2025 has been amazing so far for indie games, and we’re only halfway into the year. This makes it ridiculously difficult to pick the very best when indie developers have graced us with banger after banger.
We highly recommendENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist, but only after playingENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, so it’s not on this list. You canexpect many more indie gems to release this yearand the next, but we’ve taken a look at our favorites from Winter 2024 to Summer 2025. So, let’s get into the best indie games you can play on PC.
Recent indie games on PC that we can’t stop playing
Release date: Dec. 13, 2024Price: $24.99
A surreal adventure, it’s hard to appropriately summarize10 Dead Doveswithout sounding mad. This highly unique horror is full of comedic moments and eerie atmosphere that’ll surely stay with you. Yes, you may never truly understand what exactly is going on, but you’ll be entranced by its story, characters, and bizarreness that you’ll want to see the game through to the bitter end. A strange story centered around a father’s regret, there’s nothing quite like the10 Dead Dovesexperience.
Blue Prince
Release date: April 10, 2025Price: $29.99
Reaching Room 46 isn’t so simple when RNG is actively working against you. Three doors greet you at the estate entrance, but can you find your way and uncover your great uncle’s secrets? Brace yourself for the ultimate roguelite puzzle game that is cozy yet ominous, and is sure to keep the cogs in your brain forever turning. Replayability is through the roof.Blue Princekeeps its hooks in you by its premise alone, and it’ll burrow into your ego, for nothing matters outside of finding out what could possibly be hiding inside the 46th room of a 45-room estate.
DELTARUNE
Release date: June 4, 2025Price: $24.99
DELTARUNEgrows from strength to strengthwith its unforgettable characters, dialogue, and legendary soundtrack. What initially looks like a flat, pixelated world is vibrant in its subtle yet satisfying art and character design. Everything stands out, for every pixel is purposely placed to makeDELTARUNEentertaining, memorable, and poignant at times. This episodic RPG is nostalgic both in how it looks and plays, yet it is able to transform itself into a fantasy realm like no other. While the plot and genre are basic on paper, its execution lets you decide what kind of hero you want to be, making it no ordinary RPG.
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Release date: May 22, 2025Price: $9.99
Who wants to cosplay as Sherlock Holmes when you could be aDuck Detective? Charmingly witty, this short mystery game will put a smile on your face and warm your heart. We all need a cozy game once in a while—a place to visit and wind down to after a long day’s work.With iconic voice acting, cute cardboard cutout art design, and jazzy music,Duck Detectiveis a quirky mystery adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and you shouldn’t either.Meet suspects, build your case, and solve the mystery, all while waddling around as a divorced (and very masculine-sounding) duck.
Homicipher
Release date: Nov. 1, 2024Price: $13.99
If you ever wanted to get into linguistics, then here is where to begin. This tame horror game is a visual novel with a twist.Homicipherplaces you in a completely foreign land, where entities are there to either greet or kill you. You won’t know what the outcome will be until you make a choice, but how are you supposed to when you can’t tell what anyone’s saying? This point-and-click adventure asks you to decipher a made-up language, promising replayability, creepy and (at times) friendly characters, with various pathways to travel down as you attempt to make sense of the labyrinth you’re entrapped in, and the residents it houses.
KARMA: The Dark World
Release date: Mar. 27, 2025Price: $24.99
Investigating the minds of criminals by diving head-first into their memories,KARMA: The Dark Worldis a cinematic indie horror experience inspired by Orwell’s1984. While it isn’t particularly scary, its story is truly unforgettable. Yes, it takes a while to truly understand what is going on. But when it hits, it really hits. I left this game feeling content as I applauded while the credits rolled.KARMAplays like an interactive film created by minds as complex as the late and great David Lynch. Although it doesn’t do anything special in its gameplay as it’s mostly a walking sim, there is so much to unpack in its mind-bending story.
Look Outside
Release date: Mar. 21, 2025Price: $7.99
Can you survive an otherworldly epidemic where neighbors surrounding you on both sides have transformed into cosmic creatures, looking to make you one of them? Endure 15 days and know that you must never—at all costs—Look Outside. Perfectly capturing the Lovecraftian aesthetic,Look Outsideblends turn-based horror and survival elements to create a terrifyingly claustrophobic experience with awesome art design. Terror awaits at your doorstep, but you must step outside into the great unknown if you want to make it out alive.
Sorry We’re Closed
Release date: Nov. 14, 2024Price: $24.99
The most in-your-face survival horror you can play,Sorry We’re Closeddemands your attention in its bright neon lights. A game about learning what it’s like to truly love, this grungy world grows in size and color because of its vibrant cast, fantastic dialogue, and nostalgic combat. Multiple perspectives, fixed camera angles, and signature gameplay mechanics giveSorry We’re Closeda strong identity. Transported to another realm for rejecting a demon’s advances,Sorry We’re Closedfeels like a throwback to classicSilent HillandResident Evil, but with a rockstar twist.
The Alters
Release date: June 13, 2025Price: $34.99
It’s easy to get distracted by the stunning sci-fi landscapes ofThe Alters, but the reason to press on is for its unique take on survival and strategy, as you need to manage your tiny colony’s happiness and keep morale up, raising the moral question on whether creating clones of yourself can ever be ethical. All born from the same memories, each Alter is given their function, all for the name of survival. The ultimate game about managing resources, mining is just one part ofThe Alters, and it pales in comparison to the decisions you need to make for yourself and your alters (clones), which ultimately shift who they are as people.
The Midnight Walk
Release date: May 8, 2025Price: $39.99
There’s so much beauty inThe Midnight Walkas it captures the mental hurdles we must overcome to reach the inevitable light in what feels like never-ending darkness. Standing out for its gorgeous art design,The Midnight Walkis a passion project handcrafted from clay. Bring your little flame and change the lives of those you meet along the way, all while overcoming the darkness that surrounds you. We all travel along this path alone, and sometimes it takes an entire lifetime to see the light. But there’s always that hope to hold on for a better day—for you never know what tomorrow might bring.
What have been your favorite indie games of 2025 so far? Do you think any could possibly beGOTY contenders, or are we all thinking the same thing? Surely one particular game will be crowned victorious—and that’sClair Obscur: Expedition 33.
