Lewis Packwood has been writing about video games professionally since 2013, and his work has appeared in The Guardian, Retro Gamer, EDGE, Eurogamer, Wireframe, Rock Paper Shotgun, Kotaku, PC Gamer and Time Extension, among others.
are being showered with high praise from fans and media alike. Which is why, I've written this feature, to shine a light on the best indie video games released in 2023.
Good indie games can be a mix of great art, innovative ideas and, well, the just plain weird. If you're inspired by my list to get creative yourself, then read our guide to. AI is also a big debating topic for indies, and I caught up with some leading devs to discover what The game sees your insect-like character plunging vertiginously into spheres that each contain another world. You can carry these spheres on your back, and take them with you inside other spheres, creating a Matryoshka doll-like experience of worlds within worlds within worlds.
The core gameplay loop of finding ever more exotic fish and selling them for ever more money is compelling, with upgrades allowing Dave to dive deeper and deeper to find stranger and more dangerous marine life. But this is complemented by some utterly gorgeous1990s Indonesia and Street Fighter minigames - this indie game is playful, and looks fantastic. tells the story of Atma and his girlfriend Raya growing up in a suburban town in 1990s Indonesia.