And Yet It Moves is the first that pops in my mind. Neat little puzzle game.
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I'm a sucker for interesting aesthetics and visual styles. Kind of burned out on Puzzle Platformers, but I'll give it a go if I ever see it on sale. Thanks for the suggestion :D
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ibb&obb. While it's not exactly obscure, it only has ~1k reviews on steam and I think it deserves SO much more! It's one of the most fun coop games I've played. It's gorgeous and simple, but executed so well imo. Highly recommend grabbing a friend and playing (with a mic)! I've had so many laughs while playing. :)
Sanctum. For some reason Sanctum 2 got a lot of buzz/people playing it, but I don't know many who have played Sanctum 1 and honestly I enjoy the first one a lot more. Sadly there's not many people playing so it's tough to play multiplayer unless you have friends who own the game, but I love playing with my friends as well as alone.
Quantum Conundrum. I feel like a lot of people who enjoyed Portal would also really like this.
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I playd Ibb & Obb with my ex girlfriend when it came out, and I can't say I enjoyed it too much. I'm a very stupid person, and so was my ex, so we got very frustrated with it, and each other. I'm sure it's great if you're into those kind of games, though. I actually completely forgot about Sanctum. The last time I heard about it was when Yogscast did their video(s) on it all those years ago. I'm always looking for interesting Tower Defense games to play, so I'll be sure to check it out. I wish I was able to enjoy Portal-style games, but my brain not work so great.
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My friend and I got stuck occasionally (sometimes 15-20 mins at a time) but thankfully it never became a frustrating thing. Which had surprised me honestly, since I tend to need to take breaks from puzzle games if I get stuck too easily, but since the gameplay is very smooth (ie. being able to constantly jump/move about with the momentum/not having to respawn ages away) it wasn't too bad.
Yeah I started playing Sanctum when the Yogscast first released their videos. It's one of the first steam games I bought and I still find myself going back to it whenever I'm in the mood for an FPS tower defence. :)
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Whew, yeah. Ibb & Obb is a fantastically fun game, but certainly not for those short on patience or love of puzzling. It's an easy game to get frustrated with your partner on, if you're the type to get stressed by that sort of thing.
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+1 on 'Ibb & Obb'. It's a really good puzzle game. And the graphic and sound design are really good in their own right.
I'm in the middle of 'Quantum Conundrum', but I have mixed feelings. It seems to take a lot more fiddling than 'Portal', and the attempts at humor don't land nearly as well. Still, I think the mechanics are pretty good.
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for me it's hard to find someone to play with , I received a key from the dev to test when they work working on mac , And sadly I could not do a lot because of not being able to get my friends to try it. When I did find someone it was a lot of fun. It's just a big down side to this sorta co-op game.
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Hell yes, Delver is awesome. I kind of stopped after feeling I had seen it all, and it didn't seem like the developer was very active at the time. I just checked the Steam page and people are saying it's been abandoned, which breaks my heart. I had fun while it lasted, and who knows, maybe it'll receive updates in the future? :D
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Yes, I tried it some time ago and I wasn't terribly impressed. I don't quite remember why, but it didn't grab me so I stopped playing it fairly quickly.
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I know this is not a PC game but Legend of Dragoon (PS1) is the best underappreciated game I've ever played.
As for PC games, Insurgency is the best underappreciated shooter imo.
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Great suggestions, although I can't say I agree with Legend of Dragoon being underappreciated, it's hailed as one of the greatest JRPG's of the era. Still a great game for RPG fans :D
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Well I may need to rephrase a bit, it was underappreciated outside the Asian market, mainly because of FF7.
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It was a fun and memorable game. I especially liked (and hated) it when Albert has different timing sequence compared to Lavitz. Most other games would just offer a C&P replacement, but in LoD they are two unique and different characters, and I loved that fact, despite also hating having to learn a whole new timing, lol.
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Zoinks! How did I not know about these games? I'll be back in about 15 years.
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Dang, never heard of it, and I'm a huge fan of Rogue-lite Platformers. Thanks for the suggestion! :D
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It's one of my favorite games. :) Have 80 or so hours in it already.
There's a 'demo' on their website, as well. http://vagantegame.com/
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Watch this game http://store.steampowered.com/app/312200/ - its very promising Metroidvania-style platformer
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Thank you so much for that! Wanted to find something cool to play coop with friend and here it is, strange that i never heard about this game earlier.
