{"id":1079050,"date":"2026-01-23T07:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/RmyzgdznzD7ycTmpjoqai5"},"modified":"2026-01-23T07:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:29:06","slug":"amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid a tidal wave of new games in 2024, these 10 must-play deep cuts are cheap and will run on almost anything"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>New Year, same game backlog. Only, what if we made it even <em>worse<\/em>? Forget finally returning to The Witcher 3 or Persona 5, there are weird indie games to play. They&#8217;re cheap. They&#8217;re short. They&#8217;ll probably run on your Steam Deck (and maybe even your Windows 7 PC).<\/p>\n<p>They just might surprise you with ambition and depth well beyond what you&#8217;d expect, and you can feel cultured, &#8220;in the know,&#8221; and above all <em>productive<\/em> as you check passion projects and outsider art off the little gaming backlog to-do list you keep on your phone. I&#8217;ve gathered eight of my favorite weirdo deep cuts of the past year, plus two from the end of 2023\u2060\u2014they were technically in the running for this year&#8217;s Game Awards, so they still count!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"picayune-dreams-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2088840\/Picayune_Dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\">Picayune Dreams<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1819px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:55.96%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BXxaAbJqDnsdCjbfu7BwH9\" name=\"ss_626ee9b1fd81773af51899d6c07f328a326e333a.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Picayune Dreams gameplay showing off inventory and stats screens\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1819\" height=\"1018\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: 2 Left Thumbs)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"wG2BQPMd4aqwjmnxCmPe89\" name=\"ss_56f5c3a1e4740a0c56123206ea4e5f849212b74b.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Picayune Dreams gameplay with dialogue screen of character talking to boss enemy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: 2 Left Thumbs)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1209px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:55.91%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"uT2bd4tGqtTCzmZMESNeQ9\" name=\"ss_b3e77e77d80abfee1b601abc4c88b185e38945dd.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Picayune Dreams gameplay showing high level chaotic gameplay\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1209\" height=\"676\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: 2 Left Thumbs)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"XDV7g92W6fbW37k7XZfmJ8\" name=\"Picayune Dreams - Teaser 00-00-08.jpg\" alt=\"Abstract face in purple, teal colors with strange 3d rendered hands\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: 2 Left Thumbs)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Stepford, Andyland, milkypossum<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: December 4 (2023)<\/li>\n<li>Price: $5\/\u00a34<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/this-rendercore-shoot-em-up-is-the-first-vampire-survivors-riff-to-really-make-me-feel-something\/\" target=\"_blank\">Picayune Dreams is the first Vampire Survivors riff to really make me feel something<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I loved Picayune Dreams&#8217; demo, but I only just got around to digging into the full release. It&#8217;s the only &#8220;this game is like Vampire Survivors, <em>but<\/em>&#8221; -type game to really steal my heart like the original. Picayune Dreams is a &#8220;bullet heaven&#8221; game with more active, challenging combat than poncle&#8217;s breakout, and even when you&#8217;ve reached the walking nuke threshold, the game has some gnarly bosses with thumb-cramping attack patterns to weave through.<\/p>\n<p>I completed a run and saw its story through to the end after about six hours, but even after that it&#8217;s a game I had trouble putting down. After reaching the ending, secrets, unlockables, and a global online leaderboard beckon to keep you coming back. Fantastic art, a pulsing breakcore soundtrack, and a surreal, unsettling, Evangelion-esque story seal the deal.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"psychopomp-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2088840\/Picayune_Dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\">Psychopomp<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 7<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"CxyimsEZAfQvFX4EfRUrqQ\" name=\"20241029185912_1\" alt=\"Flesh creature with attached screens in Psychopomp\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fading Club)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 7<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"AX66XMvLVH5F95aVWubkoQ\" name=\"20241029131937_1\" alt=\"Nondescript office with CRT monitor and smiley face poster in Psychopomp.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fading Club)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 7<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"SwH9C3JrQhoY5rfAH4bZgQ\" name=\"20241029134923_1\" alt=\"Green lit stony catacomb in Psychopomp Gold\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fading Club)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 7<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"VyKhYjeBuvQp7Pmdwsa7og\" name=\"20241030124950_1\" alt=\"Strange moon rising over blood ocean in Psychopomp.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-7.