Every year there are games released with don’t seem to garner their share of the limelight as much as they deserve. There’re underrated by some degree, and in large part it’s not totally known why they don’t catch on. The fifteen titles included in this rundown exemplify a feeling of underratedness, but for the purposes of this feature we’re not just talking games that haven’t reviewed as well as they should. Games that’re overshadowed, overlooked, or underplayed have also been considered.
Nine Sols
You may be asking: if Nine Sols sold well, hit all consoles after a successful PC launch, and garnered two nominations at the upcoming Indie Game Awards, is it genuinely underrated? Well, aside from a convoluted story told via overabundance of dialogue, Nine Sols is the Hollow Knight sequel we’ve been waiting for. Its evocative world with cyberpunk-adjacent tech provides the perfect playground for exploration and discovery, but – most importantly – its robust combat demanding a clever mix of parrying, combos, and powerups should be elevating Nine Sols above what its already achieved. If you’re waiting for Silksong, play Nine Sols.
