Not nearly as tedious as it has become with all these metroidvania games. Or honestly, insert your favorite genre, there is a fair number of each of them lately. I just can't understand when someone says "too many of this type of game" when most likely your favorite type has a ton of games coming out as well. Focus on those and please stop griping about the genres you don't like. Someone apparently does like them, and that is perfectly ok.
@suspiciouschair4887 He's probably fed up with watching those trailers, rather than the game itself. Many survival crafting games tend to look similar to each other(Cut some trees, mine some rocks, then build a house or whatever on the grassy field). So regardless of how fun the game actually is, trailers of those kind of games could be boring to watch for some people
Some good games on here for sure and I know things like this are subjective, but you left out what is, IMO, the GOTY to date... SKALD: Against the Black Priory. Game is a modern retro masterpiece.
How could I forget? Skald was on the tip of my tongue... definitely 100% should have been in this top list. I was thinking of revisiting Moonring also which came out last year and has such charming old school vibes also. Skald is awesome.
Grindea was fun yeah. It is a game that isn't completely open, each new area is streamlined and who's main gimmick is to grind (if the name doesn't tip you off lol). Aside from card drops, everything else in the game can be quickly farmed by staying in one area and killing enemies on spawn since the rate of enemy spawning increases rapidly after a while and chain kills helps a lot. There is a map tracker to tell you how many obtainable items are left to farm in any given area (Chests, drops, cards, pets, fish), some are easier then others to get but honestly I didn't take more then 15 minutes to get any one low drop rate item. My only real complaint is that the difficulty isn't the most balanced, you can breeze through most of the game but a boss or side quest can be brutally difficult out no nowhere, the climb up the final dungeon and ESPECIALLY the true ending boss puts fromsoft to shame and the devs don't seem like they plan to lower the difficulty on them anytime soon. You can argue that's the point of end game fights, but there is a challenge and then there is what they cooked up.
Minishoot Adventures really is an absolute gem. If anybody reading this is on the fence with regards to buying it, let me just say that, while enemies respawn on the overworld if you die, not only are they easy to just fly right past to get where you need to but there was not EVER a moment wher eI instead made sure to destroy every single one of them once again. The feeling of moving and shooting really is just _that_ good.
Plus, it can be 100% completed in 8-12 hours. The game has zero bloat and never overstays its welcome. I loved it. It took me back to gaming in the 16-bit era.
Consider looking at Devil Blade, definitely the best shmup released in a while. Also it has a 412 positive and 2 negative reviews on steam which is an incredible ratio. it certainly should be on this list for sure.
Selaco, Nine Sols, Ender Magnolia, Mullet Madjack, Minishoot Adventures and Touhou Ice Fairy all look very cool. Anger foot is another great indie game that should've made the list imo.
I prefer The Last Medic over Hades 2 honestly, the music in Last Medic is best indie game music in so so long, they did over 200 songs. the game has like 40 hours or more of gameplay. one dev made it.. i'm puttin it up there in my top games of the year along side Animal Well. even tho The Last Medic only has 19 reviews on steam. for me it's the best platformer since Celeste.. and i have 1500 hours in Celeste, Modded Celested, and i make my own levels too. I'm just not into top down view games or rogue likes that much is why i'm not into Hades 2
Ballatro is so addictive, i won in my first run in the third try just building a unbeliavable pair booster, just won the last blind with 2 hands of pair and it was hillarious
If someone liked Blazblue there is another indie I can recommend: Astral Ascend. Nice roguelike with great combat mechanics and multiple characters that have multiple different weapons giving them even more variety.
I had to stop your video 45 seconds in, to turn on my pc and purchase Secrets of Grindea. This game is right up my alley and your video is the first I am hearing of it. Thank you
Selaco took me like 30 hours to beat. I did play with the hardcore mode on though, which only allows saving at vending machines, so that's probably why.
Grindea is one of the slowest games to develop ever. But slow and steady wins here. It’s kind of like the NMS of Indy beat em ups. It’s a real niche corner of gamedom but a good one.
added to my list: touhou hero of ice fairy, another crab's treasure, ender magnolia already have: palworld, blazblue entropy effect also gestalt steam & cinder finally came out!!! now my only long-awaited game left is hollow knight 2.
