Hidden gems on Steam

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openCanvas 6 openCanvas is a painting software dedicated to Windows Operating System, that is suitable to beginners to advanced users. Equipped with analog-like brush strokes and functional yet user-friendly interface, openCanvas has the higher basic performance and the unique "Event" function that enables to record and replay the drawing...

Price 45.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 17 Sep 2014
Iron Fisticle A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.

Price -96% 0.42€
Rating 7.9
Release 16 Sep 2014
Reprisal Universe Reprisal Universe places you in charge of the very elements themselves. Raise and lower land to expand your tribes, harness the power of fire and water. Explore the hidden mysteries of the Universe and gather your people together once again.

Price -93% 0.53€
Rating 7.2
Release 15 Sep 2014
Bridge Constructor Medieval Bridge Constructor Medieval turns back the clock a few centuries to the time of knights and castles. Build sturdy bridges to supply your city with provisions - or cunningly constructed bridges that collapse under the weight of attacking troops, sending the horde of enemies into the abyss below.

Price -97% 0.31€
Rating 7.7
Release 15 Sep 2014
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

Price 16.79€
Rating 8.1
Release 12 Sep 2014
Rising Angels: Reborn Despite determination and skill, Natalie Puccile, a Special Investigations and Tactics officer, has spent her career watching over a listening post in the middle of deep space. After the orders that she has always dreamed of arrive, she finds herself in charge of a small destroyer and tasked with discovering the fate of a missing...

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 12 Sep 2014
Time Mysteries 3: The Final Enigma In the face of the looming magical cataclysm, Ester Ambrose has to fight to save her future once again!

Price -95% 0.79€
Rating 7.8
Release 11 Sep 2014
The Guild Gold Edition It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.

Price -93% 0.76€
Rating 7.1
Release 09 Sep 2014
Velocibox Velocibox is a twitch-heavy action game crafted for the hardcore audience.

Price -90% 0.59€
Rating 8.2
Release 08 Sep 2014
Orborun Orborun is a 3D action skill run & roll game! Control your Orbot, avoid the obstacles and escape the hazardous Orbo-world. More than 100 levels, local co-op multiplayer, feeling of speed and twisted levels in haste/puzzle and hazard shaped different worlds makes this game fun to play for ages!

Price -91% 0.55€
Rating 7.1
Release 05 Sep 2014
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload As humanity endeavored to better themselves, they created the biological marvel known as Gears. Originally intended as the next step of human evolution, they were instead fitted for war and turned against their own creators.

Price -96% 0.42€
Rating 8.2
Release 05 Sep 2014
Choice of the Deathless Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 29 Aug 2014
FATE: The Traitor Soul IT’S HERE, FATE FANS! FATE - The Traitor Soul has arrived on Steam! This third game has more loot, more spells, more heroes and, most importantly, more pets. Hit “add to cart” already! Or read on for more details on this classic game.

Price 6.59€
Rating 8.6
Release 27 Aug 2014
Bird Assassin Birds murdered your Pa! His final wishes are for vengeance. Take your Pa's rifle and kill as many birds as you can to avenge his death. Battle a variety of enemies and bosses on your quest to kill the bird that murdered your Pa.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 27 Aug 2014
The Journey Down: Chapter Two Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!

Price -98% 0.29€
Rating 8.9
Release 25 Aug 2014
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999) The first adventure from the author of Syberia and Syberia 2, Benoît Sokal. In Amerzone you'll travel through enchanting landscapes, from Brittany to tropical forest. You'll have to solve the mystery of these famous white birds…

Price -80% 2.59€
Rating 7.1
Release 22 Aug 2014
Max Gentlemen Max Gentlemen is an arcade-style extreme manners simulator about stacking hats.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 21 Aug 2014
Shadowgate Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.

Price -86% 2.16€
Rating 8.2
Release 21 Aug 2014
Platypus The vast continent-spanning city of Collosatropolis has finally reached the limits of its expansion. Tall buildings cover every available space. The air is thick with smoke and poisonous chemicals. Parking is a nightmare

Price -61% 1.97€
Rating 8.5
Release 15 Aug 2014
Another Perspective Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!

Price -92% 0.48€
Rating 8.1
Release 08 Aug 2014
GamersGoMakers In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history. Create your first game with only basic sound and simple graphics available in the year 1980. You´re one of the pioneers entering the rising global market for computer games.

Price 7.39€
Rating 7.3
Release 08 Aug 2014
OTTTD Take command of HEROCORP™ and launch a Preemptive Defence Campaign™ against parallel dimensions in OTTTD, the most outrageous Tower Defence title around.

Price -92% 0.63€
Rating 7.1
Release 06 Aug 2014
Road Not Taken Road Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving life’s surprises. You play as a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way.

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.5
Release 05 Aug 2014
Northmark: Hour of the Wolf Adventure across the lands of Northmark and save your homeland from the plot in this original card RPG.

Price -91% 0.88€
Rating 7.7
Release 02 Aug 2014

Steam is home to a vast library of games, from indie titles to AAA blockbusters. With so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start. That's where wasdland.com comes in.

We curate the most popular and highest-rated games on Steam considering factors such as player count, review score, and genre to give you a comprehensive overview of the best games that Steam has to offer.

Whether you're looking for a new game to play with friends, a single-player experience that will keep you entertained for hours, or something in between, we're sure you will find something you'll love.