Deals Steam Winter Sale | Dec 19 - Jan 2 | Hidden Gems and Recommendations

[Ibuki]

It's time for everyone's favorite time of the year for video game deals... Thats right, it's the Winter Seal!
This will be a place to recommend games to other people, and to post those hidden gems that you think people shouldn't miss out on.

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My personal recommendations would have to be:

 

[r3n4ud]

Thanks for making the thread Ibuki <3

I would go with UnderMine. Such a good game and don’t let the early access scare you off. Game is ace

 

[Echoes]

Great VN, plenty of decisions to make so it's not all reading. The story and the characters are so interesting. Great value at that price!

 

[beep boop]

This game is too damn good. I challenge anyone not to lose track of time once they boot this up.
It can also be played in a browser for free, as of today I think? I read about this in an update to the game on Steam today.

 

[Kvik]

Zanki Zero has some interesting sim mechanics combined with dungeon crawling. It has a rather dark story and the ending feels like a 'deus ex machina', but the presentation is good and quite challenging in higher difficulty. I wrote about it at length here if anyone is interested:

Community - MetaRPG | Quest of the Avatar

Still on my first playthrough of Baldur's Gate 2 right now and I :heroblob:

metacouncil.com

 

[inky]

This game is too damn good. I challenge anyone not to lose track of time once they boot this up.
It can also be played in a browser for free, as of today I think? I read about this in an update to the game on Steam today.

Can confirm. Although they updated it today with a new version that, while it performs better and is better balanced, pretty muched bugged my save making it unplayable. I don't think it will break new saves tho.

 

[beep boop]

Can confirm. Although they updated it today with a new version that, while it performs better and is better balanced, pretty muched bugged my save making it unplayable. I don't think it will break new saves tho.

Oh no D:

Edit: looks like my save is still okay? Phew.

 

[Wok]

Here are a few games which trigger my interest and have good discounts:

 

[Flips]

I guess most here already own these but if you don't, buy them!





And some other stuff:





No huge discounts but they're all worth the money

 

[Ascheroth]

GOTY Contenders:




The Miwashibundle: Save 58% on Miwashibundle on Steam

The One VN Everyone Should Play If They Only Play One VN (this should be a Steam Awards category):


Another very good Chinese JRPG:


For your Metroidvania needs:


Vanillaware-like that is far too cheap for what it offers:

 

[Trisolarian]

Its .49. I've got a couple of hours playtime on this. Pure mindless arcade game.



My all time Rogue-Like FPS

 

[ramoisdead]

I’m thinking of picking this one up.



A surprisingly 90% off discount, never been bundled, and the game got fairly good reviews. It’s a beat’em up game.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

How many good Pokemon like games are there on Steam?





I'm just not sure if I should buy Disc Creatures because it is published by Dangen Entertainment.

 

[Ascheroth]

Ya, I was just gonna say, giving Dangen money right now might not be the greatest idea..



Not on sale though :/



Not released yet :/

 

[Spamlynguist]

Quite good and short Point and Click adventure games for dirt cheap:

 

[Stevey]

GOTY

 

[BlueOdin]

If you want to fight for a world full of love and joy I can recommend



Also one of my favorites from Falcom

 

[deftonesrcool]

RockSmith song pack time... cooool

 

[Chudah]

I love this game so dang much, you guys don't even know! It may not be as deep as Slay the Spire, but it's still a good bit of fun, and challenging to boot!

 

[beep boop]

Has anyone tried this?
Numbers going up AND minesweeper? RIP life/productivity.

 

[ISee]

It's the Dark Souls of Sim City. I'm just kidding, but it is a challenging game and can be very dark. It's good, if you like the genre.

Frostpunk

Enhance your Frostpunk experience - buy Season Pass now to save 30% on all DLCs and get

www.gog.com

 

[Sygmaelle]

 

[Tizoc]

Y'all need the Trine series (at least) in your lives. Trine 4 is a GOTY contender for me


Also go get the Konami classic collections or I will hate you forever.

Steam Search

store.steampowered.com

Here you go

Be warned that the dev had some shit going on recently

Heartbeat (Indie RPG) dev accused of transphobia in tweets

Gaming sites almost all missed this game the first time around so giving it this kind of publicity now would do more harm than good. It would just direct the worst kind of people to it.

www.resetera.com

 

[Firewithin]

i shout this out every sale so here it goes again

 

[Echoes]

Y'all need the Trine series (at least) in your lives. Trine 4 is a GOTY contender for me


Also go get the Konami classic collections or I will hate you forever.

