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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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[–] MooMix@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] Yavandril@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year 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!

[–] Aurora_Borealia@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I highly recommend CrossCode, currently only costs $6 (It also has a free demo if you want to try it first). It’s a really well polished game with a great story, and the action is amazing too. It also includes difficulty settings you can change if you feel yourself getting too frustrated (as I did sometimes). This video also sums it up pretty well. Hope you enjoy!

[–] rjh@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I don't understand how it's not a classic. The music and art is amazing, the story and characters are charming, the battle system is fun, it's full of side quests and places to explore. Maybe it's because the dungeons are literally 2 hours of non-stop puzzles (they went a bit hard on the puzzles), but if you can get past that, it's definitely worth your time!

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 0 points 1 year 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

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] LegendofDragoon@kbin.social 0 points 1 year 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.

[–] Robochocobo@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] mint@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year 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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[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year 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

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] kosure@kbin.social 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm going to come in with some actual more hidden gems:

[–] natori@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Dorfromantik is a lot of fun, strong carcasonne vibes. Makes for a very pleasant "I just need to relax for a while" kind of game.

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