7. Chained Echoes
Did you play Clair Obscur and think to yourself "goodness I love turn-based combat, I need some more of that in my life"? Well, here's an absolute love letter to oldschool JRPGs, and boasts some of the positively exquisite pixelart going!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229240/Chained_Echoes/?curator_clanid=28340174
Did you play Clair Obscur and think to yourself "goodness I love turn-based combat, I need some more of that in my life"? Well, here's an absolute love letter to oldschool JRPGs, and boasts some of the positively exquisite pixelart going!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229240/Chained_Echoes/?curator_clanid=28340174
Comments
Straight up one of my favourite games of last year, it is magnificently atmospheric and moody, a phenomenal soundtrack, and an incredible gameplay loop that is surprisingly relaxing, punctuated by moments of sheer panic.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/Pacific_Drive/?curator_clanid=28340174
I was a little let down by how the ending went, but the gameplay (and soundtrack) were just so fucking solid
I listen to the soundtrack a LOT still
The elevator pitch for this is basically bitesize Darkest Dungeon, it's got a very simple visual style reminiscent of the Gameboy, quite a delightful little game, and for the price? Honestly a steal even at full price.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909420/Tinyfolks/?curator_clanid=28340174
Soulslike Metroidvania with an interesting twist, where all the bosses you defeat end up joining you as spirits who grant you new abilities, real wonderful game, has a phenomenal soundtrack too.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369630/ENDER_LILIES_Quietus_of_the_Knights/?curator_clanid=28340174
Utterly brilliant dungeon crawler meets typing tutor, it was my Game of the Year 24, just came out with a big content update, and is just consistently amusing throughout. There's nothing quite like its Mavis Beacon Teaches Necromancy gameplay
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster/?curator_clanid=28340174
Straight up one of the best retro FPS titles going, a fascinating Eastern European setting, the atmosphere is unparalleled. Starts off channeling Quake but gets creepy and weird. Puts the brutal in brutalist.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/824600/HROT/?curator_clanid=28340174
Listen, I'm going to give you fair warning. It's a roguelike citybuilder, and this might take over your time, it'll be "whoops, it's 6am already!" and you'll end up either thanking me or cursing me for it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/?curator_clanid=28340174
I love the battle system in it and WANT to go crazy with it and break it, but it does that thing that many western jrpgs do of being 'anti-grinding'