Current Events > CE Steam Sale! Gift Event XIX: Heat Wave

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ArchangelBaruch posted...

Yup, it's good. Though I won't be able to fill it that much.

...Also, I just realized that this was supposed to be contest XX. No matter, that way we'll have a round number for the 10th year anniversary in Winter.

we could change it next topic?

TroutPaste posted...

we could change it next topic?

Yes :)

EvilResident posted...

Set to private :)

derp. Fixed.

For some reason Steam bundles the privacy options for game status and wishlist into the same option.

Edit: Also due to something stupid I am doing something stupid with my steam name which means if you search for it, you probably won't find it

You can get my FC here: 78561231

Or here's a direct link to my profile page:

https://steamcommunity.com/id/vecturin/

Thanks everyone.

Purestarfall just got me Hyperdimension Neptunia VIIR!

Thanks!

--Zero-- gifted me Age Of Empires Definitive Edition

Anything would be appreciated

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/jerrygamer/#sort=order

Last post

If anyone wants to add me feel free to.

I have some keys to give away. I went through looking for wishlists but didn't see these games on there.

If anyone wants one of these, please let me know.

Talisman + a bunch of DLC
Pony Island
Freedom Planet

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561199307669955/#sort=order

third post not expecting anything but anything will be nice thank you I fixed viewing problem

I'll nab Huniepop 2 if you're willing to give that away. I don't mind me some Match 3.

@bluezero gifted me Arkham Collection.

Thank you so much friend! I cant wait to get all the achievements.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I have some keys to give away. I went through looking for wishlists but didn't see these games on there.

If anyone wants one of these, please let me know.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

can i get this one please :)

@synklare has gifted me Doom (2016).

Awesome. I've been looking forward to playing this, almost bought it on PS4 but realized I dont play PS4 anymore. Gonna slay some Demons soon!

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/velvien/#sort=order

Final post of the topic.

I'm thinking after work/some uni coursework tomorrow I'll drop another gift or two on a random page number in the 30's.

NERDZofSTEEL posted...

I'm thinking after work/some uni coursework tomorrow I'll drop another gift or two on a random page number in the 30's.

Page in the 30s? Do.. do you not do 50 posts per page?

Oooh this again. Fun!
I might be able to contribute to the prizes at the end again. I'll have to look over the money situation.

For now,
https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/shotgunsilencer/#sort=order&type=Game

Unfortunately nothing really cheap on there. I was hoping Rimworld would be on a better sale than only 10%

Rimworld dev if I recall has mentioned that he won't put it on sale any deeper than 20% out of principle I believe.

Lokison posted...

Page in the 30s? Do.. do you not do 50 posts per page?

I have never changed my settings on this site in all this time I've been on here (including my OG account I can't access cause I lost the email to it)
So 10 per page it is.

NERDZofSTEEL posted...

I have never changed my settings on this site in all this time I've been on here (including my OG account I can't access cause I lost the email to it)
So 10 per page it is.

you can go right to https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/user/settings_basic and its the first setting :)

but dont wana throw off your count now , lol

I'll throw mine down for a third time.

this has been a fun time, it's nice seeing gamefaqs has some sort of good community here. Some of you guys are gifting a lot of games, it's awesome to see.

Wishlist is in my sig.

synklare posted...

Rimworld dev if I recall has mentioned that he won't put it on sale any deeper than 20% out of principle I believe.

Bruh.. So rude lol
I need my discounts!

I'm kidding btw. Their game, they can do whatever they like

Anyone have any hidden gems they'd recommend?

Second post. Just got home and woke up after another funtastic 12 hour shift.

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198838079351/#sort=price

--Zero- posted...

Anyone have any hidden gems they'd recommend?

What kind of stuff do you like?

been a while

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/watertankk/#sort=order

Hey everyone! First post. Anything appreciated.

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198078853389/#sort=order

Tyranthraxus posted...

What kind of stuff do you like?

Mostly anything really except RTS, Tower Defense, or Simulators.

--Zero- posted...

Mostly anything really except RTS, Tower Defense, or Simulators.

I see you've got some VR games on your wishlist, have you played Sairento?

Tyranthraxus posted...

I see you've got some VR games on your wishlist, have you played Sairento?

I haven't. I have it on my PS4VR actually. I think the only VR games I don't have that are worth it are on my wish list already lol. I have a stack of them for my PS4VR and a bunch on my Oculus already.

--Zero- posted...

Anyone have any hidden gems they'd recommend?

