Celebrate creative and original gaming experiences with PlayStation Indies. Discover independent titles of all shapes and sizes and the people who create them.
Celebrate creative and original gaming experiences with PlayStation Indies. Join us as we shine a spotlight on independent titles and the people who make them. Discover games of all shapes and sizes, filled with exciting ideas.
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Check out the biggest new announcements, brand-new releases and more from PlayStation Indies.
Stylish adventure
SEASON: A letter to the future | Scavenger's Studio
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Explore, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you. Immerse yourself in the world of Season, a third-person atmospheric adventure bicycle road trip game.
Retro-styled
Chained Echoes | Matthias Linda
Chained Echoes is a story-driven JRPG where a group of heroes travel the continent of Valandis in a quest to end the war between its three kingdoms. Take up your sword, channel your magic, or board your Mech in a 16-bit style RPG world that blends sci-fi elements into a high-fantasy narrative.
Gripping narrative
A Space for the Unbound | Mojiken
Featuring beautiful pixel art, A Space For The Unbound is a slice-of-life adventure game set in late-'90s rural Indonesia. A narrative-driven experience, it follows Atma and Raya, a boy and a girl with supernatural powers, exploring their relationship as it weaves a tale about overcoming anxiety and dealing with depression.
Stylish debut
Backfirewall_ | Naraven Games
Experience a unique first-person puzzle adventure in which you must explore the inner world of a smartphone. Explore the lands of speaker, wifi, RAM and battery, collecting clues as to why the current Operating System, OS9, is rebelling against its next update.
Recently released
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider | JoyMasher
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Take control of Moonrider, a high-tech super soldier that has defied its programming, and wage war against your totalitarian creators in a challenging action-platform love letter to the '90s.
Award-winning developer
NeverAwake | Neotro Inc.
NeverAwake is a nightmarish twin-stick shooter set inside one young girl's feverish nightmare. Fight against vegetables, dogs, school friends and many other things that haunt her waking life. What does the girl see at the end of the battle? And will she be able to wake up? How you play will decide the outcome.
Stylish debut
Colossal Cave | Cygnus Entertainment
Embark on a timeless journey through a sprawling cave system packed with treasures, creatures, mazes and puzzles. A reimagining of the text-based forerunner of modern adventure games, Colossal Cave will test your problem-solving skills as you unearth its secrets. Crawl through tight spaces, discover impressive caverns, collect inventory, locate treasures and thwart dwarf attacks before your lamp goes out.
Recently released
The Legend of Tianding | CGCGC / Neon Doctrine
Play as Liao Tianding (AKA. Liāu Thiam-Ting), a vigilante of Taipei city wanted by the Colonial Japanese authorities. Rob from the rich, feed the poor and fight for justice in the streets of early 20th-century Taipei as Taiwan’s legendary outlaw in a fast-paced, side-scrolling action action platformer.
Indie developer spotlight
Stray developer Swann Martin-Raget joins Youtuber Snaxan and PlayStation's own Shuhei Yoshida to discuss the features and creation of BlueTwelve's critically-acclaimed feline adventure.
Upcoming and out now
Check out a range of the biggest, best and most original indies out to play now, or coming soon.
Stray | BlueTwelve Studio
Lost, alone, and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find the way home.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | Tribute
Reuniting Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, you'll be kicking shell as you face off against Shredder and his faithful Foot Clan alone, or grab your best buds and play with up to four players simultaneously!
Sifu | Sloclap
Sifu is a stylish yet gritty beat-em-up, featuring visceral hand-to-hand combat in a contemporary urban setting. From Sloclap, creators of acclaimed PS4 fighting game Absolver, Sifu follows a young kung fu student on a path of revenge, hunting for the murderers of his family.
Inscryption | Daniel Mullins
Inscryption is an inky-black, card-based odyssey that blends deckbuilding roguelike elements, escape-room style puzzles and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Gigabash | Passion Republic Games
Kaiju or hero? GigaBash is a 4-player arena-brawler featuring giant monsters, kaijus and heroes. Play as either a rampaging Titan or a Titan-hunting mecha; summon lightning from the heavens, use a radio tower as a baton or roll a whole district (and your enemies) into a single massive snowball!
