"Indie games you haven't played" usually means super popular indie games that aren't the absolute most popular indie games. These are actually deep cuts and I hadn't heard of almost all of them, great job, and thanks for the recommendations.
I recommend CrossCode. I played it when it was still in early access and it’s a gem to play. Some puzzle, but lot of open world exploring with your character dashing around to find secrets.
Beat me to it. That's probably my favorite indie game ever, and it feels like nobody talks about it. Its puzzles are varied and rewarding, the combat is fast and fun, and the world is so much fun to explore! Also easily accessible, being on pretty much every current gen console (I think). Easily the best early access purchase I ever made (especially since it actually got OUT of early access). It's great to see it recommended here.
Everyone on the internet loves CrossCode but nobody ever mentioned that its a twin-stick shooter. I found it unplayable on my PS4 controller. …And all of the chests are gotten by following a jumping route.
I love finding this video 2 years later seeing Fear and Hunger having blown up. Also Grime finally getting of the stadia to real consoles and finally having a shot at success
I preordered my steam deck letting me play basically every game now (I game on a Mac as of now 😬) so I was really looking for more games to try! Thank you this is just what I was looking for
If you want a continuous stream of new and exciting indie games, be sure to subscribe to my rebooted let's play channel! ruclips.net/user/graemegames I have big plans for sharing highlight oriented content, that should help expose you to many new games you may have otherwise missed!
@@2leftthumbs "Recommending 50 indie games you (likely) haven't played on PC." Also strongly recommend adding titles on-screen that include descriptors such as 1-X amount of players.
I'd personally recommend Epic Battle Fantasy (3, 4, and 5 are on Steam), it's a wonderful indie JRPG that makes for an amazing tribute to the JRPG genre, and its battle system is certainly fun to learn, it's up there with the better known commercial JRPGSs today imo. The dev, Matt Rozsak, could also be someone to interview given that he has much to say about Flash games himself. Also recommend Octogeddon, it's made by none other than the main directors of Insaniquarium and Plants Vs. Zombies, a two-button control game where you're an octopus wrecking everything.
So erm, here's a game I would reommend to play: No Straight Roads. You play as an indie rock duo: Mayday and Zuke You’re fighting against an empire of EDM, so you can get rock being relevant again. I suck at doing explanations and my english is not that good.
This game is so so splendid, stylised and is phenomenal. Playing through it currently on switch and the boss battles are some of the best out there... Don't get us started on the music!!
I wish I had seen this video when it first came out, because I have... god, I have just _so many_ recommendations of my own. Things like: - Creepy Castle, a ZX Spectrum-styled RPG with multiple playable stories and characters and a combat system based around WarioWare microgames - Fist's Elimination Tower, a fast-paced arcade platformer about clearing rooms of enemies and evading giant fists - BackSlash, the first game from the studio behind Olija and a two-player arena fighter based around combining different martial arts styles - Prodigal, a tribute to the GBC Zelda games with an expansive story and characters that can be interacted with or romanced - Voidigo, a top-down shooter in the vein of Gungeon or Nuclear Throne but with its own unique motion mechanics - Super Slime Arena, a very minimalist and replayable arena fighter that can support dozens of players and any type of controller you can connect to your computer - EatWell, an exceptionally jank but thoroughly unique Pac-Man roguelite with some of the wildest power-ups or secrets you could ever imagine - El Tango De La Muerte, a rhythm game dressed in the style of a Latin-American telenovela - Black Bird, a gothic opera shmup from the developers of the infamous wacky adventure game Chulip - The Void Rains Upon Her Heart, a bullet hell boss rush roguelite shmup with some excellent bosses and gameplay loops - Backspace Bouken, a quirky dungeon crawler crossed with a typing game - Towertale, a narrative-driven boss rush game with multiple playable characters that each have their own story route and multiplayer co-op options - Vision Soft Reset, a metroidvania heavy on the metroid, with a unique time travel mechanic built around reversing time, seeing into the future, and going back to old save points to make split timelines - Pato Box, a comic book-styled Punch-Out game combined with various different genres such as adventure and stealth
Looking at Steamdb, it seems to be unavailable in certain regions. Australia, Israel, Vietnam, Argentina, Poland, Kazakhstan... I won't lie, it's a little bit all over the place.
My dream game would be something with a story and vibe i got from Undertale, Witcher 3, and Night in the woods. The satisfaction and fluidity of a good combat and movement system like in Hades, the Ori games, or Celeste. And a fancy/fantasy-like artstyle like in Hollow knight, oneshot, or Ori and the blind forest. But that's waaaay too specific and too much. I would make one myself but that's also way too much to take lol. I also have no idea how.
@@Litepaw an idea I haven't seen utilised.much is the people "trapped" in the game are very much happy to be there, and they don't wanna leave. Either way I want more of those games where you are able to interact with the game characters face to face. Monika, Leahy, and Sans are people who just want more time with.
If you’re ok with being mercilessly killed a number of times that a supercomputer the size of a mountain couldn’t count to, play Rain World. It pretty much fits the bill, while replacing fantasy with dystopia. Lord is good, combat is hard to get into but so fun to get right, and a great art style that, while technically not pixel art, still kinda looks pixelly. There’s also AI like no other and procedural animation which, instead of using set, drawn animations, it instead uses code to make animations by itself, increasing the fluidity of the game. The movement system is fucking amazing, as well. Truly a world where it rains.
