In recent years, Steel Wool has stepped into the limelight thanks to their collaboration with Scott Cawthon, bringing his Five Nights at Freddy’s series into virtual reality. They’ve got a handful of great titles to choose from, so don’t overlook these smaller devs. The biggest strengths of 10tons are their isometric action games. Look up their games and sink into their pool of craziness. Top 3 Games:įree Lives’ games are known for their over-the-top gameplay and overall fun weirdness. I recommend heading to youtube to get the lore explained to you, it’ll save you the headache of trying to figure things out yourself. There’s plenty to choose from but I’ll list some of the fan favorites in the series. Scott Cawthon’s Five Night’s at Freddy’s series has made quite the impact on the indie gaming scene with the convoluted story and borderline stressful gameplay from each entry. Steal them horse-drawn carriages boy! Top 3 Games: But if you aren’t in a mood for strategy you can play their “GTA, but medieval” game called Rustler.
Their Operator sims are immersive and engaging.
Jutsu is known for their unique style of simulator games, their claim to relevancy came from their title 911 Operator. Hitchcock’s games are great as they’re relatively cheap and play up the thrills and chills thanks to their interesting gameplay. Hitchcock Games has made a good name for itself in the indie horror genre due to its hit Emily Wants to Play and the game’s sequel and prequel. Each of their titles is created in a 2D pixelated style and features some great music that lends itself well to the gameplay. Their most famous game is the difficult precision platformer Celeste. Top 3 Games:Įxtremely OK Games are not ok but in fact, quite good. If you’re looking for some relaxation, check out their game Spiritfarer.
Jotun: Valhalla Edition puts these aspects on full display while also giving you some good action and a story based on Norse mythology. Games from Thunder Lotus are engaging and feature excellent hand-drawn style animations. But I would also recommend following Ghost Town’s future developments. While not a new game entirely, this revamped mix of the two games has new levels with 4k graphics and runs in a butter-smooth 60 FPS. Recently the devs remastered both games and combined them in Overcooked!: All You Can Eat. I would recommend these chaotically fun games for everyone. Overcooked! & Overcooked! 2 are some of the best party games out there, and it’s evident that Ghost Town put a lot of care into them. However, you can check out their venture into 3D with Hot Lava, a platformer that you can play with your friends where the floor is, quite literally, lava. Top 3 Games:īest known for games like Don’t Starve Together, Klei’s strengths are engaging and stylized 2D games. But that’s not all, their newest simulator game Power Wash Simulator is their most thrilling and action-packed game yet! They also have a couple of top-down shooters and a game based on the TV show Peaky Blinders.
Top 3 Games:įuturLab is the developer of the acclaimed PC Builder Simulator, where you can live out your dreams of having enough money to build a decent gaming PC. You have to raise your babies and travel through sweeping landscapes. Their Shelter series has you take on the role of a mama badger, lynx, and elephant in their respective games.
Might & Delight offers unique visual styles in their works as well as some uncommon concepts for games. They all feature great soundtracks, with the music from their game Transistor being one of my personal favorites. Supergiant creates fun and challenging isometric action games with beautiful visuals. If you’ve played the smash hit Hades you’ll know these guys. Today, I will show you our top 15 indie game developers and some of their games that you should try.
The Indie game scene is rich with many developers with unique and interesting ideas, stories, and different approaches to gameplay that the triple-A titans would never try.