"If you try to stay on top of all the indies that release every week, you may come across plenty that look interesting but it's hard to tell if they're any good. With that in mind, here are my thoughts on 8 recently released interesting-looking indie games." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
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.
Some of my best memories this gen hard come from indie games. Games like Hob, Firewatch, Gone Home, Outlast, Amnesia Collection, Hyper Light Drifter, Edith Finch, Remothered and so on and so forth.
Yes, Dead Cells, Deaths Gambit, Dust an Elysian Tale to name a few were one of the best games ive played.