I am so glad Hollow Knight was a free psn game awhile back, I played the hell out of it and now I almost have platnium trophy for it. (Goddamn Pantheon of hollownest trophy)
I see that everyone is talking about there own recommendations so here is mine: Deadbolt: Side view game where you are the grimm reaper and your job is to stop a maffia of monsters. Akurra: Shokoban-like puzzle game highly inspired by the Zelda series. It’s still not finished but it has a ~3 hour long free demo. Kharon’s Crypt: Early acces game where you play as Kharon who just escaped their prison room at the bottom of a giant dungeo. You were locked in for so long that the people who couldn’t die without your help turned into monsters! Your job is to escape the dungeon and defeat the king who imprisoned you.
This is the first time in a while I watch a video of this kind and it actually manages to notably increase my wishlist. Specially the party game section, I don't think I knew any of them. And the only one I have played before is Figment (which, btw, I should continue).
Something that had just over 1000 reviews, but figured you might like for the flash- steam release is Rebuild 3. It is rebuild 1 and 2 but made better than ever for steam and mobile.
As an avid fan of indie games, I'd recommend a personal favorite of mine; Underhero. It's a RPG platformer with a combat style similar to paper Mario. You play as a minion of the big evil king returning the artifacts to the bosses after the hero is defeated. The story is a play on the classic "Hero saves princess" plot and has MANY sutprising twists.
I recommend a game called Octogeddon it's a game made by the guys who made the original plants vs zombies and it's a strategy game with rogue like elements where you destroy everything in your path
Awesome video, I just hoped you mentioned strike force heroes it was a very good flash series and the developers are working on a remastered version (its in early development). But anyways I love your videos and your flashlight series
@@2leftthumbs the teaser was posted a month ago and I missed it too until a few days ago when in the middle of the night I remembered this game and searched it on RUclips
"the best SNES-inspired game you've never played" joke's on you, I love Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass (though genuinely, if you haven't played it it's worth checking out. it's like a cross between Mother 3 and Yume Nikki.)
The problem with playing games on Steam is that it's essentially a platform for PC, meaning that you can only play the games with a keyboard instead of a controller like a console. :P
@@2leftthumbs But doesn't actually seem weird being able to play certain games on a PC, particularly 2D-style platformers? This isn't the 2000s anymore, and consoles are the best way to play those kind of games as well.
@@sonicmario64 It's all about feel. If you've played on keyboard more often, then controllers would feel a bit off. For you, it seems controller is better for you.
So going thru my wish list and library I've found: Shadowgate remake only has 435 reviews. Blaster Master Zero 1-3 has 257 to 632 reviews. La Mulana 2 has 539 but 1 has 1638. Ocean's heart 711 reviews. Xanadu next 379 reviews. World of Horror (or as i call it world of delays) has 4,641 reviews. Astalon Tears of the Earth only has 472 reviews(I want a sequel or prequel to this masterpiece)
Some games I would like to add to this list: The Sea Will Claim Everything - Old school point and click adventure by the writer of Talos Principle and music by the composer Risk of Rain (Both 1 and 2) Environmental Station Alpha - Metroidvania by the creator of Baba is You. That should be enough to sell you on it. Levelhead- Mario Maker spiritual successor. Super fun platforming and great community. Revita - Fantastic twin-stick rougelike platformer. Going to be one of the greats.
Party Games: - SpyParty | A competitive espionage game about subtle human behavior. You accomplish a set of tasks in a room, while trying to convince the sniper that you are just another AI. - Liero | An old freeware multiplayer, arena shoot-em-up title where you can turn reload time off, which has a lot more hilarious consequences then you might expect. Roguelike: - Heat Signature | A comedy of errors in space, the mechanics combine in a way that you will never stop finding new ways to mess up. - FTL: Faster Than Light | Okay so, definitely not the most underrated game out there, but goddamn does it deserve every ounce of recognition it does and doesn't get. Absolutely masterpiece Puzzle Games: - Stacking | Double Fine's finest, in my opinion. A beautifully charming Russian Nesting Doll puzzle adventure game. - Perspective | A short little mind-bending freeware first person, 2D platformer. RPG's (Story Games): - Save The Date! | A freeware visual novel that I fundamentally refuse to spoil, if anybody is still reading this far, play Save The Date! It's one of the smartest most creative gaming experiences I've ever had - Hypnospace: Outlaw | A weird, nostalgic, creative, 90's internet adventure game. Featuring radical music by Hot Dad, and interesting moral questions of intellectual property and censorship. Action/Adventure: - Broforce | BROFORCE! KICKING ASS FOR JUSTICE AND FOR LIBERTY! - Megaton Rainfall | The best superhero game, it perfectly captures the feeling of being Superman, while throwing in genuinely good mechanics, also it's story has a hint of existential horror, which definitely caught me off guard.
@@phantomkitten73 So many more people need to play Hypnospace Outlaw, the effort put into the game is amazing, to the point I actually started to believe the in-game clock, thinking it was legitimately 1999, until I looked at my phone and saw the correct year.
