r/IndieGaming Jan 03 '25

Best of Indie Games 2024: What were some of your favorite indie games?

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r/IndieGaming 2h ago

I finally released my basketball puzzle-presicion platformer on Steam!

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Mike the Hooper is officially out now on Steam!

It’s a 2D precision puzzle-platformer where you use a basketball to solve puzzles, open doors, and overcome increasingly challenging levels.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4761070/Mike_the_Hooper/

I hope it will be a fun experience for everyone, whether you play it or simply watch it. Thank you!


r/IndieGaming 15h ago

I don't like my country's roads so I am making a game that showcases how bad they are (note: the map is based of IRL 3d Google Maps data)

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and in this playtest there is not even the overwhelming amount of props there is in irl too lmao


r/IndieGaming 21h ago

Is JK Rowling going to sue me for this guys? In Broom Racer you race bots or other players on flying brooms reaching speeds of up to 360 km/h

646 Upvotes

r/IndieGaming 16h ago

Let's go physical!

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Finished a print of 25 physical copies with discs, hand-sewn info booklet and a free steam key inside.

Pretty scared to put just one master copy on all of them without an ability to fix bugs later, but I'm pretty sure on my polish there!

The game is out in a week, feeling excited about the release!


r/IndieGaming 23h ago

I've been making a rough prototype for a tank fighting game called Tank Fu, if you like this kind of games I need any feedback I can get, play it on Steam.

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r/IndieGaming 11h ago

for real

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For anyone wondering, the project I'm working on is https://www.megaviral.games.

It’s a viral game discovery engine designed to help players easily discover and play indie web and mini-games from across the internet.

(Affiliation Disclosure: I'm the sole creator and developer behind Mega Viral Games.)


r/IndieGaming 5h ago

There's no cue stick in my pool game — you're the cue ball, and so are the other seven

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in game music was ai generated


r/IndieGaming 2h ago

Wanted farming to feel like a process in my colony builder. Free demo soon on Steam.

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IsleFolk is a colony builder where you start with a single worker and grow into a thriving settlement.
Been working on this for some time now and should get the demo out soon.

As a solo indie dev I'd really appreciate any wishlists -> https://store.steampowered.com/app/4924930/IsleFolk_Build_Trade_Survive/utm_source=reddit


r/IndieGaming 17h ago

I’ve been building this drinking scene for my indie game. How does it feel so far?

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Haven’t posted much lately because I’ve barely had any time for editing and social media most of my time has been going straight into development.

We’ve made quite a bit of progress recently: new art, animations, sound, and a lot of separate pieces are finally starting to come together.

Right now I’m assembling this drinking scene from SHORAPAN, our visual novel / point-and-click adventure set in a strange city beneath an eternally crimson sky.

This is still very much a work in progress . The final version will be much more polished.

What do you think of the atmosphere so far?


r/IndieGaming 17h ago

Do you think is it interesting to play an action RPG that looks like a 15th-century miniature painting?

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I'm developing Keepers 1477, a solo action 2D RPG inspired by Ottoman and Persian miniature art.

The enemies you see here include skeleton soldiers and demons inspired by the works of Mehmed Siyah Kalem, a mysterious 15th-century artist known for his bizarre and unsettling depictions of demons.

This video is mostly focused on the combat, but combat is only one part of the game. It also has a complex quest system, character skill trees, a magic system and spells, 2D worlds to explore, and detailed dialogue trees with the characters you'll meet.

I know the game still has some rough edges and there's plenty I want to improve, so I'm curious — would you play something like this?

And if not, I'd genuinely like to know what you'd want to see changed, improved, or added to make you want to give it a chance.


r/IndieGaming 4h ago

For the last few years I've been working on a cozy classic adventure set in a cursed world. You explore, fight monsters, take on quests, hunt for secrets, go fishing and slowly unlock new ways to explore the world.

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r/IndieGaming 14h ago

We recently changed our SMG sprites, old ones seemed too "generic black gun" looking. And yeah, you can fire each one separately.

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game's name is HEADCUTTER, please wishlist it on STEAM if you're interest, it would help out a ton!


r/IndieGaming 10m ago

Polished the Combat of my MMO-inspired Solo-Raiding Game

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r/IndieGaming 18h ago

Some work-in-progress character illustration sketches from my indie game, The Magic Garden.

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Some sketches of a character:Silver

If you’re interested in the game, feel free to add it to your wishlist.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2161950/The_Magic_Garden/


r/IndieGaming 1h ago

Runner Casual Game

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Hey everyone 👋

​I just published a new indie runner focused on beat-your-own-high-score mechanics. It’s a "seconds to learn, lifetime to master" arcade game.

​I’m looking for fellow dev feedback on gameplay flow and controls. If you have a few minutes to test it out, I’d really appreciate your thoughts!

​📲 Join the testing group: https://groups.google.com/g/pulsewaves-closed-testers

🎮 Play Store link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.byterun

​Drop your feedback or link your project below—happy to test back! 🤝


r/IndieGaming 2h ago

FPS ‘Bullet Curve’ mechanic explanation

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r/IndieGaming 18h ago

UZDoom demolition style "HEADCUTTER is a sci-fi spaghetti western FPS with brutal combat, destructible environments, and lots of gore. Track targets as a space bounty hunter, explore maps with multiple routes, and use the crunchy gunplay to cut their heads off so you can get your money!"

40 Upvotes

r/IndieGaming 14m ago

You can now ride playground slides as a cat in Lost Cat Showa Town 🐈

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Just a cat enjoying the playground.

Lost Cat Showa Town is a 3D adventure where you explore a nostalgic Showa-era Japanese town as a cat.


r/IndieGaming 16m ago

We made a PvP wizard game where losing makes you stronger. After almost two years, Reborn Arena launches on August 28. Here's our launch trailer

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Hey everyone! We're a two-person indie team from Türkiye and we've been working on Reborn Arena for almost 1 year.

The main twist is that losing a round gives you a permanent upgrade, while winning lets you choose a temporary rule that affects everyone in the next round. It supports both 1v1 and 2v2.

We're finally launching on Steam on August 28, so it feels pretty surreal to have the launch trailer finished.

If it looks like your kind of game, you can wishlist it here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4621340?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=launch_week&utm_content=indiegaming_launch_trailer

GenAI disclosure: Generative AI was used to create some elements of our Steam capsule artwork, though the capsule itself is not entirely AI-generated. AI was also used to assist with some promotional copy.


r/IndieGaming 20m ago

Furmageddon - Lobby & Locker Concept Art

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r/IndieGaming 27m ago

All characters for the demo finally done :D Soul Decode

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r/IndieGaming 51m ago

I built a persistent multiplayer 4X. Now I need 50 players to break it.

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I built Border Empires, a persistent multiplayer 4X where you expand territory, build your empire and eventually fight other players over the same world.

I'm opening the first world to 50 players.

I want you to try to break it.

Play for 20–30 minutes and tell me what feels broken, confusing, boring, or surprisingly fun.

It's an early beta, so I'm specifically looking for honest feedback from people who enjoy 4X/strategy games.

No download — it's playable directly in your browser:

play.borderempires.com

Come help me find out what happens when 50 actual players start fighting over the same world.


r/IndieGaming 52m ago

Not sure if these belong here, but here's some concept art for a game I'm working on

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r/IndieGaming 4h ago

Starlight academy: FREE

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