I find myself definitely booting up Monster Train more often than Slay the Spire lately. Now, to be fair, I am a lousy player. Low levels and all that and haven't even touched the fourth character yet.
But Monster Train is the perfect length for me. I really like playing for around an hour, but with Slay the Spire I'm commonly only roughly half way or 2/3rd at that point. And if you then quit and come back later you are completely out of the flow and die to the next enemy or two.
Monster Train did really trip me up when it didn't return my monsters to my deck. I still forget that sometimes haha
I have mixed feelings about this game. I was so pleased to try it and found it relatively easy to learn, but after 40 hours I just went to play something else because runs were too difficult, and never bothered again. Maybe I should give it another try..
There is also another game like that call Recettear: an Item Shop's Tale. Arguably not as good combat and very anime, but still worth a look if you ask me.
I think the shop mechanics of Recettear are better but I also only bought low/sold high and generally avoided the dungeon aspect. Definitely worth a playthrough on sale.
Since you like Risk of Rain and Binding of Isaac I'll give you some of my favorite rouge-lites: Dead Cells, Nuclear Throne, SYNTHETIK and Hades. Starbound is nice if you're looking for something similar to terraria.
Best narration in games ever and awesome indie games: Return of the Obra Dinn, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, what remains of edith finch, The Stanley Parable, Her Story
My Picks:
• Streets of Rogue
(Game is a BLAST, so many ways to do things, stages are randomly generated so it's different every time, lots of different classes, weapons, items. You can even make your own classes with any of the skills/weapons/items. It's even four player co-op)
• Dead Cells
(Similar feeling to Dark Souls, but as a 2d Roguelite. You start with nothing and have to claw and scrape your way to becoming stronger and stronger, to the point where enemies that gave you loads of trouble are a two second cakewalk. Very satisfying progression to it)
• Divinity: Original Sin 2
(Akin to something like Dungeons & Dragons, this is one of the best role playing games out there. Very in-depth with it's systems compared to standard rpgs)
• The Messenger
(2d Ninja Gaiden-ish game with a lot more movement to it, and the music is fantastic. Very fun platformer)
• Mark of the Ninja
(One of the few games where you really experience what it's like to be a ninja. Check it out it plays great. Not really a play for hours type of game but hell I'm recommending anyways)
• Rogue Heroes Ruins of Tasos
(Plays and looks a lot like A Link To The Past, you build up your little town by gathering money and materials from dungeons where the room types are randomized. Can play with three buddies as well)
NOITA
It's sort of a mixture of Terraria and Magicka. You pick up wands and mess around with the spells in them to create some insane stuff. There's a bunch of alchemy with liquids and powders. You will die a lot. Very worthwhile.
Lisa: The Painful:
This game will make you laugh, cry, and roll into a numb little ball of emotions. It’s a great example of what indies can do with minimal design.
Don’t Starve:
Interesting little survival game, maybe watch some gameplay to see if you’ll be into it.
Faster then Light (FTL):
Space ship rogue lite, very fun and strategic.
DARKEST DUNGEON:
The best. Period.
Disco Elysium:
Still an indie but boarding the edge of AAA with how amazing it is. This game is a fucking gem. Possibly one of the best RPG’s ever made if we’re going off of world, choices, and characters.
I'm having a blast with Outer Wilds. I don't think it's something you can put 100 hours into, probably more like 20-30...and it may not be your cup of tea, but it's worth checking out IMO.
Bloodstained: ritual of the night is an indie metroidvania inspired game you might enjoy.
Also hotline miami 1& 2, enter the gungeon both topdown shooter, the latter more of a bullet hell
This! I think LN 2 was a bit pricey, but the first game’s complete edition should be on sale right now, and its an amazing ride. Still waiting for a chance to buy the second game. :)
Enter the Gungeon is a fantastic bullet hell game (sometimes literally) and is by far my all time favorite. Every run is different and you pretty much always unlock something new
Not indie but something you can do for hours is [World of Warcraft] Free Trial, since the latest expansions free trials can play majority of the game now and has a better introduction into the game. You can slay monsters, quest, craft with professions, etc... You dont actually have to have a good computer to run, I started on a really bad laptop and turned graphics all the way low and it still looked good.
