Orakio Rob
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Darkest Dungeon is awesome, but it's not exactly... relaxing ^_^
Maybe it's because I suck at this kind of game, but DD makes me very tense. I love it, but it's not something I play every day.
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Steam Summer Sale '17 Hidden Gems & Under-The-Radar Recommendations thread
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Darkest Dungeon is awesome, but it's not exactly... relaxing ^_^
Maybe it's because I suck at this kind of game, but DD makes me very tense. I love it, but it's not something I play every day.
For what it's worth, I think Ziggurat is pretty good. I've had fun running through the game now and then. Or using the game to reminisce of days playing Heretic and Hexen. The game's not easy, unless you play on Easy
I'm not too aware of many other choices. Though recently I saw Immortal Redneck on Twitch. I ignored the game at first with its stupid ass name, but the game looks similar to Ziggurat with more of a progression system (in Ziggurat you unlock more power-ups and characters, but Redneck has permanent character upgrades too). I haven't played Redneck, but the game looks interesting.
never heard about this but I am a huge fan of sunless sea and backed sunless skies... wishlisted for now but might grab it before the sale is over... I still have to go back to sunless sea for the zubmariner expansion though
Always love these thread, thanks for all the awesome posts. Before I get to my personal suggestion I haven't seen posted yet I want to back the Puzzle Agent games and Call of Juarez Gunslinger.
They really surprised me with how awesome of an experience they were.
Okay my suggestion is for Splasher ($11.24).
It's not a huge discount but it came out earlier this year. It's made by a small team of devs who worked on the recent Rayman games.
It's a 2D platformer with tight controls similar to Super Meat Boy, but with longer levels and more emphasis on speed running. It also has different liquid mechanics (water/sticky/bouncy) which gets added on as you progress. The soundtrack is good, it gets fairly challenging at the end and it was just super enjoyable, takes about 5-6 hours with more if you're a completionist/speed runner.
They really surprised me with how awesome of an experience they were.
Okay my suggestion is for Splasher ($11.24).
It's not a huge discount but it came out earlier this year. It's made by a small team of devs who worked on the recent Rayman games.
It's a 2D platformer with tight controls similar to Super Meat Boy, but with longer levels and more emphasis on speed running. It also has different liquid mechanics (water/sticky/bouncy) which gets added on as you progress. The soundtrack is good, it gets fairly challenging at the end and it was just super enjoyable, takes about 5-6 hours with more if you're a completionist/speed runner.
For what it's worth, I think Ziggurat is pretty good. I've had fun running through the game now and then. Or using the game to reminisce of days playing Heretic and Hexen. The game's not easy, unless you play on Easy
I'm not too aware of many other choices. Though recently I saw Immortal Redneck on Twitch. I ignored the game at first with its stupid ass name, but the game looks similar to Ziggurat with more of a progression system (in Ziggurat you unlock more power-ups and characters, but Redneck has permanent character upgrades too). I haven't played Redneck, but the game looks interesting.
Thanks for the infos
I played it, and it's pretty good. The Sunless Sea inspiration is obvious, although the gameplay is much less punishing. Supplies aren't really a problem, there's no permadeath, there's a limited form of fast travel - things like that. It's also faster paced (there's not as much downtime where you're just slowly sailing around). The writing is not quite as good as Sunless Sea (it's clearly a one man passion project, and while his writing style has a lot of charm Sunless Sea is still in a league of its own), and the setting is much less consistent - the central premise is that you "Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds", as the Steam page puts it. This means that pretty much every city is it's own thing, and that the cities are vastly different from one another. I quite liked that, as it meant that every city had something new to offer, but if you're looking for a world that's as absorbing as the one in Sunless Sea, you won't really get it here.
My biggest problem with the game was that it had far too many Sunless Sea callbacks and references. I get that the dev was hugely inspired by Sunless Sea, but the game stands on it's own just fine, so those references felt pretty needles and kind of distracting to me. Overall though, it's a pretty cool game with a lot of content, and if anyone is looking for more Sunless Sea like games, this is a great choice.
It has really bad microstutter / frame-pacing issues if that sort of thing bothers you.
