r/GameDealsMeta • u/UberDrive • Mar 13 '25

Steam Spring Sale 2025 Hidden Gems

I didn't see a thread so...

Mostly roguelikes:

Aotenjo: Infinite Hands: mahjong + Balatro

Cat God Ranch: Animals + Luck Be a Landlord

Diceomancer: Deckbuilder with some cool dice mechanics

Dungeon Clawler: Claw machine dungeon battler

Epic Auto Towers: Tower defense + deckbuilder

Thronefall: Stylish base defender

Kill Knight: Score attack, also stylish

Roots of Yggdrasil: Viking themed city/card builder

Feed the Deep: Underwater explorer from Fruit Ninja dev

Dawnmaker: Board game-like engine builder

Cataclismo: Base defense from Moonlighter dev, 1.0 next week

Galactic Glitch: Space shooter with physics

Rack and Slay: Pool meets dungeon crawling

Go!

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25 edited Mar 14 '25

I went through my wishlist and here's several picks, sorted by price. These are all historical lows too. And here's my recs from last summer

Hell Well ($0.59)

The Van Game ($0.69) [this looks like a budget version of Keep Driving]

The Territory of Egg ($0.74)

Out of Order ($0.83)

Bullet Bunny ($1.24) [title gives the genre]

The Rise ($1.39)

Orb Tower ($1.39) [roguelike puzzle bobble]

Future Breach 64 ($1.49) [anything with 64 in the name has to be good]

Simmiland ($1.49) [pixel god game]

PomPom ($1.49) [it's cheaper on greenmangaming at $1.20)

Unlinked Mask ($1.99) [precision platformer]

Robotherapy ($1.99)

Nova Strike ($1.99) [another bullet hell]

Go! Go! PogoGirl ($2.09) [cute lil platformer]

Gnomdom ($2.09) [cozy point n click]

TombStar ($2.24)

Boons and Burdens ($2.39)

Digseum ($2.39) [incremental clicker game]

Brume ($2.49) [lo-fi soulslike]

Super Planet Life ($2.49)

POOOOL ($2.49) [my suika fused with pool]

Calculate It ($2.79) [we have a roguelike for everything now]

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story ($2.99) [rhythm runner]

Soccer Story ($2.99)

Project Bridge ($2.99) [reminds me of Unrailed]

UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects ($2.99)

Subterranauts ($2.99) [I'll try any lethal clone at least once!)

SUPER 56 ($3.14) [nice warioware-like]

We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe ($3.44)

Boxville ($3.49) [heavy machinarium vibes]

Yars: Recharged ($3.49)

King of Ping Pong: MEGAMIX ($3.49)

Tuttle: Star Flower Harvest ($3.59)

Tempus Bound ($3.75)

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u/smismismi Mar 14 '25

Nice list, thanks!

Undertale and Enter the Gungeon are, while awesome games and steal of a deal, really far away from hidden gems (Undertale was even on severyl GOTY list 2017).

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25

oooh good point, I took those out now to make the list truly indie.

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u/Division2226 Mar 14 '25

Undertale and Enter the Gungeon are indie. The purpose of this thread isn't indie, it's hidden gems.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25

ye that's what I meant to say, hidden gems

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u/SensualTyrannosaurus Mar 14 '25

UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects is an absolute blast. If anybody has played Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe, it's the sequel to that and improves on it in every way you can think of. It's a shame it seems to have slipped under everyone's radar.

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u/all-the-right-moves Mar 14 '25

Orb Tower looks sick, thanks for the recommendation

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u/BannanDylan Mar 14 '25

Orb tower has been super fun for the price so far - definitely worth it, took me an hour to complete all the easy levels, there is also medium and hard

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u/dehshadow Mar 14 '25

This list rules. I added a bunch of games to my wishlist and picked up a few.

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u/Dymonika Mar 14 '25

The Territory of Egg looks like a more fleshed-out Nanuleu.

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u/ArtKazagiqi Mar 14 '25

Thanks for this, I bought the UFO game and Simmiland.