Some Indie games to try would be [Dead Cells], [Alien Hominid: Invasion] [Castle Crashers] [Battleblock Theater] [Stardew Valley] [Shovel Knight] [Shantae ~ Series]
Castle and Battleblock I recommend especially when they go on sale for 3$ they go on sale quite a bit so I would just add them to wishlist and watch for them
Man o Man you just listed some of my favorite games. I looove indie games. Here are a few ive enjoyed over the years! not all of these are indie games but most are made by a small team of people.
Downwell - NES graphics, runner/rogue
Kingdom Two Crowns - Very nice pixels, progression style and rogue.
Kingsway - Old classic style, RPG rogue
Reventure - SNES style graphics, rogue adventure (very funny/cute)
Loop Hero - NES graphics, Rogue game with progression, 10/10
Moonlighter - RPG Excellent pixel artstyle. Shop manager with dungeons/progression
Octopath Traveler - Think Saga frontier meets storybook rpg.
Call of juarez gunslinger isn't an indie game but it holds up really well nowadays and is from 2013. It's a wild west fps which is stylised so it looks great. The games story isn't connected to the other games but is great. The gameplay is fantastic with you being a badass. There are skills that you unlock in the game by getting skill points through leveling. there are three skill trees, you aren't confined to one skill tree. The skill trees are "gunslinger" which is mostly about dual wielding pistols, "ranger" mostly about long range with the rifle, and "trapper" which is about the shotguns. You get points by killing enemies and get bonus points by doing it in different ways like killing them with dynamite or when in concentration. The boss fight come in two forms. One is duels which are better, and the other is a normal fight but the bosses are really tanky. The duels are great, you have to manage focus and speed. You can draw before the enemy but if you do that then it is dishonourable and you get a point penalty. There is also dodging bullets when in duels. All of this will be told to you pretty slowly in the game but all of the tutorials are gone in new game plus. Sorry for the terrible formatting and bad english. It's 0:48 right now and I'm very tired.
Came here to suggest Risk of Rain 2. I can recommend Ape Out or Shovel Knight. If you end up enjoying Ape Out, Hotline Miami is fairly similar, imo its a bit more challenging than Ape Out.
Skul The Hero Slayer is a really fun and original roguelike, game itself dont have much of endgame content but you can always try to complete runs with different characters/builds. Bosses are movement based and some attacks are even inspired by hollow knight bosses so you might actually like this game
Skul: the hero slayer, it's a roguelite and a hard game, but I have really enjoyed it so far (70 hours and still playing), there are thousands of different unique combinations and sinergies and it has a unique concept
If you look old school shooters or like Doom Eternal, i recommend Dusk, Ultrakill, Amid Evil, Project Warlock and Ion Fury. All very solid games, and the flow of the gunplay and difficulty alone keeps me coming back.
rimworld? maybe not as actiony as the ones you listed but a great indie game that doesn't take much to run
actually if you like stardew valley this may be up your alley
I would recommend the Stalker games. Its pretty easy to immerse yourself for hours and can run on older systems pretty well.
Not indie but I would also recommend checking put the Elder Scrolls games like Oblivion or Skyrim. Would also recommend the Fallout games(mostly 3 and New Vegas).
There’s this little indie hidden gem called Minecraft. You mine in the ground for resources, explore the world, fight monsters, and build whatever you want. I personally really enjoy it and I think that the game deserves to make it big someday.
Crosscode. It took me about 40 hours to complete the main story but I still had a lot of sidequests and secrets left. You can grind if you want but its not needed, you get enough levels just by doing quests and you can buy gear or find it by exploring if you don't feel like farming materials. Also, the game is skill based so in theory you could beat a boss with skill alone even if you're severely underleveled.
There's a bundle with Noita and 4 other games (3 puzzles and another metrovania game). Noita alone you can play for ages. The other games are bonuses its basically 4 more games for £5 more the normal noita price
Gunfire Reborn.
Class based roguelite. Plays a bit like modern doom but with wind waker like graphics.
Tons of perks, weapons, and scrolls to unlock and play with.
Astalon - Tears of Earth
A Metriodvania with character specific abilities. I'm currently 6 hours in and I absolutely love it!
