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The accompanying Steam sale Indie Game deal thread! We are so Indie, we dont even have a header! (If someone feels like donating a decent header, I'd gladly take it)

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| 1. Overview |
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Since it might take you a while to scroll through this thread, here is a handy list of things you'll find here:
Post #1: Overview, Introductory Blurb & Toma Seal of Approval Sale recommendations
Post #2: New recommendations since the last thread #1
Post #3: New recommendations since the last thread #2
Post #4: Recommendation Catalog A-D
Post #5: Recommendation Catalog E-N
Post #6: Recommendation Catalog O-R
Post #7: Recommendation Catalog S-Z
Post #8: Bundle Deals & Archive for recommended games not on sale.

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| 2. Introductory Blurb |
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Rules:

• 1. NO CARD, IRISH ACTRESS OR GENERAL STEAM TALK - Visit the main Steam summer sale thread for that: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=840701
• 2. Otherwise feel free to ask about impressions of Indie games, "X or Y?"-questions, mention suggestions for this list or any other game related topic.
• 3. WAIT FOR THE DAILY DEALS....if you dont want to get burned. I have quite a few games on this list that I expect to get way deeper sales down the line. If you cant wait, feel free to disregard that and buy it anyway, more power money to the Indie devs.
• 4. Obligatory line to make you a bad conscience: For every good Indie game on Steam, there are 10 good Indies not on Steam and less than half of the games mentioned in our Indie GOTY thread are on Steam. If you want MORE great Indies (mainly Desura/unaffiliated), check out our monthly Indie Game thread series and the recommendations in the first post:
  http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=829021 or our Indie GOTY thread from 2013: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=766928

I talked to Salsa about this years ago and without trying to steal any thunder from the main thread, some will probably appreciate a thread with short write ups and a crew of guys mainly to ask for the games that most people didnt play or dont pay attention to. This way it should also be easier to follow the discussion of certain games if its not buried under a few hundred posts of card talk or "SHOULD I BUY THIS; GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS".

This thread is already rather packed, but its in the nature of things, that I couldnt include every game on earth. I stuck to the ones that are generally recommended or recommended by me/the Indie Game thread guys. If there are games not mentioned here, but you you feel strongly about them, then mention them in here in the exact same format as the other entries and I'll add them to the OP if I didnt already. Please copy the following and remove the . in the code tags.

[b]Gamename[./b] - Price (XX% off)
[quote][img]Screenshot[./img]
[URL]Link[./URL]

Short 2-3 sentence description why people should check it out.[./quote]

I reserve the right not to include troll entries (Looking at you, Bad Rats).

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| 3. Toma Seal of Approval Sale recommendations |
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I decided to write up a quick list of games from this thread that I consider a well balanced list with good deals you should grab this sale or at least need to put on your wish list to wait for a good deal:

• One Way Heroics - $0,87 (75% off) : Magnificient and unique roguelike style game.
• Original War - $0,99 (80% off) : Cheap RTS with a story about time travel, customizable vehicle parts and caveman you can recruit. Tempted to gift away a few dozen copies of this and make a "Lets play..." thread.
• Sentinel - $1,49 (50% off) : Incredibly challenging tower defense game with a great soundtrack that you influence with the tower placement.
• Full Bore - $7,49 (50% off) : Hopefully gets a deeper sale, but this game is 40 hours of puzzle platforming exploration content in a basically open world and was among my top choices for GOTY 2013.
• Divinity II: Developer's Cut - $4 (80% off) ( : Easily among the best RPGs of the past 5 years with a vast world and plenty of stuff to do. Oh and you are a dragon. Ridiculous value at $4.
• Eador: Masters of the Broken World - $4,99 (75% off) : The lowest price its ever been and among the best turn based strategy games out there. Consider grabbing the Humble Weekly Bundle for $9 though to get Ironclad Tactics as well: https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly?utm_source=enhancedsteam
• Ironclad Tactics - $7,49 (50% off) : Fantastic card based strategy game with real time combat and deck customization. Lots of content too, consider grabbing it for $9 on the Humble Weekly Bundle to get Eador: Masters of the Broken World as well: https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly?utm_source=enhancedsteam
• Gateways - $1,24 (75% off) : Portal meets Braid meets Metroid. Non-linear platforming with portal mechanics and time manipulation for $1,24.
• Papa & Yo - $3,74 (75% off) : Incredibly imaginative and charming 3D puzzle/platforming game.
• SpaceChem - $2,49 (75% off) : To no ones surprise, I'll include this game here as well. I'll preach this game until the day I die. If you never tried the game and you are up for a challenge, give it a whirl for $2,49.
• Grand Ages: Rome - $1,99 (80% off) : Fantastic strategy game in a genre that only sees watered down iOS entries these days. These city builder games were the first games where I started being vocal about certain games on GAF, the accompanying thread is here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=417484 You cant go wrong with paying $2 to build Rome from scratch.

There are way, way, way more great games and deals going on, but at first glance, this is the list of stuff I'd throw at everyone's head considering the prices and quality of the games.
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Again, if you want even MORE Indies (mainly Desura/unaffiliated), check the current monthly Indie thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=829021 or our Indie GOTY thread from 2013: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=766928

 

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| 4. New recommendations since the last thread #1 |
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10,000,000 - $2.49 (50% Off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/227580/

A connect 3 Rogue-Like Puzzle RPG Adventure that will leave you frustrated as hell. Yet, it'll give a huge sense of satisfaction on gaining freedom.

10 Second Ninja - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/271670

Ten Second Ninja is very simple, fast-paced, and easy to get into. I don't have much to say about it because, frankly, there's not much to say- it's very fast and very fun- it's in the same vein as games like Super Hexagon and Super Meat Boy. In fact, this game should be renamed "Super Ten Second Ninja" in order to fit in with them. No? Alright, that's a stupid idea. I'll tell you what's not a stupid idea: playing this game.

Astebreed - $9,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/283680/

Astebreed is a sort of shoot'em'up / 3D mecha game hybrid. There's a fairly complicated melee system which makes the game very different from normal shooters. Fantastic game with fantastic production values, smart design that encourages you to use every trick in the book, tight controls, pretty solid audio (found EVR to have a more catchy soundtrack), and a strong scoring mechanic. Its a tad too easy for a shmup, but still very much worth it, especially on a sale.

BroForce - $11,99 (20% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/274190/

The game set out to be an ode to 80's and 90's action movies, the Expendables in video game form, and it succeeds on every possible level. Neo, The Terminator, Blade, Rambo, and many more are already on the growing roster, with recent additions like the Boondock Brothers adding even more diversity. Each level is a fully destructible playground filled with explosive barrels, propane canisters, and many many enemies ranging from simple goons to suicide bombers to guard dogs and mini-gun wielding mini-bosses. The destructible environments adds an layer of depth, allowing you to tunnel beneath enemies to flank them or collapse the ground under their feet or crush them beneath trucks and heavy debris. Early access, but even in its current state, it landed in our Indie GOTY top 50 of 2013 list.

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons - $5,99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/

Aid two brothers on their quest to find medicine for their ill father by taking control of both at the same time. On your journey, you will come across all kinds of creatures and civilizations - dangerous enemies, unexpected friends and deeply troubled beings, like yourselves. One of the game's many strengths lies in the way it conveys your progress through the world. And what a world it is: The sense of scale, the picturesque environments, the obstacles you have to overcome and the way their implemented into their surroundings - everything is part of a big, breathing tableau. The player quickly becomes immersed in an inner and outer journey that feels as natural as it is poetically refined - with the all the subtlety and all the splendor that comes with it.

Bunny Must Die - 5$ (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/250660/

A great Metroidvania game with spoofs of both Metroid and Castlevania. Fairly hard and the movement takes some time to get used to but it's amenable to sequence breaking and speed running. Also has a very well developed and very different second quest.

Card City Nights - $1,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/271820/

Its not the most complex of card games but it is nice and snappy to play and the overall package is full of lovely art in both the cards and the surrounding scenes as you wander across this nighttime island city, which basically seems like a halfbreed of that game on FF8 and a match 3 puzzler The entire game is pretty nuts with the sheer variety of different scenes and characters you come across. If you want a singleplayer collectible card game, Card City Nights is a very tasty and rather easily digestible affair that comes recommended.

Circuits - $1,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/282760/

Unique rhythm game. Instead of tasking you with pressing buttons on time, it requires you to listen to music and differentiate between different parts of a track, to program sound loops to recreate the original music track. A great soundtrack and a relaxed gameplay mechanic make this a very interesting experience.

Cloudbuilt - $4,99 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/262390/

Cloudbuilt is all about speed and precision. It’s a game that falls perfectly in to the “easy to pick up, difficulty to master” category. The objective in each level is to race to the end, using a variety of techniques to reach the goal in a timely manner. Demi can slide, double jump, dash, wall run (both vertically and horizontally) and boost throughout the scattered platforms contained within each environment. All of this was taught through a brief tutorial that detailed basic maneuvers and navigation. Once past this introductory section, I had to rely heavily on my reflexes, split-second decision making and a lot of trial and error to achieve favorable results. The reason for this is because there is typically more than one path that leads to the end in Cloudbuilt. Strategy is a huge part of the game, and ultimately what led to the trial and error as I attempted to figure out what worked best.

Cosmic DJ - $4,49 (25% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/297110/

This is more of a musical toy than a "game" or a tool to create music. It has levels, but the most enjoyment you get from this, is by just toying around with certain tunes and mixing them in short loops into something you enjoy to listen to. The game is basically feature complete, despite still carrying the early access label, but stay away from this if the idea of simply toying around with sounds does not seem appealing to you.

CrimsonLand - $6,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/262830/

HD remaster of a classic twin stick shooter. There's a layer of strategy underneath the run and gun gameplay that feels really rewarding. The visuals are great, the effects and weapons are cool, and screen just gets flooded with enemies. Seeing the screen literally turn red with blood and gore is very satisfying but I think the coolest aspect is how the varied enemies require you to totally change your tactics and influences the weapons and perks you'd want to use. It's not like some shooters where you can just get the most powerful weapon and kill everything. Even after 12 years, this game still holds up among the best in the genre.

Crimzon Clover - $6.99 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/285440/

The best 2D shooter on Steam, no questions asked. Will remain the best one until Cave gets off their arses and ports their games to Windows, or till someone manages to convince ZUN there's a market for Touhou games outside of Japan. The ratio of explosions per second, especially in the double break mode, is something that no amount of words can describe properly. If you have any interest in arcade type shmups, buy this game this instant!

Danmaku Unlimited 2 - $2.50 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/280560/

Lovely bullet hell shooter game, with some out of this world music by Japanese indie band Blankfield. Don't let the fact that it's a mobile port discourage you, it plays just as good on a PC as it did on iPhone. Good difficulty progression, making this a good title to start your journey into the field of manic shooters.

Defy Gravity: Extended - $0,29 (90% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/96100/

An indie game released in the summer of 2011, it's the first and only game by Fish Factory Games. Defy Gravity Extended is a 2D mix of puzzle and platforming, in which you control a Gravitymancer who can shoot gravity and anti-gravity wells, which you'll have to use to advance through the levels. The Gravitymancer is affected by those wells (unless you use the shield), some objects are affected by those wells, some aren't; and you can destroy the floating balls by jumping on them. Beware of spiky stuff, as always.

