Indie games are produced by independent studios with less budget. Meet now the 50 best ever made on all platforms! From the most recent, such as Untitled Goose to the most classic and already established, such as Journey, you have a library of the highest quality!
1. Journey
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS3, PS4 e PC
One of the most beautiful games ever made. Without a single word you follow a journey of self-discovery, which you can share with other unknown players or alone. With a low budget, Journey enchants for its simplicity, for its virtual richness and for bringing an exciting narrative told between the lines.
2. Limbo
- Launch: 2010
- Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, PC e Mobile
Limbo is one of the most challenging games on the list if you don't understand the mechanics straight away. Everything is geared towards solving puzzles that allow you to continue progress. As it is a platform game, you can expect a linear narrative, told in the details of the scenario.
3. Hotline Miami
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, PC e Mobile
Top-Down-style shooter, Hotline Miami puts players in the 90s, in super tight scenarios, in which they must punch, shoot and stab enemies to pass the level. With a soundtrack and mechanics reminiscent of the old arcades, Hotline Miami started a successful franchise, which brings the best of the genre into the hands of an independent studio.
4.Braid
- Launch: 2008
- Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360 e PC
Braid is a platform game that brings all the charm of the early colorful games of the genre. There's nothing very innovative about the narrative, but it allows players to have smooth gameplay, with great sound effects and lots of color. The old school graphics are a really cool homage to several classics, including the king of platformers himself, Super Mario World.
5. Spelunky
- Launch: 2008
- Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 e PC
Spelunky is too difficult, and perhaps therein lies its appeal. The game is designed to make you fall off platforms or be touched by enemies, but at the same time the mechanics make it clear that it's always your fault. So take control of this platform Indiana Jones and try to beat the game without dying once!
6. Minecraft
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Mobile, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch e Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft marked a generation of gamers with the genius and expansiveness of its open world. With hundreds of things to do and areas to explore, it quickly became a commercial success and among players of the most varied platforms.
7. DONE
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, PS Vita e PC
The objective in fez is to collect colorful orbs that are floating in hard-to-reach places. Each level requires a different approach, which may involve jumping, but also completely rotating the game world. If you use your head a lot, you will be able to find the logic of each stage.
8. Papers Please
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC and PS Vita
Papers Please is a game about immigration. You are an immigration inspector and you must decide who goes into the country and who stays out. All your decisions have consequences for the lives of foreigners and your own. And tip: make choices thinking about your family, because they can be affected too!
9. Dear Esther
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One and PS4
A narrative game that is not for everyone as it is complex and difficult to understand its genre. But we know that exploration is the main point, in a devastated, dark and secret Scotland. There are no quests or objectives. You just walk around and discover the story.
10. Super Meat Boy
- Launch: 2010
- Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS4, PS Vita, Wii Ue Switch
You are literally a piece of meat in platforming stages. Want something more fun than that? Not to mention that all your attempts and kills in each stage are replayed at the end of the stage when you're done. And watching this is quite funny, as the animations and sound effects are a highlight of the game.
11.Cuphead
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: Xbox One, PC e Switch
Cuphead is charming for its look from the early 1930s cartoons. Another platform game with puzzles and lots of enemies to defeat, including the Devil himself! It rivals Dark Souls in terms of difficulty, so be careful not to break the rage joystick.
12. Elysium Disco
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
An RPG quite different from what you are used to. Take control of a detective and build your personality, customize your character in the most diverse levels while having infinite choices to make. You can literally do whatever you want in the game city...
13. Firewatch
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
Firewatch is a walking simulator mixed with survival. You don't know what awaits you after the next tree, which brings a strong element of surprise. And even with a linear narrative, it has several ways to finish the game.
14. Kentucky Route Zero
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
Kentucky Route Zero is a strange game, divided into 5 acts. It brings a magical realism to the stories it tells, with the presence of ghosts and residents of a city that comes to life whenever the sun goes down.
15. Night in the Woods
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
Night in the Woods talks about the life of Millennials, presenting themes related to love relationships, family and career. It is one of the few that shows a homosexual couple, which is a revolution in the gaming world. All in all it makes players look at the world with critical eyes.
