Top 20 Best Indie Games of the Century (So Far)

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The 21st century has been a huge for indie games. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down the greatest indie games released since the year 2000. Our countdown of the best indie games of the century includes “Celeste” (2018), “The Stanley Parable” (2013), “Hades” (2020), “Cuphead” (2017), and more! Let us know in the comments which of these indie darlings is your all-time FAVORITE.
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@WatchMojo 7 месяцев назад

Let us know in the comments which of these indie darlings is your all-time FAVORITE. For more content like this, click here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t7uNBc6Upoc.html Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

@danielsantiagourtado3430 6 месяцев назад

Cuphead

@devingiles6597 6 месяцев назад

Honorable mentions: Hotline Miami Freedom Planet Ori and the Blind Forest 20XX Fight'N Rage 30XX Freedom Planet 2 Jitsu Squad

@devingiles6597 6 месяцев назад

Honorable mention: Five Nights at Freddy's series The Messenger

@Minimuffkiller07 6 месяцев назад

Lethal Company would be my personal favorite

@Kiyaa930 6 месяцев назад

Omori deserves a spot on this list for sure

@ghostofalgeria 5 месяцев назад

lame game

@KomaedasOneTrueHope 5 месяцев назад

@@reedspace8267it came out in 2020 and was made by a small team🫣 i heard and it in 2021

@laziass0129 3 месяца назад

@@ghostofalgerianope

@Woahthats 3 месяца назад

@@ghostofalgeria It just aint

@Vlad-Ra Месяц назад

@@ghostofalgeria Get better bait, bozo

@rockingishan12345 6 месяцев назад

Where is dead cells

@dooleh84 6 месяцев назад

It's probably a better game than any in the video. That game feels so good to play, it's ridiculous.

@Mr.Drovak 4 месяца назад

Its shit

@christianloubardias6375 4 месяца назад

@@dooleh84 Do people still associate it with that IGN reviewer who was caught plagiarizing his review of the game?

@dooleh84 4 месяца назад

@@christianloubardias6375 I remember that, but I don't remember it being a dead cells review. So in my case, no.

@gamercentral2417 3 месяца назад

Dead cells is peak tbh

@avclub2456 6 месяцев назад

At this rate I'm never picking up Nightingale

@alexp6220 6 месяцев назад

I wish I could like your comment twice.

@bastionsea2829 6 месяцев назад

I got so many ads for it I was just not interested anymore

@bogdankljajic5340 6 месяцев назад

I got 3 ads for it this video alone

@andrewseeley3614 6 месяцев назад

I find it so interesting how some indie games look better than a lot of AAA titles

@zaidb4296 2 месяца назад

Nowadays, Ax3 titles are just a cashgrab attempt with their microtransactions.

@florianhaffner3910 2 месяца назад

And most importantly: They have a soul, don't rip you off with micro transactions and are not full of woke agenda

@Tesareuh Месяц назад

@@florianhaffner3910celeste is abt trans people

@andy.91 2 месяца назад

Cuphead, shovel knight and hollow knight should be top 5. They were so important for the indie industrie.

@user-em6ie2be7x 6 месяцев назад

Cuphead might be the only indie game in History people both want & don't want a sequel to no matter how Awesome it was. 🙆🏿‍♂️🙅🏼‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️🙅🏽‍♀️

@irishwrestlingchicken9238 6 месяцев назад

Based I don't want a sequal either lmao I think the games too special to have a follow up

@aryudsoh 6 месяцев назад

I personally would love another Cuphead but only if the devs felt the passion to make another rather than for sakes.

@irishwrestlingchicken9238 6 месяцев назад

@@aryudsoh I just think it's really a once of a time game, and it's already done ig lol. I hope they don't make a sequal because honestly I want to see what other games the devs, Animators, Musicians and more make !!

