A short but sweet exploration-based retro platformer seemingly designed with the sole purpose of plunging a bullseye arrow into my nostalgia heart...

Supergiant Games' fantastic follow-up to Bastion, featuring gorgeous visuals, outstanding music, fun strategic action gameplay... and a talking sword.

The long-awaited sequel hits just about all the right notes you'd hope for, building logically upon the original's DNA without getting "too modern".

The one game I keep coming back to again and again, despite it being in a genre I rarely play otherwise. One of the best team-based shooters ever...

An interactive story set in an empty house, in which you piece together the back-story through exploration and observation. A high point for the genre.

A short satire-platformer that lampoons all the shady DLC practices you hate, along with a variety of other negative aspects of today's gaming world...

Basically, an indie take on the Katamari Damacy formula. It's a bit rough, but provides a few hours of chuckle-worthy fun while it lasts...

A first-person platformer/shooter with water - lots and lots of water. The concept is cool, but the execution is so-so. Worth a look on the cheap...

A decent indie platformer rendered in an artistic paper-cutout style, in which you rotate the world around your character in increments of 90 degrees...

A visually cool 2D platformer starring a cat. It's challenging and generally decent, but lacks the polish needed to elevate it to that "next level"...