Hidden Gems - Nobody Bought Edition

This will be my last attempt to push some folks to play 3 games that nobody played. In the middle of a Portia play through and still upset that this game tanked at the store.

My Time at Portia - Stardew 2.0. Straight up stole all aspects of Stardew and made it better with tremendous quality of life additions as you level up. Instead of farming, this game focuses on workshop equipment and some farming but you don't need to touch farming. Much longer story, better combat, much better quality of life upgrades. If you didn't mind Stardew graphics don't let the cartoon graphics stop you from playing Portia. I would be surprised if most people who loved Stardew didn't end up loving this one. Easy 80+ hours. Heck, you can have that much just in year 1. You can probably put 200 hours if you have the time setting slowed. My one beef is that it is too chill. I liked rushing the beat the clock in Stardew. In Portia, you just wake up in your bed with no penalty.

Pathfinder Kingmaker - Simply the best CRPG since Baldur's Gate II. Unfortunately the game was released in a shambles so the reviews destroyed it. 4 or 5 months after release, the patches fixed the bugs and they added several quality of life changes that made the core play better. If you like CRPG, I don't understand why you haven't given this one a shot. Great game and cheap as hell anytime steam has a sale. 100+ hours. I think I had 150 but I do every single quest and explore every inch of the map.

Bard's Tale IV - This one isn't for everyone. Some folks don't like the grid based combat but having played the old Bard's Tale games, I think they did a fine job with this spiritual successor to the old franchise. What the screwed up was releasing the game a month or two early. I didn't have any problems with the initial release, but plenty of folks had some graphical issues. I loved the game and the Gaelic score. Loved all of the puzzles and some were actually tough to figure out. The bugs were fixed a few months after release and I think they issued a Director's Cut with additional quality of life features but haven't gotten around to playing it again. I think they state 40+ hours but I put in 80. Twice. I'l probably try out the director's cut before all of the big releases late in the year.

What you got? What are some great games that you don't see anyone playing or talking about?