What is a game with under 5,000 owners that you would recommend to people?

[Akrioz 754]

Unsighted (531)

https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/14090-unsighted

One of my all-time favorites. I would recommend the game for everyone who loves a great metroidvania or a top-down Zelda game. Unsighted manages to pull off both. Great dungeon design and overworld explorartion. Combat has a pinch of Sekiro(parry is really encouraged) in it which I really like when implemented at reasonable accessability. 

There is also a timer related mechanic, that can turn off some people. But it is quite lenient and can be turned off in settings. 

[Moomba 74]

There are a lot, but I’m going to say Hypnospace Outlaw. Less than 300 owners.

[GUDGER666 3,545]

Arrog

Dog Gone Golfing

Edited February 20 by GUDGER666

[TheMadMax20 2]

 

The Entropy Centre

 

Just finished this one. It has good puzzle mechanics using the manipulation of time, with excellent visuals that give me Portal 2 vibes. Worldbuilding and story is pretty great too. Platinum takes around 8 hours if you follow a collectable guide.

 

It's available on ps4 & ps5. 500 total recorded players across all game versions is shocking for the quality of the game.

Edited February 20 by TheMadMax20

[Bob6605804 14]

Can we get a pole going on this thread?  I'd love to see what the general consensus is if I had to pick a few titles from this discussion.

[Hong_Kong_Hermit 16]

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock - Turnbased strategy game with lumbering battleships trundling around blasting each other. Only 318 owners at current count. 

[Vegi85 24]

Kings Bounty 2 - Turnbased strategy game that reminded me of Heroes of Might and Magic. The game is certainly not perfect, but I really liked the world, magic, the fights and the challenges / quests.

[Terra 5,819]

428 Shibuya Scramble

[voodoo_eyes 14,176]

• Livelock ( 3,656 ) . isometric twin stick shooter. Not particularly challenging, but still fun
• Dex ( 2,579 ) - side-scrolling Action-RPG in a cyberpunk setting
• Lost Dimension ( 719 ) - one of the best JRPGs I've played
• Yesterday Origins ( 3,943 ) - a neat point-and-click, sort of like a more serious Broken Sword
• Serial Cleaner ( 2,610 ) - cleaning up crime scenes, the game
• Silence ( 2,480  ) - a really cool fantasy point-and-click
• Jydge (  1,068  ) - twin stick shooter that gets increasingly difficult, but is well-balanced
• The Solus Project ( 2,460  ) - Mystery/Sc-fi survival game (has VR)
• Whispering Willows ( 4,765 ) - 2D Puzzle horror game
• The Long Reach ( 2,654 ) - 2D horror point-and-click
• Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth ( 880 ) - VN (to be fair a bit dull in that regard), but one of the most fun tactical RPGs I've come across
• Detention ( 807 ) - Tawanese horror game, one of the best indie horror games hands down
• Beholder ( 1,741 ) - A sim with a really dark undertone and story
• The Pillars of the Earth ( 2,107 ) A really solid point-and-click
• Lost Sphear ( 4,586 ) It's beyond me how this Square Enix RPG has not found more love. It's great.
• Forgotton Anne ( 2,620 ) - 2D puzzle platformer that is beautiful
• Bear with Me ( 1,212 ) - A noir-esque point-and-click with some dark humour
• Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs ( 588 ) - Tactical RPG with phenomenal voiec-acting across the board. Realy good game.
• Rise of Insanity ( 200 ) - Solid indie horror game. Sort of a lesser Layers of Fear. A bit on the short side
• God's Trigger ( 816 ) - A very cool top-down twin stick shooter/slasher. It's a lot of fun.
• The Suicide of Rachel Foster ( 361 ) - It's a mystery walking sim. A bit short, but has an intersting story
• Dead or School (1,066) - Anime Metroidvania. Meh story, fun game though.
• Detective Gallo (1,005) - Neat point and click game that has a decent length to it
• Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes (2,122)- Point-and-click that's pretty funny, if you like dark humor
• Mark of the Ninja Remastered (2,273) - Metroidvania focused on stealth, has some performance issues
• Icey (3,908) - Side-scrolling action game. It's an interesting experience
• Leisure Suit Larry Wet Dreams Don't Dry (1,800) - Iconic point-and-click that's just a illy good time
• Darkestville Castle (486) - Just an alround pretty good Point-and-click game
• Home Sweet Home (1,465) - One of my favourite indie horror game
• Paper Dolls Original (334) - A good horror game, but the controls are not optimized all that well
• Empire of Sin (1,454) - Great X-Com-style gangster adaptation. Most of the bugs fixed, but also made the game a little more tedious.
• Lamentum (159) - Isometric horror game, that's worth playing
• The Wardrobe Even Better Edition (51) - Another fun point-and-click adventure
• Murder Mystery Machine (125) - Neat detective game that has a deduction system similar to the older Sherlock games. Takes a bit getting used to though
• Cyanide and Happiness: Freakpocalypse (150) - Another point-and-click with a bit South Park humor. Has a tad too much back-and-forth though
• Phantom Breaker Omnia (349) -Pretty good fighting game
• Mayhem Brawler (159) - The most fun beat em up I've played in a long time
• Tower of Time (98) - CRPG with arena battles and dungeon crawling.
• Chickn Police (2,951) - Noir-style detective point-and-click
• Twelve Minutes (422) - Interesting time loop concept, with a fucked up story. Gets a little bit repetitive though.
• Vampire the Masquerade Swansong (1,703) - Vampire version of The Council. It is a tad buggy regarding checkpoints.
• Last Days of Lazarus (75) - A horror adventure game with jump scares and puzzles
• Bright Memory Infinite (2,269) - Fun and fast-paced FPS.
• Foregone (1,480) - Metroidvania with loot drops
• Song of Horror (1,425) - Horror adventure with plenty of creepiness for those who pay attention. Quicktime events will take a little getting used to
• The Beast Inside (124) - Solid horror game, with a few chase sequences, plenty collectibles and an interesting story
• Wulverblade (461) - Another really good brawler in a viking/barbarian setting.

