Top 20 Best Indie Games of the Century (So Far)
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- The 21st century has been a huge for indie games. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down the greatest indie games released since the year 2000. Our countdown of the best indie games of the century includes “Celeste” (2018), “The Stanley Parable” (2013), “Hades” (2020), “Cuphead” (2017), and more! Let us know in the comments which of these indie darlings is your all-time FAVORITE.
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Cuphead
Honorable mentions:
Hotline Miami
Freedom Planet
Ori and the Blind Forest
20XX
Fight'N Rage
30XX
Freedom Planet 2
Jitsu Squad
Honorable mention:
Five Nights at Freddy's series
The Messenger
Lethal Company would be my personal favorite
Omori deserves a spot on this list for sure
WatchMojo may not have heard of Omori.
Heck, I didn't hear about Omori until 2022.
Why is that?
lame game
@@reedspace8267it came out in 2020 and was made by a small team🫣 i heard and it in 2021
@@ghostofalgerianope
At this rate I'm never picking up Nightingale
I wish I could like your comment twice.
I got so many ads for it I was just not interested anymore
I got 3 ads for it this video alone
Where is dead cells
It's probably a better game than any in the video. That game feels so good to play, it's ridiculous.
Its shit
@@dooleh84 Do people still associate it with that IGN reviewer who was caught plagiarizing his review of the game?
@@christianloubardias6375 I remember that, but I don't remember it being a dead cells review. So in my case, no.
Minecraft
Journey
Sea of stars
Cuphead
Subnautica
The binding of Isaac Rebirth
Shovel knight
Limbo
Inside
Hollow knight
Fez
Stardew valley
Celeste
Super meat boy
Undertale
Hades
Shredder's revenge
Disco Elysium final cut
Saved me 15 mins
you missed alot
This list is a joke
Pizza tower should have been on the list
Cuphead might be the only indie game in History people both want & don't want a sequel to no matter how Awesome it was. 🙆🏿♂️🙅🏼♀️🙆🏻♀️🙅🏽♀️
Based I don't want a sequal either lmao I think the games too special to have a follow up
I personally would love another Cuphead but only if the devs felt the passion to make another rather than for sakes.
@@aryudsoh I just think it's really a once of a time game, and it's already done ig lol. I hope they don't make a sequal because honestly I want to see what other games the devs, Animators, Musicians and more make !!
I'd like to leave a mention to Rebel Galaxy and Spiritfarer. Both amazing games that got me through hard times.
All of the Indie darlings are my all-time favorites
FTL, Rimworld, Frostpunk, Darkwood., Amnesia, Darkest Dungeon.
Dwarf fortress, factorio, kingdom, lifeline, weird West,
Darkest Dungeon for sure, and Slay the Spire!
This war of mine, Frostpunk, Terraria
Oxygen Not Included, my favourite of all time
@@ShivammWarambhey ONI isnt a indie
I find it so interesting how some indie games look better than a lot of AAA titles
My absolute favourite is Transistor (also from Supergiant Games). Gameplay and soundtrack are just brilliant! :)
Journey should be higher up. Something that can genuinely be enjoyed by everyone regardless of age. Truly special
I think Terraria is the best game of all time.
Hugely underrated
Very cool thanks ✅✌🏼
Absolutely thrilled to see Disco Elysium at number 1, ah gosh, probably the most satisfying number 1 from any if your lists
I think its overrated, but it deserves a spot on the list.
ty for not going into spoilers i really appreciate it
He spoils the game 'inside' - basically shows the big reveal at the end
If hollow knight isn't first I quit
Well... Time to quit! XD
I did not play any of the games in the top 10 besides Papers Please. So, i don't know if the list is accurate or not.
#9 smh
@@glaucogd1800if hollow knight isn't #1, then the list is wrong
Hope its not. Game’s tedious af.
Hades
Dude this is the greatest game review ive ever seen in my whole intire life
The tutorial comment on cuphead had me 💀
give this guy more video game lists cuz he goddamn knows what he's talking about
Bonus: Portal (which, yes, started life as an indie game).
Dead Cells, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Terraria. Where is TERRARIA.
shovel knight was on this
Don't ever let WatchMojo make a tierlist again
MADiSON is hella good and really scary :3
Last I checked, it's getting a vr version.
It's about Luca and the haunted camera that belonged to a serial killer named Madison who now haunts the camera. Will he end the curse or succumb to it?
Ohh yess very genuine list with Minecraft placed no 20
No Darkest Dungeon? No Broforce? No Amnesia?
