Best Indie Games — page 33

The best independently developed games we have reviewed, ranked by score and given a verdict each.

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1,285
Average score
7.5
Top score
7.6
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  1. 769Molek-SyntezSimulation game$9.99Molek-Syntez is Zachtronics at its most skeletal and punishing, stripping away narrative fluff to deliver a pure hit of spatial logic and optimization...7.6Good
  2. 770AbzûAdventure game$19.99Abzû is a quietly confident piece of atmospheric storytelling that prioritizes emotional resonance over mechanical complexity. It isn't a game you pla...7.6Good
  3. 771Thirty Flights of LovingAdventure game$4.99Thirty Flights of Loving is a sharp, brief experiment in cinematic shorthand that proves a game doesn't need hours of filler to leave a mark. Solid an...7.6Good
  4. 772EuropaAction game$14.99Europa is a solid, contemplative journey across a striking alien landscape, carried by graceful movement and quiet environmental storytelling. Its s...7.6Good
  5. 773Last Time I Saw YouAdventure game$9.99Last Time I Saw You pairs a heartfelt coming-of-age story with Japan's rich folklore and a gorgeous hand-drawn style, but its linear structure and l...7.6Good
  6. 774Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible WizardAdventure game$4.99Frog Detective 2 delivers a concentrated dose of quirky humor and endearing characters, showing that brevity and simplicity can carry a narrative-dr...7.6Good
  1. 775Gone HomeAdventure game$14.99Gone Home remains a quietly influential work of environmental storytelling, even if its deliberate rejection of traditional gameplay divides audienc...7.6Good
  2. 776The Past WithinAdventure game$5.99The Past Within is a cleverly designed cooperative puzzle game built on information asymmetry, forcing genuine, often frantic, human connection to sol...7.6Good
  3. 777FirewatchAdventure game$19.99Firewatch is a well-crafted narrative game built on sharp writing and a genuinely resonant central relationship. Its painterly world and strong voice ...7.6Good
  4. 778The PathlessAction game$39.99Giant Squid trades the bloat of modern open-worlds for a singular, hypnotic focus on kinetic grace. The Pathless is defined by the joy of movement, ...7.6Good
  5. 779Long Live the QueenRPG game$3.99A small, cruel, clever sim that treats failure as the lesson plan. For players willing to die repeatedly to learn what the court wants, it's a rewardi...7.5Good
  6. 780Pistol WhipAction game$11.99Few rhythm games commit to a physical fantasy the way Pistol Whip does — the gunfight is the song, and the body is the controller. The catch is a shor...7.5Good
  7. 781Ibb & ObbAction game$11.99Ibb & Obb is a co-op puzzle platformer built so completely around two people that playing it alone barely counts as playing it. It is short and punish...7.5Good
  8. 782Transport Fever 2Simulation game$39.99Transport Fever 2 is a satisfying transport-network builder with excellent construction tools, a deep historical vehicle roster and a huge mod scene. ...7.5Good
  9. 783HylicsRPG game$2.99Hylics is a two-hour, hand-sculpted clay hallucination that uses JRPG structure as an excuse to be very strange. The combat is thin and the game ends ...7.5Good
  10. 784What the Car?Action game$19.99Funny, inventive and built on constant surprise, What the Car? runs out of steam before it runs out of goodwill. It's short and uneven, and best sui...7.5Good
  11. 785Monaco: What's Yours Is MineAction game$2.99Monaco is a co-op crime caper built on one sharp idea — you can only see what your thief sees — and with a full crew that idea carries it a long way. ...7.5Good
  12. 786Rusty Lake HotelAdventure game$1.99Rusty Lake Hotel is a short, macabre point-and-click puzzler whose mood carries it through a few stretches of bad logic. At its price it's a solid way...7.5Good
  13. 787Phantom RoseAdventure game$7.49By deleting random card draws entirely, solo developer makaroll's Phantom Rose rebuilds deckbuilding around sequencing, planning, and accountability...7.5Good
  14. 788Emily is AwayAdventure gameFreeKyle Seeley's free AIM-era story turns a chat window into a sharp, quietly painful study of friendships that drift apart. It's short and branches less...7.5Good
  15. 789Lost in VivoIndie game$11.99A one-person horror project that uses tight hallways and directional audio to real effect — worth it for atmosphere-first players who can forgive shal...7.5Good
  16. 790RavenfieldAction game$17.99One Swedish developer built a large-scale bot-war sandbox that is light on hardware by design, then handed the keys to the Steam Workshop and walked o...7.5Good
  17. 791OddadaCasual game$9.99ODDADA hides its music theory behind a wind-up crank and a tiny train, and the trick works — the right audience will export a track worth keeping on d...7.5Good
  18. 792Vampire TherapistSimulation game$14.99Little Bat Games built a comedy about immortal trauma on top of a genuinely functional CBT curriculum, and neither half embarrasses the other. It's sh...7.5Good