Top Overlooked Games of 2024

[@kjadeddta]

idk why this video did so well vs your others (saying this viewership should be the norm as the quality is throughout the channel) but thanks to this vid I'll def be picking up keylocker and dropping a sub! keep going with the channel you're doing great!

[@Dragnix]

To be quite honest, I'm sitting here trying to determine exactly what was different about this video, because I'm as confused as you are. Part of me wonders if the weird hashtag functionality in the description did it, part of me thinks its the thumbnail as it's still making me laugh. Have fun with keylocker, you'll enjoy it, and thank you!

[@user-xe3uy2hs3o]

@@Dragnix well i'm here because game publisher fruitbat factory shilled you on twitter

[@guywhoisnotbob]

Been watching videos about underrated indies recently and the algorithm fed this to me. Now nom nom

[@iksdistek]

thanks for the rec bro i do have to mention though - watch out for the sound balance, you've got an absolute BOOM in volume at 19:49

[@Dragnix]

I apologize for that, I thought I had hit everything, but thank you for the heads up. I wonder if anything in the youtube editor will allow me to fix it. ....

[@rkclinite]

Great to see these titles getting a shoutout. Everyone was hooked on Balatro this year but I really like games with thoughtful storytelling in addition to gameplay.

[@heartofShinRa]

Really great video, love seeing content like this highlighting lesser known indies. Even found a couple I hadn't heard of yet.

[@Dragnix]

Thank you, it's the culmination of all the years work and it really does me well to see people responding to it positively, and especially finding games they haven't seen before. Thanks for watching!

[@jurtheorc8117]

If you're up for some others, these are definitely worth a look: - Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (personal favourite and has even more planned for the future, dev's already working on ports and future stuff) - Cookie Cutter (personal favourite) - Magenta Horizon (HORRIBLY overlooked) - Soulstice (personal favourite) - Decline's Drops (dev wants to add a lot more here too, already working on it for this year) - No Straight Roads (Special to me personally) - Judero - Zet Zillions - PRIM - Loco Motive - Symphonia - Soul Reaver 1 and 2 remastered (these ones have the beenfit of being more known, but any Soul Reaver/Legacy of Kain help is welcome) For upcoming ones: - My Familiar - The Midnight Walk - IMMORTAL: And the Death that Follows - Ruffy and the Riverside - The Big Catch - My Familiar - Resistor - The Eternal Life of Goldman - Phonopolis - Whatever the new game is by the Papetura developer - Iron Corbo - Pillory (rpg) - The Dungeon Experience - Bad Boro - Promise Mascot agency - Lost in Random: The Eternal Die - KRAINO Rebirth - Connie and the Essence of Chaos - Enenra Daemon Core - Genokids And the soundtrack to God of Rock is worth looking into as well.

[@sorenrousseau]

This is a great video! I spend a lot of time looking for new indie games so I was familiar with quite a few on the list, but there definitely were some I didn't know.

[@cjjohnson9238]

Fallen Leaf, Keylocker, and (especially) Death of a Wish 💙 Such an excellent combat system

[@Dragnix]

Death of a Wish felt like a breathe of fresh air in combat that was still familar, it's definitely a game I want to replay at some point for that.

[@tiagocosmos]

This video convinced me to purchase Keylocker. It had been on my wishlist for years and as a fan of Moonana, their situation broke my heart. I'm from Brazil as well, and I wanna support them further. I already have two of their games which i highly HIGHLY recommend (Virgo Versus The Zodiac and Osteoblasts), so I decided to purchase to help them.

[@Dragnix]

Also doubling the recommendation on Virgo and Osteoblasts (have reviews on both, and have some custom made art of Virgo on an Alpaca on my wall). Thank you, any little bit helps them, and you won't be disappointed in Keylocker.

[@Meisuko]

Wonderful looking games. Thank you for the recommendations and the video

[@Elektrobear]

Thanks for including Keylocker Dragnix, and congrats on how well the video is doing! Did you play Ginger's letter to santa yet?

[@Dragnix]

@@Elektrobear I'll be playing it next week on stream, when I get back to streaming =)

[@silvo72]

Really informative, thanks for putting this together

[@Dragnix]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@fartfish1880]

You should Sulphur Memories: Alchemist to your list! It's an AMAZING game held back by a pretty lackluster art style, I wouldn't even have discovered it if I weren't actively researching alchemy games! It takes a minute to get into, but once you get what's going on it's one of the best traditional roguelikes you'll ever play

[@Dragnix]

Adding to the list! Thank you!

[@MermaidIllustration]

Horticular was one of the top games I played in 2024.

[@bearofthewest389]

Bloomtown is a great pick a real gem and on switch too! Keylocker is awesome great list and work

[@thomashooper2451]

It's great seeing Dunjungle and Bloomtown on this list. Both of the demos instantly charmed me, and the full (semi-full for Dunjungle in EA) versions did not disappoint. Dunjungle reminds me a lot of Dead Cells in the best way, and Bloomtown is a great mix of Persona and classic Final Fantasy elements.

[@Dragnix]

I actually went back and forth on making a Dead Cells comparison to Dunjungle in the video, as it did remind me a lot of when first playing Dead Cells (maybe not the balance), so I definitely understand that. And Bloomtown is something that I'll finish this month and make a full review on hopefully.

