Celebrating The Best Indie Games of 2024: A Spectacular Award Show!

[@IDreamofIndie]

Thank you for all of your support in 2024! VOICE TO THE VOICELESS!!

[@Enan63.]

Your welcome!

[@bibisumfan]

Appreciate all the work you guys do

[@xNeoGenesis]

Watching the video right now and I'm surprised to not see Nine Sols in Best Visuals and 1000xRESIST in Best Narrative, hopefully they get some nominations later in the video, great games and some of the best indies this year in my opinion.

[@mapppkyc6698]

My top 10 1. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes 2. Animal Well 3. Isles of Sea and Sky 4. Balatro 5. Lil' Guardsman 6. Unicorn Overlord 7. Paper Trail 8. Minishoot' Adventures 9. Arranger: A Role-puzzling Adventure 10. Pepper Grinder Currently playing through The Rise of the Golden Idol and Dungeons of Hinterberg, both are very likely to make it to the list once I beat them. There might also be room for 1000xRESIST, Another Crab's Treasure, Crypt Custodian, Ender Magnolia, Metal Slug Tactics, Shogun Showdown, Thank Goodness You're Here and UFO 50 to name a few that I haven't played yet. Also now you're really making me want to check out Indika, in particular. Now that I look at it I think it's been a really good year for puzzle games.

[@IDreamofIndie]

Awesome list!

[@marielcarey4288]

Unicorn overlord is indie!?

[@mapppkyc6698]

@@marielcarey4288 I believe it's an AA game? I considered not including it, but since it also appeared on someone's list in this video, I thought I should mention it too. In case it's not... 11. Snufkin: Melody of the Moominvalley

[@КириллДелягин-ы6и]

You are amazingly breathtaking! Thank you, it was great!

[@IDreamofIndie]

💜💜💜

[@grahamgilmore42]

My year in indie gaming: 1. Nine Sols 2. Balatro 3. UFO 50 4. Tactical Breach Wizards 5. Minishoot’ Adventures 6. Thank Goodness You’re Here 7. Shogun Showdown 8. Neva 9. Arco 10. Mouthwashing Honourable mentions: Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, Peglin, 1000XResist

[@psc1558]

Another wondeful video and great year for indie games. I loved Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. I'm looking forward to playing Plucky Squire eventually. I need to play Dungeons of Hinterberg. Thank you all for what you are doing to bring a voice to the voiceless. Congratulations to Mike on two years with IDOIG! Happy holidays! 🤙🏻

[@IDreamofIndie]

Happy holidays to you too!

[@djpyroteknikz135]

Winners in my book... - Gori: Cuddly Carnage (sound design) - Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus (visuals) - Gori: Cuddly Carnage (most innovative) - Mercury Abbey (best narrative) - Sky Oceans: Wings For Hire (worst game) - The Crush House (most disappointing) - Nikoderiko: The Magical World (funniest game) - Rivals of Aether II and On Your Tail (shout-outs) - Mercury Abbey (Indie Game of The Year) ============== SIDE NOTE: I was gonna give the IGOTY crown to Freedom Planet 2, but that is a game from 2022 and its console ports just came out way, way back in April 2024. =(

[@IDreamofIndie]

Nice picks!

[@nottoday9182]

I got at least 10 game recommendations from y'all this year. Which is crazy considering I look at the new games page at least once a day.

[@IDreamofIndie]

Happy to help!

[@robertmunoz7052]

I love your GOTY. It's an amazing game that is so under appreciated.

[@ayush17]

I am glad to see a lot of games I haven't heard of. Gives me more games to checkout now.

[@armaanfarid1117]

Congratulations on a great year, guys. See you next year.

[@IDreamofIndie]

Thanks for being here!

[@PietroPizzi]

For me Neva is the best looking game this year and GRIS is the best looking game ever. I don't know any other game where I feel that such real incredible beautiful art come to live. GRIS was for me in gaming what Arcane is in animation. And Neva looked 95% as beautifull.

