Best indie games on Reddit
313 reviews from r/PS5, r/gamingsuggestions, r/IndieGaming and 11 more subreddits
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#1
N/A
4.5
(19)
"For the more dreadful end, you can play Dredge, too."
"Probably Stardew Valley, Hollow knight,"
"Dredge , hades ,inscription, slay the spire,subnautica, last one will give u nightmares"
"Hades, Balatro, Binding of Issac, Spelunky 1+2, OlliOlli 2, hotline Miami, inscription, slay the spire, cuphead, Celeste, bastion, transistor, hyper light drifter"
"2 of my all time favs"
"Inscryption (this one is a masterpiece, 100% complete it)"
"Ready or Not"
"Darkest dungeon"
"Hades"
"Cocoon"
#2
Hades
4.9
(17)
"Even if you die a lot and suck at the game there is lots of progression upgrades and tons of dialogue."
"Love it on PS5."
"Hades, bastion, inside, stray are all excellent"
"Dead Cells, Hades, and Skul."
"Incredible."
"Is a no brainer at $10."
"Hades, wildfrost (I know this gets bad rep but I personally enjoy it more than sts)"
"Hades"
"Hades - Not usually a rogue-like fan, but I’m really enjoying this one."
"Hades and Dredge... amaaazing games."
#3
Balatro
4.9
(14)
"Ones I've played on my Deck and loved: Balatro"
"Game is crack."
"Fantastic if you like deckbuilders, it can be pretty addictive."
"Easily the most addicting game I’ve ever played."
"One of the best roguelikes ever made."
"Balatro by a mile."
"Fantastic"
"Balatro, and it‘s not even close."
"Balatro is the best roguelike in a long time."
"Balatro. Not even close."
#4
Dredge
4.8
(9)
"Ones I've played on my Deck and loved: Dredge"
"I love the fishing setting, the Lovecraftian atmosphere."
"Dredge."
"Dredge. It was so popular it even outsold the expectations of the devs by a lot."
"Dredge."
"Fishing boat horror simulator thing. It's good."
"Dredge, The Messenger, Sea of Stars and Blasphemous."
#5
Sea of Stars
4.8
(8)
"Highly recommended."
"My all time favorite indies."
"The truest spiritual successor to Chronotrigger."
"Such a nice hit of nostalgia for snes RPGs"
"I played sea of stars, loved it."
"Sea of Stars for sure. Although it dragged a bit and combat became same-y."
"I haven't finished it yet but Sea of Stars is delightful."
#6
Dave the Diver
4.8
(8)
"Fun sushi swimming roguelike with very quirky story and addictive gameplay."
"Dave the diver and dredge got very high praise"
"Love that game, I am absolutely seshing it at every opportunity"
"One of the better games I have ever played."
"Dave The Diver and Pacific Drive."
"Dave the diver will prob work."
#7
Stardew Valley
5.0
(7)
"Great and addictive."
"Ones I've played on my Deck and loved: Stardew Valley"
"Stardew Valley."
"Stardew valley ✨"
"Life/farm simulator with a 16-bit aesthetic."
#8
Stray
4.7
(7)
"Stray, Everspace 2, Subnautica, The Ascent."
"Definitely Stray!"
"Stray"
"Stray."
"Stray was pretty fun"
"Stray, what remains of Edith finch, I probably have other but I can’t think of them"
#9
Indie
4.6
(7)
"I'm gonna recommend Night in the woods"
"Dead Cells, Hades and Dredge."
"That game is a drug."
"Night In The Woods"
"The long dark
Stray
Cocoon"
"The Long Dark"
"Possibly Night in the Woods"
#10
Chants of Sennaar
4.4
(7)
"I think it's really overlooked but just brilliant."
"There's a demo available, just try it, in ten minutes you'll get the concept and it's awesome."
"Just finished Chants of Sennaar."
"Chants of Sennaar. Really clever and brilliant language centered puzzle game."
"I really liked Chants of Sennaar which I played at the tail end of 2023."
"Chants of Sennar Jusant."
"Chants of Sennaar. There's a demo available on the store."
#11
Inscryption
5.0
(6)
"Was a banger."
"Roguelike deckbuilder"
"Inscryption is pretty popular tho, anyways some not popular games are"
"Inscryption! This game threw me through a loop."
