Play Celeste if you haven't already.
Only like... a million of them? I could throw you some suggestions but narrowing it down to a few genres would probably help.
Titanium Court is probably the best game released so far this year, my frontrunner for GOTY and one of the best (or at least most interesting) games I've ever played. Don't look up anything about it, just play it blind. Trust me.
Withering Rooms is a wonderful and unique action/horror roguelike made by a single person with some wonderful world building, story and and art direction. Lots of different build variety too.
Death Howl is a really cool grid-based strategy/deckbuilder. Really beautiful pixel art, too.
This is just some of what I've played recently, any of that strike your fancy? I can probably come up with more if you give me more to work with.
Death Howl is so cool, +1 to that
Here are some:
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
goat simulator, goat simulator 3 (great for couch co-op),
at dead of night
Pools (liminal space walking sim),
crow country,
easy delivery co,
parking garage rally circuit
Demonschool - funny puzzle/tactical rpg game. You can also get it on gog.
You've surely heard of Slay the Spire, and if you liked that I would strongly recommend Monster Train.
If you have your life affairs in order, you could try Factorio. Your friends and loved ones won't see you for months.
Months is an understatement. Just remember to eat, drink water, and sleep now and then. It helps to keep a window nearby so you can track when it's day/night as well.
Months is just trying to optimize your first run. Then, you discover mods.
If you like puzzle-like games, give Chants of Sennaar a try! The mechanics are super unique, not very difficult either. I loved every bit of it
Braid and Witness.
Probably two of my most favourite puzzles, by the same developer
Space Station 14! Free and open source and outrageous fun and deep
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1255460/Space_Station_14/
You can completely ignore the "playtest" and "coming to early access" stuff, this is a solid and stable codebase with dozens if not hundreds of forks, nearly all of which are accessible from the launcher
Exceptional free indie games on Steam. Sheepy has a great atmosphere. Unless is an excellent 2D platformer. Halloween Capybaras has great atmosphere and visual effects.
These are what came to mind, as good ones, that I remember. I guess I'll stop now. I'm sure if I went through my Steam reviews, I would find numerous more great indie titles as well.
Absolute +1 for New Super Lucky's Tale. Such a quaint and fun platformer. Love it.
Ardor: Free deck builder rougelike ( lite? ).
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom: 3D platformer collectathon where you are a taxi.
KilaFlow: Fast paced precision 3D platformer.
Frogun: Slow paced 3D platformer.
Brok the InvestiGator: Describes itself as a "punch and click" type of game. Dev has a spin-off survival visual novel called Celsius Strays in the works, with playable demo of the beginning of the game.
Corn Kidz 64: Fairly short collectathon that does a great job of feeling like an n64 title.
Oaken Tower: I have a very love hate relationship with the game and at one point got angry enough to leave a nasty post on mastodon about wishing the dev harm. Still recommend it, though.
Coal LLC: 2D game about going down to collect coal.
The Ourboros King: Chess rouglike ( lite? ) with weird pieces and obstacles on the board.
Mail Mole: No, you ain't collecting mail in this 3D platformer.
Omelet You Cook: Roguelike ( lite? ) about placing ingredients on omelettes.
For the king was on sale for like 3 bucks the other day. Absolute steal. Even better if you have people to co-op with. Fantastic three person co-op.
The best 3-person co-op is the deckbuilder Hellcard; it blows StS/2 out of the water, IMO.
Will check it out!
Me and my wife (not much of a gamer) have been playing All Hands on Deck and she loves it. Shared screen co-op puzzle platformer. Wholesome family fun!
Balatro
Going Under got me through the pandemic. It is still my favorite game.
If you ever want a solid local multiplayer, I would recommend Boomerang Fu.
The Last Hero of Nostalgaia is a love letter to DS1 couched in a humorous facade.
Northern Journey is a personal highlight for me. Very atmospheric and interesting visuals but should run on a potato.
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