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If you're a fan of co-op survival and adventure games, Grounded is great. There's also Raft which is a more chill style adventure game.
Personally I'm probably picking up in this sale:
Raft is incredibly fun. and an incredible time devourer.
Here are a few that I really enjoy (though their level of "unknown-ness" is debatable):
Mini Metro: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/?snr=1_5_9__205
Demeo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1484280/?snr=1_5_9__205
Evoland: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1020470/?snr=1_5_9__205
Slipways. Very well made space puzzle game. This game really surprised me.
Also, hidden gems thread... feels just like home :)
Norco! It’s this post-apocalyptic Southern gothic point and click game. I downloaded the demo and got hooked.
"Path of Achra" for a pretty traditional roguelike that focuses on short runs and setting up "broken builds". Highly rated and pretty cheap.
"Halls of Torment" It's vampire survivors x diablo. My favorite of the genre beside the "original". Not sure how hidden it is though.
"Stone Story RPG" Not really sure how to describe this one. ASCII art sorta-idle game?
"Siralim Ultimate" mystery dungeon type monster rearing rpg with some wild synergies and buildcrafting. Tonnes of ways to "break the game"
I'll just go through my library and pick out the ones that I don't think are very well-known or might have been missed by anyone who got into gaming more recently.
Demon Truck is a devilishly arcadey game, and at 90% off it is fifty cents so you are legally required to buy it right now. Once you play it for a few minutes, you'll want the BANGER soundtrack too, which was done by Zircon, costs $3, and is worth every penny. Here's a sample on YouTube if Bandcamp doesn't work for you. Game is a 40 megabyte download. What are you waiting for?
Approaching Infinity - What if No Man's Sky was a turn-based roguelike with retro tile-based sprite graphics? If that appeals to you, give it a look. The developer also has a more fantasy-oriented game called The Curse of Yendor.
Devil Daggers is worth trying if you enjoy fiendishly hard FPS games with pixel graphics.
Bots Are Stupid - it's a tight platformer where you control the character by writing a script to control its actions down to the individual frame if necessary. It has a level creator as well. If you've ever seen tool-assisted speedruns (TAS), this game is basically creating a TAS for something like Super Meat Boy.
If you have PCVR, give Ancient Dungeon a look. It's early access, but it already has that particular spark that tends to (and did) hook me, and it does a number of things phenomenally well, such as knife-throwing. In lists of top VR games, however, I rarely see it get a mention.
Distance is a racing game with where your car can jump, do flips, fly, stick to walls or the ceiling, and potentially get cut in half by the road hazards. It's by the same developers and is the successor to the equally fun and completely free Nitronic Rush.
It's not on sale, but at $5, Noitu Love 2: Devolution doesn't need a sale to be well-worth the price.
Lastly, Timespinner is a pixel-art metroidvania with time travel. I thought it was pretty fun.
You bastards! My budget is completely (censured) up. Just purchased these from this discussion:
Argh!!!!
just grabbed god of war, disco elysium, and hellblade senuas sacrifice...
as far as recommendations go, Mass Effect legendary edition and dragon age are very enjoyable if you like RPG with a focus on lore, story and characters. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a wonder and a steal at $20. Witcher 3 for $12. Horizon Zero Dawn for $16.50
I'll also recommend Mass Effect LE, Witcher 3, and Horizon Zero Dawn. They're all incredibly cheap at the moment, and they're all phenomenal games.
So many hidden gems.
This comment made me sharply exhale cocaine chunks
I've already got a Steam Deck and I really enjoy it, but I've been eyeing the Dock for a while too. It's on sale now for even less than the alternative I was considering so I'm probably going to grab one very soon
i'm sure you all have heard of Outer Wilds (which i highly recommend and is 40% off right now) but a lesser-known game is Rain World. it's an absolutely brutal survival platformer where you play as a little slugcat trying to find their way home in a dying world. it's not for everyone, but if you like exploration, ancient mysteries, action, a bleak atmosphere, and you don't mind dying a hundred times, absolutely give it a go
A few to add in:
Solasta: Crown of the Magister - Old school D&D and tactics RPG. It’s indie so has rough edges here and there, but it’s so fun, and there aren’t a ton of games that fill the void.
Dungeon of the Endless - It’s a tower defense / tactical game with great pixel art and one of the best soundtracks I’ve ever heard.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Excellent RPG that will remind you of old school Final Fantasy.
Tower of Time - Excellent tactical RPG
Detroit: Become Human - Cinematic narrative game about androids becoming self aware.
The Dark Anthology: Man of Medan - Cinematic narrative horror game, the first in a series of several, therefore if you enjoy there’s a lot more where that came from. (Made by the same studio that created Until Dawn.)