10 AWESOME GAMES You Might Not Have Heard of - Steam Winter Sale 2024

[@scottmyers4065]

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@lepindre9193]

Thank you bro you are goated

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thank you so much for the support! Merry Christmas to you as well - I hope it was a great one!

[@Alisterplayz]

Thank you so much for recommending Wildermyth! I love it so much. The stories it tells are incredible and the lore is so unique.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Yeah, exactly - one of my absolute favourite games

[@johnebbers5170]

@@Cephalopocalypse second this, not the biggest fan of the roguelike portion but thats just because the achievements are so grindy and it took away my 100% of the game, dlc story was peak.

[@demoniovargas1093]

Randomly found your channel. Fantastic recommendations.Based on your recommendations I will get Griftlands and I exocolonist.Tales of Maj'Eyal and troublebleshooter Abandoned Children are amazing games.I'm hooked these holidays with that game and Caves of Qud. Happy new year

[@RyneAndReasonYT]

Wildermyth is not my game of the decade, but it is in my top 20 of all time, and I love seeing it get mentioned here. You have excellent taste, and I'm even happier to be a follower of yours.

[@phoenixwright3752]

Was already eyeing solasta for a while, but seeing you mention it made me finally make the purchase, and added fellow traveller too to my cart. Really trust your taste in games, so I appreciate the video.

[@SimonCleric]

Well, for once, YT recommendations lead me to a great place. This was a very interesting video, I've played Troubleshooter and Wildermyth before, and agree that they are exceptionally interesting games. I think this may also be the push I needed to finally give Griftlands a shot. And the Teenage Exocolonist looks like something right up my alley and I literally never heard of it until now. On my end, I would say the games that didn't get nearly the attention they deserved are: Erannorth Chronicles - which is a deckbuilder with an amazingly deep character creation, where everything gives you either another deck pool or perks. For example, you can be a Vampire (which is a deck on its own) Blood Mage (which is another deck), with additional access to... idk... Divine Magic spells... and how you combine those is entirely up to you. Wanna have a Faye Gladiator? A Dwarf Noble? A Werewolf Witch? Do what you want. Not the best looking game, but very satisfying to play. And the other one I'd mention is probably Gordian Quest. Also a deckbuilder, with a tactical combat, where every character you pick can be 3 different versions of their class (for example an archer can be your classic archer, or focus on traps, or focus on turrets). There's also a story and some RPG elements, and imo it looks gorgeous. So if you haven't tried these, they may be up your alley =)

[@mbunkus]

Oh my God I'm so happy you've mentioned "I was a Teenage Exocolonist". I love this title so much for what it does, and there's pretty much no hype around it at all, no one talks about it. Which is a shame. More people deserve to experience it, and the devs definitely deserve all the sales. 💝

[@Cephalopocalypse]

It's so good! It's one of my go to game recommendations for people who don't play a lot of games these days as well

[@Feersumdjinn]

Merry Christmas from the UK. Thank you for all the excellent content over the last year, keep it coming. I will definitely be picking up wildermyth based on this video! Sounds superb

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much for the support and the kind words! I really appreciate it - I hope you enjoy wildermyth as much as I have!

[@IcyeFaethyvve]

i enjoyed this style of video, glad there was a good bit of gameplay mixed in the explanations

[@Sotales07]

Troubleshooter is a fantastic game. I played a max difficulty settings playthrough a few years ago. Was a great time. Looking forward to their sequel that they are currently working on.

[@cyricnosferat227]

thanks!!! Offworld Trading Company has been on my radar for awhile. Picked it up and the expansions to TOME. Never really thought that much of Troubleshooter but you pushed me over the edge on that one as well. Griftlands looks great. Liked/Subbed

[@Matthias129]

This video has been awesome to find more prospects for the winter sale, but I have to say the main reason I love this video is the Maj'Eyal callout! I've been in love with ToME for a very long time, and I don't think it gets enough love. ETA: Another point for Maj'Eyal is that it actually has Steam Workshop support! I think a lot of the mods there are also on ToME's website, but the mod-manager style ease of use makes it worth mentioning!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

tome is so good, I'm always surprised it's not mentioned more often!