More than 1000 reviews but I'd absolutely recommend checking out Little Nightmares. It's a horror/puzzle game with such an intriguing world. Watch a couple trailers to see if you like the look of it, but I promise it is 100% worth your time.
a rogue lite I will recommend to my dying breath is streets of rogue. holy shit this game is fun. its not that long (about an hour) which makes it super repayable. it has about 30 characters which all function differently, some more than others. Ive heard it described as a rules lite game which is accurate. you get these objectives at the start of the floor and its up to you how you complete them. sometimes failing them is often the best decision. please play this game
Such an excellent video, and so many interesting games we've never heard of! Thanks so much for collating this list! We will definitely be checking out some of those point and clicks and RPGs. Of those in the list I have played, RoundGuard and Horace are both absolute gems and wonderful ways to spend hours on end. I can't recommend either enough! Also a couple of gems that spring to mind that would fit on this list - Gibbous and Everhood (though they probably have over 1000 reviews)
Pretty nice list. I'll look at a few of them. I think I'll also leave a few smaller games that I've played here. Hyperbolica - Puzzle/Adventure game, interesting, but motion sickness beware. The World is Your Weapon - Turn-based RPG, a perfect gift for a loot goblin. Sumire - Visual Novel, highly recommend. Depersonalization - It's basically the TTRPG Call of Cthulhu. Very interesting. Pocket Mirror - RPGMaker Horror, personally, I like it. Touhou Endless Dream - Roguelike Bullet Hell, I like it, but it's not fully translated, which is sad. Hopefully, someone find a game interesting.
Good video I also recomend: -knock knock -omori -IB -Demonofobia -don't starve -jump King (this one is quite hard) -Hell is other demons -one shot -roguelands or magicite (these are very simmilar because of same developer but both are worth play) -minit -the escapeist -rain world -rimworld -Patologic and Patologic 2 -Hollow Knight -the end is nigh -super meat boy -rooten -neverending nightmares -reventure -every Scott Cawton game (especialy Five nights at freddy's series) If i will find morę interesting games I will updated this comment
I was already a fan of Later Alligator, Smile For Me, and Hollowvale and now you have given me intrigue to Figment, Grime, No Escape, and Jimmy And The Adventure Of The Amorphous Blob (I probably screwed up the name)
I recommend you play Copy Kitty. It's an amazing 2D arena platformer inspired by Megaman and Kirby 64. It has 2 playable characters with completely different playstyles, at least 175 weapons and powerups, and a hard mode that's actually a continuation of the normal mode. Best of all, it's only made by 2 people. You can check it out on Steam.
One very interesting game I know, though I don't really know what genre to define it in, is Armed With Wings. It was originally a flash game series, and the very first game in that series got a full remake on steam that is far better than the original. Armed With Wings 2 and 3 were much better than 1, so if the first remake was this good, I can't wait for the next ones.
recommendation. Outcore Desktop Adventure. the game isnt out yet at the time of me writing this but a demo is and its really cool. a big chunk of the game is played on your actual computer desktop (hence, Desktop Adventure) and you have to interact with your desktop to progress.
Personally I think a really underrated rhythm game is groove coaster. It has an awesome array of mechanics in this line rider style, and it even has an official (dlc) Undertale song collection!
The YamaYama and King of the Hat controls feel absolutely fantastic. Worth trying out for just how natural they are. And I'm not just saying that because I won them.
I would strongly recommend Boomerang Fu, it’s exciting, easy to pickup the controls, and has excellently smooth animations and controls. Also, this game is the opposite of janky, everything feels great and intuitive to use, and there are no bugs
dude kingsway is so good i played it on discord when nitro used to have free games and i loved it for the small amount of time i played it, and oh man does it get hard keeping track of all your windows, especially since i’m the opposite of the type of person to keep that many windows up on an actual computer it made it all that much better and chaotic with the threat of the darkness coming slowly
He missed a lot of EarthBoind inspiration in lots of these games :( (such as the HeartBound having a very similar name and the lamp in Horrorvale (probably) being a reference to the first battle in MOTHER 1
50: remembering watching a all cutsence by gamer's little playground I thought it was pretty cool and I just saw that character you play as in the game on thumbnail and that why watch this video.
@@2leftthumbs Well, I happened to see that Figment had an absolutely amazing sale going on (like $2 for the game), so I got that one. I also bought all the other games on Steam by Bedtime Digital Games, except for Figment 2. Got like 5 games for $12 total, including a couple games by other developers with similar styles that were part of the bundle. I'd recommend you check out the rest of Bedtime Digital's games if you haven't already. I'm also very interested in Potion Craft and HorrorVale, and fascinated by Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass. I saw you playing that last one on a livestream a while back, and I know there's a ton of content in it, which will hopefully keep me occupied for a good while. :) Games like Horace and Battle Chef Brigade scare me a little bit because I've convinced myself I'm bad at skill-based video games, but I hope to give them a shot as well. Unfortunately, I have a dinky lil laptop that won't run most of these games. So for now, I'm wishlisting most things until I can afford a computer that can actually handle them. (And also impulse-buying a few of them because they look so cool...) Hopefully I'll be able to get a better computer soon!
There was a game from a long time ago on the 3DS called Swords and Darkness. It was a a random e-Shop purchase that I thought I would regret but I ended up 100%ing it. It was a lot of fun for what it was. There are definitely better games out there but if it’s still available for purchase anywhere and you’re into Castlevania-type games I definitely recommend it. There weren’t exactly many indie masterpieces made all the way back in 2013 so it was a lot more impressive then than it would be now. It wasn’t anything special but I still think about it from time to time for some reason. It was just a fun thing to run through over a weekend.
Play Boomerang Fu. Just play it. There's a reason why it's so highly rated on Steam. The controls are flawless, it'll run beautifully even on a potato pc, and most of all, it's fun. I play it with my 12 year old son often, and he kicks my ass at it.