GenericBadGuy
Member
I'm not sure how such a title could have escaped GAF's notice, but its the first game I've considered making an OT for. Or at least a thread at all. Only thing is it isn't officially released yet and may not be for a bit, so that certainly can skew impressions. There is certainly a lack of marketing on behalf of the team as well, but that may not happens until they feel they are closer to release.
Its especially odd considering how many people seem to remember Gmod Tower.
I did a forum search and can't believe no one has mentioned Tower Unite is on sale. Unless of course they did and the search failed me, in which case let me add another voice of support.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/Tower_Unite/
Tower Unite is a sort of community and minigame focused vacation sandbox that is the spiritual successor to GMod Tower from Garrys Mod. Its made by the same developers only now standalone and on the Unreal engine. Do keep in mind its an early access game, but frequently updated (updated again today with a whole new minigame) Its hard to categorize, and its easier to just briefly introduce some of the high points of what you can do in the game:
The game is $10 right now.
An MMO with no microtransactions - You get currency just by doing whatever you want (playing games or gambling, etc.) and its easy to accumulate. Currency is used to buy furniture for your suite, cosmetic items, or stuff to mess around with.
Minigolf - This game doesn't even have Minigolf in the title, and its arguably the best multiplayer minigolf on Steam. Beautiful levels with their own unique gimmicks and slick design.
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/111860152718897181/F7C1B0A2C10094B2C9772DFF217D0D1F1F38335A/[/IMG]
Interior Design - Tower Unite allows you to freely decorate and edit your own living space sort of like Animal Crossing, only with infinitely more freedom. Place and rotate furniture, add lighting or decoration, change the weather and time of day, place a TV that can play any youtube video or music, turn any flat surface into cat memes or ground textures from Metroid Prime or something, etc. You are given a suite for free by default but other unique living spaces like an underwater hotel can be bought with game currency. What is interesting is you can buy building blocks that can be formed into whatever shape, so the only limit is imagination and in-game funds.
This was an empty beach to start with:
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/844837477555656248/14256B5D87AA18C0FCD754EB99C2C6974BBF728A/[/IMG]
I can't even tell what suite this was to begin with its been modified so much:
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/849340940341303453/BC682D9C0E4728011763B7E6D0CA0C18E87A8171/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside|2048:1152&composite-to%3D%2A%2C%2A%7C2048%3A1152&background-color=black[/IMG]
Developer Transparency - You don't realize what a breath of fresh air this is. The devs are great, and not only do they do frequent developer streams/QAs, list their upcoming and current projects, but they literally type out what they worked on EVERY DAY.
Bowling, Super Monkey Ball, Lazer Tag, Trivia, Gambling (slots, video poker/blackjack, poker tables) - the list goes on.
Code:[IMG]http://cloud-3.steamusercontent.com/ugc/276218383183765861/0235A084552E26DA5EA12D4E38D7D7089679E65F/[/IMG]Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/859473804655106124/F21A5BA461F21C1A6BA60A72A944B21D982E4035/[/IMG]Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/844836209916449982/B094BC7F05CA33299DB2B69D4BB29F40ADDB3C86/[/IMG]
I'm not sure if it is available to anyone who played, but if you at least donated to Gmod Tower back in the day you can import some net worth and unique trophies into Tower Unite.
I completely forgot this game existed!
I remember when it was first announced, i'm so glad it's coming along so nicely. I can't wait to try it out, thanks for sharing.
Vinter
Member
My first Steam sale in years as I finally got to build a new pc.
Spent about 150 euros. For once I actually only purchased games which I have hope of finishing though. Playing through Prey now actually. Was surprised to find out Arkane made Dark Messiah back in the day. I have very fond memories of that game.
Spent about 150 euros. For once I actually only purchased games which I have hope of finishing though. Playing through Prey now actually. Was surprised to find out Arkane made Dark Messiah back in the day. I have very fond memories of that game.
Orakio Rob
Member
For what it's worth, I think Ziggurat is pretty good. I've had fun running through the game now and then. Or using the game to reminisce of days playing Heretic and Hexen. The game's not easy, unless you play on Easy
Hmmm, Ziggurat looks fun... I wonder if the Nvidia 840M in my notebook can handle it without heat issues.
