Indie is short for independent. Meaning indie games are games developed independently by a small team of developers without a publisher. At the moment, there are many indie game developers whose work are as good as AAA games with big development and marketing cost.

Some of these indie games may be unknown to you since these games rarely get under the spotlight. During 2020, there are many great indie games released and worth playing.

Are you curious? See the list below to find out.

1. Bugsnax

Bugsnax is an indie game released in November 2020. The game is developed by Young Heroes. As the name suggests, the game presents a unique theme where the animals are shaped like food. Even the character that greeted you has food-like arms.

The developer of Bugsnax is inspired by Pokemon Snap. Players will play as a reporter exploring Snaktooth Island to find and catch the food and bug combination. There are more than 100 Bugsnax that you can catch and collect.

2. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

With the hype in August 2020, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is an indie game welcomed with high praises from gamers globally. The game is developed by Mediatonic, an indie developer under Devolver Digital and Taym Games.

The unique gameplay of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout help the game achieve a fantastic sale record for the PC version, sold more than 7 million copies globally. For PS4, Fall Guys is the most downloaded game in the history of PS Plus.

3. Hades

Hades is the best Indie game that you can download on Steam. Here you will play as Zagreus, the immortal son of Hades with the goal to escape the underworld, fighting the lost souls or commonly called evil spirits.

But you can’t die during your journey. Why? Because upon death Zagreus will respawn at the starting location, the place of Hades and start everything from the beginning. This is an RPG game combined with a Hack-and-Slash element that fits gamers that loves to play full frontal.

4. Huntdown

Huntdown is an indie game developed by Easy Trigger Games. The game’s concept is Cyberpunk with classic side-scrolling gameplay like Contra or Broforce. The difference is that Huntdown is set in a Cyberpunk world that’s modern and colorful. The release of Huntdown allows veteran gamers to reminisce the 80s era but still have modern elements.

5. If Found...

Next is If Found…, an indie game developed by DREAMFEEL. The game is quite unique since players are spoiled with a straightforward yet intriguing storyline and visual. The gameplay mechanism allows the player to interact with the gameplay by deleting and opening the story.

While playing the game, players can also enjoy the soundtrack that gives different nuance.

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6. Ikenfell

Ikenfell is a turn-based tactical RPG indie game inspired by games in the SNES era such as Earthbound and Robotrek. The game is about the students of a magic school. Complete with original music from Aivi & Surasshu from Steven Universe.

7. Spelunky 2

After the success of the first game, Mossmouth releases Spelunky 2. In this game, gamers have to find a treasure hidden in a massive dungeon with a rogue-like platformer concept. To make things more interesting, the dungeons hold many rooms and doors with enemies and traps.

In general, Spelunky 2 presents similar gameplay as the first game, but with more enemies and traps. Excitingly, the second game supports online multiplayer so gamers can play together.

8. Moving Out

Moving Out is an indie game developed by SMG Studio and published under Team17. In this game, players will play a character that is about to move out of their house. The goal is to move the objects inside the house into the car outside. But it’s not as easy as it sounds because there are many things that will interrupt you or if you play it with your friends you will start bickering because you may block each other’s path.

9. Spiritfarer

Spiritfarer is an indie game worth playing. The game by Thunder Lotus Games has a good review score. On its Steam page, the game has more than 4 thousand reviews and it’s mostly positive.

Spiritfarer is about a girl named Stella who dreamed to own her own boat to explore the world. To make her dream come true, Stella has to work. With the help of Spirit, Stella slowly starts to see her dream becoming a reality.

10. Space Crew

The success of Among Us inspired an indie studio developer named Runner Duck to develop a game titled Space Crew. Like Among Us, you will play with other players in space station Athena. As a crew, the players have to split tasks to ensure that space station Athena is safe and secure.

That’s the list of the best indie game in 2020 that you can play. From the list above, which game are you interested in? Stay tuned for more information about games and don’t forget to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram.

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