Sleeper Sell: The 25 Best Games You've Never Heard Of

Just because something's flown under the radar doesn't mean it's not better than most games you've played.

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There have been hundreds of thousands of games developed for the various video game consoles and computers over the past several decades. The sheer number of these creations makes it nearly impossible for all of them to get their due respect, especially in today's world where we're always looking for the next big thing. So, in a world of tentpoles and blockbusters, we're taking a much-needed step back and paying our respects to some of the best games to have never been played by mass audiences (arranged chronologically, so as not to play favorites). No mentions of Halo or Call of Duty here! Uh, oops. Okay, starting now...

By Troy Mounis

Amnesia (Commodore 64/PC, 1986)

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Portal (Amiga/Commodore 64/PC, 1986)

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Amazing Penguin (Game Boy, 1990)

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Clash at Demonhead (NES, 1990)

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Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar/PC/Mac/PS, 1994)

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Under a Killing Moon (PC/Mac, 1994)

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Windjammers (Neo Geo, 1994)

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BioForge (PC, 1995)

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Capitalism (PC, 1995)

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The Dark Eye (PC/Mac, 1995)

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The Dig (PC/Mac, 1995)

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Escape Velocity (Mac, 1996)

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The Neverhood (PC, 1996)

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The Last Express (PC, 1997)

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Hardwar (PC, 1998)

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MDK 2 (Dreamcast/PC, 2000)

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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (PC, 2001)

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Divine Divinity (PC, 2002)

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Melty Blood (PC, 2002)

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Soldat (PC, 2002)

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Crimsonland (PC, 2003)

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ObsCure (PC/PS2/Xbox, 2004)

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Darwinia (PC/Mac/Linux/360, 2005)

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Penumbra: Overture (PC/Mac/Linux, 2007)

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The Path (PC/Mac, 2009)

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