The 2022 Autumn Hidden Gems Megathread
Hi people. I always try to do a 'hidden gem' suggestion thread during the bigger sales. Im a big fan of indie games, and always look for under-reviewed games that deserve a second look. This table is all automated based on the list of games I maintain, so let me know if theres more info that would be good to see in it.
NEW GAMES SINCE LAST THREAD
| Name | Description | Genre | Released | Review Score | Positive Reviews % | Total Reviews | Discount | Current Price | Early Access | Deck Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Monster's Expedition | Open World Puzzle game with immaculate world and puzzle design by the creator. One of my favorite recent plays in a while. | Puzzle | Sep 10, 2020 | Overwhelmingly Positive | 96% Positive | 514 | 40% Off | $11.99 | No | Verified |
| Astronarch | Wizard based rogulite autobattler. No 'active battle' system like some auto battlers have, instead all strategy from your positioning and preparations. Bit of an infodump and learning curve, and I wish there were some qol features, but good fun. | Auto Battler | Jan 22, 2021 | Very Positive | 92% Positive | 488 | 70% Off | $4.49 | No | Playable |
| Astrox Imperium | EVE Offline – A fun space sim with an 'rts' style way to play. Become a Miner, Trader, Pirate, or whatever else you desire in this sandbox game | Space Sim | Mar 22, 2019 | Very Positive | 91% Positive | 612 | 50% Off | $7.49 | Yes | Playable |
| Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King | Classic Legend of Zelda inspired game with some pretty fun puzzles to it. Narritively framed like The Princess Bride, and despite weird controls, one of the better zelda-inspired games Ive played. | Action-Adventure | Mar 28, 2017 | Very Positive | 85% Positive | 255 | 75% Off | $3.74 | No | Verified |
| Blue Fire | Tight, action 3d platformer with combat like the classic 3d zelda games. Feels a bit limited in movement at first, but once you start to get various 'badges' to upgrade your movement abilities, things start to go wild | Platformer | Feb 4, 2021 | Very Positive | 84% Positive | 852 | 60% Off | $7.99 | No | Verified |
| Brutal Orchestra | A weird, fleshy dance through purgatory with a unique 'pigment' based battle structure. Fill up your stash of pigments by hitting things, but don't get too much, otherwise you'll start to take damage. Amazing soundtrack to go with it. | Roguelite | Dec 17, 2021 | Very Positive | 98% Positive | 374 | 25% Off | $14.99 | No | Playable |
| Dungeon Wizards | If you remember the old Android game 'Dungeon Raid' (R.I.P.), this game is a great recreation of that. Connect adjacent tiles to fight monsters, level up, earn gold, and more in this 'casual puzzle roguelite'. | Casual | Feb 4, 2022 | Positive | 93% Positive | 29 | 33% Off | $4.68 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Erannorth Chronicles | A mix of Slay the Spire and old school sandbox RPG. Instead of Turn Based Combat like Battle Brothers might have, your encounters and inventory are card based. Over 4300 cards, and 2 DLCs which add even more with a 3rd on the way | RPG | Sep 16, 2021 | Very Positive | 88% Positive | 166 | 40% Off | $11.99 | No | Playable |
| Existensis | Not even sure its the right genre, but it's a peaceful pilgrimage through the completely hand-drawn world of Ere. Kinda janky controls, and no controller support last time I played, but a thoughtful game regardless | Walking Sim | Jul 19, 2021 | Positive | 95% Positive | 24 | 35% Off | $9.74 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Fossil Corner | Fun little puzzle game about being a paleontologist and organizing evolutionary timelines of fossils. Super simple, but fun while baked or listening to an audiobook | Casual | Jun 12, 2021 | Very Positive | 98% Positive | 169 | 40% Off | $5.99 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Horizon's Gate | Strategy Sandbox RPG set in the open seas. From the developer of Alvora Tactics, you can skill up your crew in different FF Tactics style jobs, Explore the world, or even earn your living as a trader. Has quite a few interacting systems under the hood | RPG | Mar 9, 2020 | Overwhelmingly Positive | 97% Positive | 554 | 30% Off | $13.99 | No | Playable |
