Hey all. Always enjoyed reading everyone’s suggestions on more unknown games available during big steam sales.
I’ll start off with one that I have been a fan of for a long time: Death Road to Canada
This game is like a zombie action Oregon Trail like game, where you manage supplies and fight through hordes of zombies on your way to the safe haven of Canada. Only US$3.74 right now and well worth it imo!
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Looove Roadwarden, that game is such a gem!
FTL is a rabbit hole in the best way. It just sucks you in for longer playthroughs, and all the mechanics stack in a really interesting way. The spacebar is also bound to pause if you had any doubts about the games pacing.
So glad to see someone mention roadwarden— this game is totally being slept on! It reminds me of Disco Elysium in the best way— you’re set loose in an interesting setting with characters and factions who all want their own things, and there’s always several ways to solve problems (for better or worse outcomes or costs). It respects the player’s intelligence and rewards creativity and critical thinking. This is the game I’ve played that most felt like playing a tabletop rpg.
From the same people as FTL, Into The Breach is one of the only games I consider a “perfect game” — there is almost nothing about it that could be improved without it just being a different game. I 100%'ed that game 1.5 times and it’s absolutely amazing.
It’s a turn-based tactics game with absolutely perfect interface (the way they went about its design is a whole interesting thing in itself); like chess but you only need to think 1.5 moves into the future.