Today,indie gamesare bigger than ever with hundreds coming out every year, all with a unique spin.
Creativity is alive and well in the game industry thanks to the indie scene.
Also, we love games.
It’s hard to convey how gratifying yet simple it is to play it in gameplay terms.
But to describe it as such is doing Vampire Survivors a disservice.
Entire essays could be written on the simple beauty and ingenious progression of Outer Wilds.
2023’s Cocoon doesn’t have a ground-breaking story, but it most certainly possesses some mind-bending mechanics.
The central focus of the game revolves around the concept of recursive worlds.
Our Jamie Latour sums up his praise of Cocoon’s puzzlesin his reviewquite succinctly.
One orb can make platforms out of green fog; another shoots out little lasers.
It sounds complicated, but that’s the wonder of Cocoon.
It takes this wildly complex notion and helps make it intuitive.
Risk of Rain 2 combines every single aspect of what makes it a game to absolute perfection.
These games feature some expansive worlds and in-depth lore.
Indie games are typically made by smaller studios, but that doesn’t mean that they lack impressive graphics.
It was also adored here at TheGamer, earning a 5/5 from its reviewer.
Hades is, to put it plainly, a masterpiece.
Read our review here!
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Many of us here at TheGamer have sunk hundreds of hours into Stardew Valley.
There’s not enough words to describe just how delightful Stardew Valley honestly is.
It’s the cozy little farming life you’ve always envisioned.
Read more of our thoughts on Stardew Valley here!