How hidden? Stuff like Obra Dinn and Recettear are pretty unknown to most but if you're into indie stuff you will have heard plenty about them. Something like Fuga is far less known but also can be quite niche in nature.

watertank posted...

been a while

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/watertankk/#sort=order

sent you friend invite

ellis123 posted...

How hidden? Stuff like Obra Dinn and Recettear are pretty unknown to most but if you're into indie stuff you will have heard plenty about them. Something like Fuga is far less known but also can be quite niche in nature.

Hidden as in not mainstream I suppose? Would PC exclusive fit into that?

I'm going to check out those games you listed. I have only heard of Recettear and thought it was a puzzle or item management sim and am seeing it's a full on RPG so I'll probably get that now, thank you lol.

--Zero- posted...

Hidden as in not mainstream I suppose? Would PC exclusive fit into that?

I'm going to check out those games you listed. I have only heard of Recettear and thought it was a puzzle or item management sim and am seeing it's a full on RPG so I'll probably get that now, thank you lol.

It's similar to the atelier games, except instead of deliverables you're trying to make money to pay off a debt. It's also cute as fuck.

Tyranthraxus posted...

It's similar to the atelier games, except instead of deliverables you're trying to make money to pay off a debt. It's also cute as fuck.

I went ahead and grabbed it :)

I tried to look up the atelier games on steam and was overwhelmed with a long list of titles.

--Zero- posted...

Anyone have any hidden gems they'd recommend?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390700/The_Crackpet_Show/ I havent played this but its got good reviews and looks great. I did pick it up though.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/858210/Nova_Drift/ Modern take on Asteroids as a roguelite. fun game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/532190/Super_Blood_Hockey/ Retro graphics and more violent than a hockey game needs to be(complete with unlockable blood amount slider). https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1628655328 The campaign mode is fun.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1557740/ROUNDS/

I recommend that. I love it. Easy to mod, a lot of fun with friends.

--Zero- posted...

I went ahead and grabbed it :)

I tried to look up the atelier games on steam and was overwhelmed with a long list of titles.

It's an enormous franchise.

If you want something similar but more lightweight, check this one out:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592520/WitchSpring3_ReFine__The_Story_of_Eirudy/

Purchased Super Blood Hockey and ROUNDS. Nova Dift looks too hard for me lol. Crackpet Show looks interesting that I'll have to think on it. Thanks for the recommendations.

Tyranthraxus posted...

It's an enormous franchise.

If you want something similar but more lightweight, check this one out:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592520/WitchSpring3_ReFine__The_Story_of_Eirudy/

This looks interesting. I added it to my wish list for when it's discounted a little more.

--Zero- posted...

Hidden as in not mainstream I suppose? Would PC exclusive fit into that?

I'm going to check out those games you listed. I have only heard of Recettear and thought it was a puzzle or item management sim and am seeing it's a full on RPG so I'll probably get that now, thank you lol.

I guess? The problem is that there are a lot of things that technically aren't mainstream but people who are into gaming communities have heard of them as if they were mainstream. Owlboy is a good example of this as it's really hard to have been around a gaming forum when it came out and not having heard of it, yet it's actually an extremely unheard of title outside of the forums in question.

--Zero- posted...

I went ahead and grabbed it :)

I tried to look up the atelier games on steam and was overwhelmed with a long list of titles.

There was a topic that has purged where I went over them, but in a general sense the games are put into trilogies and the best way to go about it is to get into the series as early as you want to and start from there (the trilogies are basically completely self contained outside of the concept of the "alchemists are basically superheroes" that exists across the board). My recommendation would be to get the bundle for the Dusk Trilogy (Ayesha, Escha & Logy, and Shallie), Mysterious Trilogy (Sophie, Firis, and Lydie & Suelle), or Secret duology (Ryza 1 & 2). The Dusk Trilogy is the oldest and thus has a massive lack in QoL that exists in later titles (and also has notable time limits as a gameplay mechanic, which is a turn off for some) but generally is regarded as having the best writing, the Mysterious trilogy has the most "complex" alchemy in the form of Alchemy Tetris for crafting and is very much a love it or hate it sort of affair (I'm on the "it's really good" camp), and the Secret duology has massive QoL improvements and the overall best game feel to it. If you are fine with some jank + time limits go with Dusk, if you want just a bit of jank + no (real) time limits go with Mysterious, and if you want to just guaranteed like the game go with Ryza.

