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The Best Indie Games To Play In 2026

See on Humble Featured in this image Undertale View Game Hub Follow Advertisement Hollow Knight: Silksong Developer: Team Cherry Release Date: September 4, 2025 Platforms: PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 1+2, PC Genre: Metroidvania Hollow Knight: Silksong is the sequel to one of the greatest indie games of all time, Hollow Knight. See on Fanatical Featured in this image Subnautica View Game Hub Follow Advertisement Dead Cells Developer: Motion Twin and Evil Empire Release Date: May 10, 2017 Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android Genre: Metroidvania Roguelike Up next is Dead Cells, a game that doesn't get mentioned enough when speaking about some of the all-time great indie titles. See on Amazon Featured in this image Tunic View Game Hub Follow Advertisement Vampire Survivors Developer: Luca Galante Release Date: December 17, 2021 Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android Genre: Roguelike/Survivors-like If you simply look at the cover of Vampire Survivors, you'd think it was a horror game about a savage vampire. See on Steam Featured in this image Minishoot’ Adventures View Game Hub Follow Advertisement Inscryption Developer: Daniel Mullins Games Release Date: October 19, 2021 Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC Genre: Roguelike/Card Game Inscryption is another roguelike deck-building game, but it's decidedly different from something like Balatro.