@Woahthats 3 месяца назад

Maybe just one or two more DLCs and maybe it could be enough to wrap the franchise up

@HassanAskary-14 6 месяцев назад

Minecraft Journey Sea of stars Cuphead Subnautica The binding of Isaac Rebirth Shovel knight Limbo Inside Hollow knight Fez Stardew valley Celeste Super meat boy Undertale Hades Shredder's revenge Disco Elysium final cut

@StarPlatinumAr 4 месяца назад

Saved me 15 mins

@kiwuuspurr1927 4 месяца назад

you missed alot

@Datbwoi-b1q 4 месяца назад

This list is a joke

@bluefire6596 3 месяца назад

Pizza tower should have been on the list

@Leonelfreak 3 месяца назад

thank you. i stopped watching after they explained journey because they basically spoiled the ending and didnt want to get spoiled on the rest lol. will do my own research on the list now lmao

@bryanmalone1496 6 месяцев назад

Dead Cells, Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, Terraria. Where is TERRARIA.

@kiwuuspurr1927 4 месяца назад

shovel knight was on this

@ink6301 25 дней назад

Terraria is literally my favourite game ever, I feel offended

@V41-0R День назад

Terraria should be number one

@midarei 6 месяцев назад

FTL, Rimworld, Frostpunk, Darkwood., Amnesia, Darkest Dungeon.

@TheDrewjustforyou 6 месяцев назад

Dwarf fortress, factorio, kingdom, lifeline, weird West,

@LegallyGaming 6 месяцев назад

Darkest Dungeon for sure, and Slay the Spire!

@jessica49arrow 6 месяцев назад

This war of mine, Frostpunk, Terraria

@ShivammWarambhey 6 месяцев назад

Oxygen Not Included, my favourite of all time

6 месяцев назад

@@ShivammWarambhey ONI isnt a indie

@alonweinberg9248 6 месяцев назад

If hollow knight isn't first I quit

@glaucogd1800 6 месяцев назад

Well... Time to quit! XD I did not play any of the games in the top 10 besides Papers Please. So, i don't know if the list is accurate or not.

@wombozombo 6 месяцев назад

#9 smh

@onaforkliftwrestlingpodcast 6 месяцев назад

@@glaucogd1800if hollow knight isn't #1, then the list is wrong

@sidewinder2057 6 месяцев назад

Hope its not. Game’s tedious af.

@arnaldofernandesdasilvafil7034 6 месяцев назад

Hades

@huntermyers3551 6 месяцев назад

All of the Indie darlings are my all-time favorites

@MelanieCaffrey 6 месяцев назад

The Messenger Starbound Terraria Iconoclasts Omori Just Shapes and Beats I could keep going but I would be here for hours. Why none of those are on this list is messed up.

@LadyUsakoB 6 месяцев назад

just so many they can do i guess o.o;;

@NikoPlayz_The_GD_Lord 6 месяцев назад

easily could replace shapes and beats with geometry dash GD came first and 2.2 just came out and deserves a spot on this list for sure especially considering rob is a single developer

@rickyelricviana8853 6 месяцев назад

Nah man, it's just your favorites

@azain9470 6 месяцев назад

other than terraria mid asf games.

@kiwuuspurr1927 4 месяца назад

@@reedspace8267 how the hell do you not know terraria, that's one of the most popular indie games of all time

@coletrainhetrick 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely thrilled to see Disco Elysium at number 1, ah gosh, probably the most satisfying number 1 from any if your lists

@jackjager8790 6 месяцев назад

I think its overrated, but it deserves a spot on the list.

@extremelynoobgaming4742 Месяц назад

@@jackjager8790not even close to being overrated

@MuhammadSyakir917 Месяц назад

@@jackjager8790disco Elysium is Underated

@kruczak7896 3 месяца назад

Don't ever let WatchMojo make a tierlist again

@MVahag 6 месяцев назад

Actually a pretty decent top. I would arrange some of those differently, but agree with Disco being number 1. It's an unquestionable masterpiece.

@A-Dubs398 6 месяцев назад

Spoilers!

@zaidt2002 6 месяцев назад

Yeah the game has a lot of depth

@Badass-Dalty 5 месяцев назад

@@A-Dubs398you should of have been prepared this is a comment section and that’s a regular thing

@ARIXANDRE 6 месяцев назад

I'd like to leave a mention to Rebel Galaxy and Spiritfarer. Both amazing games that got me through hard times.