JB2448
Member
Quoting this post in order to make sure this gets as much exposure as possible. It's a great time with friends, and it's something that could use all of the exposure it can get. I made a thread about the Kickstarter way back, but no one seemed to care at the time. Hopefully a few people here'll care now.
I did a forum search and can't believe no one has mentioned Tower Unite is on sale. Unless of course they did and the search failed me, in which case let me add another voice of support.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/Tower_Unite/
Tower Unite is a sort of community and minigame focused vacation sandbox that is the spiritual successor to GMod Tower from Garrys Mod. Its made by the same developers only now standalone and on the Unreal engine. Do keep in mind its an early access game, but frequently updated (updated again today with a whole new minigame) Its hard to categorize, and its easier to just briefly introduce some of the high points of what you can do in the game:
The game is $10 right now.
An MMO with no microtransactions - You get currency just by doing whatever you want (playing games or gambling, etc.) and its easy to accumulate. Currency is used to buy furniture for your suite, cosmetic items, or stuff to mess around with.
Minigolf - This game doesn't even have Minigolf in the title, and its arguably the best multiplayer minigolf on Steam. Beautiful levels with their own unique gimmicks and slick design.
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/111860152718897181/F7C1B0A2C10094B2C9772DFF217D0D1F1F38335A/[/IMG]
Interior Design - Tower Unite allows you to freely decorate and edit your own living space sort of like Animal Crossing, only with infinitely more freedom. Place and rotate furniture, add lighting or decoration, change the weather and time of day, place a TV that can play any youtube video or music, turn any flat surface into cat memes or ground textures from Metroid Prime or something, etc. You are given a suite for free by default but other unique living spaces like an underwater hotel can be bought with game currency. What is interesting is you can buy building blocks that can be formed into whatever shape, so the only limit is imagination and in-game funds.
This was an empty beach to start with:
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/844837477555656248/14256B5D87AA18C0FCD754EB99C2C6974BBF728A/[/IMG]
I can't even tell what suite this was to begin with its been modified so much:
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/849340940341303453/BC682D9C0E4728011763B7E6D0CA0C18E87A8171/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside|2048:1152&composite-to%3D%2A%2C%2A%7C2048%3A1152&background-color=black[/IMG]
Developer Transparency - You don't realize what a breath of fresh air this is. The devs are great, and not only do they do frequent developer streams/QAs, list their upcoming and current projects, but they literally type out what they worked on EVERY DAY.
Bowling, Super Monkey Ball, Lazer Tag, Trivia, Gambling (slots, video poker/blackjack, poker tables) - the list goes on.
Code:[IMG]http://cloud-3.steamusercontent.com/ugc/276218383183765861/0235A084552E26DA5EA12D4E38D7D7089679E65F/[/IMG]Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/859473804655106124/F21A5BA461F21C1A6BA60A72A944B21D982E4035/[/IMG]Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/844836209916449982/B094BC7F05CA33299DB2B69D4BB29F40ADDB3C86/[/IMG]
I'm not sure if it is available to anyone who played, but if you at least donated to Gmod Tower back in the day you can import some net worth and unique trophies into Tower Unite.
Left-side in-game menu, at the bottom...there's 3 orange buttons, the 3rd of which is Pray For Help.
Click it to get out of any bind of that nature. The game will unlock the door you're stuck behind, teleport you out of the room, etc.
super-famicom
Member
Thanks for the impressions. I think I'll hold off purchasing this, I still have only a couple of hours into Sunless Sea so I can just play more of that.
Sold a ton of cards and now have about $8 and change to spend on the sale.
Not against spending above that, but I do have a lot of the very cheap obvious deals.
I'm leaning toward Wolfeinstein the new order, but I have heard that the Old Blood is very good too? Should I try and get both? I did enjoy DOOM, but my PC isn't exactly top of the line (970).
Or maybe I should just jump into Neir:A? With the discount + ~$8, the price seems like it is unlikely to get that low again for quite a while.
I love me some good story stuff. Both games seem like they have that. What do I do GAF?
Not against spending above that, but I do have a lot of the very cheap obvious deals.
I'm leaning toward Wolfeinstein the new order, but I have heard that the Old Blood is very good too? Should I try and get both? I did enjoy DOOM, but my PC isn't exactly top of the line (970).
Or maybe I should just jump into Neir:A? With the discount + ~$8, the price seems like it is unlikely to get that low again for quite a while.
