Indie Hidden Gems on Steam

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Mahjong Play a Zen game! Rediscover the famous traditional Chinese game. Find all the matching pairs of tiles, being careful not to become blocked in, to get to the end of each level. Concentration and perceptiveness are needed to finish the gorgeous boards that we have produced for you.

Price -18% 8.22€
Rating 7.8
Release 20 Feb 2017
CPU Invaders Invaders are living inside your computer. You shouldn't let that happen! Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! CPU Invaders overlaps the game itself with your computer screen.

Price -99% 0.47€
Rating 7.9
Release 17 Feb 2017
The Mooseman You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Price -75% 2.00€
Rating 8.4
Release 17 Feb 2017
Canvas The Gallery Use spraypaint to paint whatever you want in a blank art gallery. Send your galleries to your friends for them to view your artwork.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Feb 2017
the 9th day:第九日 The story of The 9th Day, that started with the autumn fire incident, begins here…

Price 8.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 16 Feb 2017
Soul Searching Soul Searching is a narrative survival game about sailing away from your homeland.

Price -96% 0.39€
Rating 8.0
Release 15 Feb 2017
The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 15 Feb 2017
Rock God Tycoon Create, manage, and guide your very own band to success!

Price 10.79€
Rating 6.8
Release 13 Feb 2017
Totemori Totemori is a free-to-play local-multiplayer brawler where you build towers while trying to topple everyone else’s!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.1
Release 10 Feb 2017
Leaving Lyndow It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 08 Feb 2017
Bleed 2 Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Price -89% 1.12€
Rating 9.0
Release 08 Feb 2017
Invisigun Reloaded The ultimate stealth battle adventure where everyone’s invisible! Risk versus reward guides your journey through the full-length single player campaign and local/online multiplayer. Vigilance is key as environmental tells such as footprints and other disturbances will point out careless cadets.

Price -75% 1.24€
Rating 8.1
Release 08 Feb 2017
Boogeyman 2 Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.

Price -57% 2.15€
Rating 7.7
Release 07 Feb 2017
Sweetest Monster A middle-aged man has an encounter with a cute catgirl in the dead of night - but all is not as it seems.

Price 5.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 06 Feb 2017
Tale of Fallen Dragons This is a dungeon crawler game with roguelike elements based on Ancient Chinese story. Under the Fallen Dragons Temple, you`ll fight with various dragons which all have different shapes. The art style is based on real artifacts from China, we hope you could experience a different style of our culture.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 06 Feb 2017
GIGA WRECKER Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!

Price -98% 0.56€
Rating 7.4
Release 06 Feb 2017
A House of Many Doors Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Price -85% 1.75€
Rating 7.9
Release 03 Feb 2017
Rosenkreuzstilette Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 02 Feb 2017
Alwa's Awakening Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Price -91% 0.90€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 Feb 2017
Poi Poi is a 3D platformer featuring two kids on a grand adventure to unravel the mysteries of the Milky Way Globe. Explore uncharted lands, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and defeat comical creatures on a journey to become a Master Explorer.

Price -77% 2.29€
Rating 8.5
Release 01 Feb 2017
Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War Learn the basics of Japanese in this interactive role-playing game! No experience needed – start reading and writing in Japanese!

Price -89% 0.67€
Rating 8.5
Release 30 Jan 2017
Sakura Agent The new Sakura Game from winged cloud, Sakura Agent! Date 2 beautiful girls in this agent adventure.

Price -88% 1.26€
Rating 6.9
Release 27 Jan 2017
Warcube Become the WARCUBE. Crush your enemies, siege castles, and bring glory to your six-sided self! These cubes were made for battle, not building.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 27 Jan 2017
Eador. Imperium Hire heroes, build an army, prevail in battles and try to keep your empire intact in the face of grave danger. Eador. Imperium is a new chapter in Eador series, known for its unique blend of grand strategy, turn-based tactics and RPG elements.

Price -76% 4.90€
Rating 7.2
Release 27 Jan 2017
Rocketbirds 2 Evolution The original Coq of War returns in a glorious explosion of finger-licking fun; with enhanced controls, new upgrade systems, a full single player campaign in “Part 1: The Cockup” with full VO and OST - and a 1- 4 player campaign in “Part 2: The Rescue” with procedurally generated maps.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 26 Jan 2017
Mainlining After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

Price -90% 1.15€
Rating 7.3
Release 26 Jan 2017
Nefarious Play as the villain in Nefarious! An action platformer where you globe hop between several kingdoms kidnapping princesses who alter gameplay in unique ways. Then thwart various heroes in reverse boss fights, recreated iconic battles where you control the boss.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 23 Jan 2017
Death's Hangover Death's Hangover is a ball and bat game, featuring horror elements, mature comedy and themes.

Price -80% 0.91€
Rating 8.2
Release 20 Jan 2017
Stars in Shadow Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.

Price -98% 0.56€
Rating 7.5
Release 19 Jan 2017
She Remembered Caterpillars A fungipunk fantasy about love, loss, and holding on, told in the format of a color-based puzzle game. A tale as the bond between parent and child, this lush and bewildering title will have players testing their wits against a variety of challenges, all beautiful and very strange.

Price -96% 0.50€
Rating 8.8
Release 17 Jan 2017
Pinkman Pinkman is a fast-paced, action platformer about a lost man with pink skin and an incredible skill to fart.

Price 0.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 16 Jan 2017
I Am The Hero I Am The Hero is a pixel art, beat 'em up, fighting game that tells the story of a "Hero" with a glorious but mysterious past. Is he the hero he thinks he is or is there a another side to this legendary figure?

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 16 Jan 2017
Alien Shooter TD Innovative Tower Defense inspired by legendary Alien Shooter series! The game was created in keeping with the best traditions of Sigma`s games, no concessions of any kind - everything is just like in real life!

Price -82% 1.84€
Rating 8.1
Release 13 Jan 2017
Zombie Estate 2 One of the highest rated Xbox Indie Games is now available for PC! How long can you survive in this online co-op wave based shooter? Featuring 35 characters, over 100 weapons, 30 stat-boosting hats, and 6 levels, Zombie Estate 2 is a frantically fun experience to share with friends!

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 13 Jan 2017
Power Hover Take control of the hoverboarding robots, explore the desolate world, defy gravity, dive into the oceans and ride with the sandworms on the dunes! Stylish graphics and groovy soundtrack will take you to an epic adventure in this action/racing game.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 10 Jan 2017
MHRD MHRD is a hardware design game, in which you design various hardware circuits in a hardware description language. The hardware circuits you design get more complex as you go until you create a fully functional CPU design.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 05 Jan 2017

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