5 Indie Games worth playing
Game developing has come a long way in these past few years and now, some of these indie games are so polished and well thought out that they can easily be compared with the big AAA titles
What is an Indie Game? To answer this question, we have to look at how the gaming industry works. Big AAA games made by large game publishers with big budgets often steal the limelight. These games are designed by a large group of game developers.
An indie game is the exact opposite of that. Indie games are made by individual developers or by a small group of developers. Game developing has come a long way in these past few years and now, some of these indie games are so polished and well thought out that they can easily be compared with the big AAA titles.
Here are some of the best indie games with recommended hardware requirements you should play at least once in your life.
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1. Rocket League
Rocket League is a multiplayer game designed and published by Psyonix Studios that combines motor racing and soccer. Two teams of players are drawn against each other in a futuristic arena for five-minute matches in the tournament.
Rocket League is a follow-up to the game Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars which was produced by the same studio.
Rocket League's premise isn't really unique; it's just a five-minute soccer game where the team or player with the most goals wins, but it's Psyonix and Panic Button's transplanted innovation and personality in the mechanics, dynamics, and visuals that bring Rocket League the justified chaos it requires for the player to indulge in its sheer chaos.
Rocket League is available for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam. Rocket League Supports Cross-Platform play for the mentioned platforms.
PC recommended specs
Processor: 3.0+ GHz Quad-core
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 20 GB available space
2. Subnautica
Unknown Worlds Entertainment produced and released Subnautica, an open world survival action-adventure video game. After a spacecraft named Aurora crashes on a planet unknown as planet 4546B players are free to explore the ocean on this planet.
To survive, the player must gather resources and face monsters. The game is one of the most relaxing and terrifying at the same time.
Subnautica is available for PS4, PS5 Xbox One, Steam, Windows, Mac, and Nintendo Switch. Subnautica is priced at USD20.98 (on steam with ocean bundle).
PC recommended specs
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti or better
DirectX: Version 11
File Size: 20 GB
Memory: 8 GB
3. Terraria
Terraria is a sandbox action-adventure game produced by Re-Logic. On 16 May, 2011, the game was released for Microsoft Windows for the first time, and it has since been ported to a variety of other platforms.
In a dynamically built 2D environment, the game includes exploring, crafting, designing, painting, and fighting with a variety of monsters. Terraria received mostly favorable feedback, with particular praise for its sandbox mode.
In the fall of 2020, the game had sold over 35 million units. The game is both playable in single and multiplayer mode.
The game is priced at USD9.99 on steam. Terraria is also available on android platform. You can buy it for USD4.99 from playstore. The game is quite lightweight, so any smartphone with a decent RAM is more than enough. The game is also pretty hardware-friendly for PC gamers.
PC recommended specs
CPU: Dual Core 3.0 GHz
RAM: 4GB
GPU: 256mb Video Memory
DX: 9.0c or Greater
OS: Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10
Store: 200MB
4. Firewatch
Firewatch is an adventure game designed by Campo Santo and released by Panic in collaboration.
The game was released in February 2016 for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and PlayStation 4, in September 2016 for Xbox One, and in December 2018 for Nintendo Switch.
A year after the Yellowstone fires of 1988, the plot follows a fire lookout named Henry in the Shoshone National Forest. Strange things started to happen to him and his boss Delilah a month after his first day on the job, which leads to a long-ago conspiracy.
Firewatch is priced at USD19.99 on steam. The game got mostly positive reviews on steam and other distributing platforms. The environment of this game is eccentric and calming,
If you want to play Firewatch on your PC the standard Specifications are highlighted below.
PC recommended specs
OS: Windows 7 or higher 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 4 GB available space
5. Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, one of the most popular horror games of all time, propelled Frictional from unappreciated creators to new rulers of the genre. Amnesia made its mark on YouTube, with millions in sales to come, at a time when major publishers forgot that there was a massive demand for horror out there.
In this indie horror masterpiece, you play as Daniel, a man who has travelled to a completely deserted castle, only to find that his memories have also deserted him. Daniel will lose his mind if he spends too much time in the darkness, and you will as well the first time you come into the underwater level water. It doesn't get any better with the distress after that.
The standard price of this game on steam is USD19.99 but bundle offers are much more expensive than the base version. The base version is equally enjoyable and you won't miss out on anything. The game is best played on PCs.
PC recommended specs
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: 2.0Ghz
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 3GB
Graphics: Radeon X1000/GF 6 or higher
When it comes to playing indie games the sky is a limit. There are tons of good indie games out there and they are worth your while. Some honorable mentions are Return of the Obra Dinn, Cuphead, Rogue Legacy, Superhot among others.