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fading Club)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 7<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"zTTtrVoC9Zhth9N8B3Sgwg\" name=\"20241029135057_1\" alt=\"View of anime-faced plant stalk creature in Psychopomp\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-8.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fading Club)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 7<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"umzL4AheDnFFeQVwasfmpg\" name=\"20241030000455_1\" alt=\"View of DNA factory area in Psychopomp\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-9.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fading Club)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 7<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"4oSemY9JJjDN9HHx7eNb2h\" name=\"20241029233756_1\" alt=\"Surreal bridge over pool in Psychopomp\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-10.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fading Club)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Fading Club<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: January 30\/October 24<\/li>\n<li>Price: $9\/\u00a37<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/horror\/i-play-way-too-many-indie-horror-games-and-you-absolutely-shouldnt-miss-psychopomp-gold-its-usd9-and-got-1-000-overwhelmingly-positive-steam-reviews-in-just-1-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">You absolutely shouldn&#8217;t miss Psychopomp Gold<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Psychopomp is a psychedelic, disturbing, occasionally outright scary descent into what is either madness, or the true subterranean world that wears our own like a mask. Solve puzzles and converse with\/hammer smash the strange denizens of this other world in a game that thrives on its winning soundtrack and breathtaking dreamscapes. Originally out in January as a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2771670\/Psychopomp\/\">free game<\/a>, the version you want to play is the $9 &#8220;Gold&#8221; re-release from October\u2060\u2014it&#8217;s twice as long and has updated graphics to boot.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"felvidek-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2299900\/Felvidek\/\" target=\"_blank\">Felvidek<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1918px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:75.08%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FPd4AQhfZ76vn4VxRnV6EH\" name=\"Desktop Screenshot 2024.03.09 - 15.11.52.92.jpg\" alt=\"Felvidek battle screen\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-11.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1924px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:74.84%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"yckkRQCh4YTmFp678LfnjG\" name=\"Desktop Screenshot 2024.03.09 - 15.15.59.40.jpg\" alt=\"Felvidek knight done with this shite\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-12.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1924\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1440px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:75.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mmdgiFkSMXCohcWYCaZiFN\" name=\"ss_b8b3d7df404a8b809e57abc85b4b5be69f20b6ff.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Walking up toward a gate in Felvidek\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-13.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1440px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:75.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ajhJS7QdNaoWzLiJapqyPN\" name=\"ss_c94746f64307f87cbc72f7312d56c3f6ee70e615.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Felvidek exploration near a daub and wattle inn with tower\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-14.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1922px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:74.92%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"N9zmLW839ZEVA85CQZ55hF\" name=\"Desktop Screenshot 2024.03.09 - 14.34.53.90.jpg\" alt=\"Felvidek blacksmith saying you stink like a polecat\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-15.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1922\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1924px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:74.84%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"bJXKDWYpKQHzjTkVJTuG5G\" name=\"Desktop Screenshot 2024.03.09 - 14.31.19.77.jpg\" alt=\"Felvidek monk complaining about alcoholics\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-16.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1924\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:75.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"3G5vK9KdHVH7bNJEcwWQEF\" name=\"Desktop Screenshot 2024.03.09 - 14.51.09.49.jpg\" alt=\"Felvidek bandit attacking character\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-17.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 8 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1566px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:67.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"nqQkpHWSkkwYgz293r5YgE\" name=\"Desktop Screenshot 2024.03.09 - 14.26.28.62.jpg\" alt=\"Felvidek chapel environment\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-18.