16. Oxenfree
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC e Mobile
Oxenfree brings a narrative of exploration, with supernatural themes and freedom of choice. The ending can always be different according to your choices, and paying attention to the dialogues is essential to not miss any point of the narrative.
17. Stardew Valley
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch e Mobile
Whoever wants to play farm has a great game in Stardew Valley. It pays homage to the pioneer of the genre, Harvest Moon, from visuals to gameplay mechanics. With lots of activities, quests and customization options, you can have a lifetime of fun with this game.
18. Shovel Knight
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Switch e PC
Shovel Knight is yet another homage to the 90's crop of games, such as Castlevania. Assuming the role of a warrior, his mission is to destroy the order of the dark knights. Simple but nostalgic!
19. Slay The Spire
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC and Switch
Slay The Spire mixes card games, chess and fighting games in the same pot. It mixes and gives the player a fast-paced, addictive experience that gives the strategy game genre an air of novelty that you don't see often.
20. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC e Mobile
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is literally what the title says: overcoming the game together with the creator, Bennett Foddy. In fact, it's a fun experience to say the least, as the creator keeps commenting on his experience and encouraging him to continue. As impossible as the stages are.
21. Gone Home
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
In Gone Home you go back to your family's house and find that everyone has disappeared. Mom, Dad, Sister, Pet. Your mission is to explore the mansion and find out what happened. A really deep game, aimed at those who like "point and click" games.
22. What Remains of Edith Finch
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
In What Remains of Edith Finch you explore what happened to the Finch family. Everything happens and is explained while exploring the mansion and family estate. The high point of the game is the way the story is told in each touch and interaction with the scenario performed by the player.
23. Ori and the Blind Forest
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One e Switch
Ori and the Blind Forest is made to make you cry while playing, because the story is cute and very beautiful. At the same time, it brings a high level of challenge for you to solve puzzles, collect items and save the world from darkness.
24. This War of Mine
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Mobile, PS4 e Switch
This War of Mine always pops up here because it really is an amazing game. Very high level of challenge and unique theme make this survival an indispensable game for anyone interested in the subject of war.
25. Binding Of Isaac
- Launch: 2022
- Platform: PC
The Binding of Isaac is a Top-Down, focusing on dungeon exploration. Its mechanics are inspired by The Legend of Zelda, and your mission is to explore 8 floors of a dungeon. You face a variety of enemies, including very tense Bosses, in a narrative partially inspired by the Bible.
26. Her Story
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC e Mobile
You are investigating a crime. A man goes missing, and the prime suspect is his wife, Hanna. The objective is to analyze the videos of her testimonials and discover what is happening in the game. It's an interactive movie, full of really cool twists!
27. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
This is one of the best side-scrolling role-playing games. It's reminiscent of Castlevania for its '90s theme and look, but it has its own unique charm and narrative. Still, expect to find classic demonic enemies, medieval settings and several references to other games of the genre.
28. Into The Breach
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC and Switch
Game with turn system, which takes place on an 8x8 board. You face aliens who want to eliminate the human race. Reminds me a bit of Plants vs. Zombies in style, mainly because each unit is unique in its abilities.
29. Inside
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
Game very similar to Limbo! In it you also control a boy who needs to progress in the scenario, solving puzzles. The world has few colors and is practically silent, which gives that horror game feel.
30. Little Nightmares
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Stadia e Switch
A puzzle game in which the player controls Six, a girl who must escape from a boat full of enemies. You don't have weapons, so your only way to get out alive is to be smarter to hide and solve the puzzles.
31. Child of Light
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, Wii U e PC
Child of Light deserves to be highlighted mainly for its visual aspect. Characters and backgrounds were beautifully designed, looking like a work of art. Help Princess Aurora return to her home and escape the magical kingdom of Lemuria!
32. Don't Starve Together
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One and PC
In Don't Starve Together you must try not to starve to death. It's a challenging survival game that can be played with friends or solo. The cartoonish and dark look brings personality to the game, and you can collect tons of fun characters!
33.Undertale
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: Switch, PS4, PS Vita e PC
Undertale is a choice RPG. You can kill, try to dialogue and even convert enemies into good allies. The mission is to leave the underworld and return to the Earth's surface, facing demons and puzzles in the dungeons.