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Right on. They just added online-multiplayer about a month ago, but it seems to work quite well.
Chasm looks awesome too. Looking forward to that also. :D
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My favorite rogue-like has a sizable following but isn't on Steam, and I find that a large number of people have never heard of it. It's 'Dungeon Crawl', an entirely free, turn-based, RPG: https://crawl.develz.org/
Now, the graphics aren't much to look at, and the interface is very old-school, but if you get passed that it's a lot of fun. You have an incredible number of options, and the variety in dynamically generated play throughs is substantial.
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Looks interesting. Bookmarked it so I can take a look at it at some point :)
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Found the thread because of the public Nuclear Throne. Just bumping for now because it's 5am in germany :)
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Primordia is absolutely incredible! It definitely needs more love.
Transformers Devastation its G1 Transformers, with the cast from the series(who are still alive at least) voicing their characters, 94% positive reviews, Platinum Games doing what they do best....why is this not spoken about more. :(
80 Days cool VN style game following Phileas Fogg in his journey around the world! Won loads of awards, high Metascore, Very Positive reviews, cheap price....228 people have reviewed it. 39 people played it in the last two weeks, criminal.
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Primordia looks just like my type of game, why on earth haven't I heard about it?
Transformers Devestation is a great game, but thinking about it makes me really sad the new TMNT by Platinum is so mediocre. What the hell, guys? I've heard Totalbiscuit talk about 80 Days several times. This time I'll finally put it on my list. Thanks for the suggestions :D
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Primordia looks just like my type of game, why on earth haven't I heard about it?
'cause apparently you've managed to pass over the most notable Adventure Game developer out there? =O
Here you go, enjoy the full list of adventure game deliciousness: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Wadjet%20Eye%20Games
Golden Wake and Puzzle Bots, while still well reviewed overall, get a bit of negativity over certain elements. Every other game Wadjet Eye has made, has only gotten amazing reviews and praise among the adventure gaming community.
You definitely need to give them a look. ^.^
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Looking at their list of games I have played a few of them, I just never looked into the developer. Definitely will check their other games out :)
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And another +1 for Primordia, easily the best wadjet eye game [although i didn't play Technobabylon yet]. Btw - Primordia's creator Mark Yohalem is currently a writer for Torment: Tides of Numenera ;)
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Jump Jet Rex is severely under appreciated. Great game with a lot of replayability.
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haha, sorry, not going to be particularly descriptive. maybe edit post later.
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart - underappreciated. i have 16 friends who own it, one of which has put in more time than is required to collect the cards (has been bundled before)
Starcrawlers - probably something most people haven't heard of.
Mechrunner - ever heard of it? didnt think so! horrible voice acting, but neat action
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Well one of the reasons not many new players get into Space Rangers is the lack of tutorial(its still using the basic one from 1st game) and so its hard to get into it. Gifted it to several people and all of them tried but just couldnt get the hang of it.
Add to it that for me its the worst version of Space Rangers 2 and the add pirate faction could have been used in a 3rd game in the series instead of adding it on top of the already crowded Space Rangers 2.
And also it feels more buggy than 2:Reboot
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My main issue w/ the pirate implementation, is that the difficulty settings leave a bit to be desired, in that setting them to the hardest level, makes them 'too hard' (or, rather, 'avoid at all costs') in early game, but having them set to 'normal' difficulty makes them pushovers from around early-mid game onwards.
The screenshot appears to be from a scripted event, and doesn't show many pirates at all (if any? those are probably rangers & looks like pirates are all dead already). Looks like around 90-95% are military ships. ofc, I could be wrong, since I haven't played in 18 months, but being friendly with pirates, and having that many pirates in one system, doesn't really make a lot of sense either, as you'd then have expanded their territory, presumably .. (though all the warping coming out of the pirate base = a sector attack, possibly triggered by player, world event, whatever. don't think i'm wrong about that element of gameplay)................... (ed #3 or 4: and I guess those would be pirates, as military ships wouldn't be coming out of pirate base. laugh. i've never seen so many pirates in generic ships though. dunno. maybe i need to play some again)
But, yes, if they are pushed back to a couple of systems, possibly due to that default 'normal' setting of pirate strength, or taking an active role in knocking off any strong ones, then you'll have systems with 25, 50, or more in them. That being said, yeah, I don't particularly like that a new pirate is 'born' every time one is destroyed.