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1566\" height=\"1064\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jozef Pavelka)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Jozef Pavelka, Vlado Ganaj<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: March 29<\/li>\n<li>Price: $11\/\u00a39<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/i-found-everything-i-loveand-none-of-what-annoys-meabout-classic-jrpgs-in-this-upcoming-game-about-a-heartbroken-knight-combatting-uncanny-terrors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Felvidek&#8217;s demo had everything I love and none of what I hate about JRPGs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was excited for Felvidek for some time, but I was still surprised to find it has ended up as one of my favorite games of this year. It&#8217;s early modern times in the Slovak highlands, and in addition to the general strife of the day, something vile and supernatural stirs under the land. Protagonist Pavol is a washed-up, cuckholded, and disgraced man-at-arms who must investigate with the help of straight-laced priest Matej.<\/p>\n<p>Felvidek&#8217;s desaturated, sepia-toned visuals don&#8217;t really look like anything else out there, but its later monster designs\u2060\u2014as well as its <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CA1ZmK3DC8o?si=gEld1OZG9SP0xoR7\">bangin&#8217; prog rock soundtrack<\/a>\u2060\u2014remind me of Mason Lindroth&#8217;s Hylics. Similar to Hylics, Felvidek offers a stripped-to-the-studs retro take on turn-based JRPG combat, with minimal complications, no grinding, but some surprisingly challenging fights. I love this game.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"skald-against-the-black-priory-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1069160\/SKALD_Against_the_Black_Priory\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skald: Against the Black Priory<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 3<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"yG9KutDBnkC2iGKZ7AV2g9\" name=\"skald 1.jpg\" alt=\"Detailed pixel-art screenshot from Skald: Against the Black Priory\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-19.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: High North Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 3<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1078px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.22%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"yeDtMJHsXY9edxuJiHWfED\" name=\"20240524161752_1 - Copy.jpg\" alt=\"A pair of mutated rats in Skald: Against the Black Priory.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-20.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1078\" height=\"606\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: High North Studios AS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 3<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"s7GxrUwup2eQd6VTuJiTnP\" name=\"20240523221126_1.jpg\" alt=\"Doppelgangers made out of sentient fungus in Skald: Against the Black Priory.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-21.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: High North Studios AS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: High North Studios<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: May 30<\/li>\n<li>Price: $15\/\u00a311.5<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/the-best-thing-about-this-retro-fantasy-rpg-is-that-i-keep-forgetting-its-actually-lovecraftian-horror\/\" target=\"_blank\">The best thing about this retro fantasy RPG is that I keep forgetting it&#8217;s actually Lovecraftian horror<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If Skald: Against the Black Priory is good enough to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/a-new-throwback-rpg-is-so-good-its-won-praise-from-larian-boss-swen-vincke-im-flying-to-la-next-week-and-plan-to-play-it-the-entire-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\">win praise from Larian head honcho Swen Vincke<\/a>, surely you could stand to give it a shot. Something I&#8217;ve really enjoyed about it is how Skald expertly evokes late &#8217;80s, early &#8217;90s DOS RPG pixel art, music, and vibes without being slavishly devoted to the more outdated mechanics of the time. This is a hardcore CRPG to be sure, but it feels transparent, fair, and balanced in a distinctly modern (or at least <em>late <\/em>&#8217;90s) way. I also have to second senior editor Robin Valentine&#8217;s praise of Skald&#8217;s surprisingly, deliciously <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1069160\/SKALD_Against_the_Black_Priory\/\" target=\"_blank\">sinister world building and horror elements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dread-delusion-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1574240\/Dread_Delusion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dread Delusion<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2554px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.38%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FagwzM7gFxuwAGYsEvWwnM\" name=\"Screenshot 2023-01-26 181812.jpg\" alt=\"The Emberian in-game standing next to machinery with red sky in background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-22.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2554\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"zfihmjKrrpDu4mE3FXmBfN\" name=\"vlcsnap-2023-01-26-17h59m31s860.jpg\" alt=\"Bureaucratic functionary with messy desk in Dread Delusion\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-23.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1996px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.31%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"qb4CYn9gqN8G2ZvUFWJvJR\" name=\"Screenshot 2024-01-28 193924.jpg\" alt=\"Dread Delusion Clockwork Kingdom new content\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-24.