| Linelith | 'The Witness' style gameplay that opens up with the revelation that you can be a piece too. Not an interesting open world, but "open" in the sense of a large level to wander and solve puzzles in. | Puzzle | May 19, 2022 | Very Positive | 98% Positive | 254 | 20% Off | $2.39 | No | No Rating Yet |
| MicroTown | Casual village building sim with some interesting production chains, while keeping the learning curve low. Great as a 'background game' | Base Building | Aug 30, 2019 | Very Positive | 94% Positive | 269 | 30% Off | $6.99 | Yes | No Rating Yet |
| NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics | A turn based Shoot-em-up, what? Super interesting take on a genre that is basically the antithesis of turn-based | Strategy | Apr 28, 2017 | Mostly Positive | 76% Positive | 46 | 66% Off | $1.69 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Obscurant | An interesting, narritive rpg (?) where the gameplay mechanic is about mimicing the AI's movement/behavior patterns to not get caught as you try to sneak through different areas | Puzzle | Apr 29, 2022 | Positive | 100% Positive | 17 | 50% Off | $7.49 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Puzzle Pelago - A Drag & Drop Economy | You take each level trying to connect supply chains together using limited space. Levels become more difficult as complex products need more involved supply chains with limited space | Puzzle | Apr 29, 2020 | Positive | 83% Positive | 18 | 50% Off | $4.99 | No | No Rating Yet |
| SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition | Weird, ASCII and Console Driven game similar to old style MUDs (Multi User Dungeon). Has some interesting depth to it with different systems available to work with | Roguelite | Feb 13, 2015 | Very Positive | 92% Positive | 803 | 90% Off | $0.79 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Songbringer | A 'Zelda Roguelite'. Not just dungeons, but the whole world generates each 'run' you play, so its always a different game. If you like Zelda Randomizers, might be worth checking this out. | Roguelite | Sep 1, 2017 | Mostly Positive | 75% Positive | 95 | 50% Off | $9.99 | No | No Rating Yet |
| The End of Dyeus | Nintendo 64 styled, open world RPG. A bit primitive an simplistic, but in a nostalgic way. The exploration is top notch | RPG | Oct 15, 2021 | Very Positive | 95% Positive | 66 | 20% Off | $11.99 | No | No Rating Yet |
Under 100 Reviews
| Name | Description | Genre | Released | Review Score | Positive Reviews % | Total Reviews | Discount | Current Price | Early Access | Deck Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder | A turn based puzzle rpg game. The whole series is great, but this one (#4) is one of the best places to start. | Puzzle | Sep 23, 2016 | Very Positive | 86% Positive | 69 | 50% Off | $4.99 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Geo | A casual mining game that feels like a love letter to old flash games like Motherload. Lots of content, and perfect for second monitor gameplay while you watch or listen to something. | Casual | Jan 31, 2017 | Very Positive | 88% Positive | 79 | 50% Off | $4.49 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Prodigal | A wonderfully done homage to the old Legend of Zelda games, harking back to Oracle of Ages/Seasons on the Game Boy Color | Action-Adventure | Oct 15, 2020 | Very Positive | 97% Positive | 100 | 75% Off | $3.74 | No | Playable |
| Slime-san: Superslime Edition | Supermeatboy meets retro graphics. So sad the community never took off, since the devs released a Level Creator for it as well | Platformer | Apr 7, 2017 | Positive | 91% Positive | 37 | 66% Off | $5.09 | No | No Rating Yet |
Between 100-500 Reviews