[@raldors7499]

My first time finding your channel and subscribed after listening all the way through. I love the format. I was aware of almost all these games and even own most of them, but have never heard such thorough and interesting analysis of them. It made me want to revisit the ones I've only given quick looks at.

[@songsayswhat]

I own & love both Wildermyth and I was a Teenaged Exocolonist. Amazing games. More, I have wishlisted Offworld Trading, Citizen Sleeper, and Solasta for a long time now.

[@alantanmiaothong635]

Not a fan of RPGs myself, but really love your enthusiasm for your games. Keep up those contents and merry Christmas!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Cheers! Merry Christmas

[@oldetobie2568]

Ceph this video was awesome, a lot of these games were ones I had passed over but you got me to give them a second look. More game recommendation videos would be awesome.

[@SomnambulistMist]

I'll be checking a few of these games out, but the one that has most caught my attention right off the bat is Tales of Maj'eyal, and I can't help but recommend Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup to anyone who loves roguelikes. It's completely free, is still updated, and can be played in your browser or on a local client. Happy Christmas and a Merry New Years 😘

[@Twisttheawesome]

Thanks so much for making this!

[@KyleHead]

Appreciate the video! Sadly, I have several of these already in my Steam library for a while, but have never gotten around to playing them (Troubleshooter, Citizen Sleeper and Griftlands). I picked up a couple of the other ones that you mentioned and loaded up the ones I have on my Steam Deck so I can give them a proper shot.

[@jean-philippe4748]

Great list ! I knew most of them but I bought Offworld from your recommandation. My best experience in strategy games these last years have been : The Last Spell (a tactical game) and Against The Storm (roguelite city builder). They are both extremely hardcore games and demands a lot of strategy and understanding of their mechanics. Hopefully it will suits your taste.

[@azulcrescent]

Really enjoyed the recommendations! I find it really cool that you're doing a different kind of video, would like to see more! (also if you keep making more videos like this i forsee some cephalopocalypse rpg tierlists incoming xD)

[@aersla1731]

Awesome list. Huge fan of trouble shooter, mega underrated gem. I was skeptical because of the art style. The mix and match with skills is crazy. Just by playing it you can tell the amount of love they put into the game. I'll have to check out other games on the list. Citizensleeper looks cool, favorite sci-fi subgenre is cyberpunk. Maybe because it seems like the future we are heading towards 😂

[@aidanpine9621]

You were in my top five this year on just the Baldurs gate content alone. Now that I’m looking for new games to play I was so happy seeing that you had just made a video on the topic I was looking for. Love the content man.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much for sticking around!

[@PierrePsst]

As always, you provide great content ! I definitely do not regret becoming a channel member. You deserve to be better known. Hope 2025 will the 100k subscribers ! Merry Christmas Ceph :)

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thank you so much for the support! Merry Christmas

[@woodscrewz363]

First time seeing your channel and I instantly subscribed. Love the way you present and I added several games to my wish list from the video.

[@michaelc1626]

I love this video because if nothing else this is a list of interesting games that for the most part you won't see on most lists. It's tiring seeing the same games talked about over and over. I pretty much own or have passed on most of these but there were a few I will definitely look more into! Thanks for this.

[@blackomega34]

I have never gotten much out of '10 steam sale' lists, even from the greats like TotalBiscuit but somehow you've managed to make me listen intently the whole way through, so well done. I recommend Potionomics. Excellent 'comfy' game that's not comfy because it is appropriately challenging. Alchemy potion making, deckbuilder haggling, romance/friendship dating sim elements with fellow artisans and heroes gives you new cards/haggling techniques. Lovely animation work and extremely well-crafted game pace.

