Indie Hidden Gems on Steam

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Age of Barbarian Extended Cut Age of Barbarian Ex is an action hack 'n 'slash game inspired to 80s, fantasy and sword-and-sorcery genre. Muscular barbarians, scantily clad girls, hordes of bloodthirsty monsters, a lot of gore, a pretty epic story and an addictive soundtrack! What's best in life?

Price 12.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 03 Jun 2016
Captain Forever Remix Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.

Price 8.19€
Rating 7.6
Release 03 Jun 2016
TurnOn "TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Price -97% 0.51€
Rating 7.7
Release 01 Jun 2016
Sports Bar VR The new Sports Bar VR with cross-play is a major social experience update & now available on Steam. A single through 8-player cross-platform virtual sports bar overflowing with fun and silly props, featuring an awesome set of fun games and new game modes for pool, darts, shuffleboard & more. (Formally Pool Nation VR)

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 01 Jun 2016
Solitairica Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.

Price -58% 4.21€
Rating 7.3
Release 31 May 2016
Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure The Journey of an Idiot. 8 to 12 hours of fun!

Price -91% 0.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 31 May 2016
KNIGHTS KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 30 May 2016
Dungeon Escape Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.

Price -92% 0.35€
Rating 7.6
Release 27 May 2016
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.

Price -95% 0.52€
Rating 7.6
Release 27 May 2016
Aurora Nights Aurora Nights is an entertaining educational game for learning to identify the constellations.

Price 0.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 26 May 2016
OmniBus OmniBus is next-to-last gen physics game about the most powerful bus in the universe that can’t stop or even slow down for reasons incomprehensible to the simple human mind.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 26 May 2016
Simutrans Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 24 May 2016
Seduce Me 2: The Demon War Seduce Me 2: The Demon War is the sequel to the popular free-to-play otome game, Seduce Me the Otome. It follows the story of Mika Anderson as she is suddenly thrown into the Abyssal Plains right before she is about to be married to one of the five Incubi Brothers featured in the first game.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 23 May 2016
ORCS ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

Price -57% 0.86€
Rating 7.6
Release 20 May 2016
The Dweller The Dweller is a puzzle game where you play as the MONSTER! It's time to get rid of all those pesky archaeologists snooping around in your lair. SCARE them, CRUSH them, DEVOUR them! ELIMINATE THE INTRUDERS!

Price -92% 0.42€
Rating 8.8
Release 19 May 2016
A Little Lily Princess Newly arrived at a boarding school in Victorian England, Sara Crewe uses her love of books and storytelling to build new relationships. But what happens to a fairy-tale princess when she loses everything?

Price -98% 0.43€
Rating 8.6
Release 19 May 2016
Evo Explores Explore impossible geometry and optical illusions!

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 16 May 2016
SMASHING THE BATTLE In the year 2085, a huge multiplex construction site becomes a victim of a massive-scale hacking incident. Due to the hack, the construction robots start to attack the workers onsite.

Price 11.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 15 May 2016
Blueprint Tycoon Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!

Price -75% 0.74€
Rating 7.8
Release 13 May 2016
Neon Space Neon Space is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.

Price -99% 0.34€
Rating 6.9
Release 12 May 2016
Madness Cubed Online shooter with a variety of game modes and a huge arsenal of weapons. Fight with other players, or team up with them to defeat hordes of zombies and mutants!

Price 1.59€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 May 2016
Dungeon of Zolthan Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 11 May 2016
The Deed: Dynasty Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...

Price -95% 0.15€
Rating 8.1
Release 10 May 2016
Glitchspace Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 05 May 2016
I and Me If there were another me, Observing myself from the perspective of a spectator, How would I regard another me?

Price -96% 0.41€
Rating 8.8
Release 04 May 2016
Zombillie Help Zobillie reach the legendary meat farm. A long road ahead: a 90 complex levels full of puzzles and traps.

Price -92% 0.41€
Rating 7.4
Release 29 Apr 2016
HordeZ If you are looking for a on-rails arcade experience that blends between classics like Doom, Left 4 dead and House of the Dead then we got you covered! Fast and simple gameplay that will bring you into a creepy world of zombies and demons. Show your skills to the world through our global leadboard system!

Price 16.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 29 Apr 2016
HoloBall HoloBall plunges players into an action-sports arcade arena inspired by one of the most iconic games of all time. Use your paddles to hit, smash and curve the HoloBall past your opponent to score. Learn and master skillshots to outmatch your increasingly difficult opponents.

Price -73% 4.19€
Rating 8.3
Release 25 Apr 2016
One Thousand Lies One day, Ciarán starts receiving enigmatic emails from a mysterious sender, turning his everyday life into a mess of a romantic comedy with psychological themes mixed in. What lies beyond the mystery he's been presented with? In the words of Harry H.: "If you want to know the truth, go find it".

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 24 Apr 2016
REDCON Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.0
Release 22 Apr 2016
Mythic Wonders: The Philosopher's Stone Find the Philosopher's Stone!

Price -90% 1.50€
Rating 8.2
Release 21 Apr 2016
Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut New version of cult game with new levels and exclusive Steam online multiplayer! Frederic Chopin – a long time deceased classical compositor – returns back from beyond the grave to fight intense musical duels. In his way stand some of the worlds greatest pop stars charmed with enormous profits that wild commercialization provides

Price -92% 0.53€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Apr 2016
The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne An interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who must find a way to make some oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. One simple task, can you help her complete it?

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 18 Apr 2016
Deer Man Deer Man is a short Interactive Storytelling experience. You play as Jacob's memory, where you will have an incredible encounter with Deer Man & the dark side of his love for the wildlife. If you love animals, this is for you!

Price 0.79€
Rating 6.8
Release 15 Apr 2016
Zombie Training Simulator Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? We've done the research and want to make sure you're prepared. When the news reports the zombies are here and your friend gives you a call, "They're here. I need you," how will you respond? That's right, you'll say "On my way. We've got this thanks to ZTS!"

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 15 Apr 2016
Spaceport Hope A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 15 Apr 2016

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