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Last year I made a topic asking for PS1 and PS2 hidden gems. I mentioned that I feel like I've asked this everywhere else. I've tried googling, gamefaqs, and reddit, but no one seems to actually know some titles that actually are under the radar.
When I say actually under the radar, I'm talking titles that were never popular, were never hyped, and still aren't.
To my surprise, I've found the rare gaming community that not only actually knows hidden gems are able to recommend a lot, but it's the rare gaming community that is actually very welcoming and friendly, and encourages friendly discussions instead of endless bickering, hate, and drama. It is beyond refreshing. To everyone I've interacted with on this website, thank you for being so nice.
Today I'm making a topic asking looking for hidden gems that came out after the PS2 era. Any platform is fine, just try to mention the system the game is on please.
Genres that I'm interested in:
Action games, Action-Adventure, RPGs(that aren't super tactical), And Story-Rich pure adventure titles(not to be confused with puzzle games.)
Examples of what I'm looking for:
Cat Powered UFO, Young Souls, and Trigger Witch: These are the 3 hidden gems that I recommend a lot. They're RPGs with less than 50 steam reviews, and some of the best games I've played in my life.
Games more than a year old, with less than 1,000 steam reviews that aren't owned by a AAA publisher.
Examples of what I'm not looking for:
Roguelikes, Souls-likes, and other games where the main selling point is that they're extremely hard: The vast majority of indie titles that get attention are in these genres, and whenever I make a topic like this almost everything everyone mentions is one of these. Let's make this topic a break from this.
Anything owned by a AAA publisher from ps4 and ps5 era: This stuff always gets a lot of attention, and the good ones that the company themselves doesn't advertise are usually the first in line when people claim are the "most underrated." We're looking for stuff that won't show up on top 20 underrated games of the year lists by clickbait websites.
MEME Games: This is also the type of game that flood this type of topic. We're looking for stuff that is unironically good.
Let's start with the PS3:
Dark Void: Different in a good way third person cover shooter.
Bound By Flame: Medieval Fantasy Action RPG that I imagine that you haven't played by the Greedfall Dev.
Arcana Heart 3: 4 button Arcade-Anime style fighter with Visual Novel style cutscenes.
Ketsui
007 Blood Stone: Oooh, a good Bond game that I didn't know about. It's apparently cheap to pick up on the system and the PC.
Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers: Anime fighter that nails joy in its simplicity.
Eat Them: Cartoon style Rampage-like. Well this looks fun!
The Club: Battle Royale-like.
Asura's Wrath: God of War-like.
When I say actually under the radar, I'm talking titles that were never popular, were never hyped, and still aren't.
To my surprise, I've found the rare gaming community that not only actually knows hidden gems are able to recommend a lot, but it's the rare gaming community that is actually very welcoming and friendly, and encourages friendly discussions instead of endless bickering, hate, and drama. It is beyond refreshing. To everyone I've interacted with on this website, thank you for being so nice.
Today I'm making a topic asking looking for hidden gems that came out after the PS2 era. Any platform is fine, just try to mention the system the game is on please.
Genres that I'm interested in:
Action games, Action-Adventure, RPGs(that aren't super tactical), And Story-Rich pure adventure titles(not to be confused with puzzle games.)
Examples of what I'm looking for:
Cat Powered UFO, Young Souls, and Trigger Witch: These are the 3 hidden gems that I recommend a lot. They're RPGs with less than 50 steam reviews, and some of the best games I've played in my life.
Games more than a year old, with less than 1,000 steam reviews that aren't owned by a AAA publisher.
Examples of what I'm not looking for:
Roguelikes, Souls-likes, and other games where the main selling point is that they're extremely hard: The vast majority of indie titles that get attention are in these genres, and whenever I make a topic like this almost everything everyone mentions is one of these. Let's make this topic a break from this.
Anything owned by a AAA publisher from ps4 and ps5 era: This stuff always gets a lot of attention, and the good ones that the company themselves doesn't advertise are usually the first in line when people claim are the "most underrated." We're looking for stuff that won't show up on top 20 underrated games of the year lists by clickbait websites.
MEME Games: This is also the type of game that flood this type of topic. We're looking for stuff that is unironically good.
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Let's start with the PS3:
Dark Void: Different in a good way third person cover shooter.
Bound By Flame: Medieval Fantasy Action RPG that I imagine that you haven't played by the Greedfall Dev.
Arcana Heart 3: 4 button Arcade-Anime style fighter with Visual Novel style cutscenes.
Ketsui
007 Blood Stone: Oooh, a good Bond game that I didn't know about. It's apparently cheap to pick up on the system and the PC.
Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers: Anime fighter that nails joy in its simplicity.
Eat Them: Cartoon style Rampage-like. Well this looks fun!
The Club: Battle Royale-like.
Asura's Wrath: God of War-like.
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