"Just started Inscryption last night and really love it."
"Inscryption. Play it!!"
#12
Disco Elysium
5.0
(6)
"I would recommend."
"Disco Elysium."
"Also, Pepper Grinder, Sea of Stars, Pizza Tower or Disco Elysium"
"Disco Elysium and Outer Wilds both made me rethink so many different aspects of my life"
"Disco elysium"
#13
Dead Cells
4.8
(6)
"Dead cells ?"
"Dead Cells, Hades, and Skul."
"Dead cells"
"Dead cells"
#14
Nine Sols
4.7
(6)
"Beyond incredible. My personal GOTY."
"It's probably the best indie I've played this year."
"If you're into metroidvanias."
"Nine sols gave me that kid jump with joy feeling. This game is bad ass, couple of hours in , im in love"
"Ninesols (Parry focused hollow knight)"
#15
Pacific Drive
4.3
(6)
"Pacific Drive."
"Pacific Drive is a vibe on another level."
"It's got some flaws, but I was incredibly impressed by it."
"Highly recommended."
"Pacific Drive."
"Pacific drive 😜."
#16
Indie Game
4.3
(6)
"Slay the Spire, Balatro, Dave the Diver."
"Balatro-Deceptively simple but gains more layers the more you play."
"Other things which make you feel stuff: "to the moon", "that dragon, cancer", "what remains of edith finch", "beacon pines ", "this war of mine", "gerda: a flame in winter""
"Corru.Observer, Sable, Commune Corvidae, Hypnagogia: Boundless Dreams, Primordia, Outer Wilds"
"Viewfinder and Dave the Diver"
"Balatro // Dave the Diver."
#17
Animal Well
4.2
(6)
"Best game of 2024."
"Animal Well, Crow Country, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes."
"Animal Well"
"Animal well"
#18
Outer Wilds
5.0
(5)
"Outer wilds, and dead cells"
"Outer wilds"
"* [Outer Wilds]: Really great adventure / exploration game."
#19
CrossCode
4.8
(5)
"Both 10/10 games."
"Crosscode is an awesome action RPG in an MMO setting that’s inspired by retro JRPGs with plenty of content that comes with the territory (and a lot of puzzles); you can buy the base game right now for 6 dollars or the complete bundle with a pretty chunk"
"CrossCode, easily sits in my top 10 games of all time."
"CrossCode"
#20
Tunic
4.8
(5)
"Tunic is a great mix between a 2D Zelda clone and a Soulslike"
"TUNIC."
"Tunic and deaths door both imitate Legend of Zelda, and are also extremely good games."
"If you want knowledge-based but with combat I would try."
#21
Inside
4.8
(5)
"My favorites indie games are: The binding of Isaac; Limbo and inside; Little nightmares; Bendy and the ink machine; VVVVV; Undertale; Superluminal; Vampire Survivors; Powerwash simulator"
"Inside and Limbo, Portal 1 + 2."
"Hades, bastion, inside, stray are all excellent"
#22
Cult of the Lamb
4.8
(5)
"I’m having a lot of fun with 'Cult of the lamb' at the moment."
"Also super addictive and so cute but also psychotic."
"Don’t know if they fit the profile but for me it’s Cult of the Lamb."
#23
Cocoon
4.6
(5)
"Cocoon!"
"Cocoon is really really good;."
"Cocoon Highly recommend."
"Cocoon was excellent. Very peaceful game."
#24
Noita
5.0
(4)
"Terraria is a MUST and Noita is close to a must!"
"Is a great platform-roguelike-spellslinger with deep spell customization."
"The best indie game I ever played."
"I love rogue likes and this one hooked me pretty quickly."
#25
Hollow Knight
5.0
(4)
"Hollow Knight"
"Hollow knight"
#26
Death's Door
5.0
(4)
"Just a really contained Metroidvania action game."
"I played through Death's Door at the behest of my friend and ended up absolutely adoring it."
#27
GRIS
4.8
(4)
"One of my absolute favourites."
"Gris - there were some parts of the game (you will know which one) where I've literally felt relief and peace inside my head since I've had hard time irl while I was playing the game."
"Highly recommended."
#28
Ultros
4.8
(4)
"It's just a sublime audio visual experience."
