Indie Spotlight

Lake Season's Greetings is the perfect way to unwind and get into the holiday spirit

Oh good, one of the year's finest Metroidvanias turned up just in time to devour my Christmas break

This time-looping adventure with Undertale vibes is one of the best RPGs I've played this year

Spirittea is the perfect Spirited Away sim with its ghost-filled bathhouse

I had the time of my life playing as a frog with a magnifying glass who solves mysteries for a living

Laika: Aged Through Blood is part bloody Excitebike, part furry Mad Max

Helping spirits move on in this realistic ghost hunting game hits a lot harder than Phasmophobia

Station to Station got around my puzzle game ineptitude by appealing to my 30-year obsession with steam trains

Moonstone Island is the Pokemon meets Stardew Valley RPG I didn't know I needed

Saltsea Chronicles is a beautifully written narrative adventure that captured my heart and refused to let go

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is a cool, downright fun spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio

This harrowing indie platformer puts you in the shoes of a disgraced noblemen as he searches for the truth

This chaotic, gun-toting roguelike has me blasting violent seagulls and raising baby axolotls

The scariest game I've played all year is a Japanese horror about the dangers of stalkers and online fame

Thronefall is real-time strategy for people who don't like RTS

Selling stickers for a living in Sticky Business is the career I never knew I wanted

Moving Out 2 is more brilliantly chaotic removal work fun, but now with more silliness