The best hidden gems on PC, PlayStation and Xbox

Rated brilliantly, yet barely known: games few people talk about and almost everyone who played them loves. Often from small studios with ideas of their own.

How to find games that really suit you: Select up to 5 games you have played and enjoyed. Playalike compares 36 traits such as combat, story and atmosphere and suggests games that hit exactly the same spot, even across genres.

  1. 1 People Playground

    2019 PCSteam Deck playable 8.19 € 99 % positive

    • Sandbox with your own goals

    A physics-driven sandbox where you freely experiment with weapons, machines and odd gadgets on ragdoll characters. The fun comes from creative tinkering and the unexpected, chaotic results.

  2. 2 Pizza Tower

    2023 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 19.50 € 98 % positive

    • Distinctive, stylised art style
    • Jumping and platforming
    • Action-packed real-time combat

    A frantic, chaotic 2D platformer starring the manic pizza chef Peppino, built around momentum-based movement, score chasing and wildly hand-drawn animation. Its zany humor and driving soundtrack turn every level into a spectacle.

  3. 3 HoloCure: Save the Fans!

    2022 PCSteam Deck playable free 99 % positive

    • Action-packed real-time combat
    • Runs that play out differently every time
    • Strong character progression

    A free fan-made Vampire Survivors-style game starring Hololive vtubers. You survive endless enemy waves, collect weapons and items, and experiment with powerful builds. Short, addictive runs with charming pixel art.

1 People Playground

Sandbox with your own goals

2019 PCSteam Deck playable 8.19 € 99 % positive

A physics-driven sandbox where you freely experiment with weapons, machines and odd gadgets on ragdoll characters. The fun comes from creative tinkering and the unexpected, chaotic results.

2 Pizza Tower

Distinctive, stylised art style

2023 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 19.50 € 98 % positive

A frantic, chaotic 2D platformer starring the manic pizza chef Peppino, built around momentum-based movement, score chasing and wildly hand-drawn animation. Its zany humor and driving soundtrack turn every level into a spectacle.

3 HoloCure: Save the Fans!

Action-packed real-time combat

2022 PCSteam Deck playable free 99 % positive

A free fan-made Vampire Survivors-style game starring Hololive vtubers. You survive endless enemy waves, collect weapons and items, and experiment with powerful builds. Short, addictive runs with charming pixel art.

4 The Room 4: Old Sins

Puzzles and brain teasers

2018 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable 8.49 € 99 % positive

An atmospheric puzzle adventure where you probe a mysterious dollhouse full of intricate mechanisms and hidden secrets. Tactile object puzzles and an eerie mood define the experience.

5 Dyson Sphere Program

Sci-fi setting

2021 PCSteam Deck playable 16.79 € 98 % positive

A space factory-automation game where you build production chains across multiple planets and ultimately wrap a star in a Dyson sphere. The appeal lies in optimizing sprawling logistics networks on a galactic scale.

6 Toem

Cosy, great for unwinding

2021 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 18.99 € 99 % positive

Toem is a laid-back photography adventure set in a hand-drawn black-and-white world, where you help quirky locals by snapping pictures and solving small tasks. Charming, friendly and completely stress-free.

7 Webfishing

Cosy, great for unwinding

2024 PCSteam Deck playable 4.99 € 98 % positive

A laid-back multiplayer fishing game with a retro look where you hang out in lobbies with friends or strangers, catch fish, collect items and chat along the way.

8 Before Your Eyes

Strong, story-driven narrative

2021 PCSteam Deck playable 9.75 € 98 % positive

A short, deeply emotional narrative about a soul's journey into the afterlife, controlled by your real blinks through your webcam. Blinking skips through memories, making the fleeting nature of time tangible.

9 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Lots of humour

2020 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified −20 % 12.99 € 10.39 € 2 days left 98 % positive

A comedic point-and-click adventure in which the game itself is your adversary, sending you through parodied video game worlds with absurd puzzles and fourth-wall-breaking gags. The solutions are often delightfully illogical.

10 Grimm's Hollow

Turn-based combat

2019 PCSteam Deck playable free 99 % positive

A free pixel-art RPG in which you travel through the afterlife with a scythe to find your brother. Its mix of spooky settings, humor and an emotional story gives it charm.

11 One Finger Death Punch

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

2013 PCXboxSteam Deck verified 4.99 € 98 % positive

A lightning-fast kung-fu brawler played with just two buttons: you click left or right to hit enemies at exactly the right moment. The result is fluid, movie-like fight choreography that feels like a rhythm and reflex test.

