The last decade witnessed a boom of indie games triggered by a digital distribution that turned more into a Big Bang. There suddenly emerged so many indie games that the sheer volume of it was intimidating.
These indie games were masterpieces. Some of this was designed by fluke by some first-time developers, while pro-coders designed the others. So, we present to you here a list of top Indie games to play at home. These indie games are such masterpieces that we are sure you will want to play every one of them.
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium is the best indie game of 2019. The game starts with you getting dumped as a detective who woke up after amnesia from a night of drinking, and then you are expected to dive into an amazing murder mystery. Then you have to talk with intriguing personalities all of whom are a suspect in the murder mystery.
Untitled Goose Game
This is a comedy game where you are a goose, and your sole task is to create ruckus in a quiet village. You have to cause all kinds of havoc like steal the farmer's produce, bully farm boys, steal glasses, etc. You have a long to-do list and some additional tasks to bag the bonus. You have to do the chores smartly to cause maximum disaster in the life of your victims. This game also consists of amazing animations and challenging puzzles.
Telling Lies
Sam Barlow’s Telling Lies is an intriguing game that will never fail to pique your curiosity. Here you have to soft through someone's hard drive and go through all the video recorded snippets to understand the character. This is a game that will make you stick to your chair for hours. Everything will unfold to a simple rhythm, and you can dig further by researching for valid phrases. There is always an anxiety in this game that someone is watching you over and is not safe even at your home. You will feel the presence of luring shadows in this game that will always make you worry as it may turn into anyone.
Hypnospace Outlaw
Here, your main task is to police the internet. You are supposed to spend hours navigating through fan pages and ban people who cause copyright infringement. It is a nostalgic journey through the 90s web culture, and this theme is echoed in the gameplay. This is an extraordinary job where you will have to draw surreal interpretations and get the chance to customize your desktop with a wide variety of gifs, wallpapers, and virtual pets.
The Witness
This is the second project of Jonathan Blow, who could be considered responsible for this whole indie culture boom that happened a decade ago. The witness is a puzzle beast with lots of mind-blowing graphics. The witness is all about line puzzles where each approach presents to you a set of new and fresh rules that is narrated in a complicated manner. This game has no set of rules, and all you can do is learn as you play. This is a masterpiece of Blow and is appreciated worldwide.
Rocket League
This is a classic indie game that consists of football and cars. In this game, two teams are pitched against each other with high RPM engines, bouncing balls, and high accelerated cars. This game is successful because of its sheer simplicity. It has no advanced skills or tactics required. The best part of rocket bliss is that this exceptional piece is casual bliss.
Inside
This is a game where the graphics consist of muted colors, and the environment has lots of depth and details. The face of the protagonist is blank, and it groans as it yelps. The dogs will chase you and masked men a drowned boy whose life is in your hands. This game is surely giving you chills. This is one of the best horror games where the plot and animations will blow off your mind. This has one of the most debated and intriguing final acts and will be worth trying.
Into the breach
It is one of the best strategy games where you are supposed to control giant mechs to save the human civilization from a bug-like monster named Vek. This game challenges you to think carefully and regularly, switch tactics, and keep your strategies up to date. You always have to keep your eyes open and be alert as enemies move around and you desperately try to save mankind.
Oxenfree
This is one of the best indie games that was created by Telltale and Disney alumni. This is a very well-written game that follows a dialog flow. There are no awkward pauses in this game, and anyone can slip into dialogs and continue playing. There is a story in this game. It is a horror adventure for a teenager, and you will have to solve lots of puzzles and strategies.
