'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Not every game is going to be released from huge companies such as EA, Bethesda or Activision Blizzard. In fact, there is a lot more magic and commitment to games that are made with love and care by game developers, free of the corporate influence.
Indie games have been a smashing success and titles such as Stardew Valley and Dead Cells prove that games don't need to have the best graphics and optimized performance to be excellent.
But due to a lack of advertising and marketing budgets, many indie games become unheard of. Here are 6 underrated indie games for the PC that you should play if you haven't already.
#6 The Age of Decadence
Release Date: 15 October 2015
The Age of Decadence is inspired by the older text-based RPG games. Set in a fictional setting based on the fall of the Roman Empire, the game allows you to play as any character you like from the beginning to the end. You have to gain skills in order to progress properly throughout the story.
The actions are text-based and it is not an open world. But your interactions will be shown in the overworld. It has one of the most difficult combat systems among any game. There are so many storylines you can play through as well.
#5 Oxenfree
Release Date: 15 September 2016
Oxenfree not only has beautiful art but also an incredibly captivating and heartfelt story. The game also has no cutscenes at all so you'll be playing the story as you see fit. After a supernatural event has occurred on the game's island, you have to walk around to investigate what has happened.
The gameplay features interactions and choices you make between interactions. You can also interact with the map in order to complete certain objectives.
#4 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Release Date: 10 September 2010
The main objective of Recettear is to manage your shop. You can customize your shop's design and choose what stock to have. Not only that, but there is also a dungeon-crawling mechanism in the game which proves to be quite useful.
Managing a shop and selling items may sound mundane at first. If you get in the rhythm, it actually becomes incredibly addictive and keeping up with the pace is quite the challenge. Recettear has fun gameplay, a good story and a cute art style and this underrated indie gem needs to be played more.
#3 The Witness
Release Date: 26 January 2016
The Witness is perhaps one of the best puzzle games out there, let alone just an indie game. The island you are in is incredible and has a lot to offer. There are many puzzles that can give you over 100 hours of gameplay.
The game is also difficult and shows no mercy. It does not hold any hands and the puzzles are up to you to solve. It is worth it if you are up for the challenge. Puzzles get harder or trickier in their own way. If you are a fan of puzzle games, The Witness has some of the best there is to offer among any video game out there.
#2 Hades
Release Date: 10 December 2019
Hades is one of the best roguelike games to come out in recent years. It has an incredible story and also has some of the most fluid combat mechanics, possibly the best in the roguelike genre.
Since it has the replayability of a roguelike, new runs don't feel like a reskin or a similar version of an old run. The game has been built in such a way that every new run feels a little different and you can't quite predict the outcomes by playing enough.
The game also offers unique mechanics such as the "boon system" and permanent upgrades which you can use to fight in the game. Hades is still in Early Access on Steam but it has been one of the best indie releases so far.
#1 Baba is You
Release Date: 13 March 2019
Baba Is You hits the #1 spot for underrated indie games for the PC. Baba Is You is a puzzle game that has levels as you progress. The objective is simply to find your way through obstacles and capture the flag to clear the level.
Baba Is You is a very unique and silly concept. You have to push around "blocks" of words in order to achieve magical effects. In the image above, you can't move past the water because it is Hot. But you can push the block out and replace it with the "float" block in the BABA IS YOU AND FLOAT and you can float on the water.
There are many such variations but that is how the game is played. It requires a lot of thinking and the puzzles can get incredibly difficult. But that doesn't stop it from being so incredibly fun.
