Pizza Tower and Dave the Diver have both been beyond exceptional. I liked Dredge too, but that one only met my expectations. The first two I didn't know what I was getting into and the surprise from both was incredible.
I'm glad Dave the Diver took the #1 spot. I've been playing since it released on early access, and while I think there are some areas that definitely need to be improved, it's a great game. Lack of accessibility options for the QTEs is probably the worst. The only other major complaint is that the diving inventory doesn't stack identical items, which is completely baffling. You can quite literally have to scroll through several hundred items to discard the thing that just got automatically picked up, so you're not over encumbered.
@@ClemmyGames You do know what is coming actually, shock harpoon gives you left stick left / right spam poison harpoon gives you clock/counterclock wise rotation regular/enhanced harpoon gives you button spam frost one i dont know since I never used it lol flame one same as above shark attacks give you always the circle (ps controller) prompt and then cross (ps controller) flat nosed shark always gives you cross (ps controller) prompt probably more, but just the ones I remember off the top of my head, point is they're always the same, except the 3 different button inputs to catch hypothermal vent fish
I was hoping to see Dredge in your list as I'm currently playing through it. I'm not a fan of farming/fishing/etc type games but I just can't get enough of Dredge - I absolutely love the unknown/semi-horror/Lovecraft aspects of it.
Dave the diver and dredge got both a well deserved success for a new format of a mashup safe mechanics and almost most people found in them a side they liked, that's how you don't need to work hard as to find a new never seen game but work smart and enjoy the ride, I can see in both of them that their devs were proud and had fun making those games and they were heavily rewarded for their passion 👍👍
Im playing halls of torment, and it's really good if you like that sort of thing. Sure, it's a survivors game, but it feels like it moves the genre instead of just being a clone.
Cassette Beasts, Bramble, Crab Champions, Spin Rhythm, Glimmer in Mirror, Benedict Fox are my picks so far. Dave the Diver does look neat. I really want to still like Have a Nice Death but I did not like what they did with the final update at all actually. RNG is so bad for prismiums now, they made the game 1 stage shorter too. I liked playing the extra stage and bosses. I had 350 hours almost in that game since early access. Played 4 runs since the final update. It just is not the same anymore when I never get a single prismium during a run. 4 runs with zero prismiums in a row will make you not want to turn it on again, i mentioned this too them but they don't seem to want to change it back.
@@ClemmyGames The Spin Rhythm Custom modded songs are amazing too, there is a lot of hard rock and prog metal, stuff I can not find in other rhythm games. There seems to be a big community for this game.
Don't know what's going on in your life but keep your chin up kid, life's been tuff for most people nowadays including myself. I know how hard it can be and I know there's always awesome games to make me feel better. Keep up the awesome content buddy!
I'm sorry to hear you're having a hard year. My mom and I watch your videos together. I just thought you should know that it's something we enjoy together and maybe that will pick you up a bit.
Shadows of Doubt is one of the top games to look forward to this year imo even with the proc gen bugs of some runs being too random. Just a great and engrossing idea to have a murder mystery voxel proc gen each time giving freedom solve it how you will and providing sandboxy replayability. If dropping heavy objects onto people walking below is possible it might add a "fresh" if unconventional way to stop the S-killer... ! Wartales has to be up there. Like DnD with the computer doing some of the GM heavy-lifting. Battlebit Remastered has been lurking for years iirc under the radar and is now prime time: I can see why! Putting fun into shooters before realism.
Thank you for another great video. I really enjoyed Wartales when I played it in its early access stage. I normally don't pick up early access games, but that game looked so good that I made an exception. Dredge is the kind of game that's not normally my cup of tea, but it was interesting enough for me to pick up and I ended up really enjoying it. It's a nice, chill game. I'm intrigued by The Last Spell and will definitely check it out.
I love how every time someone talks about Darkest Dungeon 2 they say "different" because if it was actually good/better that's the word they'd use, but the fact they don't is saying the silent part out loud. Wild you would put this game at #2 even in a midway list, unless the list isn't in order but I somehow doubt it considering the rest of the games at the top are actually good / some of the genuinely best this year.