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1996\" height=\"1124\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"REx3UKg9wEyMXfrHvcUpzR\" name=\"Dread Delusion The Clockwork Kingdom Update OUT NOW 00-00-41.jpg\" alt=\"Dread Delusion Clockwork Kingdom new content\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-25.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"3tBC4VsAaWb543RYrtbyKP\" name=\"vlcsnap-2023-01-26-18h05m09s022.jpg\" alt=\"Scenic view in Dread Delusion\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-26.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"t4zYppaWuJdfUTzwL8rzMN\" name=\"vlcsnap-2023-01-26-17h56m31s577.jpg\" alt=\"airship holding course over town of Hallow\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-27.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"zjdQYrPvAAbBC3bRpWjSqh\" name=\"ss_ccdbfc8bd8f7a20753bb188b02e3a13349937753.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Wobbly Noggin Tavern with Neuron Star in background in Dread Delusion\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-28.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: DreadXP, Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 8 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"zRZSVmKK9pLDBHMp5imSy8\" name=\"20220616231736_1.jpg\" alt=\"view from west of hallowshire, a town built into floating meteors\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-29.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lovely Hellplace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Lovely Hellplace<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: May 14<\/li>\n<li>Price: $20\/\u00a315<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/dread-delusion-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dread Delusion brims with an exhilarating sense of discovery that starts to wobble in the final act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dread Delusion is a little weird for me as a &#8220;2024 game&#8221; since I&#8217;ve been playing it in early access since &#8217;22, but this low-fi, Morrowind-inspired RPG got its full 1.0 release earlier this year. Combat isn&#8217;t my favorite aspect of Dread Delusion, but that&#8217;s not why we&#8217;re here. The game&#8217;s real draws are exploration, atmosphere, and immersion in a truly strange, imaginative sci-fi\/fantasy world.<\/p>\n<p>The Oneiric Isles feature a collection of deeply flawed societies clinging to asteroids above a red star. My favorite one of those cultures is the nation of human flesh-eating undead who have finally managed to peacefully co-exist with their neighbors thanks to the invention of lab-grown &#8220;human&#8221; meat, teeing up what might be, at least for my money, an all-timer RPG quest.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"anger-foot-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1978590\/Anger_Foot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anger Foot<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 5<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"axWgph5BGFCLn4PzphAaVJ\" name=\"20240708223238_1.jpg\" alt=\"enviro skelly in hot tub\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-30.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Free Lives)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 5<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:75.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ajTidr2jqSwdnSE3uS6b8K\" name=\"20240711132655_1.jpg\" alt=\"rats hanging around campfire\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-31.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Free Lives)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 5<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"gBnrRJyBSG8RULcZkyJj3J\" name=\"20240706232007_1.jpg\" alt=\"pointing gun at enviro storytelling skeletons\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-32.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Free Lives)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 5<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"JLwyZnngJafXLFqZSrVqJJ\" name=\"20240708223226_1.jpg\" alt=\"enviro storytelling skelly on toilet\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-33.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Free Lives)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 5<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1918px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.31%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"b3qjQ2Ytk2NNr6rkRr4raK\" name=\"crime is the law.jpg\" alt=\"Anger Foot cops\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-34.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Free Lives)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Free Lives<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: July 11<\/li>\n<li>Price: $25\/\u00a321<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/anger-foot-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anger Foot is a funny, unique FPS only slightly let down by performance issues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At $25, Anger foot is the most expensive game on this list, but it&#8217;s still less than half the price of a triple-A game, and it&#8217;s a fantastic arcade FPS. &#8220;Hotline Miami in first person&#8221; is the easiest topline pitch, but I also found it plays a lot like 2022&#8217;s fantastic Neon White. Its time trial shooter gameplay really got me into a flow state of John Wickian murder, and even as a guy with little patience for &#8220;funny&#8221; games, Anger Foot&#8217;s writing had me smiling most of the time and even having a few genuine guffaws.