While I don't care much for a few of these games, I gotta shoot it my appreciation of shooting it the Knack series. Both games are honestly worth a play but 2 is definitely an improvement over one in almost every way.
Prey is always my first answer when asked about underrated gems. Easily my favorite Arkane game. It's probably my favorite game of the entire im-sim genre.
Metro Exodus, The Ascent, Stranded Deep, Guardians of the Galaxy, Stray, The Forest, Days Gone, Sleeping Dogs, Alien Isolation, Some more AA games that are usually pretty cheap and on sale that I can think of off the top of my head.
I wanted to play it so bad i liked gameplay, i installed it, played for 4 hours. i have massive like stuttering or freeze drops while im playing like randomly for 1 sec while FPS is around 60-70, if i lower on low settings sttutering gets worse which is interesting xd. its unplayable i deleted game, it's i guess good game, just this sht.. its weird since i play rd2 on high settings without stuttering. ghost of tsusima on very high without stuttering
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars is heavily underrated. It's one of the few games I went through without a walkthrough because there aren't much videos on it. Maybe there is now.
Good list, some suggestions were pretty spot on and I loved the No.1 choice. Blacktail is a great game and I'd recommend it to anyone who wish to try a first person game without guns. I just wished they'd add some kind of locational damage system for more combat depth, like headshots do 3x damage or something. I'd really recommend giving Godfall a taste. It's combat is akin to God of War 2018 but with some deeper mechanics (weakpoints, ailments, overhealth, etc.) and a very fluid feeling. The game had a bad launch and the devs put the AAA pricetag on it, which was wrong. Nowadays, you can find it for 5-7$ and it's definitely worth it for 40h+ of awesome hack'n'slash gameplay!
A little unknown Nintendo Switch game that consumed my life for a month : DARKWOOD. It is an indie that absolutely deserves your love and time. It's also on Steam so don't miss it. Sheer Terror. Incredible Stress. Goofs and Laughs. And more. 😂
Before I look at the video, I want to comment my game. The Order 1886. I love that game and while it ends on the worst cliffhanger in media history, that game was awesome and fun.
Agreed. Now that everyone is conditioned to applaud less after years of being beaten down by shitty games with no substance, a rerelease of The Order would suck heaps of people in.
@@jacobjester4761that’s not it at all. The game was reportedly about 6 hours long, almost zero replay value and it was sold as full price game. That was the reason why it bombed. It didn’t have anything to do with Bloodbourne.
@@brandonjones5879Was closer to 4 hours of actual gameplay if the forced slowed down sections as well as the long ass chapter cutscenes filler were removed
Code Vein and Enslaved, yes. I love both. Can't even say why they were so memorable for me. Still waiting for Code Vein 2. But the one I want to see continued the most is Days Gone. It's a crime there is no sequel.
It's fucking garbage. Please don't give us a sequel of that stupid shit. It's the most conventional, safe, zombie experience you could ever have and the noise mechanic it introduces barely even works properly. No zombie game will ever reach the height of Dead Rising cause they're too cowardly to do something different
@@DrClownPhDwow just clicked your profile and found out you just go everywhere trying to bash days gone as much as you can lol. Have nothing more to say with the low life of someone like you
When the Playstation community harp on about how good Days Gone is I don't think that qualifies as underrated exactly. Is it because IGN gave it a 6 or something?
Interesting to see 3 Spiders games on this list, feels like an underrated developer. I've only played one of their games, might be time to check out the rest. Also, loved the Surge series
Blacktail is the only one I hadn't heard of and it looks amazing! I'm definitely going to have to give it a go since there's quite a few on this list I really enjoyed
This is such a great list, with the exception of Shadowfall. I’d probably change that for Neo TWEWY or Homefront: The Revolution. But everything else was perfect!
Spiders not only made Greedfall and Bound by Flame, they also made The Technomancer. The Technomancer is also a sequel to a game they made on the Xbox 360 called Mars Logs. And Mars Logs is backwards compatible on Xbox Series X/S. The team that made The Council, Big Bad Wolf, also made Vampire the Masquerade: Swansong, Embracer Group just suddenly closed Piranha Bytes a few months ago. (Their last game was Elex 2, which though buggy, is as good as Elex) And The team that made The Surge, Deck 13, made the original Lords of the Fallen, game, and put out a new game last year called Atlas Fallen. Atlas Fallen is on Gamepass right now.
