2023 will be full of big, flashy AAA video games made by big studios with hundreds of developers. However, smaller independent studios continue to lead innovation in story, mechanics, and gameplay. This list brings together 23 exciting indie games of all genres due for release in 2023.
Some of these games were included in the 2022 roundup, but were delayed by a year to get things right so the developers didn’t push the envelope. As in 2021, developers have considered the way they work in 2022. The indie game studio worker, alongside his QA workers at larger studios, spearheaded the industry’s unionization movement. It’s a way to reduce workers’ sense of urgency and ensure safer, healthier and happier workers.
These are the 23 most anticipated indie titles coming in 2023, but we’d love to hear your thoughts on which indie games you most want to play.
Bemba
From developer Visai Games, Bemba is described as a “narrative cooking game” set in 1980s Canada. It revolves around an Indian mother, tasking players with cooking and remembering lost recipes.It’s a story about “family, love, loss and more,” writes the developer vapor. Beyond cooking Bembahas an incredible art style and an intricate storyline with branching dialogue and separate stories.
Bemba Expected on Nintendo Switch, Windows Spring 2023 PC.
thirsty suitor
falcon age Developer Outerloop Games debuts thirsty suitor During the 2021 Game Awards. The trailer showed cooking, skateboarding, dating, and “RPG turn-based combat” that is supposedly part of the dating aspect of the game. It is centered on a woman who Her family, friends and, of course, exes play a big role in the proceedings.
thirsty suitor Expected for Nintendo Switch, playstation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Oneand Xbox Series X will be released sometime in 2023.
glimmerwick song
from east shade Developer Eastshade Studios, glimmerwick song Mix music and magic in a role-playing game set in a witch academy — music teeth magic, and players must learn various songs to cast spells.There are also enchanted gardens, potions, and mysterious worlds to explore. It won’t be the only magic school-themed game coming out next year, but it does seem to have a unique fantasy world.
glimmerwick song Coming to Windows PC in 2023.
Dordogne
In one word Dordogne, I go to “excellent”. This game has a great watercolor style and I was instantly hooked. According to its Steam page, the narrative adventure game will immerse players in “childhood memories.” It’s set in the present and the past, and both of those worlds look equally gorgeous.
Dordogne It will be released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in 2023.
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
Soft Knot Weeks Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To is a rhythm match-3 game with a killer soundtrack and a cast of witches and demons. All this in 5 different match-3 modes.
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To Coming in 2023 on Windows PC.
frank and drake
frank and drake It is said to be a take on classic novels such as frankenstein When Draculaset in a turn-based world and focused on two housemates with opposite schedules.
frank and drake will be available at MacNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X in February.
little bear chef
Last year I played as a bear who runs a B&B. This year we are excited to play as a cooking bear from developer Banana Box.called a game little bear chef, And as the name suggests, it’s about a tiny little bear cooking in a normal human-sized kitchen. increase.
little bear chef It will be available on Nintendo Switch.
super space club
Graham Reed super space club is a colorful lo-fi space combat game — like Atari asteroid If it’s an open world game
super space club Expected on Windows PC, Xbox OneWhen Xbox Series X coming in 2023.
she dreams other place
she dreams elsewhere, as you might imagine, happens in a dream. Called an adventure role-playing game, this indie game has a surreal feel to it and is the perfect setting for having a bad dream. The music composed by Mimi Page sounds perfect.
she dreams elsewhere Coming to Mac, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in 2023. It will also be available on Xbox Game Pass.
Terra Nil
Terra Nil is a strategy game from developer Free Lives where the goal is not to command and conquer. Instead, players must restore procedurally generated wastelands and bring life back to the world.
Terra Nil will be released on Windows PC in 2023. A demo is available on Steam now.
After Love EP
of Pixelnesia After Love EP, Published by Fellow Traveler is a dating sim, rhythm game, and narrative adventure. All of it takes place in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, and tells a story about loss and love.
