
Eric L. PAtterson: "The full experience of Dust: An Elysian Tail will continue to be locked away for now, as we convention goers were only given a small taste of what will become the full, final game. What I do know for sure is that if the entirety of Dust is going to provide the same insane level of quality and polish as its PAX East demo, then I would be shocked if this doesn’t end up as one of the top contenders for digitally downloadable games of the year."

It's right that we recognize the 12 best indie games of the eight generation of gaming. It would be remiss to ignore the impact they've had.
Hollow Knight was a masterpiece. I cared less for the arena combat (Gods, not in the in-game arena) but everything was tight and the exploration was extremely enjoyable. Absolute masters of their craft in level design. I hope Silk Song gives the bees a second chance since their area was only a short subsection.

Mick Doherty has put together a list of indie games that, in his humble opinion, you need to play at least once in your life.

These are games made by a single developer. Serving as proof that you don't need millions of dollars and a team of people to make a amazing game.