I love me some good story stuff. Both games seem like they have that. What do I do GAF?
Orakio Rob
Member
Let me rephrase that: any under-the-radar lightweight FPS games that will play nice with my modest notebook? A good single-player campaign is a must, I don't play online.
The Turok remaster works very well on a GPD Win. Other likely candidates (which I haven't tested in notebook grade gpus but should run well enough) are Black Mesa and Singularity.
clicking that button is what froze and crashed the game.
Orakio Rob
Member
Man, I'm a retrogamer and I've never played Turok... I might end up buying it, thanks!
Singularity is probably too much for my notebook, but it looks fun.
Well that's no good.
Game crashed on me just once in 40 hours of gameplay (ironically, in the first couple hours).
Yes, quoting myself from earlier in this thread:
I really enjoyed The River of Time. The combat, characters, pacing and story are all good and I basically have no complaints about the game. It's a consistently fun and solid RPG. I'd recommend just starting with that over the first game, since the pacing of that at the beginning is really bad.
Mother Russia Bleeds, River City Ransom: Underground, Double Dragon Neon and heard good things about Charlie Murder.
haven't had the chance to play it with friends yet, but Crawl always looked fun and a cool concept and very good reviews.
Go for Wolfenstein. Along with Doom and Titanfall it's one of the best shooters in last few years. Nier: Automata is great but that discount isn't anything special. I would say wait for better discount, 40 is still pretty steep and I got the game cheaper than that on release.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
You need to play Actraiser at some point in life.
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Act Raiser and its sequel really were gems that just didn't manage to hit.
I did a forum search and can't believe no one has mentioned Tower Unite is on sale. Unless of course they did and the search failed me, in which case let me add another voice of support.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/394690/Tower_Unite/
Tower Unite is a sort of community and minigame focused vacation sandbox that is the spiritual successor to GMod Tower from Garrys Mod. Its made by the same developers only now standalone and on the Unreal engine. Do keep in mind its an early access game, but frequently updated (updated again today with a whole new minigame) Its hard to categorize, and its easier to just briefly introduce some of the high points of what you can do in the game:
The game is $10 right now.
An MMO with no microtransactions - You get currency just by doing whatever you want (playing games or gambling, etc.) and its easy to accumulate. Currency is used to buy furniture for your suite, cosmetic items, or stuff to mess around with.
Minigolf - This game doesn't even have Minigolf in the title, and its arguably the best multiplayer minigolf on Steam. Beautiful levels with their own unique gimmicks and slick design.
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/111860152718897181/F7C1B0A2C10094B2C9772DFF217D0D1F1F38335A/[/IMG]
Interior Design - Tower Unite allows you to freely decorate and edit your own living space sort of like Animal Crossing, only with infinitely more freedom. Place and rotate furniture, add lighting or decoration, change the weather and time of day, place a TV that can play any youtube video or music, turn any flat surface into cat memes or ground textures from Metroid Prime or something, etc. You are given a suite for free by default but other unique living spaces like an underwater hotel can be bought with game currency. What is interesting is you can buy building blocks that can be formed into whatever shape, so the only limit is imagination and in-game funds.
This was an empty beach to start with:
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/844837477555656248/14256B5D87AA18C0FCD754EB99C2C6974BBF728A/[/IMG]
I can't even tell what suite this was to begin with its been modified so much:
Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/849340940341303453/BC682D9C0E4728011763B7E6D0CA0C18E87A8171/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside|2048:1152&composite-to%3D%2A%2C%2A%7C2048%3A1152&background-color=black[/IMG]
Developer Transparency - You don't realize what a breath of fresh air this is. The devs are great, and not only do they do frequent developer streams/QAs, list their upcoming and current projects, but they literally type out what they worked on EVERY DAY.
Bowling, Super Monkey Ball, Lazer Tag, Trivia, Gambling (slots, video poker/blackjack, poker tables) - the list goes on.