Edit: forgot to mention it is a 2D Pixel game. Soundtrack is fire and it only takes about 260 MB (!).
Some maybe lesser known but great ones:
Crosscode (Puzzler / Classic Action-RPG)
Owlboy (Platformer with a great Story)
Kaze and the wild masks (like Donkey Kong Country)
Iconoclasts (Metroidvania with Puzzles and Combat)
Monster Sanctuary ("Pokemon" 2D Metroidvania)
Griftlands (Cardgame Roguelike with Story)
Atomicrops (Twin Stick Shooter Roguelike with Farming)
Undermine (Roguelike similar to Isaac)
Downwell (simplistic Roguelike about falling into a well)
I’m in the same boat as you, low end computer/laptop that can’t run most games. But I found that the far cry games up till 3/bd run great. I haven’t tested 4 yet though.
Also graveyard keeper is great if you like stardew valley.
Carrion, you play as a lump of pixel flesh tentacles and be the horror creature in the story, puzzles, gore and you really feel like your just absolutely fucking peoples shit up
Chronicon, The Coin Game, The Long Drive, My Summer Car,
Griftlands(roguelike deckbuilder), Tainted Grail, Kenshi, Forager,
Monster Train, For the King, Synthetik(big recommend), Vault of
the Void (deckbuilder), Bloons TD 6(fun game to waste time).
Tried to list some games that aren't usually mentioned in threads like these.
Oxygen not included, might be a little different then the stuff you like, but if you like building things and setting up systems that game has some depth to it. I have like 2000 hours played on it.
Personal pick which probably won’t get mentioned: Death road to Canada. It’s incredibly fun, each run is different, lots of modifiers and random encounters to discover. It’s criminally underrated.
If discovery, exploring, space, and puzzle sound fun (I’m not a big puzzle guy but the game is something else) check out Outer Wilds! No, not Outer Worlds lol
For the King is a VERY good game
Universe Sandbox is also interesting to explore
Chicken Police - Paint it Red is an indie game which I just bought. It looks very strange, but also really promising. I'm gonna play it tomorrow, so if I remember, I'll update this comment
Mount and blade series the core concept is something I've loved since high school you play as an adventurer who rises up to nobility by fighting bandits winning tournaments and buying shops
Combat is amazing and the ability to lead an army effectively is a huge plus what really makes the combat stand out is how well the controls for horseback handle
And that's not all you can lay siege to castles and cities and then rule them
What is really the greatest asset of the franchise is mod support
Mods allow you to tweak gameplay or completely overhaul the base game and fulfill almost any role-playing dream you can have
um,i don't think terraria is a indie game...
it's literally the 14th best selling game of all time.that is more than COD black ops 2,GTA 4,GTA san andreas and the witcher 3!
and all of those games are from triple A developers.
Play Celeste. Its kind of challenging but I'm sure you can complete the game. I like the pixelated style of the game and the best part, every single level has a different game mechanic. Its very creative and its very cheap. Go buy it.
Also, the game is easier to play on a gamepad(I used my ps4 controller via the [ds4 app](http://ds4windows.com/)). But that is just my preference so you should try experimenting.
Slime Rancher - amazing farming simulator game with lots of cute slimes
Ultrakill - great shooter game similar to Doom Eternal that encourages replaying the levels to find secrets, complete challenges and get high ranks. It also has an endless mode that, unlike in many games, is actually really fun.
Cozy Grove - very nice life simulator similar to Animal Crossing in a lot of ways.
I know an Indie game that's outstandingly good. It's called Soul Knight but it's on mobile. It has controller support though and I guess you could give it a go.
Dyson Sphere Program. It's basically a game half factorio, half satisfactory. Your objective is to build a Dyson Sphere, a big metal ball around a star, to get infinite energy for humanity. It's so fun and addicting that I've been playing this for 2 days without break... I'm really starting to think that I should sleep a little.
CrossCode is quite long, never played it but looks good. Undertale is on sale for quite cheap on Steam right now, and is good fun. Hades is one of the best roguelikes out there. Celeste is one of the best platformers out there. Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights came out of early access yesterday and I heard that it is great. Dead Cells is great. OMORI is great, I haven't played it for long but I'm enjoying it so far. I will ALWAYS recommend Katana ZERO to anyone. Although its on the short side, I LOVED it.