Door Kickers - $11.99 (20% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/248610/

Top down tactical SWAT simulator. Simple intuitive controls, great visuals, a lot of depth and tactics at your disposal. May be Early Access, but it's up there with Prison Architect and Broforce, as one of the few that feel like complete games getting regular content updates.

Dungeon of the Endless - $9,74 (25% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/249050/

Early access, but since yesterday finally in Beta and feature complete. Its a really cool mix of tower defense and roguelike gameplay with a huge amount of polish. The visual are superb, the interface is really well done and the music creates the atmosphere needed to create an experience everyone should give a try eventually. Might be a tad expensive now, but keep it on your wishlists, here is a gameplay video I did which should explain the core mechanics: [ur]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4wXG0r79bM[/url]

DungeonMans - $11,99 (20% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/288120/

It has all the staples you would expect from a Roguelike like unidentified potions/scrolls, varied classes/skills, lots of death, plenty of loot to find and turn-based combat. Persistent upgrades sets this game apart, though. You find various objects throughout the world from tough monsters that allow you to upgrade your Academy. Upgrading your Academy let's you do things like have all Tier 1 potions identified when you find them, provide extra stat points, and so on. All of these upgrades can be accessed immediately on a new character so you keep making progress or you can eschew them and just head out into the world. The game also features an overworld where you travel between dungeons and towns. It adds variety to the game and makes the game feel more interesting rather than just jumping straight into the dungeon every run.

Dustforce - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65300/
One of the best platformers on Steam. If you are familiar with super meat boy, this game offers the same level of hardcore gameplay, that never feels frustrating due to the near instant respawns and tight level design. Dustforce however carves its own niche due to the added depth offered by the combat (light and heavy attacks) and the ability to dash, once you get the hang of every level it's crazy how fast and fluidly you can move through it. The aesthetic for the game is wonderful and it's worth buying the game for the soundtrack alone, seriously.

Fearless Fantasy - $4,68 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/282100/

Challenge based RPG with time based action combat. The mouse gesture combat is very fun, since it keeps the player on his toes and rewards with coins and experience for equipment and skill upgrades. I also love the enemy designs. Unfortunately, I feel like I am really missing the actual RPG world around it and its a bit of a shame that the game is only about those combat challenges, even if the combat itself is fun enough. If you just want to slice and dice some very imaginatively looking baddies, this one might be for you.

Fract OSC - $11,99 (20% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/243220/

FRACT OSC is one of the best original games released on Steam in a long time. It is abundantly clear that it has been created by a team that shares an equal passion for both music and games, and its unique concept and gorgeous, vibrant world deserve to be explored by as many people possible. If you’re in ownership of functioning eyes and ears and have the willingness of just exploring a world for its secrets, then you owe it to yourself to play this game.

Full Bore - $7,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/264060/

Among the more expensive games on this list, but considering it landed on the top spots of my GOTY 2013 list, you should probably still at least put it on your wishlist for the potential daily deal. Full Bore is massively awesome. Since the exploration is basically mostly based on your own curiosity, most of the game feels really open. I also love how the game constantly rewards you with hidden rooms and secrets if you decide to go out of your way and try to figure out how to reach that far off ledge over there. The controls take a bit getting used to, because the game is very fluid, yet grid-snapped, meaning you dont control the movement directly, but rather just push the character to one of the adjacent grids. Easily among the best puzzle platformers of the past 5 years and easily worth the price for 40 hours of content.

Glitchspace - $3,84 (45% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/290060/

An early access title that still misses quite a bit of content, yet still interesting enough to include here. Why? The sale price is cheap enough to warrant giving the game a try because its a really quite fabulous concept. Through manipulating the properties of certain objects, you will be able to overcome obstacles and create new paths. If you have an interest in programming concepts in game design, you really should check this out.

Goat Simulator - $7,99 (20% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/265930/

All my life I have been empty. The doctors could not tell me why I was so depressed, and I never knew myself until today. I needed to experience my life as a goat. Goat Simulator has filled the void in my life. If you feel like something is missing from your life, this might just be it.

Hexcells Plus - $1,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/271900/

Hexcells Plus is technically the 2nd game in the "series". If you need to be slowly eased into puzzle games, consider checking out Hexcells first, otherwise dive right into the more intricate "plus" version, which is basically Hexcells 2. The actual gameplay revolves around taking numerical clues to solve levels, a bit similar like Minesweeper, just with more rules and way more style. Fantastic puzzle game.

Ichi - $3,75 (25% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/300300/

Another massive (100 original, 19,000 user created puzzles) puzzle game for the cheap.

Influx - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/246980

A mix of exploration in picturesque environments and physics-based puzzles. Not the longest game or the most challenging, but certainly a fun experience

Inquisitor - $3,39 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/241620/

Inquisitor is hard as balls and way longer than just about any turn-based RPG in the vein of Baldur's Gate. It's set in a dark, medieval Gothic setting where morality is difficult and doing the "wrong" thing is easy. If you like text... you will get to read some WALLS of text. No joke, there are multiple books worth of text in this game, and all of it's relevant and changes based on choices you make in the game. There's a sort of vague morality to decisions and there's really no way to please everyone in the game. Thus you have to choose sides or at the very least make decisions that affect the groups you're associating with. You can spend hours upon hours in just the first town alone and you will have barely scratched the surface.

Ironclad Tactics - $7,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/226960/

The basic game is this mix of card battler and tabletop wargame where you have to summon these war machines and drive them over the grid map to the opponents side before they do the same to you. The thing that stops it from being all out mad is you get action points every turn which dictates how strong the cards you can use are. Overall though, I would say it’s a real cool game with a lot of potential character and strategy and there is a ton of single player content here to roll through and its quite amazing how deep the customization tactics can go if you try to equip a deck for a certain level or even a certain task within a level to unlock more cards.

Jets'n'Guns - $3,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/262260/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1

Jets'n'Guns is a Shoot Em Up, also called a 2d sidescrolling space shooter. There's an insane number of weapons to buy, you can level them up, you can purchase upgrades for your ship, pick a combinaison of weapons you like depending on your playstyle. There's also a good selection of bombs and missiles. And its glorious.

Kentucky Route Zero - $17,49 (30% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/

Kentucky Route Zero has already established itself as one of the most lauded narrative experiences of 2013. The story of Conway, the truck driver, and his odyssey through the dark, surreal streets and lanes of Kentucky is a mysterious, "magic-realistic" wonder. It manages to pull in the player like few games do, as you stumble from one encounter to the next, baffled and perplexed, bewildered and reverent. Two (free) mini-episodes, titled 'Limits and Demonstrations' and 'The Entertainment', set between episode 1 and 2 respectively, offer further material to immerse yourself in. Enthrallingly written and beautifully realised, Kentucky Route Zero is well on its way to becoming a modern classic of the genre.

 

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| 4. New recommendations since the last thread #2 |
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La-Mulana - $3,74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/230700/

La-Mulana is a remake of one the first games NIGORO released. Its an impressively deep Metroidvania game that will surprise you if you go into it blind. The setup and upgrade mechanics are damn well made and certainly worth the praise the game gets. It seems heavily inspired by Indiana Jones and 8-bits platformers games, an influence you can see in the lack of the control during the jump and the unforgiving difficulty of the game. At $15 its a bit of a hard sell, but for $4? Grab it.

Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death - 0.99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/249680/

Marlow Briggs is killed by his girlfriend's evil boss, when he is resurrected by an off-kilter ancient mask that grants him incredible power. A 4-6 hour God of War romp with extremely fast pacing, varied turret sections and other quick setpieces. The 80's action movie style storyline is amusing in a self-aware way and the incidental dialogue during gameplay is on-and-off hilarious.

MirrorMoon EP - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/231310/

Mirrormoon EP is not about story or complex gameplay or moral choices or brain-twisting puzzles. It's about discovery. From the moment you start, you're immersed in an abstract universe that begs to be explored. It's hard to talk about Mirrormoon's gameplay, for some aspects are best discovered on one's own, but the puzzle, while slightly repetitive, are not the focus. The highlight is exploring and in that aspect, Mirrormoon is a resounding success. The game is a visual masterpiece that, combined with the wonderful yet alien soundtrack, invokes a sense of awe every time you explore and witness a new abstract landscape.

Moonbase Commander - $2.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/254880/

One of those games that I loved yet ended up being criminally overlooked. One way to describe this would be Worms with base building. You don't have units, you have buildings which fling out other buildings and fire projectiles. Each building is connected to the one that launched it, so your eventually end up with a sprawling mass of stuff everywhere. Watch out, though, as when a building gets destroyed, it takes out any buildings that it created. Great fun to make a lucky shot on someone's very first building and watch the chain reaction take out their entire base

NaissanceE - $12.99 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/

NaissanceE is easily one of my favorites of 2014 so far, thanks to its masterfully crafted, unsettling atmosphere. The platforming is solid, but it's the tension of exploring such a weird otherworldly place that made NaissanceE such an enjoyable experience for me.

Nidhogg - $8,99 (40% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/94400/

Symbolic game for the resurgence of local MP. Its VERY fun if you meet the requirements: Xbox controller or keyboards to play & at least one couch VS friend to play with. Unfortunately, the price is a bit steep for an MP only game with only 4 levels, but if you have someone over to battle with, this game can get REALLY fun.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch - $8.99 (40% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/224480/

Octodad: Dadliest Catch has one of the great comic premises ever attempted in video games...For much of Dadliest Catch's playtime, everything works in a kind of chaotic harmony, creating comedy out of every day situations that are, unsurprisingly, ludicrously challenging for a cephalopod in a suit.

One Way Heroics - $0,87 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/266210/

The most interesting game from the roguelike game design school since FTL. A huge amount of modes, a unique premise, tons of unlockable goodies/skills/classes and some persistent upgrades make this a game you wont easily stop playing once you started. Perfectly hits the balance between challenge and accessibility, everyone should check this out.

Oniken - $3,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/252010/

This game absolutely feels like it came right out of the late 80's NES but with fine tuned controls. Everything about it screams classic from the NES style color palette that neatly separates foreground from background and makes sure enemies stand out clearly to the hard as balls platforming and combat, to the sparse checkpoints and lives and unforgiving boss battles that can crush you in an instant if you don't learn their patterns.

One Finger Death Punch - $2.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/264200/

Don't be fooled by the visuals or simple controls. One Finger Death Punch is one of the most addictive satisfying games I've played, with flashy combat and great animations. It perfectly captures the feeling of being an unstoppable martial arts badass

Original War - $0,99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/235320/

Original War is a game from 2001, but considering the death of classic RTS and the remaster of this hidden gem, its a perfect time to reintroduce it to a new set of gamers. It was very quietly developed in the waning days of RTS popularity and developers were first trying to do something a little different. It is the quintessential "Gem" for any fans of the genre. The art style is unique and clever, fantastic music and the concept was innovative. You don't train new men in the traditional sense; you have a finite amount of men, and you can build vehicles part by part (chassis, turret, fuel source) and train local fauna (aka cavemen) to join your cause. If you miss singleplayer RTS, you need to give this game a try (and dont trust the "professional" reviews).