Also:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/5/AAYBCtAADXwN.jpg

Anyways, this list will be a bit biased by my perception of what exactly is "hidden" (I tend to find more action-y games to be anything but niche) but here are some other things you might look into: Hero's Hour, Patrick's Parabox, The Last Remnant (the PC version is a very different game than the console version), Aviary Attorney, Baba Is You, Battle Chef Brigade, Deep Sky Derelicts, Fell Seal, Gamedec, Gato Roboto, Heaven's Vault, LISA, Noita, Offworld Trading Company (if you have friends to play with), Puzzle Agent, The Sexy Brutale, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (and if you really liked that one, Devil's Daughter is only slightly worse), and Potion Craft.

Those are (mostly) in alphabetic order with a couple of them out of it not because of them being recommended over the others so much as being in a different category in Steam. Generally speaking I feel like all of them did an excellent job in whatever genre they were going for (with ones that are in genres that have consistent AAA/big name alternatives, such as The Last Remnant and Deep Sky Derelicts, having actual reasons why they didn't get big but are still much better than their relatively unheard of status would lead on).

Some semi-hidden gem recommendations:

Wilmot's Warehouse is a game that really hooked me good.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/839870/Wilmots_Warehouse/
$7.49

It's a simple game all about organizing boxes and filling customer orders in time. I'd sort of compare it to Paper's Please in terms of just you doing a job and it getting more and more stressful.

Return of the Obra Dinn is a game I fucking loved.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn/
$13.99

It's a weird concept all about just piecing together what happened on an old ship with a mysterious history. There's no real linear path and very little hand holding. You just explore the ship and start putting names to faces. The goal is to figure out who everyone on the ship was, what their position was and if/how they died.

Hypnospace Outlaw is another unique type of game if you're seeing a pattern in my list.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/
$9.99

You play as a moderator overseeing a very old school version of the internet. It starts out finding copyright infractions and people flaming, but there's a bigger story that comes out the further in you get. It can hit pretty hard if you have any nostalgia for 90s internet. They really nail certain parts.

Pyre is a Supergiant game I never see get enough love.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/462770/Pyre/
$4.99

It's a cross between a visual novel and a sports game like basketball or football, but with super powers. Real good story and a great soundtrack. It's the game that came before Hades, which I also couldn't recommend enough and you can see parts of it in there. But this is all about gathering members for your team, playing matches and winning the season. There's a pretty big turn as far as the progression goes, but it's better not knowing ahead of time.

Adios is possibly my favorite "walking simulator".
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271400/Adios/
$13.49

A great game. Very short. Somewhat hard to recommend at the price, but I do think it can be worth it if the story hits you hard enough. You play as an old man who owns a farm that is paid to dispose of bodies for the local mob and you're calling it quits. The majority of the game is spending the day talking to a hitman you've been working with, doing chores around the farm while you discuss if you want to quit or not. If that premise sounds interesting enough to get you hooked and you don't mind the price for roughly 2 hours of a game, I highly recommend giving Adios a go.

Stories Untold is basically a horror game anthology.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/Stories_Untold/
$1.99

Another weird one hard to explain. Each "episode" acts as its own style of game. The first being a play on classic text adventure games. Each episode offers something completely new and the less said the better I think. I think this is a must try if you have any sort of love for classic types of horror. It's not a jump scare game and is more about building tension and dread. If you have any sort of love for old horror anthologies it's 2 bucks! Buy it!

Her Story is my favorite FMV game where you piece together a mystery.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/Her_Story/
$2.49

Love this game. The entire game is you searching through a police database and watching recordings of interrogations. You are given nothing to go on and there is no way to browse. All you can do is search for words that appear in the videos. You watch the results and slowly try to figure out what the hell is going on. Who is this woman? What is the crime that happened? Who is the victim? What the hell is going on? I actually recommend playing this with a pen and paper next to you so you can take notes on keywords to search for. Names, places, dates, events. Each little drip of info can lead to uncovering some major plot points. For that price I really think everyone should just give it a chance and see if you enjoy it. There's another game that came out called Telling Lies which isn't connected in any way to this one, but the gameplay is similar and I highly recommend that as well (though also suggest you add a mod that allows you an easier way to play recordings from the start). The creator's next game, Immortality comes out in a month and I'm pretty psyched to play it. But so far I think Her Story is the gold standard.

So not really very obscure games no one's ever heard of by any means, but they might have flown under someone's radar here and I think they're worth checking out. I think they're all different enough from most of the games out there and it can be great to experience something new.

Other games I absolutely love and always highly recommend: Disco Elysium, Hades, The Stanley Parable.

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198055923522/#sort=order

And my 3rd and final wishlist post. Anything would be appreciated.

Nice list

GameGodOfAll posted...

So not really very obscure games no one's ever heard of by any means, but they might have flown under someone's radar here and I think they're worth checking out. I think they're all different enough from most of the games out there and it can be great to experience something new.

