10 CRIMINALLY Overlooked Recent Video Games

10. Chasm

Thanks to Metroidvanias like Hollow Knight and Dead Cells, the subgenre has exploded in popularity over the past decade. Unfortunately, this surge has oversaturated the market with a boundless buffet of non-linear platformers, making it hard to know which ones are worth a look. So, if you're scouring for a new Metroidvania, you can't go wrong with Chasm.

At first, it doesn't look like anything special. The pixelated sprites may look superb, and the mechanics are easy to master, but it doesn't appear to boast anything, at a glance.

But there is something lurking deep, deep within Chasm. Because the layout of the world map is randomly programmed, players will get a different experience upon every playthrough. As fun as Super Metroid or Symphony of the Night are, exploration loses its appeal upon repeated playthroughs, since you know where everything is.

Thanks to the procedural generation, you can't have this issue with Chasm. Online guides will also prove fruitless, since no two players will have the same map. As a result, you must be ready to adapt and rely entirely on your own wits and skill to triumph.