4. Shardpunk It's a roguelike with turn-based combat akin to XCom, with stress management mechanics, where you fight off against hordes of mutant rat men, it's super underappreciated. store.steampowered.com/app/1183800/... - ThreadSky

caseyexplosion.bsky.social • 105 days ago

4. Shardpunk

It's a roguelike with turn-based combat akin to XCom, with stress management mechanics, where you fight off against hordes of mutant rat men, it's super underappreciated.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183800/Shardpunk/?curator_clanid=28340174

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aroundight.bsky.social•104 days ago

I thought this one looked neat, so even though I shouldn't be spending any more money on games right now I decided to follow your link and wishlist it.
It's already in my library. I bought it right before Christmas and never installed it. I have no memory of this.
Happy Surprise?

ashugg.bsky.social•103 days ago

Seems to have been renamed from "Shardpunk: Verminfall" at some point since I last saw it. Maybe that was while it was in Early Access or something.

bretdevereaux.bsky.social•99 days ago

Huh, I must have missed this one. Picking it up!

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•99 days ago

It's a seriously neat little game, seemed to have past a lot of people by though, so glad I could highlight it for you!

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•105 days ago

5. Still Wakes The Deep

Currently working on a video review of this, but let's just say this has perhaps some of the best voice acting I've heard in a game, a narrative focused horror game where the tension just keeps ramping up, elevated by incredible audio.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/Still_Wakes_the_Deep/?curator_clanid=28340174

clawful1.bsky.social•99 days ago

This looks like some Alan Wake thing?

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•99 days ago

It's not something I'd compare to Alan Wake, no

clawful1.bsky.social•99 days ago

Ok I just read the title and thought maybe 😅

everentropy.bsky.social•101 days ago

Looking forward to that review! It's truly an amazing game and the voice acting is top tier

mxwoermsin.gothgeek.org•104 days ago

I love that game

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•104 days ago

6. Undertale

Can't believe it's nearly 10 years old, but hot damn Undertale is 90% off!? Ignore what you've heard about the fanbase, and just enjoy it for what it is, because yes it really is great, and the soundtrack is one of the greatest ever

https://store.steampowered.com/app/391540/Undertale/?curator_clanid=28340174

crimsoncloak.bsky.social•103 days ago

I could never get past the fish lady

freykin.bsky.social•104 days ago

This was such a breath of fresh air when I played it in 2019! Les to me checking out some of the games that inspired it, and now I’ve got a love for games like it and OFF

imptwins.bsky.social•103 days ago

I've been running into more people who haven't played it lately because of both that toxic fandom perception, and a growing perception that it's a zoomer game because of all the memes it spawned. Even at 35 it's still my favourite game I've ever played though.

gregdean.bsky.social•104 days ago

Does it have acessibility features yet.

sixarmedsweater.bsky.social•104 days ago

Also the fanbase is fine in my experience??? I swear that impression is just the work of LoTT-style content mills.

imptwins.bsky.social•103 days ago

A lot of it is weird reactionaries angry at queer people, but there is also a very prevalent element of (mostly very young) queer people who hunt down fan works they think are morally wrong and try to strike up group harassment over it. Especially unfun if you're getting it from both sides.

sixarmedsweater.bsky.social•103 days ago

I consider the latter a larval form of the former.

imptwins.bsky.social•103 days ago

I could write essays over all the links between 'em but they are laaargely different people lol. They probably woulda been the same person in like 2005 but there's more distinction now.

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•104 days ago

7. Isles of Sea & Sky

This one had completely slipped by me, but the developer reached out and asked if I wanted a copy, and it looked neat so I said sure, ended up being a fantastic puzzler that I really enjoyed playing on my Steam Deck to wind down at night

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/Isles_of_Sea_and_Sky/?curator_clanid=28340174

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•104 days ago

8. Selaco

Currently in Early Access and already one of the best quakensteins, Selaco is incredible. It is a more tactical experience than your typical Retro FPS, the enemy AI is aggressive and will push you to move and improvise, it just hits different.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592280/Selaco/?curator_clanid=28340174

miraprime.bsky.social•101 days ago

I've been wanting to get this one

andrewnotjeff.bsky.social•104 days ago

One of the greats

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•104 days ago

9. Mundaun

I'm constantly recommending this, but for good reason. It's an extraordinarily good survival horror with a hand-penciled artstyle, there's nothing quite like, it's underrated as hell folk horror set in a remote village in the Swiss Alps.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/Mundaun/?curator_clanid=28340174

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•104 days ago

10. Inkulinati

Gotta be honest, I was shocked how much this one slipped under the radar, it's a roguelike where you battle with medieval manuscript illuminations where the actions you take with your Weird Medieval Guys is written on the manuscript. It's neat!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/957960/Inkulinati/?curator_clanid=28340174

hexacult.art•104 days ago

I really didn't enjoy Selaco, but I understand it's been heavily inspired by F.E.A.R., which is another game I didn't like.

So it's probably succeeding at what it's trying to do, I just didn't personally click with it.

ashugg.bsky.social•103 days ago

Certainly the enemy AI is very akin to what Monolith achieved with F.E.A.R. and there are a number of technical achievements with Selaco that are quite impressive. If it's not for you, you're definitely in the top percentile of gamers if you can say that and not hate on it. Kudos to you.

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•104 days ago

That's fair

hotpaper.bsky.social•104 days ago

every time someone post about Selaco I'm summoned like Bloody Marry to sing its praise

Selaco is worth every penny and minute you spend on it

gregtheterrible.bsky.social•97 days ago

you, this is your fault. :P

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•97 days ago

My fault? 😊

gregtheterrible.bsky.social•97 days ago

yes, totally your fault. how dare you. the audacity of this. keep up this kind of behaviour and I'll keep following you on social media. I mean it.

edelintheerrant.bsky.social•104 days ago

People who dont enjoy a show, movie or game because "the fandom" are so weird to me, bro, you dont need to be part of the discourse to enjoy something. Undertale is great, even more, it's one of the best ever, just play it.

argonianmage.bsky.social•101 days ago

It may sound like exaggeration but Undertale changed not only my life but my outlook on video games. I played it much later, like 2-3 years ago, and it's why I have embraced indie games so much. It made me love video games, and while I'm still dealing with depression it helped me immensely.

ohfizzle.bsky.social•104 days ago

Aw, yeah. Very few video games have made me cry, but Still Wakes the Deep sure is one of them.

brackhar.bsky.social•101 days ago

Ooo not seen this one before.

usandampersand.bsky.social•104 days ago

I'm so glad I picked this one up on your recommendation a while ago.

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