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What are the best indie games you've ever played? (ani.social)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Magik11v@ani.social to c/games@lemmy.world

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Fantastic titles made by people in their bedrooms.

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[-] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

To the Moon - gonna have my partner play it here soon so they can cry from it too

[-] Yn37@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Cave story the og ... man what a game

[-] tighthead_lock@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Off the top of my head:

Against the Storm - I find the loop of those first 30-40 minutes of city building very satisfying.
Ultimate General Series - I love the land battles, it scratches that gun powder Total War itch.
Mount & Blade Series - Playing the Viking Conquest expansion while watching or listening to the Last Kingdom (Saxon Stories) might be one of my favourite gaming memories.
Sea of Stars - Reminds me of Golden Sun. And the soundtrack is just fantastic.

[-] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Spelunky. My Vita was basically a Spelunky machine.

[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Bug Fables

It's a really well done RPG in the spirit of the original Paper Mario games. Charming and fun to play. Got some depth to the build choices using a similar badge system as Paper Mario or even Hollow Knight.

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[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Citizen Sleeper, one the the best games, not just indie.

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[-] Pixelnugget@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Shattered pixel dungeon Many hours put into this game

[-] jtk 6 points 8 months ago

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (ASCII mode) and Neofeud hold a special place in my heart

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The Oregon Trail, Pong, Myst, Doom, Worms, Transport Tycoon, Tetris...

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

Binding of Isaac. When it finally came out on the switch, I played it more than Breath of the Wild.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 8 months ago

I played it to completion. Then Rebirth came out and I played it to completion (barring The Lost, because come on). I only recently picked up Repentance and I'm already another 200 hours in.

❤️, or perhaps I should say ❤️🤍🤍💙💙🖤💔

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[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Inscryption

You are in a weird cabin in the middle of the woods playing a card game with your fate on the line. Some of your cards are talking to you and comment on how you play.

Then things get weird.

For those that like Inscryption, honorable mention for Hand of Fate 1 & 2

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[-] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago

Valheim is one of the best, especially with frends

[-] simple@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Shame the updates come at such a glacial pace though...

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[-] dlpkl@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Are Journey and Outer Wilds considered indie games?

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[-] AllToRuleThemOne@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Hotline Miami. Would appreciate recommendations of similiar games.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

I played A Short Hike recently, and I was transported. It's a painterly little adventure in which you walk and glide your way through an archipelago, meeting people and solving small puzzles, mostly around platforming. It's amazingly soothing. First game my wife actually enjoys too, and she's not into games at all.