The concept of indie games came to the gaming industry from the English language, indie games is an abbreviation for independent video games, which translates as "independent computer games". As a rule, indie games are created by individual developers or small teams, without sponsored financial investments from the publishers.
There are quite a few indie games out there and new ones are constantly being added. From the whole variety of India projects, several recognized hits of the genre can be distinguished, which have become popular and have a considerable number of fans all over the world.
Platformer
Braid
This puzzle platformer was originally developed by programmer Jonathan Blow for the Xbox 360 console, and later there were versions for other gaming systems. The plot of the game was based on the usual story about the rescue of the main character by the name of Tim, the princess from an evil monster. At first glance, this is an ordinary 2D platformer "bouncy", but in fact the game contains deep metaphorical game mechanisms with which you can control the passage of time. In search of a princess, the protagonist travels through fantasy worlds, each of which has its own rules of time management. In addition to the original gameplay, Braid has a distinctive visual style and an enchanting soundtrack.
Super meat boy
Hardcore platformer, from a small development company Team Meat, the main hero of which is a piece of meat. This game is a hurricane 2D meat grinder with catchy graphics, thoughtful levels and a convenient control system. Despite the fact that only true gamers with nerves of steel, iron will and dexterous fingers manage to pass Super Meat Boy, the game is very popular and is a prominent representative of the genre.
Limbo
A gloomy black and white platformer from the Danish company Playdead Studios, which has received many awards and deserved recognition of the gaming community. Limbo is a classic 2D platformer with a unique, oppressive atmosphere and loneliness. According to the plot of the game, a little boy goes in search of his sister, in a world filled with darkness, concealing dangerous traps that, after going around them, can be used for your own good. Limbaugh is definitely one of the best indie platformers that everyone should play.
Role-playing
Bastion
An action / RPG game from the independent indie developer Supergiant Games. The protagonist of the game is the silent protagonist The Kid, who survived the global cataclysm, who fights to break into a place called Bastion, where he meets another survivor - an old man. The old man tells him that it is possible to rebuild the Bastion and sends the hero in search of the necessary materials. The game has an incredibly bright, contrasting, mesmerizing fantasy world and original gameplay, which earned recognition.
The path
Adventure with RPG elements, based on several different versions of the fairy tale about Little Red Riding Hood, which takes place in the modern world. The player is offered a choice of 6 main characters - sisters, whom the mother in turn sends to visit a sick grandmother, there is also another secret character. There is no strategy for winning in this game. According to the way the plot is presented, the player is invited to explore the path of losing each of the sisters.
Sandboxes
Minecraft
An indie sandbox game with a small set of role-playing elements and an open world, from the Swedish developer Markus Persson, has become the most successful and popular India product worldwide. A fairly simple gameplay mechanism that allows you to extract resources for construction or simply create grandiose architectural structures, attracted a huge number of users and made the simple game a real hit.
Terraria
The main competitor to MineCraft, which has all its merits, but the emphasis in the gameplay is made more on the adventure aspect. The studio Re-Logic, which created the game, managed to return the charm and charm of 16-bit games to the gaming industry market in the era of the undivided reign of shooters.