Manor Lords - Hard to look past this one as it's done the city/base-builder mix with RTS combat of units/individuals right at the top of it's genre and is so engrossing. Nine Sols - 2d souls-like with top in class in all the areas: Combat, Art, Movement. Animal Well - One of the best art presentations and exploration platformers I've seen anywhere with cool ecosystem and secrets. Again feels top in class in this sub-genre. I'd say the above 3 are easily going to be in Top 10 indie games of the year imho. But still for Bo: Path of The Teal Lotus, Wind Runners and more excellent looking indie games to come.
Excellent quality video dude!!! Presentation is fantastic, & if you are NOT an english born & bred, then i hang my head in shame with your pronunciation!!!
Wow!! easy, relax, is June dude. Make this video when it's November, it will be a better option. There's still half a year left, xD. Focus in present, enjoy the games. Thx and bye.
man, is this and indie games channel?? or what, so many huge teams and budgets games are in this video? I am sorry but i came for knowing new indie games. Games done by small teams, new teams and small budgets. I can understand that you get paid to promote some big titles. But put it in the video title. "best indie games" BUT half of them are totally not indie D:
Last Epoch and Songs of conquest are on the list because of the date of the 1.0 release. Manor Lords and Hades are on the list because of the date of the start of the Early Access. You have to decide if you want to use the 1.0 release dates, or the early access dates. You can't use both, the list makes no sense as it is now.
@@tomato-ir9xshe literally said his mid year lists adopt the "anything goes" approach so if by chance hades2 drops 1.0 in the first half of 2025 yeah. I mean there's no prize here so why not
This year is much less impressive than last year in my opinion (dredge, sea of stars, dave the diver, viewfinder) but we are only halfway through. Minishoot is my game of the year so far
Every time I watch one of your videos I end up with 3 more games in my wishlist
Yes, I agree. Every time I watch these videos I end up pirating some more to collection indeed.
Its starting to become really tedious with all these survival crafting games...
Not nearly as tedious as it has become with all these metroidvania games. Or honestly, insert your favorite genre, there is a fair number of each of them lately. I just can't understand when someone says "too many of this type of game" when most likely your favorite type has a ton of games coming out as well. Focus on those and please stop griping about the genres you don't like. Someone apparently does like them, and that is perfectly ok.
@suspiciouschair4887
He's probably fed up with watching those trailers, rather than the game itself.
Many survival crafting games tend to look similar to each other(Cut some trees, mine some rocks, then build a house or whatever on the grassy field). So regardless of how fun the game actually is, trailers of those kind of games could be boring to watch for some people
There’s lots of all genres… play the ones we like, appreciate the abundance!!
And souls-like
@@suspiciouschair4887You mean hollowlikes. True metroidvanias aren't super common imo.
Some good games on here for sure and I know things like this are subjective, but you left out what is, IMO, the GOTY to date... SKALD: Against the Black Priory. Game is a modern retro masterpiece.
Thanks, I hadn’t heard about this one def going on wishlist
How could I forget? Skald was on the tip of my tongue... definitely 100% should have been in this top list. I was thinking of revisiting Moonring also which came out last year and has such charming old school vibes also. Skald is awesome.
I'm not sure when it came out, bur I have been playing (and enjoying) the hell out of Tainted Grail. Absolutely love it
Grindea was fun yeah. It is a game that isn't completely open, each new area is streamlined and who's main gimmick is to grind (if the name doesn't tip you off lol). Aside from card drops, everything else in the game can be quickly farmed by staying in one area and killing enemies on spawn since the rate of enemy spawning increases rapidly after a while and chain kills helps a lot. There is a map tracker to tell you how many obtainable items are left to farm in any given area (Chests, drops, cards, pets, fish), some are easier then others to get but honestly I didn't take more then 15 minutes to get any one low drop rate item.
My only real complaint is that the difficulty isn't the most balanced, you can breeze through most of the game but a boss or side quest can be brutally difficult out no nowhere, the climb up the final dungeon and ESPECIALLY the true ending boss puts fromsoft to shame and the devs don't seem like they plan to lower the difficulty on them anytime soon. You can argue that's the point of end game fights, but there is a challenge and then there is what they cooked up.
Bro, missing Turbo Kid!! Excellent metroidvania! And pixelart!