Paper Sorcerer - $2,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/263560/

The game is a visually unique dungeon crawler in which you travel in a party of four and beat several dungeon levels, which get incrementally bigger and more perilous. Its rare that an Indie game wows me visually and I really like it. It oozes with charme, it has plenty of content in the campaignand is an overall very competent dungeon crawler with some minor flaws in the actual puzzle design, but overall its a joy to play even it wont kick Legend of Grimrock from its recent & pretty Dungeon crawler throne. Still, Paper Sorcerer is a bit easier to play and easier accessible and I frequently went back to explore more of this world. Definitely recommended.

Papers, Please - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/

Strip away all its other elements and Papers, Please would still be a fun game of logic and matching. But amidst the story and premise, that simple game of logic and studying documents becomes a thoughtful experience with surprising emotional resonance. From your tiny booth, you hold incredible power; with your stamp of approval, you can allow the tired huddled masses into your country or turn them away. At its core, that's the extent of the gameplay: look for discrepancies and signs of errors and forgeries, interrogate the suspicious citizens, and make your decision. But Papers, Please is so much more than that. From your little window slot and desk, you become the linchpin in fates both big and small, from the entire country to the individuals before you to your very family.

Prison Architect - $14,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/

A game that embraces its early access state. The devs still add content and mechanics to this game, but even in the current state, you can lose hours creating well thought out prisons, only to forget ordering enough security for the relocation of a dangerous criminal, which kills his one guard, runs to the kitchen, grabs a knife and slaughters half of the other inmates before you notice what happened. This is a very unique game, that unfortunately is priced higher than it probably should be, but if this gets a low sale, do pick it up.

Reus - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/222730/

It is a mixture of a god game,a puzzle game and some 4X elements thrown in (research, expansion, war). Not directly a puzzle game, but how you need to make sure that your village prospers with limited amount of space and within the scope of that, there seem to be tons of possibilities for different plants, animals, minerals, which all have a different symbiosis to something to enhance the effect, giving it a bit of a 4X touch as well. All this helps developing your villages, which in turn is needed to advance the powers of your giants. Its really slick and charming and considering the surprising amount of variation and possibilities (100 plants). They really managed to give this game a special touch.

Rogue Legacy - $7,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/241600/

Very likely the best Indie Action game in the past few years. The game doesn't do anything crazy with its rogue elements. Sure, the 'Legacy' part of the equation is fun until you've seen all the quirky traits your character can inherit - but that's not why you'll stay and keep playing. The game instead aims to make your character progression feel meaningful, while keeping things interesting with various classes, sub-weapons, abilities, items, loot, etc. There is no way you will not get further and further into the castle if you just keep at it. Thankfully, keeping at it becomes easy when a game feels ridiculously satisfying and is almost too charming for a product with 'rogue' in the title.

Rymdkapsel - $3,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/253790/

A very stylish, spacy RTS-lite that has you commanding your little block men to mine resources, build, research and defend, with the ultimate goal of reaching and researching the four monoliths in each corner of the smallish map. It is well balanced and challenging, and the minimal graphics and excellent space synth soundtrack allow this game to succeed in both style and play.

Savant - Ascent - $0,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/259530/

IndieStatik said its the best $2 you'll ever spend, so how about grabbing it now while its 50% off for $1? An action game that has you ascending a tower (no exploration) and kicking lots of monster butt with tight controls, skill upgrades and satisfying combat mechanics. Its a smaller game, but a smaller game you should take a look at.

Sentinel - $1,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/293200/

A tower defense game that deserves way more recognition than it actually gets. Just building towers wont get you anywhere. Your towers have energy levels that affect the performance of these towers and you will need to adjust these energy levels accordingly to allow for the best possible level progress (which is very challenging). It has some undeniable puzzle elements in that regard. The level design is also rather refreshing since it sometimes cleverly uses genre tropes against the player. E.g. Most powerful tower is always the best one to use? Wrong. Additionally, its a game I love playing for the soundtrack, to delve 20-30 minutes into these tracks and play a game that has been made with that soundtrack in mind. Its that good.

Shelter - $3.99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/244710/

This is a very artistically presented, interactive story about a badger mom and her children. The mood of the levels changes throughout the story to reflect the different phases the player goes through. Its not quite as innovative as it was made out to be, but its a short journey well worth taking if you want to explore games that are a bit off the beaten path.

Skyborn - $6.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/278460/

RPG Maker games get a lot of flak from some people. Most of the times the games are badly designed, have stock artwork and are overpriced. This game on the other hand ticks all the boxes. Custom artwork, custom coding, good story. Do give it a try.

Tales of Maj 'Eyal - Free basic version on their website/$3.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/259680/

A turn based roguelike that regardless of the simple graphics has deep mechanics and a lot of combinations of classes, races and skills.

Teslagrad - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/249590/

A wonderful art style, smooth animations, and a challenging mix of precision platforming and puzzles makes Teslagrad well worth your time.

The Banner Saga - $16,74 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/237990/

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization. Every decision you make in travel, conversation and combat has a meaningful effect on the outcome as your story unfolds. Not everyone will survive, but they will be remembered. Unfortunately, still a tad expensive, but hopefully it gets a good individual sale.

Tower of Guns - $6.74 (55% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/266110/

Quadruple-jumping steampunk bullet-hell mayhem. One of the best FPS roguelikes in the genre.

TowerFall Ascension - §12,74 (15% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/251470/

Do you remember playing multiplayer games such as Goldeneye or Smash Bros. with friends for hours on end? TowerFall is that experience and more. Matches are fierce and exciting. They are the perfect length to allow players to rotate out without feeling too short. You’ll be cheering and yelling alongside everyone else as you wait for your turn. While multiplayer is the main focus, and is amazing, there is a substantial amount of single player content too. A tad expensive, but you should pick this up eventually.

Transistor - 17,99 (10% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/237930/

The art design and atmosphere is wonderful, the story is mysterious and compelling. But the gameplay is the best part. The game has a puzzle-like vibe. Positioning, what's the best ability to use, which enemies to prioritize, how to best utilize your limited action/energy, making sure you don't find yourself exposed at the end of a turn. Refining your abilities thanks to incredibly deep function system, mixing and matching new skills and finding your favorites. This is one of the greatest games released this year, with the only downside of it being a tad too short.

UnEpic - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/233980/

An addicting mix of Metroidvania and straight RPG. Pretty hilarious in its original Spanish scrit, but there's tons of languages available, including English; they however reportedly kept the traditional Spanish foulmouthedness intact, so you might want to cover your ears... or eyes, I guess. Beautiful 2D visuals, atmospheric lighting and a forebonding soundtrack converge to create an ominous and truly engaging experience.

Unholy Heights - $3.19 (20% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/249330/

Unholy heights is a doujin tower defense mixed with some management elements and a bit of devil simulator. It's a charming game where you need to manage an hotel for monsters, you need to decorate and improve the rooms to attract certain races. You can choose "quests" to bring more money to you but you need to prepare for the humans invaders that want kill the inhabitants and take your money.

Velocity Ultra Deluxe - $4,19 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/244890/

It starts out looking like a fairly simple scrolling shootemup, but there's a unique gameplay mechanic -- your ship can teleport to anywhere on the screen, baffling enemies and evading solid walls with ease. Combine that with the ability to long-range teleport to earlier locations in the level and the later stages turn into intricate puzzles. Not a terribly long game, but if you're interested in replay value, you can try to get the best times/medals on all 50 stages or defeat the aggravatingly difficult bonus levels. Overall a great time and highly recommended for the sale price.

Volgarr The Viking - $5.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/247240/

The first level alone might take you 6 hours. Prepare to die...a lot in this brutally challenging action platformer.

 

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1000 Amps - $2,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/205690

Imagine if you will, a metroidvania. But instead of enemies, there are platforming puzzles. Top it off with a nice zen feeling art style. That's 1000 Amps.

Achron - $6,99 (65% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/109700/

Take this recommendation with a grain of salt. Achron is not a really a good RTS game per se, although its something diehard RTS fans should give a try to experience something that no other game in the genre brings to the table - Time Travel (in MP even). What you'll need to learn is how to counteract an attack on a battle that you already won before, while trying to defend a factory by using a group of units from that factory that had not yet been produced. Trying to learn this game deep fried my brain. A purchase gives you TWO copies, so you can deep fry a friends brain with the same purchase!

AI War - $2,49 (75% off), $4,24 for the whole collection.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/40400/

It's a cool game -- lots of unique ideas, but it can be a little too complicated for its own good. An interesting aspect is that you can sort of control the pace of the game. The AI mainly reacts to your moves, so if you don't do anything, the difficulty ramp-up is slow. So if you want to take your time, you can almost treat it like a turn-based game. Unit count and ship type count is super huge, games can get into the tens of thousands of units. If that sounds interesting to you, I'd say it's worth a look. It's actually not super hard to pick up, but you'll want to read a bit outside the game because otherwise it's easy to miss some things.

Altitude- $2,49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/41300/

2d multiplayer dog fighting game. Tight controls and plenty planes and perks to unlock as you rank up. If death match isn't your thing there are other modes that this game offers as well.

Antichamber - $7,99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/219890

Mindbending 3D portal-esque puzzle game that is described as "every aspect of it is created to bring players out of their comfort zone" and that "the biggest enemy you will be facing is yourself." This game won a myriad of awards, so are you prepared to check out what the fuss is about?

Atom Zombie Smasher - $2,49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/55040/

This is a clever little blend between the board game Pandemic (which ya'll should try) and a mini RTS game. Between missions you are presented with a world map where you monitor zombie outbreaks in various regions. In this screen you get a terrible feeling of dread as zombie outbreaks continue to spawn and intensify across the map as you try as best as you can to beat them back. You do so by launching missions in individual regions. In a mission you control 4-5 units in a very simplistic city view. Each unit has very specific functions (snipers sit in one location and cover arcs of fire, infantry roam the streets killing zombies, roadblocks cut off street sections) and you use them all to try to eliminate zombies and rescue humans with your helicopter. In each mission you are often limited in the types of troops that you are allowed to bring, so you can't keep rolling out the same tactics mission after mission. It's a very clever game that always impresses me with how it makes use of limited graphics to create a game that both requires fast reflexes, tactical planning, and conveys a solid apocalyptic feel as you play.

Audiosurf - $1,99 (-80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/12900/

Action Puzzle that has the difficult, form, velocity changes according to the music you choose to it play.

Avadon: The Black Fortress - $1,99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/112100/

Not the best Spiderweb RPG (the developer) but one of the few "modern" games which dont require you to play in a 640*480 window. Its a very involved classic RPG, which requires a lot of reading and planning in combat situations. If you want an easy entry into the Spiderweb games, while still having an 80 hour classic RPG epoch to explore, this game should be high up on your wish list.

Aztaka - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/37100/

A sidescrolling Action RPG, think a side scrolling Diablo game lite, including loot, smaller puzzles and snazzy fighting skills. Loved the gameplay of the demo, certainly worth $2,49. There is a free demo you can check out too.