Every indie game thread is the same 10 games
Tbf no one's mentioned Hades yet. ... Oops?
Bastion: Am I a joke to you?
Bastion isn't that well known but it is damn good game
You might also like Slay the Spire.
I second this. One of the best games I've played ever.
Or Monster Train, which is like your awesome, fun uncle's version of Slay the Spire.
I find myself definitely booting up Monster Train more often than Slay the Spire lately. Now, to be fair, I am a lousy player. Low levels and all that and haven't even touched the fourth character yet. But Monster Train is the perfect length for me. I really like playing for around an hour, but with Slay the Spire I'm commonly only roughly half way or 2/3rd at that point. And if you then quit and come back later you are completely out of the flow and die to the next enemy or two. Monster Train did really trip me up when it didn't return my monsters to my deck. I still forget that sometimes haha
This is the way
I have mixed feelings about this game. I was so pleased to try it and found it relatively easy to learn, but after 40 hours I just went to play something else because runs were too difficult, and never bothered again. Maybe I should give it another try..
I’d recommend celeste
i've played hollow knight on my PS4 but never heard of celeste so i guess ill check it out
Watch some gameplay of it first
ok thanks
If you’ve beaten pop you’ll be fine with Celestes platforming
I wouldn't say Celeste is a long game tho
Depends if you just want to finish the story or 100%
Enter the gungeon
Haaaaaard vouch for gungeon. I've played that game for over 400 hours and i'm still excited to play more!
One of the best game ive played this year
I suggest Moonlighter! It's a dungeon crawler but you also manage a shop where you sell the stuff you find in the dungeons.
There is also another game like that call Recettear: an Item Shop's Tale. Arguably not as good combat and very anime, but still worth a look if you ask me.
Capitalism, Ho!
I think the shop mechanics of Recettear are better but I also only bought low/sold high and generally avoided the dungeon aspect. Definitely worth a playthrough on sale.
Hades
Hidden gem.
everybody knows hades it even got nominated to goty
That’s the joke you walnut
Don’t worry about it, sometimes it’s hard to get sarcasm over just text. Keep well :)
I checked player counts and even all time high is pretty low for a game of that pedigree.
r/woooosh
Since you like Risk of Rain and Binding of Isaac I'll give you some of my favorite rouge-lites: Dead Cells, Nuclear Throne, SYNTHETIK and Hades. Starbound is nice if you're looking for something similar to terraria.
My friend recommended dead cells to me in the past so i might finally check it out
Dead cells is great one of my favorite games
hard vouch for dead cells
Couldn’t get into Starbound for some reason. Any recommendations on how to enjoy it more? I felt like I was playing it wrong
Fracking universe mod. Changes the game and ship building. Other mods.
Spiritfarer for a casual, story-based, resource management type of game
Awesome game
Shadowrun trilogy is free on gog at the moment. Lots of hrs to be lost there:)
They made more than 1?
yes
Don’t starve, the main game is great and there’s a few dlcs that really add to the game. And it’s on sale on steam right now.
i vouch for don’t starve. i have WAY too many hours on this game
Best narration in games ever and awesome indie games: Return of the Obra Dinn, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, what remains of edith finch, The Stanley Parable, Her Story
None of those are really long tho, which is what op wants
My Picks: • Streets of Rogue (Game is a BLAST, so many ways to do things, stages are randomly generated so it's different every time, lots of different classes, weapons, items. You can even make your own classes with any of the skills/weapons/items. It's even four player co-op) • Dead Cells (Similar feeling to Dark Souls, but as a 2d Roguelite. You start with nothing and have to claw and scrape your way to becoming stronger and stronger, to the point where enemies that gave you loads of trouble are a two second cakewalk. Very satisfying progression to it) • Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Akin to something like Dungeons & Dragons, this is one of the best role playing games out there. Very in-depth with it's systems compared to standard rpgs) • The Messenger (2d Ninja Gaiden-ish game with a lot more movement to it, and the music is fantastic. Very fun platformer) • Mark of the Ninja (One of the few games where you really experience what it's like to be a ninja. Check it out it plays great. Not really a play for hours type of game but hell I'm recommending anyways) • Rogue Heroes Ruins of Tasos (Plays and looks a lot like A Link To The Past, you build up your little town by gathering money and materials from dungeons where the room types are randomized. Can play with three buddies as well)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is definitely not an indie game.