Amnesia The Dark Descent should be in top 10 imo, one of the best horror games ever and still supported by both devs and community after all these years
Seconding Darkest Dungeon.
Amnesia TDD should've been there.
Damn where’s little nightmares?
Or omori and Celeste
@@code066funkinbird3 celeste is number 5?
Such a bummer that the studio of disco elysium Is such a mes nowdays. I really hope for a sequel.
How did Cave Story not make the list? I figured that one would have easily made the top 10. 🤔
Cave Story is bad
@@jackjager8790 Huh? It's known to be one of the best indie games of all time.
Its watchmojo man, what did you expect?
Cuphead was amazing its one of the many games I hope get a sequel
Penny’s Big Breakaway is not only my all time favorite Indie game, but possibly my favorite video game of all time!
I think it looks like tons of fun. I think I will buy it soon.
I swear if the Messenger isn't here...
SoS is better and its from the same people.
Shovel Knight is a darling game that is nearly perfectly in my view.
No slay the spire or FTL?? Where's the love for the strategy games? If anybody is an enjoyer of these, id suggest checking out hellcard as well
Wow No Broforce on the list? That’s the worst crime ever committed
Whoa, Cuphead is an Indie game!?
yes how it not
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What about vampire survivors???
I hope there are people here who remember Crosscode
Not only remember, but play the game at least once a year.
But maybe that's just me.
I notice two great absents: Darkest Dungeon and Hyper Light Drifter.
Since I love dinosaur games,my favorite indie game is Paleo Pines 🦕🦖
I think Freedom Planet should have been on the list. Love that game
No Terraria or Geometry Dash is crazy
No Ori makes this video a joke.
From what I've played in this list Ori stands like that:
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Inside
Celeste
Limbo
Stardew Valley
Ori is not an indie
@@jackjager8790 Yeah i guess, but then Baldur's Gate 3 should be here lol
"If you can beat the tutorial, you'll find an excellent game beyond."
WE WILL NEVER DROP THIS, WILL WE? 🤣🤣
Outer Wilds is one of the best games of all time. a true masterpiece.
My top 5 indie:
1- Outer Wilds
2- Hollow Knight
3- Cuphead
4- Amnesia The Dark Descent
5- Slay the Spire
Vampire Survivors should have been in this. it spawned a genre that is thriving with other amazing indie games and won a Bafta.
Even tho I don't like VS, I also think it should be high on the list, it did inspire a lot of creators.
Not only that. There is also Freedom Planet, 20XX, and Spark the Electric Jester.
I agree completely!
Absolutly agreed with You also they should have removed Sea of Star from that list thats just an unoriginally Chrono Trigger rip off
Actually a pretty decent top. I would arrange some of those differently, but agree with Disco being number 1. It's an unquestionable masterpiece.
Spoilers!
Yeah the game has a lot of depth
@@A-Dubs398you should of have been prepared this is a comment section and that’s a regular thing
Honorable Mention: Moonlighter
Needs Spelunky
I’ve never played Hades. Y’all how good is it and should I check it out?
It's one of the best games that exists rn.
yes. 21,020 voice lines from some of the most committed voice actors you'll ever hear.
@@exhalealexinhale it's just the nearest game to perfection imo, literally 10/10 all around.
Its an incredible game. Absolutely among the greatest titans of gaming history as a whole
probably the best roguelite dungeon crawler out there. if you love greek myth then you're gonna have an even better time
Baldi's basics: Where is us?
I compiled 10 lists of “the 50 best indie games” and ranked them all by points gained from list positions. Stardew Valley was #1, Hollow Knight was the only game on all 10 lists, and Outer Wilds had the highest average but was only on 4/10 lists (49.3 point average, crazy). 210 games total across the 10 sources, half of which were only on one person’s list
Too many great indie games out there there to name!
Where the hell is Risk Of Rain
Not fear and hunger yet?.... some day
I loved Sea of Stars. Certainly was my game of 2023
My top five (no particular order). Theres just so many games!
Fez
Shovel Knight
Inside
Bastion
Super Meat Boy
no BLASPHEMOUS 😣😣
Hotline Miami?!?
Top 10 games i have played - Bendy, FNaF, Cuphead, Job Simulator, The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, Portal 2, Undertale, Minecraft, Deltarune and Baldi’s Basics.
10:24 Obra dinn, nor orba din
I'd rank Cuphead and Hollow Knight much higher. But putting Disco Elysium on top was a good choice.
How is sea of stars on the list when games like chained echoes exist?
