Hidden Gems that you should play

I know that it is kind of a stretch to label some of these games as "hidden gems", when some are more like cult classics and/or have thousands of Reviews on Steam, but it is really hard to differentiate here.. I am trying...

200 Games

Zynaps
Zynaps
Verde Station
Verde Station
Paradroid
Paradroid
Uridium
Uridium
Pizza Tycoon
Pizza Tycoon
Bobby is Going Home
Bobby is Going Home
Lichtspeer
Lichtspeer
Tempest 4000
Tempest 4000
S.T.U.N. Runner
S.T.U.N. Runner
Killing Time At Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition
Killing Time At Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Black Knight Sword
Black Knight Sword
Chip's Challenge
Chip's Challenge
Turrican II: The Final Fight
Turrican II: The Final Fight
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Semblance
Semblance
Swarmlake
Swarmlake
Parodius
Parodius
Cursed Mountain
Cursed Mountain
Calling
Calling
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Alien Crush
Alien Crush
A Highland Song
A Highland Song
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Danganronpa Trilogy
Danganronpa Trilogy
Lost Ember
Lost Ember
Devil's Crush
Devil's Crush
Klax
Klax
Anachronox
Anachronox
Nightmare Reaper
Nightmare Reaper
Jotun
Jotun
Klocki
Klocki
Contradiction: Spot the Liar!
Contradiction: Spot the Liar!
Gothic II: The Night of the Raven
Gothic II: The Night of the Raven
Sine Mora
Sine Mora
One Way Heroics
One Way Heroics
The Town of Light
The Town of Light
Berzerk
Berzerk
Star Ocean
Star Ocean
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Hard Reset
Hard Reset
Primordia
Primordia
In Stars and Time
In Stars and Time
Child of Eden
Child of Eden
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Doshin the Giant
Doshin the Giant
Freedom Planet 2
Freedom Planet 2
1080° Avalanche
1080° Avalanche
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Legend of Grimrock 2
Legend of Grimrock 2
Second Sight
Second Sight
Sanabi
Sanabi
Eversion
Eversion
Gunman Clive 2
Gunman Clive 2
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
Cthulhu Saves the World
Cthulhu Saves the World
Patrick's Parabox
Patrick's Parabox
Rakuen
Rakuen
Shadow of Memories
Shadow of Memories
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Season: A Letter to the Future
Season: A Letter to the Future
SpaceChem
SpaceChem
Dungeons of Dredmor
Dungeons of Dredmor
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Quadrilateral Cowboy
The Last Remnant
The Last Remnant
Overboard!
Overboard!
Meteos
Meteos
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone
3D Dot Game Heroes
3D Dot Game Heroes
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Evermore
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Radiant Silvergun
Radiant Silvergun
Gloomwood
Gloomwood
Turbo Overkill
Turbo Overkill
Kid Dracula
Kid Dracula
Titan Quest
Titan Quest
Cultic
Cultic
Evoland 2
Evoland 2
Hob
Hob
Odin Sphere
Odin Sphere
The Surge 2
The Surge 2
80 Days
80 Days
Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
Wildermyth
Wildermyth
Gothic II
Gothic II
Legend of Grimrock
Legend of Grimrock
Devotion
Devotion
Blast Corps
Blast Corps
Ōkamiden
Ōkamiden
Lunacid
Lunacid
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Descenders
Descenders
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Apotheon
Apotheon
Hero Siege
Hero Siege
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

3 Comments

FallenGrace

1 year ago

Tacoma is a great little game, was a bit of a surprise when I played it as I didn't like their previous game much but found Tacoma much easier to get invested in.

TheGamingN00b

1 year ago

Yes^^ I really really did not like Gone Home. At all. But Taxoma was actually good :D

Nezznerd

1 year ago

Wonderful! This is exactly what I was looking for, finding little hidden gems like these. Thanks for the list, I'm certainly going to add some of these to my backlog.
TheGamingN00b

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