[@BigBoyFargo]

I always want to try to step out of my comfort zone of a primarly jrpg player, but I have a hard time directing myself to stuff I might like. Exocolonist and TOME sound like great picks for me from this list, so if you ever want to do more of these in the future, Id love to see them!

[@totallybigj]

this was really informative, thank you. I look forward to any more recommendation videos you might make.

[@menotyou8209]

Yippee! good video, many of these went on my wishlist for when i have money

[@GonzaloMenaFuenzalidacl]

I F*cking love Solasta! Are you thinking of doing an in depth guide for it in preparation for Solasta 2? Also, any chance you can lend a hand with your great builds and insights for Divinity 2? It's a really difficult game! Happy Holydays to you, thanks for all that you do for us nerds!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

I might! I'm not sure how much interest there'd be, but I've been surprised by how well this video is doing - there might be more appetite for older games than I'd thought at first

[@GonzaloMenaFuenzalidacl]

@@Cephalopocalypse that would be awesome! If you need testing of any builds in Solasta, here to help!

[@kths3169]

Good video, just wish I could watch some of YOUR gameplay footage while listening to what you've got to say about each game

[@Zero_Zone.]

Super interesting game recommendation, except for Solasta, Wildermyth, and Citizen Sleeper, I have never heard of these games. Both _I was a Teenage Exocolonist_ and _Troubleshooter_ really peaked my interest so thanks for putting them on my radar.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Awesome, glad to hear it!

[@paolodb7571]

Thank so much for the wonderful videos you do for us

[@DawnChatman]

I picked up Drova this weekend and managed to sink 13hrs into it in one day. It's nowhere near as tactical as these other games but managed to suck me in for exploration and combat.

[@jeisson25]

Bro your videos are the bomb

[@arnorr7089]

Great Video. I was looking at Griflands and now I'll give it a shot.

[@thiago.c123]

Great content!

[@cohortus]

I forgot about how much I loved Solasta's combat.

[@emerealm3779]

Game was too jank for me. When I was playing it, I could only think, "I'd rather just be playing baldurs gate right now"

[@gustersongusterson4120]

In for citizen sleeper and troubleshooter! Thanks for the reccs.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Enjoy!

[@joshwhite1562]

Bought Solasta for Black Friday and it's been great.

[@EC558-dh5gg]

You're a good curator, I am going to look further at 8 of these games and buy at least a few. Thank you for making the video.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much!

[@stevenape377]

Awesome video! Really appreciate it.

[@quickpawmaud]

I absolutely love Troubleshooter and have been playing it for years. Main story is like 100+ hours. It is basically tactical my hero academia.

[@pierrotmoon1]

That looks like an amazing list! It's rare to see a video like this where I don't already know the games mentioned. You are already responsible for a lot of hours on BG3 playing your builds, and me trying out Brotato, I'm sure I'll discover something great with these. Game recommendation: Noita (You mentioned being interested in original takes on roguelikes, Noita is insanely deep, with a very unique weapon-crafting system) If you ever play it, please stream it or make a youtube video about it I would love to see your take on it. Happy holidays!

[@SpookyGman]

Awesome video! Thanks for the recommendations. I really enjoy this style of video. Anybody familiar with Streets of Rogue? It's kind of like Brotato crossed with an immersive Sim. Very fun and the sequel comes out soon. Also, everyone should play the all the Owlcat RPGs. Happy holidays!

[@user-riiamu69]

Some games I like are: PathFinder-Kingmaker, PF-Wrath-of-the-Rightous, Pillers-of-Eternity 1 & 2, & CDDA (Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead). I would like to see you play PF; definitely WoTR one day, maybe?

[@sak8264]

I don't know if you're just a great salesman but these all sound awesome and I can't wait to check them out.

[@deandix5654]

As a fan of many of the games on this list, I would like to strongly recommend Tactical Breach Wizards. It's a focused little tactics game with an awesome aesthetic and gameplay that never failed to be novel and interesting. Super worth a playthrough or two.