I love pb and spiders. elex 2 is sadly only superior to elex 1 in movement, and weapon balancing and arguably combat althrough I liked the combo system from the first game. Finished technomancer with all achievements across 3 playthroughs, but I wouldn't call it a hidden gem. It gets a bit repetitive as there aren't actually many locations in the game. And I literally finished lords of the fallen 2014 today. I managed toll kill the final boss in a single hit before he could even change the arena lol. I had fun with it.
Fyi the new Atlas Fallen has gone through a cyperpunk 2.1 redo and is all the better for it. Deserves more attention. Got lost in ‘24 when good games dropped every week
Resogun is excellent on PlayStation. Housemarque's Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition is so underrated on PlayStation. It has bugs on Cloud but if you buy the game and install it will run fine. Hope that helps!
Totally agree.. Spiders when under Focus (who we all know publish some banger games!!) were awesome, although now gobbled up Nacon :( Anyway cant wait for Greedfall 2! If it sux, i'll put it down to another NaCon-job!
I'm very happy to see Code Vein in this list, damn I enjoyed it much more than I tought. First of all, if you play it without companion it's damn challenging, especially the bosses! Plus, it has a very good gameplay, imho among the soulslike games it is only second to Nioh
Elex: can't recommend this enough. Played through it 3 times in a row. great game. The Technomancer: cool setting and I liked how the classes/skill trees are all very distinct. Buuuut the game becomes very repetitive, making you backtrack to the same location a billion times. It can get a bit tiring. I'm going to play all games from the dev eventually though as I tend to really appreciate AA rpgs.
Deliver Us The Moon was definitely a memorable experience. I wound up platinuming it. I heard conflicting things about its sequel, Deliver Us Mars. I took the plunge anyway and man... the story there was pretty unforgettable as well. Tense, bleak... but with a surge of promise, hope, and dark intrigue at the end. I'd love to see a third game... provided they fix the character models. As strong as the story was, Deliver Us Mars had some pretty sketchy character renderings 😂
At 10-20$ the order 1886 is a great game with fun combat and great atmosphere. The ending is dumb but it’s still worth it and it doesn’t overstay its welcome.
Loved Alienation - just played it in 2023, stumbled over it in an PS Sale - and wondered why this gem is so unknown and underrated - also the 74(?) Metascore is too low
Interesting games you have here. I have played Mad Max. Great game. A bit of repetitive and small though. I wish it was bigger. I'm interested about, The Technomancer, Enslaved, Bound by Fire and Elex. A Plague Tale seems like a really good game. That's how you make a strong female character. Not by giving her unexplainable strength to fight every opponent but making her outsmart their enemies in various ways. Also, the fact that se is trying to help her little brother is a plus. 👍
AC Syndicate was one of my favourites! It really got all of the formula right but it was too late.😮💨 Origins should’ve been the last one then shadows… maybe😅
This is my steam backlog coming to life to slap me in the face and say, “PLAAAY ME!!’ I will sloooowly make my way through this list. But I gotta be more disciplined, lol. I just bought #1, the archer game, today x__x. Saw it for like 8 bucks, and said, “Yes please!” Meanwhile, I am still like 2 quests away from finally being able to move into the final zone of BG3
Control is my goty for 2019 and one of the most underrated games
Control is a good game and received a lot of praise from critics, I don't think it's that underrated.
@@jdbruiseryes it was very successful 😊
Control, Mad Max and Enslaved are all amazing games. I agree completely that more people should play them
Greedfall, Madmax and AC Syndicate are some of the games on the list that I’ve played and they’re all good. Great list.
greedfall was pretty ass
Timestamps man 🙏
Check description bro. I always add timestamps ☺️
@@kryptomac101 tip:
Change "chapters" to Timeline
Just fast forward
Just watch the video man
There are timestamps lol or just be a hardcore fan and supporter and watch the whole vid
Enslaved odyssey to the west is my favorite depiction of journey to the west. So good honestly needed a sequel
Returnal is my most underrated game ever.
The Surge 2's directional parry system was so much fun! Loved playing that one.
Your videos are excellent. Also, props for including Order: 1886. That game was super memorable.
While I don't care much for a few of these games, I gotta shoot it my appreciation of shooting it the Knack series. Both games are honestly worth a play but 2 is definitely an improvement over one in almost every way.
One of the best underrated lists I've seen. Nicely done.
How?? 🤨
Prey is always my first answer when asked about underrated gems. Easily my favorite Arkane game. It's probably my favorite game of the entire im-sim genre.
