Ive been trying some indie developed games this past year, more than ever and I’m in awe what lone devs or small teams can accomplish.

So, what are some games that you think don’t have the recognition they deserve, need a bigger audience or you would like the community to try.

I myself for example have played Monster Sanctuary, which at this point I think is not that hidden anymore and played a rougelike game called Elona, haven’t played RimWorld or Dwarf Fortress but I might in the future.

Sorry if a similar post already exists haven’t checked.

    • kakes@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      Agreed 100%. I’ve put way too much time into this game and I haven’t even scratched the surface.

    • uymai@lemmy.ca
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      2 years ago

      undefined> e the recognition they deserve, need a bigger audience or you would like the community to try.

      felt like a roguelike telltale game

  • Diskolikewhoa@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    noita PC - a rougelike witch Sim full of secrets.

    Dead Cells everything - Flawless metriodvania rougelite

    The Forgotten City PC, PS, XB - A short time loop game that is just fantastic. I think it started as a skyrim mod

  • missingno@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    • CrossCode - Phenomenal action RPG. Combat is fast and explosive, dungeons are very obviously Zelda inspired but with way more puzzles. Packed with tons and tons and tons of sidequests, many of which put unique twists on the combat system to keep you on your toes. Make sure to grab the epilogue DLC.

    • FOOTSIES - Minimalist one-button fighting game, with rollback.

    • OneShot - Fairly reminiscent of Undertale, if you liked that you’ll probably enjoy this too. And like Undertale I don’t want to say too much, take my word for it and let it surprise you.

    • Petal Crash - Absolutely fantastic versus puzzler, and a perfect entry point into the genre. I wrote a very long review of how in love with this game I am, so I’m just going to link that.

    • Them’s Fightin’ Herds - Another great fighting game, been waiting a long time for this port to bring us up to a grand total of two good fighting games on Linux. Has a lot of really cool features like a big story mode with overworld exploration, a cute lobby system with cosmetics to collect and treasure chests to fight for, a dynamic music system that reacts to the fight, and even a semi-cooperative dungeon crawler mode. Has crossplay with consoles as well. Full review.

    • Ultimate Chicken Horse - Start on a nearly empty platformer map, each round everyone adds one object somewhere on the map then you all try to finish the level. Whoever finishes gets a point, plus bonus points for whoever finished first or collected coins that have been placed. Then you add another set of objects and repeat. Quickly becomes hilariously chaotic as you try to figure out how to balance screwing everyone else over while still making sure you can win, only to realize that after a few rounds you have all built a horrifying monstrosity. Has full crossplay with console versions.

    • Anything by Zachtronics - A bunch of different engineering puzzle games where you have to write code or build a machine to solve problems. Once you’ve solved the puzzle, you can see a histogram comparing your solution to everyone else’s on a few different metrics, encouraging you to go back and try to optimize it further. I recommend Opus Magnum as the best entry point.

  • fouc@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Don’t sure if it’s exactly hidden but for me Dungeons III (and 2) has been unexpectedly fun. It takes everything that made Dungeon Keeper and it takes a level higher. Pretty fun game.

  • Rekkar@feddit.de
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    2 years ago

    I played the hell out of Slipways

    Their slogan “Build vast trade empires, still be done in time for lunch” is on point here. You connect planets with different resources and different industries to an interconnected network in a (turnbased) race against the clock. Easy to learn and always great fun to cram into a 30min slot in your day.

  • FantasticFox@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The Return of the Obra Dinn is one of my favourite games. It’s an indie game but quite well known so I’m not sure if it counts as a hidden gem.

    I really liked The Case of the Golden Idol too, and its DLC.

    You can see I like detective games haha…

    • lutesolo
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      2 years ago

      Case of the Golden Idol is so good! DLC coming soon, too, I think! Can’t wait to revisit that game.

      Obra Dinn is one that I full on wish I could invoke selective amnesia so I could experience it again with fresh eyes.

      If you haven’t tried it already, some other good detective games are Pentiment and Disco Elysium. My fiancee and I love playing detective games cooperatively, always on the hunt for a new one.

    • bermuda@beehaw.org
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      2 years ago

      Return of the Obra Dinn was such a crazy experience. I remember my first playthrough I got super stumped and resorted to walkthrough’ing my way through. But when I replayed it I promised myself not to use the walkthrough and ended up getting it almost completely perfect, although it did take ages to do.

  • surrendertogravity@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is one of my favorite indie games of all time. The city design really captures the feeling of wandering around an unfamiliar, large, bustling place. The diary mechanic at the end of the day is a great way to get in character, and I like that you can decorate the apartment. I did some light data-mining (mostly item info and dialogue strings), and I even have fridge magnets of some of the pixel art!

    Depanneur Nocturne is also a great evening’s worth of exploration and vibes, but I mention it because I has a reference to Spaceport Janitor and it made me SO happy when I realized that. :)

    • mooseknee@beehaw.org
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      2 years ago

      If you’re into deck building Roguelites, Griftlands is an incredible game. It’s developed by Klei who also made Don’t Starve.

  • bermuda@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages is a 2D top-down space shooter with RPG text-adventure elements outside of the combat scenarios. I found it a super fun game with an insane amount of content. Probably over a hundred hours worth. There’s a bunch of weapon and defense customization when it comes to combat, and there’s probably thousands of varieties of ship you can build for whatever duty you need it to do.

    If you like MOBAs or MMOs you’ll also probably enjoy this game, because when customizing a ship you can choose which key on your keyboard to bind the weapon to, and towards the end of the game you’ll end up with a whole row of keybindings on your keyboard.

    I believe if you play with a controller it has twin-stick controls, but on PC the controls are more like Elite: Dangerous or No Man’s Sky, just in a 2D environment.

  • Icarus@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    If you were ever a fan of Rollercoaster Tycoon, check out Parkitect. It’s a phenomenal and fun themepark game!

  • complicutie@possumpat.io
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    2 years ago

    recently got completely addicted to a text-based Indie RPG called Roadwarden. The story and characters are incredibly rich and the gameplay is full of satisfying little moments of “oh, I have just the item for this!” or “another character told me this tavern keep doesn’t appreciate jokes; I better get straight to business”. I haven’t beaten it yet, but I can’t wait to see where it leads!

  • gunnervi@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    I can’t really recommend this because its more or less a dead multiplayer beta that’s not even legitimately available anymore but Shattered Horizons was a microgravity first person shooter that was really cool. So, uh, if there are any indie devs in this chat, uh, please steal this dead idea!