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hidden gems

great games from 2024 on that slipped past most people. under 2k reviews, 90%+ positive on steam.

top 50 · puzzle · platformer · idle & desktop

top 50

  1. 1Poke ALL ToadsSpaceMatra · puzzle, logic, strategy100%447 reviews$11.992026
  2. 2Treasure 'n TrioTNT · singleplayer, sokoban, puzzle100%243 reviews$14.992025
  3. 3Funi Raccoon GameCrayon, Kit · adventure, casual, 3d platformer99%1,688 reviews$11.992026
  4. 4Piece by PieceNeon Polygons · puzzle, cozy, puzzle platformer100%235 reviews$12.992026
  5. 5BubbleBeast DigiDungeonEchoLane, Ken Kennedy (headphonedog), Sophie Martin, Zephyr Lolbatz · match 3, puzzle, rhythm100%233 reviewsFree2024
  6. 620 More, Somehow Even Smaller, MazesFLEB · adventure, 2d, abstract99%1,481 reviewsFree2026
  7. 7Horse Magnifier: The Full Horsesketbordcat · horses, comedy, puzzle99%1,430 reviews$2.992026
  8. 8A Tower Full of CatsDevcats · cats, hidden object, puzzle99%1,339 reviews$5.992024
  9. 9Pronoun PalaceCadence Petersen, Hazel Fackler · lgbtq+, spelling, word game99%1,269 reviews$19.842026
  10. 10Chicken Hill梗立游戏 · hidden object, point & click, creature collector99%1,138 reviews$2.992025
  11. 11Strawberry Chocolate河豚生态救助小组 · pixel graphics, anime, cute99%937 reviewsFree2025
  12. 12Mayor May KnottRavenous Images · exploration, puzzle, female protagonist100%192 reviews$19.992026
  13. 13Elfie: A Sand PlanPressed Elephant, Sol's Atelier · puzzle, point & click, character customization100%190 reviews$6.992026
  14. 14TETRACHROMAsparsevector · puzzle, arcade, falling blocks100%189 reviews$4.992024
  15. 15Nurikabe WorldHemisquare · puzzle, strategy, casual100%188 reviews$9.992025
  16. 16Tukoni: Forest KeepersDream Operator · adventure, casual, point & click99%727 reviews$9.992026
  17. 17Little Adventurer Treasure HuntBIG EYES TATA · hidden object, casual, point & click100%185 reviews$3.992025
  18. 18Myths are 100% TrueLeatherIceCream, ClayGod · 2d platformer, score attack, platformer100%185 reviews$14.992025
  19. 19ChronigmaC3BGames · time manipulation, sokoban, puzzle99%622 reviewsFree2025
  20. 20Robot DetourNozomu Games · puzzle, indie, casual100%175 reviews$5.992024
  21. 21LOK DigitalLetibus Design, Icedrop Games · hand-drawn, puzzle, logic99%508 reviews$14.992024
  22. 22Bit BuddySalt Fish Studio · casual, collectathon, idler99%455 reviews$1.992025
  23. 23Clockwork CleanupDavid Stears, DJ Pizza Robot, Christopher Hansen · strategy, auto battler, puzzle99%447 reviewsFree2025
  24. 24CATO: Buttered CatTeam Woll · puzzle platformer, cats, cute99%436 reviews$10.992024
  25. 25MotionRecHANDSUM · 2d platformer, puzzle platformer, time manipulation99%434 reviews$6.992025
  26. 26Fishing at the Lake Full of CatsCat Lake Games · fishing, cats, casual99%345 reviews$0.992025
  27. 27Stray Cats in Cozy TownDevcats · cats, hidden object, wholesome98%1,777 reviewsFree2024
  28. 28The Strongest TOFUZounoashi Games · action, side scroller, precision platformer99%328 reviews$2.492024
  29. 29花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girlTiram1su Games · adventure, puzzle, jrpg98%1,633 reviewsFree2025
  30. 30Squeakross: Home Squeak HomeAlblune · logic, puzzle, relaxing98%1,594 reviews$14.992025
  31. 31last seen onlineSochin Studio · indie, puzzle, psychological horror98%1,569 reviewsFree2024
  32. 32ギルド探求団へようこそ！ぱるそに工房 · detective, adventure, puzzle98%1,487 reviews$3.992026
  33. 33Servant of the LakeRusty Lake · puzzle, adventure, point & click98%1,485 reviews$7.992026
  34. 34Great God GroveLimboLane · puzzle, adventure, funny98%1,381 reviews$19.992024
  35. 35Pixel FixelBlue Pin Studio · casual, relaxing, puzzle100%129 reviewsFree2024
  36. 36AmbidextroMajorariatto · precision platformer, action, 2d platformer98%1,334 reviews$7.992025
  37. 37Ithya: Magic StudiesBlueTurtle · cozy, desktop companion, idler98%1,269 reviews$10.992025
  38. 38Mizi NO!DU&I · casual, puzzle, 2d98%1,183 reviewsFree2024
  39. 39Travellin Cats in ChinaTravellin Cats · hidden object, point & click, cats98%1,017 reviews$0.992024
  40. 40Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the SpringYEZHI studio · rpg, story rich, psychological horror98%890 reviewsFree2025
  41. 41PsycutlerySkye June · side scroller, 2d platformer, platformer100%118 reviewsFree2025
  42. 42Night Patrol RulesTe.Sa · word game, adventure, puzzle99%252 reviewsFree2025
  43. 43Contract Rush DXFigburn, Melon · shoot 'em up, hand-drawn, difficult99%246 reviews$19.992025
  44. 444D GolfCodeParade · casual, mini golf, abstract98%777 reviews$19.992024
  45. 45Bubblegum GalaxySmarto Club · city builder, puzzle, indie100%114 reviews$13.992026
  46. 46Gentoo RescueJagriff · logic, puzzle, difficult99%237 reviews$14.592025
  47. 47Find Matt's CatsMatt Roszak · hidden object, point & click, collectathon98%722 reviews$19.992026
  48. 48Rocket Boots ManiaLuma Play · parkour, racing, platformer99%229 reviews$14.992025
  49. 49Cats and Seek: Dino ParkNoobzilla · casual, puzzle, point & click99%227 reviews$1.272024
  50. 50Garbanzo Questzagawee · 2d platformer, pixel graphics, indie98%656 reviews$19.992024

