Top 26 Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2026

Описание: If you're looking for upcoming indie games , then here is our top 26 best new indie games coming in 2026.

It’s refreshing to be able to create a list of the most anticipated indie games and not have to include Silksong, because it finally came out. However, Team Cherry have already stated in an interview with Bloomberg that they have big ideas and we know that the big ideas with Hollow Knight became Silksong

“We’ve got a plan. Admittedly, some of the plans for that stuff are kind of ambitious as well, but hopefully we can achieve some of it”

However, the Silksong sequel or DLC isn’t real just yet, or maybe you’ve already finished and your wondering what is the next Silksong or want new a new indie game to look forward to.

So let’s take a look at the “Top 26 Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2026”.

Before going into the list, it’s important to discuss some caveats or set some rules. To begin with, the term indie casts a very large net, as it could refer to one person or it could refer to a studio that is around 100 people, but aren't owned by any parent company. Our personal favourite type of indie is what we would call the premium indie title or as it’s recently been coined, the TRIPLE I.

To the best of our knowledge, all of the games on this list will be created by studios that are technically independent. However, a lot of these games have secured publishing deals, which doesn’t make the studio or game any less independent. It just means that the studio was able to secure funding to keep people employed, complete development and hopefully get to continue doing what they love.

This list is being created during summer of 2025, which means that there is a lot of the year left and a lot of uncertainty. We tried to rank them in order, but this is only based on current information as dates are subject to change as some of these games might still come out in 2025 and a few are likely to slip into 2027.

Here some quick fun stats about this list. It features five Metroidvanias, but three of them are very untraditional. One survival game, two cozy looking life sims, which is unusual for us, but they both have dark secrets lurking underneath. One Deckbuilder that should appeal to people who don’t like the genre. Two games that are described as souls-likes, but both have unique twists on the genre. Two Hazelight inspired pure co-op adventures. One first person shooter. One game with zombies. One tactical turn based RPG. One game completely made by hand in the real world first. At least six games with horror elements or darker themes. Two games that have done successful kickstarters. Most importantly this list features 25 original IP and only one sequel, which highlights the power and creativity of Indies, no matter how you classify it.


Games featured in the list include: AT FATE`S END, BLACKFROST, BLIGHTED, CROWSWORN, DEATH HOWL, DENSHATTACK, DISPATCH, END OF ABYSS, THE ETERNAL LIFE OF GOLDMAN, FELT THAT BOXING, GRAVE SEASONS, INFINITESIMALS, ILL, LONG GONE, NEVERWAY, OUT OF WORDS, PRELUDE DARK PAIN, PVKK, RECUR, REWILDERS: THE LOST SPRING, ROCKBEASTS, SLEEP AWAKE, STAGE FRIGHT, TENJUTSU, TIDES OF TOMORROW, VALOR MORTIS


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