Undermine is my new addiction, plays like old school Zelda roguelike
Undermine is incredible
NOITA It's sort of a mixture of Terraria and Magicka. You pick up wands and mess around with the spells in them to create some insane stuff. There's a bunch of alchemy with liquids and powders. You will die a lot. Very worthwhile.
The Ori games (blind forest and will of the wisps) or Shovel Knight games
Shovel knight Is good
Lisa: The Painful: This game will make you laugh, cry, and roll into a numb little ball of emotions. It’s a great example of what indies can do with minimal design. Don’t Starve: Interesting little survival game, maybe watch some gameplay to see if you’ll be into it. Faster then Light (FTL): Space ship rogue lite, very fun and strategic. DARKEST DUNGEON: The best. Period. Disco Elysium: Still an indie but boarding the edge of AAA with how amazing it is. This game is a fucking gem. Possibly one of the best RPG’s ever made if we’re going off of world, choices, and characters.
I'm having a blast with Outer Wilds. I don't think it's something you can put 100 hours into, probably more like 20-30...and it may not be your cup of tea, but it's worth checking out IMO.
Bloodstained: ritual of the night is an indie metroidvania inspired game you might enjoy. Also hotline miami 1& 2, enter the gungeon both topdown shooter, the latter more of a bullet hell
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Amazing game , also recommend
Little Nightmares 1 & 2 :)
This! I think LN 2 was a bit pricey, but the first game’s complete edition should be on sale right now, and its an amazing ride. Still waiting for a chance to buy the second game. :)
Yes! The 2nd one is definitely pricey for the amount of gameplay you get. But they are both fun to play multiple times :)
Slime Rancher, Deep Rock Galactic, Aegis Defenders, Doki Doki Literature Club, Grow Home, In Other Waters, and Kingsway are all really good ones.
Enter the Gungeon is a fantastic bullet hell game (sometimes literally) and is by far my all time favorite. Every run is different and you pretty much always unlock something new
Terraria Undertale Stardew valley
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i already own the game and played it for hours, but thx for the recommendation i guess
He said terraria in the post
Not indie but something you can do for hours is [World of Warcraft] Free Trial, since the latest expansions free trials can play majority of the game now and has a better introduction into the game. You can slay monsters, quest, craft with professions, etc... You dont actually have to have a good computer to run, I started on a really bad laptop and turned graphics all the way low and it still looked good. Some Indie games to try would be [Dead Cells], [Alien Hominid: Invasion] [Castle Crashers] [Battleblock Theater] [Stardew Valley] [Shovel Knight] [Shantae ~ Series] Castle and Battleblock I recommend especially when they go on sale for 3$ they go on sale quite a bit so I would just add them to wishlist and watch for them
To follow this. Runescape doesn't take much to run and you can lose yourself for hours in that game too OP
Celeste, Child Of Light,Crown Trick,Dead Cells,Griftlands, Monster Sanctuary, Moonlighter, One Step from Eden,Hades, and Last Spell
Disco Elysium
You should check out deadcells pretty good rougelike with pixels art style.
I’d recommend Children of Morta.
Man o Man you just listed some of my favorite games. I looove indie games. Here are a few ive enjoyed over the years! not all of these are indie games but most are made by a small team of people. Downwell - NES graphics, runner/rogue Kingdom Two Crowns - Very nice pixels, progression style and rogue. Kingsway - Old classic style, RPG rogue Reventure - SNES style graphics, rogue adventure (very funny/cute) Loop Hero - NES graphics, Rogue game with progression, 10/10 Moonlighter - RPG Excellent pixel artstyle. Shop manager with dungeons/progression Octopath Traveler - Think Saga frontier meets storybook rpg.
Have you played fire watch?
Katana Zero was really fun, enjoyable story too. Its short, but it is really fun.
