Best Indie Games — page 12
The best independently developed games we have reviewed, ranked by score and given a verdict each.
- Reviewed
- 1,285
- Average score
- 8.6
- Top score
- 8.6
- Free
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Scores for this page’s rows
- 265Caravan SandWitchCaravan SandWitch is a serene, combat-free narrative journey built around emotional resonance rather than thrills, and its design largely delivers on ...8.6Great
- 266Gravity CircuitGravity Circuit doesn't just ape 16-bit classics; it re-engineers their combat with kinetic grace and satisfying depth, making it an easy recommendati...8.6Great
- 267Rusted MossRusted Moss is a demanding, physics-driven Metroidvania whose grappling hook reinvents both traversal and combat. It's a strong recommendation for p...8.6Great
- 268The Mermaid's Tongue"The Mermaid's Tongue" looks like another strong narrative deduction effort from SFB Games, pairing an inventive clue system with a distinctive hand-p...8.6Great
- 269The ForestThe Forest delivers an uncompromising, intensely atmospheric survival horror experience, where intelligent AI and a genuinely unsettling narrative g...8.6Great
- 270Littlewood"Littlewood" reimagines the post-heroic narrative with real charm, delivering a calming and engaging loop of town-building and social simulation that ...8.6Great
- 271Recettear: An Item Shop's TaleRecettear blends the cutthroat world of item shop management with the perilous depths of dungeon crawling into a uniquely compelling economic simulato...8.6Great
- 272Gnorp ApologueThe Gnorp Apologue deftly fuses the addictive pull of idle progression with the strategic depth of roguelike decision-making, carving out a unique a...8.6Great
- 273Repella FellaRepella Fella is a sharply written, richly branching point-and-click adventure that earns a clear recommendation, with real reservations around its ni...8.6Great
- 274The Beginner's Guide"The Beginner's Guide" is a quietly devastating dissection of artistic intent and the often-unspoken compact between creator and audience, delivered w...8.6Great
- 275Mimic LogicMimic Logic fuses cerebral puzzle-solving with the unforgiving loops of a roguelike, demanding sharp critical thinking and rewarding patience with gen...8.6Great
- 276Arctic EggsArctic Eggs is a physics sandbox that turns the mundane act of cooking into a surreal, compelling challenge with real depth. It's as frustrating as it...8.6Great
- 277ObserverObserver doesn't just ask questions about our digital future; it drags players, screaming, into a chillingly plausible vision of it. It's a strongly...8.6Great
- 278Paradise Killer"Paradise Killer" transcends typical detective games, offering a genuinely open-ended investigation steeped in a dazzling, alien aesthetic and driven ...8.6Great
- 279Mushroom 11Mushroom 11 turns destruction into creation, and the result is a cerebral, often maddeningly clever puzzle-platformer that rewards precision, foresigh...8.6Great
- 280GriftlandsGriftlands reshapes the roguelike deck-builder formula, weaving intricate card-battling mechanics with a branching, consequence-laden narrative. It's ...8.6Great
- 281VideoverseVideoverse resurrects the nascent online communities of the early 2000s in a narrative adventure that resonates with nostalgic adults and a new genera...8.6Great
- 282World of GooWorld of Goo remains a high point in puzzle design, its charmingly dark aesthetic and ingenious physics mechanics making it a timeless, if occasionall...8.6Great
- 283Blind DriveBlind Drive is an intensely original, audio-first arcade game built on a genuinely bold idea, executed with care and craft. We recommend it clearl...8.6Great
- 284Path of ExileGrinding Gear Games' Path of Exile is a deep, unforgiving ARPG that trades accessibility for extraordinary player agency, and it earns a clear rec...8.6Great
- 285La-Mulana 2La-Mulana 2 is a carefully built digital artifact, a brutalist monument to old-school exploration and unforgiving logic, demanding intellectual fortit...8.6Great
- 286Slime RancherMonomi Park's Slime Rancher offers a compelling, almost meditative loop of exploration and resource management, proving that engaging gameplay doesn...8.6Great
- 287Trombone ChampHoly Wow's Trombone Champ is a hilarious deconstruction of musical performance that demands both technical ineptitude and genuine skill, wrapped i...8.6Great
- 288JusantDON'T NOD's Jusant turns climbing into a meditative, mechanically precise journey that rewards patience and pays homage to a lost world. It's a quie...8.6Great