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Collectathon hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Collectathon on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 17 of them. How these pages are made.
This is a JRPG with real-time combat and exploration. Players gather materials, craft items, and battle enemies in a vibrant fantasy world.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a refined sequel that improves upon the first game with better characters and story, while retaining familiar areas.
The catchOwners get no upgrade path to the DX rerelease and must buy the same game again.
Games like Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy →
This is a deep monster-catching RPG with strategic 6v6 battles and extensive creature fusion. Players explore randomly generated dungeons for loot and new creatures, with massive post-game content.
What players likedPlayers praise Siralim Ultimate as a deep creature collector and team-building game, compared to Disgaea, PoE, and Pokémon.
The catchShallow progression and fusion depth despite the huge creature roster
Games like Siralim Ultimate →
This is a 3D platformer where players use boomerangs to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. The game features exploration of Australian Outback environments with a classic feel.
What players likedPlayers praise Ty as a smooth, colorful 3D platformer with diverse boomerangs, reminiscent of classic Jump 'n' Run titles.
The catchProgress leans on tedious collectible hunts through big, bland, largely empty levels.
Games like TY the Tasmanian Tiger →
This is a Japanese role-playing game featuring alchemy and exploration. Players use magical keys to enhance synthesis, combat, and traversal in a seamless open world.
The catchThe open world is oversized and empty, so exploring is rarely worth the effort.
Games like Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key →
This is a cozy fishing and building game where players catch fish and cultivate an island garden. It offers a relaxing experience with no pressure to progress.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a short, relaxing fishing game with a nice art style, offering adjustable difficulty.
The catchContent runs out after a few hours, which is thin for the asking price.
Games like Luna's Fishing Garden →
This is an idle clicker game with a core loop of producing and selling kiwis. It features strategic upgrades and multiple progression paths for an ever-increasing idle income.
What players likedPlayers praise its extensive content, making it a satisfying idle AFK game.
The catchProgress slows to a grind of spamming short ascension resets for tiny gains.
Games like Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up →
A low-poly 3D collect-a-thon platformer where players use a kiwi's wall-sticking ability to explore non-linear levels. It evokes a late 90s console feel.
What players likedPlayers praise its charming, nostalgic platforming and tight controls, reminiscent of classic collectathons.
The catchLevels are empty and offer almost no challenge, and it is over in about an hour.
Games like Super Kiwi 64 →
Corn Kidz 6494% positive from 1,777 reviews2023Deck Verified
A 3D platformer with weighty goat-based combat and exploration, featuring a retro 64-bit aesthetic and cartoon animation.
What players likedPlayers praise its smooth N64-authentic 3D platforming, comparing it to retro classics like Earthworm Jim 3D and Pseudoregalia.
The catchWall jumps and mid-air moves fail unpredictably, and the camera fights you constantly.
Games like Corn Kidz 64 →
Hell Pie90% positive from 1,726 reviews202215% finish itDeck Verified
Obscene 3D platformer where you use an angel companion as a grappling hook and weapon to collect disgusting ingredients. It's a twisted mascot platformer with shocking sights and repugnant characters.
What players likedPlayers praise Hell Pie's unique dark humor, exploration, and platforming, comparing it to A Hat in Time, Oddworld, and Spyro.
The catchNonstop gross out and toilet humor lands as juvenile shock value rather than comedy.
Games like Hell Pie →
Proverbs97% positive from 1,691 reviews202444% finish itDeck Verified
A digital cross-stitch puzzle game. It uses Minesweeper-like numbered clues to fill a large grid, offering a meditative and addictive experience.
What players likedPlayers describe "Proverbs" as a massive, relaxing blend of Minesweeper and Picross, praised for its satisfying flow-state puzzle-solving and charming atmosphere.
The catchThe puzzle requires no real deduction, just mindless counting and clicking for hours.
Games like Proverbs →
This is an open-world puzzle adventure game featuring nonlinear block-pushing puzzles and a serene, retro atmosphere. Players explore islands, solve puzzles at their own pace, and uncover a wordless narrative.
What players likedPlayers praise its clever Sokoban-style puzzles and open-world exploration, drawing comparisons to Tunic and A Monster's Expedition.
The catchPuzzles often need items or mechanics you haven't unlocked yet
Games like Isles of Sea and Sky →
A surreal N64-style 3D platformer where you collect items to gain abilities and solve puzzles to rescue siblings. It's a non-violent exploration and platforming adventure.
What players likedPlayers praise this charming N64-esque collectathon platformer for its whimsical world, good level design, and engaging gameplay, reminiscent of Spyro and Banjo-Kazooie.
The catchlater puzzles become unclear with little guidance
Games like Cavern of Dreams →
Tiny Terrys Turbo Trip is a short, open-world exploration game with a wholesome story. Players collect junk to upgrade a car and interact with quirky characters.
What players likedPlayers praise this charming, humorous collect-a-thon as a GTA for kids, reminiscent of nostalgic 3D platformers.
The catchMoving around is clunky, with frustrating platforming and a camera that fights you.
Games like Tiny Terrys Turbo Trip →
An online game in which everyone plays a snail, crawling the low-poly world of Snearth, picking up hats and turning up to monthly snail parties.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique, relaxing exploration and the surprising satisfaction of its slow-paced journey, despite its unusual concept.
The catchThere is little to do beyond crawling around, and solo play is punishingly slow.
Games like Snail Simulator →
Full Mojo Rampage is a 3D rogue-like with randomly generated levels and items. Players level up and unlock voodoo powers in cooperative and competitive online multiplayer.
What players likedPlayers praise this "Binding of Isaac"-like top-down shooter for its persistent progression, varied items, charming art, and atmospheric music.
The catchPersistent leveling forces grinding by replaying earlier levels
Games like Full Mojo Rampage →
Samurai Bringer87% positive from 1,076 reviews202216% finish itDeck Verified
Roguelite action game where you mix combat techniques to create a unique fighting style against hordes of samurai and demons. Collect techniques and gear from legendary warriors to defeat Yamata-no-Orochi.
The catchRebinding controls barely works and settings reset, leaving clunky defaults.
Games like Samurai Bringer →
Sci-fi puzzle-platformer where you grow by consuming to gain powers and destroy. It's a retro-inspired adventure of escalating destruction.
What players likedPlayers praise this easy puzzle platformer for its cool references and puns.
The catchKeyboard controls are awkward and cannot be remapped, so a controller is near mandatory.
Games like Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack →
