So I haven't played ANY of these games yet, but I have bought a LOT of niche stuff this sale at amazing prizes most have never heard of. I'll highlight a few that have good reception, are probably mostly unknown, and look very interesting to me (in alphabetical order):
Unfortunately not much in horror games/walking simulators as I own most of those already. Hope this is useful to some.
Anomie - $4.99
This is a first-time endeavor for a no-name (as of yet) studio, it seems the game was Kickstarted and the game's been reviewing well. Reviews claim it does some very interesting, unusual, and experimental things for a visual novel, and it's better than it looks and has quite an ending. Curious about this one.
Crime Solver's Bundle - $5.23 for all three, $1.99-$2.49 individually.
Three games in a series about murder, point'n'clicks, they have a nice looking style to them and seem to have gotten little attention so all three are relatively cheap individually and looking like a bargain together.
Dungeons and Geese - $0.51
This game seems to surprise a lot of people, many mention it was a lot better than they were expecting and though rough in some areas it has its own spirit and you can tell both this was not made by professionals but they were making something they were passionate about and put time to make it into something worth playing and a bit unusual. It's a sidescrolling thing, but for the cheap price and comments I needed to check it out.
Eatwell - $0.99
It's a rogue-like game described as a mixture of Pac-Man, Binding of Isaac, and Downwell. It looks interesting to me, and a bit strange.
Flood of Light - $2.99
Wow this game has a beautiful style and music. It sounds like this one misses the mark a bit on the story aspect going, but the puzzles are good (it's a puzzle platformer) and it has a very pretty look and sound, which leads to an immersive atmosphere.
Illusoria - $0.99
Has a great gruesome style and some people seem to love it, some seem to think it's a bit floaty or complaining about broken controller support, but looks interesting enough to me.
In Extremix - $2.49
A psychedelic bullet hell schmup which is both a love letter to the genre and goes in very unusual directions with differently stylized stages. I kind of love the idea and trailer for it, and it's reviewing well.
The Low Road- $5.24
A spy comedy game with a unique style. Seems people like the characters, world, style, and puzzles, there's some weird comedic elements of the game, but I kind of adore what I've seen so far.
MilkMaid of the Milky Way - $2.99
It's an atmospheric point'n'click about a woman who lives in the mountains alone who gets by making milk products in the 1920s. One night however her cows begin to act up and aliens arrive. Apparently the game is quite beautiful, and it certainly seems like it from what I've seen, though not entirely too long. I'm entranced though.
Perso - $3.49
A surprisingly atmospheric looking block-sliding game. Apparently puzzles are good, and by looking at the footage it looks really atmospheric with some great flourishes and sound design. I can dig it.
Please Knock On My Door - $9.74
This game has been recommended to me by a friend who adores it, and it catches my interest. Reviews say it has a story unlike anything they've seen in a game and many say it's a hard game to go through since it gets way too close to home. All I know is I like the look and narration, and hear this game tackles depression (apparently very, very well).
Recursed - $3.99
I've seen this game in some past community hidden gems threads, just picked it up now. It's a puzzle platform that's apparently mind-bending, and really good going by what some Reset Era peeps have said in the past.
Spectrum - $1.69
Apparently a fairly unique platformer with very fluid movement which some describe as "Sonic like but you hover rather than run". One touch I also really liked mentioned in reviews is it's a 2D game but the background is 3D, and you can see upcoming parts of the level/obstacles in the background that leads-up to them or parts you've completed trailing away from them.
Trackless - $7.49
This game is a fairly recent title which seems it got swept up with the crowd. It has countless positive reviews, many describing it as part relaxing and part intriguing, apparently walking simulator meets text adventure in a uniquely stylized sci-fi world.
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There's a 40 image limit per post on Reset Era, so going to carry this over to one more post with some games I've picked up this sale.