"Ultros."
"Tight controls and gameplay, an incredibly unique art style, and fantastic music."
"Ultros and Ender Lilies. Both are great metroidvanias."
#29
Sabotage Studio
5.0
(3)
"Sea of Stars."
"Sea of stars and Death’s Door."
"Sea of stars."
#30
Lil Gator Game
5.0
(3)
"Lil Gator Game"
"Lil Gator Game."
"I just platinumed lil gator game last night. It was awesome."
#31
Vampire Survivors
5.0
(3)
"My favorites indie games are: The binding of Isaac; Limbo and inside; Little nightmares; Bendy and the ink machine; VVVVV; Undertale; Superluminal; Vampire Survivors; Powerwash simulator"
"Fun stuff that can be played in bite sized chunks."
"Ones I've played on my Deck and loved: Vampire Survivors"
#32
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
4.7
(3)
"Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is Jet Set Radio pretty much."
"Gosh this game is so sick."
#33
Sanabi
4.7
(3)
"Sanabi is a really great 2d action platformer with a strong cyberpunk-esque story; slightly under 10 dollar at the moment and one of my favorites"
"Surprisingly good story, amazing visuals and lightning fast action."
"If you like action-platformers."
#34
Tinykin
4.7
(3)
"Tinykin from Pikmin. Very fun game."
"Had an absolute blast."
"Tinykin"
#35
Laika: Aged Through Blood
4.7
(3)
"Laika aged through blood really made me feel a lot of emotions."
"Extremely overlooked."
"Also even though they're a bit above $10, *Laika: Aged Through Blood* (currently $14) and *Brutal Orchestra* (currently $16) are some of my favorite recent games and they're similar to some of the genres you mentioned so they might be worth checking out."
#36
Terraria
4.3
(3)
"Terraria is a MUST and Noita is close to a must!"
"Terraria, vampire survivors"
"Terraria maybe?"
#37
Unpacking
4.3
(3)
"Unpacking."
"Unpacking, No Thing."
"Casual game about unboxing a house."
#38
Oxenfree
4.3
(3)
"Ones I've played on my Deck and loved: Oxenfree I & II"
"Creepy retro game with a fun story."
#39
What Remains of Edith Finch
4.3
(3)
"Call of cuthulu and what remains of Edith finch were fun story narrative games"
"What Remains of Edith Finch."
#40
Graveyard Keeper
3.3
(3)
"Graveyard Keeper is also great, love the humor."
"* [Graveyard Keeper]: Like Stardew Valley, but with a darker sense of humor."
"Dont play it its addictive as hell"
#41
Playdead
5.0
(2)
"INSIDE"
"INSIDE is a great game. It’s pretty short, I beat it in one night. However it had my attention the entire time."
#42
Skul
5.0
(2)
"Dead Cells, Hades, and Skul."
"A game called Skul, April Monthly Games."
#43
Bastion
5.0
(2)
"Hades, bastion, inside, stray are all excellent"
"Incredible."
#44
Maddy Makes Games
5.0
(2)
"Buy 10 copies of celeste so Shigy doesn't die of starvation."
"Celeste."
#45
Road 96
5.0
(2)
"I loved it!"
"A nice chill indie game."
#46
Celeste
5.0
(2)
"Some of my favorite indie games ever."
#47
The Messenger
5.0
(2)
"Currently playing."
"I started playing The Messenger this year. It’s so damn good."
#48
Slay the Spire
5.0
(2)
"*Slay the Spire*, *Downwell*, *Kero Blaster*, Fred Wood's *LOVE* series, *Gato Roboto*, and *Hylics* 1 & 2 all fit in the $10 price range."
#49
To the Moon
5.0
(2)
"To the moon is a pixel art game reminiscent of 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'."
"Amazing pixel graphic games that will run on a potato."
#50
Dysmantle
5.0
(2)
"My wife and I started playing Dysmantle and we are hooked!"
#51
Undertale
5.0
(2)
"My favorites indie games are: The binding of Isaac; Limbo and inside; Little nightmares; Bendy and the ink machine; VVVVV; Undertale; Superluminal; Vampire Survivors; Powerwash simulator"
"Undertale"
#52
Night in the Woods
5.0
(2)
"Ones I've played on my Deck and loved: Night in the Woods"
"Night in the woods, what remains of Edith finch."