Code:[IMG]http://cloud-3.steamusercontent.com/ugc/276218383183765861/0235A084552E26DA5EA12D4E38D7D7089679E65F/[/IMG]Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/859473804655106124/F21A5BA461F21C1A6BA60A72A944B21D982E4035/[/IMG]Code:[IMG]https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/844836209916449982/B094BC7F05CA33299DB2B69D4BB29F40ADDB3C86/[/IMG]
I'm not sure if it is available to anyone who played, but if you at least donated to Gmod Tower back in the day you can import some net worth and unique trophies into Tower Unite.
I picked this up last night and was not disappointed by the first house I visited:
Tizoc
Member
Puzzle fans might like this game-
http://store.steampowered.com/app/527740/YANKAIS_TRIANGLE/
You rotate triangles where there are colored triangles at their edges. The goal being to match the colors as the shape gets bigger to solve the full puzzle.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/527740/YANKAIS_TRIANGLE/
You rotate triangles where there are colored triangles at their edges. The goal being to match the colors as the shape gets bigger to solve the full puzzle.
EDIT - I see someone already explained the pray for help button.
My vote for this thread goes to Tales of Maj'Eyal.
I have over 50 hours of this beauty, highly recommended and is currently 66% off!
Seen alot of good games I would recommend in here already so I'll mention one I haven't seen yet.
Chroma Squad
Chroma Squad is a turn-based strategy game(think XCOM-lite), with some management sim and rpg elements as well. How it works is you're basically starting your own Power Rangers show, you'll have to do some management things like choosing equipment to upgrade when you get money and picking a marketing firm. The RPG elements come into play with getting different gear that has different attritbutes and buying and crafting that, and selecting character skills. Once you do that the main gameplay with be shooting the episodes which is where you do the turn-based fighting. Very fun game with multiple endings, and the story is humorous, especially if you grew up watching this kinds of shows.
Chroma Squad
Chroma Squad is a turn-based strategy game(think XCOM-lite), with some management sim and rpg elements as well. How it works is you're basically starting your own Power Rangers show, you'll have to do some management things like choosing equipment to upgrade when you get money and picking a marketing firm. The RPG elements come into play with getting different gear that has different attritbutes and buying and crafting that, and selecting character skills. Once you do that the main gameplay with be shooting the episodes which is where you do the turn-based fighting. Very fun game with multiple endings, and the story is humorous, especially if you grew up watching this kinds of shows.
Ben and Ed - 3.99€ (60% off)
A challenging, morbidly funny 3D platformer in which you play a zombie who is forced to traverse trap-riddled, deadly obstacle courses as part of a game show. (And yes, you can continue playing even if your limbs have been chopped off.)
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[img]http://i.imgur.com/6OyaD9H.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/84BYQPT.jpg[/img]A challenging, morbidly funny 3D platformer in which you play a zombie who is forced to traverse trap-riddled, deadly obstacle courses as part of a game show. (And yes, you can continue playing even if your limbs have been chopped off
.)I recently came across Low Magic Age.
D&D styled, turn-based RPG. Currently in Early Access and only the Arena mode is available but combat looks fun and devs are working hard on a singleplayer campaign.
D&D styled, turn-based RPG. Currently in Early Access and only the Arena mode is available but combat looks fun and devs are working hard on a singleplayer campaign.
Any Questions
Member
Am I missing any good "small" quality games ?
And do I need the DLC for Darkest Dungeon?
It says it will improve the game immensely :s
Sunless sea?
CecilRousso
Member
You're missing quite a lot of them, based on that picture, but suggestions depend on what you're looking for.
Definitely definitely get the Witness.
Maybe on top of that
Please Don't Touch Anything - $2
The Room - $1.24
The Talos Principle - $10
Antichamber is a gem. I think it's under 5 too
I'll try to think of a few recs of my own for later, but for now: strongly seconding this. I spent a ton of time last summer with the iOS version as my introduction to Picross, and it spoiled me because now I really really miss its QOL features and control options when playing any other Picross app.
Am I missing any good "small" quality games ?
And do I need the DLC for Darkest Dungeon?
It says it will improve the game immensely :s
Swap Hollow Knight for Dead Cells?
super-famicom
Member
Guys, get The Fall. It's short, but amazing. One of my favorite narratives in the medium.
Dead Cells ist cheaper elsewhere.
Thanks, i'll watch some videos first.
arts&crafts
Member
Nier! Bayonetta? Vanquish! Transformers Devastation!?
Whichever Platinum game you think you would like the most