Ballpoint Universe - Infinite - $1.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/259390/
Mix of platformer and Shooter with an interesting artstyle.

Bastion - $8,99 (40% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/107100

After buying this at Christmas 2011 and not feeling it after the first few levels thought I'd give it another go and boy am I glad. Pretty much have been sucked in by the slowly evolving story, beautiful art style and aurally pleasing soundtrack. A slow starter but once it gets going is really hard to put down.

Beat Hazard - $2.09 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/49600

Seizure inducing SHMUP where your music influences the gameplay. Perfect for those with a huge music library.

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2 - $2,79 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/218060/

One of the finest arcade music games around. Straying from the usual style of the Bit.Trip games, this game offers a bit of variation in your Bit Trip Collection. While Runner2 is a platformer, it has decidedly arcade sensibilities. Amongst other actions like hurtling over obstacles or dancing if you have a free moment, collectible items contribute points to an overall score. Prepare to crank up the difficulty and strive for perfection. You dont have a Bit.Trip collection yet? Well, then get started!

Blocks that matter - $2,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/111800/

Unique, charming and balls-hard puzzle game. Its a really good game and highly recommended purchase at $1.24, but you should be prepared to spend a lot of time on each level figuring out the ins and outs of this devious puzzle game.

Cargo Commander - $2.49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/220460/

Travel from sector to sector generated by any name of your choosing, activate your magnet to pull in drifting cargo containers, and hope for a good haul. A fun side scrolling arcade-y style of play with topsy-turvy gravity shifting areas. Can get repetitive if you play for too long, but makes for fun short bursts. Features a Demon's/Dark Souls style of messaging in the form of postcards; sometimes you find ones other players have written on, sometimes you find blank ones to send your own message out into space to be randomly found. Also, there's a dedicated "Fuck you!" button. See you on sector JEFFGOLDBLUM.

Cave Story+ - $6,99 (30% off)

store.steampowered.com/app/200900/

Originally developed by one man (Daisuke Amaya) Cave Story gained certain notoriety accross the internet. Released initially as a freeware the game received a "remake" by Nicalis but still retaining the classic visual and the amazing soundtrack.

Chivalry - $8.49 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/219640/?cc=us

Straightforward in approach yet exceedingly effective in delivery, it elevates the notion of melee combat past a last ditch combat maneuver and into a realm of medieval, online multiplayer bliss.

Clones - $2,49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/72400/?snr=1_7_suggest__13

It's basically a fan made Lemmings sequel with online multiplayer. A must have for Lemmings fans.

Commandos 2 - $0,79 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/6830/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_2

A classic from 2002 (with a max resolution of 1024), which might as well be mentioned again for gamers who didnt play all that many PC games from 2002 and before. Simply excellent, a game in which you command a set of elite soldiers to maneuver difficult tasks in real time with multiple characters (Think isometric metal gear solid x3). It doesnt hold your hand and is often not gonna treat you nicely, but in the end you'll still not care. You keep pushing, you keep trying, you keep reloading. You need to, do you know why? Because the world is at stake, and you are the only one to save it, now get out there soldier, and come up with some decent plans to get rid of some Nazis.

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten - $7.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/218410/

If anyone is a Tower Defense fan I highly recommend Defenders Quest: Valley of the Forgotten. It has some interesting RPG mechanics such as instead of towers you have party members which level up and have skill trees. The game also has a good sense of humor. I'm currently in the new game+ mode with 30+ hours played and I'm still having a blast

Delve Deeper - $1,24 (75%)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/63800/

If we are just talking of Steam releases and the price its going for, this game is basically the definition of an underappreciated gem. Its basically a boardgame played it turns where its your task to secure as much gold as possible by placing board tiles, defeating enemies and being generally faster than your opponents. This game is playable in SP, but shines in local hotseat MP.

Diamond Dan - $1,24 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/70500/

Awesome puzzle platformer based more on quick reflexes than logic. You descend towers of ever shifting blocks to find a map at the bottom and escape. Sounds simple, but you can be crushed or thrown from the tower, and many of the blocks are traps such as water/spike pits, projectiles or enemies living inside the wall who will pull you to your death.

Divinity II: Developer's Cut - $4 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/219780/

Easily among the best RPGs of recent years, no clue why it sort of was stuck as a sleeper hit for so long. Plenty of content, well thought out level design with rewarding exploration, challenging combat, YOU ARE A DRAGON, nice balance between serious story writing and humor and just overall a game that draws you in and is just a joy to play. Awesome game.

DLC Quest - $0,98 (67% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/230050/

A highly aware satire themed game based on the exploitation of DLC. Benefits from being short and to the point. Genuine laughs.

Don't Starve - $8,99 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/219740

A game about staying alive, and it won't be easy. If hunger doesn't kill you, insanity, poison, harsh weather or the mean shit that lurks at night will. Explore the map to find various terrains containing unique resources and creatures. Craft tools, weapons, equipment and structures. Develop new technologies. Maybe even build a base complete with buildings, decorations and self-sustaining farms. Basically, just do whatever it takes to stay alive.

Dungeon Hearts - $1.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/229520/

Dungeon Hearts fuses the strategy and pattern matching of puzzle games with the kinetic pace of action games. Align magical runes as they flow along the Fatestream to attack, defend, and conjure magic in frenetic battles against a bestiary of fantastic creatures out to use those same runes against you.

Dungeons - $2,99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/57650/

I wouldn't say that this is my favorite game/series ever, but I do think that it is way too overlooked and discriminated against. What it all comes down to, is basically a kind of reverse tower defense. Not only in theme (since you are the badboy slaying the heroes), but also in mechanics. Your placed "towers" exist only to satisfy the needs of the ones you need to kill. The core concept revolves around killing "satisfied" heroes. The more needs of a hero you satisfied, the more "soul energy" he will give you after you killed him, which in turn can be used to use some Dungeon spells or buy items for your dungeon to get even MORE soul energy from those heroes. Lots of diversity and content, I really suggest giving the first one a shot. If you want more info, I wrote up an OT overe here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=482175

Dust: An Elysian Tail - $4,99 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236090/?snr=1_7_15__13

A platforming and adventure game in the vein of Castlevania and Metroid with a surprisingly wonderful story and highly satisfying combat. The scenery is gorgeous too. Someone put it nicely into words: "There are games which you just need to see in motion yourself". I wasnt interested in this game much, but it looks GREAT in motion and plays better than what I'd expect judging from the screenshots. Definitely one of my surprise highlights last month in the indie thread.

Dyad - $3,74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/223450/

Abstract action game where you fly down a tunnel avoiding, collecting and shooting various things (each level is different). The sound and visuals are very well done, but the intricacies of the mechanics are what really impressed me.

Dungeons of Dredmor - $2,09 or $2,93 with all DLC (58% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15933/

This is the first roguelike that has ever managed to really grab me (aside from Desktop Dungeons). It has a perfect blend of accessibility to ease you into the game with the same depth and difficulty that you would expect from a roguelike. The graphics are not stunning, but they are a good step up from most of the roguelike genre. As an extra bonus the game has been updated several times by the developer with reasonably priced DLC and the game has Steam Workshop support for user added content.

 

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Eador: Masters of the Broken World - Price $4,99 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/232050/

A turn-based strategy and tactics game (think HoMM) set in a fantasy world. This game is just as a good, if not better than HoMM3 (i.e REALLY, REALLY good if you're a fan of the genre), it's basically a remake of Eador: Genesis, which only released on gog. The main issues are launch technical issues which may be patched out, but it's seriously one of the best strategy games available if you look past that and the janky animations.

Eldritch - $10.04 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/
Eldritch is a Lovecraftian dungeon delver inspired by the normal slew of Rouglike's and Voxel graphics. What really sets this game apart from others of it's kind are the expansive levels and how you traverse through them. Being able to look down into the horror that you have to jump into from above is something not often seen in randomly generated dungeon explorers. The up and down traversal gives a whole new dimension (hurr hurr) to combat and exploration.

Endless Space - $10,19 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/208140

A 4X game in the vein of the civilization series. While it doesnt offer the overall depth of games like Civilization 4 and Galactic Civilization 2, its still a pretty good game in its own right. Due to the lowered complexity level and the fantastic UI, I consider it rather beginner friendly and although I like complexity in my games, still an enjoyable game overall if I want a relaxing round of 4X. If your sole purpose of playing these games is complexity, then you might want to hold off however, since other games (GalCiv2) did a better job in that regard.

English Country Tune - 1.24$ (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207570

Fantastic puzzle game that will challenge your spatial perception in various imaginative and interesting ways. Has been described as '3D Sokoban' by some, but there's a lot more to it as you'll soon realize when more of the game's many mechanics are introduced. It also looks great, runs on all platforms (Win/Mac/Linux) and is insanely cheap!

Eschalon: Book I (&II) - $2.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/25600/

Old School RPG with a HUGE map, dozens of dungeons, hundreds of items, strategic gameplay that you wont just be able to *clickclickclick* yourself through. Fantastic classic style Indie RPG with interesting lore that really deserves a closer look. The only reason why it has some rather low votes is the presentation, UI and graphics. If you can look beyond that - recommended.

eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package - 2,99 euro (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207400/

2nd best SHMUP on Steam, after Jamestown. Amazing rock music by japanese indie legend, Saitama Saishuu Heiki. The 2nd game is also worth trying, though it uses the Ikaruga scheme (two colors of bullets, two colors of player character, when you're white, only black bullets hurt you, and vice versa) which might not be up to everyone's liking

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy - $2.49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/91700/?snr=1_7_15__13

Imagine if a gothic Deus Ex was made by crazy French developers on acid. This is a first person shooter with an insane aesthetic, fun gameplay, tons of varied action with an almost nonsensical story (mostly due to poor translation). Worth checking out.

FEZ - $4.99 (50% off)

store.steampowered.com/app/224760/?snr=1_7_15__13

Phil Fish's doucheyness aside, this game sets a new bar for what puzzle games can be. Its a tremendous effort in creating true mystique and curiosity in the players head. Considering it is probably the best and most spectacular game in its genre, you owe it to yourself to check it out at one point, even though you might already have been afflicted with Puzzle Platforming fatigue.

Frozen Synapse - $9.99 (60% off) (Complete Pack - $ 13.99)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/98200

Best turn based MP game, that is easy to learn but difficult to master. Although the MP is clearly the highlight, it also has a solid single player campaign. The intricacies of this game will allow for plenty of interesting moves to outwit your enemy in the finest game of mind games I have come across so far. Made even more compelling with lots of usual and not so usual multiplayer options (for those of you who played Chess or Civ IV by email you'll get the idea). Great soundtrack and purchasing this game actually gives you TWO copies.

FTL - $6.99 (30% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/212680

It is basically a Roguelike in space with some light sim aspects. And that roguelike aspect totally has its hooks in me. You start the game with 1 out of 18 ship designs available and try to get as far as you can for the highscore (or even beating the boss, but that will probably take a while), maybe unlocking other ships in the meantime. One of the biggest game surprises of the recent years and an absolute must play at this price point. There is a reason why so many people are in love with this game.

