Indie games are well-known to bring new ideas to either stagnant gameplay concepts or to create a whole new experience for their massive player base. If you’re looking for some indie games to explore something new other than re-hashes of tried and tested formats of AAA games, look no further. Today, we give you the Top 8 Best Indie Games of all times.
This list is assembled according to our own preferences and opinions. Let’s get started.
8) Super Meat Boy
| Release date: | October 20, 2010 |
| Platforms: | Xbox, PC, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Android, and Nintendo Switch |
Yes, playing as a block of meat stuck between a loop of hundreds of death and well-timed runs is fun. If you ever loved Super Mario Bros., chances are that you will like this game too. The Meat Team took the classic design, replaced Mario with a block of meat upgraded the platform, and made it brisk with smooth controls with a bonus bit of delight at the end of each level. This simple gameplay and lovely animation make Super Meat Boy a staple in the indie games community.
7) Papers, Please
| Release date: | August 8, 2013 |
| Platforms: | PC, PlayStation Vita, and IOS |
Developed by 3909 LLC, this game takes place at a migration checkpoint, where you set to work manning the borders of your country. You have to review every immigrant and return citizen’s passports against an escalating list of rules using provided tools and guides, allowing only those with proper paperwork and rejecting those without proper paperwork and falsified information. All this while also maintaining your private finances. Papers, Please is set as an example of an empathy game in the indie games genre and was also named as one of the top games of 2013.
6) Enter the Gungeon
| Release date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Platforms: | Xbox, PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch |
Not like classic dungeon crawler games, Enter the Gungeon provides the players with guns. Also, instead of unchaining the princess trapped in the dungeon somewhere, the final goal of this game is to find a gun that can kill someone’s past and use it to end the protagonist’s past regrets. Apart from being hilarious, isn’t that highly relatable?
Another indie game with a huge fanbase, Enter the Gungeon provides players with an exhilarating experience.
5) Hollow Knight
| Release date: | February 24, 2017 |
| Platforms: | Xbox, PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch |
Who doesn’t love a game with creepy aesthetics and insane boss battles? Hollow Knights provide you with just that. Team Cherry did an exceptionally great job designing and developing this game. A nameless knight traveling through an ancient plague-infested kingdom, fighting insects and uncovering mysteries. With a huge amount of DLC available, you’re guaranteed to spend a good amount of time playing this game, collecting things and, unlocking new abilities to progress. Hollow Knights have sold over 3 million copies as of December 2020 and also has a sequel in development, Hollow Knight: Silksong.
4) Dead by Daylight
| Release date: | June 14, 2016 |
| Platforms: | Xbox, PC, PlayStation 4, Android, and Nintendo Switch |
Dead by Daylight is maybe one of the only games which turned survival horror into a classical PVP experience. The game is really simple. One player is the deadly killer going up against 3 survivors. It offers two widely different gameplay experiences depending upon whether you’re the killer or the survivor. With regular updates, this game has added global villains from every possible spectrum of entertainment. For people who don’t really like horror games, the PVP part of this game is sure to amaze them.
3) Undertale
| Release date: | June 14, 2016 |
| Platforms: | PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Android, and Nintendo Switch |
Imagine an RPG game where you don’t have to kill anybody. In Undertale, you play as a child who falls underground into the world of monsters. Undertale offers players different but equally valuable approaches to the same problem. In this game, choices do matter. The special part of this game is its combat system. Undertale may be the only game that allows you to make it to the end without killing a single enemy which again totally depends on the choices you make. It’s one of those games in the indie community which provides people more than just simple RPG action; offers a totally different experience.
2) Shovel Knight
| Release date: | June 26, 2014 |
| Platforms: | Xbox, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Amazon Fire TV, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch |
One of the staple names in the indie games community, Shovel Knight transcended beyond all heights. Released in 2014, the game received universal acclaim. The full game, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove includes three other campaigns namely, Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, and King of Cards, as well as a multiplayer game Shovel Knight Showdown. Defeating enemies, finding chests, digging through the environment, Shovel knights offers a fun gameplay overall. I mean who doesn’t love smashing enemies with a shovel while listening to fun 8-bit music in the background?
1) Minecraft
| Release date: | November 18, 2011 |
| Platforms: | Xbox, PC, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Android, IOS, New Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch |
A simple yet interesting Lego-Esque building game, Minecraft is going down as the best-selling indie game of all time with over 200 million copies sold and 126 million monthly active users as of 2020. The secret of Minecraft is that there are no rules. No boundaries. The ultimate sandbox game that allows you to build and explore your own world. Developed and published by Mojang studios, Minecraft is still getting regular updates and new players, cementing its legacy and ensuring its inclusion on every list of best indie games.
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