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Best indie games

We count down the biggest games with the smallest budgets

Words: on May 8, 2012
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  • marcelo-alejandro-fernandez-a - May 14, 2012 4:47 a.m.

    Fez is not a game... Is a nice experiment, but has totally no replay value and it doesn't even have some sort of challenge. Great idea, great art... but not a game... Seriously, Didn't put "the binding of Isaac in the list? PLayed it for a month... Still playing it. And ... as you put it there... Fez is better game? No amnesia... Not Orcs Must Die. Sorry, but MINECRAFT is 1!? WHY!? because is original?? Fez is as original as that game! Because it sold? Being overated not make it the best indie ever... Like I said... Me, friends of mine, people i talked with... PLayed B of Isaac a lot more than the HYPER MODERN RETROGAME minecraft. PLayed more even games that are in the bottom of the list than minecraft.

  • haipayazoo - September 16, 2012 7:10 p.m.

    Saying Fez isn't a game is like saying Mario isn't, or Portal for that matter. Apparently you have no idea what defines a game. While I do believe that Minecraft is most definitely overrated, the game is overrated for a reason. "People like it because it's fun and addictive than most others." Simple as that.

  • Cloud1Fair3 - May 13, 2012 9:04 a.m.

    Does Ico or Shadow of the Collossus count? I think back when they were made, Team Ico was an indie developer. Also, Castle Crashers, PixleJunk Shooter are sweet and I would personally consider Rayman Origins to be indie even if it was developed by a big name like Ubisoft it went so far under the radar that it deserves to be an underground indie hit. Personally, the best "indie" game of all time is also my favorite game of all time: The Legend of Dragoon.

  • kierco2002 - May 13, 2012 5:43 a.m.

    I would have liked to have seen Binding of Isaac on this list. I've put more time into that game than skyrim!

  • Darkhawk - May 12, 2012 10:31 p.m.

    Having just downloaded tonight, I will also add my HIGH recommendations for: Art Style: Light Trax Chronos Twins DX <<< the most awesome game you've never even heard of.

  • ChiChiRocket - May 11, 2012 12:27 p.m.

    I was kind of curious when I saw Joe Danger in the article picture. It was an OK game, but I didn't think there was anything particularly special about it.

  • acepedro12 - May 11, 2012 11:51 a.m.

    Journey isn't an indie game. Santa Monica Studios helped TCG during the game's development.

  • ObliqueZombie - May 11, 2012 12:37 a.m.

    I still need to check out Bastion and Fez. And Ilo Milo, though not in the top-ten, was one of the best puzzle games I randomly bought for $10. It charmed by my manhood off so much I had to buy the plushies.

  • Darkhawk - May 10, 2012 7:03 p.m.

    Great list! Nice that includes a lot of my all-time favourite games as well. Just to add a couple more recommendations: Machinarium Auditorium (damn do I love this game!) flOw/Flower Shift series (armorgames)

  • ThundaGawd - May 10, 2012 3:07 p.m.

    I'm surprised Orcs must Die! wasn't mentioned here, it was awesome, and the whole comedic overtone gave it quite a bit of character, considering it was just a tower defense game O.o

  • IceBlueKirby - May 9, 2012 10:04 p.m.

    I must be weird, because the narrator in Bastion annoyed me to the point that I turned the volume on him all the way down. I found the game more enjoyable when there wasn't a cowboy wannabe pointing out the obvious every few seconds.

  • Galgomite - May 9, 2012 9:10 p.m.

    This article format bugs me. Is the headlining character even mentioned?

  • Violinhero - May 9, 2012 5:36 p.m.

    Crap. I haven't played any of these... The most is watching someone else play them, like Minecraft.

  • Person5 - May 9, 2012 3:28 p.m.

    I would have really really liked to see VVVVVV on here, that is one of my favorite platformers of this current age. It also has a fantastic soundtrack

  • festerblatz82 - May 10, 2012 9:25 p.m.

    My son turns that game on just to listen to the stage music.

  • garyn-greene - May 9, 2012 2:03 p.m.

    Great list. I may have personally put a few different on the list (Castle Crashers, To the Moon, Recettear) and taken a few off, but all these belong in the top 20 indie games and thus this list is a great list. Cheers!

  • aperson789 - May 9, 2012 1:52 p.m.

    Where the hell is Amnesia? That game is one of the best horror games of all time.

  • Higgins - May 9, 2012 11:24 a.m.

    Where's VVVVVV? Portal sucks!

  • Dadyo238 - May 9, 2012 8:27 a.m.

    Cave Story is the best run n' gunner I've ever played. VVVVVV is the best puzzle platformer I've ever played. Pixel, you rock.

  • sirdilznik - May 9, 2012 7:21 a.m.

    No love for Amnesia: The Dark Descent, possibly the scariest game ever made?

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