Fly'N - $3,99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/223730/

Fly’N is a PC platformer in which players control four original characters with their own complementary abilities. They are the guardians of the World-Trees: the Buds. It’s only by combining and by playing with their powers that the Buds will be able to find the right path when the situation seems impossible.

Gateways - $1,24 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/216290/

Portal meets Braid meets Metroid. Non-linear platforming with portal mechanics and time manipulation. Gets *very* difficult by the end. . The main claim to fame of it? Is it has powerups like a portal gun which allow you to travel through walls. As you can see from the screens, it can all get you a bit "mentally guard broken" even early on.

Gnomoria - $3,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/224500

Easily among the best Indie games you can currently grab in this sale, Gnomoria is basically an easier accessible version of Dwarf Fortress due to an easier decipherable UI and mouse integration. For $4, you get dozens hours of sim goodness in which you need to make sure your gnome settlement is thriving and able to fend of invaders.

Grand Ages: Rome - $1,99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/23450/

A city builder game with a big focus on combat, next to the standard city creation. Its not necessarily the best game in the genre, but among the best modern ones and an absolute steal for $2. Unfortunately, this type of game died more or less in the PC scene and only has some watered down iOS equivalents once in a while. If you never dealt with these games, I recommend reading some impressions over here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=417484

Guacamelee! Gold Edition - $5,99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/214770/
Guacamelee! Gold Edition is a Metroid-vania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters. Guacamelee!

Gunpoint - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/206190/

Gunpoint is a sidescrolling stealth action game with puzzle elements that delivers on satisfying stealth mechanics with a film noir attitude. You'll be tasked with missions for which you need to plan and execute an infiltration plan, take out the guards (or avoid them completely), execute your objectives and then safely return to your home. The most interesting feature of the game that will give it a lot of replayability is the ability to "cross-wire" electric circuits. This allows you , for example, to change a light switch to operating a door or a light on a completely different floor. This allows for a variety of shenanigans with the reactions of the guards and technical possibilities, which makes the levels almost feel a little sandbox in itself. Plus level editor!

Incredipede - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/230150/

Design your creature and solve physics based puzzles or make and share your own.

Ittle Dew - $6.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/241320/?snr=1_7_15__13
Ittle Dew is a puzzle adventure with charming graphics, an amusing narrative, and (most importantly) clever puzzles. It took me 3 hours to reach the ending but you can beat the game in 15 minutes if you're smart enough to see the shortcuts and solve puzzles in unconventional ways.The game also has two extra non-story dungeons and a bunch of small caves with their own puzzles to solve.

Jamestown - $7,49 (25% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/94200/

Set to the backdrop of an alien invasion, this vertical shooter is filled with charm, beautiful pixel art and hectic energy. An excellent introduction to the bullet hell style with multiple difficulty levels (and more content available for the higher levels), and it also offers 4-player local multiplayer and 360 controller support. If you don't have it yet, get it!

Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy - U$2.49 (-75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/214830/

You have 30 seconds to save the world from being destroyed! Do quests, help people, destroy the evil and much more in under 30 seconds.

Hard Reset - $3,74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/98400/

A very polished FPS with some very impressive explosions. Might outstay it's welcome slightly, but tries to mix things up with slight/lite ability progressions. Great sountrack

Hotline Miami - $1,49 (85% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/219150/

The speed and easy retry of SMB, the developed precision (yet with variety and freedom) ass-whooping skill of God Hand, but in the overhead format usually reserved for pure shooters, then style style style.

Intrusion 2 - $3,99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/214970/?snr=1_7_15__13

I got this as part of a Humble Bundle, just got around to it, and I'm having quite a bit of fun. It's a sci-fi action platformer. Plays like an old-school run n' gun (e.g. Metal Slug) with a focus on physics. Also, you can ride a wolf.

Kairo - $1.49 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/

First person perspective exploration game set in a mysterious and completely abandoned world. While traversing this empty space and solving meticulously placed puzzles you will slowly discover a true purpose why this architectural behemoth was conceived. It is worth mentioning that the game uses no text and speech at all.

Legend of Fae - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/109200/

It's Puzzle Quest with familiars in real time. There's a lot of Indies Jank here, but a lot of charm and love as well. A nice little title that I occasionally come back to.

Legend of Grimrock - $5.09 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207170/

An amazingly atmospheric journey through a dark and hopeless dungeon, with only your wits and a torch to guide your party of four. Highly recommended for everyone, even people who haven't played this type of game before. You will love it.

Lone Survivor - $7.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/209830/

Thrilling, scary, stylish and atmospheric adventure with sounds and music that sit as a bespoke suit. The game provides you with feelings and immersion that commercial survival horrors are after.

Long Live the Queen - $5.99 (40% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/251990
Long Live the Queen is a visual novel/raising sim where you prepare Princess Elodie for her coronation. Deeper, and far deadlier, than it appears.

Lunnye Devitsy (Lunar Bundle) - $1,24 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/26391/
While Lunnye Devitsy is not a recent release, this little gem from Boss Baddie deserves all the attention it can get, even now. Published a couple of years ago in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, this starry-eyed puzzle platformer for the PC takes gamers on an interplanetary expedition like no other. Dripping with atmosphere, vast and interesting environmental design, innovative puzzles, beautiful and fitting soundtrack. Available in a pack with the game "Wake" for super cheap.

Mark of the Ninja - $7.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/

All right guys, there are very few games that get carte blance recommendation from me, but this title by the creators of Shank is pretty close. 91% Metacritic; support for alternate playstyles; awesome achievements; controller support. It's probably one of the best Indie games I've ever played. If you like Ninjas, get this game; if you like stealth games, get this game. If you like amazing atmosphere / writing / even voice acting, get this game. BUT WAIT FOR THE DAILY / FLASH SALE! Even if it doesn't drop, consider getting this game. It's that good.

McPixel - $3,49 (30% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/220860/?snr=1_7_15__13

Brilliant and addictive. Figure out how not blow up the scene. If it means shoving something up someone's @$$ it's all good or least within the developers demented consciousness it is. Fail and repeat until you get the solution right. Doesn't make sense, doesn't matter, worth a chuckle or two. Customized visuals through filters is a sweet touch.

Men of War - $3,29 (67% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/7830/

Men of War is both an RTS and one of the fiddliest beasts to control that I have ever seen. So what makes up for that? The combination of unit detail (each unit has their own inventory and equipment) and Direct Control (you can take over and directly control the action of an individual unit on the battlefield) leads to incredibly emergent gameplay when trying to accomplish the missions. You'll always remember that one mission where after your T-34 got knocked out by a Panzerfaust you took direct control of one surviving tank crew member, grabbed and equipped a rifle from a dead German, took out the crew of a neighboring 88 flak gun, and used the last remaining AT rounds in that gun to knock out an approaching German Panzer to save the mission.

Miasmata - $5.09 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/223510/
Explore and survive on a mysterious island while being stalked by an unstoppable beast.

Nimbus - $2.99 (-70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/50000/

Mix of puzzle and race where you need to use the objects in the enviroment to propulsionate your ship.

Noitu Love 2: Devolution - $1.99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207530/?snr=1_7_15__13

Noitu Love 2 is a charming little action game where the two big draws are the fantastic pixel art and the unique mouse + keyboard control scheme. Your character has a fast airdash that is aimed with the mouse cursor, so when you get into a flow you can rack up huge combo points while screaming around a level without even touching the ground.

 

[Toma]

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Offspring Fling! - $3.99 (50% off)

store.steampowered.com/app/211360/

Pretty enjoyable and easygoing puzzle-platformer underneath which lies basically another game that is as merciless as Super Meat Boy and I've only realized that because it got achievements added not that long ago. Beating the original 100 levels took me maybe 2-2.5 hours, it took as much to unlock the next 10 levels and I don't know when I'm gonna unlock the last 10 because they're hard as fuck compared to the rest.

Papo & Yo - $3,74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/227080/

Affected by a personal childhood experience of the game's director abusive relationship with his father, action-adventure game set in a magical world of Brazilian favelas, suffused with child's imagination and visual splendor, that shows strong resemblance to ICO.

Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 - $1,49 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/237570/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_10

This isnt a game you should buy or avoid because of the Penny Arcade name attached to it. The developers Zeboyd, however, are reason enough to look into this game. Classic nostalgia overload RPG goodness with contemporary humor and sweet pixelart. Easy recommendation.

Pid - $2,99 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/218740/

A young boy named Kurt finds himself stranded on a peculiar planet, and he must find his way home. Finding help from unlikely allies and the curious tools in his backpack, Kurt must use gravity-defying beams to conquer every platform and solve every puzzle on this strange journey.

Pineapple Smash Crew - $1.99 (80%)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/204390/
It's a top down shooter where you control 4 randomly generated mercenary clones, all at once, and you blast your way through randomly generated derelict ships shooting everything you see and using some really inventive and weird grenades to help you blow the shit out of everything. Great soundtrack. Simple and fun, but short game. Worth it on a deep sale.

PixelJunk Eden - $2.50 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/105800/

Oddly calming little 2D web swinging game. Has beautiful visuals and a nice soundtrack so it makes a good game to just chill out to while still having some engaging gameplay.

Pixeljunk Shooter - $1.79 (80%)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/255870/
Rescue stranded scientists in this physics action puzzler. Very satisfying fluid physics and puzzles, fun gameplay, smooth controls. Recommended

Plague, Inc: Evolved - $13.49 (10% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/246620/
Early Access version of the iOS game. Create your perfect method of wiping out the world. Strangely satisfying, especially when you can name your destruction. Recommended on a deep discount.

Primordia - $2,99 (-70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/227000/?snr=1_5_9__205

Set in a post-apocalyptic world strewn with cast-off machines, Primordia tells the story of Horatio Nullbuilt, a stoic robot who values his solitude and independence. Horatio spends his days studying the Book of Man, sparring with his droid companion Crispin, and tinkering with the airship they call home — a peaceful existence that becomes threatened when a rogue robot steals the energy source that the pair needs to survive.

Puddle - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/222140/

Rotate the environment to maneuver various fluids through obstacles and traps. Awesome fluid physics and innovative level designs ranging from a rocket engine to the human body.

Puzzle Quest 2 - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/47540/

The most complex and engaging match 3 gems puzzle game. Comparing with any other game in the genre, there is an unbelievable wealth of mechanics in this game, from battle skills, dungeon romping, equip and loot and lots more. If you want a match 3 game with more than just the basic gameplay, grab this.

Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut - $4,99 (50%)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/239430/

Isolated puzzle game, very much in a similar style to the original portal game. You play a silent protagonist stuck inside a QUBE, you have a glove that can activate colour squares within this QUBE. You basically navigate through and solve puzzles, some are head scratchers but with trial and error you will get there eventually. Really enjoyed it.

Race The Sun - $3,99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/253030/
Insane speeds, twitchy evasion, procedurally generated levels, and stylish abstract visuals. If you enjoy white knuckle survival, this is the game for you

Really Big Sky - $1,49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/201570/

Really trippy, randomly generated left-to-right SHMUP with customizable upgrading and arcade replayability. Need I say more?

