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[DryvBy]

And if not a hidden gem, at least something people didn't pay as much attention to.

My favorite this year was the boomer shooter game, Postal Brain Damaged. It's more of an over the top boomer shooter with twisted humor, lots of gore and very oldish graphics that look nice to old people. There's not as much gore in video games so how over the top this game gets, I really appreciated it as someone who loves over the top comical violence in games. I'll say this now: God of War was more visually appeasing when I could fatality every enemy type with a pool of blood and guts.



I've been looking for gems this year on any platform that were missed so go crazy with a list below.

 

[AV]

The guy that made Devil Daggers made a disgusting nightmare headache of a game that I wish I had the patience to invest practice into.

 

[Con-Z-epT]

Prodeus!

Killer art style, cool campaign, awesome level design, decent multiplayer, community created levels.

 

[BabyYoda]

Tinykin, I thought it was really underrated and it consistently delighted me. If you like the idea of a really pretty collectathon platformer meets honey I shrunk the kids, with an interesting world and lore, neat puzzles, frustration free platforming and exploration for all the family, you could do a lot worse. Did I mention the pretty graphics, satisfying sound fx and memorable music?!

 

[Fuz]

My unsurprising pick:

Tinykin, I thought it was really underrated and it consistently delighted me. If you like the idea of a really pretty collectathon platformer meets honey I shrunk the kids, with an interesting world and lore, neat puzzles, frustration free platforming and exploration for all the family, you could do a lot worse. Did I mention the pretty graphics, satisfying sound fx and memorable music?!

Hey, this looks pretty damn cool! Never heard of it before.

 

[Tareskog]

Hidden gems are my favorite kinda games. Gonna follow this thread closely

 

[Rockondevil]

I didn’t see them talked about a huge amount but I enjoyed Road 96 and Powerwash Simulator.

 

[adamsapple]

I didn’t see them talked about a huge amount but I enjoyed Road 96 and Powerwash Simulator.

I fucking loved Road 96. Glad I'm not the only one on GAF.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Circuit Superstars

 

[Airbus Jr]

 

[jaysius]

Tinykin, I thought it was really underrated and it consistently delighted me. If you like the idea of a really pretty collectathon platformer meets honey I shrunk the kids, with an interesting world and lore, neat puzzles, frustration free platforming and exploration for all the family, you could do a lot worse. Did I mention the pretty graphics, satisfying sound fx and memorable music?!

Pikmin killer, fuck Nintendo dragging their asses shitting out bad "remasters" while some devs are improving the formula and showing that you don't need stupid "juice rations" and day cycles to make a pikmin game good.

 

[protonion]

I mentioned this game in another thread also.

Norco. One of the best point and click games I've played in a very long time. Writing, story telling, art style, music... It excels at everything.
And it is so immersive.

Another vote for Road 96 also. I almost missed this as it is rarely mentioned. I saw it by chance and bought it because the description said from the creators of Valiant Hearts.
A true gem of a game. So masterfully put together.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Midnight Fight Express if you enjoy beat 'em ups & Hotline Miami-like games.
Weird West if you like immersive sims and don't mind playing a smaller budget title.
Mothmen 1966 if you like games with 8-bit aesthetic.

 

[R6Rider]

Signalis and Sniper Elite 5 immediately come to mind. Not enough love

 

[DryvBy]

My unsurprising pick:

Hey, this looks pretty damn cool! Never heard of it before.

Ok, this game looks perfect for fans of Sierra old school kid's adventure games. Thank you!

 

[Guilty_AI]

I see people really praising this game

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

Signalis

 

[F31 Leopard]

Ultra Age

 

[jm89]

13 Sentinel aegis rim.

Yeah it came out for playstation before 2022, but screw it im including it cause it came out for switch this year and it's amazing. There aren't many video game stories that stick with me after i've finished it, but this is one of them.

 

[kiphalfton]

Ultra Age

Looks like DMC

 

[NightmareFarm]

 

[F31 Leopard]

Samurai Bringer

 

[AndrewRyan]

Played my ass off this year so have quite a few hidden gems. If I had to pick only one it would definitely be Until You Fall - incredible VR fitness/fighting game. Favorite non-vr hidden gem is Battle Planet: Judgement Day, a cool little twin-stick shooter that's perfect on the Deck.

VR
Pistol Whip
Until You Fall

Non-VR
Battle Planet: Judgement Day
Horizon Chase Turbo
Furious Angels
Absolute Drift

 

[The Tourmaline Gorilla]

Pentiment!

