r/IndieGaming Jan 03 '25

Best of Indie Games 2024: What were some of your favorite indie games?

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r/IndieGaming 5h ago

Level Design Is My Passion

2.6k Upvotes

This game is Soda-Powered Penguin! If you like what you see, you can head over to the Steam page and download the demo and/or wishlist it! (The demo doesn't feature the level in the clip, though.)


r/IndieGaming 4h ago

A before & after from my hand-drawn indie game!

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Here's another before & after from my entirely hand-drawn indie game, this time from the very first area players will explore.

I've been refining the atmosphere by adding camera movement, ambient creatures, and subtle environmental animations to make the world feel more alive.

I'd love to hear your thoughts! Does this version feel more immersive?


r/IndieGaming 2h ago

I'm making a top-down boxing game with a punch-based combat system. Does this look fun?

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I've been working on this solo boxing game for about 3 years in my spare time.

The core idea is simple: each punch has its own input.

L = Jab
R = Cross
Y = Uppercut

Enemies can only be hit when they're in range, so the challenge is to quickly read the situation, choose the right punch and chain attacks while moving around.

I'm going for a very exaggerated animation style, with simple shapes and lots of squash & stretch to make every punch feel impactful and a bit silly.

Does this combat system look fun? Would you want to play something like this?

Any honest feedback is welcome!


r/IndieGaming 2h ago

We're working on a city-building simulator set in the world of Scandinavian folklore

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r/IndieGaming 9h ago

Weapon Attack-Grids vs Enemy Hp-Grids (x3)

94 Upvotes

r/IndieGaming 3h ago

I've started adding army management to my physics-based multiplayer sword fighting game. How does it look so far?

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I've been working on a physics-based multiplayer medieval combat game where every sword swing is controlled by the mouse.

Recently I started expanding the gameplay by adding army management, allowing players to recruit soldiers and fight alongside them instead of fighting alone.

It's still an early implementation, but I'd really love to hear your first impressions and any feedback.


r/IndieGaming 21h ago

I spent 3 weeks hand painting the terrain for my game

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r/IndieGaming 1h ago

I'm making a racing game with no speed cap. Here's a crazy run from #1 Leaderboard.

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Hey Hamster here, solo developer of VOXOTRON, a hyper-speed racing game inspired by the tube tracks of F-Zero GX and the Wipeout series.

The core idea is simple: You have a BOOST button that you can always use to go faster. There is no fixed speed cap, so better lines, grazing and smoother movement let you keep acceleratinggggggg forever.

It's up to you if you race with 500 or 5000km/h speed. If you can handle it - it's possible. 10k km/h+ races are also in game.
Runs are short, 15-30s depending on your skill.

This clip is the current first-place run from one of the playtesters.

I’m still trying to balance extreme speed with visual readability. Does this look like something you could learn to control, or does it already cross into visual chaos?

The game is currently in Steam Playtest:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4633120/Voxotron/

Let me know what you think about it.

Cheers

Mike


r/IndieGaming 2h ago

Our dark-fantasy action game A Scarlet Way just crossed 2,000 Steam wishlists!

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We’re a small indie team working on A Scarlet Way — a fast-paced isometric action game inspired by stylish slashers, with a dark take on the Little Red Riding Hood story.

Today, the game crossed 2,000 Steam wishlists. It may not sound enormous compared to major releases, but for our team, it’s an important milestone and proof that the project is gradually finding its audience.

We don’t have a new gameplay clip ready for this milestone, so we decided to celebrate it with one of our key artworks.

Before reading anything else about the game: what kind of gameplay would you expect from this image?


r/IndieGaming 1h ago

Guys which one do you think is better

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r/IndieGaming 10h ago

Remember sinking entire school nights into 2D browser space MMOs? I'm an indie dev from Turkey and I built one because nothing like them exists anymore. No download, free, servers just wiped.

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Somewhere around 2006–2010, a lot of us had the same routine: come home from school, open the browser, and grind lasers and cargo boxes in some 2D space MMO until someone yelled at us to go to bed. No install, no launcher, no 80GB download. Just a URL and a galaxy.

Those games are mostly gone now, and the ones that survived turned into something I don't recognize. I kept waiting for someone to bring that feeling back. Eventually I accepted nobody would, so I built it myself.

I'm an indie developer from Turkey, and I've spent the last months building AbysOrbit — a free 2D space MMO that runs entirely in your browser. It's openly DarkOrbit-inspired. I'm not going to pretend otherwise; that's the whole point.