Receiver - $1,99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/234190/?snr=1_7_15__13

Great gunplay and how you treat the guns is realistic. It was part of a seven day FPS game jam challenge last year and the developers added some content to it and, through Greenlight, got it on Steam. FPS roguelike with ultra-detailed gun mechanics and future robots and mindkills. Yes.

Resonance - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/212050

When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault. The suspicions they harbor, the memories they guard, the connections they share - all will converge as these four ordinary people work together to prevent a potentially cataclysmic disaster.

Retro/Grade - $0,99 (90% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/222660/

In Retro/Grade, you start at the end of the game and work yourselves backwards, you avoid enemy fire and you position your ship to where your shots are coming backwards in reverse. The game is played backwards so you have to undo actions in the game instead of playing it forward. It's all timed to a rhythm, so it's really a music game.

Risk of Rain - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/248820
RIsk of Rian is an action platformer with roguelike elements. There are items, classes and monster logs to unlock and as the time pass harder the game get, the game also have local and online coop.

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood - $2,49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/46560/

One of the best Commandos clones. You have a group of people with different skills that you will need to coordinate properly to avoid enemies or take them out without making a huge commotion. I guess you could describe these games sort of as squad based top down stealth games.

Rochard - $1,99 USD (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/107800/

Puzzle, action, platformer with an gravity gun. Great charming game at a low price.

Rock of Ages - $1,99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/22230/

It's a mix between a tower defense and strategy. You need to kill the enemy leader that is inside the base while defending your own, you can put obstacles to slow the enemy boulder and minimize the damage you'll receive. Your boulder is controlled by you, avoiding the enemy traps and trying to keep your speed is essencial to maximize the damage you can deliver. Also the artstyle is very nice.

Runespell: Overture - $4,99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/102200/

Basically Puzzle Quest with Poker cards instead of match 3 gameplay. Collectable card gameplay for your skills, overworld and engaging gameplay make this definitely a great game to kill some time.

 

[Toma]

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Sacrifice - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/38440/

It never was as popular as it deserved. A sort of real-time strategy game from ground level. You control a wizard trying to banish rival wizards by casting spells and summoning an army. While the graphics are definitely a little rough around the edges, the art style still holds up, 14 years later.

Scratches - $2,49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/46460/

A recommended Gothic Horror adventure game. Its a bit on the short side, but a well written story with logical puzzles makes this a bite sized trip worth taking.

Sequence - $1.99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/200910/

Sequence is a rhythm game RPG thing where you do battle by juggling three screens of DDR-style moving arrows-- one to block incoming damage, one to recover MP, and one to cast spells-- all set to an awesome soundtrack. There's also a fully-voiced story, crafting, etc etc. (Sequence was basically made by one man: NeoGAF's own Feep.)

Shatter - $1.99 (80%)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/20820/

Ah, Shatter. How do I love thee? Your jaw-dropping electronic soundtrack (which should be- and is- a separate album in itself), your delightful tweaks on traditional Breakout, your technical feats... Shatter is great. And you should buy it.

Sine Mora - $1,99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207040/

Absolute steal at this price. Gorgeous looking shmup with varied level design and tons of challenges and difficulty modes to keep you occupied for a long time. Additionally, it has a very interesting "health" mechanic that punishes you for taking your time instead of your "HP". Highly recommended.

Skullgirls - $7,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/245170
2D fighting game in the veins of MvC2 with incredible animation.. Has a extensive tutorial for newcomers to the genre, the developers keep in touch with the community releasing constant updates and the DLC characters are free for the first 3 months when they are released.

Snapshot - $6,99 (30% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/204220/

After finishing Snapshot, I can say its greater quality is the superb level design. Although the entire game being built around the use of the camera, the levels still bring something new until the very end. The majority of the objects are used only in a handful of levels before being dropped for something new, keeping the game always fresh. The game is very easy if you finish the level without completing any secondary goal, so I recommend to go after the secret objects and the stars for maximum enjoyment. The graphics, although simple, are a delight to look at, evocative of the 16bit era platformers.

SpaceChem - $2,49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/

If there's anyone on GAF who hasn't seen my love for this game yet, well its simply the most brilliant, most fiendish, most mind-wrenchingly satisfying puzzle game I've ever played. Absolutely brilliant puzzle game that is especially highly recommended for anyone who likes to build increasingly complex solutions to a problem.

Space Pirates and Zomibes(SPAZ) - $1.99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/107200

Top down space combat where you customize an arsenal of ships, including their engines, shields, weapons, etc., make allies and enemies, gather resources and travel the galaxy. It can be extremely addicting, albeit a tad grindy.

Speedrunners - $5,99 (40% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207140
A fun competitive platformer game, the better analogy I can make is if Mario Kart was a 2D platformer game it could be Speedrunners.

Spelunky - $7.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure. You'll have complete freedom while you navigate the fully-destructible environments and master their many secrets.

Stealth Bastard Deluxe - $9.99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/209190/

It’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life. With no weapons and no armour, being seen means instant death. Stay out of the light to avoid the attention of deadly security robots! Leap like a lusty salmon to avoid those zap-happy lasers! Think fast as the walls close in around you! Only the fastest and sneakiest will make it to the exit without being mangled by the facility’s security systems. Will you be among them?

Super Hexagon - $1.01 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/221640/

Difficulty done right: each game lasts under a minute. It's really cool to see yourself constantly get better at such a hard game. Extremely clean retro graphics, fast techno music, and a very cheap price point all make this game a winner.

Super House of Dead Ninjas - $1,74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/224820

If the name isn't good enough on its own, its blistering pace should be. A race to the bottom of the tower with randomly generated areas and filled with enemies that are (mostly) one hit kills, that can kill you just as easily. You gradually unlock more weapons, sub-weapons, magic and health that help vary up your approach.

Super Puzzle Platformer - $1.99 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/238530/

Blocks fall from the top of the screen and you have to match three or more to make them vanish. Pretty standard stuff, but the twist is that you are controlling your character in the stage, shooting blocks strategically and trying to avoid getting squished. Great little game that you can also try out at adult swim http://games.adultswim.com/super-puz...zzle-game.html

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - $7,99

store.steampowered.com/app/204060/

Play this game, people. Not quite like much I've played before, but if I had to categorize it, it's similar to a point and click adventure game, with some light combat. Very cool abstract game that incorporates some interesting social media features that break the fourth wall , great atmosphere/vibe, beautiful visuals, and fantastic electronic soundtrack from the great Jim Guthrie.

Surgeon Simulator 2013 - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/233720/

Mindboggingly hilarious game. I have no clue how the game got as popular, but there we are, cutting up the heavy as the medic from TF2.

Super Splatters - $3.99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/95000/

Super Splatters, backed by the Indie Fund, combines the awesomeness of bursting water balloons with Tony Hawk style aerial combos. Fling your Splatter against a wall so that it bursts over matching colored pods. That's just the beginning, though - link aerial tricks into combos while controlling gravity and flipping your momentum back and forth to become the top viewed contestant on Splatter TV!

Sword of the Stars: The Pit - $1,74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/233700/

Don't let its basic looks fool you. In this roguelike, Starvation,illness,degrading armor and weapons are just some of the things that you have to worry about constantly. Very enjoyable and polished game if you like the genre and setting. A roguelike with some flaws, but if you want a modern sci-fi roguelike, you wont currently find much better value than this game for $1,74.

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack - $3.19 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/206370/

Mutant Blobs was the best launch game on the Vita and remains one of the best games on the system. I haven't played the steam version yet but there is no reason it shouldn't be as fun. You’re a Blob of alien origin with mutant powers and an insatiable appetite. To the great horror of your former captors (and all of humanity), you have escaped into the world. Consume Everything. Regret Nothing.

The 39 Steps - $3,74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/234940/

Not a game, but unique enough to deserve a mention. Its basically a Visual novel with the text of a short story (that was the inspiration to Ian Fleming's James Bond) and illustrated with pictures. Hundreds of hand-painted digital environments, and authentic materials from 1910s Britain. 8 different storytelling mechanics, 25 collectible items and 16 awards to be unlocked. An original soundtrack by Si Begg and theatrical voice performances, including Ian Hanmore, Greg Hemphill and Benny Young.

The Swapper - $7.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/231160/

Puzzle-platformer where you can clone yourself and swap bodies with the clones. As good as the gameplay is the atmosphere of the setting - an abandoned space station - is where the game really shines. The wonderful claymation graphics and sound design, combined with the questionable ethics of murdering your own clones, makes this a haunting experience.

The Stanley Parable - $10,04 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/
Funny, unique, with a great narrative(s). Highly recommended if you are interested in experimental narrative gameplay.

Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers - $3.39 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/205910/

Fantastic platformer where you literally carve your own path, slicing steps, ledges and platforms. Just a joy to play around with.

The Ball - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/35460

Splatter enemies and solve puzzles with a giant ball in an ancient trap-filled temple, Actually a really enjoyable game

The Whispered World - $9,79 (51% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/268540/

One of the best and truest to the roots adventures when you liked the Sierra Adventures like Kings Quest VIII. Some Puzzles are a bit out of the world but you are definitely in for a treat. Its definitely my favorite adventure by FAR of the recent years. Actually I was thinking about creating an OT when it came out here, but it wasnt out in America yet and I wanted to wait. Well seems I missed that point. The game is great, has some unbelievably charming characters, smart puzzles (that get hard later on) and a very memorable ending. The Whispered World is a great, one of the best recent adventure games. Highly recommended. The voice of Sadwick is annoying though, so be warned.

They Bleed Pixels - $2.49 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/211260/

This is a really damn good platformer. Good, but also devious, unforgiving, and rage-inducing. After every stage I finish, I can typically be heard muttering something about how ridiculous that shit just was. Even so, I'm almost immediately ready to jump back in. The controls are actually really tight, and the enemies pretty creative and dangerous. The soundtrack remains interesting throughout, and the fat pixel art is really appealing (and incredibly gory). Platforming feels very Super Meat Boy, but combine that with super fluid and varied combat and you have an absolute winner!

Thomas was alone - $3.99 (60% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/220780/?cc=us

Not very challenging, but with interesting different mechanics at play. Good soundtrack and narration and an engaging story which was surprising giving the genre and the characters presentation (geometric figures).

Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack - $1,74 (65% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/

Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please! are a couple of rip-roaring point-and-click adventure games . With tongue firmly in cheek, sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles, and reading some very funny dialogue. It's like a book, only good! From an horrific and untimely death in deep, dark Peru, via preposterous-and-suspect alien invasions, to whipping back-and-forth in time to stop Hitler and his army of robot Nazi dinosaur clones, this is one set of adventures you're unlikely to forget.

To the Moon - $2,99 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/

A story driven experience with a fantastic soundtrack. This particular story follows their attempt to fulfill the dream of an elderly man, Johnny. With each step back in time, a new fragment of Johnny's past is revealed. As the two doctors piece together the puzzled events that spanned a life time, they seek to find out just why the frail old man chose his dying wish to be what it is. And Johnny's last wish is, of course... to go to the moon.

