Top 10 Best Indie Games

Love the story. For some reason, I really like Chara, Frisk, and Sans, even though there are other characters. I may just love the fan art, especially Chara's. I also love the AUs and the songs based on it.

I haven't actually played it, just watched some gameplay, but even the regular stuff is good. It's not overrated. I think it's slightly underrated. The fandom isn't too bad. The haters are actually worse, in my opinion. Overall, an amazing game.

This game is a masterpiece. The story is amazing, the gameplay and characters are great, it's full of creativity, and the soundtrack is awesome.

One thing I should mention is that, in some cases, you don't play the game. The game plays with you, and in a good and effective way. I cannot really say any flaws aside from the purposeful ones in the genocide route and a tiny part of the fandom (khm, fanon shipping). Overall, great game, and it deserves to be number 1.

It's amazing, creative, and unique! Also, the DLCs are fantastic. I just really enjoyed this game, and it's a great refreshing game for Castlevania and Mega Man fans. Also, the graphics are quite good for an indie game.

An NES game on steroids, combining the glory of old game design with the fluidity that today's games are known for.

The standard for what an indie game should be. Still going strong and getting new content after three years.

This is the most epically stupid game I have ever played, which is what makes it so great. It's an inspiring adventure with an awesome soundtrack and replay value, chock-full of poop jokes and silly moments. Castle Crashers does not take itself seriously in the slightest, yet it emerges as one of the greatest things ever produced by Newgrounds.

This game was my childhood. I laughed my ass off playing Castle Crashers, and it's definitely something worth checking out.

This game has a uniquely fun mechanic to it. I like how the setup is a cross between a 2D platformer and a top-down view. A unique perspective.

This game is so much more unique than any other game out there (except for its successor, Inside). I like and appreciate all these other indie games, but this one is so different from what I've known that it really stands out from the others, along with Inside.

Love this game. The art style is so beautiful. It has a chilling atmosphere at times and a calming one at others. The puzzle sections are well thought out and engaging without being rage-quit difficult.

Love it. It should be in, well, at least the top 5.

Hollow Knight was made by two people, basically.

It doesn't innovate or bring new astonishing things to the table, but everything it does, it touches perfection. Being as it is, I can assume that this is the best Metroidvania ever made without a doubt and deserves to be in the top 5 list.

My top 5 would be:
1. Minecraft
2. Braid
3. Limbo
4. Hollow Knight
5. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

In what universe does Guacamelee make the top 5, while Hollow Knight doesn't even make the top 30? Apparently, this one. This game encompasses everything there is to love about a Metroidvania, from the intense bosses to the greatly rewarding sense of exploration.

This is much more than just another game. It is an experience. A unique, thought-provoking experience that is waiting to be had by anyone and everyone.

I wish everyone could experience this game. It is a one-of-a-kind experience that many are missing out on, unfortunately.

So maybe it doesn't really appeal to people now that it has stretched to over eight games, but think back to when this first came out. It was a revolutionary indie game. Sometimes great games will get too popular for their own good.

This game is more clever than an A level in Further Maths. Trust me.

Never played the games, but with its lore and fan base, it's pretty huge.

This game is like the fantasy and mystical version of Minecraft. Maybe I shouldn't compare it to Minecraft, since it is actually quite different, aside from the block-by-block mechanic. I like all the adventurous mobs, quests, and places in this game. They were made with lots of creativity.

There is no game better. Terraria allows players to explore and adventure in a totally new world. We are all sad to see The Journey's End update and Terraria come to an end, but we are also hyped for Terraria 2 and all the new mods that have come and are coming, like Calamity.

The world in this game is fascinating. I really like the style and lore of Don't Starve and find myself very interested in its story.

I bought this game, and I'm most certainly not disappointed. There's not one thing I can complain about in the game, unlike FNAF, Undertale, or even Minecraft. The bosses are creative and fun, the animation is fantastic, the gameplay is fluid and polished, and the game itself is challenging but fair.

Also, why is Undertale number 1? Sure, the story and characters are great, but everything else is mediocre, and the fanbase is so toxic that even the creator hates it. Cuphead is better than Undertale.

I haven't played the game myself, but man, I just love the 1930s-inspired art style! The three years of development were well worth the wait. The game revolves around controlling the titular character, Cuphead, as he and his brother fight their way through stages and bosses in a hit-and-run spree in order to keep their souls after losing a bet to the Devil.

The gameplay mechanic is simple: you shoot enemies with your fingers to progress further in the game. However, the real challenge lies in traversing the expertly designed bosses and stages that will test your ability to keep all your HP and get an S rank - let alone actually defeat the bosses!

Aside from the gameplay, what really steals the show for me is the animation. Cuphead's character is inspired by Mickey Mouse, and Mugman might be inspired by Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (this game could bring back memories of Epic Mickey). The hand-drawn animation, prominent during the Golden Age of Animation, is fantastic. There are also several cartoon references and parodies that add to the 1930s cartoon feel. If I had the time to buy a Steam game, this would be the one I'd get, hands down.

So many indie games try to implement a unique mechanic that you've never seen before, completely changing up the gameplay. Super Meat Boy doesn't give you the ability to turn back time or jump to an intersecting 2D plane. It doesn't have a turn-based combat system mixed with bullet hell. All you do is jump from platform to platform and try not to die.

I would personally find this boring if it weren't for the incredible controls and hard-as-nails, yet fair, platforming. It's a total blast.

Even an atheist will start with the name of God and thank God after finishing each stage. Light, catchy, extremely hard, and an awesome environment.

I think what I love the most about this game is how the creators made modding it available to the fans. Many community-made, Amnesia-modded games came out as a result. It's great when the creators interact with their fans.

A chilling game with corridors, monsters, and sanity - a new addition to the horror gaming industry. You have only one weapon: stealth.

Here's a creepy one. I never played it, but it was so scary I couldn't finish watching the YouTube video. Perfect.

It was played by Frank Underwood in House of Cards. You know it's something else when it's shown being played by a major character on a hit show.

I love this game. It's so clever with its different endings and hidden endings. It's my favorite indie game by far.

Hilarious yet dark game... depending on which of the eighteen endings you get!

I adore this game. It's all about trying harder every time, no matter how cruel the world is. The art style is pure black humor, and the gameplay fits it perfectly.

What I really like about this game is that it is pure evil but really fair. The game gets harder every time you earn an achievement, but you also get more loot.

A Zelda ripoff, but a good one. It was originally made as an unsophisticated Flash game for fun in not a lot of time.

A sad game, a brutal game, a gory game, a naked game, a great game.

Challenging and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Unlike one of the other games on this list. *Cough* Undertale. *Cough*