| Name | Description | Genre | Released | Review Score | Positive Reviews % | Total Reviews | Discount | Current Price | Early Access | Deck Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 Spikes | One of the first 'superhard platformers' I remember playing through back on the 3DS. Has a ton of postgame content if you can beat the main game. | Platformer | Jun 3, 2014 | Very Positive | 87% Positive | 343 | 25% Off | $11.24 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Cypher | A first person puzzle game all about cryptography. | Puzzle | Feb 20, 2018 | Very Positive | 90% Positive | 276 | 70% Off | $1.49 | No | Playable |
| Fort Triumph | Fantasy Xcom with a fully interactable and destructible environment, with a Heroes of Might and Magic overworld and base expansion system | Strategy | Apr 16, 2020 | Mostly Positive | 77% Positive | 355 | 55% Off | $8.99 | No | Verified |
| FRACT OSC | A Musical exploration game where you solve puzzles with sound | Puzzle | Apr 22, 2014 | Very Positive | 85% Positive | 334 | 66% Off | $5.09 | No | Playable |
| Ikenfell | A turn based rpg set in a magic school. Lots of charm and heart in the characters – Plus the save points are cats | RPG | Oct 8, 2020 | Very Positive | 92% Positive | 415 | 60% Off | $7.99 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Intergalactic Fishing | No Man's Sky, but with actual depth, and a hell of a lot more fish. Hop to randomly generated planets and craft lures to catch randomly generated and simulated fish. | Casual | Apr 21, 2020 | Very Positive | 97% Positive | 183 | 60% Off | $5.99 | No | Verified |
| Knytt Underground | A pure exploration based metroidvania platformer with a massive world. No combat to be found here. | Platformer | Oct 25, 2013 | Very Positive | 82% Positive | 151 | 80% Off | $1.39 | No | Playable |
| Popup Dungeon | A top down dungeon crawler roguelite with absolute freedom of creation tools. Create, or download, custom campaigns, enemies, heroes, skills, and more. | Roguelite | Aug 12, 2020 | Very Positive | 80% Positive | 465 | 50% Off | $12.49 | No | Playable |
| Sagebrush | Trapped on a cult compound and you gotta figure out what happened here | Walking Sim | Sep 18, 2018 | Very Positive | 94% Positive | 138 | 50% Off | $3.49 | No | Playable |
| Tenderfoot Tactics | Really surreal take combination of open world party RPG and RNG Free turn based tactical combat. Super trippy visuals where the distant landscape shifts around you. | Strategy | Oct 21, 2020 | Very Positive | 83% Positive | 149 | 50% Off | $12.49 | No | No Rating Yet |
| The Dungeon Beneath | Quick Autobattler with an awesome soundtrack and plenty of unlocks. | Strategy | Oct 23, 2020 | Very Positive | 83% Positive | 330 | 35% Off | $9.74 | No | Verified |
Between 500 - 1,000 Reviews
| Name | Description | Genre | Released | Review Score | Positive Reviews % | Total Reviews | Discount | Current Price | Early Access | Deck Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey | A Space Sim mixed with an old fashion Indiana Jones adventure game, with a sprinkling of cyberpunk atmosphere. | RPG | Sep 13, 2017 | Very Positive | 94% Positive | 845 | 50% Off | $7.49 | No | Playable |
| Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe | Its like a ghibli movie, with the superb animations, mixed with a monster slaying version of chopped, and a bit of match 3 gameplay for the cooking. | Action-Adventure | Nov 20, 2017 | Overwhelmingly Positive | 97% Positive | 668 | 60% Off | $7.99 | No | Verified |
| Broken Reality | Ever wanted to explore the 80s vaporwave internet in first person? Nows your chance | RPG | Nov 29, 2018 | Very Positive | 93% Positive | 953 | 75% Off | $3.74 | No | Playable |
| Cogmind | An incredibly polished rogueLIKE all about creating weird builds and swapping out your machine's parts as you come across new ones, and your old ones degrade. | Roguelike | Oct 16, 2017 | Overwhelmingly Positive | 95% Positive | 836 | 10% Off | $17.99 | Yes | Unsupported |
| Impossible Creatures Steam Edition | An old, old RTS where you build units by genetically smashing together creatures. Want to take the camouflage gene from a chameleon and mash it with a whale, so you have an invisible water behemoth? You better believe you can. | Strategy | Nov 11, 2015 | Overwhelmingly Positive | 96% Positive | 933 | 75% Off | $2.49 | No | Unsupported |