Metro Exodus, The Ascent, Stranded Deep, Guardians of the Galaxy, Stray, The Forest, Days Gone, Sleeping Dogs, Alien Isolation,
Some more AA games that are usually pretty cheap and on sale that I can think of off the top of my head.
Guardians of the galaxy and days gone are 100% worth it
@@ggcthvvv8035Days gone is a masterpiece i loved every part of that game
Metro Exodus is not underrated really...
Days Gone is dookie. Can we stop praising this generic piece of trash? Thanks
@@devakleo2037 I'm so sorry that you settle for the most mediocre media out there
If you don't think it's mediocre it's cause you didn't play it
metro exodus. masterpiece
If you ignore everything else on this list, please do not miss control, one of the best games of the last generation.
Knack 2 baby. Masterpiece!!!
KNACK IS BACK! MONEY MONEY MONEEEYYYY!!!
This is a great list in my opinion
Thanks, man. I hope you enjoyed it 😊
Thank you, thank you, thank you for putting the names of the games in the scroll bar!!! This is a great list!
days gone is by far the most underrated i have seen
had me hooked and the twist with the dr being a zombie was neat
had me really wanting a second game
Days Gone was underrated. At this point, with all the praise, it's pretty much overrated.
I didn't buy it at first now it's on my steamdeck and I'm in new game plus awesome game I bought it for 12.00$ 😮
@@brunodeandrade2631 well that's a good thing it should be overrated we need days gone 2 man 😭
I wanted to play it so bad i liked gameplay, i installed it, played for 4 hours. i have massive like stuttering or freeze drops while im playing like randomly for 1 sec while FPS is around 60-70, if i lower on low settings sttutering gets worse which is interesting xd. its unplayable i deleted game, it's i guess good game, just this sht.. its weird since i play rd2 on high settings without stuttering. ghost of tsusima on very high without stuttering
The order is incredible just finished it the other day after like 6 years of telling myself
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars is heavily underrated.
It's one of the few games I went through without a walkthrough because there aren't much videos on it. Maybe there is now.
Still no map
The lack of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is mesmerizing...
Syndicate is still my favorite assassin's creed I think they really did hit a sweet spot
gross
Enslaved, its been years since I played it on the 360. Seeing it on this list was unexpected but brings back lots of fond memories 😇
It's good. But the framerate makes it very hard to play now.
@@ttin0 The PC version looks and plays great with some config tweaks
Good list, some suggestions were pretty spot on and I loved the No.1 choice. Blacktail is a great game and I'd recommend it to anyone who wish to try a first person game without guns. I just wished they'd add some kind of locational damage system for more combat depth, like headshots do 3x damage or something.
I'd really recommend giving Godfall a taste. It's combat is akin to God of War 2018 but with some deeper mechanics (weakpoints, ailments, overhealth, etc.) and a very fluid feeling. The game had a bad launch and the devs put the AAA pricetag on it, which was wrong. Nowadays, you can find it for 5-7$ and it's definitely worth it for 40h+ of awesome hack'n'slash gameplay!
The Order 1886 has great world building, and literally nothing else
KNACK 2 BAYBEEEE!!!
A little unknown Nintendo Switch game that consumed my life for a month : DARKWOOD. It is an indie that absolutely deserves your love and time. It's also on Steam so don't miss it. Sheer Terror. Incredible Stress. Goofs and Laughs. And more. 😂
These are actual Good Hidden Games.❤
Before I look at the video, I want to comment my game. The Order 1886. I love that game and while it ends on the worst cliffhanger in media history, that game was awesome and fun.
It ended up being your number 20! Let's go!!
Not the worst but the best cliffhanger. It's the worst cuz of no continuation
Your channel gonna be big,mark my words
The Order 1886 is really good and I think would do really well if it was released today.
Maybe if it was on Xbox and PC too. It being a PS4 exclusive and being released at the same time as bloodborne killed it.
Too bad Sony hates PC players.
Agreed. Now that everyone is conditioned to applaud less after years of being beaten down by shitty games with no substance, a rerelease of The Order would suck heaps of people in.
@@jacobjester4761that’s not it at all. The game was reportedly about 6 hours long, almost zero replay value and it was sold as full price game. That was the reason why it bombed. It didn’t have anything to do with Bloodbourne.
