Top 25 Best Indie Games of the Year 2023 (Indie GOTY 2023)

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@drstclair 4 months ago

While AAA gaming is going poorly and stale, it makes me so happy that smaller developers are able to put out so many creative projects.
@MTLGSE 4 months ago

Now that ive started to delve into game dev Im absolutely floored at how talented these indie teams are. Thanks for the vid and for being a voice for the communitt.
@drakewarnock1239 4 months ago

I just want to take a moment to thank you for all the work you do! The indie game market gets better and better every year, and keeping track of everything good would be so difficult without your videos and recommendations. You make finding good games easy, and for that I really can't thank you enough!
@rhebbhulett 4 months ago

Love that Dredge made #1. I don’t think the greatness of this game can be overstated. How a game manages to be both cozy but anxiety inducing is amazing.
@trickycheat3570 4 months ago

I didn't play a single one of these games yet i played a few fantastic indie games this year and that is why indie scene is great for any medium.
@eduardoprata5599 4 months ago

Chants of Senaar is given so little credit for how well crafted of a "detective" game it is. Few games have scratched that itch that well lately
@salitz91 4 months ago

My heart jumped when I saw Dredge. It really is a fantastic game, especially on Steam Deck. So much fun, and you can make it as relaxing or creepy as you want. Great list!
@leojones1964 4 months ago

Love this! I feel like Gravity Circuit deserved a spot but to each their own. It's wonderful to see so many great titles I missed this year.
@kaspauf06 4 months ago

Thank you for all you do! Your YouTube channel gives so much light to a world of gaming many miss with triple A titles, that is again and happy holidays!
@authormichellefranklin 4 months ago

Slay the Princess is amazing. Love Viewfinder-- the puzzles were great. Still have to finish Cocoon and Last Faith. Dredge and Sea of Stars also great. Trine 5 I also loved, though I don't think many tried it. Thanks for another amazing year, Clemmy!
@commentarytalk1446 4 months ago

A beyond superlative line of fascinating and diverse indie games! What a quality line up. Agree with many of these at the same time as having found one of my all-time favourites indie games in Pocket Bravery! And, staggered by the "artistic genius" of Yeo's Fading Afternoon amongst many other stellar indie games out there, beyond name.
@malkilthewizard 4 months ago

Absolutely insane that Void Stranger isn't on this list. Not only is it my indie game of 2023, it's probably in my top 10 best games of all time.
@ElieHaykal 4 months ago

Hell yeah for Cocoon! I enjoyed every frame of it to the extent of creating a video review for it. It is a puzzle game with the right amount of difficulty for me with an awesome mechanic and to forget how abstract it was, yet you were able to connect things.
@tommyflavio 4 months ago

TEVI is a sleeper homerun! Grabbed it even though I didn't enjoy Rabi Ribi but after 50 hours, I absolutely love TEVI. Like everything about it. I even love the juxtaposition of the Chibi gameplay aesthetic vs the Anime Girl cut scene art. That game seemed to come out of nowhere and fixed everything I did not like about RR. I'm so happy I finally have a second Bullet H377 Metroidvania game I can recommend besides Luna Nights!
@TriggerCrazedLunatic 4 months ago

No Laika? Damn, thats a shame, I put it up there among my favorites.
@schorleschorschoise 4 months ago

I am so happy I disovered your channel 2 1/2 years ago. Since then I never faced any AAA game (except Elden Ring, if you wanna call it so) again and the fun I have with games increased so immensly! Thank you for your work my dude❤ For 2023 my biggest hopes def. are the ER DLC, a pretty big load of Zelda Like 2d Pixel Art top down Action adventures and, If it comes in '24, World of Anterra.
@hafaball 4 months ago

Incredible job this year Clemmy, another stellar group of indies. My obligatory pick for missing game is Destructure Amoung Debris. Let's all hope for the indie scene to continue to thrive!
@ekkogamerxd7835 4 months ago

Hace poco empece a introducirme en el mundo de los indies y ahora espero con mas ansias cada video tuyo, eres todo un master
@movies5080 4 months ago

brew i almost never agree with your top 3 pics but i appreciate the work you are doing. keep going
@azuarc 4 months ago

Thank you for remembering Afterimage and Cassette Beasts.