| It Lurks Below | Survival ARPG from one of the designers of Diablo 2 | Survival | May 29, 2019 | Very Positive | 85% Positive | 896 | 75% Off | $4.99 | No | No Rating Yet |
| KeeperRL | An amazing take on the Dungeon Keeper games. Lots of depth (including Z layers :P) and rpg character/unit customization. The Dev even accepts proof of charitable donations in exchange for a key on his website. | Base Building | Mar 31, 2015 | Very Positive | 87% Positive | 727 | 20% Off | $15.99 | Yes | Playable |
| Merchant of the Skies | Ever wanted to be a trader in a steampunk world of islands floating in the sky, and play a magic flute for a giant carrot? Well you can here! Great trading game that has a ending goal | Tycoon | Apr 17, 2020 | Very Positive | 89% Positive | 720 | 34% Off | $9.89 | No | Verified |
| Odd Realm | A 'cozy' feeling basebuilder like Rimworld. A bit light on content, but has great sound design and mechanically different factions worth playing. | Base Building | Jan 10, 2019 | Very Positive | 90% Positive | 543 | 30% Off | $10.49 | Yes | No Rating Yet |
| Siralim 3 | An indie Pokemon/Creature Collector game, but actually innovative and good. Has a ton of endgame content | RPG | Oct 15, 2018 | Very Positive | 94% Positive | 750 | 70% Off | $4.49 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Snakebird | A deceptively cute puzzle game that will destroy your brain with its difficult puzzles. They released an easier take on the game with Snakebird Primer | Puzzle | May 4, 2015 | Very Positive | 94% Positive | 553 | 50% Off | $3.49 | No | No Rating Yet |
| Tangledeep | An easily accessible rogueLIKE for those who want to try out the genre. Lots of systems, including a pet system that lets you capture any enemy as a pet, and a few dlc's that add to the game. | Roguelike | Feb 1, 2018 | Very Positive | 87% Positive | 557 | 40% Off | $8.99 | No | Playable |
Over 1,000 Reviews Generally I want to stick to games with less than 1k reviews, but occasionally I find a game so good that I think it deserves to be seen more - Or it's still on the list and got popular (as deserved)
| Name | Description | Genre | Released | Review Score | Positive Reviews % | Total Reviews | Discount | Current Price | Early Access | Deck Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition | An RPGMaker JRPG with great art, memorable characters, and a good story. | RPG | Jun 2, 2016 | Overwhelmingly Positive | 95% Positive | 1033 | 60% Off | $5.99 | No | Playable |
| DYSMANTLE | A Zombie survival game that plays more like an ARPG, with a healthy dose of exploration and mystery. Incredibly early in EA, so may be worth waiting on if you want a full experience. | Survival | Nov 16, 2021 | Very Positive | 91% Positive | 3457 | 48% Off | $10.39 | No | Verified |
| Eastshade | Bob Ross RPG anybody? Paint your way into the humanoid animal people's hearts | RPG | Feb 13, 2019 | Very Positive | 90% Positive | 2793 | 50% Off | $12.49 | No | Playable |
| Element TD 2 - Tower Defense | A deep tower defense game straight out of Warcraft 3 from the original devs. Has Solo play and multiple ways to play online: Coop, Duels, and Free For All Survival | Tower Defense | Apr 2, 2021 | Very Positive | 91% Positive | 1137 | 40% Off | $8.99 | No | Playable |
| Heaven's Vault | Man it saddens me that this never got big. Its got the same exploratory feeling that The Outer Wilds left me with. Its linear up until one point, and then you are free to explore wherever you want to go. | Walking Sim | Apr 16, 2019 | Very Positive | 90% Positive | 1163 | 40% Off | $14.99 | No | Verified |
| Hypnospace Outlaw | An insane nostalgia kick to the early days of the internet. Track down misdeeds on the Hypnospace | RPG | Mar 12, 2019 | Overwhelmingly Positive | 97% Positive | 2297 | 55% Off | $8.99 | No | Playable |
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