What are the best games you don't think anyone's heard of?

Battleships Forever used to have a large cult behind it, due to people being able to create their own fleets and scenarios.

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Expanded gameplay with a ship maker program that is built into the game

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Balances defensive and offensive tactics well

The beginning of the game requires the user to think on where they want to place ships in order to provide defensive as well as offensive ships. From there they are tasked with maneuvering in reaction to enemy ships in order to gain control of a map. It is through balance and forethought that the p...

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The game isn't, and never will be, finished

Battleships Forever was big in its time, but that time has passed and its developers have moved on with their lives, as has its community. The final two missions of the game do not exist, occasional game-breaking bugs exist, and other issues exist that will probably never be fixed. While the game...

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Teeworlds

CTF, DM, TDM, DDRace, among others.

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Addictive gameplay

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Free and open source

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Varies game types

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Small file size

It's less than 15 MB.

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Lightwight

Runs well on old hardware.

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Brogue

The graphics of the game consist entirely of ASCII characters which keeps the design simple and easy to understand.

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Simple and easy to understand design

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Can be played on persons preferred platform

It can be played on Mac OS X, Windows, or Linux, and on mobile devices running iOS or Android .

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Random dungeon generation

With random seeds used every new game, the dungeon layout, as well as the effects for potions etc are different, creating a different and unique challenge every time.

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Free to download and play for anyone

Doesn't cost a dime as the game is free to download and play. Which is great as there is no obstacle to one trying the game out.

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No classes

While not having any classes for the main character means that any item can be equipped it does make for less replayability due to not having different classes to try out on multiple playthroughs.

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Genre:Roguelike

Controller Support:No

Co-Op:None

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Iji

The game has the user smartly use their environment against a boss which allows for critical thinking while trying to defeat a difficult character. This changes up the gamelpay from the regular platforming and shooting, which keeps things fresh for the player.

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Smartly uses environment in boss battles

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Simple controls

The game mainly uses the arrow keys to control ones character, which is easy to understand and great for laptops. Other keys that are used are 6 keys together which allows the user to interact with the game while also moving.

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Movement is slow

Walking in the game feels quite slow which tends to drag out the gameplay and make things tedious.

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Puzzle Quest

The game supports PvP, where fighting an opponent who is just as smart as you can be challenging due to the great balance of play in multiplayer for evenly matched players. What is even better is that there are optional handicaps for matches between players that have different skill levels.

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Good PvP implementation

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Surprisingly deep combat system

The core of Puzzle Quest comes down to its match-3 combat. You make a move, then your opponent gets a move. If you matched four gems or more in a row by the time your turn ends, you get a second turn. Gems have different colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and skulls. Matching gems of a color gives...

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AI "luck" is unquestionably unbalanced

There are many instances that see the player questioning the insurmountable luck the AI often receives as it will skip obvious moves that any person would play that end up resulting in a match 4 extra turn when more tiles fall down, as if it knew that would happen. Sadly this can happen often and...

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PSP version is extremely buggy

Companions have no effects, hovering over a certain Wizard's spell will lock the game (meaning you can't ever use that spell or any spell under it in the list), and others. While the game is fun on PC, and still is on the PSP, one must accept that some of the features are going to be off-l...

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Armello

Games usually last around a half hour in my experience, yet have so much going on in them. Your goal is to satisfy one of four conditions: Collect 4 spirit eggs and bring them to the king, freeing him from his corruption Become more corrupt than the king, replacing him on the throne Sl...

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Quick yet complex gameplay

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Lots of tutorial

This is not a game one can just download and play; the required tutorial explains each and every detail about the game rather than letting the player learn through experience.

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Mister Mosquito

If the player is spotted by one of the family members in the house a battle will commence where the family member will try to kill the player through insecticides or swatting. It is up to the player to hit certain pressure points on the family member in order to subdue them. This takes a good balan...

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Fun battle segments

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Unique gameplay

The gist of the game is that the player plays as a Mosquito inside of a families house, whose goal is to drain them of as much blood as possible without getting killed.

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Poor collision detection

Many parts of the game have sub-par collision detection where even if the player is visibly away from an object the game still see them as too close meaning they may run into objects that are not there, depleting their health. This can be really frustrating as you never know which areas are going...

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Dungeons of Fayte

There is an optional survival mode in the game that ups the challenge of the normal play for those that want more challenge out of the title.

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Challenging survival mode

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Easy casual playstyle

The game is not all that difficult and can be completed in about an hour and a half, so makes for a good casual game to play in a short amount of time.

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Has glitches

Due to the game being made during a game jam type event there are a few bugs and glitches, though they do not make the game unplayable, just can be annoying.

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Archibald's Adventures

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Siralim 2

There are hundreds of creatures in the game, with their special abilities, strengths and weaknesses, that you will fight and capture.

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Hundreds of creatures to fight and capture

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Deep game mechanics

Craft powerful artifacts, learn new spells, customize your monsters, team them up strategically, breed them, capture creatures, complete quests, gain the favors of gods, upgrade your castle, complete challenges, find rare treasures, collect resources, etc.

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Tactical combat

Fight monsters in tactical battles with up to 6 monsters in your team, cast spells, buff your team, debuff the enemies, exploit your monsters' special abilities, and the synergies between your monsters to win.

