Embracelet is a really cool adventure game with a focus on story. Norwegian developer.
good reviews too!
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What are the hidden gems of 2020?
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Embracelet is a really cool adventure game with a focus on story. Norwegian developer.
good reviews too!
Embracelet Review - Review
Looks great and hadn't't heard of it - how long does it last for
I quite enjoyed Primal Light.
Beautiful Desloation is also very good.
And of course the GOTY - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim on PS4. This is such an amazing game on all levels.
Beautiful Desloation is also very good.
And of course the GOTY - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim on PS4. This is such an amazing game on all levels.
Now that I made it through the thread, I'm going with these:
I keep hearing about this game and I finally bit.
How's the Macro DLC?
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I've been looking at this one for months but that stupid Epic deal has me waiting for the Steam release. It's not until May.
I already own this based on an Era thread from a while back. Haven't gotten into it yet. Gotta be honest, the constant Steam updates annoyed me into uninstalling, haha. I'm reinstalling it now.
I really want to try this. Already bought a few other games so I guess I'll wait for a price drop.[/QUOTE]
Looks interesting. I missed your thread about it.I'm still beating that Biomass drum:
Biomass Is Metroid Fusion Crossed With Bloodborne and It's One of the Best Games of 2020 (Free DLC Announced)
With that out of the way let’s get into that thread title. At the most basic level Biomass takes the linear, but still somewhat open, structure of Metroid Fusion (while expanding on that wonderfully creepy sci-fi dread) with the aggressive pace of combat and world-building of Bloodborne. There’s...www.resetera.com
I keep hearing about this game and I finally bit.
I knew nothing about this one before I saw it mentioned like 8724968346 times in this thread. Looking forward to trying it out.
How's the Macro DLC?
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Other thoughts:
I've been looking at this one for months but that stupid Epic deal has me waiting for the Steam release. It's not until May.
I already own this based on an Era thread from a while back. Haven't gotten into it yet. Gotta be honest, the constant Steam updates annoyed me into uninstalling, haha. I'm reinstalling it now.
This game is really cool. I love the cynical corporate slave story framing. It also kinda feels like a Homeworld spinoff which makes sense considering the developer. However, I'm waiting until it's finished before I play more.
YES. This game fries my brain.Post Void - Psychedelic build engine style FPS
I love this one. It just feels great to play. Can't wait for it to be finished.Ultrakill - Devil May Doom, it's the FPS reimagined as a character action game.
Disc Room - Mostly by the team who made Minit, it's a game about dodging discs!
I really want to try this. Already bought a few other games so I guess I'll wait for a price drop.[/QUOTE]
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A Monster's Expedition is on par as my favourite game of the year and it's easily one of the best puzzle games ever made. Really loved this and it's a shame it doesn't get more recognition. Everyone needs to play this, especially if you like puzzle games.
It's only about five hours or so, but its the perfect length for the story it tells.
The biggest one for me is without a doubt Deep Rock Galactic. I've spent 50 hours on this game in the past month and it's absolutely phenomenal.
Perfect blend of Aliens, Left 4 Dead, Minecraft and, somehow, Lost Vikings.
It's absolutely incredible if you're craving for a coop experience.
Perfect blend of Aliens, Left 4 Dead, Minecraft and, somehow, Lost Vikings.
It's absolutely incredible if you're craving for a coop experience.
This game is excellent! Anyone with any affinity for 2d action games should play it.
I really liked the style of this, but it was short and lacked any sort of substance. I really wish it's gameplay matched it's aesthetic.
Treachery in Beatdown City is a turn based beat 'em up rpg (!) with good retro visuals and music:
It's currently on sale on Steam and the Switch eShop too!
I would also like to second
Ikenfell
Spiritfarer
Signs of the Sojourner
A Short Hike
Oh yeah, and have many people played The Last Campfire? If not, add that one to the list too!
Seriously, play these games. Plaaayyy theeeemm.
It's currently on sale on Steam and the Switch eShop too!
I would also like to second
Ikenfell
Spiritfarer
Signs of the Sojourner
A Short Hike
Oh yeah, and have many people played The Last Campfire? If not, add that one to the list too!
Seriously, play these games. Plaaayyy theeeemm.
Yeah that stuff definitely turns people off of the series, but it's nothing new to it lol. I more meant relative to the previous games in the series it still felt like it went under the radar.
Sorry, can't say as I never played a Digimon game (nor watched the anime). I'll say that it's a great Pokemon-like game, though.
Filament - Great little puzzle game that will eat hours and hours of your time. One of those situations where you're impressed at just how many different puzzle types or "rules" a game can come up with using just the simple concept of threading nodes together.
I've been watching videos about this game but im still unsure. I love some roguelikes but there are some i really dont like. I didnt like spelunky at all and im not sure if i would like this. I know it has all this physics which sounds cool but i fear that the combat might be too dull for me.
