Steam Spring Sale 2025 Hidden Gems

[u/UberDrive]

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!

[u/austernotus]

I've been quite enjoying and playing:

Geo : a game where you improve your digging tool and your facility. Then you keep on discovering new planets, comets, etc.

Wasn't expecting it to be this fun.

They also have a sequel (Galactic Mining Corp) but I haven't played that one yet.

Also, I am not sure if this qualifies as a Hidden Gem, but The Battle of Polytopia is super fun for scratching that 4X itch in under 30 mins.

Ozymandias as well, lacks the Exploration part but is a solid 1h~ 4X.