Your content is awesome. Thank you for making all of these videos. You've referred me to dozens of phenomenal games.
“Halo 2 meets Halo 3” definitely didn’t miss that gem of a Dunkey line 😂
;)
I just want to know where that meme came from and why for THAT game.
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy looks right up my alley. Might give Minishoot Adventures a shot as well.
Great list! Glad to see minishoot on there - until now it's my favorite this year
Also, secret of grindea looks so great! Definitely have to check it out
Waiting for a console release for minishoot
ending with death to cronos was peak ngl
Minishoot Adventures really is an absolute gem. If anybody reading this is on the fence with regards to buying it, let me just say that, while enemies respawn on the overworld if you die, not only are they easy to just fly right past to get where you need to but there was not EVER a moment wher eI instead made sure to destroy every single one of them once again. The feeling of moving and shooting really is just _that_ good.
Plus, it can be 100% completed in 8-12 hours. The game has zero bloat and never overstays its welcome. I loved it. It took me back to gaming in the 16-bit era.
Neoproxima was my biggest indie surprise this far.
1000xResist missing the list is sad. Its my favorite game of the year so far.
Consider looking at Devil Blade, definitely the best shmup released in a while. Also it has a 412 positive and 2 negative reviews on steam which is an incredible ratio. it certainly should be on this list for sure.
that game looks awesome (but is a remake)
For me it has to be Animal Well on #1. This game is mindblowing and so creative.
Selaco, Nine Sols, Ender Magnolia, Mullet Madjack, Minishoot Adventures and Touhou Ice Fairy all look very cool.
Anger foot is another great indie game that should've made the list imo.
I really wanted this type of video.
Nine Sols is my GOTY. Amazing game. Incredible boss fights and an excellent story.
dang great list, only shock was Pepper Grinder didnt make the list.
you forgot "College Bowl" the game is better than EA Madden. "College Bowl" is a great Football game.
I prefer The Last Medic over Hades 2 honestly, the music in Last Medic is best indie game music in so so long, they did over 200 songs. the game has like 40 hours or more of gameplay. one dev made it.. i'm puttin it up there in my top games of the year along side Animal Well. even tho The Last Medic only has 19 reviews on steam. for me it's the best platformer since Celeste.. and i have 1500 hours in Celeste, Modded Celested, and i make my own levels too. I'm just not into top down view games or rogue likes that much is why i'm not into Hades 2
You made Last Medic.
my backlog grows...
I need to play Hades II already.
Ballatro is so addictive, i won in my first run in the third try just building a unbeliavable pair booster, just won the last blind with 2 hands of pair and it was hillarious
I'm happy for the devs of Palworld I wouldn't be surprise if the franchise expands outside of gaming. Rabbit and steel looks good to me!
Do best dlcs list please. Dunno which game has great dlc that I should revisit
If someone liked Blazblue there is another indie I can recommend: Astral Ascend. Nice roguelike with great combat mechanics and multiple characters that have multiple different weapons giving them even more variety.
18:14 sekiro does not have a stamina meter, so the devs are correct.
This list is a great place to start filling your steam deck, great stuff.
I had to stop your video 45 seconds in, to turn on my pc and purchase Secrets of Grindea. This game is right up my alley and your video is the first I am hearing of it. Thank you
I don’t know if you played every game but, I can at least tell you did your research. Awesome video and thank you
Selaco took me like 30 hours to beat. I did play with the hardcore mode on though, which only allows saving at vending machines, so that's probably why.
Grindea is one of the slowest games to develop ever. But slow and steady wins here. It’s kind of like the NMS of Indy beat em ups. It’s a real niche corner of gamedom but a good one.
I hope you never stop doing this kind of content.
Amazing channel. I added like 10 games to my wishlist.
Can we just talk about Duelists of Eden lol. I fell off a bit but i would argue its deserving of a spot none the less
added to my list: touhou hero of ice fairy, another crab's treasure, ender magnolia
already have: palworld, blazblue entropy effect
also gestalt steam & cinder finally came out!!! now my only long-awaited game left is hollow knight 2.
Absolutely love your videos! I recently purchased a handheld PC and have been diving into indie gaming and your videos have helped me so much!
This is the Way
Knew about Songs of Conquest from one absolute lunatic who honestly made a pretty good pitch for it.
