The best PS4 indie games

1,307 indie games came out on PlayStation 4. These are the 50 best reviewed. Ranked by Metacritic score where a game has one, otherwise by its RAWG player rating; player ratings only count with at least 25 votes behind them.

Journey

2015 · That Game Company · Metacritic 92

Journey is an indie game placed in a setting of the vast desert. The protagonist is a nameless and speechless figure moving towards the distant mountain.
Undertale

2017 · Toby Fox · Metacritic 92

Undertale is an independent role-playing game developed by Toby Fox.
Celeste

2018 · Matt Thorson · Metacritic 91

Celeste is a platformer about climbing a mountain, from the creators of TowerFall. Explore a sprawling mountain with over 500 levels bursting with…
Fez

2014 · Polytron Corporation · Metacritic 91

FEZ is a 2D and 3D game at the same time. Even though it is a platformer game in which you solve puzzles in the dimension your looking at, you can…
Ticket to Ride

2018 · Asmodee Digital · Metacritic 91

Ticket to Ride is a turn-based strategy game, an adaptation of a board game of the same name.
Rez Infinite

2016 · Enhance Games · Metacritic 91

One of the most critically-acclaimed games of all time finally comes to PC, and in style: Experience 360 degrees of mind-blowing synesthesia as you blast…
Tumblestone

2016 · TQAG · Metacritic 91

Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years. Race your friends in multiplayer or challenge yourself in story mode.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

2015 · Starbreeze Studios · Metacritic 90

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is a story about teamwork. Having a very curious setup, the story follows two brothers on a quest.
Spelunky

2014 · Mossmouth · Metacritic 90

You play as an adventurer known as a spelunker. The primary task is to explore the caves, collecting as many treasures as possible, avoid the traps of…
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

2022 · Galactic Cafe · Metacritic 90

When The Stanley Parable came out, a lot of people asked us for more endings and more content.
Spelunky 2

2020 · Mossmouth · Metacritic 90

Meet the next generation of treasure hunters in Spelunky 2! Follow Ana Spelunky and her friends on an exciting new adventure as they journey deeper than…
Stardew Valley

2016 · ConcernedApe · Metacritic 89

The hero (in the beginning you can choose gender, name and appearance) - an office worker who inherited an abandoned farm.
What Remains of Edith Finch

2017 · Giant Sparrow · Metacritic 89

The Finch's family, also known as "America's most unfortunate family", believes that the family is being pursued by a deadly curse.
Nex Machina

2017 · Housemarque · Metacritic 89

Nex Machina is a sci-fi game about fighting robots and saving humans. It is a spiritual successor to the 1982 arcade Robotron 2084.
Chicory: A Colorful Tale

2021 · Greg Lobanov · Metacritic 89

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure game about a dog wielding a magic paintbrush! Use the power of art to explore, solve puzzles, help your animal…
Chained Echoes

2022 · Ark Heiral · Metacritic 89

Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit SNES style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as…
Limbo

2015 · Double Eleven · Metacritic 88

This popular 2D puzzle-platformer creates the atmosphere of isolation, where the player alone can guide the nameless protagonist to his destination.
Hollow Knight

2018 · Team Cherry · Metacritic 88

Hollow Knight is a Metroidvania-type game developed by an indie studio named Team Cherry.
Dead Cells

2018 · Motion Twin · Metacritic 88

Dead Cells is a roguelike adventure title developed by Motion Twin.
Return of the Obra Dinn

2019 · Lucas Pope · Metacritic 88

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods.
SteamWorld Dig 2

2017 · Image & Form · Metacritic 88

In SteamWorld Dig 2, you step into the boots of Dorothy, a steambot once robbed of her dear friend – now driven by the hunger for answers.
Kerbal Space Program

2018 · Squad · Metacritic 88

How to build a spaceship capable of delivering a human crew into space - and return this crew back?
Owlboy

2018 · D-Pad Studio · Metacritic 88

Owlboy is a pixel-art platformer game about an owl-humanoid boy called Otus. When his homeland was attacked by pirates, Otus starts an adventure to…
Hollow Knight: Silksong