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All of those ships are pirates(white dots on the map = pirates) . Also , yes it might be scripted because pirates often change hyperspace travel direction of 1 system for a month or so. Also I wasnt friendly for them. Add to it that this caused my PC to crash( i7-4790k not OC, 16gb ram 1600mHz, GTX 770).
The whole pirate addition was just uncalled for and wasted effort because 2:Reboot already had a story and IIRC pirates in SR1 were organised but after the fight with the klissans they went back to "Everybody for himself" so adding pirates in SR2 was just uncalled for when they could just make SR3 and instead of dominators you have pirates.
Also a bit more about the SS : pirates dont have cap on ships in a single system so they can get as many as they can compared to the millitary that got 3 or 4 ships(because flagships) per planet.
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Age of Gladiators reminds me of a Browser game I used to play, can't recall the name, though. Looks neat.
The others all look great, thanks for the suggestions :D
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Ubinota
Very fun puzzle game. I got it for free from a giveaway with 1000 keys IIRC. I can say it is worth the price for people who likes relaxed puzzle game. Though one achievement is broken (I don't know if it is fixed now). I had to change game file to unlock that achievement. Of course astats marks that as illegal @_@.
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Looks neat. I'd probably rip my hair out after only a few minutes, though.
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lol
You are not into puzzles, aren't you?
I'm not good at action and similar genre with high pace and needs quick reflexes.
That's why I like puzzle games. :D
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Demonicon (you got it) and Moebius: Empire Rising (bundled)
They are not excellent from a technical point of view but I liked the plots, kept me enthralled from start to finish
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I was actually looking into playing Demonicon recently. It looks like a lot of fun. A lot of the games that are mentioned here I at least recognize the name of, but Moebius is completely new. I'm a huge fan of Point n' clicks so I'll be checking that out. Thanks for the suggestions :)
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The story in Demonicon will probably gross you out in the first 5 hours - don't give it up because of that. :P
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I don't really pay any attention to how popular the games I like are so it's hard for me to tell which ones are underappreciated and unfortunately I don't have any I can think of off the top of my head that are for PC. I will say, if you have a 360 or PS3 it's probably worth checking out the Zone of the Enders series (it doesn't get nearly as much love as it deserves), Resonance of Fate and Eternal Sonata.
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I agree, those games are great and definitely overlooked in the Ps3/Xbox libraries.
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I was organizing my library and I stumbled across Endless Sky. It's basically a spiritual successor to the escape velocity games and is completely free. It still had a fair number of bugs the last time I played it and only one of the three story lines had been implemented, but it was still really good.
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I never hear/see anyone talk about Max: The Curse of Brotherhood I enjoyed it VERY much. Review:
The game begins in a very Labyrinth-esque way, and it's up to you to save your brother from the trouble you caused for him. ;p Gameplay starts out as a very basic platformer, but it's not long until you start gaining some powers, and that's where the true charm of the game starts shining through. The puzzle mechanics are brilliantly realized, ranging anywhere from easy to perplexing, but not to the point of frustration.
I was enjoying the puzzle aspect of the game so much that I was actually a bit disappointed when, in latter levels, we started needing to depend on quick decision-making, and at times, good reflexes! It wasn't until the final sequence of the game that I remembered -- Oh yeah, this is what platformers used to be all about! (ie. Donkey Kong Country, etc.) The beauty of these sections is that, while they may be difficult, they are still doable! It may take a dozen tries, but it CAN be done, AND you don't have to keep starting the level over again to achieve it, as the automatic save-points are well-spaced.
Something I truly love about the game is the graphics. Sure, they're pretty, but the devs did an amazing job making a side-scrolling platformer feel like a 3D game by periodically changing up the perspective. Beautifully done, devs, I'm very impressed! :D
The music was nicely-chosen, and I enjoyed the voices, as well -- especially some of Max's "YEEES!" moments. lol~
Points to remember:
- You can attach vines to a myraid of objects, ranging from branches to boulders and more.
- Items can be cut at the base OR the tip!
- Be creative and don't give up! The devs give us a lot of freedom with our powers, and sometimes it's going to be trial-and-error figuring things out.
There are a couple of things to be on the lookout for whilst you're running around. They are beholders (plants with eyeballs at the end of a stalk that allow the user to spy on the world) and pieces of an amulet. These collectibles are not needed to complete the game, but they sure do add an extra bit of fun. XD You can replay a chapter at any time (even after you've completed the game) from via the menu, and looking at the menu during gameplay will show you how many you have left to find on your current level. In addition, there are 27 Achievements for you to earn, another plus in my books.
