40 Best INDIE & AA Games You Simply Must Experience

Looking for the best INDIE and AA games out now? We’ve got the best games to play right now across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch—from viral hits like Disco Elysium to underrated gems like Cocoon, these are all of the games you need to know about.

Expect a mix of story-rich adventures, pixel-art platformers, roguelikes, cozy games, and more. Whether you love games like Hades, Hollow Knight, or Stardew Valley, you’ll find something here that deserves your time.

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0:00 40 Best INDIE & AA Games You Simply Must Experience
0:18 Cocoon
1:08 Superhot
2:13 Tunic
3:19 Dead Cells
4:20 Kentucky Route Zero
5:29 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
6:22 Tyranny
7:29 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
8:17 Dynasty Warriors: Origins
9:13 Dave the Diver
10:10 Aliens: Dark Descent
11:01 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
11:55 Into the Breach
13:02 Children of Morta
13:50 Cult of the Lamb
14:36 Inside
15:41 Case of the Golden Idol
16:25 This War of Mine
17:09 RoboCop: Rogue City
18:00 Remnant 2
19:00 Evil West
19:48 Ghost Runner 2
20:32 Undertale
21:20 Gris
21:54 Valheim
22:30 MO: Astray
23:40 Torment: Tides of Numenera
24:14 Underrail
25:11 Hades
26:28 Cuphead
27:10 Celeste
28:04 Tempest Rising
29:00 Subnautica
29:44 Terraria
30:26 Stray
31:20 Outer Wilds
32:28 Disco Elysium
33:35 Hollow Knight
34:23 Super Meat Boy
35:29 Don’t Starve
36:35 Frostpunk 2