Top Picks 2025 – 10 Favourite Indie Games from 2025!
Indie Hive choose our ten top picks from the vast array of fantastic indie games we’ve had the opportunity to review throughout 2025.
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Schematic Void – Ponderous Puzzles and Fourth-Wall Breaks
Rachael reviews Schematic Void, an intriguing but ‘unfinished’ puzzle game in which players must complete deceptively simple electrical circuits.
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8 Photography Games – Snap, Shoot, Record, Reminisce
Rachael lists 8 photography-themed indie games, all very different, and all with full reviews available.
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Instants – Explore Three Generations of Family Photographs
Rachael reviews Instants, a wholesome puzzle game in which players must compile photo albums by deducing the chronology of a series of family snaps.
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Tiny Lands 2 – A Cute, Casual Spot the Difference Challenge
Rachael reviews Tiny Lands 2, a spot the difference game in which players explore delightful dioramas in search of discrepancies.
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1998: The Toll Keeper Story – An Engrossing Work Sim
Rachael reviews 1998: The Toll Keeper Story, a narrative-focused toll booth attendant simulator set in a fictional Southeast Asian country, Janapa at a time of financial hardship and civil unrest.
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Radiolight – Did You Hear That? Just now, on the Radio?
Rachael reviews Radiolight is an ’80s thriller created by solo developer Krystof Knesl. It sees a police officer venture into a quiet national park after the disappearance of a young boy.
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Developer Interview – Jean-Gobert de Coster of Funtomata
Rachael interviews Jean-Gobert de Coster of Funtomata, a small indie game studio creating fun, family-friendly games.
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Sally Face – A Deeply Disturbing Episodic Adventure
Rachael reviews Sally Face, the unsettling adventures of a boy with a prosthetic face, told over five disturbing episodes.
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Strange Antiquities – Even Better than the First Game!
Rachael reviews Strange Antiquities, where players become the custodian of a shop full of arcane antiques and occult curiosities.
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