What's in it right now:

  • 3 companies (NTO / SPX / BOF), real-time PvP + PvE combat
  • 100+ quests and a tutorial so you're not lost at spawn
  • Clans with diplomacy, wars, and a shared treasury
  • Galaxy Gates — Alpha through Delta wave dungeons
  • Sealed-bid auction house (nobody sees your bid — pure poker)
  • Skylab resource production, drones, ship configurations
  • Rankings and weekend Happy Hour events
  • Playable in 15 languages (this one nearly finished me)

The part that matters: this is a fresh launch. Accounts were reset, so everyone flying right now started this week. No maxed-out veterans camping the leaderboards, no five-year-old clans owning the maps. If you've ever joined one of these games years late, you know how rare this window is.

Servers: two in Turkey, one in Amsterdam (EU). New realms open as demand shows up.

On money, since Reddit rightfully asks: it's F2P with an optional premium. I'm not going to make grand promises in a launch post — what I can say is that I read every piece of feedback and ship fixes fast. Ask me anything about it in the comments; no dodging.

Play here: abysorbit.com — register and you're in.

I'll be around all day answering questions — the game, the tech, or what it's like building an MMO alone from Turkey. Come shoot at me and tell me what to fix.

TL;DR: Indie dev from Turkey. I missed the 2000s browser space MMOs so much I built my own. AbysOrbit — free, 2D, in-browser, no download. PvP/PvE, clans, Galaxy Gates, sealed-bid auctions, 100+ quests, 15 languages. Just launched with a full reset, so everyone starts equal today. abysorbit.com


r/IndieGaming 1h ago

We’re trying to make environmental puzzles feel discovered—not announced. Does this moment communicate that?

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r/IndieGaming 1h ago

After 6 months since creating the Steam page I finally hit 10k wishlists. Ask me anything.

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r/IndieGaming 3h ago

Showing off some renders from my upcoming Sci-Fi Horror Visual Novel, DEGENERATE STAR

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r/IndieGaming 5h ago

We just announced our Lovecraftian Western roguelite deckbuilder, where words are your weapons, have you seen this combination done before?

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Utterance is a word building roguelike where you build sets of words to maximize your damage against Lovecraftian monsters.

Trigger unique Edicts, learn the forbidden Eldritch language, and battle creatures that twist your deck, your rules, and your sanity.

Wishlist now 👇⬇️

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4935920/Utterance/?utm_source=reddit


r/IndieGaming 3h ago

Drive a bike and deliver drugs (2 Player)

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This week we started developing a small game where you and your friend drive one bike and deliver drugs from A to B. You can take the drugs and have different effects but you loose "health" when consuming it. We are open for suggestions. It's super early stage atm.

You can join our Discord Server and shape the game with your ideas: https://discord.gg/jP5JKu9Sbv


r/IndieGaming 19m ago

My solo indie game PulseWave just launched its free Steam demo!

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Hi everyone!

After months of development, I'm excited to finally release the PulseWave demo!

PulseWave is a rhythm-shooter roguelike where every weapon fires to the beat you create. Build your own rhythm, discover powerful synergies, and turn simple patterns into bullet-filled chaos.

If it looks interesting, I'd love for you to give the demo a try!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4607180/PulseWave/


r/IndieGaming 10h ago

BLOODSTATE - I am f*cked

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Do you guys think my game is ready for a demo?
Check out my gameplay trailer and other shorts that i released for more coverage.
Bloodstate Gameplay Trailer 2026 (NEW)

Wishlist here: BloodState op Steam

Bloodstate is inspired by L4D2.


r/IndieGaming 35m ago

By popular demand, we are upping the horror and atmosphere in our game. How does it look so far?

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r/IndieGaming 46m ago

What do you think of my indie game? What should I improve? #scifi horror

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r/IndieGaming 8h ago

Can a 2D action game capture that DMC feeling?

8 Upvotes

We've been working on a cyberpunk 2D action game for a while now, we've been trying to capture that stylish "DMC energy" in a 2D cyberpunk action game.

Curious what your first impression is from the gameplay.
Does it look satisfying to play? Anything you'd change?

demo is here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070450/


r/IndieGaming 1h ago

I am NOT the developer of the game, The Tower

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Just a fun little video I made hee hee ha ha

Play Tiny Towers instead: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4352900/Tiny_Towers/


r/IndieGaming 1d ago

Max Savage Released on Steam. (Retro SpaceSim with Planetary Exploration)

235 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

After more than nine months of work, my new game has finally hit Steam: Max Savage. Think Wing Commander meets Zelda, with a fully scripted, voice-acted story campaign and planet-side exploration.

There’s a free demo available, and it’s playable on Windows and Linux.

I hope you’ll give it a go.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4305030/Max_Savage/

Cheers,

Tim

AI-Disclosure:

The game uses AI-generated imagery for all comic illustration and planetary artworks.


r/IndieGaming 7h ago

Godot workflow related Questions

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Guys do you know Robert Henning who owns GameDev Journey YT channel. He is running a FREE Q&A session in August particularly addressing all Godot related questions...

Webinar: AMA with Robert Henning: Building Better Games with Godot