Ssethtzeentach.
Have you tried songs of conquest ? Im really craving some HoMM. Anyways, your top 7 is fantastic.
Minishoot Adventures is amazing
Ender Magnolia is a sequel to Ender Lilies!
🔥 Animal Well and Minishoot Adventures 🔥
Its a shame secrets of grindea was not released on switch
Manor Lords - Hard to look past this one as it's done the city/base-builder mix with RTS combat of units/individuals right at the top of it's genre and is so engrossing.
Nine Sols - 2d souls-like with top in class in all the areas: Combat, Art, Movement.
Animal Well - One of the best art presentations and exploration platformers I've seen anywhere with cool ecosystem and secrets. Again feels top in class in this sub-genre.
I'd say the above 3 are easily going to be in Top 10 indie games of the year imho. But still for Bo: Path of The Teal Lotus, Wind Runners and more excellent looking indie games to come.
As below forgot to mention Skald: The Black Priory is a must this half also as is the retro release trailer of it too !!
I second Nine Sols. Must-play for Hollow Knight fans.
this was a great list
Amazing list. Great year for indies.
Yo les recomiendo Gravity Circuit. Si eres fan de Mega Man, te va a gustar ;)
2 more games for the wishlist😅, your lists are always good.
excelent choises, thanks for the video
Minishoot Adventures is excellent.
my best games for the year are biomorph, morbius machine and cookie cutter
Great ! Mid-year summary !
Beautiful list of games❤
I recommand a lot the game "Athenian Rhapsody". Also the game dev is quite... Good looking ahah 😊
It's a shame Nine Sols won't get a publisher for consoles due to the controversy of their previous game.
What was their previous game?
rabbit and steel is coop undertale
man i was waiting for this vid
Missing Spacebourne 2 and SCUM in my opinion.
Excellent quality video dude!!! Presentation is fantastic, & if you are NOT an english born & bred, then i hang my head in shame with your pronunciation!!!
Some games like Last Epoch made the list.. Wonder how when the game is lacking in so many aspects.
HEY DONT FORGET ABOUT PİZZA TOWER NOİSE UPDATE THAT ONE WİLL BE İN NUMBER 1
NEW GAME FROM ENDER LILIES DEVS? SAY NO MORE !
Every game except like 4 were PC only, like what's even the point
Wow!! easy, relax, is June dude. Make this video when it's November, it will be a better option. There's still half a year left, xD. Focus in present, enjoy the games. Thx and bye.
Which game is in the thumbnail?
Love ur content
No plushie from the sky 😑
1000x Resist goty
No list comment??
Selaco game of the year
Thanks.
another crab's treasure is so beautiful!
It's neat
Balatro for me
for sure
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man, is this and indie games channel?? or what, so many huge teams and budgets games are in this video? I am sorry but i came for knowing new indie games. Games done by small teams, new teams and small budgets.
I can understand that you get paid to promote some big titles. But put it in the video title. "best indie games" BUT half of them are totally not indie D:
Singlish or Malaysia English lol
Hi
crying in console owner language
As soon as I hear Chinese developer I skip forward
Last Epoch and Songs of conquest are on the list because of the date of the 1.0 release. Manor Lords and Hades are on the list because of the date of the start of the Early Access. You have to decide if you want to use the 1.0 release dates, or the early access dates. You can't use both, the list makes no sense as it is now.
Why can’t they just list what they feel like listing?
@@LiteralChips - He can list whatever he wants at the end of the day, I'm just giving a suggestion because imo the list makes no sense the way it is.
Literally mentioned at 00:07
@@ClemmyGames - So if Hades has its full release next year, will you put it in the list yet again?
@@tomato-ir9xshe literally said his mid year lists adopt the "anything goes" approach so if by chance hades2 drops 1.0 in the first half of 2025 yeah. I mean there's no prize here so why not
🔥❤🔥
What game is the thumbnail?
Songs of Conquest
This year is much less impressive than last year in my opinion (dredge, sea of stars, dave the diver, viewfinder) but we are only halfway through. Minishoot is my game of the year so far
Hades = overrated
Yeah, their burgers are bland.
All are boring to me
palworld, all else skip. 1/25
Bro how you forgot stardew valley.
Is this a joke? Stardew was released in 2016 n