10 Lesser-Known PC Games That are Worth Playing

Do you often want to have a good time but popular games seem cliched? Take a look at the list of projects that were left behind by a wide audience. We do not promise that you will love them (there are various genres – both niche and classical ones) but you’d better give them a try! All games are free.

1. Ginkgo

Gingko is a survival horror adventure where the main character comes to his family house for his mother’s funeral. He gets a magic needle that can sew torn parts of the world together to get through memories. And it gets scary when you play on…

Ginkgo on Steam

2. Mortal Kombat Defender Earth

Do you prefer punch fest? Mortal Kombat is a franchise that needs no introductions. Defender Earth is a fan product where you can choose tens of characters – from Sub Zero to Goro. Even though the game does not belong to the official brand, its gameplay is pretty attractive.

The latest version is 3.3.7, it was released two years ago. Judging by the current status, the project is not being developed any more – and it’s a pity.

3. Ghostscape 3D

And again, a gloomy atmosphere – but formed as an adventure logic game where you need to be perceptive. You visit an abandoned house where you can witness hair-raising rituals. What happened? You have to find items scattered in the rooms but you gain access to them after doing definite actions.

4. Zelda Classic

Do you prefer something calm and classical? Zelda Classic is a remake of the extremely popular Legend of Zelda released in 1986 by Nintendo for NES. The creator of the remake is a big fan of the franchise who decided to share their hobby with PC owners. He made a full-scale port of the original and enriched it with additional tasks. Download the file, repack the archive, run zelda.exe – and head for a magic country. The project is constantly developing!

Zelda Classic website

5. The Last of Humans: Awakening

Another survival horror. The beginning is exciting – the main character pulls out of coma. He quickly understands that he is in hospital where a lot of bad things are happening. This is proved by bloody stains on the floor and walls and bloody messages in the toilets. This is how the trip starts leading the hero… where?

6. The Tower at Tortenna

The Tower at Tortenna is a relaxing and walking game with puzzles. Its setting resembles such titles as Myst and Witness. The tower used to be placed in a field, but now it is surrounded by towns that merge into one megapolis, – Cwethsil, Tortenna, Pizbürg, Lofli, and Hyndima. Why is everything so neglected there? What mysterious devices and mechanisms were left by inhabitants? You have to find the answer. The game impresses with beautiful top views and a mysterious atmosphere.

7. Killer Escape 4

Behold a piece of work by Psionic Games created by Ghostscape 3D. The game sets you in a difficult situation – you are locked in a room filled with a poisonous gas. You need to open the door and then to escape from a sadistic maniac rambling in the corridors. Warning – it will be hard.

8. Think To Die 2

Black humour plus a puzzle? What is it about? There are human toys that find their existence boring. Your task is to let them commit… a suicide. And there are lots of resources there – from falling from height to crush and change of gravity load.

Think To Die 2 on Steam

9. Fragments of Euclid

And now – a less exhausting puzzle set in the world of Escher’s architecture. The ceiling can become the floor, the wall can be the ceiling, and you will have to find the right path in this chaos. The setting of the game is remarkable, the game is in the drawing style.

10. Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

Vikings, trolls, winter, wolves, gods... Let us introduce an adventure RPG game styled in the 90s classic, a kind of The Flight of Amazon Queen or Secrets of Monkey Island but with battles and spells and the main character can work in one of three jobs.

The game is designed to be played for hours – and it is worth playing. Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is available in the Steam library.

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok on Steam