[@Cyber_Angel_1]

Good list of not very well known games. Too many videos on KZbin with lists that are very well known games. Keep these coming 👍

[@Makrillo]

Wildermyth is fantastic, as well as "I was a teenage exocolonist". Vagrus I personally found a bit slow, and for some reason the performance during combat was kinda terrible, maybe that was patched. The atmosphere and setting was very interesting, and not a bad game by any stretch.

[@Krater84]

Thank you for recommending offbeat games - there are quite a few KZbinrs who would recommend AAA titles, but there is only so many times you need to hear about how great Elden Ring is.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Yeah, I really wanted to focus on games people genuinely might have missed - there's so many hidden gems out there

[@michaelanderson4441]

100% agree that TOME is GOAT

[@maxducoudray]

Knowing you from Brotato, I wasn’t expecting your list to be so story-heavy.

[@dorithegreat6155]

I'm actually not a strategy game fan, I watch this channel because I absolutely suck at strategy and while I love bg3, I definitely needed a lot of help to get any good at it. I like card games though. That being said, I enjoyed watching this video and there were games I'm interested in regardless, particularly I Was A Teenage Exocolonist. The way you talk about it reminded me of the way I am with my absolute favorite book, which is also actually a similar genre. I might give that one a try

[@Cephalopocalypse]

I highly recommend it! It has a story mode as well that lets you just automatically play through the cardgame sections if you're just looking for the story. What book is that? It sounds like I might like it!

[@dorithegreat6155]

@@Cephalopocalypse the book is called Mallaroy, and I think you would love it, but it's only available in polish

[@esb422]

I think you might enjoy Invisible, Inc. It's in the style of XCOM (turn based, tactical tile maps), but instead of having fire fights, you're a team of espionage specialists performing various heists. Violence is typically a last resort, as missing guards will increase the alarm level in the stage, making things much harder for you. The story is short and barebones; it's a roguelike after all, but the game is a blast.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

I tried it and couldn't get into it at the time, but it's been on my list to revisit for a long time! A lot of games I have to come back to when I'm in the right mood

[@TheAzureGhost]

If you like that genre, give the early access title cyberknights : Flashpoints a look. It has some more shooting involved in some of the stages (sneaking is usually prefferable but at least for me it seemed impossible to finish all with only sneaking) but it has a similar idea in a cyberpunk setting with you leading a team (you create a maincharacter like in some rpg and then select a starting team out of a pool of characters) into several heists

[@TheCookieDoeDeer]

Not quite 100% the same genre but if you want a feel of I was a teenage exocolonist, but in a more visual novel sense which it already kinda is, may I recommend "our life beginning and always" it's free, and you grow up with this boy cove and as you grow up your life choices shape both of you. I feel if you really resonated with exocolonist you will like that

[@plain_simple_garak]

Solasta is amazing and I'd love to see build videos for it, it has a lot of cool subclasses that aren't in BG3

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Solasta, you convinced me to try. Having bought it, ok on discount, it was very dissappointing that the first page of character creation/generation offered a great choice but most of the characters were only available via DLCs. That felt wrong. Either let me choose anything or simply don't present it to me. So far I am through the tutorial sections, I have the crown, and I expect to have a TPK at any moment. If/when I do, I doubt that there will be enough to convince me to try again. None of the others really speak to me. But thanks for the suggestions. Have a great holiday season.

[@Iridescence94]

Vagrus and ToME are two of my fav games. Don't know the others

[@CafeenMan]

Cephalopocalypse: Please read this. I've been following you for some time now and really enjoy your content. I'm a reasonably intelligent person and it takes me forever to understand the mechanics of a game. I've been playing BG3 for going on 2K hours and STILL feel like I don't understand what I'm doing. So the reason I want you to read this is because I would love for you to do a video about how you figure out all the inner workings of a game. When I watch your Brotato vids, they feel a lot like you were part of the Development team. I mean you know stuff that I'm like, "How could he possibly know that?!?" And honestly, I'm looking for anything that doesn't require me to dedicate my life to following some online forum.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much! That's a good idea - I've done a few videos approaching a new game on here, but something more general about how to learn new strategy games could be really interesting

[@815TypeSirius]

Troubleshooters is criminally unknown

[@bighersh14]

Bro ceph i already spent around $70 on games for the steam and gog winter sale i cant keep buying more😭

[@Jefrejtor]

Even in bankrupcy, I still serve Lord Gaben

[@Larque123]

I have more hours in TOME than most other games... it's great.

