILL gauge is maxed, you must have POW to use your Skills. POW falls when using homing projectiles, Skills, or when shedding your shell.
As you'd expect from crabs, your character can and will lose limbs over the course of battle. Losing pincers will lower the strength of your attacks, and losing legs will slow you down. To regain lost limbs, you must stand still and shed your shell. This requires POW, but also increases your maximum POW. Shedding your shell is dangerous, but a necessity to survive. If all your limbs are broken, you will be made temporarily invulnerable and forced to shed. However, if this happens, the match is most likely not in your favor.
Another layer of strategy comes with the Breakaway mechanic. By performing a Breakaway attack, you can leave a limb behind to attack in a separate location. For example, you could leave a pincer behind, and when you launch projectiles, that pincer would also attack from wherever it was left. Breakaway attacks are risky, but mastering them can make you unstoppable.
Also, as a heads up, Corn Barnacle works entirely different from the other crustaceans. For starters, they cannot walk. To move, you must either jump or shed. Upon doing so, your current Barnacle spits out a larva that you proceed to control temporarily. Upon the larva hitting the ground, it immediately forms a shell, becoming immobile. However, the old barnacle does not vanish. Thus, you now have two bodies that can attack at once! The most recently created Barnacle is considered "You", and thus you only lose HP if "your" Barnacle is attacked. Thus, your old bodies can shield you from projectiles! The Corn Barnacle can multiply up to ten times, after which the oldest Barnacle vanishes. However, you can generate them without moving. By performing a Melee Breakaway, your Barnacle will launch a larva somewhere nearby. This larva is not under your control, but makes a shell upon landing. This allows you to quickly replace broken shells. By performing a Projectile Breakaway, you can self destruct the oldest Barnacle. This doesn't damage you, but can be devastating to your foe! Finally, Corn Barnacle has no limbs, and thus Shedding does nothing. Their POW meter maximum slowly increases throughout the match without requiring Shedding.
Phew! Long recommendation, sorry!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Is Overcooked playable without multiplayer?
You eventually will unlock unlimited continues after playing certain amount of times. The game adjusts with your skill iirc
You eventually will unlock unlimited continues after playing certain amount of times. The game adjusts with your skill iirc
It is. You control several characters and switch between them.
However, half the fun with the game is playing with others and trying to be as effective as possible as a team in a chaotic environment.
i wouldnt bother. the game is really about communicating with others.
butzopower
proud of his butz
Sprongiwood is pretty good, but sometimes feels more like a puzzle game than a deep roguelike.
Tales of Maj'eyal is super deep and has an easy mode that gives you infinite lives. The normal mode is nice, too, as you get 2 lives from the start and gain more at certain levels, so you are able to make a few mistakes / not lose hours just due to unlucky RNG. Loads of unique classes and shit to do. Expansions are great, too.
Still interested!
Thanks, will have a look at Tales of Maj'eyal then.
As always, i'd like to suggest these less known gems:
Not sure if this is really hidden, but Duck Game is one of the best local multiplayer games ever: " Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink." http://store.steampowered.com/app/312530
"Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2."
http://store.steampowered.com/app/266110
"Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely. "
http://store.steampowered.com/app/234920
If you loved Deadly Premonition, you may love this too. It's not perfect, but it's still a bizarre adventure and super cheap now: "The Last Dogma is a surreal black comedy exploration adventure game set in the year 1999 of an alternate reality world, where US actively campaigns for world domination after being disappointed with the results of the Cold War."
http://store.steampowered.com/app/374510
"A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die!"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/402330
"Create crazy, yet functional, custom vehicles to solve missions with your own unique style!"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/41740
"Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the games perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way."
http://store.steampowered.com/app/274350
F-Zero mixed with Micro Machines, and a Visual Novel / Adventure Game: " Set in a futuristic Odyssey, "The Next Penelope" is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy! "
http://store.steampowered.com/app/332250
Not sure if this is really hidden, but Duck Game is one of the best local multiplayer games ever: " Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink." http://store.steampowered.com/app/312530
"Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2."
http://store.steampowered.com/app/266110
"Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely. "
http://store.steampowered.com/app/234920
If you loved Deadly Premonition, you may love this too. It's not perfect, but it's still a bizarre adventure and super cheap now: "The Last Dogma is a surreal black comedy exploration adventure game set in the year 1999 of an alternate reality world, where US actively campaigns for world domination after being disappointed with the results of the Cold War."
http://store.steampowered.com/app/374510
"A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die!"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/402330
"Create crazy, yet functional, custom vehicles to solve missions with your own unique style!"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/41740
"Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the games perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way."
http://store.steampowered.com/app/274350
F-Zero mixed with Micro Machines, and a Visual Novel / Adventure Game: " Set in a futuristic Odyssey, "The Next Penelope" is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy! "
http://store.steampowered.com/app/332250
CC actually has infinite continues, unless you're playing score attack mode. In the first version of CC you had to unlock continues but in World Ignition (the version sold on Steam) you don't.
I'll PM you so the thread stays on topic.