It's sad to see that even with this being 2 years old Battle Chef Brigade has still basically not seen an audience increase. That was such a rad game. Also while it's just above the 1k reviews on Steam I cannot recommend the game ECHO enough to at least try the main mechanic of the AI copying your actions during the previous cycle.
You didn't say Sally Face! It has such a cool art style and the characters and plot are amazing. When you see this, make sure to mention me when you get to Travis.
I highly recommend to check Figment, at least for this story, atmosphere and music (this game is tragic and depressive, it can looks colorful and "childish" but believe me, it's not, it's pretty serious game)
@@peskybird8229 yeah sorry I honestly shouldn’t have said that I just kinda thought (Won’t delete the reply for context reasons tho unless you tell me to)
I recommend Project Arrhythmia it's a lot like just shapes and beats so it's a bullet hell style game. There are tons of community created characters each have their own lore and abilities. Some people create storylines that have some awesome characters and cool lore. Some are comparable to actual shows!
I personally recommend a game called BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien. It’s a 2D auto-runner as well as a rhythm game. It’s a shame that no one has played this along with the rest of the BIT.TRIP series. In fact, only a few other people I know actually knows what this game and what the entire series is.
One of the games on the list should be At Least There Is Čeda Čedović - 2d platformer inspired by Mario 3 and SMW. By the way, it actually does have start from flash animations (though they were uploaded on youtube instead of newgrounds)
Fun Boomerang Fu Idea: Deactivate all Powerups except double boomerang, multi boomerang and explosive boomerang, crank that power up spawn rate up and relish in pure chaos
The art direction is SO good. But when we actually sat down to play we were still surprised by how fun the game is. Maybe they ought to change the name to Boomerang Fun ;)
The best thing about this video is games that I own and haven't played better featured in. It all look great. Shout out to humble for helping me have a stacked backlog
it's interesting to hear about deep sleep in this video (if only very briefly.) someone close to me played that trilogy and it absolutely ruined my life when i was a kid it scared the living daylights out of me (ironic because it's. a horror game about sleep.) i'd lay awake every night in terror... the whole idea that you could end up in that horrible world just by falling asleep too hard... absolutely nightmarish.
![DDG & G Herbo - Nosey [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/I9Ra0Zc2NlQ/mqdefault.jpg)
"Indie games you haven't played" usually means super popular indie games that aren't the absolute most popular indie games. These are actually deep cuts and I hadn't heard of almost all of them, great job, and thanks for the recommendations.
I heard Grime's final boss has over 100 different attacks, wich makes it very hard to predict and dodge them.
Where is the steam list? Would be helpful to be able to reference all these without rewatching the whole video.
I recommend CrossCode. I played it when it was still in early access and it’s a gem to play. Some puzzle, but lot of open world exploring with your character dashing around to find secrets.
I can agree, good game
Beat me to it. That's probably my favorite indie game ever, and it feels like nobody talks about it. Its puzzles are varied and rewarding, the combat is fast and fun, and the world is so much fun to explore! Also easily accessible, being on pretty much every current gen console (I think). Easily the best early access purchase I ever made (especially since it actually got OUT of early access). It's great to see it recommended here.
Now THAT is a good game.
Everyone on the internet loves CrossCode but nobody ever mentioned that its a twin-stick shooter. I found it unplayable on my PS4 controller.
…And all of the chests are gotten by following a jumping route.
@@smokeldogg I played the whole game (around 40 hours) on my Xbox, it's not that bad with a controller
I love finding this video 2 years later seeing Fear and Hunger having blown up. Also Grime finally getting of the stadia to real consoles and finally having a shot at success
I preordered my steam deck letting me play basically every game now (I game on a Mac as of now 😬) so I was really looking for more games to try! Thank you this is just what I was looking for
Awesome! Keep an eye out come the next big steam sale and I bet you can snag a bunch of these for only a few bucks
@@2leftthumbs Also, early congrats with 100k!
And now there are silicon with perfect emulation and native ports, now you can play everything
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Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is my top pick. It’s so weird that no one has played such a well put together game!
I will recommend that game over and over again to anyone who will listen!
I saw nitro rad covering that game but I have not seen it yet
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is meh.
@@2leftthumbs "Recommending 50 indie games you (likely) haven't played on PC." Also strongly recommend adding titles on-screen that include descriptors such as 1-X amount of players.
The pc portion of the title isn't needed if you add descriptive titles to the games that tell what systems they are on.
Great to see Don't Escape 4 in this video. Scriptwelder and other Flash-era devs are criminally underrated
I'd personally recommend Epic Battle Fantasy (3, 4, and 5 are on Steam), it's a wonderful indie JRPG that makes for an amazing tribute to the JRPG genre, and its battle system is certainly fun to learn, it's up there with the better known commercial JRPGSs today imo. The dev, Matt Rozsak, could also be someone to interview given that he has much to say about Flash games himself.
Also recommend Octogeddon, it's made by none other than the main directors of Insaniquarium and Plants Vs. Zombies, a two-button control game where you're an octopus wrecking everything.
I just commented recommending Epic Battle Fantasy, love that series.
Fun Fact: Toby Fox recommended Later Alligator on his Twitter!
Ikenfell is a delightful and hugely overlooked indie RPG that more people should check out
I have been meaning to for a while now! I really ought to give that one a whirl in 2022! Has definitely appeared to be underappreciated.
So erm, here's a game I would reommend to play: No Straight Roads.
You play as an indie rock duo: Mayday and Zuke
You’re fighting against an empire of EDM, so you can get rock being relevant again.
