9 Best Hidden Gem Video Games Of 2019

3. GreedFall

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Spiders

As it did with Bound by Flame and The Technomancer, indie developer Spiders proves yet again that multi-faceted gameplay isn't exclusive to the billion-dollar triple-A industry.

An ambitious riff on the lauded action-RPG gameplay popularised by BioWare's Mass Effect series, GreedFall distances itself from the former's sci-fi soap opera universe with a rarely (if ever?) explored colonial setting. Sandwiched between these unique narrative bookends are the very same strategy-based set pieces you'd expect to find Commander Shepard charging headfirst into alongside his comrades, only with steel and alchemical concoctions in place of guns and space magic.

Make no mistake: this is a budget title - and it shows more frequently than desired - but look past its technical inadequacies and you'll find an excellent, old school RPG.

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