#BEST INDIE GAMES OF 2016 PLUS#

RPG fans will love this game, as will anyone who likes to get truly lost in an experience. Its creepy atmosphere is mostly evoked through the well-written descriptions, withВ the hand-drawn art adding detail to the unforgiving dungeons the player descends into. The game punishes every mistake you make rather brutally, yet time and again players will find themselves hitting the 'new game' button thanks to the truly excellent gameplay.

One of the most immersive, scary and difficult roguelikes on the market, it just squeaks into this list through its January release date. Finally I have a free couple of hours to spend looking at 6 of the best indie games in development that. The list starts withВ what many think is one of the best indies ever made: Darkest Dungeon. Ste Wilson 3rd January 2016 WeвЂ™ve been so busy working on our indie game, The Flawless: ArtвЂ™s Tale, and a few other projects that we havenвЂ™t had a lot of time for blogging or enjoying other indie games.

#BEST INDIE GAMES OF 2016 PLUS#

Here are eight of the best, plus two honorable mentions. Be it platformers, puzzle games or dungeon crawlers, there was a great game for everybody. No matter the genre, this year saw indie games of all stripes hitting the shelves.

Though the AAA studios were no slouches, players interested stepping into strange new worlds thought up by developers outside the mainstreamВ had a record year. For many gamers, it has to be the indie scene.

With the end of the year almost upon us, it's time to take a look at what made 2016 really stand out. Here's Game Rant's look at eight that raised the bar for game developers everywhere. Thousands of fresh, innovative indie games were brought out this year.

Best indie games of 2016