[@the_metamancer]

I LOVED Lucah, born of a dream how did I not hear of Death of a wish???

[@Dragnix]

Funny enough, I hadn't heard of Lucah and now I need to play it in my ever growing "i need to play" list that's way too big at this point.

[@newusername1884]

Beat Slayer looks neat, i had no idea that the game even exist. Instant wishlist, might grab it once im done with couple of my backlogs. Thx for the vid 👍

[@Dragnix]

Thank you. These are the comments that make the video worth it: I've done my job in exposing people to new games and the whole point of this channel which I do as a hobby.

[@faqsimil]

seeing the "STUPID?" at 03:22 immediately sold me on garbanzo quest lol i must know what it means! (also thank you for for actually putting the names of the games on the timestamps too many YTers treat these lists like they're top-secret, nonsense when you're trying to improve visibility on games!)

[@Dragnix]

If People want to see the list as opposed to watch the video, then that's fine, I just want people to take a look at the games and find those matches. I get why people don't do it for watch time reasons and thus ads, but to me it's always put the games up front and the most important, an other things aren't as important. Also I think I laughed hard when I streamed that part of Garbanzo Quest

[@Jayy997]

Caves of Qud launched in 1.0 in 2024 after 17 years in development. Easily the best open world RPG/roguelike I've ever played yet not enough people know about it/or are intimidated by it

[@Dragnix]

I keep hearing about it and just haven't made the commitment. Maybe I'll stream it in January....

[@Jayy997]

@ would love to see it. It’s such a fun game to watch and play on stream I think

[@yugen9351]

Great list, do you have a playlist of your videos on this every year? The idea of the video is so cool

[@Dragnix]

I surprisingly didn't. But there is now! kzbin.info/aero/PLF8hqNvgexswCLRKB8u66UDMyFXCscYAa

[@bun-bunyuah]

You reminded me of buying keylocker i had it on wishlist for a long time

[@Dragnix]

I have done my job then, and makes it worth it

[@hrisace]

hell yeah i love this kind of video

[@d00mnoodle24]

Airhead... This game is SO GODDAMN GOOD but doesn't even have 50 reviews. Imagine Limbo style puzzles and ambiance blended with metroidvania progression

[@releasio9921]

Garbanzo quest mentioned?!?!

[@Dragnix]

Honestly, it's probably a game that could have made it higher on the list and I really should finish it.....maybe something to play tonight

[@billbruns1628]

Promenade is not only the most overlooked but possibly the best game of the year.

[@Dragnix]

Had it on my wishlist, and it was a game that I never got too in coverage. Definitely bumping it up the list now. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@billbruns1628]

@@Dragnix You will love it. I'm a puzzle guy first and foremost these days, and Promenade really delivers in both puzzles and platforming. Closest description I can muster is Rayman meets Klonoa meets the absurd, creative logic of Baba Is You (although Promenade has far easier puzzles, they still deliver some great aha moments). Nothing short of masterful. Thanks for the reminder about Fallen Leaf.. I have it in the library and will definitely check it out soon. A bunch of other games on your list that have me intrigued.

[@Pridetoons]

An Indie Hidden Gem I recommend is Beyond A Total Loss.

[@jasonm7298]

Top 10 overlooked games of 2024: 1. Astro bot 2. Metaphor 3. Final Fantasy 8 Rebirth 4. Final fantasy xiv 5. World of Warcraft 6. Fortnite 7. call of duty black ops 6 8. College football 2k25 9. Helldivers 2 10. Tekken 8 I haven't heard many people talk about those hidden gems.

[@Tarheb]

fortnite and college football are trash.

[@christopherhendry1633]

I really wanted to like Keylocker but the timing felt off for me, after about 10 hours I just didn't have the will to pick it up anymore. otherwise it was weird and wonderful.

[@Dragnix]

Yeah, I know that middle stretch can be a little long especially if you get sidetracked, so I get it. I still love it, but I get it.

[@angelotorres1]

Yes, one my favorite indie game creators!

[@ShunyValdez]

20:14 You're getting married? Congratulations!

[@Dragnix]

@@ShunyValdez thank you! Yep, end of February. Not stressing about it at all. Nope. Not me.

[@ShunyValdez]

@Dragnix you got this!

[@ras845]

Thanks for releasing this video after the steam sale ended

[@Dragnix]

@@ras845 honestly, I did my best to get it out during it, and I failed at that. Not happy with it, but I needed the time. Too many things going on in real life

[@MermaidIllustration]

Can always wishlist the games for another sale! 😊

[@coffeedude]

What a bad attitude to have

[@F255123]

They're not children.

[@n1lknarf]

There really isn't anything to play. All the games I like are from ps2 and ps3, and they all control like tanks 😭

[@Dragnix]

@@n1lknarf games off the top my head: tormented souls, daymare, fear the spotlight. Also that does remind me I eventually have to do those retro reviews of parasite Eve and dino crisis. Also crow country, but people know a lot about that

[@OldmanNawaf]

what an original title!

[@snappishorc6656]

At least it's apt.

[@asgads]

Slitterhead

[@Dragnix]

...I swore I had that at a 2025 release. Well time to look at that.....

[@asgads]

@@Dragnix should be on sale now. kind of cult classic in the making

[@Tarheb]

these games are overlooked because they are not good