[@chaosordeal294]

You should make a video about tedious indies that also critical darlings. You know, just like this one.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

You seem really angry about video games! Good luck figuring that out.

[@n-tertainmentx-tended4760]

I like Glowfish lol. It's a silly indie game but whatever.

[@WowSuchFrames]

There are infinite possibilities and hours in BG3, so many secrets and combinations of choices... You said choices of combat are much more varied, are they ? If you care to enter the part of YT with profound tips and tricks and builds and secrets and party composition effectiveness ideas, and there are A LOT of ways to deal with enemies. I have 300 hours and in just ACT 1 and still discover new stuff... Did you go into that part of BG3?

[@joshhobbs4862]

🔥🔥🔥

[@szinga]

I think you might enjoy Thea: The Awakening and Thea 2: The Shattering :)

[@Cephalopocalypse]

I enjoyed the first one! I haven't tried the second yet, but it's on my list for sure

[@szinga]

@@Cephalopocalypse ah nice! not my usual kind of game but I found them both to be fun :)

[@thewhyzer]

Solasta (release date in 2021) came out around the same time as Baldur's Gate 3 (release date in 2023)?

[@Cephalopocalypse]

early access

[@thewhyzer]

@@Cephalopocalypse Release date on Steam resets when a title comes out of Early Access. See WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, been in EA for years, release date Feb 2024.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

@thewhyzer yes, that's why the listed release date for bg3 you asked about doesn't reflect when the game launched

[@thewhyzer]

@@Cephalopocalypse BG3 wasn't even popular until final launch, was it? At least I don't remember hearing much about it until Summer 2023.

[@mikekirk5605]

I played Solasta before BG3 and found BG3’s combat mechanics disappointing, can’t wait for Solasta 2

[@generalmayhem8318]

Mordheim is $2 and I have countless hours in that one

[@xlnt2new]

how is Tales of Maj'Eyal better than Angband and variants?!

[@menotyou8209]

have you heard of the hit game, amongus? also i do like this style of video. can you tell i'm typing this while i watch the video? Merry Christmas, bud

[@vforwombat9915]

there really aren't that many post apocalyptic games for whales.

[@Reed1527]

There should be a way to get affiliate links

[@stuartsmith4369]

Okay, but does Solasta let you get it on with a bear?

[@GuybrushTThreepwood]

BG3 is definitely a great game DESPITE the 5e ruleset, not because of it.

[@JosieJOK]

Sigh-I really wish I didn’t suck so much at strategy games! I love the _idea_ of them, but as they’ve gotten more complicated, I’ve been left behind.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

A lot of these games have great difficulty options as well! In particular Exocolonist and Wildermyth both have story modes, and Citizen Sleeper has almost no loss conditions by default. A lot of RPGs also reward just messing around and seeing what happens :D

[@ZinoAmare]

Is more like 2 million great games I don’t know lol

[@mikedickens848]

👍🏻

[@lordflashheart3680]

I’m sick to my ass of post apocalyptic settings for games. It’s become a creative crutch, imagine something new please developers.

[@Luckmann]

"The incredibly satisfying ruleset of D&D 5e". 😂 "Uhhm, ACKSHUALLY, all art has a message." 😂😂😂 I think we're done here, Cephalomarx, it's been fun, but the stupid has finally become unbearable.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

You went back to edit this comment and this is still the best you could do? Oof.

[@Yano83]

this video would be 100 times more interesting with full screen gameplay showing while you talk ;)

[@Teimur1]

There is a reason none of these games are good.