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"judero-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1960900\/Judero\/\" target=\"_blank\">Judero<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"y7Hu3FLjCzQBYwh2GYubaf\" name=\"judero\" alt=\"Judero stands on a silty bridge over a river with a castle in the background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-35.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"GpmTo9BAimrGSnBYcsZNaJ\" name=\"beasties\" alt=\"intro splash screen for insectoid enemy \"Wee Beasties\" in Judero\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-36.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"LQiKRSjKXyKBvLJtGCfx2D\" name=\"guys\" alt=\"Two characters in Judero discussing the ethics of ecoterrorism\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-37.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"hRs646ifjwac8UeAENCqm\" name=\"drummer\" alt=\"A woman called \"Drummer\" ponders the end of the world and a genocide of the poor by the year 2050 in Judero\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-38.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"RTKur8tzZbTtPoH7DyGCmh\" name=\"spooky\" alt=\"Spooky, halloween-themed area in Judero with open graves and purple lighting\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-39.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"JMjkN2RgecjfXsHAGyXc8d\" name=\"pentagram\" alt=\"battlefield in the air over a forest in Judero showing pentagram and projectiles\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-40.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"3PW9mCqpHLmRgdi84DaJGm\" name=\"bonus\" alt=\"Surreal bonus stage area in Judero resembling ones from classic Sonic the Hedgehog games\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-41.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 8 of 8<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:62.50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rsfpTkaAh9BatFDATPTDHm\" name=\"gameplay\" alt=\"Judero looking at pink enemies on shoreline from isometric view.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-42.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Talha and Jack Co.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Talha and Jack Co.<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: September 16<\/li>\n<li>Price: $18\/\u00a315<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/adventure\/judero-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Judero is peak indie game<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Judero is a wonderful action-adventure game made out of old GI Joes and claymation. The titular Judero is a wise and kind druid out to right the wrongs of the world with his mighty walking stick and ability to possess creatures great and small. Judero has the feeling of a fable or fairy tale, filtered through the folk psychedelia of &#8217;70s UK pop culture. One thing that&#8217;s really stuck with me are the surreal, anachronistic conversations you can have with NPC townspeople, who hold forth on everything from lost love, to gender, to climate change, to anthropology. If that sounds too dry, it&#8217;s also a very funny game, I promise.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mouthwashing-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2475490\/Mouthwashing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mouthwashing<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"WVh4fmWhprMZ6e27wpYhKV\" name=\"20241016131324_1\" alt=\"Mouthwashing captain Curly lying wounded in front of a screen showing a sunset.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-43.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Wrong Organ)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"s62t7262abW6FnZmmqkhLV\" name=\"20241016133853_1\" alt=\"Tulpar lounge pre-crash in Mouthwashing.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-44.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Wrong Organ)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mtLubcrZBhonZxxJjgRnLV\" name=\"llounge\" alt=\"Tulpar lounge post-crash, bathed in orange by locked sunset screen.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-45.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Wrong Organ)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BBkZmAXRjVGDGb4rWJQYLV\" name=\"20241016133952_1\" alt=\"Tulpar kitchen pre-crash in Mouthwashing\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-46.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Wrong Organ)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Wrong Organ<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: September 26<\/li>\n<li>Price: $13\/\u00a311<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/horror\/i-had-to-lie-down-for-awhile-after-finishing-mouthwashing-a-vile-horror-game-thats-become-my-feel-bad-favorite-of-halloween-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spoiler-free impressions\/review-lite of Mouthwashing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking for a bad time? Try Mouthwashing, baby. It&#8217;s like if Scavenger&#8217;s Reign traded its breathtaking scenes of natural beauty for stifling claustrophobia, or if Alien&#8217;s tension and body horror were entirely manmade. After a collision with an asteroid, deep space delivery ship Tulpar is marooned and its captain left maimed, unable to communicate, and in constant, horrible pain. A nonlinear narrative explores how things got this bad, and just how horrific the aftermath will become as rescue fails to materialize. I finished Mouthwashing in just three hours, but I&#8217;m still thinking about it months later.