When it comes to PC gaming, the real gems lie in the treasure chest of thousands of indie games made by all sorts of talented developers across the world. Thanks to platforms like Steam and GOG, indie games have really taken off in recent years.
Craftlings seems to walk the road that leads people into the walled garden of management sims. It's deviations from the formula are two-fold: one to make it more approachable with more bite-sized goals, and the other to add a layer of difficulty these games don't usually have.
The COGconnected team has cast its votes, check out our Top 10 to see which title claims the coveted Best Indie Game of 2025.
More than 40 indie games were highlighted ranging from cute and cozy to terrifying and more.
i would like to add:
Ori and a blind forest
Splosionman 1 & ms splosionman
limbo
inside
castle crashers
broforce
polybius (in vr)