Good games on steam?

[pickley]

So recently i reinstalled Steam on a new PC. I havnt used the service in years so im not sure what games are considered good or not.
Can anyone recommend some good indie/general games I can get on Steam. My pc is pretty average so it wont play newer games.

Il pretty much play anything as long as it is good.

[Deleted]

If you like 2D platformers (with awesome music :P), VVVVVV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CtiY5D6HCs

That's the hardest (optional) "spot" in the game so it's not all like that.
I'm not sure about it's current price, I bought it as part of a 5€ indie pack last December if I remember right. Personally if I hadn't bought it yet but knew how awesome it was I could pay up to 5€ for it, something like 10€ might be too much.

[Umadcauseubad]

AaAaAaAaAahhhhhh
World of Goo
Bit Trip Beat
Dwarfs?!
Hydrophobia
Plants Vs Zombies
Universe Sandbox
Yar's Revenge
super Lazer Racer
The mis adventures of PB winterbottom

Edit:
Magicka
Osmos
Nyx Quest
Amnesia The dark decent

These are just a few games that are really good,theyre all around 10$ as well

[lancelet]

portal and Audio Surf

[moaradin]

Section 8: Prejudice. 15 bucks on steam and rivals big FPS games in Graphics and Gameplay.

[Daedius]

Amnesia: The Dark Descent - surely one to try out, brilliant game.


Also, don't forget all the retro games that's up there on it's list! Like;

- King's Quest series
- Lucas Arts games

or

- Telltale games
- etc.

[Hraklea]

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Shank, Borderlands and Plants vs Zombies are my favorites. I didn't like Magika that much, but it is a good game.

[Deleted]

Portal & portal 2

[Sumatran]

If you havent played them yet, Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. Pretty epic.

[Foxytrott]

Portal 1 and 2 are definitely good games also;
Magicka
Mass Effect 1 and 2
The Elder Scrolls series is a good choice as well.

[skylla05]

Portal 2
Amnesia: The Dark Decent (very atmospheric, and terrifying)
Tomb Raider (they have a bunch, great if you're old school like me)
Mass Effect 1 and 2
Gyromancer (Popcap + SquareEnix)
Puzzle Quest 2

I've also heard good things about Magicka.

One of my new personal favorites:

Scratches: Director Cut (Think of it as a scary Myst. The mouse acceleration is rather annoying, but a good game regardless)

Also, some upcoming titles (that may be a bit much if you can't play newer games)

Fable 3 will be released on Steam (not sure if elsewhere) this coming Tuesday.
Witcher 2 this Tuesday as well
Dungeon Seige 3 is coming soon (June?)
Heroes of Might and Magic 6 (September I think)

Just go through the Library and check stuff out. Normally there are forum links on each game page so you can see some talk about them, and a lot of games also come with Metascores so you can check out reviews and stuff.

[Mihnt]

Torchlight!
Defense Grid
Global Agenda is pretty good if you like Sci-Fi shooter MMOs at all.
Darwinia

[Hobocamp]

Portal 2
Amnesia: The Dark Decent (very atmospheric, and terrifying)
Tomb Raider (they have a bunch, great if you're old school like me)
Mass Effect 1 and 2
Gyromancer (Popcap + SquareEnix)
Puzzle Quest 2

I've also heard good things about Magicka.

One of my new personal favorites:

Scratches: Director Cut (Think of it as a scary Myst. The mouse acceleration is rather annoying, but a good game regardless)

Also, some upcoming titles (that may be a bit much if you can't play newer games)

Fable 3 will be released on Steam (not sure if elsewhere) this coming Tuesday.
Witcher 2 this Tuesday as well
Dungeon Seige 3 is coming soon (June?)
Heroes of Might and Magic 6 (September I think)

Just go through the Library and check stuff out. Normally there are forum links on each game page so you can see some talk about them, and a lot of games also come with Metascores so you can check out reviews and stuff.

Wow dude, did you even read their post at all?

[Keisy]

Mount and Blade:Warband , totally awesome fps rpg with fine strategy elements with cool multiplayer, including mass battles.Seriously, i dont play wow now for a few months but i login there to smash some faces every day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CneUatAHPAo - here's a review of a crpg mod for it.

Also, i heard there was a big sale recently, dunno if it's still present

p.s. Mass battles as in 60v60 regularly and sometimes up to 100v100

Also, single player is kinda unique, it feels weird at the beginning, but after you get hooked up you can spend no less than 12 hours in a row playing it

[Bitlovin]

Wow dude, did you even read their post at all?

Reading is hard.

[Deleted]

Steam on popular games is very expensive compared to stores and other sites. BUT on base off Indie games and co-op packs they are really cheap.

Just look out every day on steam for deals, they often hold Indie pack deal with 50-75% off on every game...there even is a deal active now.

Also if you enjoy co-op games you should look out when new games get released, they often give a 20% cut on the price if you buy a pack with 2 cd keys...for example instead of paying 100 euros for portal me and my friend payed 80 euros.

The only Indie game I have is RUSH. it only costed 2 euros when I bought it in a deal. (now costs 8 I think)

[Hraklea]

Steam on popular games is very expensive compared to stores and other sites. BUT on base off Indie games and co-op packs they are really cheap.

Steam is around 5~10 times cheaper than the DVDs in Brazil. I love our taxes... ¬¬
(I bought Bioshock for 1/15 of the price, for instance.)

[Deleted]

I know a couple of people will go O.o at this, but honestly, one of the best indie games I've played on steam has been "Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale". It's completely bizarre and sounds kinda lame, but it's unbelievably addictive once you get in to it. Don't mock it until you've tried it!

[Jodah]

I know a couple of people will go O.o at this, but honestly, one of the best indie games I've played on steam has been "Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale". It's completely bizarre and sounds kinda lame, but it's unbelievably addictive once you get in to it. Don't mock it until you've tried it!

Meh, most people that look at indie games at all know about Recettear and I've yet to hear anyone trash it. Its just people that only play AAA games that talk down about it and frankly, they can go suck a lemon.

[BatteredRose]

Can anyone recommend some good indie/general games I can get on Steam.

I like how this was largely ignored by the posters.

Anyway, I recommend Magicka, it's quite fun!