12 The Last Campfire

Puzzles and brain teasers

2020 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified −90 % 14.79 € 1.47 € 2 days left 98 % positive

A calm, atmospheric puzzle adventure where you guide a small lost ember through melancholy lands and uncover why its people vanished. The puzzles are approachable, and the mood is both wistful and comforting.

13 Dressmaker

Cosy, great for unwinding

2026 PCSteam Deck playable 15.47 € 98 % positive

A cozy simulator where you work as a dressmaker, picking designs, cutting fabric and sewing garments together. You can please your customers or mischievously sabotage them.

14 Just Shapes & Beats

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

2018 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 16.99 € 98 % positive

A rhythm-driven bullet-hell where you dodge geometric hazards perfectly synced to an electrifying soundtrack. It shines in chaotic, frantic co-op sessions with friends.

15 Crime Scene Cleaner

2024 PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable 29.99 € 98 % positive

You work as a mob crime scene cleaner, scrubbing away evidence and dodging the police between jobs. A humorous, laid-back simulator wrapped in a shady criminal premise.

16 The Case of the Golden Idol

Puzzles and brain teasers

2022 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 17.99 € 98 % positive

You investigate twelve baffling deaths spanning centuries, gathering clues in pixel-art crime scenes and piecing together names, motives and sequences into your own theory. Pure deduction with little hand-holding makes it feel like genuine detective work.

17 TCG Card Shop Simulator

Cosy, great for unwinding

2026 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable −15 % 20.49 € 17.41 € 4 days left 97 % positive

You run your own trading card shop, stocking shelves, setting prices, hiring staff and cracking packs to build your own collection. A relaxed management sim with the lure of card collecting.

18 Touhou Luna Nights

Action-packed real-time combat

2019 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable −40 % 14.99 € 8.99 € 2 days left 98 % positive

A Metroidvania where you play maid Sakuya and stop time to get past enemies and hazards. Time manipulation and knife throwing make for fast, precise gameplay in a richly detailed pixel-art world from the Touhou universe.

19 Teardown

Tactical depth

2022 PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified −50 % 29.99 € 14.99 € until tomorrow 96 % positive

Teardown lets you plan heists in a fully destructible voxel world: first you prep the environment with vehicles and explosives, then you execute the job against the clock. Creative, improvised solutions are the heart of the game.

20 Crab Champions

Action-packed real-time combat

2023 PCSteam Deck playable −30 % 9.99 € 6.99 € 4 days left 98 % positive

A fast third-person roguelike shooter where you play a crab sliding, jumping and blasting through island arenas. Randomized upgrades make every run different, playable solo or in co-op.

21 Tactical Breach Wizards

Turn-based combat

2024 PCSteam Deck verified 19.50 € 98 % positive

A turn-based tactics game where a squad of wizards in modern tactical gear breaches rooms and solves compact, puzzle-like fights through clever spell use and positioning. Sharp, funny writing and the quirky blend of magic and SWAT tactics define its tone.

22 OneShot

Strong, story-driven narrative

2014 PC −40 % 9.75 € 5.85 € 6 days left 98 % positive

A charming pixel-art puzzle adventure where you help the child Niko save a dying world. It cleverly breaks the fourth wall, pulling your own computer and your decisions directly into its puzzles and story.

23 Our Life: Beginnings & Always

Strong, story-driven narrative

2020 PC free 99 % positive

A cozy, nostalgic visual novel where you create your own character and grow up alongside the boy next door across many summers. Romance, humor and everyday moments take center stage.

24 Dorfromantik

Cosy, great for unwinding

2022 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified −35 % 12.99 € 8.44 € 8 days left 97 % positive

You place hexagonal tiles to slowly grow a picturesque countryside of fields, forests, rivers and rail lines. A relaxing tile-matching puzzler about smart placement and completing quest goals, with no real pressure.

25 Goat Simulator 3

Lots of humour

2022 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 29.99 € 98 % positive

An absurd sandbox playground where you wreak havoc as a destructive goat, enjoy physics mishaps and goof around with up to three friends. The fun comes from experimenting, gags and parodies rather than challenge.

26 Rhythm Doctor

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

2025 PCXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 19.50 € 98 % positive

A charming rhythm game where you heal patients by hitting the beat of their heartbeats with a defibrillator. It surprises with inventive rhythm twists, pixel art, humor, heart and a great soundtrack.

27 Slay the Princess

Strong, story-driven narrative

2023 PCSteam Deck verified −60 % 16.99 € 6.79 € 2 days left 97 % positive

A psychological horror visual novel where you are sent to slay a princess in a cabin while a cast of voices in your head keeps commenting. Every choice sends the story spiraling into new branches, and the hand-penciled art and superb voice acting make each loop eerie and surprising.

28 West of Loathing

Lots of humour

2017 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 10.99 € 98 % positive

A stick-figure Wild West packed with slapstick and absurd gags, where simple turn-based fights and creative quest solutions carry you through a quirky desert world. Humor fills nearly every dialogue and choice.

29 Mirror

Fantasy setting

2017 PCNintendo Switch 97 % positive

A small indie title mixing puzzle and light RPG elements, where you step into the roles of different female characters across several fantasy worlds and play through their stories. It focuses on short episodic tales with an erotic slant.

30 Sally Face

Strong, story-driven narrative

2016 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 2.99 € 97 % positive

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

31 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Distinctive, stylised art style

2023 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 39.99 € 98 % positive

A stylish skate, inline and BMX platformer set in a cel-shaded city full of graffiti, crews and a funky soundtrack. Fluid movement and exploring the city take center stage, in the spirit of Jet Set Radio.

32 Content Warning

Lots of humour

2024 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 7.49 € 95 % positive

You and your friends descend into spooky caves and film monsters and mishaps to go viral on the fictional SpöökTube. The mix of panic, slapstick and proximity chat makes for plenty of laughs in co-op.

33 Lil Gator Game

Cosy, great for unwinding

2022 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified −50 % 19.50 € 9.75 € 5 days left 99 % positive

A cozy open-world adventure where a little gator explores a charming island, helps friends and enjoys relaxed climbing and gliding. Warm, funny and stress-free, with a surprisingly heartfelt story about childhood and imagination.

34 Well Dweller

Action-packed real-time combat

2026 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified −20 % 14.25 € 11.40 € 13 days left 98 % positive

A dark fairy-tale metroidvania where you play a tiny bird with a matchstick, crossing a wretched kingdom to burn the wicked queen. Expect quirky characters, exploration and platforming action. The game is new and little known to me, so this rating relies mostly on the description.

35 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Cosy, great for unwinding

2020 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified −80 % 16.19 € 3.23 € until tomorrow 98 % positive

As a young activist you wander a picturesque Mediterranean island, photograph animals and help with small conservation projects. A gentle, warm-hearted adventure with no stress and no combat.

36 Ravenfield

Action-packed real-time combat

2017 PCSteam Deck playable 17.49 € 97 % positive

Ravenfield is a single-player battlefield-style shooter where you and your blue allies fight red AI soldiers. Vehicles, helicopters and goofy ragdoll physics make for chaotic, fun large-scale battles.

37 Fields of Mistria

Cosy, great for unwinding

2026 PCSteam Deck verified 13.79 € 98 % positive

A cozy farming and life sim in a nostalgic pixel-art style: build up your farm, explore a magical world, form friendships and romances, and delve into mines.

38 Volcano Princess

Fantasy setting

2023 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable −35 % 10.79 € 7.01 € 5 days left 98 % positive

As the adoptive father of a baby found on a battlefield, you plan her training and encounters week by week. Your decisions shape her future and the fate of the volcano kingdom, leading to many different endings.

39 Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority

Strong, story-driven narrative

2017 PCSteam Deck playable 16.49 € 99 % positive

A visual novel thriller where a group of strangers fights for survival in deadly games. Puzzles, logic and votes drive a dark, twist-filled story.

40 Webbed

Lots to discover

2021 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 8.19 € 98 % positive

Play as a little spider swinging through lush forests on webs to rescue your boyfriend from a bowerbird. A gentle, charming platform adventure built around exploration and light puzzles.

41 Endacopia

Distinctive, stylised art style

2026 PCSteam Deck playable 16.76 € 99 % positive

You guide the lost child Mellow through a strange world whose rules don't follow normal logic, acting as his guardian angel to help him find a place to belong. This nontraditional point-and-click adventure combines unusual puzzles with an eerie, whimsical atmosphere.

42 The WereCleaner

Lots of humour

2024 PCSteam Deck verified free 99 % positive

You play Kyle, a janitor who is also a werewolf, sneaking through night shifts full of surprises. Its charm lies in blending creepy horror moments with offbeat comedy.

43 Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk

Dark, serious atmosphere

2021 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable 7.39 € 97 % positive

A short, unsettling pixel-art visual-novel-style adventure that returns to the surreal and oppressive world of its predecessor. You guide a girl through bizarre, bleak scenes while trying to make her a little happier.

44 Iron Snout

Action-packed real-time combat

2016 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable free 98 % positive

A fast, over-the-top arcade brawler where a piglet uses kung-fu reflexes and improvised weapons to fend off waves of wolves. Short, chaotic rounds full of slapstick humor.