@barry_the_xalanyn 6 месяцев назад

No Ori makes this video a joke. From what I've played in this list Ori stands like that: Hades Ori and the Will of the Wisps Inside Celeste Limbo Stardew Valley

@jackjager8790 6 месяцев назад

Ori is not an indie

@barry_the_xalanyn 6 месяцев назад

@@jackjager8790 Yeah i guess, but then Baldur's Gate 3 should be here lol

@rahgato1736 6 месяцев назад

Damn where’s little nightmares?

@code066funkinbird3 6 месяцев назад

Or omori and Celeste

@shadysorkin9214 5 месяцев назад

@@code066funkinbird3 celeste is number 5?

@Neshoma 3 месяца назад

little nightmares is a bandai namco game so it's not indie

@JacksonReeves-j7p Месяц назад

I’ve been enjoying Tartarus by Vulcan Forged lately. It’s an indie game with an infinite survival mode that’s super challenging and fun. Any indie game fans here?

@manzei 6 месяцев назад

Journey should be higher up. Something that can genuinely be enjoyed by everyone regardless of age. Truly special

@jlom6805 3 месяца назад

Outer wilds at 15 is criminally low ngl

@dighad3824 5 месяцев назад

give this guy more video game lists cuz he goddamn knows what he's talking about

@grenity 6 месяцев назад

hotline miami dead cells spelunky into the breach slay the spire

@ecelextra 6 месяцев назад

No Terraria or Geometry Dash is crazy

@jackjager8790 6 месяцев назад

Outer Wilds is one of the best games of all time. a true masterpiece. My top 5 indie: 1- Outer Wilds 2- Hollow Knight 3- Cuphead 4- Amnesia The Dark Descent 5- Slay the Spire

@lesterharrynuay2930 6 месяцев назад

The tutorial comment on cuphead had me 💀

@erikw.9178 6 месяцев назад

Why giving so many spoilers? Doesn't add anything!!!

@SupaRush 6 месяцев назад

yeah makes no sense, they said "we wont spoil anything for Outerworld" but the next game Braid they spoil the entire ending like what the hell

@fjadan47 6 месяцев назад

1- Disco Elysium 2- Hades 3- Inside 4- Hollow Knight 5- What remains if Edith Finch

@Atrus999 6 месяцев назад

How did Cave Story not make the list? I figured that one would have easily made the top 10. 🤔

@jackjager8790 6 месяцев назад

Cave Story is bad

@Atrus999 6 месяцев назад

@@jackjager8790 Huh? It's known to be one of the best indie games of all time.

@serenalucy1111 6 месяцев назад

Snubs: Bendy and the Ink Machine (especially) Doki Doki Literature Club Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion VVVVVV Freedom Planet

@seanG0318 5 месяцев назад

Finally, someone mentions DDLC

@extremelynoobgaming4742 Месяц назад

If you liked VN like DDLC then I highly recommend "the house in fata morgana", it's the pinnacle of VN alongside umineko

@TheBlaskar 4 месяца назад

I compiled 10 lists of “the 50 best indie games” and ranked them all by points gained from list positions. Stardew Valley was #1, Hollow Knight was the only game on all 10 lists, and Outer Wilds had the highest average but was only on 4/10 lists (49.3 point average, crazy). 210 games total across the 10 sources, half of which were only on one person’s list

@Cat.Gaming 5 месяцев назад

"If you can beat the tutorial, you'll find an excellent game beyond." WE WILL NEVER DROP THIS, WILL WE? 🤣🤣

@NathansWargames 6 месяцев назад

Vampire Survivors should have been in this. it spawned a genre that is thriving with other amazing indie games and won a Bafta.

@MyNemex 6 месяцев назад

Even tho I don't like VS, I also think it should be high on the list, it did inspire a lot of creators.

@devingiles6597 6 месяцев назад

Not only that. There is also Freedom Planet, 20XX, and Spark the Electric Jester.

@Ninailhead987 6 месяцев назад

I agree completely!