I suck at doing explanations and my english is not that good.
I hadn't heard of that one. The art style looks amazing!
This game is so so splendid, stylised and is phenomenal. Playing through it currently on switch and the boss battles are some of the best out there... Don't get us started on the music!!
I wish I had seen this video when it first came out, because I have... god, I have just _so many_ recommendations of my own. Things like:
- Creepy Castle, a ZX Spectrum-styled RPG with multiple playable stories and characters and a combat system based around WarioWare microgames
- Fist's Elimination Tower, a fast-paced arcade platformer about clearing rooms of enemies and evading giant fists
- BackSlash, the first game from the studio behind Olija and a two-player arena fighter based around combining different martial arts styles
- Prodigal, a tribute to the GBC Zelda games with an expansive story and characters that can be interacted with or romanced
- Voidigo, a top-down shooter in the vein of Gungeon or Nuclear Throne but with its own unique motion mechanics
- Super Slime Arena, a very minimalist and replayable arena fighter that can support dozens of players and any type of controller you can connect to your computer
- EatWell, an exceptionally jank but thoroughly unique Pac-Man roguelite with some of the wildest power-ups or secrets you could ever imagine
- El Tango De La Muerte, a rhythm game dressed in the style of a Latin-American telenovela
- Black Bird, a gothic opera shmup from the developers of the infamous wacky adventure game Chulip
- The Void Rains Upon Her Heart, a bullet hell boss rush roguelite shmup with some excellent bosses and gameplay loops
- Backspace Bouken, a quirky dungeon crawler crossed with a typing game
- Towertale, a narrative-driven boss rush game with multiple playable characters that each have their own story route and multiplayer co-op options
- Vision Soft Reset, a metroidvania heavy on the metroid, with a unique time travel mechanic built around reversing time, seeing into the future, and going back to old save points to make split timelines
- Pato Box, a comic book-styled Punch-Out game combined with various different genres such as adventure and stealth
I can't seem to be able to buy eatwell, is it region locked?
Looking at Steamdb, it seems to be unavailable in certain regions. Australia, Israel, Vietnam, Argentina, Poland, Kazakhstan... I won't lie, it's a little bit all over the place.
dude these games look insane and i havent heard a lot of them, i thought i was well informed about the scene lmao
Highly recommend Smile For Me, plus, the devs are currently making another game in a similiar style!
My dream game would be something with a story and vibe i got from Undertale, Witcher 3, and Night in the woods.
The satisfaction and fluidity of a good combat and movement system like in Hades, the Ori games, or Celeste.
And a fancy/fantasy-like artstyle like in Hollow knight, oneshot, or Ori and the blind forest.
But that's waaaay too specific and too much.
I would make one myself but that's also way too much to take lol. I also have no idea how.
I wish there were more meta lore games. Undertale, DDLC, Inscryption, Deltarune, Heartbound, ect.
@@derpfluidvariant0916 Exactly!
@@Litepaw an idea I haven't seen utilised.much is the people "trapped" in the game are very much happy to be there, and they don't wanna leave. Either way I want more of those games where you are able to interact with the game characters face to face. Monika, Leahy, and Sans are people who just want more time with.
If you’re ok with being mercilessly killed a number of times that a supercomputer the size of a mountain couldn’t count to, play Rain World. It pretty much fits the bill, while replacing fantasy with dystopia. Lord is good, combat is hard to get into but so fun to get right, and a great art style that, while technically not pixel art, still kinda looks pixelly. There’s also AI like no other and procedural animation which, instead of using set, drawn animations, it instead uses code to make animations by itself, increasing the fluidity of the game. The movement system is fucking amazing, as well. Truly a world where it rains.
I really want to recommend another great game. West of Loathing, it's a cool rpg with great humour, and I seriously love it.
Yea it's pretty cool
I am so glad Hollow Knight was a free psn game awhile back, I played the hell out of it and now I almost have platnium trophy for it. (Goddamn Pantheon of hollownest trophy)
I see that everyone is talking about there own recommendations so here is mine:
Deadbolt: Side view game where you are the grimm reaper and your job is to stop a maffia of monsters.
Akurra: Shokoban-like puzzle game highly inspired by the Zelda series. It’s still not finished but it has a ~3 hour long free demo.
Kharon’s Crypt: Early acces game where you play as Kharon who just escaped their prison room at the bottom of a giant dungeo. You were locked in for so long that the people who couldn’t die without your help turned into monsters! Your job is to escape the dungeon and defeat the king who imprisoned you.
This is the first time in a while I watch a video of this kind and it actually manages to notably increase my wishlist. Specially the party game section, I don't think I knew any of them. And the only one I have played before is Figment (which, btw, I should continue).
Something that had just over 1000 reviews, but figured you might like for the flash- steam release is Rebuild 3. It is rebuild 1 and 2 but made better than ever for steam and mobile.
As an avid fan of indie games, I'd recommend a personal favorite of mine; Underhero.
It's a RPG platformer with a combat style similar to paper Mario. You play as a minion of the big evil king returning the artifacts to the bosses after the hero is defeated. The story is a play on the classic "Hero saves princess" plot and has MANY sutprising twists.
OOOOOOOOOOOOO I‘VE FINALLY MET ANOTHER PERSON WHO PLAYS THIS GAME!!!! You have great taste
@@mattymcmattfat5574 SO DO YOU
Hell yeah another underhero fan
I recommend a game called Octogeddon it's a game made by the guys who made the original plants vs zombies and it's a strategy game with rogue like elements where you destroy everything in your path
Awesome video, I just hoped you mentioned strike force heroes it was a very good flash series and the developers are working on a remastered version (its in early development). But anyways I love your videos and your flashlight series
I missed the announcement of the remaster! That's awesome news!