I Hope ANTONBLAST Wins 2024's Indie GOTY and Pizza Tower 2023's. What bugs me is How OMORI Didn't Win 2020's Indie GOTY. Yeah Hades is cool and all, but you Can't compete with omori. And no i don't mind Genshin winning players Voice 2022. Though it's a 2020 game do It doente make Sense.
I second this. With the variety of weapons and upgrades it offers, there are so many build possibilities, it feels pretty fresh every run. And it actually gives the player control over the progression, allowing actual builds instead of whatever the RNG hits you with.
Dredge was great, but they dropped the ball on the ending. Darkest dungeon 2 is solid, but will inevitably be compared to the first entry which it unfortunately does not live up to. Pizza tower is the clear winner for indie GOTY so far. -- have a nice death is a good time too, but it feels a lot like other games I’ve played.
@@Darkal_ Crosscode isn't a hidden gem, the game is quite popular among people who play indies, but it's still a strong recommendation if you've never played it, especially with the New Home dlc, one of the best expansion I've ever played.
I'd personally *very* much recommend Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. Solid combat system where you can find and "equip" and changedifferent combat stances and special attacks, good characters, and *fantastic* world and music. It's kinda prehistoric and full of bizarre creatures, color, and generally a style all its own.
@@Darkal_ Have you heard about the hidden gem Crosscode? It's so underrated and underappreciated just like many other indie hidden gems like A Hat in Time, Blasphemous or (insert any popular indie game here).
Surprising space for the unbound getting recognition.. That game got overwhelmingly positive review but only few people play it even in indie game community..
What is the name of the game with 2 mechs/armor suits versus 4 other on the right side with one character being named Glenn right near the start of the video?
I want Steam bad! But I dont know the 1st thing about PC gaming and dont have the money to get a good PC. But i see soo many cool games thats only avaliable on Steam
Not only fancy art makes a game great. DD2 is far from a good game. Have you ever consider what makes a roguelike game fun? The core is beat same level with different build. In DD2 you have no choice but use the same character to die again and agian to unlock the ability. The build is mainly focused on character's skill. So on a run there no much to build with. While other roguelike focus on the item. You get different random item that can completely change the way you play, which makes each run unique. If red hook really want player focus on heros, they should make a rpg not roguelike.
For now my indie goty of 2023 is astral ascent, it's also easily in my top 10 of all games. Spiritfall and oblivion override got my attention. I played Wildfrost and Dreadge. I hated Wildfrost, the randomness is just unbearable, it was already bothering me in slay the spire but here it is 10times worse. I played two sessions of dreadge for a total of like 4 hours, I have no drive to come back to the game, the gameplay is too simple and the instant death at night feels so cheap.
Dave the Diver is brilliant. I was debating between a few titans (Slay the Spire, Return of Obra Dinn, and Omori), and I couldn't help but gravitate towards Dave. It certainly lived up to the reviews in the short time I have been playing it.
@@ClemmyGames I have a huge back log (totk, end of death stranding, Witcher 3 blood & wine, and more). Just wanted to grab a title for my Steam Deck because I can't help myself. I will grab those other names down the road though just need to get caught up on this backlog lol
not a single metroidvania on the list? man, I do hope we'll get some decent new releases in the 2nd half of the year, 2022 was already pretty weak in terms of metroidvanias (since the most anticipated ones kinda flopped)
Blasphemous 2 is coming out in August and will probably be the best metroidvania of 2023. Also, Vernal Edge got an amazing critical reception, it's one of the top rated games on Opencritic this year. If you trust the critics, it's a good bet, although I haven't played it and doesn't look that great to me either.
Guess we can hope "Gestalt - Steam and Cinder" will be the metroidvania we're waiting for. "Akatori" is another contender, but I am beginning to doubt it'll come out in 2023.
Try Afterimage. It's a mix of HK, Ori, and Ender Lilies with the largest map I've ever seen. Writing's a little weak and backtracking isn't super rewarding, but it hits on everything else.