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ABOUT Hidden Gem Discovery

Welcome to the Rock Bottom Gaming. You may come or leave as you wish, I never invite anyone, and I won't take it personally if you don't want to stay.

This is an overall group for the niche, obscure, and underrated indie games, generally speaking, we avoid coverage of popular releases, not because I don't want to cover them, but because I assume you already know about them. I tend to side with the artistically driven games so you will mostly see arthouse-type games in the curation, but I do play just about anything that gets some emotion out of me.

Every month I start by filtering the upcoming releases, removing curious games away from obvious asset flips and junk. If I miss any decent games we have 2 "missed games" threads for the current and previous months where you can contribute.

I will never ask you to support any games specifically, that is your personal choice, I buy whatever I want, and I expect you to do the same.

We are full disclosure here, if I get any review copies they will be tagged with the gift box on the curator page, and the 'free copy' in the review if I choose to write it. I don't accept any payments, only review copies. If I accepted the game and didn't put it in the list, I probably didn't like it enough, sometimes devs find my opinions hurtful, so if you want me to look at your game do so at your own risk. I don't do this professionally, and I also have little to no influence either way.

Other than that, Steam groups are not super active in general, but I kinda live on Steam so, I am always here if you want to talk about indies.
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RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
August Upcoming Games (2024)
31 July - American Dove Mitten | 3 Comments

It's that time again, below are the games that looked interesting to me in August so far, if I missed any games there will be a monthly "missed games" thread as always. The number next to the game is a wishlist count between my friends to help you spot niche games. It will only buffer 10 pictures per post, so if you want to see all icons it will be in the forum.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2634560/OMUSUBI/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325260/Kitsune_Tails/ 13

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428260/ButterflyCircuit/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620730/DEVIATOR/ 12

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/Closer_the_Distance/ 18

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2356330/Candlelight_Lament/ 12

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195140/Volgarr_the_Viking_II/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562900/Eden_Genesis/ 10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2304440/Creatures_of_Ava/ 15

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139840/Skelethrone_The_Chronicles_of_Ericona/ 17

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2337820/The_Crush_House 12

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3129570/STEEL_HEART/ 0 (T.T)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3018480/7_Meters_away_Oscar_and_the_Cell_of_the_Soul/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017200/Leximan/ 8

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2665180/ALEPH/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107730/Ether/ 0 (T.T)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/ 21

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718010/Slash_Quest/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/721180/Dustborn/ 21

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313220/Never_Forgotten/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2115800/Finding_Mosey/ 5

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3103660/Arks_Wonder_Dungeon/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199330/Aestik/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2394650/Crypt_Custodian 25

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543760/Shadow_of_the_Ninja__Reborn/ 13

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299690/Gori_Cuddly_Carnage/ 20

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592490/Bloodless/ 15

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July Upcoming Games (2024)
29 June - American Dove Mitten | 1 Comments

Here are the games that looked interesting to me in July so far, if I missed any there will be a monthly "missed games" thread as always. The number next to the game is a wishlist count between my friends to help you spot niche games. It will only buffer 10 pictures per post, so if you want to see all icons it will be in the forum (many games this time)


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152300/Litha_and_the_Sunhouse/ 1

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2709190/HITM3/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1474300/MonCon/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1978590/Anger_Foot/ 41

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2987830/The_Nameless_City/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193720/Super_Dark_Deception/ 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1459010/Fallen_Leaf/ 10

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1231990/Gestalt_Steam__Cinder/ 38

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2231190/Magical_Delicacy/ 20

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2745110/Liminal_Void/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3003530/The_Tunnels_of_Saint_Mercy_Road/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259760/The_Sacred_Acorn/ 4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614440/B_Path_of_the_Teal_Lotus/ 23

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677900/Relentless_Frontier/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519710/SCHiM/ 38

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2696660/Kiopioke/ 0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1983260/Dungeons_of_Hinterberg/ 29

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954130/Meifumado/ 19

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2513580/Veritus/ 9

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/The_Star_Named_EOS/ 26

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1189220/Exophobia/ 19

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2540800/Dreamsweeper/ 3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445690/Lost_Castle_2/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/Arranger_A_RolePuzzling_Adventure/ 12

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1682290/Wko_The_Mask_Gatherer/ 6

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638500/The_Garden_Path/ 19

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"We mostly focus on the niche and mid-range indie games. Please note that I decline most of the copies, I won't recommend something I won't play myself (also, sometimes I already own the game)"
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American Dove Mitten 21 Jul @ 8:01pm 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRklKoexsbI

Great video that covers a lot of scum activity on Steam, and it should get you up to speed if you never looked into it.

Steam has a large network of fake reviews, price manipulation, and bot farming for profit. These things don't just affect the bad games in the video, many good games on Steam also could be using that service.

Look out for games that instantly get a burst of positive reviews, it's a good idea to check a few to see if their review history lines up, that is how I usually find them.
American Dove Mitten 2 Jul @ 8:19am 
Welcome to the group legostarwars13, Remahsd , dozidoe , geoglitch & watanyy
Fawndel Mahjunch 10 Jun @ 3:35pm 
@Nescafe… I mean Necius
I thought Arcane Assembly looked awesome, and it might be for those who don’t get overwhelmed within the first 5 minutes, but that isn’t me.

The one thing you can’t say, is that the title doesn’t tell you exactly what you’re in for!

Had the game eased you into the mechanics of building your spells, things might’ve gone differently, but I have a short fuse for certain things, and my rage meter went from 0-100 instantly. Me thinks you gotta go to college to even attempt playing this game.
“Hey egghead! Sing “Fair Harvard”
Fa-air Harvard, I *GULP*
“You sir, have the boorish manners of a Yalie!”
(hopefully someone will get that)
Nescius 18 May @ 7:30pm 
check out Arcane Assembly.
Guilherme 16 May @ 3:42pm 
Amazing group. I share the same ideas. :UDG_Heart:
American Dove Mitten 14 May @ 7:11pm 
Well I try to keep it active, as much as you can keep a Steam group active I suppose.

Strangely I use my own monthly list though, easier to keep track of games instead of the wishlist. Plus a few people here help around finding a few odd games that I miss.
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