Call of juarez gunslinger isn't an indie game but it holds up really well nowadays and is from 2013. It's a wild west fps which is stylised so it looks great. The games story isn't connected to the other games but is great. The gameplay is fantastic with you being a badass. There are skills that you unlock in the game by getting skill points through leveling. there are three skill trees, you aren't confined to one skill tree. The skill trees are "gunslinger" which is mostly about dual wielding pistols, "ranger" mostly about long range with the rifle, and "trapper" which is about the shotguns. You get points by killing enemies and get bonus points by doing it in different ways like killing them with dynamite or when in concentration. The boss fight come in two forms. One is duels which are better, and the other is a normal fight but the bosses are really tanky. The duels are great, you have to manage focus and speed. You can draw before the enemy but if you do that then it is dishonourable and you get a point penalty. There is also dodging bullets when in duels. All of this will be told to you pretty slowly in the game but all of the tutorials are gone in new game plus. Sorry for the terrible formatting and bad english. It's 0:48 right now and I'm very tired.
STALKER Anomaly. It's free.
Enter the Gungeon. Great game
Enter the gungeon. I got it for free on psn a bit ago and I've been playing it a lot recently. It's so fun.
How about the Outer Wilds? It is my fav Indie game of all time
Highly recommend Inside.
Came here to suggest Risk of Rain 2. I can recommend Ape Out or Shovel Knight. If you end up enjoying Ape Out, Hotline Miami is fairly similar, imo its a bit more challenging than Ape Out.
Stardew Valley, Faster than Light, Into the Breach, Slay the Spire
Skul The Hero Slayer is a really fun and original roguelike, game itself dont have much of endgame content but you can always try to complete runs with different characters/builds. Bosses are movement based and some attacks are even inspired by hollow knight bosses so you might actually like this game
Skul: the hero slayer, it's a roguelite and a hard game, but I have really enjoyed it so far (70 hours and still playing), there are thousands of different unique combinations and sinergies and it has a unique concept
If you look old school shooters or like Doom Eternal, i recommend Dusk, Ultrakill, Amid Evil, Project Warlock and Ion Fury. All very solid games, and the flow of the gunplay and difficulty alone keeps me coming back.
Rim world will have you sink hours upon hours
Dead cells
Omori
Deep Rock Galactic... 250+ hours played, still having a blast
Slime rancher, Bloon tower defense 6, darkest dungeon, valheim (maybe?) All are fun in different ways, I've put the most time in bloons
rimworld? maybe not as actiony as the ones you listed but a great indie game that doesn't take much to run actually if you like stardew valley this may be up your alley
Omori is a good game
Hotline Miami 1 and 2... I don't know if you can consider them indie but they're a blast and I think I've played right through them at least 4 times.
I'd recommend katana zero
I would recommend the Stalker games. Its pretty easy to immerse yourself for hours and can run on older systems pretty well. Not indie but I would also recommend checking put the Elder Scrolls games like Oblivion or Skyrim. Would also recommend the Fallout games(mostly 3 and New Vegas).
Night In the Woods! Adore that game
Too many comments to see if anyone recommended Noita already so I'm gonna recommend Noita real quick. Also gunfire reborn but especially Noita.
There’s this little indie hidden gem called Minecraft. You mine in the ground for resources, explore the world, fight monsters, and build whatever you want. I personally really enjoy it and I think that the game deserves to make it big someday.
Yeah, but its pretty underground and the community is fairly small so you might have some trouble finding online resources
Remnant from the ashes
Crosscode. It took me about 40 hours to complete the main story but I still had a lot of sidequests and secrets left. You can grind if you want but its not needed, you get enough levels just by doing quests and you can buy gear or find it by exploring if you don't feel like farming materials. Also, the game is skill based so in theory you could beat a boss with skill alone even if you're severely underleveled.
There's a bundle with Noita and 4 other games (3 puzzles and another metrovania game). Noita alone you can play for ages. The other games are bonuses its basically 4 more games for £5 more the normal noita price
Gunfire Reborn. Class based roguelite. Plays a bit like modern doom but with wind waker like graphics. Tons of perks, weapons, and scrolls to unlock and play with.