@@2leftthumbs the teaser was posted a month ago and I missed it too until a few days ago when in the middle of the night I remembered this game and searched it on RUclips
The bad dream series (including bad dream coma/ bad dream fever)
The rusty lake/ cube escape franchise
"the best SNES-inspired game you've never played" joke's on you, I love Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
(though genuinely, if you haven't played it it's worth checking out. it's like a cross between Mother 3 and Yume Nikki.)
The problem with playing games on Steam is that it's essentially a platform for PC, meaning that you can only play the games with a keyboard instead of a controller like a console. :P
You can play like 99% of Steam games with a controller. Store pages even list whether or not a game has No, Partial, or Full Controller support
@@2leftthumbs But doesn't actually seem weird being able to play certain games on a PC, particularly 2D-style platformers? This isn't the 2000s anymore, and consoles are the best way to play those kind of games as well.
@@sonicmario64 Nope. PC is totally viable. Please don't gatekeep people from enjoying games however they prefer.
@@sonicmario64 It's all about feel. If you've played on keyboard more often, then controllers would feel a bit off. For you, it seems controller is better for you.
I've been looking for a video like this recently! Nice!
I reccomend Crown Jewelz for a puzzle adventure and urban Lockdown if interested in beat em ups
So going thru my wish list and library I've found:
Shadowgate remake only has 435 reviews.
Blaster Master Zero 1-3 has 257 to 632 reviews.
La Mulana 2 has 539 but 1 has 1638.
Ocean's heart 711 reviews.
Xanadu next 379 reviews.
World of Horror (or as i call it world of delays) has 4,641 reviews.
Astalon Tears of the Earth only has 472 reviews(I want a sequel or prequel to this masterpiece)
i have a question:
will the classic fancy pants collection include Super Fancy Pants?
Some games I would like to add to this list:
The Sea Will Claim Everything - Old school point and click adventure by the writer of Talos Principle and music by the composer Risk of Rain (Both 1 and 2)
Environmental Station Alpha - Metroidvania by the creator of Baba is You. That should be enough to sell you on it.
Levelhead- Mario Maker spiritual successor. Super fun platforming and great community.
Revita - Fantastic twin-stick rougelike platformer. Going to be one of the greats.
I didn't know either of those first 2. I'm surprised I haven't considering the pedigree of talent involved
you forgot to mention that Levelhead is by the Crashlands folks, Butterscotch Shenanigans.
Party Games:
- SpyParty | A competitive espionage game about subtle human behavior. You accomplish a set of tasks in a room, while trying to convince the sniper that you are just another AI.
- Liero | An old freeware multiplayer, arena shoot-em-up title where you can turn reload time off, which has a lot more hilarious consequences then you might expect.
Roguelike:
- Heat Signature | A comedy of errors in space, the mechanics combine in a way that you will never stop finding new ways to mess up.
- FTL: Faster Than Light | Okay so, definitely not the most underrated game out there, but goddamn does it deserve every ounce of recognition it does and doesn't get. Absolutely masterpiece
Puzzle Games:
- Stacking | Double Fine's finest, in my opinion. A beautifully charming Russian Nesting Doll puzzle adventure game.
- Perspective | A short little mind-bending freeware first person, 2D platformer.
RPG's (Story Games):
- Save The Date! | A freeware visual novel that I fundamentally refuse to spoil, if anybody is still reading this far, play Save The Date! It's one of the smartest most creative gaming experiences I've ever had
- Hypnospace: Outlaw | A weird, nostalgic, creative, 90's internet adventure game. Featuring radical music by Hot Dad, and interesting moral questions of intellectual property and censorship.
Action/Adventure:
- Broforce | BROFORCE! KICKING ASS FOR JUSTICE AND FOR LIBERTY!
- Megaton Rainfall | The best superhero game, it perfectly captures the feeling of being Superman, while throwing in genuinely good mechanics, also it's story has a hint of existential horror, which definitely caught me off guard.
Hypnospace Outlaw is the best game, you can never change my mind
@@valenfraux: I'd personally put Outer Wilds above it, but I'll be damned if Hypnospace isn't an underrated masterpiece.
@@phantomkitten73 So many more people need to play Hypnospace Outlaw, the effort put into the game is amazing, to the point I actually started to believe the in-game clock, thinking it was legitimately 1999, until I looked at my phone and saw the correct year.
More than 1000 reviews but I'd absolutely recommend checking out Little Nightmares. It's a horror/puzzle game with such an intriguing world. Watch a couple trailers to see if you like the look of it, but I promise it is 100% worth your time.
Most replayed section is right after party games ends lol
a rogue lite I will recommend to my dying breath is streets of rogue. holy shit this game is fun. its not that long (about an hour) which makes it super repayable. it has about 30 characters which all function differently, some more than others. Ive heard it described as a rules lite game which is accurate. you get these objectives at the start of the floor and its up to you how you complete them. sometimes failing them is often the best decision. please play this game
Such an excellent video, and so many interesting games we've never heard of! Thanks so much for collating this list! We will definitely be checking out some of those point and clicks and RPGs. Of those in the list I have played, RoundGuard and Horace are both absolute gems and wonderful ways to spend hours on end. I can't recommend either enough! Also a couple of gems that spring to mind that would fit on this list - Gibbous and Everhood (though they probably have over 1000 reviews)
Pretty nice list. I'll look at a few of them. I think I'll also leave a few smaller games that I've played here.
