2022 may be one of the best years for independent games yet. Here are 14 highly anticipated indies you'll want to keep an eye on.
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.
No Stray? You biffed it.
Little Devil Inside
Sifu
Have a nice death
The last Faith
Tunic
Cult of the Lamb
Wizard with a gun
Replaced
Bear & breakfast
Midnight fight express
Seasons
Stray
Hollow Knight Silksong
The last night (who am I kidding thats never coming out)
That's my 14 and I'm so looking forward to all of these
I'll toss mine out there as well.
Little Devil Inside
Weird West
Tunic
UFO 50
Sea of Stars
Nimoyd
Hellsweeper VR
Loot River
Outlier
Replaced
Nobody Saves the World
Sifu
Stray
Didn't have a 14th, but stole Cult of the Lamb off monkey602 - like the aesthetics of that one, if nothing else.
Sea of Stars, planet of Lana, and Nobody saves the world all look incredible
Prodeus, Last Epoch, Hollow Knight for me