Best Indie Games — page 4
The best independently developed games we have reviewed, ranked by score and given a verdict each.
- Reviewed
- 1,285
- Average score
- 9.2
- Top score
- 9.2
Scores for this page’s rows
- 73Kerbal Space ProgramKerbal Space Program is less a game and more a brilliant, unforgiving, and deeply rewarding physics simulation that accidentally teaches you rocket sc...9.2Outstanding
- 74Her StorySam Barlow's "Her Story" is a masterful deconstruction of the crime procedural, trading scripted action for a keyboard and your own intuition. It's a ...9.2Outstanding
- 75Slay the PrincessSlay the Princess is a narrative scalpel that dissects the nature of choice, trust, and reality. It stands among the very best in the visual novel gen...9.2Outstanding
- 76Chants of SennaarChants of Sennaar builds its puzzles around deduction rather than trial and error, a game that trusts the player's intelligence completely. It turns t...9.2Outstanding
- 77WildermythWildermyth is a triumph of procedural generation, weaving tactical RPG mechanics into a storytelling engine so potent it creates legitimate emotional ...9.2Outstanding
- 78The Forgotten CityThe Forgotten City has grown well beyond its origins as a mod, with a script and moral dilemmas so sharp that talking your way through the city proves...9.2Outstanding
- 79Chicory: A Colorful TaleChicory: A Colorful Tale masterfully uses a simple coloring-book mechanic to tell one of the most resonant stories about creativity and mental health ...9.2Outstanding
- 80SubnauticaSubnautica builds its atmospheric design and narrative progression around psychological tension rather than difficulty, creating one of the most engro...9.2Outstanding
- 81LIMBOLIMBO's minimalist design still works, as its stark, monochromatic world and brutal physics puzzles create an atmosphere so oppressive and compelling ...9.2Outstanding
- 82BastionWith its reactive narration and polished action, Bastion remains a landmark indie title that proves style can be substance. It stands among the very b...9.2Outstanding
- 83The Talos PrincipleThe Talos Principle is a rare and brilliant achievement—a puzzle game that respects its audience enough to challenge not only their spatial reasoning ...9.2Outstanding
- 84Papers, PleasePapers, Please transforms the drudgery of a bureaucratic job into a riveting, morally complex thriller. It's a masterwork of interactive storytelling ...9.2Outstanding
- 85Dead CellsDead Cells fuses high-stakes roguelite progression with precision action-platforming into an endlessly replayable, brutally rewarding package — one of...9.2Outstanding
- 86Cave Story+Cave Story+ is a retro-inspired platformer that shaped the modern indie era, pairing tight mechanics with emotional storytelling that puts most big-bu...9.1Outstanding
- 87Melvor IdleMelvor Idle distills progression to its essentials, stripping the bloat from the MMORPG formula to deliver a deeply addictive, ethically sound "number...9.1Outstanding
- 88HumanityHumanity is a hypnotic, high-concept puzzle game that proves crowd control can be both zen-like and intellectually grueling. It is a rare piece of dig...9.1Outstanding
- 89Don't Starve TogetherKlei Entertainment's Don't Starve Together transcends its survival genre trappings, delivering a carefully crafted, brutally difficult, yet profound...9.1Outstanding
- 90SpaceChemSpaceChem is an unforgiving, yet profoundly gratifying, exercise in systems design, demanding careful logic and an engineer's patience to unlock its m...9.1Outstanding
- 91Grim DawnGrim Dawn is one of the very best ARPGs ever made — a carefully crafted dark fantasy epic with unmatched character customization and a deeply satisfyi...9.1Outstanding
- 92Shattered Pixel DungeonShattered Pixel Dungeon is one of the very best roguelikes available on any platform — a carefully crafted dungeon crawler that pairs punishing depth ...9.1Outstanding
- 93Amnesia: The Dark DescentFrictional Games' Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a masterclass in psychological horror, meticulously crafted to dismantle player agency and redefine a...9.1Outstanding
- 94Darkest DungeonDarkest Dungeon is a punishing, deeply strategic, and psychologically taxing RPG whose stress system turns the roguelike dungeon crawl into a harrowin...9.1Outstanding
- 95What the Golf?What the Golf? is less a game about golf and more a brilliantly executed, interactive cartoon that uses the sport as a jumping-off point for a relentl...9.1Outstanding
- 9680 Days80 Days transforms a classic novel into interactive storytelling of rare depth, where every choice carves a unique and unforgettable path around a stu...9.1Outstanding