Toki Tori 2 - $2,99 (80% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/201420/

Toki Tori did a 180° for his sequel. If you loved the design of the first one, you'll like already have bought the second, but even for people (like me) who didnt like the puzzles of the first one, Toki Tori 2 is definitely worth a look. They changed the level based structure and very finicky puzzles to a bigger, more open world structure, inviting the player to explore.

Unity of Command - $5.99 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/218090/

Accessible turn-based wargaming strategy influenced by classics such as Panzer General II. Fluid, easy to pick up and play. Managing supply lines as important as ensuring the right forces are in the right places. Well crafted and supported.

Vessel - $5,09 (66% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/108500/

A puzzle/platformer game with one of the best gimmicks around, real-time water physics! It also has a nice art-style with a steampunk theme.

Wake - $1.24 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/233530/

A retro Metroidvania style game where you must escape a sinking ship. Explore various areas of the ship, learn the story of the crew and why the ship sunk, evade the rising water, raging infernos, and active security system, and make split second decisions that could take you closer to the surface or to a drowning death. This purchase also gives you Lunnar Devitsy.

Windosill - $2.00 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/37600/

Windosill is a digital pop-up book and a good enough price to be considered an overlooked and charming recommended deal even at 0% off. Allegedly great for children, but as a fan of both whimsy and point-and-click adventure games, I liked it. It is extremely short (about an hour long) and probably not for everyone. The good thing is that the first half of the game is available as a free demo on the official site. The bad thing is that it hasn't been on sale since the 2012 Summer Sale.

Winter Voices - $1,12 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/72900/

A unique strategy RPG that is definitely undeservedly overlooked. Dont trust the Metacritics average, just looking at the user average makes it apparent that there is a 30% difference with the "professional" reviews. Its not a game for everyone, and if you are used to skinner box style gameplay progress, you wont be able to stand the slow progress and movement in this game. However, if you can stomach that, you might get to enjoy a very unique art style in a very uniquely themed SRPG.

Wizorb - $1,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207420/

An excellent fantasy themed indie gem dripping with charmed retro flavor complete with breakout gameplay, npc interaction, magic, and boss battles.

 

[Toma]

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Interesting Bundle deals for Steam Indies:

A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2 Pack - $3.74 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/14311/

A Valley Without Wind 1 is what happens when you let someone who is completely batshit insane take on the metroidvania formula. The word massive can't even begin to describe it - a completely randomly generated world will continue to expand so long as you wish to progress in a direction. Traverse the lands with a mixture of fast platforming and a spellcasting system that is deeper than the rabbit hole appears. The dark side of this sheer glut of content is that after a while it becomes a pure numbers game and is powered simply by your will to continue.

A Valley Without Wind 2 takes the open ended nature of the first and tosses it to the wayside, instead wanting to concentrate on the strategy element which can be a huge negative if you were a fan of the platforming of the first. It tries a bit too hard to push way more on you at once, so your milage may vary.

The upside to this is that both are available with each other, so you can get both for the very cheap price of $3.74 and find out which one is more your speed. If you're able to get past the gaudy visuals, occasionally confusing subsystems and heavy reliance on your enjoyment of lootwhore-vania games, you should consider what AVWW1&2 have to offer.

Gundemonium Collection - $5 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/11712/

Only 50% off, but Steam isn't exactly loaded with good bullet hell SHMUPs so I'll recommend this as well. Has three fun Japanese indie shooters, the first two being side scrollers (the second one is the only game in the collection with a two player mode) and the last one being a top down shooter. Some good bullet patterns and interesting mechanics on display here.

Spiderweb Collection - $11,99 (70% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/33525/

An RPG collection with an insane amount of value. Each of those games is 40-100 hours long, with quality writing and inventive worlds/gameplay mechanics. Lover of classic RPGs should own all of these.

Ultrabundle - $6,24 (75% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/26433

You get 4 addicting arcade games with a unique artstyle/theme. Also the developers have not made a cent of profit from these titles.

Amanita Collection - $12,49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15624/?cc=us
In my opinion the most original and engaging games of the genre are Amanita Design games (I'm biased as I grew watching and loving eastern european animation classics). Samorost, Machinarium, Botanicula. They all are conveniently bundled for this sale. And they all are a must have for the fans of the genre.

Carpe Fulgur Collection - 24.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15400/

3 charmingly translated Japanese indie games, all sharing a moe anime inspired art style and characters (fair warning for people with a strong aversion to such things) from 2 different developers. Recettear a item shop game/action RPG dungeon crawler and Chantalise a ARPG dungeon crawler from EasyGameStation, plus Fotune Summoners a side scrolling ARPG platformer (think Wonder Boy in Monster World or Zelda 2) from Lizsoft.

The Blackwell Bundle Containing: Legacy, Unbound Convergence and Deception - $4,99 (75% off.)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/13237/?snr=1_7_15__13

Collection of supernatural investigative adventure games created by Dave Gilbert. "When three NYU students kill themselves one after the other, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell and her new spirit guide Joey Mallone. It's trial by fire as they set these troubled spirits to rest"

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Archive of games that are currently not on sale, but have been previously:

Aztaka - $9,99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/37100/

A sidescrolling Action RPG, think a side scrolling Diablo game lite, including loot, smaller puzzles and snazzy fighting skills. Loved the gameplay of the demo, certainly worth $2,49. There is a free demo you can check out too.

B.U.T.T.O.N. (Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now) - $2.99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/92400/

Considering the staggeringly low amount of party games on Steam, this one deserves a mention for being rare AND fun. The game asks you to do some actions, while trying to make sure that the others cant do them. The physicality of the gameplay and the evolving behaviour of anyone participating make this a great choice for a party game. However, make sure to play it with good friends, since there are some sex-related jokes/challenges as well.

Capsule - $4.99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/303940/

Capsule is a minimalist experience that absolutely delivers and I'd recommend the game for its tense gameplay, fantastic atmosphere, and immersive soundscape. Gameplay-wise, it's a balancing act between exploration and desperation, masterfully crafting a gripping atmosphere through audio and sound alone.

Everyday Genius: SquareLogic - $4,99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/32150/

Absolutely massive (20,000 stages) number puzzle game. Well worth the money if you like Picross or Sudoku

Everyday Shooter - $9.99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/16300/

One of the best shmups I ever played with a great artstyle, level design and fantastic soundtrack. I am still playing this game on and off after 3 years or something to FINALLY beat it eventually. Highly recommended if you have even only a slight interest in shmups.

Fractal: Make Blooms Not War - $3,49 (50% off)

store.steampowered.com/app/61310/

Fractals is a bit more of a traditional puzzle game (basically a "match 7" puzzle game), but the gameplay mechanic of pushing stones outward and building combos is so elegant and straightforward, yet can seem deviously difficult once they add another element to the mix. Fun game. I highly recommend the Fractals + Splice bundle ($5,99) for anyone liking puzzle games.

Gemini Rue - $9.99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/?snr=1_7_15__13

Azriel Odin, ex-assassin, arrives on the rain-drenched planet of Barracus. When things go horribly wrong, he can only seek help from the very criminals he used to work for. Meanwhile, across the galaxy, a man called Delta-Six wakes up in a hospital with no memory. Without knowing where to turn or who to trust, he vows to escape before he loses his identity completely.
As fate brings these two closer together, we discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought and sold, and a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Mr. Robot - $9,99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/20710/

You play Asimov, a humble serving robot aboard the spaceship Eidolon, where everything is going wrong a la System Shock: robot rebellions, crew hypersleep death, uppity artificial intelligences. Only, you're in an old school isometric 3D world, just like your sainted mother used to make back in the 1980s. Puzzles - challenging your mental and physical faculties, and occasionally even both - hamper your progress. And they're expertly, lovingly designed.

Q.U.B.E. - $9,99 (0%)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/203730/

Isolated puzzle game, very much in a similar style to the original portal game. You play a silent protagonist stuck inside a QUBE, you have a glove that can activate colour squares within this QUBE. You basically navigate through and solve puzzles, some are head scratchers but with trial and error you will get there eventually. Really enjoyed it.

Splice - $9,99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/209790

Very slick and interesting puzzle game. I love puzzle games that dont just follow the match 3 formula and actually try something different. Its unfortunately not that long (50 or so main levels), but the idea of dividing cells to make them fit a pattern and making a puzzle game from that is just way too interesting not to mention it. Fantastic soundtrack too btw, and it also has a demo on Steam you can check out. In a bundle with 2 other interesting games (Auditorium and Fractal:Make blooms not war) for $5,99.

Starseed Pilgrim - $5,99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/230980

The basic gameplay revolves around growing "seeds", which then turn into structures that the player can traverse, but the process of finding out how to use these new found tools was so refreshingly unique and even mysterious, that I would consider it a recent gaming experience I wouldnt want to miss. What people take from games inevitably varies, but it showed me that I didnt lose the sense of wonder and curiousity that games instilled in me when I was younger.

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - $7,99

store.steampowered.com/app/204060/

Play this game, people. Not quite like much I've played before, but if I had to categorize it, it's similar to a point and click adventure game, with some light combat. Very cool abstract game that incorporates some interesting social media features that break the fourth wall , great atmosphere/vibe, beautiful visuals, and fantastic electronic soundtrack from the great Jim Guthrie.

Under The Ocean - $9.99 (0% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/227720/

Shipwrecked on a tropical island, you must use your wits and the natural environment to survive, craft, explore - and eventually, find your way home. Under the Ocean is currently in early alpha.Under the Ocean features a flexible, physics based crafting system. Hundreds of items interact in strange and unexpected ways. Attach a sharp rock to the end of some driftwood to make a spear. Then a glow worm for lighting, or dip the tip in poison berries - or both! Build traps to ensnare prey, windmills to generate power, a lakeside cabin, and eventually, a raft to make your way home.

 

[vareon]

Goddamit guys, let him do his work. Toma's indie threads are awesome :/

(that doesn't mean the other thread isn't incredibly informative, though)

 

[Sarquiss_]

I did this thread until last sale, but a mod suggested I make a new, updated one:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=621131

Gotcha

Sorry for ruining your thread by posting before you

 

[flkraven]

I think that is the shortest OP I've ever seen that wasn't read by the first 3 posters.

Excited to read all your summaries Toma!

 

[Toma]

I think that is the shortest OP I've ever seen that wasn't read by the first 3 posters.

Excited to read all your summaries Toma!

Not so short anymore

And speaking of the other thread, I am totally okay with that thread being used as "cheapest this game has ever been!", while my thread more or less contains great games that everyone should consider, even if those games might not be super-uber cheap or the cheapest they have ever been *shrug* I did all the work for this thread anyway in the past 2 years and during the past few days, I might as well post it.

 

[Uiki]

One way heroics is a must buy.

 

[Sarquiss_]

I think that is the shortest OP I've ever seen that wasn't read by the first 3 posters.

Excited to read all your summaries Toma!

Err I read the OP but it sounded exactly like the other thread we have for the Steam Sale Hidden Gems :|

Anyways good work OP

 

[Toma]

One way heroics is a must buy.

Indeed, it would already be a must buy without any sale price though.

