Best Indie Games of 2024

[@ZillaBlitz]

What a marvelous job with this! I could see myself playing Botany Major because of my well known love for gardening. ;) And Neva looks spectacular too. I always enjoy your videos and this was a great way to start 2025! Look at those views too! Congrats!

[@lilesindiecorner]

Hahaha! Well, get on it then, Mr. Green Thumb! Naw, thank yooou ❤️ and yes, views have been incredible 😱

[@BeatYourBacklog]

I need to play your No.1 game so bad, it looks so pretty!

[@lilesindiecorner]

It truly is the prettiest game I have ever played. Like, nothing even comes close, it is insane

[@NeonBirdGames]

I am going to need to check out Closer the Distance! Some indie highlights for me this year have been Dungeons of Hinterberg, Dread Delusion, and Caves of Qud! More on the RPG-side of indies, but incredible examples of indie games that stole the show for me this year. Great video Lile! :)

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@NeonBirdGames thanks for stopping by, Neon! Well, if it was RPGs that made your year then maybe you were in a mood! And yes, indie games provided hard this year

[@TheRealSpuff]

I had never heard of Botany Manor, but that looks right up my alley! Thanks for the recommendations!

[@lilesindiecorner]

I really, really loved it! I hope you have a cozy time when you pick it up ☺️

[@chrishoward8500]

My top 10 is: 1. Animal Well 2. Balatro 3. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 4. Arco 5. 1000xResist 6. Minishoot Adventures 7. Crypt Custodian 8. Echo Point Nova 9. UFO 50 10. Neva

[@chrishoward8500]

And all 10 are Overwhelmingly Positive on steam!

[@lilesindiecorner]

Ooooh! That‘s a great list! This year has really been a feast for indie game lovers

[@cargorunnerUK]

Great selection

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@cargorunnerUK thanks! What were your favorites this year?

[@ParkeraNZ]

Fantastic list here Lile and not surprised with your #1! Another great video.

[@lilesindiecorner]

Haha! I am nothing if not consistent 😂 thanks for all the comments and support this year, Parkera. Biggest hugs! 🫂

[@WulfTrax]

Thank you for sharing these, Lile! Happy holidays and I hope you have a lovely 2025!

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@WulfTrax happy Holidays for you and the family! Do you have a favorite game this year, Wulf?

[@fernfolk]

Such a great list! A couple of these were only blips on my periphery this year and I'm definitely giving them a second look! Thanks for the video.

[@lilesindiecorner]

Thanks for checking it out! I hope if you end up getting one of these games, you‘ll enjoy them! Did you have any favorites this year?

[@fernfolk]

@@lilesindiecorner Some favorites of mine this year were 1000xRESIST (my goty!!), Some Goodbyes We Made, Great God Grove, Abiotic Factor, and Home Safety Hotline. But there are sooo many I haven't got around to playing yet! :')

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@fernfolk Ha! I think that's a problem we all share. But that's an awesome list. I got Some Goodbyes We Made as a Christmas gift, and I'm very much looking forward to it!

[@Jandalph]

My personal Indie top 5 this year are Thank Goodness You're Here, Tactical Breach Wizards, Animal Well, Neva and, on an indisputed first place, Nine Sols. Maybe the perfect Metroidvania. The Ending left me in shambles.

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@Jandalph thank Goodness You‘re Here and Tactical Breach Wizards are definitely still on my list as well. Oh no, does Nine Sols have a sad ending??

[@Jandalph]

@@lilesindiecorner A bittersweet one. With several emotional gut punches leading up to it. I love that game. It is pretty hard though.

[@lilesindiecorner]

@ Metroidvanias are not my personal thing but that sounds like something I should watch an LP of maybe!

[@mollylong3571]

Wow i wanna play all of these now!

[@lilesindiecorner]

Haha! Do iiiiiiit

[@AndresPlays93]

I loved this list I need to try a few of the games in there!

[@lilesindiecorner]

Aw, thanks! This year had so many gems!

[@Oresema]

Great suggestions! I have only heard of Neva and i love playing indie game. Keep up the good work~

[@lilesindiecorner]

Thank you! Did you have a favorite this year?

[@Oresema]

@@lilesindiecorner Has to be Thanks Goodness you are here ! Such a unique art style and love the humour

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@Oresema aaah! I really want to get that one! One of my friends has been raving about it for months now and shames me every time I don‘t get it during a sale 😂

[@Oresema]

@lilesindiecorner hahaha yes please do! I'm siding with your friend on this one, please shame her more

[@Oresema]

@lilesindiecorner hahahah you have to get it! I am siding with your friend here, please shame her more :d

[@Aotearoas09]

Minds Beneath Us is the first game i will get in 2025! My top 5 indie-games: Shapez 2, Return to Moria, Minami Lane, Exit 8 and Golf Club Wasteland. Thanks for the video and happy holidays.

[@lilesindiecorner]

I hope you have a good time with it! Oh, Return to Moria is one of those I'm eying to play with a friend, I bet it's a lot of fun. I don't think I know Golf Club Wasteland, will have to look that up. Happy Holidays!

[@revenger210]

oh this is a really wonderful list, pretty much had never heard of any of those titles! I will be checking through all of them :D

[@lilesindiecorner]

Aw, I really love bringing new games to people! What have been your favorites?

[@revenger210]

@@lilesindiecorner lordy it's been a slow year, but from indies i played that came out this year, defs Crow Country and 1000xRESIST. Absolutely superb games that I'm still thinking about! I also need to get my hands on Last Train Home, a post-ww1 RTS game about the Czech Foreign Legion fleeing Russia at the outbreak of the October Revolution. I've heard it's real good, and the demo was awesome! :D

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@revenger210 Ah yeah, those two are in my backlog as well. Maybe once I invent a time machine I can finally play all the games I want to. Oh yes! I've definitely heard about that one as well. I think I kind of lost interest because RTS's aren't my strong suit :D

[@revenger210]

@@lilesindiecorner real af, I need that time machine too :')

[@lilesindiecorner]

@ if you get there first, you‘ll let me know, right?

[@DiVoMeR_BG]

Pacific Drive, Dredge, Dave the diver, Roboquest, Core keeper

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@DiVoMeR_BG all very very good Games!

[@jonathanhermsen8346]

That is a good list. I liked golden Idol a lot. Botany Manor and Neva are still on my pile of shame. My personal favourite this year was Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, but I don't know if that still counts as an indie game😅

[@lilesindiecorner]

@@jonathanhermsen8346 that‘s one on my pile of shame! I‘ve been dancing around it for a while now. One day 🥲 And I think it does! The definition has been a bit wishy-washy for a while now, but I would count it as such.