What are your sleeper hits of the year?

          Sleeper games are bitter sweet to me. They are good games that knowone really know about (which makes you specail),but the multiplayer dies faster than a Swine Flu baby.  
           My sleeper hit of the year was Red Faction: Guerilla, I'm still narking my friends to buy that game. I was also Impressed with Battlefield 1943 I didn't know that game existed until the day it came out and for ten bucks you can't get a better multipayer game. So what are your sleeper hits of 2009? 

There's no multiplayer, but Torchlight comes to mind. The biggest sleeper hit I've ever liked was Snoopy Vs The Red Baron, a really great game that no one knew about or bought because they just assumed licensed game for kids. Hopefully Snoopy Flying Ace sells well.

Red Faction for me, as well. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was, and the multi player is solid. Wolfenstein also comes to mind, that game had a really, really fun campaign. 

Hate to beat a dead horse, but Uncharted 2!   That game is wonderful, and aside from some weird lag, its multiplayer component is surprisingly great.
 
Other than that I can't think of anything that I'd really call a sleeper hit, but BF1943 ate loads of my spare time; it's an addicting and fun multiplayer experience.

Probably Red Faction: Guerrilla. That's a great game, let me tell you.

Guerrilla.

I'm going to be cheap and say my sleeper hit from last year and that was Civilzation Revolution, no one bought that game and it seemed to me like it should have sold a little more.  This year though, Dead space was a surprise and I didn't think it would be as good as it is but I was wrong. 

"Hate to beat a dead horse, but Uncharted 2!   That game is wonderful, and aside from some weird lag, its multiplayer component is surprisingly great.  Other than that I can't think of anything that I'd really call a sleeper hit, but BF1943 ate loads of my spare time; it's an addicting and fun multiplayer experience. "

Thought Batman was going to be mediocre, I was wrong.

Machinarium.

" Hate to beat a dead horse, but Uncharted 2!   That game is wonderful, and aside from some weird lag, its multiplayer component is surprisingly great.  Other than that I can't think of anything that I'd really call a sleeper hit, but BF1943 ate loads of my spare time; it's an addicting and fun multiplayer experience. "

For me it was probably Anno 1404. Seems like no one played that game.

" For me it was probably Anno 1404. Seems like no one played that game. "

Demon's Souls. That game got no hype through media, but reviewed very well, and sold through all of what Atlus had made quickly, prompting a second run. I don't know the final numbers, but it's potentially a sleeper hit.

this really obscure game called modern warfare two

" this really obscure game called modern warfare two "

Batman I didn't even know it was coming out than everyone was freaking out and it is one of my favorites now I hope the sequel is an open city like game sorta in the vain of inFamous which I just finished playing like 24 hours ago and its awesome but has really bad framerate issues but still alot of fun.

I can safely say Torchlight, Demon's Souls, and Red Faction: Guerilla all had that perfect mix of respect, lack of any real hype, and respectable sales (we here's hoping that holds true for Torchlight).

UFC Undisputed 2009. 
 
I'm pretty sure no one expected that game to be any good, and it's fucking incredible. I'm still playing it.

Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes. I played it at PAX and it has been love ever since

Sleeper hits are harder to determine.  Surprise hits are easier and I think that's pretty much what people are posting.

Batman Arkham Asylum is the correct answer. We all expected a lameass Batman game, like a movie-tie in without the movie and what we got it the best batman game ever made and one of the best superhero games ever made.
 
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Trine

" Thought Batman was going to be mediocre, I was wrong. "

I love how people are mentioning very well known games that had commercials airing pretty much all the time as a "Sleeper Hit"... 
 
Red Faction is very popular.  Every time I mention it when talking to my friends, at least 10 people hear me and are like "DUDE OMGZ I LOOOVE THAT GAEM SOOO MUCH YOU CAN LIEK EXPLODE EEEEVEEERYTHIIING!".  And yes, my friends talk like that.  Every single one of them is a moron. 
  
Saying that Red Faction, Uncharted 2 and Arkham Asylum are sleeper hits is like saying that The Dark Knight was a low-budget indie movie made by a couple dudes in Mississippi.     

Tales of Vesperia; its not really truly considered as a sleeper hit but its the lowest profile game that I can think of that I bought this year. Moderately popular game, nothing more.

" Hate to beat a dead horse, but Uncharted 2!"

definitely half minute hero...its a really fantastic game!

" Tales of Vesperia; its not really truly considered as a sleeper hit but its the lowest profile game that I can think of that I bought this year. Moderately popular game, nothing more. "

" @Bald3rdash said:

"Hate to beat a dead horse, but Uncharted 2!   That game is wonderful, and aside from some weird lag, its multiplayer component is surprisingly great.  Other than that I can't think of anything that I'd really call a sleeper hit, but BF1943 ate loads of my spare time; it's an addicting and fun multiplayer experience. "

I don't think Uncharted 2 counts as a sleeper hit... "

Torchlight, Red Faction, Borderlands, and Way of the Samurai 3

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Prinny

" Torchlight, Red Faction, Borderlands, and Way of the Samurai 3 "

  Machinarium/Demon Souls

Red Faction, Battlefield, Batman and Borderlands.

Don't know if it counts as a sleeper but Infamous.  

Borderlands, Saw, Darkest of Da*gunshot*

'Splosion Man. Never heard of it until I played the demo. Bought it two minutes later.Still playing it 4 months later.

" Risen, takes me back to the days of Morrowind, except the combat is more interesting and of course it looks better.  "

" @C0V3RT said:

" @Bald3rdash said:

"Hate to beat a dead horse, but Uncharted 2!   That game is wonderful, and aside from some weird lag, its multiplayer component is surprisingly great.  Other than that I can't think of anything that I'd really call a sleeper hit, but BF1943 ate loads of my spare time; it's an addicting and fun multiplayer experience. "

I don't think Uncharted 2 counts as a sleeper hit... "

Of course it does. Just like Dragon Age Origins and Modern Warfare 2. Duh. "