@flagutierrez 6 месяцев назад

Absolutly agreed with You also they should have removed Sea of Star from that list thats just an unoriginally Chrono Trigger rip off

@zacharymc745 6 месяцев назад

Video suggestions: TOP 20 BEST MULTIPLAYER/CO-OP GAMES OF THE DECADE/CENTURY TOP 10 MOST UNDERRATED VIDEO GAMES OF THE 2010S ANOTHER TOP 20 BEST YEARS IN VIDEO GAMES (ex. 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, or 2023)

@jarmo2975 6 месяцев назад

I think Terraria is the best game of all time.

@SupaRush 6 месяцев назад

Hugely underrated

@l4ndz3r 2 месяца назад

lol nooooo but it should be in this list

@yasser3268 6 месяцев назад

Wow No Broforce on the list? That’s the worst crime ever committed

@Ravolox 6 месяцев назад

My absolute favourite is Transistor (also from Supergiant Games). Gameplay and soundtrack are just brilliant! :)

@just-someone99 6 месяцев назад

no BLASPHEMOUS 😣😣

@olleselin 6 месяцев назад

Whoa, Cuphead is an Indie game!?

@jimbo9208 6 месяцев назад

yes how it not

@djayjp 3 месяца назад

Bonus: Portal (which, yes, started life as an indie game).

@kshatriyadeepak 6 месяцев назад

Ohh yess very genuine list with Minecraft placed no 20

@JuliusCaesar103 6 месяцев назад

I swear if the Messenger isn't here...

@jackjager8790 6 месяцев назад

SoS is better and its from the same people.

@bangem1988 6 месяцев назад

No soma? No kenshi? What are we doing here?

@elchris87 5 месяцев назад

ty for not going into spoilers i really appreciate it

@DuchessOfStratosphere 4 месяца назад

He spoils the game 'inside' - basically shows the big reveal at the end

@DavidLopez-ln2ch 6 месяцев назад

Penny’s Big Breakaway is not only my all time favorite Indie game, but possibly my favorite video game of all time!

@coldwichswitch4075 6 месяцев назад

I think it looks like tons of fun. I think I will buy it soon.

@SantiagoCarretoSz 6 месяцев назад

Honorable Mention: Moonlighter

@ScrubVigil 6 месяцев назад

Hotline Miami?!?

@granzert1711 6 месяцев назад

I'd rank Cuphead and Hollow Knight much higher. But putting Disco Elysium on top was a good choice.

@nanonkay5669 2 месяца назад

So no enter the gungeon??

@Ninailhead987 6 месяцев назад

What about vampire survivors???

@Bluestar-bh3bf 6 месяцев назад

Cuphead was amazing its one of the many games I hope get a sequel

@YourBestBudFlowey 6 месяцев назад

Never heard of the number 1 choice. I think the number 20 choice should've been much higher, that game is iconic & dare I say revolutionary. The number 3 slot is personally my favourite game of all time, overtaking my previous favourite game (which was Skyrim for the longest time) but after a replay of the game it overtook it.

@Superfan109 6 месяцев назад

Let’s face it, most indie games are far better then half the shit corporations come out with now-a-days…

@l0rd0f5k33p 6 месяцев назад

Celeste at #1

@ZP1993 6 месяцев назад

Since I love dinosaur games,my favorite indie game is Paleo Pines 🦕🦖

@AceOfClubsHUN 6 месяцев назад

No Darkest Dungeon? No Broforce? No Amnesia?

@panjurek3305 6 месяцев назад

Amnesia The Dark Descent should be in top 10 imo, one of the best horror games ever and still supported by both devs and community after all these years

@Linkous12 6 месяцев назад

Seconding Darkest Dungeon.

@jackjager8790 6 месяцев назад

Amnesia TDD should've been there.

@Zynx_Skipperdoo 6 месяцев назад

Needs Spelunky

@TheTemplar127 6 месяцев назад

I hope there are people here who remember Crosscode

@Darkal_ 6 месяцев назад

Not only remember, but play the game at least once a year. But maybe that's just me.

@wafflebrothel7712 6 месяцев назад

I loved Sea of Stars. Certainly was my game of 2023 My top five (no particular order). Theres just so many games! Fez Shovel Knight Inside Bastion Super Meat Boy

@darkdragonmedeus705 6 месяцев назад

If only AVGN Adventures could have made the list. As Omori and Deltarune as well. And Bug Fables the Everlasting Sapling.