 

[Toma]

Err I read the OP but it sounded exactly like the other thread we have for the Steam Sale Hidden Gems :|

Anyways good work OP

Dunno, might just be me, but I did these threads for the past 2 years, the other thread creator could have just asked whether I am working on a current one if he planned on making the same thread.

As I said, I dont think these threads are necessarily identical though, so we'll see whether both threads will see their use.

 

[The Technomancer]

Yo Toma have you played the other "high res" Spiderweb RPG Avernum: Escape from the Pit at all? Its a remake of one of his earlier ones but its also open world and has, IMO, much more interesting quest and gameplay design than Avadon

 

[Toma]

Yo Toma have you played the other "high res" Spiderweb RPG Avernum: Escape from the Pit at all? Its a remake of one of his earlier ones but its also open world and has, IMO, much more interesting quest and gameplay design than Avadon

I played the original one, does it warrant another playthrough or is it basically the same game in HD?

But yeah, I might swap Avadon with Avernum, I forgot it got an HD release because I only played the original.

 

[super-famicom]

Awesome OP. Toms, I salute you.

 

[Uiki]

Indeed, it would already be a must buy without any sale price though.

Yup. Super cool ideas. And at that price it's impossible to pass.

Also, Under the Ocean is going to be in 3d (they are replacing the engine).. it's not on sale but it's still a good catch for 5 bucks.

 

[The Technomancer]

I played the original one, does it warrant another playthrough or is it basically the same game in HD?

But yeah, I might swap Avadon with Avernum, I forgot it got an HD release because I only played the original.

Main questlines are the same. He took some cues from Avadon's skill system and streamlined the whole thing so that you have a better sense of what you're actually doing. I haven't played the original in years so I'm enjoying my new playthrough but yeah, mostly the same game

 

[Toma]

Yup. Super cool ideas. And at that price it's impossible to pass.

Also, Under the Ocean is going to be in 3d (they are replacing the engine).. it's not on sale but it's still a good catch for 5 bucks.

Oh sweet, I felt Under the Ocean was a bit lacking in content and polish compared to his free previous game, (was it Under the Garden? Something like that) so I hope Under the Ocean will finally find its identity.

 

[legacyzero]

Shit I forgot about Goat simulator! I need this.

 

[Toma]

Shit I forgot about Goat simulator! I need this.

You must have felt empty all your life, son. Give your life true meaning (but wait for a sale).

 

[nbnt]

Great, great thread!

May I suggest adding NaissanceE to the list? (35% off). And perhaps replacing Q.U.B.E with the director's cut edition (50% off).

 

[Toma]

Great, great thread!

May I suggest adding NaissanceE to the list? (35% off). And perhaps replacing Q.U.B.E with the director's cut edition (50% off).

Good call with Qube, didnt notice they made a new version. Will change that later. What did they add?

Oh and could you please write up a small blurb similar to the ones on the OP? If possible not an official one from the devs.

 

[Knurek]

You must have felt empty all your life, son. Give your life true meaning (but wait for a sale).

Toma, why no recommendation for Crimzon Clover?

Pretty much the best shooter currently available on Steam. Yes, better than Ikaruga.

 

[Toma]

Toma, why no recommendation for Crimzon Clover?

Pretty much the best shooter currently available on Steam. Yes, better than Ikaruga.

Because I havent played it

And better than Ikaruga is high praise, can you write up a blurb (like the ones in the OP) for it, then I'll add it to the OP. As I stated above, please make it a personal recommendation text, instead of taking the dev description.

 

[Bradach]

Great thread, I found 2 little gems in there. Thanks OP

 

[nbnt]

Good call with Qube, didnt notice they made a new version. What did they add?

Oh and could you please write up a small blurb similar to the ones on the OP? If possible not an official one from the devs.

Most notably OR support.

Single player campaign with an all new narrative
Challenging and unusual puzzles
New time-trial mode with 10 levels
Brand new original music score
New achievements and leaderboards
Oculus Rift support

And sorry, I've only played the first ~hour of NaissanceE, and never played Q.U.B.E so I can't really write anything about them.

 

[Toma]

Great thread, I found 2 little gems in there. Thanks OP

Which ones?

 

[RS4-]

I'd just like to thank Toma for another awesome thread! Plenty of stuff to wishlist and keep an eye out for

 

[Knurek]

Because I havent played it

And better than Ikaruga is high praise, can you write up a blurb (like the ones in the OP) for it, then I'll add it to the OP. As I stated above, please make it a personal recommendation text, instead of taking the dev description.

Will my Steam review do?
Crimzon Clover - $6.99 (33% off)

The best 2D shooter on Steam, no questions asked.
Will remain the best one until Cave gets off their arses and ports their games to Windows, or till someone manages to convince ZUN there's a market for Touhou games outside of Japan.
The ratio of explosions per second, especially in the double break mode, is something that no amount of words can describe properly.
If you have any interest in arcade type shmups, buy this game this instant!

And on that note:
Danmaku Unlimited 2 - $2.50 (50% off)

Lovely bullet hell shooter game, with some out of this world music by Japanese indie band Blankfield. Don't let the fact that it's a mobile port discourage you, it plays just as good on a PC as it did on iPhone. Good difficulty progression, making this a good title to start your journey into the field of manic shooters.

 

[More_Badass]

Some great indies that deserve to be on that list:

One Finger Death Punch - $2.49 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/264200/

Don't be fooled by the visuals or simple controls. One Finger Death Punch is one of the most addictive satisfying games I've played, with flashy combat and great animations. It perfectly captures the feeling of being an unstoppable martial arts badass

Teslagrad - $4.99 (50% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/249590/

A wonderful art style, smooth animations, and a challenging mix of precision platforming and puzzles makes Teslagrad well worth your time.

NaissanceE - $12.99 (33% off)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/

NaissanceE is easily one of my favorites of 2014 so far, thanks to its masterfully crafted, unsettling atmosphere. The platforming is solid, but it's the tension of exploring such a weird otherworldly place that made NaissanceE such an enjoyable experience for me.

 

[Sarquiss_]

As I said, I dont think these threads are necessarily identical though, so we'll see whether both threads will see their use.

After seeing the great content I totally agree already have found a couple of games I will be buying?

 

[Toma]

Will my Steam review do?

One Finger Death Punch - $2.49 (50% off)


Teslagrad - $4.99 (50% off)


NaissanceE - $12.99 (33% off)

<3 <3 <3 <3

I'll add those later, gotta work a bit

 

[Cyrano]

I would recommend Inquisitor. Hard as balls and way longer than just about any RPG I've played. And boy... if you like text... you will get to read some WALLS of text. No joke, there are multiple books worth of text in this game, and all of its relevant and changes based on choices you make in the game. There's a sort of vague morality to decisions and there's really no way to please everyone in the game. Thus you have to choose sides or at the very least make decisions that affect the groups you're associating with. You can spend hours upon hours in just the first town alone and you will have barely scratched the surface.

Also, fighting too much will get you killed. A lot.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/241620/

 

[Bonfires Down]

Yup. Super cool ideas. And at that price it's impossible to pass.

Also, Under the Ocean is going to be in 3d (they are replacing the engine).. it's not on sale but it's still a good catch for 5 bucks.

Wow, I had no idea. Glad I bought this for $2 or something last sale.

 

[Toma]

I would recommend Inquisitor. Hard as balls and way longer than just about any RPG I've played. And boy... if you like text... you will get to read some WALLS of text.

Also, fighting too much will get you killed. A lot.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/241620/

Recommendation blurb?

 

[Bradach]

Which ones?

Dust An Elysian Tail and Divinity 2.

I'm looking forward to them

 

[J0dy77]

Anyone think "Dust: An Elysium Trail" will wind up on a flash sale?

 

[Toma]

Dust An Elysian Tail and Divinity 2.

I'm looking forward to them

Great choices And you support a gaffer with the Dust purchase

Anyone think "Dust: An Elysium Trail" will wind up on a flash sale?

Very possible, it often appeared on short Steam sales, so it might this year too.

 

[Cyrano]

Recommendation blurb?

edited the post. Need to find a small pic for it...

Currently 66% off.

Inquisitor

Inquisitor is hard as balls and way longer than just about any turn-based RPG in the vein of Baldur's Gate. It's set in a dark, medieval Gothic setting where morality is difficult and doing the "wrong" thing is easy. If you like text... you will get to read some WALLS of text. No joke, there are multiple books worth of text in this game, and all of it's relevant and changes based on choices you make in the game. There's a sort of vague morality to decisions and there's really no way to please everyone in the game. Thus you have to choose sides or at the very least make decisions that affect the groups you're associating with. You can spend hours upon hours in just the first town alone and you will have barely scratched the surface.

Fighting is legitimately dangerous and you have to be careful about choosing your foes. You will also have to find allies, as by yourself you are literally worthless. Did I mention you can piss off your allies too if you support someone they don't like? Because you can. Be wary of the decisions you make, they have long consequences.

Too long for a blurb? Sorry, it's hard to compress how much is going on in the game.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Awesome thread as always Toma.

Yup. Super cool ideas. And at that price it's impossible to pass.

Also, Under the Ocean is going to be in 3d (they are replacing the engine).. it's not on sale but it's still a good catch for 5 bucks.

I saw it some days ago and I'm digging the new style, it's cleaner and you can distinguish the things better.

 

[Toma]

I saw it some days ago and I'm digging the new style, it's cleaner and you can distinguish the things better.

Its also finally an evolution on the free prototype, I really soured on my purchase after I noticed that it was basically higher res version of the free prototype with TONS of bugs.

 

[rybrad]

If you are a roguelike fan, I highly recommend Dungeonmans. It is only 20% off and is still in Early Access but it is a fantastic turn-based roguelike. One of the great things about the game is you can play it with a Rogue Legacy-esque constant progression or start from scratch each run which makes it a good fit for all kinds of players. The dev is great at interacting with the community and talking about upcoming changes/getting feedback.

Dust An Elysian Tail and Divinity 2.

I'm looking forward to them

Those are two of my favorite games, excellent choices. Noogy (the dev of Dust) is a fairly active member here and great all around guy too. Larian is an awesome dev too and the founder Swen is as passionate about games as anyone you will meet.

 

[r3n4ud]

Oh man, Toma, Grand Ages: Rome looks spectacular! Thanks for putting this thread together for another sale.

 

[Toma]

If you are a roguelike fan, I highly recommend Dungeonmans. It is only 20% off and is still in Early Access but it is a fantastic turn-based roguelike. One of the great things about the game is you can play it with a Rogue Legacy-esque constant progression or start from scratch each run which makes it a good fit for all kinds of players. The dev is great at interacting with the community and talking about upcoming changes/getting feedback.

How deep is it compared with other genre titles? And how far into early access is it? Does it feel like a complete game?

 

[SecretMoblin]

wow, that's a great price for papo & yo, faults and all

the setting and music alone is worth the price, the in-game graffiti is gorgeous



so torn on Wake, it looks so neat but I hate time limits in my metroidvanias and I'm concerned about the "sinking ship" thing :/

 

[More_Badass]

Inquisitor sounds really cool. I had never heard of the game before. So it's like old school Fallout style gameplay and depth, but with a gritty medieval fantasy setting?