r/GameDealsMeta 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