@@brandonjones5879Was closer to 4 hours of actual gameplay if the forced slowed down sections as well as the long ass chapter cutscenes filler were removed
I love these types of videos. Always looking for hidden gems. I loved mad Max and the order
I play a lot of these! Another I’d add is Demonicon. Not great combat, but one of the most in-depth rpg story I’ve ever played
I agree with most of your list, better than what I usually hear for these kinds of lists, also HILARIOUS username love it
that order game looks incredible!!!!!!!
Isn't, 4 hour run through, you can't interact with anything unless prompted
I thought that it looks class..😮
May i say, you have excellent taste in games
Upvote for my favorite souls-like: The Surge 2
Prey, control, and days gone are phenomenal.
Code Vein and Enslaved, yes. I love both. Can't even say why they were so memorable for me. Still waiting for Code Vein 2.
But the one I want to see continued the most is Days Gone. It's a crime there is no sequel.
expected code vein to be like 6/10 max but it was actually a 9/10 game imo,very very underrated
My favourite underrated game is Styx, one of the best stealth games in my opinion
amazing video! subscribed!
Days Gone. Super underrated. Sad there will never be a sequel.
I just hope we see another game like Days Gone in the future. I love both of its world and story 🤞
It's fucking garbage. Please don't give us a sequel of that stupid shit. It's the most conventional, safe, zombie experience you could ever have and the noise mechanic it introduces barely even works properly. No zombie game will ever reach the height of Dead Rising cause they're too cowardly to do something different
@@DrClownPhDyeah Days Gone beats Dead rising any given days, backoff xbot
@@DrClownPhDwow just clicked your profile and found out you just go everywhere trying to bash days gone as much as you can lol. Have nothing more to say with the low life of someone like you
When the Playstation community harp on about how good Days Gone is I don't think that qualifies as underrated exactly. Is it because IGN gave it a 6 or something?
Interesting to see 3 Spiders games on this list, feels like an underrated developer. I've only played one of their games, might be time to check out the rest.
Also, loved the Surge series
Blacktail is the only one I hadn't heard of and it looks amazing! I'm definitely going to have to give it a go since there's quite a few on this list I really enjoyed
Syndicate might be my favorite combat out of all ac series very underrated
Great spotlight on many great video games. Also, awesome video!
Just downloaded mad max on my PS5! thanks for the recommendation!
This is such a great list, with the exception of Shadowfall. I’d probably change that for Neo TWEWY or Homefront: The Revolution. But everything else was perfect!
Will love to get an underrated current gen horror titles list as well
Spiders not only made Greedfall and Bound by Flame, they also made The Technomancer. The Technomancer is also a sequel to a game they made on the Xbox 360 called Mars Logs. And Mars Logs is backwards compatible on Xbox Series X/S. The team that made The Council, Big Bad Wolf, also made Vampire the Masquerade: Swansong, Embracer Group just suddenly closed Piranha Bytes a few months ago. (Their last game was Elex 2, which though buggy, is as good as Elex) And The team that made The Surge, Deck 13, made the original Lords of the Fallen, game, and put out a new game last year called Atlas Fallen. Atlas Fallen is on Gamepass right now.
I love pb and spiders. elex 2 is sadly only superior to elex 1 in movement, and weapon balancing and arguably combat althrough I liked the combo system from the first game. Finished technomancer with all achievements across 3 playthroughs, but I wouldn't call it a hidden gem. It gets a bit repetitive as there aren't actually many locations in the game.
And I literally finished lords of the fallen 2014 today. I managed toll kill the final boss in a single hit before he could even change the arena lol. I had fun with it.
Facts
And beta for greedfall 2 is coming out this month, or at least by end of year
Fyi the new Atlas Fallen has gone through a cyperpunk 2.1 redo and is all the better for it. Deserves more attention. Got lost in ‘24 when good games dropped every week
Lol without Gamepass you Xbots literally have nothing, I swear most games would just pass you by 😅.
@@Pranksta1985Without exclusives (that are no longer exclusive) what do ps players even have, gamepass single-handedly makes the Xbox just better
Bound by Flame was 🔥🔥🔥🔥 no one ever talks about it. SUB achieved.
I would add Evil West to this list. A great beatemup/shooter game in a cowboy setting
Resogun is excellent on PlayStation. Housemarque's Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition is so underrated on PlayStation. It has bugs on Cloud but if you buy the game and install it will run fine. Hope that helps!
My most underrated games are days gone, remnant 2, and plague tale
Greedfall, The Technomancer and Bound by Flame. Spiders has 3 games in you top 20. Gotta say, I completely agree.
