Exploration Hidden Gems on Steam

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Knuckle Sandwich Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.0
Release 22 Nov 2023
Click To Eleven Click button, get number, number good, win game when number is eleven

Price 1.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 21 Nov 2023
Bluey: The Videogame Play a brand-new story set across 4 interactive adventures, explore iconic locations, play your favourite games from the TV show and also play with your friends and family in local multiplayer.

Price -55% 17.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 17 Nov 2023
Anode Heart A semi-open world, monster tamer RPG, set in a digital, futuristic environment, with fast-paced combat, a card minigame and focus on exploration.

Price 17.49€
Rating 8.4
Release 17 Nov 2023
Below the Stone Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.

Price 16.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 17 Nov 2023
Universe For Sale A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

Price -99% 0.27€
Rating 7.6
Release 16 Nov 2023
Spirittea Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!

Price -95% 1.00€
Rating 8.1
Release 13 Nov 2023
Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!

Price -98% 0.51€
Rating 7.3
Release 09 Nov 2023
Hans Hans is a physics-driven, parkour adventure. Ascend to the sky with our lonely watermelon hero. Navigate treacherous platforms, defy physics by slowing down time, try not to fall and chase the dream of reuniting with humanity. No saves. Bounce, fail, adapt, and bounce again.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 06 Nov 2023
The Elephant Collection Say helloaphant to jmtb02’s classic series of elephant games–now remastered into one elephant-sized package!

Price -82% 2.70€
Rating 8.9
Release 06 Nov 2023
Noun Town Language Learning Gain new vocab while playing a game! Learn 1,000+ words & phrases in a world that regains color as you learn. Test your skills with mini-games and talk to the local villagers. Learn Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, & more…

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.3
Release 02 Nov 2023
Fantasy of Caocao 2 The most enjoyable Chinese-style Roguelike card game! Play as Cao Cao and conquer the Central, Japanese, and Western waifu with your allies, save the world!

Price 8.79€
Rating 7.9
Release 01 Nov 2023
You Will Die Here Tonight Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.

Price -69% 6.09€
Rating 8.7
Release 31 Oct 2023
Buried You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 30 Oct 2023
Sands of Aura Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.

Price -97% 0.78€
Rating 7.3
Release 27 Oct 2023
The Devourer: Hunted Souls Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 26 Oct 2023
METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 24 Oct 2023
Deepest Chamber: Resurrection Delve into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection, where card boosting is your key to survival. Employ this unique mechanic to augment your abilities, strategize your next moves and endure a series of increasingly perilous descents in this gripping rogue-lite, card-battling adventure!

Price -97% 0.48€
Rating 7.6
Release 24 Oct 2023
Scene Investigators Scene Investigators is a hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened.

Price 22.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 24 Oct 2023
Dark Envoy Lead a party of relic hunters in an epic cRPG adventure set in a war-torn Guns N’ Sorcery world. Experiment with a tactical slo-mo and a modern combat system!

Price -80% 5.88€
Rating 7.0
Release 24 Oct 2023
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.

Price -92% 3.29€
Rating 8.1
Release 19 Oct 2023
Lakeview Cabin 2 The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

Price 13.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 19 Oct 2023
Kona II: Brume Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

Price -84% 5.02€
Rating 7.7
Release 18 Oct 2023
The Mildew Children: Chapter 1 Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.0
Release 17 Oct 2023
Slow living with Princess Gideon Ragnason was banished from Ruti's party because he was "not strong enough." Since then, he has retired from the front lines of battle and changed his name to Red. Now, he has opened an apothecary in the frontier land of Zoltan, and hopes to live a slow and happy life there!

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.4
Release 15 Oct 2023
Manny's A starving castaway on a deserted island discovers that a fast food restaurant appears once the sun goes down. As if beckoning him inside in his most desperate hour of need, this stranded soul will have to work for his meal...and for his life!

Price 7.79€
Rating 8.6
Release 12 Oct 2023
Tribe: Primitive Builder Chill out as you explore the beautiful, realistic island of exiles. Gather resources, craft tools, construct buildings and settlements. Manage tribe and automate your gameplay. Discover 4 lands, a storyline and save the inhabitants of the island.

Price -50% 10.02€
Rating 7.7
Release 12 Oct 2023
Draw Welcome to the world of Draw, a 2D sidescroller and visual novel! Armed with nothing but a pencil, play as “Stickman” as you explore a brand-new world. Solve puzzles by drawing into the game, meet new friends while dodging scribble monsters, and make memories that’ll never be erased!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 06 Oct 2023
A Tiny Sticker Tale A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

Price -79% 2.08€
Rating 9.0
Release 04 Oct 2023
网瘾少年2005 Internet addicted youth 2005 "Internet Addicted Youth 2005" is a narrative-driven role-playing game. If you also yearn to revisit that era and relive the bittersweet experiences of an internet-addicted teenager, then perhaps, here, you'll find the answers you seek...

Price -31% 1.37€
Rating 9.0
Release 03 Oct 2023
Noch Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world

Price -60% 4.73€
Rating 7.3
Release 01 Oct 2023
Torn Away Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 29 Sep 2023
Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.

Price -91% 0.89€
Rating 8.8
Release 28 Sep 2023
Escape From Mystwood Mansion In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?

Price -97% 0.56€
Rating 8.9
Release 27 Sep 2023
Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos Explore the wide world of Anthos with the help of your wacky inventor friend Doc Jr. and many others! It’ll be up to you to revive the Harvest Goddess and the Harvest Sprites, as well as reconnect all of the villages of Anthos with each other! Farm all around Anthos using the improved Expando-Farm!

Price -88% 6.28€
Rating 7.2
Release 27 Sep 2023
Mineko's Night Market Mineko’s Night Market is a narrative-driven, social simulation adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and invites players to craft whimsical items, eat delicious snacks, and ultimately enjoy all the cats.

Price -13% 17.51€
Rating 7.3
Release 26 Sep 2023

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