Steam Search

store.steampowered.com

Be warned that the dev had some shit going on recently

Heartbeat (Indie RPG) dev accused of transphobia in tweets

Gaming sites almost all missed this game the first time around so giving it this kind of publicity now would do more harm than good. It would just direct the worst kind of people to it.

www.resetera.com

I didn't know about the Heartbeat stuff, I am sorry for recommending the game so I deleted the post. That shit can't be understated in any way or form.

 

[Exzyleph]

I'm gonna recommend a couple of cheap puzzle games:



The Eyes of Ara is a really enjoyable Myst-like, but one that avoids my personal biggest issue with the Genre: Puzzles that are spread out across a gigantic area. Instead, the game is split into a number of smaller areas, with puzzles confined to each area. There are a lot of fun and (often) challenging puzzles, but only had to consult a guide once towards the end of the game, when I failed to notice that solving one puzzle had changed another.



The Room is a series of three games of puzzle games that focus on physical manipulation. The first game is the best example of this, and also my favorite in the series, in that the puzzle you are working on is literally a single, complex object. You tweak knobs, push, pull, and rotate bits of the puzzle, and look through lenses to find hidden compartments, all with the goal of unlocking and (literally) unfolding the puzzle, digging deeper and deeper towards whatever secrets are hidden inside.

The second and the third increasing move towards a model like that of Eyes of Ara, where you deal with a puzzle spread over a small area, but are still both excellent games.

 

[lashman]

oh hey ... i just noticed this little gem is on sale too



BUY IT!!!

 

[Dandy]

Draugen is 40% off. It's less than 4 hours long, but I really enjoyed it. If you like eerie atmosphere, twisty stories, and good writing you may like it. I'm someone who looks at playtime vs. price, and I don't regret paying full price for it at launch. I'm a big fan of Ragnar Tornquist's writing though.

 

[lashman]

It's less than 4 hours long

music to my ears!

 

[Jav]

Draugen is 40% off. It's less than 4 hours long, but I really enjoyed it. If you like eerie atmosphere, twisty stories, and good writing you may like it. I'm someone who looks at playtime vs. price, and I don't regret paying full price for it at launch. I'm a big fan of Ragnar Tornquist's writing though.

Bought it yesterday, let's see how it goes

 

[ramoisdead]

Runbow is at its lowest price on Steam at $2.99. I'll probably remember to pick that one up.



Another multiplayer game that just went on sale and it's at a record low is Indie Pogo for $3.75



Flinthook is also at a record low of $2.99 if you happen to like platform roguelikes.



And let's end it for now with half off R-Type Dimensions EX, a recorded low price on Steam.

 

[Spamlynguist]

Another multiplayer game that just went on sale and it's at a record low is Indie Pogo for $3.75

Does this have a Singleplayer mode or is it just local/online multiplayer only?

 

[kio]

These could be nice. For 1€ even they aren't it isn't a big loss.

 

[Ge0force]

Very, very recommended!



My indie GOTY:

 

[beep boop]

Funny enough, Steam was recommending this series to me for ages, and I kept ignoring it because it looked a bit silly. My mistake. I've been reading this the past week and despite not having finished it yet, I really have to recommend it. It's such a cool story. I took a short break from reading it, palms sweaty from clicking forward, to make this recommendation. It starts off real slow, as so many VNs do, but it sets up the world and characters really effectively for the events that happen to have a weight to them. If you like thrillers or mystery with a touch of the supernatural, give it a try!

The VN is also quite long considering its small price. I've been working my way through it for a good 10 hours or so, but I'm a somewhat slow reader. Even so, just half of that would be great value!

I personally wasn't feeling the art all that much, but YMMV. There's an easy to install mod that adds a different art style, new background art and other stuff that's worth checking out.

By the way, I saw FunktionJCB was looking to sell a copy of this in the trade thread

Edit: Finished it and would still recommend it! Very fun.

 

[ramoisdead]

A few more choices now that the sale is winding down in the next few days.



Maybe not a hidden gem for those who are fans of point and click adventure games but those who so happened to missed out, it is at its lowest price for a game that rarely ever goes on sale. If you’re a fan of FMV games, then definitely check this one out.



At its lowest price recorded, any fighting game fan would want to check this one out. Probably the most negative thing about it is that it’s a mostly dead game when it comes to online so unless you have a local buddy or a stable connection for Remote Play Together, it’s gonna be hard to find someone online to battle with.



Priced at a low $19.99, it’s been regarded as one of the more critically lauded VN titles you would see lately. Fans of horror visual novels would find this to be a pleasant surprise and the beginning to what may well be an established series. The sequel, NG, is also on sale for 50% off.