cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/43119841

Hello, i was wondering if there are any good indie games on steam to try out. Can be free or paid, i don’t mind if there’s no native linux build either (i play stuff with wine/proton anyways lol) and i don’t mind the genre. I’ve been thinking of trying something new as of recent so i thought i might ask it here.

Thanks!

  • ffhein@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago
    • Full Bore is IMO one of the most underrated games on Steam (10+ years old and only 78 reviews) if you like puzzle platformers.
    • Baba is You if you like puzzles without platforming.
    • Dropsy surrealistic point-and-click.
    • SteamWorld Dig 2 metroidvania, and currently on sale.
    • Ittle Dew Zelda-style adventure game… with puzzles.
    • VVVVVV retro puzzle game, with platforms but no jumping.

    I thought I had more varied taste in games but kind of realizing that there’s a pattern now that I’m writing down the ones I’ve enjoyed the most.

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    Abiotic Factor is pretty amazing. I’ll play with ya.

    The downfall of any good indie game is that it’s a target for acquisition. Anything we love can be turned against us. ROCKET LEAGUE.

  • Aurora Chrysalis@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    13 days ago

    My favorites are:

    Outer Wilds, Silksong (& HK), Hades 1 & 2, Nine Sols, Blue Prince, Subnautica, Dave the Diver, Return of the Obra Dinn, Papers Please, Inscryption, Baba is You and Factorio.

    Some of these are not recent though.

    • clb92@feddit.dkEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Outer Wilds is an absolute masterpiece, easily in my top 10 (perhaps even top 5) games of all time. The DLC is amazing too. The rest of the games you mentioned are also good.

  • dukeofdummies@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Hero’s Hour is a fun Hero’s of might and magic crossed with an auto battler

    Dwarf Fortress is the worlds first and most in depth colony sim their motto is “losing is fun”

    Crawl is really fun 4 player pvp local co-op dungeon crawler

    YOMI hustle is an absolutely bizarre turn based 1 on 1 fighting game

    7 days a stranger will bring you down a rabbit hole of point and click horror mystery

    Due Process is a very fascinating take on team based shooters

    FTL is a rougelike space battler

    Into the Breach is a fun strategy battler with mechs and knockback mechanics

    Rift Wizard topdown rougelike wizard sim

    Noita sidescrolling rougelike wizard sim where every pixel is simulated gets real nuts

  • AshleyNyx@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    13 days ago

    I really enjoyed I was a Teenage Exocolonist, its a narrative game where you grow up in a colony being established on a distant planet. It has skill training mechanics where you can develop skills to pass skill checks and has card based gameplay for determining the outcome of some events.

    Ena: Dream BBQ is another game I really enjoyed it has a really unique art style and has some great humour. It’s definitely really fun to go in to this one blind

  • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
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    13 days ago

    I don’t game as much as I used to, but I have a list.

    • Project Zomboid
    • Planet of Lana (1/2)
    • The Drifter
    • Replaced
    • No, I’m not a Human
    • The Long Dark
    • Nine Sols
    • Stray
    • Firewatch

    There’s more, but these are off the top of my head.

  • Levi@lemmy.caEnglish
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    13 days ago

    A bunch i really liked were:

    • Hades (and Hades 2) (action roguelike)
    • Dead Cells (side scroller roguelike)
    • HexCells (puzzle game)
    • Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun (Stealth Strategy, the other games by the same dev are great too)
    • Prey (well, maybe its not an indie, but its great)
    • Vampire Survivors (Bullet Heaven, great to zone out too, lots of things to collect)
    • BugSnax (Not sure if Indie, but a lot more fun than it looks)
    • Cave Story (Side Scroller)
    • Creeper World 4 (Strategy game, I think 4 is the most recent. No need to play older ones unless you want more of the same)
    • Earth Defence force 6 (janky, but fun multiplayer with friends)
    • Heros Hour (strategy)
    • Oxygen Not Included (colony builder)
    • Rim World (colony builder)
    • Satisfactory (Automation game)
    • Pit People (strategy game)
    • Supraland (puzzle game, sequel is fun too)
    • The Talos Principle (Puzzle game, I think its indie?)
    • Undertale (RPG, its fantastic)
    • You must build a boat (Match 3)
    • Chewt@beehaw.org
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      13 days ago

      Clearly they were asking for recommendations, so not really a stupid question. I thought your comment was funny until the end, where now it just comes off as incorrectly pedantic.

    • Corr@sh.itjust.works
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      13 days ago

      I will shill crosscode at every opportunity. Favourite game of all time for me. Def give it a shot when you can. There’s also a free demo.

      Pseudoregalia is also awesome. Can’t speak on any of the others to be played tho

      Enjoy your gaming :)

      • Carnelian@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        Crosscode mentioned!

        Words really cannot express how excellent it is. Whoever is considering it, just go for it!

      • Archr@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Seconded. Great combat, puzzles, exploration, boss fights, and story. What else could you possibly want.

        If you haven’t yet, check out alabaster dawn the devs’ new game. In early access now.

      • SVX@lemmy.ml
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        13 days ago

        I def plan on playing everything in that list. I have an entire backlog lol. I bought the lot of them when they were on sale. It’s only a matter of getting to them.

        Of my list, I shill Katana Zero and ZeroRanger the most. They’re short but sweet. I went into them completely blind after having listened to part of their OSTs. If you have the chance, do try them. :)