Indie Spotlight

Europa felt like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reimagined in a stunning Studio Ghibli world, and I loved every second of it

This turn-based cyberpunk rhythm JRPG set in a world where music was outlawed is brutal and beautiful

This Metroidvania where you play as a janitor cat in the afterlife is the purrfect adventure for genre newbies like me

I feel like I'm living and breathing Slavic folklore in this mystical adventure game, and I never want to leave it

Turn-based fantasy RPG Arco packs big, branching decisions into a small and stunning not-Western world – now I see what all the fuss was about

This dating sim about playing cupid in a haunted house as a cute little ghost has stolen my heart as well as my left sock

Thank Goodness You're Here is the funniest game I've played in years, even if it's packed with lies from Big Asbestos

This gentle, calming gardening life sim is just what I need to decompress and relax

This fang-tastic visual novel had me talking kinder to myself, and I can't thank it enough for that

This beautiful, Japanese mythology-inspired Metroidvania is far from a Hollow Knight clone, but it's exactly what you need while you wait for Silksong

Despite starting life as a Bloodborne parody, Nightmare Kart is one of the best free games you can play right now

This point-and-click mystery game feels like Little Red Riding Hood's somber older sibling, and it hooked me in the first five minutes

This weird indie turns questioning your faith into a weirdly wonderful playable experience

I can't stop thinking about this Zelda-like dungeon crawler about taking on a wackily animated vampire apocalypse

Cozy Caravan is Animal Crossing meets Cooking Mama with the sweetest character creation options

I tried to quack the case of the stolen lunch in Duck Detective and got wrapped up in a salami conspiracy

This paper-folding puzzler about leaving home is beautifully, maddeningly satisfying