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

Lichtspeer
Lichtspeer
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Loop Hero
Loop Hero
Lost Ember
Lost Ember
Lunacid
Lunacid
Machinarium
Machinarium
Mad Father
Mad Father
MadWorld
MadWorld
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Mario Paint
Mario Paint
The Messenger
The Messenger
Metal: Hellsinger
Metal: Hellsinger
Meteos
Meteos
Mini Metro
Mini Metro
Mini Motorways
Mini Motorways
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Mother 3
Mother 3
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
NEO: The World Ends with You
NEO: The World Ends with You
NieR
NieR
Nightmare Reaper
Nightmare Reaper
Observation
Observation
Observer
Observer
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Odin Sphere
Odin Sphere
Ōkami
Ōkami
Ōkamiden
Ōkamiden
One Way Heroics
One Way Heroics
Overboard!
Overboard!
Overlord
Overlord
Owlboy
Owlboy
Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower
Paradroid
Paradroid
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Parodius
Parodius
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Patrick's Parabox
Patrick's Parabox
Pentiment
Pentiment
Pizza Tycoon
Pizza Tycoon
Pony Island
Pony Island
Primordia
Primordia
Prodeus
Prodeus
Proteus
Proteus
Pyre
Pyre
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Radiant Silvergun
Radiant Silvergun
Rain World
Rain World
Rakuen
Rakuen
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Refunct
Refunct
Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
Rez
Rez
Sanabi
Sanabi
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Season: A Letter to the Future
Season: A Letter to the Future
Second Sight
Second Sight
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Evermore
Semblance
Semblance
Shadow of Memories
Shadow of Memories
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Shadows of the Damned
Shadows of the Damned
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sine Mora
Sine Mora
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Slay the Princess
Slay the Princess
SpaceChem
SpaceChem
Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Star Ocean
Star Ocean
S.T.U.N. Runner
S.T.U.N. Runner
SuperHot
SuperHot
The Surge 2
The Surge 2
Swarmlake
Swarmlake
Tacoma
Tacoma
Tempest 4000
Tempest 4000
Tetris Effect
Tetris Effect
Theme Hospital
Theme Hospital
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2
Titan Quest
Titan Quest
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Torment: Tides of Numenera
The Town of Light
The Town of Light
Tunic
Tunic
Turbo Overkill
Turbo Overkill
Turrican II: The Final Fight
Turrican II: The Final Fight
The Unfinished Swan
The Unfinished Swan
Uridium
Uridium
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Vanquish
Vanquish
Verde Station
Verde Station
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Wildermyth
Wildermyth
The Witness
The Witness
The World Ends with You
The World Ends with You
World of Horror
World of Horror
XIII
XIII
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
ZeroRanger
ZeroRanger
Zynaps
Zynaps

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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