Overall, I found Max: The Curse of Brotherhood to be a delightful game, full of beauty, danger, excitement... and tempered with just a splash of good old fashioned platformer-frustration. I would say that it's OK to play with older kids, but perhaps not little ones. There's a big scary monster in there (whom I find to be absolutely fabulous!) but it might upset younger children.
Highly recommended!
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My mouth actually dropped when I saw the screenshots for that game. I remember being so excited for it back in the early 2000's when it came out, but I never got around to it, and I of course forgot about it. Damn, thanks for that.
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Yes! I loved that one as a kid, Bought it immediately when I saw it on Steam. Now I only need some time to play.
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They have a cult following, but I'll spread the love anyways:
- Desktop Dungeons.
- Rogue Legacy.
- Ziggurat
Puzzle roguelike, Metroidvania roguelike and FPS roguelike respectively. Very fun games, replayable, with superb style and gameplay.
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I can vouch for Ziggurat and Rogue Legacy, two excellent and very different Rogue-lites. Desktop Dungeons I've been meaning to check out but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Thanks for the suggestions!
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You can try the alpha build for free. Is the game in his barebones, but you can see if you like the mechanics:
http://www.desktopdungeons.net/media/
I recommend the full version of course.
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With a title that generic I'm sure most people have heard of it just have completely forgotten about it. Seriously, developers.
I have that downloaded, but I haven't gotten around to playing it in Co-op yet. Seems pretty neat.
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The Saboteur or Mercenaries also made by guys from Pandemic were really great games ^^
Recently i've started to play Sacred 3 and ... I dunno despite it's not what Sacred 1 used to be it's really not that bad game. In fact I'm enjoying it a lot. Sacred 1 was bit of similar to Diablo 1 while Sacred 3 is similar to Diablo 3 but without loot.
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I can't think of any at the moment. Brain...not....thinking.;)
Here is a bump to perhaps get some others to post some unsung gems!
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I need recommendations for lesser known and underapprecited games that are on Steam or otherwise. These can be games that got less than favorable reviews (and were therefore ignored by many) when they came out, but are actually not that bad, or games that it seems no one's heard of that deserve more attention. I'll start with two of my own. More will follow once I've looked through my collection and I remember more.
The Saboteur
This game is interesting for a number of reasons. It was the last game made by Pandemic studios, who made games like Star Wars Battlefront 1 & 2, the Destroy all Humans games and a few others before they were shut down. The game was doomed from the get-go, with the studio shutting down DURING its development. The game is set in France during World War II, and you play a resistance fighter. The game is very clunky, but it has a lot of interesting ideas, and in many ways it plays like a mixture of Grand theft Auto (with the open world and the driving) and Assassin's Creed (with how you're able to climb every building). The game has a great mechanic where mostly everything apart from the blood will be in black and white in an area until you liberate it. It's kind of a shame that more people haven't heard of it, because it's quite a lot of fun, and worth a look if you're into open-world action games with optional stealth where you can cause lots of mayhem. The biggest flaw with the game is that the DLC that lets you see uncencored titties is not available on the Playstation 3 version anymore.. proof that DLC is one of the worst things to happen to gaming.
Lord of the Rings Conquest
Another Pandemic Studios game, and probably the one responsible for them being shut down by EA. In this game they took what they learned making the excellent Star Wars Battlefront games and put it in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game received a lot of negative press upon its release, and I'd be lying if I said some of the criticism isn't valid. The combat can be very repetitive, the four classes you can choose from get old pretty fast, but if you can get passed that, the game is very, very fun. It lets you play through two campaigns with up to two people, letting you fight in the most epic battles from the movies, but the second campaign is by far the most interesting. In it you control the bad guys, and every mission ends with you killing a member of the Fellowship. IT LETS YOU BURN THE SHIRE DOWN AND SLAUGHTER HOBBITS. The game occasionally lets you control a hero/villain from the series, and massacring people (HOBBITS) as the Balrog or The Mouth or Sauron is really satisfying. The classes they give you all have different uses on the battlefield. The sorcerer's can put up shields to protect their allies, the scouts can turn invisible and insta-kill someone if manage to sneak behind them, the archers provide support from a distance, and the knights charge the enemy head-on. It's a shame that I never got to experience this game online, because I'm sure it would be a lot of fun.
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