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

Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
Chip's Challenge
Chip's Challenge
SpaceChem
SpaceChem
BattleBlock Theater
BattleBlock Theater
Contradiction: Spot the Liar!
Contradiction: Spot the Liar!
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Dragon's Crown
Dragon's Crown
Ōkamiden
Ōkamiden
Her Story
Her Story
Dorfromantik
Dorfromantik
1080° Avalanche
1080° Avalanche
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Lethal League
Lethal League
MadWorld
MadWorld
Anachronox
Anachronox
Downwell
Downwell
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Nightmare Reaper
Nightmare Reaper
Binary Domain
Binary Domain
Mini Metro
Mini Metro
Child of Eden
Child of Eden
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Prodeus
Prodeus
Child of Light
Child of Light
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Evermore
Tacoma
Tacoma
A Highland Song
A Highland Song
Loop Hero
Loop Hero
Parodius
Parodius
Mario Paint
Mario Paint
Legend of Grimrock
Legend of Grimrock
Alien Crush
Alien Crush
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Doshin the Giant
Doshin the Giant
Second Sight
Second Sight
Killing Time At Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition
Killing Time At Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition
3D Dot Game Heroes
3D Dot Game Heroes
Overboard!
Overboard!
The Darkness II
The Darkness II
Evoland 2
Evoland 2
Pony Island
Pony Island
Owlboy
Owlboy
Observation
Observation
Titan Quest
Titan Quest
Zynaps
Zynaps
Gunman Clive 2
Gunman Clive 2
Calling
Calling
Shadows of the Damned
Shadows of the Damned
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Mad Father
Mad Father
The Unfinished Swan
The Unfinished Swan
Carrion
Carrion
XIII
XIII
Berzerk
Berzerk
Lost Ember
Lost Ember
Paradroid
Paradroid
Verde Station
Verde Station
One Way Heroics
One Way Heroics
Black Knight Sword
Black Knight Sword
Game Dev Tycoon
Game Dev Tycoon
Star Ocean
Star Ocean
Blast Corps
Blast Corps
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Overlord
Overlord
Observer
Observer
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Dungeons of Dredmor
Dungeons of Dredmor
Hob
Hob
The Surge 2
The Surge 2
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Refunct
Refunct
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Proteus
Proteus
Descenders
Descenders
Tempest 4000
Tempest 4000
Eversion
Eversion
Klax
Klax
Gunman Clive
Gunman Clive
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Jotun
Jotun
Apotheon
Apotheon
Kid Dracula
Kid Dracula
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone
Klocki
Klocki
Uridium
Uridium
Evoland
Evoland
The Town of Light
The Town of Light
The Last Remnant
The Last Remnant
Cthulhu Saves the World
Cthulhu Saves the World
Semblance
Semblance
Sine Mora
Sine Mora
Hard Reset
Hard Reset
Cursed Mountain
Cursed Mountain
Hero Siege
Hero Siege
Swarmlake
Swarmlake
Lichtspeer
Lichtspeer
Bobby is Going Home
Bobby is Going Home

3 Comments

FallenGrace

2 years 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

2 years 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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