Totally agree.. Spiders when under Focus (who we all know publish some banger games!!) were awesome, although now gobbled up Nacon :( Anyway cant wait for Greedfall 2! If it sux, i'll put it down to another NaCon-job!
I'm very happy to see Code Vein in this list, damn I enjoyed it much more than I tought. First of all, if you play it without companion it's damn challenging, especially the bosses! Plus, it has a very good gameplay, imho among the soulslike games it is only second to Nioh
Elex: can't recommend this enough. Played through it 3 times in a row. great game.
The Technomancer: cool setting and I liked how the classes/skill trees are all very distinct. Buuuut the game becomes very repetitive, making you backtrack to the same location a billion times. It can get a bit tiring. I'm going to play all games from the dev eventually though as I tend to really appreciate AA rpgs.
Awesome list man quite a few games I didn't know about. Thanks!
Deliver Us The Moon was definitely a memorable experience. I wound up platinuming it. I heard conflicting things about its sequel, Deliver Us Mars. I took the plunge anyway and man... the story there was pretty unforgettable as well. Tense, bleak... but with a surge of promise, hope, and dark intrigue at the end. I'd love to see a third game... provided they fix the character models. As strong as the story was, Deliver Us Mars had some pretty sketchy character renderings 😂
Really nice recomendation
Nice list. 🎉
Control is SO under-rated
Solid list great vid thank you
Prey was an amazing experience.
Thank you, I checked at Steam and bought a couple of games from this, they are on sale.
The ascend should be there.
At 10-20$ the order 1886 is a great game with fun combat and great atmosphere. The ending is dumb but it’s still worth it and it doesn’t overstay its welcome.
The Alienation, if Sony gives that game a “Helldiver” treatment, man it will be over and crazy!
I was not expecting to see Technomancer, or Bound by Flame.
Great vid!
Faeria... a true masterpiece of card games..
Loved Alienation - just played it in 2023, stumbled over it in an PS Sale - and wondered why this gem is so unknown and underrated - also the 74(?) Metascore is too low
Interesting games you have here.
I have played Mad Max.
Great game. A bit of repetitive and small though. I wish it was bigger.
I'm interested about, The Technomancer, Enslaved, Bound by Fire and Elex.
A Plague Tale seems like a really good game.
That's how you make a strong female character. Not by giving her unexplainable strength to fight every opponent but making her outsmart their enemies in various ways.
Also, the fact that se is trying to help her little brother is a plus. 👍
Elex is atrocious
@@garypasquill2355 Why? More information please.
Bramble the mountain king is also an amazing indie game
Lotta good ones on the list
Blacktail! Good call!
I recommend kingdom come deliverance, returnal, and vampyr
The surge 2 is so good for a fresh take on souls likes
I have to try The Council now. I love Walkind Dead saga and The Wolf Among Us.
The surge 2 is on here…it’s legit.
AC Syndicate was one of my favourites! It really got all of the formula right but it was too late.😮💨
Origins should’ve been the last one then shadows… maybe😅
Super good video I subscribe
This is my steam backlog coming to life to slap me in the face and say, “PLAAAY ME!!’ I will sloooowly make my way through this list. But I gotta be more disciplined, lol. I just bought #1, the archer game, today x__x. Saw it for like 8 bucks, and said, “Yes please!” Meanwhile, I am still like 2 quests away from finally being able to move into the final zone of BG3
Really great list
Dont forget Pathologic 2! My number one hidden gem of the generation (and no, you dont need to play Pathologic 1)
Just for you to know that's a great list away from trends
The Surge doesn't get the love it deserves
Downloading it now. Hope you're right, it certainly piqued my interest!
loved it, only gripe i had was the repetative enemy/areas combat and gameplay was very fun tho
CONTROL and Prey are GOOD I mean GOOOOD
Nice list bruh
I'd love a new Killzone...for PC!
Knack 2 baby
I really enjoyed Killzone.
Any recommendations for a game like Alienation on PC? I love games like this.
The Ascent has similar gameplay
Helldivers 1, Alien Swarm, Nation Red, Ruiner, SYNTHETIK, The Ascent, ENDLESS Dungeon, to name a few.
AC Syndicate was the best in my opinion.
Most of these games are pretty popular. Was expecting some deep cuts
Digimon Cyber Sleuth also available on PS Vita
i adore a plague tale, and i still think it should have been Charlotte McBurney to win the 2022 best performance on the game awards show
If it’s a multiplayer, live service, online or souls thing, I’m not touching it.
14:13 I support this game so hard I keep it installed from game pass 😢