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"straftat-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2386720\/STRAFTAT\/\" target=\"_blank\">Straftat<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery inline-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mk84aGZWp5oLWUZBtH6sgm\" name=\"ss_698e1030641201d65f2f9fc85219db532c4eec20\" alt=\"Straftat\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-47.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lemaitre Bros)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"GMpGGwJ4ReSdexAZ4nBNNE\" name=\"STRAFTAT SCREENSHOT 12\" alt=\"Straftat\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything.png\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lemaitre Bros)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"3JxPY8HowQGqEXFf4QHudf\" name=\"20241027152712_1\" alt=\"Looking upward at surreal architecture in STRAFTAT\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-48.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lemaitre Bros)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"hB565R7Qz2TAMDVjpmmcdf\" name=\"20241027152409_1\" alt=\"Looking across gap at opposing player in pistol duel in STRAFTAT\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-49.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lemaitre Bros)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"vpeRVTr23fmH6KeMCufzaf\" name=\"20241027152122_1\" alt=\"View of opposing character 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name=\"20241027153830_1\" alt=\"View of planting mine in map in STRAFTAT\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-51.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Lemaitre Bros)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Lemaitre Bros<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: October 24<\/li>\n<li>Price: $0 ($5\/\u00a34.3 &#8220;DLC&#8221; to double the map count from 70 to 140+)<\/li>\n<li>Read More: <a 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It&#8217;s 1v1 only, a pairing of the CoD Gulag (one of that series&#8217; truly great innovations) with old school PC FPS map design and movement. Straftat is a mighty engine of &#8220;one more game,&#8221; the antidote for live service blues and battle pass blahs. It also has a fantastic sense of humor, priming you for moments of ragollizing slapstick.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bonus-round-freak-pick-thief-the-black-parade-6\">Bonus round freak pick: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moddb.com\/mods\/thief-the-black-parade\" target=\"_blank\">Thief: The Black Parade<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"nxioa32iY5XF348PApR7bB\" name=\"Thief The Black Parade Ambience Compilation 02-42-00\" alt=\"Misty mausoleum in a void in Thief: The Black Parade\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything-52.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Looking Glass, Feuillade Industries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YldDifLUGdo&#038;t=6002s&#038;ab_channel=scoop\" target=\"_blank\">scoop on YouTube<\/a>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Developer: Feuillade Industries<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: November 30, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Price: Totally free, baby<\/li>\n<li><del>Read <\/del>Watch More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xc0VnVuwqYQ&#038;ab_channel=MandaloreGaming\" target=\"_blank\">Thief: The Black Parade is canon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The chronology is all outta whack here, but I just had to include this one, while I also could not in good conscience lead with a mod for a game from 1999\u2060\u2014it&#8217;s for Thief Gold, not 1998&#8217;s Dark Project, please don&#8217;t email me. But we&#8217;ve made it all the way to the end of the list, so we can have a little treat. The Black Parade bills itself as an unofficial expansion pack, but it&#8217;s really more of an unofficial Thief sequel: 10 massive missions that take advantage of the intervening years&#8217; progress not to push graphics tech, but deliver some of the most jaw-dropping immersive sim maps I&#8217;ve seen. I missed The Black Parade in the churn of last year&#8217;s holiday chaos, but it&#8217;s as great a time as any to dive back into The City.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year, same game backlog. Only, what if we made it even worse? Forget finally returning to The Witcher 3 or Persona 5, there are weird indie games to play. They&#8217;re cheap. They&#8217;re short. They&#8217;ll probably run on your Steam Deck (and maybe even your Windows 7 PC). They just might surprise you with ambition and depth well beyond what you&#8217;d expect, and you can feel cultured, &#8220;in the know,&#8221; and above all productive as you check passion projects and outsider art off the little gaming backlog to-do list you keep on your phone. I&#8217;ve gathered eight of my favorite weirdo deep cuts of the past year, plus two from the end of 2023\u2060\u2014they were technically in the running for this year&#8217;s Game Awards, so&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/amid-a-tidal-wave-of-new-games-in-2024-these-10-must-play-deep-cuts-are-cheap-and-will-run-on-almost-anything\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1079051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748],"class_list":["post-1079050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amid a tidal wave of new games in 2024, these 10 must-play deep cuts are cheap and will run on almost anything | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New Year, same game backlog. 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