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What are some of your favorite forgotten gems? (retrolemmy.com)
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We all play the same games most of the time. From the classic FPS grandfather's to the Point 'n Click adventures that never really got any traction past the 90s.

What are your favorite hidden gems? Games that few people know, but should know?

I'll start. Ascendency. A strategy space game where you pick an alien race, and try to take over, or befriend, the entire universe. Getting spaceships, going to planets, building bases and diplomacy. The time can be sped up, but do it at your own risk, because the AI does not wait.

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ascendancy? Oh yeah, my favourite wanna be 4X space game; the AI is just superbly stupid. But the Idea of building and outfitting your own ships? Just great.

But on other hidden Gems that few people know about....

How about Anstoss. I really liked how you were a Manager of a football team with the goal to win the UEFA cup. During the 2000s I was a football fan, what can I say :D

Oh and then there was that one strategy game on DOS which involved a europa map, akin to risk. but much more involved with espionage and combat. I am looking for its name and screenshots for quite an eternity now.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's an AI patch for ascendency. Supposedly it makes the AI less stupid

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

jup, so I've heard; yet I've never tried it. ... maybe I should...