With the Steam sale running, this seems like a good time to try this thread again. We don’t often use the downvote button much in Lemmy, but the idea is this: Do your best to present game suggestions that no one has heard of before. If, in reading other people’s suggestions, you spot one that you’re familiar with, then put a downvote on it. Ideally, if the game is past a year old, it may have a discounted price during the Steam sale, and others will be able to check it out.
I’ve made this thread once before and it generated some good suggestions, but the rate of indie publishing on Steam has only accelerated with time, so it seems to be worth trying again.
This one isn’t really niche, but I enjoyed playing Prey (2017).
Edit: It appears that I have made a mistake.
Great game, and sold well below what it should have. Still, it’s published by Bethesda and made by Arkane. It didn’t do as well as it needed to, but everyone who’s remotely interested in the ImSim genre knows about it.
If you want more ImSims though, check out Charlatan Wonder on YouTube. That’s his big thing. He recently did a video on Retro Space, and their demo is great!
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll check him out when I’m able to.
I do love this game and IMO it’s the best of the -shock games (system & bio), at least for gameplay.