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Hidden gems on Steam
A high rating means something different for a visual novel than for a strategy game. These games outperform their own genres, with a ranking that gives less-discovered releases room to appear.
Catalog snapshot: 2026-11-09. Prices in USD. Check Steam for current prices and availability.
How this list is selected
Gem score multiplies genre-adjusted review lift by hiddenness. Small samples lean toward their genre average. Hiddenness halves at 2,000 reviews, rather than using a hard cutoff. This is the same score used in the app, without your personal filters.
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100% positive · 259 Steam reviews
$8.44 · 35% off
Puzzle · Cozy · Puzzle Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Difficult
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100% positive · 354 Steam reviews
$3.99
Hidden Object · Relaxing · Exploration · Atmospheric · Casual
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99.7% positive · 323 Steam reviews
$4.99
Chess · Puzzle · Difficult · Board Game · Strategy
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99.8% positive · 421 Steam reviews
$14.99
Rhythm · Level Editor · Stylized · Music · Multiplayer
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99.6% positive · 254 Steam reviews
$4.99
Adventure · Casual · Point & Click · Hand-drawn · Exploration
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100% positive · 133 Steam reviews
$13.99
City Builder · Puzzle · Indie · Strategy · Building
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100% positive · 126 Steam reviews
$6.99
RPG · Adventure · Turn-Based Combat · Singleplayer · Comedy
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99.6% positive · 232 Steam reviews
$11.99
Party-Based RPG · Point & Click · CRPG · Hand-drawn · Animals
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99.4% positive · 331 Steam reviews
$16.99
Cute · Animals · Open World · Underwater · Adventure
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100% positive · 129 Steam reviews
$15.99
Metroidvania · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Pirates · Dungeon Crawler
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99.4% positive · 310 Steam reviews
$2.99
RPG · Casual · Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · LGBTQ+
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99.3% positive · 272 Steam reviews
$9.99
RPG · Indie · Turn-Based Combat · Story Rich · Funny
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100% positive · 118 Steam reviews
$19.99
Beat 'em up · Pixel Graphics · Collectathon · Arcade · Score Attack
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99.6% positive · 479 Steam reviews
$0.99
Fishing · Casual · Cats · Creature Collector · Adventure
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100% positive · 114 Steam reviews
$4.24 · 15% off
Incremental · Arcade · 1990's · Retro · Nostalgia
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99.5% positive · 193 Steam reviews
$13.99 · 30% off
Turn-Based Tactics · Roguelike · Turn-Based Combat · Strategy · Pixel Graphics
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99.2% positive · 253 Steam reviews
$2.99
Casual · Singleplayer · 2D · Arcade · Action
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99.2% positive · 378 Steam reviews
$14.99
Action · Adventure · 3D · Atmospheric · Dark
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100% positive · 110 Steam reviews
$11.99
RPG · Visual Novel · JRPG · LGBTQ+ · Crafting
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99.2% positive · 239 Steam reviews
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Free to Play · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Atmospheric · RPG
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99.4% positive · 175 Steam reviews
$19.99
Time Management · Visual Novel · Crafting · Romance · Management
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100% positive · 103 Steam reviews
$4.99
Action · Casual · Pixel Graphics · Beat 'em up · Side Scroller
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99.4% positive · 314 Steam reviews
$14.99
Funny · Music · Comedy · Memes · Indie
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