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Randomized loot

Loot have randomized additional properties, similar to the loot in Diablo.

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Create the perfect creatures, and the perfect teams

Customize your creatures with a great variety of spell gems and equipment, level them, breed them, and exploit the synergies between monsters to create the perfect teams.

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Can get grindy

Summoning monsters, customizing, empowering, and breeding them, finding the perfect loot, may require you to grind.

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Secret Panchos

Secret Panchos has a growing active community that has helped the developer refine the game over the course of early access this last year.

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Active community

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Indie developer

The Indie developer group Switchblade Monkeys is a small group of friends working on this game over the last 6 years, creating quality content. They put a importance on player feedback and have used the community to refine the game over the last year, and are very active and vocal in the communit...

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Outlaw customization

Play to earn perks, skins, and reputation classes, all while seeing your outlaw grow in notoriety with a bigger bounty on your head! 10 Outlaws with different abilities, weapons and play styles make for diverse team make-up!

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Spaghetti Western setting

Secret Panchos is set in a Spaghetti Western universe with colorful settings and characters.

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Fast and fun gameplay

Secret Panchos is an isometric top down PvP shooter that pits teams of 3 against each other in several different modes of play. Games are quick, and the game mechanics are based on skill shots using a primary or secondary weapon that differs depending on which character you use.

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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

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Flamebreak

You pick a race a weapon and 2 skills and battle through a world of monsters and demi-gods.

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Action packed

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Very hard to beat

Game is not for the sleepy.

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Stratosphere: Conquest of the Skies

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Book of Demons

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Viva Piñata

Composed by Grant Kirkhope, the music in Viva Pinata really puts you in an unexplainable mood. When the sun sets, the animals falls asleep and "Tranquil Hours" plays, you will have a hard time not enjoying it.

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The soundtrack is amazing

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It's a very casual game

Being a childrens game, it is not made to be played hours upon hours in one sitting, but makes it fun to get back to once in a while, without being boring or repetetive.

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The feeling of achieveing something

If you're the kind of person that likes to hunt for secret items, hidden achievements, and rare events, this game is for you. You can cross-breed certain animals to get a new animal, feed them certain berries to change their color, make them evolve, and much more. The end goal of this game is...

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The game is a bit hard to get

You will need a physical copy and a controller to play, because the game was originally made for Xbox 360, and "Games for Windows Live" has been shut down.

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Fur-Guardians

Free to download, free to play, no in-app purchases, no ads as the game is built upon the open-source game called Pandacorps. This is not only great for those that do not like IAP filled games but also a good game to allow kids to play.

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Completely free

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Easily customized characters

Pick what kind of animal you want to be and your fur color. Unlock clothing options with gems collected in the game.

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Anyone can contriubute to or view the code

Being open-source means that anyone can download the source code and use it to make their own games or even just pour through the code to learn how the game works.

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Can play offline

No internet connection is required for any features.

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A lot of replayability

Each level is randomly generated making for a new experience every time the game is played which makes for a lot or replayabilty due to the game having fresh levels on each playthrough.

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Achievements and goals

In addition to the normal gameplay of just trying to beat levels, there are one-time achievements to keep the player busy. There are also repeatable goals that can be performed to increase the players rank and earn gems.

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16-bit style graphics

Fur-Guardians looks like a game from the era of 16-bit consoles.

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Not much variety in the music

The music for the game gets stale fast as there is not much different music to be found while playing.

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Only for Android

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Emily is Away Too

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Low system requirments

This game only requires 512 MB of RAM to run. Total file weight is 100 MB.

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Features in-game apps, such as retro versions of Facebook and Youtube

This game builds upon the original Emily is Away game, but introduces some new interesting feautures, like profile customization in the chat app and new in-game services, like Facebook and Youtube.

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Your actions meaningfully influence the story

Emily is Away Too plays out differently, depending on the choices you make. The relationships can evolve in different ways, your actions can affect the situations other characters are in, you can discover different details about characters depending on how you approach the situations, etc.

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Evokes a sense of nostalgia

Pixelated art, Windows XP-style game interface, early 2000's versions of Facebook and Youtube featured in the game, as well as numerous pop-culture references (including Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Eminem, and Red Hot Chili Peppers) will make players (given that they're old enough) nos...

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Heartfelt story

You take the role of the protagonist who unexpectedly gets contacted by his school crush and gets caught up in a love triangle. Seeing the characters interact, holding back their feelings, voicing their regrets, and figuring out what love is makes for a heartbreaking experience.

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Boring, repetitive gameplay

This game revolves around narrative much more than action. The gameplay mostly consists of typing one of the pre-recorded answer templates into the chat app.

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flOw

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Laser Raptor Attack

You are a running raptor who is shooting lasers from your eyes. The theme itself is sci-fi based in that the platform the raptor is running on looks sci-fi themed and contains robots. Also it would not be normal for a Raptor to shoot lasers, which in and of themselves are often sci-fi based.

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Interesting theme

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Fun shooting mechanics

Kill robots with your laser eyes as you run endlessly. Instead of the classic endless runner gameplay where one just avoids objects there is an extra shooting mechanic that allows one to shoot at robots in ones path.

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Can be difficult

It can get really hard after some time of play, which can be frustrating.