Any games with less than 1000 total Steam reviews you’ve enjoyed and thought more people ought to know about? Not a hard limit, just a guideline for what could be classified as “undiscovered” on Steam, assuming it wasn’t released yesterday.

I would recommend:

  • Full Bore, a cute block-based puzzle platformer. Solid mechanics, level designs and even a somewhat engaging story. Unfortunately hasn’t been on a sale since 2021 according to steampricehistory.com, while it was frequently reduced to €2-3 before that. Not sure I’d recommend it to everybody at full price, but IMO it’s one of the best indie platformers I’ve played. edit: Did someone email the creator of Full Bore or something? It’s suddenly on sale again, for the first time in ages :) Go buy it!
  • cows_are_underrated@feddit.org
    18·
    4 months ago

    I can only recommend squirrel stapler. It is a small(about 1h long) funny Indie game, where you hunt squirrels and staple them to your dead wife. It even has a story.

  • soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de
    8·
    4 months ago

    I’ll go with “less than 100 reviews”, as with “less than 1000” my list would get really, really long. This leaves two titles in my Steam Library which I think deserve way more attention than they got:

    • ComPressure: It’s a Zachtronics-like game, where you build analogue and logic circuits using steam pipes and valves instead of wires and transistors. Its UI is a bit unwieldy, but the game itself is amazing, and it really is a shame that it hasn’t gotten more attention. Also, while there is a paid version on Steam, the game’s source code is available.
    • Crown of Pain: It’s a match-3 with RPG elements. That’s basically all that is to it, but it’s a lot of fun.
    • ffhein@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      4 months ago

      I initially wrote 100, but when starting to look through my Steam library I realized how few games had that few reviews. All the indie games I thought might be borderline unknown turned out to have 5k+ reviews.

  • Gnugit@aussie.zone
    6·
    4 months ago

    Devil Daggers. Survive as long as you can in a small arena with enemies that get harder and more abundant with time. Current world record is around 1232 seconds.

  • Russ@bitforged.spaceEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    Turbo Golf Racing

    It’s pretty much “Rocket League meets golf”, with two different types of modes:

    • Racing: Everyone has a ball that they’re pushing in real time as quickly as they can to the goal
    • Golf: Everyone has a ball that they’re trying to get into the goal with as few turns (its a turn based mode) as they can

    Doesn’t have any microtransactions in it (aside from a couple of supporter packs that grant you a few cosmetic items), has an in-game “store” but they’re cosmetics that you unlock with currency that you get from playing and doing challenges (they can’t be purchased with “real” money).

    I enjoy the fact that I can pick it up, play a few matches, and then put it down, which is one of the reasons I like to play Rocket League every now and then.

    Do note that for the most part the game is multiplayer-only, like Rocket League. It has a time trial mode that can be played offline, but that’s about as far as it goes for offline/singleplayer content.

    Runs fantastic on the Steam Deck (it is Deck verified) and I can easily reach 90FPS on my OLED Deck. It also of course runs perfectly on desktop as well via Proton.

  • Nemoder@lemmy.ml
    4·
    4 months ago

    Some games I thought were pretty good that got somewhat looked over:

    Dandara: Trials of Fear – Somewhat Metroid like but with a unique limited movement system.

    The Dwarves – An ARPG with a bland title (based on a book I guess) that I think made a lot of people overlook this but the gameplay was well done.

    Echoes of Aetheria – Typical JRPG which isn’t for everyone but I enjoyed it.

    The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians – Similar to Grimrock (though maybe not quite as good) but still fun.

    Figment – Adventure puzzle game with some surreal and cutesy art, pretty well done.

    Full Void – Inspired by games like Out of this World, it was short but very cool.

    Grandpa’s Table – It’s not a crazy hard brain teaser, just a relaxing sliding puzzle game with great music.

    Rise of the Third Power – Another JRPG that had some fun writing and combat.

    Seedlings – A Godot engine puzzle platformer with Samarost vibes. The detail put into the story at the ending really surprised me.

  • simple@lemm.ee
    21·
    4 months ago

    I’ve been eyeing Quest Master lately. This game is essentially “Zelda Maker” with an in-depth level creator and a lot of heart. Unfortunately, it’s not discounted this summer sale.