34. Overcooked
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 e Switch
Overcooked is not just a cooking game, but a cooking game for adrenaline junkies. You have to cook and deliver all the dishes before time runs out, but in very weird situations. Whether in car traffic or on icebergs, its mission is to ensure customer satisfaction.
35.Path of Exile
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One and PC
Path of Exile is completely inspired by Diablo. Some players think he is what Diablo 3 should have been. In fact, it's a super engaging game, with ample possibilities for customization and character evolution.
36. Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Launch: 2010
- Platforms: PC
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a psychological horror. The player controls Daniel, who wakes up in a gloomy castle, not remembering why he is there. The only thing he knows is that there is some creature following him. And the mission, obviously, is to escape with your life.
37. Submarine
- Released: 2022
- Plataformas: PS4, Xbox One e PC
Subnautica's proposal is similar to Journey's, in which you silently explore the scenarios. In this case, it is under the waters of the ocean, finding rare and beautiful specimens, as well as deadly dangers. A visually very cool journey to take.
38. A Way Out
- Released: 2022
- Plataformas: PS4, Xbox One e PC
Way Out was a small revolution as it allows players to play the same campaign while on different consoles. The story is the same, but the actions of each player will determine who does best at the end of this Prison Break video games.
39. Terraria
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Mobile e PC
Terraria is a game similar to Minecraft. You can build worlds while exploring these worlds for resources. There is a quest line, but it's not that cool compared to the possibility of creating universes and characters in free form!
40. September 12th
- Launch: 2003
- Platforms: Navigator
Created by Uruguayan designer Gonzalo Frasca, September 12th is a major critique of the United States' fight against terrorism. Your mission is to blow up the terrorists without killing civilians. When it kills civilians, more terrorists are born in their place. Can you win the game?
41. Observe
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch e PC
In Observer you are a detective who can hack people's minds. The horror is in the things you discover as you use this skill, so it's a very psychological game.
42. Mount and Blade
- Launch: 2008
- Platforms: PC
Mount and Blade is a sandbox RPG with lots of free content and lots of customization options. In addition, it has a lot for players to do, although it has graphics that are already outdated.
43. Unravel
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One and PC
Unravel is almost the same as Ori and Journey: it is wonderful for its quality narrative and deep emotion. It has beautiful graphics, and the main character, Yarny, captivates with his yarn balls as he explores Scandinavia.
44. No Man's Sky
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One and PC
The controversial No Man's Sky is one of the best walking simulation games today. As it doesn't really have a defined goal, its freedom to explore the universe is almost infinite. Build bases, giant robots and evolve your ship and weapons for frantic space combat!
45.Untitled Goose Game
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Switch e PC
Untitled Goose Game won a BAFTA for best game of the year precisely because it's unlike anything else out there. You control a very cheeky goose that roams the city and whose mission is to make the players' lives hell!
46. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture won several awards for storytelling. The mechanics are truncated, and the game is time consuming in terms of progression, but it's worth it to find out what happened to all the residents of this charming village in which the game takes place.
47. The Stanley Parable
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC
The Stanley Parable is super complex. It's a game about the act of playing, full of paradoxes, contradictions. Dying and failing is part of the game, but as you explore and understand the narrative, you become even more passionate about the game and about being a gamer.
48. Among us
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PC e Mobile
Among Us is a modern "detective and thief", in which you can be a crewman of a spaceship or the saboteur. The crew must make the ship take off. The saboteur must prevent this by killing all crew members. And, of course, without being discovered and thrown off the ship.
49. Granny
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: Mobile e PC
Granny became a fever between 2022 and 2022 as a good horror game. In this survival your enemy is an old zombie that wants to stop you from leaving her house. If you solve all the puzzles in the right order and don't get caught by the old woman, you can escape. Otherwise, a lot of scare and deaths.
50. SuperHot
- Launch: 2022
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Switch e PC
SuperHot is a critique of virtual reality and the way we deal with time. As you progress, the gameplay gets faster, faster and you can't stop or understand what's going on. Just eliminate and eliminate enemies. It's almost game for game's sake, intended to make you think about how you spend your life.
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