 

updating with the following:

• Trek to Yomi (3520) - a 2.5D Samurai hack & slash game
• Sherlock Holmes Chapter One (3606) - Open-world Sherlock Holmes game. Enjoyable with the excecption of the fights
• Afterparty (3661) - Cool little adventure game with great voice-acting and lots of profanity

[ChilledBrandon 207]

Eldest Souls. That game really surprised me with how fun it was and it was quite the challenge too but felt rewarding beating the bosses.

 

The music is also amazing and deserves a lot of attention in that game, I was blown away by how good it is.

[AdiosRosa 50]

House Of The Dead Remake- Classic Fun Cheesy Rail Shooter 

 

Bloodwash- Very Short But I'm a sucker for those VHS horror style games and this is one of my favs. Always try to recommend it to friends.

[Vern3r0z 252]

On 20.2.2023 at 1:12 PM, Akrioz said:

Unsighted (531)

https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/14090-unsighted

One of my all-time favorites. I would recommend the game for everyone who loves a great metroidvania or a top-down Zelda game. Unsighted manages to pull off both. Great dungeon design and overworld explorartion. Combat has a pinch of Sekiro(parry is really encouraged) in it which I really like when implemented at reasonable accessability. 

There is also a timer related mechanic, that can turn off some people. But it is quite lenient and can be turned off in settings. 

How tough would you rate the plat out of 10? Looking at the trophy list some of the trophies look kinda awful.

[UK-Danny-93 1,076]

Banner Saga 2&3. First game is 18.8k. Makes me sad, they're some of my favourite games on my list. Norse themed fantasy apocalypse story with tactical combat and meaningful decisions that carry through all three games with a satisfying ending

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Mark of the Ninja Remastered is a really great little stealth game.

 

Highly recommend them. Also if I'm allowed to cheat a little Chorus (6365) was a fun space fighter pilot game I played earlier this year.

[QuinniGame 1]

Going Under (2,475) - You get an internship at a tech company and use office equipment as weapons to make your way through the 'dungeons' of other failed startups. Very cute style, challenging moments, good humor.

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (193) - Perfect for when you're feeling especially anti-capitalist. Run around town as a small turnip avoiding the IRS and helping others along the way.

Out of Space (108) - Clean up your space ship and get the power running as cute little aliens are trying to make a mess of it. The longer you play, the more aliens can spawn and ruin your perfectly clean ship. To keep it interesting, they have a new challenge every week with different constraints/bonuses. Offers single player and couch co-op AND you can have a pet dog.

Islanders (499) - Build small towns in the most efficient way to get the most points. Don't put the loud buildings next to the houses, put a big shopping center next to the mansions, put the farms near each other. Very relaxing game with a minimalist style.

[balu2424 70]

Regarding to the list of voodoo_eyes (a bit above) who mentioned some really nice point-and-click adventures I would add:

- Röki

- Call of the sea

- Randal's Monday

- The wardrobe

- Broken Sword 5 (PS Vita - 2 parts or PS4)

- The Journey Down (3 chapters)

- Tohu

- Nine Witches 

- Re:Turn - One way trip

- The inner World 

- The inner world: The last Wind Monk

- Demetrios

- The dark eye: Chains of Satinav

- The dark eye: Memoria

 

Also (non point-and-click):

- Creaks

- Another sight

- Lost Words: Beyond the Page

- Flipping death

- Yomawari (all 3 games)

- The invisible hours

- Black the fall

 

 

[Sylvanticore 2,213]

 

I can't recommend this game enough, though it can sometimes feel slow placed and is a big of grinding to get the platinum I honestly loved this game. I recently completed this for the Mental Health event that is currently running and plan on revisiting it soon to platinum the PS5 version.

[ChiefMichigan 568]

Bug Fables: There is currently 1,962 owners on this site, but it's a game that should have hundreds of thousands or more. I suppose it's a game that appeals more to Switch and PC players, hence why the number is so low on here. Bug Fables is better than any post-Thousand Year Door Paper Mario game. 

Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden (PS4): Multiplat RPGs that could use even more players. P3P could especially use more since P3 has never had trophies before on a PlayStation console.

Teacup: Absolutely delightful and like an interactive book.