In Other Waters
A richly detailed sci-fi/mystery. You play as the A.I. controlling a researcher's diving suit, while they investigate a mystery on an underwater planet, so you mostly interface with the world through menus. Very well-written, recommended to folks who liked the scanning in Metroid Prime, or maybe No Man's Sky. Front runner for my GOTY.
Currently available on Nintendo Switch, Steam, Humble, and GOG. It's on sale right now too!
Artemis' Minesweeper
Saw this on Gamespot and it already made the rounds on Twitter, so maybe it's not really hidden? Simple concept: minesweeper + bullet hell, but if you like both of those things you'll find this highly addictive. I don't love the anime aesthetic, nor the music, but it's a really solid proof-of-concept.
Availabe (FOR FREE!) on Windows, Mac, Linux, or just in your browser via Itch io.
I'm glad to see this mentioned a couple of times. Despite playing a whole lot more games this year than usual, I didn't have as much fun with anything -- up until the past couple of weeks, anyway -- as I did with Maneater.
Ok, so I just finished the medium difficulty of this game and have to recommend it in here 5000x over.
Knock Harder.
Play this game. Play this game. Play this game.
It's on sale even right now on steam and worth every penny.
Don't let the game art fool you. It's not really a shooter or horror game, more puzzly.
Knock Harder.
Play this game. Play this game. Play this game.
It's on sale even right now on steam and worth every penny.
Don't let the game art fool you. It's not really a shooter or horror game, more puzzly.
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Artemis' Minesweeper
Saw this on Gamespot and it already made the rounds on Twitter, so maybe it's not really hidden? Simple concept: minesweeper + bullet hell, but if you like both of those things you'll find this highly addictive. I don't love the anime aesthetic, nor the music, but it's a really solid proof-of-concept.
Availabe (FOR FREE!) on Windows, Mac, Linux, or just in your browser via Itch io.
Thank you
Bug Fables!
Technically Nov 2019 but it released on Switch this year.
It's a really charming, wholesome turn based RPG very much inspired by Paper Mario of old. If it was any more inspired by PM it would be PM.
It has a challenging Hard Mode that brings all the gameplay systems together so that's what I recommend playing it in.
I went in thinking "Oh, bootleg PM" but it really stands on its own and is actually quite good. I only know of 2 other games that are like this, give it a try!
Technically Nov 2019 but it released on Switch this year.
It's a really charming, wholesome turn based RPG very much inspired by Paper Mario of old. If it was any more inspired by PM it would be PM.
It has a challenging Hard Mode that brings all the gameplay systems together so that's what I recommend playing it in.
I went in thinking "Oh, bootleg PM" but it really stands on its own and is actually quite good. I only know of 2 other games that are like this, give it a try!
AVGN Deluxe 1&2 is my personal sleeper hit of the year. Glad I waited this long to experience these polished, more balanced remasters -- and they're a delight on the Switch for portable play.
Banner of the Maid is my easy pick. It's Napoleonic Wars Fire Emblem, and playing it through on Hard each battle has been a deliciously difficult but satisfying combat puzzle to solve.
It also has the most ridiculous art design, where suddenly a woman is introduced as an artillery commander and she has a crop-top military uniform with a boob window. It's so outrageously over the top that it's genuinely laugh out loud funny, while somehow getting away with it because its so far over the line it's almost magical.
But for real, I started Fire Emblem Three Houses just before this game, but I shelved that and have been playing this instead. My favourite tactics type game since the last Advance Wars.
It also has the most ridiculous art design, where suddenly a woman is introduced as an artillery commander and she has a crop-top military uniform with a boob window. It's so outrageously over the top that it's genuinely laugh out loud funny, while somehow getting away with it because its so far over the line it's almost magical.
But for real, I started Fire Emblem Three Houses just before this game, but I shelved that and have been playing this instead. My favourite tactics type game since the last Advance Wars.
Desperados 3 - by far the most overlooked fantastic game of the year, more people need to play it
Wasteland 3 - perhaps not a "hidden gem", but also a game that needs as much loving as possible, utterly fantastic
Lonely Mountains: Downhill - haven't played too much of it myself, but it's super-fun and I barely see any talk about it
Wasteland 3 - perhaps not a "hidden gem", but also a game that needs as much loving as possible, utterly fantastic
Lonely Mountains: Downhill - haven't played too much of it myself, but it's super-fun and I barely see any talk about it
Game awards nominee for Best Narrative, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.
Truly my biggest surprise of 2020.
Truly my biggest surprise of 2020.
Now this is the sort of the thing I'm watching this thread for. Completely flew under my radar and looks exactly my sort of thing. Thanks for bringing it up.
Carto was a nice surprise. Main game mechanic felt really fresh, and the art is great.
It's out on everything I think.
Second this. Really nice surprise. Great way of using the Carcassonne mechanic in a video game.
to be honest something about the aesthetic/atmosphere of being in those little train cars in what little i've seen puts me off that game and is probably the main reason I haven't tried it,just kinda seems too samey in that regard
is that one of those things that is less of a concern in practice?
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Not really a concern when playing it. The enemies change every stage, and there are mutators that you can activate in each stage for additional rewards.