2025 · Team Cherry · user score 88/100 from 265 ratings

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes.
Neon White

2022 · Angel Matrix · Metacritic 88

A lightning fast first-person action platformer set beyond the pearly gates of Heaven. Neon White is a lightning fast first-person action game about…
Rogue Legacy 2

2023 · Cellar Door Games · Metacritic 88

Rogue Legacy is back! But now it's got a 2 in front of it! Rogue Legacy 2 is a genealogical Rogue-LITE.
Inside

2016 · Playdead · Metacritic 87

INSIDE is a platform adventure game that transfers the atmosphere of a dystopic world. Players assume the role of a lonely boy, who walks through the…
Cuphead

2020 · StudioMDHR · Metacritic 87

Hand-drawn 2D platformer in the style of 30s cartoons. 2D Dark Souls as the fans refer to the difficulty of this one.
Super Meat Boy

2015 · Team Meat · Metacritic 87

Super Meat Boy is a fast-paced 2D platform game that rewards mechanical perfection and accuracy of controls.
The Witness

2016 · Thekla · Metacritic 87

The Witness is a 3D puzzle game where you explore a mysterious island full of natural and artificial structures.
Divinity: Original Sin

2015 · Larian Studios · Metacritic 87

Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat…
Crypt of the NecroDancer

2016 · Brace Yourself Games · Metacritic 87

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an indie roguelike game developed by Brace Yourself Games.
The Swapper

2014 · Curve Studios · Metacritic 87

The Swapper is a classical platform game with several elements of Metroidvania focused on solving puzzles.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!

2014 · Just Add Water · Metacritic 87

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a platformer developed by Just Add Water. It is a complete remake of the first installment in the series, Oddworld: Abe's…
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

2015 · Obsidian Entertainment · Metacritic 87

Wasteland 30th Anniversary BundleWasteland 1 - The Original Classic Wasteland - 30th Anniversary Edition remaster (due early 2019) Wasteland 2: Director's…
TowerFall Ascension

2014 · Matt Thorson · Metacritic 87

TowerFall is an indie action-game with focus on local multiplayer. It was initially developed as an exclusive for OUYA microconsole and was later ported…
Ib

2024 · kouri · user score 87/100 from 61 ratings

Ib (pronounced Ee-b; a phonetic translation of Eve) is a free-ware Japanese horror adventure video game that was developed by kouri using RPG Maker 2000.
Rocket League

2015 · Psyonix · Metacritic 86

Highly competitive soccer game with rocket-cars is the most comprehensive way to describe this game.
Bastion

2015 · Supergiant Games · Metacritic 86

After the Calamity, most of the world was destroyed and seemingly everyone was turned to stone, except the Kid.
Slay the Spire

2019 · MegaCrit · Metacritic 86

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could.
Gone Home

2016 · The Fullbright Company · Metacritic 86

Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting…
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

2014 · DrinkBox Studios · Metacritic 86

Guacamelee! is strongly inspired by colorful Mexican aesthetics and folklore. Your protagonist, Juan Aguacate, used to be a regular farmer until one day…
Inscryption

2022 · Daniel Mullins Game · Metacritic 86

From the creator of Pony Island and The Hex comes the latest mind melting, self-destructing love letter to video games.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

2022 · Tribute Games · Metacritic 86

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello to kick shell in a beautifully realized pixel art…
Iconoclasts

2018 · Konjak · Metacritic 86

Robin just wants to be a mechanic and help people, but without a license that makes her a sinner in Mother’s eyes.
Balatro

2024 · LocalThunk · user score 86/100 from 285 ratings

Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big.
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

2021 · Live Wire · Metacritic 86

Story Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of End,the Deathly Rain suddenly started to fall, transforming all living things it touched into bloodthirsty…
Game Dev Story

2019 · Kairosoft · Metacritic 86

Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation.
Until You Fall

2020 · Schell Games · Metacritic 86

Fight. Fall. Rise again. Rokar has fallen. Once a civilization fueled by a magical power called Aether, the Rokari have been destroyed by a Calamity of…
Astebreed

2015 · Edelweiss · Metacritic 86

You are Roy Becket, a young pilot with dreams of becoming as skilled as his adoptive father.

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