We’re ranking the best current indie video games available. These games have developed a solid fanbase, which is especially impressive when you consider the fact that a bunch of them came out of nowhere. What indie games are popular right now in 2020? Help us answer that question by voting for your favorites!
Unlike big-name publishers, these indie games rarely - if ever - come with needless or bloated add-ons. The developers also tend to have more artistic freedom when it comes to the story and background, which often results in a more unique and well-rounded experience. Which current indie game is your favorite? Note that these games can cover any and all current consoles, including Xbox, PS4, and the Nintendo Switch.
Vote up your favorite indie games that people are playing right now and downvote the ones you played and didn’t like.
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6431Stardew Valley
2016Developer: Concerned Ape
Genres (Video game): Simulation, role-playing
Stardew Valley is an indie farming simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric... more
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4315Hollow Knight
2017Developer: Team Cherry
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, Metroidvania
Hollow Knight is a Metroidvania video game developed and published by Australian studio Team... more3
5529Subnautica
2018Developer: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, survival
Subnautica is an open world survival adventure game developed and published by Unknown Worlds... more4
4126Celeste
2018Developer: Matt Makes Games
Genres (Video game): Platform
Celeste is a platforming video game by Canadian video game developers Matt Thorson and Noel... more5
4632Terraria
2011Developer: Re-Logic
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game, Sandbox, Role-playing video game, Side-scrolling
Terraria is an action-adventure sandbox indie video game series, developed by game studio... more6
3623Developer: Klei Entertainment
Genres (Video game): Action
Don't Starve Together is a spin-off game of Don't Starve, and features the requested... more7
2619The Forest
2018Developer: Endnight Games
Genres (Video game): Survival
The Forest is a survival video game developed and published by Endnight Games. The game takes place on a remote, heavily forested peninsula where the player character Eric Leblanc and his son Timmy are survivors of a plane crash.
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2115The Messenger is a side-scrolling action-platformer, inspired by the classic Ninja Gaiden... more9
2927Kenshi is a role-playing video game developed and published by Lo-Fi Games for Windows. The game focuses on providing sandbox gameplay features that give the player freedom to do what they want in its world instead of focusing on a linear story.
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3232Rust
2013Developer: Facepunch Studios LTD.
Genres (Video game): Adventure, Role-playing video game, Survival
Rust is a survival video game developed and published by Facepunch Studios in February 2018... more11
2220Into the Breach
2018Developer: Subset Games
Into the Breach is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Subset Games,... more12
2323No Man's Sky
2016Developer: Hello Games
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, survival
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival video game developed and published by the indie... more13
1615Donut County
2018Developer: Ben Esposito
Genres (Video game): Puzzle
Donut County is an indie video game developed by Ben Esposito and published by Annapurna... more14
109Baba Is You
2019Developer: Hempuli
Genres (Video game): Puzzle
Baba Is You is a puzzle video game created by Finnish indie developer Arvi Teikari (known... more15
1416Fe is an action-adventure video game developed by Zoink and published by Electronic Arts under... more16
1418Dawn of Man is a survival and city-building video game which was developed by Madruga Works. The closed beta started the week of October 17, 2018 and the game was released on March 1, 2019.
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Yoku's Island Express is a platforming pinball adventure video game developed by Swedish... more18
1215FAR: Lone Sails
2018Developer: Okomotive
Genres (Video game): Vehicle Adventure
FAR: Lone Sails is an exploration adventure video game. In FAR, the player controls the driver... more19
1419Space Engineers
2013Developer: Keen Software House
Space Engineers is a voxel-based sandbox game set in space, developed and published by Keen... more20
The Gardens Between is a puzzle video game developed by Australian studio The Voxel Agents,... more
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