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Hey all. Always enjoyed reading everyone's suggestions on more unknown games available during big steam sales.

I'll start off with one that I have been a fan of for a long time: Death Road to Canada

This game is like a zombie action Oregon Trail like game, where you manage supplies and fight through hordes of zombies on your way to the safe haven of Canada. Only US$3.74 right now and well worth it imo!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Timespinner: A really solid Metroidvania - very similar to older Castlevania games. It's on sale for just under $6 USD. Great deal. I got a solid 28 hours out of the game and loved it (tho, if you race to the end it isn't super long but still good for the price). Don't sleep on it for that price if you like the genre, and are itching for that old school Castlevania feel. An actual hidden gem IMO.

Broforce: Not a hidden gem, but a hilariously fun side scrolling shooter like Contra that you could play with a few friends (and levels going up and down, not just running to the right, plus destructible environments that you can use to kill your friends for laughs). $3 USD, hard to pass up even if you only play it for one drunken night with your friends. We all had a lot of fun with this. Maybe too much fun.

Toukiden 2: This game has been sitting at full price for years. I could never understand why. It's a Monster Hunter style game with a full open world for single player, but multiplayer gameplay for boss battles similar to MH. I had fun with it for a bit but I have been waiting for it to go on sale so I can play it with some friends. Significant sale at $23.99 USD compared to the usual $60 USD and it doesn't happen often. It's worth looking at. I enjoyed the few hours I played a lot, but I couldn't tell you how good it is overall. Reviews seem good.

Grim Dawn: Others have already mentioned this one. It's the successor to Titans Quest, and perhaps the spiritual successor to Diablo 2. Supports mods, which is great! Stash enhancements, character editors, etc. It's an ARPG game similar to Path of Exile and Diablo. Story is decent, there's some cool mechanics and choices matter type stuff, but even with those you can still play with your friends. You can get the game with expansions (totally worth getting) for around $21-$25 USD. Great deal and you'll be supporting a great company, Crate Entertainment takes care of their fans and keep supporting the game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

APICO, a nice little beekeeping simulator with bee-breeding mechanics and building.

Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator, an incredibly cheap God-game/nation simulator. Not comparable to WorldBox, though. Just a little game for making nations fight and painting maps

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

For me it’s Songs of Conquest - spiritual successor of Heroes of Might and Magic 3. It looks great, the gameplay is awesome, they took all of the best parts of HoMM and got rid of the more frustrating ones (for example there is a unit cap for a single slot, so you can’t have 2000 skeletons in a single unit). There are also some cool new mechanics, like every unit gives some kind of essence, which is used as a resource for using spells, so depending on your team composition you get access to different spells. Overall definitely worth checking out for every HoMM fan!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most of these aren't really 'hidden' but there are some good deals on some of my favorites right now:
Skyrim - $10, which gives you access to:
Enderal - Free but requires Skyrim in library
Witcher III + DLCs - $15
Raft - $13.39
Grounded - $24
Satisfactory - $16.49
Subnautica & Subnautica Below Zero - $18
Valheim - $12
Age of Empires - $5
Halo: Master Chief Collection (7 Halo games) - $10

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Last I checked, Witcher 3 is available on gog for the same price, DRM free.

Skyrim you should buy on Steam though. There's a DRM free version of Skyrim + enderal on GOG , but most mods assume you're using steam.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd put Pathfinder kingmaker up there. It's an amazing D&D like turn based / real time isomeric role-playing game.

It's like 5 bucks and I put well over 100 hours into my first campaign. Takes a while to understand the classes and the mechanics, but if you're coming into the pathfinder ruleset blind, this is probably the best starting point.

The next one, pathfinder wrath of the Righteous is arguably even better, but kingmaker is the perfect starting point

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hate that a Pathfinder game has to be described as "D&D like".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably not for long honestly. Pathfinder 2e has been grabbing up a lot of market attention, especially among the myriad problems wizards has been shooting themselves in the foot with recently. I'll never be able to sing paizo praise loud enough.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I sure hope you're right :) Recent convert from D&D5e to the amazing universe of pathfinder 2e, and I sing Paizo praises all day long! The system itself is just chefs kiss compared, and Paizo is all together better people with great support as far as I've seen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The support is way better! Wizards has released one new class since 5e came out. 1.5 of you want to give partial credit for the mystic.

Paizo released 4 less than a year after the system launched, then another 2 for the next 3 years, and then another one coming out next month. That's only classes, too!

The quality of their published adventures is miles better too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

just grabbed god of war, disco elysium, and hellblade senuas sacrifice...

as far as recommendations go, Mass Effect legendary edition and dragon age are very enjoyable if you like RPG with a focus on lore, story and characters. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a wonder and a steal at $20. Witcher 3 for $12. Horizon Zero Dawn for $16.50

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is not hugely discounted, but Dave the Diver has been fantastic. Exploration with chill music mixed with running a sushi restaurant

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That looks like a good one, thanks for sharing. But at only 10% off and still $18, I'll just add it to my wishlist for now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Fair dues. But I want to point out that it's more than the sum of it's parts. There are tons of mechanics, and they're all engaging in and of themselves. But the balance and the complementary gameplay loops make the game punch above it's weight.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the complete edition of Nioh 2 is $30. $30 for like 4000 hours of content depending on how deep you get into it. one of my top 25 games of all time.

FAQ:

  • I hate soulslikes that aren't dark souls

don't worry, because nioh 2 isn't a soulslike after the first playthrough! once the credits roll, it becomes ninja gaiden crossed with diablo. also, the first playthrough is the tutorial lmao

  • do i have to care about the loot?

not on the first playthrough, but like i said, it's diablo. you'll be chasing gear and making builds that melt bosses. if that doesn't sound fun, pass on it.

  • do i have to play as William?

no! nioh 2 has a character creator. an extremely good one, because if Koei Tecmo is good at one thing, it's making pretty characters

  • is there an izuna drop?

you bet your sweet fuckin ass there's an izuna drop

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