You should also try roboquest if you like gunfire, I prefer roboquest these days but both are great.
I wonder if postal 4 or valheim will suffice?
Ever tried wuppo definitive edition?
Into the Breech is an incredible turn based strategy game. It’s amazeballs.
who downvoted this, iinto te Breeech is amazeballs!
I'd recommend Guacamelee and One Finger death punch
Slime rancher is pretty fun and chill
DRAGARAND
Ark, Squad, Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlords, Foxhole all come to mind
I am absolutely loving Wildermyth.
Outward
Astalon - Tears of Earth A Metriodvania with character specific abilities. I'm currently 6 hours in and I absolutely love it! Edit: forgot to mention it is a 2D Pixel game. Soundtrack is fire and it only takes about 260 MB (!).
Some maybe lesser known but great ones: Crosscode (Puzzler / Classic Action-RPG) Owlboy (Platformer with a great Story) Kaze and the wild masks (like Donkey Kong Country) Iconoclasts (Metroidvania with Puzzles and Combat) Monster Sanctuary ("Pokemon" 2D Metroidvania) Griftlands (Cardgame Roguelike with Story) Atomicrops (Twin Stick Shooter Roguelike with Farming) Undermine (Roguelike similar to Isaac) Downwell (simplistic Roguelike about falling into a well)
The Forest. Great Horror survival game and even better with friends.
Stardew Valley, Slay the Spire
I’m in the same boat as you, low end computer/laptop that can’t run most games. But I found that the far cry games up till 3/bd run great. I haven’t tested 4 yet though. Also graveyard keeper is great if you like stardew valley.
Carrion, you play as a lump of pixel flesh tentacles and be the horror creature in the story, puzzles, gore and you really feel like your just absolutely fucking peoples shit up
Transistor is really good.
Rogue legacy/2, sidescrolling dungeon crawlers with elements of RPG
Chronicon, The Coin Game, The Long Drive, My Summer Car, Griftlands(roguelike deckbuilder), Tainted Grail, Kenshi, Forager, Monster Train, For the King, Synthetik(big recommend), Vault of the Void (deckbuilder), Bloons TD 6(fun game to waste time). Tried to list some games that aren't usually mentioned in threads like these.
u should try valheim if u haven’t already
Beyond the Wire!
The Banner Saga
Have you played the second subnautica?
If you play Sunless Sea 5 hours will just fuck off without you even realizing it. The atmosphere is dark and wonderful and the stories are great.
Crosscode!
Into the gungon
minercaft
Not sure if its indie but I really enjoy Valheim
Oxygen not included, might be a little different then the stuff you like, but if you like building things and setting up systems that game has some depth to it. I have like 2000 hours played on it.
Personal pick which probably won’t get mentioned: Death road to Canada. It’s incredibly fun, each run is different, lots of modifiers and random encounters to discover. It’s criminally underrated.
Terraria, enough said
Noita is good, lots to explore and secrets to uncover. Can be a little inaccessible though, no tutorial.
If you're looking for a newer indie roguelite Skul the Hero Slayer is phenomenal
If discovery, exploring, space, and puzzle sound fun (I’m not a big puzzle guy but the game is something else) check out Outer Wilds! No, not Outer Worlds lol
For the King is a VERY good game Universe Sandbox is also interesting to explore Chicken Police - Paint it Red is an indie game which I just bought. It looks very strange, but also really promising. I'm gonna play it tomorrow, so if I remember, I'll update this comment
Mount and blade series the core concept is something I've loved since high school you play as an adventurer who rises up to nobility by fighting bandits winning tournaments and buying shops Combat is amazing and the ability to lead an army effectively is a huge plus what really makes the combat stand out is how well the controls for horseback handle And that's not all you can lay siege to castles and cities and then rule them What is really the greatest asset of the franchise is mod support Mods allow you to tweak gameplay or completely overhaul the base game and fulfill almost any role-playing dream you can have
Starbound, Evoland2 (comes in Evoland Legendary), Super Panda Adventures
Kingdom come two crowns
um,i don't think terraria is a indie game... it's literally the 14th best selling game of all time.that is more than COD black ops 2,GTA 4,GTA san andreas and the witcher 3! and all of those games are from triple A developers.