puzzle

  1. 1Poke ALL ToadsSpaceMatra · puzzle, logic, strategy100%447 reviews$11.992026
  2. 2Treasure 'n TrioTNT · singleplayer, sokoban, puzzle100%243 reviews$14.992025
  3. 3Piece by PieceNeon Polygons · puzzle, cozy, puzzle platformer100%235 reviews$12.992026
  4. 4BubbleBeast DigiDungeonEchoLane, Ken Kennedy (headphonedog), Sophie Martin, Zephyr Lolbatz · match 3, puzzle, rhythm100%233 reviewsFree2024
  5. 520 More, Somehow Even Smaller, MazesFLEB · adventure, 2d, abstract99%1,481 reviewsFree2026
  6. 6Horse Magnifier: The Full Horsesketbordcat · horses, comedy, puzzle99%1,430 reviews$2.992026
  7. 7A Tower Full of CatsDevcats · cats, hidden object, puzzle99%1,339 reviews$5.992024
  8. 8Pronoun PalaceCadence Petersen, Hazel Fackler · lgbtq+, spelling, word game99%1,269 reviews$19.842026
  9. 9Chicken Hill梗立游戏 · hidden object, point & click, creature collector99%1,138 reviews$2.992025
  10. 10Strawberry Chocolate河豚生态救助小组 · pixel graphics, anime, cute99%937 reviewsFree2025
  11. 11Mayor May KnottRavenous Images · exploration, puzzle, female protagonist100%192 reviews$19.992026
  12. 12Elfie: A Sand PlanPressed Elephant, Sol's Atelier · puzzle, point & click, character customization100%190 reviews$6.992026
  13. 13TETRACHROMAsparsevector · puzzle, arcade, falling blocks100%189 reviews$4.992024
  14. 14Nurikabe WorldHemisquare · puzzle, strategy, casual100%188 reviews$9.992025
  15. 15Tukoni: Forest KeepersDream Operator · adventure, casual, point & click99%727 reviews$9.992026