 

[DryvBy]

Played my ass off this year so have quite a few hidden gems. If I had to pick only one it would definitely be Until You Fall - incredible VR fitness/fighting game. Favorite non-vr hidden gem is Battle Planet: Judgement Day, a cool little twin-stick shooter that's perfect on the Deck.

VR
Pistol Whip
Until You Fall

Non-VR
Battle Planet: Judgement Day
Horizon Chase Turbo
Furious Angels
Absolute Drift

Pistol Whip is my 2nd favorite VR game. It made me feel like I was John Wick and I look like a tool playing it.

 

[Naru]

It's Islets.

 

[tommib]

‎Air Twister

‎Soar through the sky battling against invaders in this all-new fantasy endless shooter from legendary game creator, Yu Suzuki. Players will assume the role of Princess Arch fighting back against bizarre invaders to save their planet from destruction. They’ll rain down their homing arrows to...

apps.apple.com

 

[Drizzlehell]

Babylon's Fall because nobody played it.

 

[nush]

With so many games being released and the barrier for entry being pretty low it does feel like the golden age of the video rental stores used to. So much shit, but so many hidden gems.

 

[Fredrik]

Yeah Scorn is my pick as well, it was a slow-starter but when I reached the second area I was hooked and stopped playing everything else until I finished it. It’s so unique. Blew me away.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Biomutant is a hidden success sizeable open world a lot of game to be played.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[RAIDEN1]

Tinykin, I thought it was really underrated and it consistently delighted me. If you like the idea of a really pretty collectathon platformer meets honey I shrunk the kids, with an interesting world and lore, neat puzzles, frustration free platforming and exploration for all the family, you could do a lot worse. Did I mention the pretty graphics, satisfying sound fx and memorable music?!

For those interested there is a demo available on Xbox?

 

[Jennings]

For those interested there is a demo available on Xbox?

Yes

 

[Mediocre Arachno-Lad]

 

[Kokoloko85]

Pikmin killer, fuck Nintendo dragging their asses shitting out bad "remasters" while some devs are improving the formula and showing that you don't need stupid "juice rations" and day cycles to make a pikmin game good.

Pikmin like? You have me interested now. I love Pikim

 

[BlakeofT]

I don't have the game, but I tried the demo and loved it. The game is Patrick's Paradox. A block pushing puzzle game. Steam users seem to really like it. As you can imagine, it's on sale right now.

 

[GymWolf]

Samurai Bringer

Tell me more.

 

[remember_spinal]

Tinykin, I thought it was really underrated and it consistently delighted me. If you like the idea of a really pretty collectathon platformer meets honey I shrunk the kids, with an interesting world and lore, neat puzzles, frustration free platforming and exploration for all the family, you could do a lot worse. Did I mention the pretty graphics, satisfying sound fx and memorable music?!

Just got the platinum for this, cute game

 

[F31 Leopard]

Tell me more.

https://playism.com/en/game/samurai-bringer/
I got the Switch version. Seen it on the eShop and decided to chance it because it was only 9.99 it didn't disappoint.

 

[Guilty_AI]

I see people really praising this game

Ok so i started this one, and now i can definitely says this counts as hidden gem.

Game is very janky and clearly low budget/one-man-team, however its such a joy to play.
It has the confortable grinding of MMORPGs without being obnoxious, its fun to explore around finding dungeons, quests, etc; many character build possibilities, factions, relatively large and open map without feeling its wasting space... for this price tag i'd really recommend trying it out.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Sorry for the necro.

Ok so i started this one, and now i can definitely says this counts as hidden gem.

Game is very janky and clearly low budget/one-man-team, however its such a joy to play.
It has the confortable grinding of MMORPGs without being obnoxious, its fun to explore around finding dungeons, quests, etc; many character build possibilities, factions, relatively large and open map without feeling its wasting space... for this price tag i'd really recommend trying it out.

Have you played Outward? Would you say this one is less boring than Outward? Because holy molly I could swear 90% of my time in Outward was holding down the shift key.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Have you played Outward? Would you say this one is less boring than Outward? Because holy molly I could swear 90% of my time in Outward was holding down the shift key.

This isn't anything like Outward, its a much more casual experience.

 

[GymWolf]

Lil uzi vert forehead gem was stolen and hidden somewhere, does it count?

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