After Love EP It will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC.
hollow body
hollow body is a survival horror game from developer Headware Games inspired by early 2000s horror. The assumptions are: You are a character named Myka who lives in a futuristic world ravaged by corruption and is an “unlicensed shipper working in a ring of infamous black market freelancers”. Trapped in a “no-go zone” with limited resources, you must escape from a terrifying world on lockdown.
hollow body It will be available on Windows PC.
troubleshooting
troubleshooting If you’ve used an early Windows PC, it will look familiar. Developer Jam Rascals uses the inner world of your computer to create gameplay that revolves around various activities such as fixing Wi-Fi and hunting viruses. Naturally, You He’s a JPEG, a first-person shooter with puzzles and stacking games involving strange objects like hot dogs. It looks like it’s good to be chaotic.
troubleshooting It will be available for Windows PC in Spring 2023.
bomb hurry up cyber funk
jet set radio compliment Bomb Rush Cyberfunk was originally scheduled for release in 2022, but has been postponed to summer 2023. The developer team Reptile focuses on high-intensity his BMX bike, skateboard, and inline his skating gameplay, all set to a great soundtrack. jet set radio When The future of jet set radio Hideki Naganuma, composer.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Available for Nintendo Switch and Windows PC in Summer 2023.
season: Letter to the Future
Season: Letter to the Future features the story of a young man who left home for the first time “before the cataclysm washed it all away.” season is a road trip game, but on a bike. As with any road trip, it’s important to document everything with records, videos and photos.
Season: Letter to the Future will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC on January 31st.
super fuse
super fuse It looks like Blizzard’s Diablo series, at least genre-wise. But the art style looks and feels like a comic book. Players will confront “a huge conspiracy that endangers all mankind”.
super fuse will be available in Early Access for Windows PC on January 31st.
Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
If Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum‘s lo-fi beats haven’t pulled you in yet, but perhaps the gameplay will be like this. Master deadly firefights, time manipulation and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people and even individual bullets flying towards you. Face the future and die.” As developer nodayshalleraseyou wrote on Steam.
Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum Currently in early access on Windows PC.
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder‘s gorgeous, pixelated world is unrivaled. 2D platforming and combat are just as important as the ‘twisted story’ set in the steam city of Canaan, a world full of ‘dangerous truths’.
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder It will be available on Nintendo Switch and Windows PC.
Elation of Wonderbox 6000
Claymation first person game Elation of Wonderbox 6000, From developer Digital Tchotchkes, it looks like a horror game, but it’s actually nostalgia (with lots of horror elements). In the game, you play as someone searching for their favorite childhood game that no one remembers. Look, we’ve all been there.
Elation of Wonderbox 6000 Coming in 2023 on Windows PC.
rusty moss
rusty moss As described by the developer: “Bullet Helly” Metroidvania, and traversal involves swinging with a grappling hook that is also a robot companion. As with any good Metroidvania, exploration is a big part of the game, and the movement mechanics also seem interesting.
rusty moss Coming early 2023 on Windows PC.
Nine Sols
Red Candle Games is known for their horror games. dedication When detentionHowever Nine Sols It seems to be heading in a completely different direction. Nine Sols It’s a 2D platformer When Sekiro: Shadows die twicestyle combat. Not only does it look complicated and difficult, Nine Sol too It looks gorgeous with its delicate hand-drawn illustration style.
Nine Sols Coming in 2023 for Windows PC and other platforms.
Sim
A stylish and unique platform Sim Meant to control tiny souls that jump from shadow to shadow. Its platforming is part of a global puzzle in which the player returns a tiny frog-like shadow to a human opponent.this is Scheduled for release in 2023 On PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC.
Sim It is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC in 2023.
Chia
Chia, From developer awacebis inspired by the small island of New Caledonia, where the developers are from. Its main mechanism is “Soul Jump”. It allows players to transform into different things (both animals and objects) in the environment while exploring a beautiful world. Additionally, there is a fully playable ukulele.
Chia It is set to release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC in early 2023.