Hyperbolica - Puzzle/Adventure game, interesting, but motion sickness beware.
The World is Your Weapon - Turn-based RPG, a perfect gift for a loot goblin.
Sumire - Visual Novel, highly recommend.
Depersonalization - It's basically the TTRPG Call of Cthulhu. Very interesting.
Pocket Mirror - RPGMaker Horror, personally, I like it.
Touhou Endless Dream - Roguelike Bullet Hell, I like it, but it's not fully translated, which is sad.
Hopefully, someone find a game interesting.
Wow finally some games I never heard of
Glad to hear it!
I recommend rain world
Good video I also recomend:
-knock knock
-omori
-IB
-Demonofobia
-don't starve
-jump King (this one is quite hard)
-Hell is other demons
-one shot
-roguelands or magicite (these are very simmilar because of same developer but both are worth play)
-minit
-the escapeist
-rain world
-rimworld
-Patologic and Patologic 2
-Hollow Knight
-the end is nigh
-super meat boy
-rooten
-neverending nightmares
-reventure
-every Scott Cawton game (especialy Five nights at freddy's series)
If i will find morę interesting games I will updated this comment
Most of these are really popular, even still underrated games like rain world have a huge following
@@chinbag Yeah like a whole lot of people recommending games in the comments everyone in this video would've heard of.
Rainworldrainworldrainworldrainworld truly a world where it rains rainworld rainworld I died more times than I ate.
I was already a fan of Later Alligator, Smile For Me, and Hollowvale and now you have given me intrigue to Figment, Grime, No Escape, and Jimmy And The Adventure Of The Amorphous Blob (I probably screwed up the name)
By your request, I played Later Alligator. It' was an absolutely delightful and hilarious experience! Thank you so much!
One rouguelike i think not many people know about would be Caveblazers its kinda like spelunkey but more combat focused
I recommend you play Copy Kitty. It's an amazing 2D arena platformer inspired by Megaman and Kirby 64. It has 2 playable characters with completely different playstyles, at least 175 weapons and powerups, and a hard mode that's actually a continuation of the normal mode. Best of all, it's only made by 2 people. You can check it out on Steam.
fellow copy kitty enjoyer
One very interesting game I know, though I don't really know what genre to define it in, is Armed With Wings.
It was originally a flash game series, and the very first game in that series got a full remake on steam that is far better than the original. Armed With Wings 2 and 3 were much better than 1, so if the first remake was this good, I can't wait for the next ones.
recommendation. Outcore Desktop Adventure. the game isnt out yet at the time of me writing this but a demo is and its really cool. a big chunk of the game is played on your actual computer desktop (hence, Desktop Adventure) and you have to interact with your desktop to progress.
Personally I think a really underrated rhythm game is groove coaster. It has an awesome array of mechanics in this line rider style, and it even has an official (dlc) Undertale song collection!
I’m surprised OneShot wasn’t on this list. It’s criminally underrated.
My cut off was
The YamaYama and King of the Hat controls feel absolutely fantastic. Worth trying out for just how natural they are. And I'm not just saying that because I won them.
I would strongly recommend Boomerang Fu, it’s exciting, easy to pickup the controls, and has excellently smooth animations and controls. Also, this game is the opposite of janky, everything feels great and intuitive to use, and there are no bugs
dude kingsway is so good i played it on discord when nitro used to have free games and i loved it for the small amount of time i played it, and oh man does it get hard keeping track of all your windows, especially since i’m the opposite of the type of person to keep that many windows up on an actual computer it made it all that much better and chaotic with the threat of the darkness coming slowly
He missed a lot of EarthBoind inspiration in lots of these games :( (such as the HeartBound having a very similar name and the lamp in Horrorvale (probably) being a reference to the first battle in MOTHER 1
50: remembering watching a all cutsence by gamer's little playground I thought it was pretty cool and I just saw that character you play as in the game on thumbnail and that why watch this video.
Thank you thank you thank you! I've now bought a couple of these and wishlisted a ton more. I'm very excited.
That's great to hear!! I'd love to know which one stood out the most? Like, which are you planning to play first?
@@2leftthumbs Well, I happened to see that Figment had an absolutely amazing sale going on (like $2 for the game), so I got that one. I also bought all the other games on Steam by Bedtime Digital Games, except for Figment 2. Got like 5 games for $12 total, including a couple games by other developers with similar styles that were part of the bundle. I'd recommend you check out the rest of Bedtime Digital's games if you haven't already.
I'm also very interested in Potion Craft and HorrorVale, and fascinated by Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass. I saw you playing that last one on a livestream a while back, and I know there's a ton of content in it, which will hopefully keep me occupied for a good while. :)
Games like Horace and Battle Chef Brigade scare me a little bit because I've convinced myself I'm bad at skill-based video games, but I hope to give them a shot as well.
Unfortunately, I have a dinky lil laptop that won't run most of these games. So for now, I'm wishlisting most things until I can afford a computer that can actually handle them. (And also impulse-buying a few of them because they look so cool...) Hopefully I'll be able to get a better computer soon!
