Indie Hidden Gems on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated indie games.

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Game Dev Studio Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?

Price -95% 0.53€
Rating 8.0
Release 12 Mar 2018
Tropical Liquor Welcome to Tropical Island.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.6
Release 09 Mar 2018
Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Price 7.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 08 Mar 2018
EARTHLOCK Earthlock is an indie developed, adventure RPG inspired by the classic 3D RPGs of the late 90's, with a fresh take on turn based combat and character progression.

Price -98% 0.63€
Rating 7.0
Release 08 Mar 2018
Keep in Mind: Remastered Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.

Price -78% 0.45€
Rating 7.2
Release 08 Mar 2018
Dark Quest 2 Dark Quest 2 is a turn based RPG where you control a party of heroes on your epic quest to defeat the evil sorcerer and his minions.

Price 8.79€
Rating 7.9
Release 06 Mar 2018
Diesel Railcar Simulator Drive vintage diesel trains, shifting gears manually and trying to reach a perfect score. Create new routes, trains and timetables. Share your creations and download new content from the Workshop.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.7
Release 05 Mar 2018
Omen Exitio: Plague Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.

Price -93% 0.78€
Rating 8.1
Release 05 Mar 2018
Squidlit Every day is a wonderful day for invertebrates! Come join the Squidlits of Blipston for a squishy adventure of spoopy castles, muffins, and wiggles! Made with classic handheld technology in mind, Squidlit strives to be the closest modern recreation of GameBoy game-design methods on the market.

Price -70% 0.48€
Rating 8.5
Release 02 Mar 2018
Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro A short love story with a twist: the love of your life is 50% human, and 50% grasshopper.

Price -79% 0.63€
Rating 7.2
Release 02 Mar 2018
Rise of Insanity In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Price -89% 1.16€
Rating 7.6
Release 01 Mar 2018
FoxTail FoxTail is a classic quest inspired by the mid-90s games. Complex quests and freedom in solving them, an interesting plot, beautiful graphics and, of course, an atmosphere of mystery and adventure.

Price 8.77€
Rating 8.6
Release 01 Mar 2018
Panzer War : Definitive Edition Panzer War delivers intense tank combat, featuring a realistic damage system where every hit counts. Skip the grind—access all tanks instantly and dive into battle. Unleash your creativity with the Tank and Map Designer, crafting custom scenarios for endless gameplay possibilities.

Price 11.79€
Rating 8.2
Release 28 Feb 2018
Full Ace Tennis Simulator Full Ace Tennis Simulator is for those seeking unequaled tennis depth and fun.

Price 22.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 28 Feb 2018
Apocalipsis Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

Price -93% 0.51€
Rating 6.8
Release 28 Feb 2018
Ninja Tycoon Recruit Ninjas, Hire Workers, build your base, train your Ninjas and send them on Missions!

Price -70% 1.54€
Rating 6.8
Release 26 Feb 2018
Island 359™ Island 359 is a Virtual Reality survival game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Players will scrounge for weapons, upgrades, food, and other items they can find to survive for as long as they can against hordes of dinosaurs, as they explore the increasingly dangerous, beautiful, and expansive island.

Price 12.49€
Rating 7.1
Release 26 Feb 2018
Exiled Kingdoms Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!

Price -46% 4.37€
Rating 8.5
Release 23 Feb 2018
Summer Funland Get ready for the awesome VR experience that is Summer Funland! Spectacular attractions and pure fun abound. A crazy rollercoaster, hilarious mini-games, an incredibly fast-paced motorcycle ride through Gotham, underwater voyage and space trip – Summer Funland will blow you away!

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 23 Feb 2018
Mount Your Friends 3D: A Hard Man is Good to Climb Join in the great simulated sportslike experience of friend mounting! Assemble a team and climb your way to the top! Mount Your Friends 3D brings mounting to the third dimension, with the same classic innuendo that made you slightly uncomfortable back in the day.

Price 6.89€
Rating 8.3
Release 23 Feb 2018
Citystate Create a 21st century micro-nation and experiment with economic and political ideals. Futuristic skyscrapers or spreading slums, the Nation relies on your economic and city planning skills.

Price 13.90€
Rating 7.2
Release 22 Feb 2018
Gleaner Heights Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.0
Release 21 Feb 2018
Cypher Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 20 Feb 2018
StrikeForce Kitty Comedic puzzle-adventure with strong RPG influences. Take away costumes from the foxes, create the most mad combinations of clothes, explore the world, find secrets and save the princess from the clutches of the cunning king!

Price -96% 0.48€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Feb 2018
Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell Written in the style of a children’s book, Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell is a Cinematic Novel about two children named Mhakna and Sebiarno that escape the wretched Mullbear Orphanage with the help of a Fairy named Bell, who promises eternal happiness as long as they agree to never grow up.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 19 Feb 2018
The Station The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 19 Feb 2018
4D Minesweeper 4D Minesweeper brings the classic mechanics of Minesweeper into the fourth dimension and adds some new features to it.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 14 Feb 2018
Burnin' Rubber 5 HD Burnin' Rubber 5 HD is a remastered update of one of the most played action games on the web. Unlock over 30 challenges, 50 cars and multiple explosive weapons. Master 3 different challenge modes and hone your skills to take on the biggest end boss ever.

Price -79% 2.13€
Rating 8.1
Release 14 Feb 2018
Speed Dating for Ghosts Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.

Price -10% 5.12€
Rating 8.9
Release 13 Feb 2018
The Islander The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.

Price -50% 1.49€
Rating 6.8
Release 13 Feb 2018
Verdant Skies Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.

Price -82% 3.11€
Rating 7.6
Release 12 Feb 2018
The Fall Part 2: Unbound You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.

Price 13.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 12 Feb 2018
BREAK ARTS II Faster than anyone. Stronger than anyone. And more stunning. Customize your robot for “cyber battle racing” in a game that offers all the thrills of racing, battle, and customization. Online, Offline, Time-Attack... which mode will you dominate?!

Price -44% 8.41€
Rating 7.1
Release 09 Feb 2018
Bear With Me - Collector's Edition The Bear With Me - Collector's Edition contains all three episodes, telling the whole story of Amber and Ted. It also includes the original soundtrack, a digital art book and full puzzle and script design documents.

Price -74% 2.61€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Feb 2018
Robin Robin is a short slice of life game that was made to give some visibility to an invisible illness - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 08 Feb 2018
Attack of the Earthlings Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.

Price -92% 1.10€
Rating 7.9
Release 08 Feb 2018

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