Outer wilds at 15 is criminally low ngl
Hollow Knight = Masterpiece, simply as that🤷🏿♂️
I love Hades so a much fun game bro
i recomend it
Great list! I just missed GRIS and maybe Bloodborne...
Bloodborne ??
@@jaydenm45 that´s why you shouldn´t drink and then comment stuff on internet. 😅 I really can´t remember why I wrote that... hope my ex doesn´t appear here 🤣
Let’s face it, most indie games are far better then half the shit corporations come out with now-a-days…
If only AVGN Adventures could have made the list. As Omori and Deltarune as well. And Bug Fables the Everlasting Sapling.
AVGN adventures is unironically a master piece.
Please do one of bug fables the everlasting sapling, its EXTREMELY underrated indie game from 2019!
This list is incomplete without Spirit Farer.
The Messenger
Starbound
Terraria
Iconoclasts
Omori
Just Shapes and Beats
I could keep going but I would be here for hours. Why none of those are on this list is messed up.
just so many they can do i guess o.o;;
easily could replace shapes and beats with geometry dash GD came first and 2.2 just came out and deserves a spot on this list for sure especially considering rob is a single developer
Nah man, it's just your favorites
other than terraria mid asf games.
A lot of these are probably games WatchMojo never heard of.
I don't think I've heard of half of these myself. But Omori is totally worth playing.
I like all-time favorite indie darlings on the PS4 or on the switch or on the PS3 like Minecraft and Cuphead
Outer Wilds and Hollow Knight are some of the most perfect games I have ever played.
Never heard of the number 1 choice.
I think the number 20 choice should've been much higher, that game is iconic & dare I say revolutionary.
The number 3 slot is personally my favourite game of all time, overtaking my previous favourite game (which was Skyrim for the longest time) but after a replay of the game it overtook it.
Absolutely LOVE y'all's #1 pick, Disco Elysium is legit one of the greatest games I've ever played, Probably the most well written and funniest tbh. Legit the first list with Hollow Knight ever that I didn't put it at #1, That's how much i love Disco, But HK def deserves to be #2 IMO
Other games from this list I love include Hades, Undertale, Cuphead and Celeste, There is one game that is for sure missing on here tho and that's Omori, Incredible game, HEAVY hitting story and for sure in my top 5, Maybe top 3 favorite OSTs of all time, Its music is phenomenal.
No Dead Cells?
Cuphead deserves to be so much higher! Hades #1! Other than that I was pretty happy with the list!
Bro spoils braid effortlessly
How did dead cells and vampire survivors get left off this list?
Terraria, especially with Calamity Mod??? How about Little Nightmares??? Doki Doki Literature Club, dubbed the #1 Psychological Horror experience???
Why is cuphead 17th?
This is actually criminal
Thought for sure Rimworld would have been here. Also I was pretty sure Geometry Dash would as well
What about Pizza Tower.
no hotline miami is insane.
No Stray??????????
Sorry to interrupt the party but baldurs gate and larian jusy kicked the door in 😂 and they want to know where spelunky 1 and 2 is at.
IMO Hollow Knoght deserves 1st place. Truly a masterpiece of a game😊
I have the answer so everybody that’s going to watch this. I’ll save you the time.
1) Hyper light drifter (Special Edition for switch)
2) Cuphead DLC
hotline miami
dead cells
spelunky
into the breach
slay the spire
Like some others have said, the list itself is good, but the order, there are some games that barely any people know and famous games everyone knows are near thr bottom, it seems to be an EXTREMELY biased list feels more like a singular person's personal list of games they like rather than actual fame
Did they seriously forget rocket League?
not an indie game
@@jimbo9208 not anymore but it was when it came out. Lol it literally won best indie game one year.
@@kidsmitty94I think it's still a decent game , but it sucks that they took player trading out.
No soma? No kenshi? What are we doing here?
It’s disappointing that Freedom Planet or any of the Shantae Games are not here not even FNAF
I thought Stardew Valley was just a retitled Harvest Moon
Idk what the rest of the list looks like, but imo mindcraft might be the biggest indie game EVER...and I've never played it once. In terms of success,I'm def interested on what else is on this list
No Pizza TOWER!
My top 5:
Super Cyborg
Valfaris
Shredders
Stardrift Evolution
Huntdown
Undertale deserves number 1
Nah
@@Lance-ro5ti Bruh, I never even heard of the top 2 games!
I think it too
0:06 what game is that?
Undertale
@@TheDrewjustforyou thanks