Personally I got a few niche games I like to play!
I srsly never hear or see anyone talk about these games it’s so sad! They’re such good games
Definitely Luanti, niche as far as i know
I don't really ever see many people mention it, but Road Trip Adventure for the PS2 is one of my most favorite niche games of all time.
The best way I can sum it up, is that it's like Cars without any of the Disney stuff. I loved the vibe of it growing up quite a lot.
I don't know if I have any particular niche favorite games -- not intentionally, since it's not like I look for 'big' games, I just don't really pay attention to popularity big-or-small when finding/playing games that appeal to me. I mean, certainly there are some that are less popular than others, but I feel almost all of them are popular to some extent.
pathologic!! yes!! wish it got more attention as well...
The .hack series is absolutely peak
@Plague ^-^oooo what’s it about? I assume hacking?
@Plague ^-^ .HACK MENTIONED…. PEAK
I doubt it's considered niche, but all of the games from reflect studios (All 3 Welcome to the Game, Dead Signal, and Scrutinized) They're addicting!!!
@figs I think I heard the title dead signal before but it’s not coming to me rn…sounds cool tho!
Rockstar Table Tennis
It just might be my favorite in person multiplayer experiences ever. It has the look of a realistic sports game, but the gameplay is so arcady, you have meters and power shots you have to manage along with different spins on your shots that change its trajectory. It sounds complicated but you really pick it up fast, I’ve played with people who never really play video games and they are able to understand the controls pretty damn well within 2 matches. And after you both understand how to play thats where the fun starts, getting and keeping rallies is incredibly intense, with awesome electronic music slowly building up the better you do. The game is all about getting in a flow state, just focusing on the ball, nothing else matters. In a way I think its very accurate to the experience of playing real competitive table tennis, minus the physical activity and training required. Its currently stuck on the 360 but can be played through backwards compatibility on the one and X/s, and if you can I highly recommend picking it up and playing with a few friends, I promise you’ll have a blast.
@Orum oh I love table tennis irl already but I think I’d get bored since I don’t have friends lol
I'm not sure what counts as "niche", but:
Master Of Orion (old versions too but mostly the 2016 remake)
Guilty Gear
Bomberman (SNES era)
@Gengar I think I played Bomberman in my IT class when we emulated stuff on the school Pc’s for fun
soup 0.9
I'm unsure, if I'd really call it a game, since all you do is just walk around and feel different atmospheres as you continue, but the game is nice, it kind of reminds me of lsd dream emulator
@lavashlol honestly a walking game is a game! I think one became popular recently or smth and Peak is technically also just that but with climbing
@Kanames_gf True.. I honestly mostly see soup 0.9 as a piece of art at this point, but I get your point
@lavashlol honestly it looks sick lol
napple tale!
its hard for me to really tell what is niche or obscure, i think there are definitely levels to it....but one that comes to mind is Disillusion! it has such beautiful visuals, the dialogue is funny and charming as well.......also Dujanah i think is even more obscure, it is so creative and has such a bittersweet story....a more well known but still rather obscure one would be Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines! very fun role playing game, the atmosphere and design is incredible, godddd i adore older graphics so much <3
definitely all the Coffee Talk games. it's not all i play but i'm very fond of cozy games, and this one is the definition of cozy for me.
@somnimus ohhh I played a demo of one of these! It was good but not my style so I didn’t get it
@Kanames_gf aw that's a pity but yeah, i guess it's not everyone's cup of tea (or coffee lol)
@somnimus I looooooove the Coffee Talk games!! I have both!
IDK, if its considered niche or not but, The Werecleaner! Its on Steam and most phones I believe!
ATV Offroad Fury 4 is probably the best ATV racing game ever made and I don't feel like anyone talks about it anymore.
The Caligula Effect 2 is a wonderful game with fantastic music, great story and extremely fun gameplay. It's genuinely such a shame how much it went under the radar due to reviewers just calling it a persona clone before its launch(it has absolutely nothing in common with persona)
Also a game I've been getting into more recently is Umihara Kawase BaZooKa! Umihara Kawase series isnt niche in and of itself but the BaZooKa game is a bit of a black sheep even within Umihara Kawase community so I feel it counts.
(And not to rain on anyone's parade but like, Alan Wake, Disco Elysium, Higurashi, Guilty Gear, Bomberman and Coffee Talk are VERY popular games lmao)
Me and one of my servants where going through Toaplan's game library one day , and we came across a couple of gems. But they all paled in comparison to the utter demonic power of Ghox
No words in any language can prepare you for Ghox. It must be seen to be beloved, Spoken of to be recgonized, and played to be understood. I never believed in the existence of spirits until i played Ghox
You can sort of think of it as Arkanoid or Break-Out - BUT IN REAL LIFE. You understand me? this shit gets real
It's widely believed among several scholars that seeing a Ghox cabinet in the wild just automatically kills you. no frills or anything fancy, just instantaneous unexplainable death. That's why you cant even find photos of the cab online, just recreations or its raw naked PCB.
With that being said, maybe its a good thing that it remains trapped and chained by obscurity
I'm fairly certain me and my servant have the co-op world record in the game, since we immediately took to fightcade after discovering it. Granted, we where credit feeding because we where desperate to simply see more of the games majesty AND ONTOP OF THAT we got the bad ending, so if I ever disappear know that it was because i got assassinated for claiming to have "beaten" it... but can you really blame me for getting the bad end when i have to actively stop myself from headbanging every frame? Click this video, close your eyes and just listen.
The music isnt even the best part, yet it just blew you away, correct? Its just a small taste. Every part of this game is lethal. Do not open your eyes to see the gameplay from a video, find a cabinet and put a coin in so the first time you "see" it you are in the actual situation its portraying
Nehiri wrote:
Guilty Gear ... are VERY popular games lmao)
He clearly meant missing link, which is obscure because a single charge cancel would KILL even the strongest str*ve player
I kneel
I'm unsure if it counts as 'niche' but it's unknown generally. I'm a Pac-Man Rally pro!!!
Definitely Superliminal OR Wanderstop! My two niche games that I'm SUPER in depth in. SUPERLIMINAL ESPECIALLY!!!!
They're both on Steam and you should definitely check them out or watch someone play those games!
@pawnperyton Superliminal is such a fun --and unsettling-- game!!
I don't know if it's considered niche but i like Dmenetium for the NDS, even though i don't usually play horror videogames, it's enjoyable
late to this but...
not very niche if youre in the community but Lucky Star: Ryouou Gakuen Outousai! basically just a game loop with the lucky star cast disguised as a lucky star dating simulator. very fun, i love it!! its just like the anime imo just with a bit of plot ^_^
for this one, havent played it yet but i plan to once i finish clannad: cafe little wish! its a romance visual novel that was released as an eroge (adult game) on windows, but eventually got a ps2 and sega dreamcast release!!
again, not very niche for this one if you're in the visual novel community, but narcissu! its an utsuge (depressing game) and it made me shed a lot of tears TwT the ending is very bittersweet though, and its free on steam so its very accessible
hmm does this count?
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