platformer

  1. 1Funi Raccoon GameCrayon, Kit · adventure, casual, 3d platformer99%1,688 reviews$11.992026
  2. 2Piece by PieceNeon Polygons · puzzle, cozy, puzzle platformer100%235 reviews$12.992026
  3. 3Myths are 100% TrueLeatherIceCream, ClayGod · 2d platformer, score attack, platformer100%185 reviews$14.992025
  4. 4CATO: Buttered CatTeam Woll · puzzle platformer, cats, cute99%436 reviews$10.992024
  5. 5MotionRecHANDSUM · 2d platformer, puzzle platformer, time manipulation99%434 reviews$6.992025
  6. 6The Strongest TOFUZounoashi Games · action, side scroller, precision platformer99%328 reviews$2.492024
  7. 7AmbidextroMajorariatto · precision platformer, action, 2d platformer98%1,334 reviews$7.992025
  8. 8PsycutlerySkye June · side scroller, 2d platformer, platformer100%118 reviewsFree2025
  9. 9Contract Rush DXFigburn, Melon · shoot 'em up, hand-drawn, difficult99%246 reviews$19.992025
  10. 10Rocket Boots ManiaLuma Play · parkour, racing, platformer99%229 reviews$14.992025
  11. 11Garbanzo Questzagawee · 2d platformer, pixel graphics, indie98%656 reviews$19.992024
  12. 12Mr. Sleepy ManDevin Santi · adventure, 3d platformer, comedy98%640 reviews$13.992026
  13. 13GhoulScrapersShortCake_Cafe, Astryl, Alexandre Laberge, VaporXP · precision platformer, platformer, 2d platformer100%101 reviews$4.992024
  14. 14BioMenace RemasteredRigel Gameworks · 2d platformer, platformer, shooter99%186 reviews$14.992025
  15. 15Angel Essenceg3bsoft · exploration, 3d platformer, collectathon99%182 reviews$4.992026

idle & desktop

  1. 1Bit BuddySalt Fish Studio · casual, collectathon, idler99%455 reviews$1.992025
  2. 2Ithya: Magic StudiesBlueTurtle · cozy, desktop companion, idler98%1,269 reviews$10.992025
  3. 3The NOexistenceN of LilithNino Games · casual, cute, anime98%636 reviews$1.992026
  4. 4Cats and Seek: TokyoNoobzilla · casual, cats, hidden object98%478 reviewsFree2025
  5. 5Mushroom NookHyperstasisGaming · desktop companion, idler, creature collector98%396 reviews$3.992026
  6. 6Birdwatching NotebookBiekka Games · birds, idler, creature collector97%1,598 reviews$9.992026
  7. 7拖拖拉拉小菲镇LuzhangGames · casual, idler, funny97%1,537 reviews$1.992025
  8. 8Egg SqueezeMATTER GAMES · psychological horror, arcade, casual98%374 reviews$3.992024
  9. 9My succubus Kukula火鸡头工作室 · incremental, dating sim, pixel graphics97%1,382 reviewsFree2024
  10. 10One More 6ixCrazish Games · incremental, capitalism, casual99%146 reviews$1.992025
  11. 11Memory of Memorie : A Chill StoryBeXide Inc. · cozy, relaxing, casual98%253 reviews$11.992026
  12. 12Virtual Cottage 2DU&I · cozy, decorating, desktop companion97%650 reviews$7.992026
  13. 13Maltese's Fluffy OnsenSinkhole Studio, Moonlab Studio · desktop companion, pixel graphics, simulation97%531 reviews$5.992025
  14. 14海蓝星之梦PygmaGame · adventure, casual, visual novel98%221 reviews$3.992026
  15. 15PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician SimulatorSimple Software Solutions · early access, incremental, resource management98%213 reviews$6.992026

updated sep 21, 2026 · steam data · small samples get ranked down