18 Aug 2025

Top Hidden Games, Hand-Selected for You

We get it. The biggest blockbusters are everywhere, but every so often you're in the mood for something a little bit different. Something a little off the beaten path. This is where we shine. Our team has scoured the full range of the gaming world to give you a compilation of incredible hidden gems. These are the games you might have missed—the ones that our editors just can't get enough of.

Looking for a game with a great story and incredible choices? If you liked the dark, fairy tale noir of The Wolf Among Us, you'll want to take a gander at some of the other story-driven games we've found. Perhaps you're a fan of The Wolf Among Us Bigby and are waiting for announcements on Bigby Wolf Among Us 2. In the meantime, we have some great alternatives that will fill the same void for intelligent puzzles and branching storylines.

And it is not all stories. We've found great rogue-likes, clever puzzle games, and fun offbeat indie RPGs. We've put together a list of eight great games that we think deserve a spot on your hard drive. Keep reading and discover your next favourite game. You will not regret it. 

Our Top 8 Hidden Gems

Hades: A rogue-like with a breakneck pace and an incredible story. Every run is so different, and the characters are so well-written you'll be happy to die repeatedly just to hear what they'll say next.

Outer Wilds: This is a straight-up mystery. You're exploring a solar system that resets every 22 minutes. The goal isn't to kill things, but to learn things—and what you learn will completely change the way you play.

Disco Elysium: An RPG unlike any other. You play an amnesiac detective, and you don't fight with swords but with your mind and your inner self. It's a game that's so well-written with a world that's so unique.

Celeste: A platformer that's difficult but fair in every aspect. It features beautiful pixel graphics, an amazing soundtrack, and a surprisingly heartfelt story about beating personal demons.

What Remains of Edith Finch: A brief but incredulously moving narrative game. You tour the Finch family house, discovering the story of how each family member passed away. It's beautiful and heartbreaking.

Slay the Spire: A hybrid of card game and rogue-like. Simple to pick up but with plenty of depth, so each run-through feels like a new puzzle to solve.

Undertale: It completely turns the RPG genre on its head. You can either fight or befriend every monster you encounter, and what you do has an enormous impact on the story. It's funny, smart, and heartfelt.

Return of the Obra Dinn: A unique puzzle game with a very particular style. You play an insurance investigator trying to uncover what happened to the crew of a five-years-lost ship. It's all about observation and deduction.