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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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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and Roger – Unexpectedly Powerful Interactive Fiction
Rachael reviews and Roger, a short but powerful interactive fiction that begins with a young girl waking up to find a stranger in her house.
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Siren’s Rest DLC – Still Wakes the Deep, 10 Years Later
Rachael reviews Siren’s Rest, a Still Wakes the Deep DLC that takes place 10 years later in the depths of the North Sea.
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Without a Dawn – An Unsettling Exploration of the Psyche
Rachael reviews Without a Dawn, a uniquely stylised visual novel and potent exploration of a young woman’s psyche, manifesting in an engrossing and unsettling experience.
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F.E.A.R – The Ultimate FPS Thriller 20 Years On!
David plays F.E.A.R., the retro psychological horror FPS game that tests your nerves and reflexes!
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Leila – A Thought-Provoking Trip Down Memory Lane
Rachael reviews Leila, in which players are taken on an emotional and thought-provoking journey through the protagonist’s memories.
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Cyrano – Polished, Permanent Release of Previously Unavailable Adaptation
Rachael reviews Cyrano, an adaptation of the classic French play Cyrano de Bergerac by Popcannical, creators of the Kind Words games.
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The Bear: A Story from the World of Gra – A Short but Sweet Bedtime Tale
Rachael reviews The Bear: A Story from the World of Gra, a touching bedtime tale following two unlikely characters on a charming adventure.
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Indika – A Dark, Satisfying Narrative with Uniquely Diverse Gameplay
Rachael reviews Indika, a third-person, story-driven game that follows an ostracised nun on a journey through an alternate Russia.
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