There are so many amazing indie games out there, but some of them stand out as must-play experiences. What are your favorite indie games of all time?
Oh disco elysium for sure. Fantastic crpg.
It’s such a shame what happened to the creators. They’ve even encouraged people to pirate it.
Subnautica. One of the best experiences I’ve had in gaming.
Outer Wilds. One of the most creative and thought-provoking games I’ve played. Definitely go into this one knowing as little as possible about it.
Hollow Knight also deserves a spot here, but personally I preferred Salt and Sanctuary.
Outer wilds is ridiculously good, it’s such a crazy unique experience. But you have to go in without spoilers, it’s not nearly as fun if you know where things are.
Perfect list! I have two things to add
Astroneer Minecraft, but with a space vacuum cleaner that makes digging holes addictive
Brawlhalla a smash Brothers clone that gave me hours of fun.
Disco Elysium blew me away with the writing, absolutely a must-play.
Stardew Valley
The Return of the Obra Dinn.
Subnautica
Tunic
The Legend of Grimrock 1 and 2 (I’ve convinced 0 people to try these)
Subnautica is horror in its most subtle form.
"Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in the region. Are you certain whatever you’re doing is worth it?”
Don’t care too much about Grimrock 1… But the sequel? Fantastic. (Though I don’t particularly care for the hunger mechanics)
Edit: missed that you included Tunic… That’s one of my top games of recent history.
I loved LoG, the 1st one even more than the 2nd.
FTL, Into the Breach, Celeste, Hollow Knight, Banished
Not posted here yet: Hades. Though, all of Supergiant’s games are worth playing.
Valheim - especially if you fork out for a dedicated server. I was playing with family and friends across the Atlanic, so we’d log on the next day and find new bases and bridges built, etc.
I just wish you could modify and expand the boats!
Airships: Conquer the Skies - a great little 2D airship builder and combat game
Songs of Syx - a fun city builder even if combat is largely unfinished still
Yeah, building in Valheim is mad fun. Adding meaning and difficulty to the acquisition of resources made it so much more satisfying to make things.
I would say Hades.
The gameplay loop, the art direction and the story are all very good.Can’t wait for Part 2!
My partner and I loved playing Plate Up! We’ve also played Overcooked 1 & 2, but spent more time playing Plate Up!.
Upvoted, we had so much fun with PlateUp! I think we also have more playing time for PlateUp than for Overcooked 1 & 2 combined (both completed). I love the roguelike element in it and building our own restaurant.
There is this little hidden gem called The Witcher 3.
Ok, real answer: To the Moon and Doki Doki Literature Club are two indies that really left a mark on me, specially the former. Both games are fantastic.
The games that stuck with me are (in no special order) Paradise Killer, Sable, Disco Elysium, Gris and of course What remains of Edith Finch.
Factorio with a friend. (Alone is still good)
I’m not sure what the cutoff is for indie these days, but I think the Ori games are perfect.