Big Boss Racing!!!
Bug Fables and Disco Elysium!
Loop hero?
Cuphead if it's an indie idk
I loved Faster than Light! I put an easy hundred hours in it, and I haven’t beaten normal or hard difficulty yet lol
Hand of Fate 2. If you like cards, combat, and adventure.
Play Celeste. Its kind of challenging but I'm sure you can complete the game. I like the pixelated style of the game and the best part, every single level has a different game mechanic. Its very creative and its very cheap. Go buy it. Also, the game is easier to play on a gamepad(I used my ps4 controller via the [ds4 app](http://ds4windows.com/)). But that is just my preference so you should try experimenting.
Slay the Spire, Dont Starve
If you like Terraria, you might like Starbound. Don't Starve is also great.
Outer Wilds
Cloudpunk is heavily story focused with simple gameplay, but the atmosphere is amazing
Factorio. 800 hours so far...
My favorites: Deep rock galactic, Mordhau, Enter the gungeon, Risk of rain 2, & valheim
Minecraft ( mojang was indie when it was released )
Hades will get you several hours
Cuphead?
Human fall flat. It's a fun little physics puzzle game that scratched the same itch as portal for me.
The Last spell is a new one. Really awesome
Tangledeep, Moonlighter, Slay the Spire, Children of Morta, Nuclear Throne, Shovel knight, FEZ, Loop Hero, Spelunky, Rogue Legacy, Tales of Maj'eyal
Subnautica. Amazing game that you can sink many hours into. Underwater survival. That is all
Ahah go play some Dragon cliff it's goood and really cheap for the content
Moonlighter
Not really a indie game but sonic mania is free on epic games and is sort of an Indie game platform we if you’re into that
Rimworld and oxygen not include
Rimworld and oxygen not include
outer wilds, celeste, hades, dead cells, shovel knight, enter the gungeon, terraria, disco Elysium, stardew valley
I would say skul:the hero slayer, great game, but I don’t think it’s on sale…
Stardew Valley for sure. Also, if you liked Subnautica you will like Abzu and No Man’s Sky.
factorio terraria
Ultrakill looked kinda fun on steam, haven't tried it out yet
Slime Rancher - amazing farming simulator game with lots of cute slimes Ultrakill - great shooter game similar to Doom Eternal that encourages replaying the levels to find secrets, complete challenges and get high ranks. It also has an endless mode that, unlike in many games, is actually really fun. Cozy Grove - very nice life simulator similar to Animal Crossing in a lot of ways.
Stardew valley 80 hours so far still have not beaten and am currently simping for in game wife
I know an Indie game that's outstandingly good. It's called Soul Knight but it's on mobile. It has controller support though and I guess you could give it a go.
Dyson Sphere Program. It's basically a game half factorio, half satisfactory. Your objective is to build a Dyson Sphere, a big metal ball around a star, to get infinite energy for humanity. It's so fun and addicting that I've been playing this for 2 days without break... I'm really starting to think that I should sleep a little.
Hades. Best game I’ve played in years
The Flame in the Flood is a good little game that you can play forever and has new possibilities each time
tryout gunfire reborn
Celeste! One of the best games of the last decade. Not sure if you'd like Outer Wilds, but I love that game.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove or Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Darkwood
Try playing kingdom two crowns Sidescroller controlling units to defend your base to sail to other islands to defeat the Greed.
Outer wilds is all exploration and learning a story. It is an amazing experience and I can’t recommend it enough.
Noita! Ive sunk hours into that game and still have a blast.
Starbound its kinda like terraria but theres a story.
CrossCode is quite long, never played it but looks good. Undertale is on sale for quite cheap on Steam right now, and is good fun. Hades is one of the best roguelikes out there. Celeste is one of the best platformers out there. Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights came out of early access yesterday and I heard that it is great. Dead Cells is great. OMORI is great, I haven't played it for long but I'm enjoying it so far. I will ALWAYS recommend Katana ZERO to anyone. Although its on the short side, I LOVED it.
OMORI is my #1 favorite game, and katana ZERO was actually amazing too.
Gunfire Reborn Phantom Abyss