@coldwichswitch4075 6 месяцев назад

AVGN adventures is unironically a master piece.

@wesmyone9562 5 месяцев назад

Hollow Knight = Masterpiece, simply as that🤷🏿‍♂️

@olivierpoidvin7039 6 месяцев назад

No love for dead cells😢

@emilianoacuna9705 Месяц назад

This has now become my favorite gaming video, with all those recomendations

@MackBoxing-MMA 6 месяцев назад

Cuphead way too low on the list for my liking.

@riolu477 6 месяцев назад

Like some others have said, the list itself is good, but the order, there are some games that barely any people know and famous games everyone knows are near thr bottom, it seems to be an EXTREMELY biased list feels more like a singular person's personal list of games they like rather than actual fame

@anamedguy12 4 месяца назад

Top 10 games i have played - Bendy, FNaF, Cuphead, Job Simulator, The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, Portal 2, Undertale, Minecraft, Deltarune and Baldi’s Basics.

@RafaelSantos-w6x 5 месяцев назад

I love Hades so a much fun game bro i recomend it

@kukusnif4640 Месяц назад

What about Pizza Tower? Definitely deserves a spot in here (great to see Disco Elysium in first tho)

@Bedardo12 6 месяцев назад

No Dead Cells?

@1pill2pillredpillbluepill 6 месяцев назад

Bro spoils braid effortlessly

@sidewinder2057 6 месяцев назад

10:24 Obra dinn, nor orba din

@Bitbater 6 месяцев назад

Shovel Knight is a darling game that is nearly perfectly in my view.

@matthewxbradley7102 6 месяцев назад

I think Freedom Planet should have been on the list. Love that game

@joeiwithani9875 6 месяцев назад

No slay the spire or FTL?? Where's the love for the strategy games? If anybody is an enjoyer of these, id suggest checking out hellcard as well

@DejonAllen 6 месяцев назад

Where the hell is Risk Of Rain

@alejandroflores7219 6 месяцев назад

Such a bummer that the studio of disco elysium Is such a mes nowdays. I really hope for a sequel.

@giandomenicomartorelli8069 6 месяцев назад

I notice two great absents: Darkest Dungeon and Hyper Light Drifter.

@Sai-hq3qv 6 месяцев назад

Not fear and hunger yet?.... some day

@sanctuary9992 6 месяцев назад

What about Pizza Tower.

@nbeutler1134 5 месяцев назад

“Papers Please” over Hollow Knight. Really?

@Ilearnedtodayy 8 дней назад

Wow i had no clue Subnautica was an indie game

@chibiprussia5574 6 месяцев назад

MADiSON is hella good and really scary :3 Last I checked, it's getting a vr version. It's about Luca and the haunted camera that belonged to a serial killer named Madison who now haunts the camera. Will he end the curse or succumb to it?

@high.level.noob. 4 месяца назад

Outer Wilds and Hollow Knight are some of the most perfect games I have ever played.

@mattstugart836 6 месяцев назад

Half Life 2 has to be #1. Valve hasn’t missed

@hardtogoodday 6 месяцев назад

its a game made by a Triple A company, and yet it's not indie

@DustinKopperman 6 месяцев назад

I like all-time favorite indie darlings on the PS4 or on the switch or on the PS3 like Minecraft and Cuphead

@devonmcg7128 5 месяцев назад

IMO Hollow Knoght deserves 1st place. Truly a masterpiece of a game😊

@lmao-nv8sm 2 месяца назад

bro why did u spoil things

@seanG0318 5 месяцев назад

Terraria, especially with Calamity Mod??? How about Little Nightmares??? Doki Doki Literature Club, dubbed the #1 Psychological Horror experience???

@soysalali_5337 2 месяца назад

i just finished cuphead for the second time looking for a new game

@chelseahope3454 6 месяцев назад

Terarria easily should have been on this list. Minecraft should have been higher with how influential it has been. I don't agree with the order of this list and terarria not being on it.

@seanG0318 5 месяцев назад

Especially with Calamity Mod. Terraria has a LOT of content to cover, and with many levels of difficulty