[@bluefrancis14]

May I suggest that to add a new category, best co-op? I would love indie games that could be played with the wife or other relatives coming home for the holidays. :)

[@IDreamofIndie]

Noted!

[@pernellvaughan8535]

Barely Magic Mike just sold me on Promenade. Two of my favorite games this year are platformers - Fallen Leaf and Garbanzo Quest. Now I need to see where this one falls within the mix!

[@IDreamofIndie]

You've got great taste!

[@lifeisclimbing]

What game you mentioned at around 44:30?

[@tantrumboy]

You guys do a great job! Truly serve a niche underserved by other gaming channels (and serve well!)

[@IDreamofIndie]

💜💜💜

[@TriforceLiz]

I appreciate this roundup, though I will say, TotK being an ugly game is an absolutely wild take for me 😂

[@IDreamofIndie]

Thanks for watching!

[@MotherKojiro]

I'm with Mike on Gris (I think it's pronounced Grease, since that's gray in Spanish, and the studio is in Barcelona, not to mention that Neva is a form of the Spanish verb for to snow); I thought CrisTales was prettier, Rime dealt with the theme better, and Onde did a better job with wordless storytelling.

[@Enan63.]

Thanks for the amazing video game Indie games of 2024!

[@IDreamofIndie]

Thank you for watching!

[@bibisumfan]

Thanks ❤

[@IDreamofIndie]

You're welcome 😊

[@azuarc]

The nominees are: Game so indie I'm not familiar with it, Game so indie I'm not familiar with it, Game so indie I've only heard of it, Indie game I haven't tried, and....Riven?!?! Is RIVEN an indie game in 2024? 1997, sure, but 27 years later?

[@azuarc]

You guys really liked Indika and Thank Goodness You're Here. I may try the latter. Ranking the indie games I played that are from this year: 1. Flowstone Saga 2. Emberward 3. Little Kitty Big City 4. Gestalt: Steam and Cinder 5. Backpack Battles 6. Balatro 7. The Plucky Squire 8. Secrets of Grindea

[@IDreamofIndie]

We cover games in the AA range as well, check out our bio for more info!

[@PaStef37]

In Gris, you don't pronounce the final s. Otherwise it was right ;-)

[@eetdarichmarx7423]

Anomaly Agent came out almost a year ago.

[@IDreamofIndie]

Time flies!

[@isaacq517]

Oh man! Only 14 mins in and I am absolutely here for all the love for INDIKA. It's truly saying a lot about INDIKA, when it takes my number one spot in a year that included Lorelei, Metaphor ReFantazio and Dungeons of Hinterberg.

[@IDreamofIndie]

Nice to see the love for INDIKA!

[@waxphotography]

How can Balatro not win sound design?

[@IDreamofIndie]

By not selecting that game to win

[@LightningStrike1212]

how can ultros not be nominated for best visuals?

[@IDreamofIndie]

Simply by not nominating it for the best visuals category.

[@squarestar326]

Eyuden is indie?i thought it was a big game.

[@IDreamofIndie]

Not really despite its Kickstarter success. I would maybe toss it in the AA category but certainly not AAA.

[@squarestar326]

@IDreamofIndie but isnt it an old game tho? Now i m wondering if i m not mistaking it with suikoden 🤷🏼‍♀️😅

[@IDreamofIndie]

@@squarestar326 It is a spiritual successor of sorts to Suikoden but came out this year!

[@squarestar326]

@IDreamofIndie ooooh! I got em mixed up. 😅 thanks!👍😊

[@retro_gamer_01]

I'm number 3🎉

[@IDreamofIndie]

Welcome!

[@DiegoAlmeida-j1x]

Nased

[@mildhoof]

666th viewer 😈

[@IDreamofIndie]

Unlucky!

[@psc1558]

satin lives!

[@mildhoof]

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