There was a game from a long time ago on the 3DS called Swords and Darkness. It was a a random e-Shop purchase that I thought I would regret but I ended up 100%ing it. It was a lot of fun for what it was. There are definitely better games out there but if it’s still available for purchase anywhere and you’re into Castlevania-type games I definitely recommend it. There weren’t exactly many indie masterpieces made all the way back in 2013 so it was a lot more impressive then than it would be now. It wasn’t anything special but I still think about it from time to time for some reason. It was just a fun thing to run through over a weekend.
this is really awesome
Highly recommend Smile For Me, plus, the devs are currently making another game in a similiar style!
Gonna check out that Madness game
Play Boomerang Fu. Just play it. There's a reason why it's so highly rated on Steam. The controls are flawless, it'll run beautifully even on a potato pc, and most of all, it's fun. I play it with my 12 year old son often, and he kicks my ass at it.
YES GO PLAY BOOMERANG FU
my little brother has that game and I have played it with him
10/10 would recommend
It's sad to see that even with this being 2 years old Battle Chef Brigade has still basically not seen an audience increase. That was such a rad game. Also while it's just above the 1k reviews on Steam I cannot recommend the game ECHO enough to at least try the main mechanic of the AI copying your actions during the previous cycle.
Unworthy visually really reminds me of Gloom, which is a 2D roguelike in a similar style that you might enjoy !
So glad to see someone to finally talk about smile for me!
What is the first deck builder game shown right before Slay the Spire? The pixel one.
Where's the skeleton crown guy from the thumbnail?
this needs more views! indie games that are *actually* known by very few players :D
so hyped for scrabdackle and it's free
The demo for Scrabdackle is free, but the full game will be paid.
What a good video! Thanks Graeme, I've wishlisted Poisoncraft and many other games because of this video!
Yes Horace is one of my favorite indie games of all time.
as soon as I saw fear and hunger on the thumbnail, I knew this was gonna be a banger,
Comment guy, where are you
Thanks i have never heard about a lot of them. Btw if you would want a sugestion from me rain world is also pretty good
Space Gladiators looks like poor man's Hollow Knight
You didn't say Sally Face! It has such a cool art style and the characters and plot are amazing. When you see this, make sure to mention me when you get to Travis.
I know of Sally Face, but still haven't played it.
It also has WAY over 1000 steam reviews, so wouldn't make the list
@@2leftthumbs I just feel like I don't know anyone who's played it 🤣
3 games that I'm sad aren't an here are amogus Celeste and project winter
They all have well over 1000 Steam review, and are far from what I would considered "unheard of". Great games though!
King of the Hat is awesome.
nah man, kingsway is something fresh for me, thank you for showin me such innovatively designed roguelike
also great video composition, you have my like!
I highly recommend to check Figment, at least for this story, atmosphere and music (this game is tragic and depressive, it can looks colorful and "childish" but believe me, it's not, it's pretty serious game)
That’s crazy I’ve never heard of any of these
Your username and pfp makes me feel like we both watch atleast 2 of the same things ngl- idk imma just comment this cuz sure
@@sauce5066 umm cool
@@peskybird8229 yeah sorry I honestly shouldn’t have said that I just kinda thought
(Won’t delete the reply for context reasons tho unless you tell me to)
@@sauce5066 nah it’s alright I’ve had people say in comments “thanks gay tord” lol
@@peskybird8229 Oof- I’ve had people call me “armless pico” which tbh makes sense cuz my pfp
I recommend Project Arrhythmia it's a lot like just shapes and beats so it's a bullet hell style game. There are tons of community created characters each have their own lore and abilities. Some people create storylines that have some awesome characters and cool lore. Some are comparable to actual shows!
What about super mumbo combo quest?
This video was loaded with cool looking games
are 3d glasses required to watch this, jeeezz
Outer Wilds.. I only can say that...
I personally recommend a game called BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien. It’s a 2D auto-runner as well as a rhythm game. It’s a shame that no one has played this along with the rest of the BIT.TRIP series. In fact, only a few other people I know actually knows what this game and what the entire series is.
One of the games on the list should be At Least There Is Čeda Čedović - 2d platformer inspired by Mario 3 and SMW. By the way, it actually does have start from flash animations (though they were uploaded on youtube instead of newgrounds)
u ever do that 3 hour lore video boss?
You should check out Election Year Knockout by ExceptioNULL Games, it's very similar to Punch Out!!
I believe theres one of those test based versions of dont escape 4 called wastelander
Great video, but this VHS filter HURTS my eyes so tone it down a little please
I agree, it was probably a little much. It felt like a fun but of flair at the time. But even my eyes go a little wonky looking at it now.
Fun Boomerang Fu Idea: Deactivate all Powerups except double boomerang, multi boomerang and explosive boomerang, crank that power up spawn rate up and relish in pure chaos
Love ya dude
This is cool
Boomerang fun is amazing
The art direction is SO good. But when we actually sat down to play we were still surprised by how fun the game is.
Maybe they ought to change the name to Boomerang Fun ;)
The best thing about this video is games that I own and haven't played better featured in. It all look great. Shout out to humble for helping me have a stacked backlog
there is no game: wrong dimension is good
it's interesting to hear about deep sleep in this video (if only very briefly.) someone close to me played that trilogy and it absolutely ruined my life when i was a kid it scared the living daylights out of me (ironic because it's. a horror game about sleep.) i'd lay awake every night in terror... the whole idea that you could end up in that horrible world just by falling asleep too hard... absolutely nightmarish.
if ur a fan of g*re (or not) kios adventure is a hidden gem i love. u get kill screens that are brutal and they happen a lot. //