Which indies did you discover and would love more people to know about? I'll start: The Pale Beyond. Not sure if it's a hidden gem tbh, but it's such a good story rich game. I laughed, I cried and felt the characters struggles. If you like story rich games/ choices matter, check it out.

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[–] nikita@sh.itjust.works 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Gunpoint. Story based detective game where you solve a murder. Gameplay mechanics make you feel like a badass. You can pretty much finish it in a single sitting but its great.

Heat signature. A stealth based top down bounty hunter game with roguelike elements. Really well done. Made by the same guy that made Gunpoint.

Neo scavenger. A murder hobo roguelike with a surprisingly long storyline.

Super house of dead ninjas. Great fast paced platformer where you’re a badass ninja. Great to pick up and play in short bursts.

Fez. 2D exploration platformer with to change the perspective. Pretty chill and has a cool art style

More well known games that I’ll list anyway in case someones looking for some awesome ones:

Super meat boy

Project zomboid

FTL

Celeste

Crypt of the necrodancer

Enter the gungeon

Spelunky

Noita. Saw it mentionned in this thread and I am seconding this. Great game. But brutal as fuck.

Cave story. A classic. And it’s free.

Owlboy. Took the developer like 10-15 years to make. I’ve heard good things but I’m only just starting to play it.

Also pro tip: if you want more recommendations go look at what speedrunners are playing. People that spend that much time playing a single game over and over generally choose very good games to play.

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I haven't played nearly all of these but the ones I have played are absolutely dynamite. I suspect this is a killer list

[–] nikita@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Thank you. I will say that I listed a lot permadeath roguelikes and not everyone is into those. They can be very frustrating.

[–] ventusvir@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Good list. Also by ftl devs, into the breach

[–] cafuneandchill@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I remember doing a rather long play session of Fez, and by the end of it I had a massive headache from all the camera changes lol. 10/10 game tho

[–] NOPper@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

What a great list!