You don't have to make any quantifications. Your list has Obra Dinn so it's already 10/10. B)

EvilResident (C42YaDoor) has gifted me Unpossible

Thank you very much! :)

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/darkp45/#sort=order

thirst post for me

ellis123 posted...

Mysterious Trilogy

I added this one to my wish list to keep an eye on. Thanks for the explanation of those games. That was a big help for me.

I added Patrick's Parabox, Aviary Attorney, Gamedec, and Heaven's Vault to my wish list too.

I bought Gato Roboto, Puzzle Agent, and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments.

I forgot to mention I'm not big into rogue lites or puzzle games either, but some of those look really good!

The Last Remnant was delisted on Steam for some reason.

GameGodOfAll posted...

Some semi-hidden gem recommendations:

Wilmot's Warehouse is a game that really hooked me good.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/839870/Wilmots_Warehouse/
$7.49

It's a simple game all about organizing boxes and filling customer orders in time. I'd sort of compare it to Paper's Please in terms of just you doing a job and it getting more and more stressful.

Return of the Obra Dinn is a game I fucking loved.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn/
$13.99

It's a weird concept all about just piecing together what happened on an old ship with a mysterious history. There's no real linear path and very little hand holding. You just explore the ship and start putting names to faces. The goal is to figure out who everyone on the ship was, what their position was and if/how they died.

Hypnospace Outlaw is another unique type of game if you're seeing a pattern in my list.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/
$9.99

You play as a moderator overseeing a very old school version of the internet. It starts out finding copyright infractions and people flaming, but there's a bigger story that comes out the further in you get. It can hit pretty hard if you have any nostalgia for 90s internet. They really nail certain parts.

Pyre is a Supergiant game I never see get enough love.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/462770/Pyre/
$4.99

It's a cross between a visual novel and a sports game like basketball or football, but with super powers. Real good story and a great soundtrack. It's the game that came before Hades, which I also couldn't recommend enough and you can see parts of it in there. But this is all about gathering members for your team, playing matches and winning the season. There's a pretty big turn as far as the progression goes, but it's better not knowing ahead of time.

Adios is possibly my favorite "walking simulator".
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271400/Adios/
$13.49

A great game. Very short. Somewhat hard to recommend at the price, but I do think it can be worth it if the story hits you hard enough. You play as an old man who owns a farm that is paid to dispose of bodies for the local mob and you're calling it quits. The majority of the game is spending the day talking to a hitman you've been working with, doing chores around the farm while you discuss if you want to quit or not. If that premise sounds interesting enough to get you hooked and you don't mind the price for roughly 2 hours of a game, I highly recommend giving Adios a go.

Stories Untold is basically a horror game anthology.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/Stories_Untold/
$1.99

Another weird one hard to explain. Each "episode" acts as its own style of game. The first being a play on classic text adventure games. Each episode offers something completely new and the less said the better I think. I think this is a must try if you have any sort of love for classic types of horror. It's not a jump scare game and is more about building tension and dread. If you have any sort of love for old horror anthologies it's 2 bucks! Buy it!

Her Story is my favorite FMV game where you piece together a mystery.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/Her_Story/
$2.49

Love this game. The entire game is you searching through a police database and watching recordings of interrogations. You are given nothing to go on and there is no way to browse. All you can do is search for words that appear in the videos. You watch the results and slowly try to figure out what the hell is going on. Who is this woman? What is the crime that happened? Who is the victim? What the hell is going on? I actually recommend playing this with a pen and paper next to you so you can take notes on keywords to search for. Names, places, dates, events. Each little drip of info can lead to uncovering some major plot points. For that price I really think everyone should just give it a chance and see if you enjoy it. There's another game that came out called Telling Lies which isn't connected in any way to this one, but the gameplay is similar and I highly recommend that as well (though also suggest you add a mod that allows you an easier way to play recordings from the start). The creator's next game, Immortality comes out in a month and I'm pretty psyched to play it. But so far I think Her Story is the gold standard.

So not really very obscure games no one's ever heard of by any means, but they might have flown under someone's radar here and I think they're worth checking out. I think they're all different enough from most of the games out there and it can be great to experience something new.

Other games I absolutely love and always highly recommend: Disco Elysium, Hades, The Stanley Parable.

Obra Dinn is on my wish list now. I already own Hypnospace Outlaw on Xbox. I own Stories Untold, Disco Elysium, Hades, and the Stanley Parable too. Waiting on a discount on the new Stanley Parable game also.

I did purchase Her Story and Adios though. Thanks for the recs!

Wishlist the third, anything would be great. In Sig.