45 Mullet Madjack

Action-packed real-time combat

2024 PCXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified −35 % 19.95 € 12.96 € 6 days left 98 % positive

A blisteringly fast retro-anime FPS where you tear through floors of enemies under constant time pressure. Each kill buys you more time, and randomized upgrades keep every run fresh.

46 The Supper

Dark, serious atmosphere

2020 PCSteam Deck playable free 99 % positive

A short pixel-art point-and-click horror adventure about the darkest depths of the human soul, following a kind woman whose life unravels when a mysterious voice begins speaking to her.

47 Until Then

Strong, story-driven narrative

2024 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 19.50 € 98 % positive

A narrative adventure about a Filipino high schooler's everyday life in Manila, with smartphone chats, friendships and romance that grows into an emotional mystery. Moody 2D/3D visuals and a strong soundtrack carry the story.

48 Poco

Distinctive, stylised art style

2025 PC free 99 % positive

You play Poco, a two-inch clown banished from a giant circus, who must survive the overgrown Below World. Team up with its homunculus inhabitants to build a rocket, and discover a cluttered world made from everything the Worlds Above discarded.

49 White Knuckle

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

2025 PCSteam Deck playable 14.49 € 99 % positive

A first-person speed-climbing game where precise movement and scarce resources carry you up through a menacing, decaying concrete shaft. One slip can end the run, keeping the pace and tension high.

50 Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

Action-packed real-time combat

2021 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable 16.79 € 97 % positive

You pilot a gladiator robot in a sci-fi arena, fighting in physics-driven sword duels where any body part can be sliced off. The combat is chaotic, funny and rewards precise timing.

51 Sanabi

Action-packed real-time combat

2023 PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable 12.49 € 97 % positive

A fast action-platformer where you play a veteran with a grappling prosthetic arm, swinging through a dystopian city, dodging bullets and taking down enemies. Fluid swinging movement is paired with a dark, stylish presentation.

52 Kenshi

Open world

2018 PCSteam Deck playable 26.99 € 95 % positive

Kenshi is a brutal sandbox RPG set in a vast, harsh wasteland where you decide whether to become a trader, mercenary, slave or warlord. Instead of a scripted story, you build your squad, base and reputation in a world that gives you nothing for free.

53 Rusty Lake: Roots

Puzzles and brain teasers

2016 PCSteam Deck verified 3.99 € 97 % positive

A dark point-and-click puzzle game where you grow the Vanderboom family tree across generations. Bizarre, macabre puzzles and an eerie atmosphere tell the story almost without words.

54 Planet Crafter

Sci-fi setting

2024 PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified 23.99 € 96 % positive

You terraform a hostile planet by gathering resources, building bases and machines, and watching a barren wasteland slowly gain atmosphere, water and life. The blend of calm survival and visible, large-scale progress is what makes it special.

55 Little Kitty, Big City

Cosy, great for unwinding

2024 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 24.50 € 97 % positive

As a mischievous little cat you roam a lively city, collect hats, befriend local animals and cause delightful chaos along the way. It is a relaxed, funny adventure with no pressure that rewards curiosity and playful experimentation.

56 Samsara Room

Distinctive, stylised art style

2020 PCSteam Deck verified free 97 % positive

You wake up in a strange, surreal room and must solve puzzles to find a way out. The game stands out through its eerie, enigmatic atmosphere and hand-drawn art in the style of the Rusty Lake series.

57 Hylics

Turn-based combat

2015 PCSteam Deck verified 2.99 € 98 % positive

A surreal, quirky turn-based RPG whose handmade clay-figure visuals and absurd humor create a unique, dreamlike world to wander through.

58 Cruelty Squad

Distinctive, stylised art style

2021 PC 16.79 € 97 % positive

A deliberately garish, surreal first-person shooter where you play a numbed corporate assassin eliminating targets in whatever creative way you like. Grotesque satire, bizarre levels and open-ended approaches make it unique.

59 Creature Kitchen

Cosy, great for unwinding

2026 PCSteam Deck verified 7.79 € 99 % positive

You cook snacks for forest creatures and win them over while searching a strange house and the woods around it. The cozy mood carries a faintly eerie undertone.

60 Servant of the Lake

Distinctive, stylised art style

2026 PCSteam Deck verified −33 % 7.99 € 5.35 € 2 days left 98 % positive

A new point-and-click puzzle adventure in the Rusty Lake series, expected to deliver the franchise's dark, surreal atmosphere and intricately layered puzzles. As it is a new release, this rating relies mostly on the series' established style.

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