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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9 Clues 2: The Ward Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!

Price -86% 2.11€
Rating 8.6
Release 23 Jul 2015
FEIST A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.

Price -80% 1.95€
Rating 7.1
Release 23 Jul 2015
Through Abandoned: The Underground City It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Price -93% 0.45€
Rating 7.6
Release 22 Jul 2015
TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT Shell City is plunged into a state of emergency after coming under attack from the devastating forces of PHANTOM. As the National Army struggle to contain the terrifying war machines, they call upon the only thing that stands between Shell City’s obliteration and its salvation; the peanut chompin’, villain stompin’, TEMBO THE BADASS...

Price -80% 2.69€
Rating 7.1
Release 21 Jul 2015
Super Hipster Lumberjack You can't beat this game!!! Noah attempts to make a game for the first time. He then gets trapped in his own creation.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 20 Jul 2015
MechaNika If it's not cool, it will disappear. If you're not cool, hide. MechaNika is here.

Price -72% 1.15€
Rating 8.6
Release 16 Jul 2015
Super Cyborg Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

Price -75% 1.24€
Rating 8.1
Release 08 Jul 2015
Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal- The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?

Price -75% 3.19€
Rating 8.1
Release 07 Jul 2015
oO "oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

Price -51% 0.49€
Rating 8.4
Release 06 Jul 2015
Sacra Terra: Angelic Night Use your cunning to defeat the demons of the Seven Deadly Sins and rescue humanity from destruction!

Price -70% 0.89€
Rating 8.1
Release 02 Jul 2015
DinoSystem A 2D ecosystem and survival simulation where you can manage the ecology of an evolving island or survive on it as a human, facing realistic survival mechanics and a deep character progression system.

Price -81% 1.30€
Rating 8.1
Release 25 Jun 2015
Streets of Fury EX Fight the gangs of Paris in this action packed Beat'Em up. Up to 4 players can join in, to cooperate, or fight against each other! Many unlockables, game modes, crazy combos and devastating furies await you in this deep fighting game.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 9.0
Release 25 Jun 2015
Tomb of Tyrants Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!

Price -70% 2.39€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Jun 2015
Super Chibi Knight The Kingdom of Oukoku is threatened by the spicy influence of General Tso. Citizens have placed their hope in a small knight who fits the requirements of ancient legends. Which path will the Chibi Knight choose...

Price -50% 3.44€
Rating 8.1
Release 24 Jun 2015
Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio is an exciting, fast-paced action game.Help Tcheco the Adventure Boy to leave a mysterious castle full of deadly creatures! Be ready for a big challenge, full of nonsense humor and retro goodness.

Price -51% 0.49€
Rating 8.5
Release 22 Jun 2015
Chicken Invaders 3 Chickens. For centuries we have oppressed them, grilling, roasting, stewing, and stuffing them in buns. The time has come for us to pay. Intergalactic chickens are invading Earth, seeking revenge for the oppression of their earthly brethren!

Price -50% 2.94€
Rating 8.7
Release 08 Jun 2015
NEO AQUARIUM - The King of Crustaceans - YOU GET TO CONTROL UNIQUE CREATURES LIKE LOBSTERS, CRABS AND BARNACLES, IN A WILD WATER WORLD THAT EXCEEDS ALL HUMAN SENSE.

Price -80% 1.79€
Rating 7.4
Release 08 Jun 2015
Spooky Cats Oh no! This cute little kitty cat is alone and lost in a haunted house! Only by collecting pennies and defeating monsters can she find the way out! Use your fast fingers to defeat this adorably dark and funny platform game.

Price -78% 0.67€
Rating 7.9
Release 04 Jun 2015
Supercharged Robot VULKAISER 70s giant robot anime-inspired side-scrolling shooting from the creators of SATAZIUS and GIGANTIC ARMY!

Price -70% 1.49€
Rating 8.6
Release 04 Jun 2015
The Enchanted Cave 2 Uncover the dark secrets of a cave with an endless supply of monsters and loot!

Price -80% 1.63€
Rating 8.5
Release 03 Jun 2015
SimpleRockets I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.

Price -91% 0.73€
Rating 7.9
Release 03 Jun 2015
Soccer Rage Soccer Rage is a sport/action game that features: a hybrid engine of soccer and fighting. This game has a dynamic and fast paced soccer gameplay. There are no red cards, no off-sides, no outside balls, no substitutions, brutal fouls are allowed along with fighting.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 02 Jun 2015
Sakura Fantasy The new visual novel from the makers of Sakura Spirit and Sakura Angels. Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 is an exciting visual novel fantasy adventure where you decide the development of the story by the choices you make. It is the tale of an aspiring female protagonist who wishes to aim to become a knight.

Price -95% 0.56€
Rating 8.3
Release 29 May 2015
Pixel Dungeon Pixel Dungeon is an exciting and extremely popular roguelike (more than 2 million mobile installs!). Explore the depths of Pixel Dungeon, collect useful items and fight fierce monsters to find the Amulet of Yendor - the ultimate artefact of this game world!

Price -40% 2.70€
Rating 8.3
Release 29 May 2015
Horizon Shift Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack!

Price -95% 0.27€
Rating 7.2
Release 29 May 2015
Forge Quest Forge Quest is a dungeon crawling rpg set in a voxel world. Explore the land full of chickens on a light hearted quest to become a hero. Delve deep into the randomly generated dungeons to battle monsters, find treasure and craft your equipment. Invite your friends to join your world and help you in your adventure.

Price 0.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 29 May 2015
Chip's Challenge 1 Before Chip can join the Bit Busters computer club and hang out with the girl of his dreams, Melinda the Mental Marvel, he must solve all 144 challenging puzzles. Your bird's-eye view can help Chip rush through the puzzles and mazes before he's deleted by monsters, traps and the passage of time.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 28 May 2015
A Bastard's Tale A game about parrying, attacking, and overcoming difficult foes

Price -80% 0.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 26 May 2015
Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition The gates to another world will open soon! You can stop the impending disaster, but to do so at all costs to return the stolen stamps! Vanessa is the only heiress of Abraham Van Helsinga, a member of the secret order of light guarding the peace of our world.

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 May 2015
Labyrinthine Dreams Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about overcoming the scars of the past and following the right path, even in the face of overwhelming challenges.

Price -90% 0.54€
Rating 7.4
Release 26 May 2015
Fine Sweeper Fine Sweeper is a Minesweeper variant with additional features such as a campaign mode, “classic mode”, item drops, leader-boards, and achievements.

Price -66% 2.00€
Rating 8.2
Release 25 May 2015
Fort Defense All hands on deck! Pirate armada dead ahead! Take part in an uncompromising struggle repelling freebooters' assaults. Watch out, the enemy may catch the tide for ruining your fortress. Build towers, collect crystals, upgrade spells and believe in your victory!

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.3
Release 22 May 2015
Interloper Interloper is an online multiplayer real-time strategy game with matches that take only 5 minutes. Instead of destroying your opponent, you win by claiming domain. By predicting your opponent's movements, you corner them to claim the entire map.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 21 May 2015
NEON STRUCT You are Jillian Cleary: an ex-spy on the run, framed for treason and hunted by your former agency. You must move in secret, survive off the grid, and find a way to clear your name. Old friends and new allies will lend their support; but with the eyes of the world upon you, who can you trust?

Price -90% 1.59€
Rating 7.8
Release 20 May 2015
Quell An enchanting game of logic and relaxation.

Price -88% 0.50€
Rating 9.0
Release 14 May 2015
Home is Where One Starts... Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Price -80% 0.59€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 May 2015

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