#53
Wandersong
5.0
(2)
"Just hilarious, wholesome and awesome."
"Wandersong hit me in this way, definitely worth a playthrough."
#54
Team Cherry
5.0
(2)
"Hollow Knight"
"Hollow Knight and Blasphemous are also metroidvanias."
#55
Toby Fox
5.0
(2)
"If you dont play undertale by now u cant imagine what you have lost"
"Undertale and Deltarune"
#56
Devolver Digital
5.0
(2)
"Hotline Miami: You play as a completely sound-minded gentleman who wears an animal mask and brutally murders people."
"Hotline miami, binding of isaac, cult of the lamb are my favorites."
#57
Cuphead
5.0
(2)
"Cuphead"
"Cuphead is already a cult classic"
#58
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
4.5
(2)
"Short 5 hour platformer with light metroidvania elements."
"Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore is fun!"
#59
Hades 2
4.5
(2)
"Incredible."
#60
Indika
4.5
(2)
"Try Indika. doesn't take much to run and it is one of the best narrative experiences I've had in recent memory, in any medium."
"If you like narrative focused games."
#61
Firewatch
4.5
(2)
"Loads of fun, if you like that style of gaming."
#62
Nobody Saves the World
4.5
(2)
"Nobody saves the world was so good."
"Nobody Saves the World and Midnight Fight Express."
#63
Penny's Big Breakaway
4.5
(2)
"Penny's Big Breakaway slaps."
"Pennys big breakaway. Reminded me what it would be like if treasure were still making games."
#64
Tchia
4.5
(2)
"Tchia - so beautiful in so many ways."
"Tchia is pretty fun."
#65
Astral Ascent
4.5
(2)
"Astral Ascent."
"Great roguelite with fun gameplay."
#66
Palworld
4.5
(2)
"Palworld."
#67
Brotato
4.5
(2)
"Brotato and a little to the left."
#68
Powerwash Simulator
4.5
(2)
"My favorites indie games are: The binding of Isaac; Limbo and inside; Little nightmares; Bendy and the ink machine; VVVVV; Undertale; Superluminal; Vampire Survivors; Powerwash simulator"
"Powerwash Simulator was a very surprising lovely treat."
#69
Roboquest
4.0
(2)
"Roboquest and Deadlink."
#70
Pizza Tower
4.0
(2)
"If you like action-platformers."
"Pizza Tower is basically Wario Land if it released in 2023."
#71
Loop Hero
4.0
(2)
"Loop hero and a little to the left"
"Loop hero"
#72
Lake
4.0
(2)
"I really liked Lake, really chilled game to play in an evening."
#73
A Short Hike
4.0
(2)
"A short hike and figment 1&2 are relatively short but fun games."
#74
Blasphemous 2
4.0
(2)
"2D Souls-like Metrovania."
"If it still counts as indie..."
#75
Chants of Senaar
4.0
(2)
"Chants of Senaar, Dredge, Rollerdrome, Jusant, Sea of Stars."
#76
Weird West
3.5
(2)
"Weird West."
"Wierd west was fun. I think it was an indie game."
#77
The Binding of Isaac
3.0
(2)
"My favorites indie games are: The binding of Isaac (❤️❤️❤️); Limbo and inside; Little nightmares; Bendy and the ink machine; VVVVV; Undertale; Superluminal; Vampire Survivors; Powerwash simulator"
"Fuck this game, see you in 5 min for the next run"
#78
Dreamscaper
4.0
(1)
"A nice roguelike currently 75% off."
#79
Hellsign
4.0
(1)
"Even though it's been abandoned and has received many negative reviews it's still very fun."
#80
Risk of Rain 2
4.0
(1)
"Risk of rain 2 should be fine I think."
#81
Kill Knight
4.0
(1)
"A very good indie twin-stick that just launched."
#82
Sorry We're Closed
4.0
(1)
"Sorry We're Closed is a fun game."
#83
Raw Metal
4.0
(1)
"If you love hand to hand combat games, check out Raw Metal"
#84
Bo
4.0
(1)
"Beautiful looking game in japanese art style."
#85
Crow Country
4.0
(1)
"Crow Country is a fun game."
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