Cult of the Lamb | Massive Monster
Cult of the Lamb casts players as a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger. Repay your debt by building a loyal following in his name and start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of worshippers.
Hello Neighbor 2 | tinyBuild Games
Hello Neighbor 2 invites you to a seemingly quiet town of Raven Brooks where everyone is hiding something. You are an investigative journalist looking to uncover the darkest secrets of your neighbours and solve the case of Mr.Peterson, infamous antagonist of Hello Neighbor.
Nour: Play With Your Food | Terrifying Jellyfish
Nour: Play With Your Food is an interactive exploration into the aesthetics of food and drink where you're free to play with your food however you see fit.
Samurai Gunn 2 | Scrambler / Peow Studio
Run up walls, turn invisible, even shoot bombs with an updating cast of Samurai and crossover game characters (including Spelunky, Minit and Among Us) in fast, action-packed 2D versus combat.
Sea of Stars | Sabotage
A journey of peril and wonder awaits in this turn-based RPG that aims to modernise the classic RPG formula in terms of turn-based combat, storytelling, exploration and interaction, whilst offering a hearty slice of nostalgia.
Little Devil Inside | Neostream Interactive
Little Devil Inside is an action-adventure RPG with survival elements set in an atmospheric, semi-open world.
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals | Night School Studio
Five years after the events of Oxenfree, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
Tchia | Awaceb
Climb, glide, swim and sail around a vast and beautiful archipelago inspired by New Caledonia in this physics-driven adventure game. Take Tchia on a heartfelt adventure and meet a diverse cast of characters inspired by New Caledonian cultures. Fully animated cutscenes voiced in traditional language will punctuate your journey
Tchia! | Our Journey video featurette
Go behind the scenes with developers Awaceb and follow their journey in creating a game that celebrates the history and culture of the beautiful island of New Caledonia.
Discover by genre
Browse dozens of unique indies games handpicked by expert teams that cover everything from action and adventure to slow-burning puzzle games.
Sifu | Sloclap
Sifu is a stylish yet gritty beat-em-up, featuring visceral hand-to-hand combat in a contemporary urban setting. From Sloclap, creators of acclaimed PS4 fighting game Absolver, Sifu follows a young kung fu student on a path of revenge, hunting for the murderers of his family.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | Tribute
Reuniting Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, you'll be kicking shell as you face off against Shredder and his faithful Foot Clan alone, or grab your best buds and play with up to four players simultaneously!
Rollerdrome | Roll7
From the creators of OlliOlli World, Rollerdrome is a stylish, single-player action-shooter that seamlessly blends high-octane combat with fluid,arena traversal to create an experience like no other.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Ember Lab
Find and grow a team of charming spirit companions called the Rot, enhancing their abilities and creating new ways to manipulate the environment.
Carrion | Phobia Game Studio
Assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origin and stalk and consume those who imprisoned you. Grow and evolve as you tear through the facility acquiring ever more devastating abilities on the path to retribution.
Hades | Supergiant Games
Wield the powers and mythic weapons of Olympus to break free from the clutches of the god of the dead himself.
Salt and Sacrifice | Ska Studios
Salt and Sacrifice is the follow-up to Souls-like dark fantasy RPG, Salt and Sanctuary. In a land plagued by powerful and twisted Mages, the condemned Marked Inquisitors take up the hunt.
Axiom Verge 2 | Thomas Happ Games
Explore an alternative Earth-like world, replete with the ruins of an ancient, high-tech civilisation. Hack machines, battle monsters and traverse the Breach, a parallel connected reality filled with its own dangers.
Little Devil Inside | Neostream Interactive
Little Devil Inside is an action-adventure RPG with survival elements set in an atmospheric, semi-open world.
Streets of Rage 4 | Dot Emu / Lizardcube
Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a authentic new soundtrack.
Solar Ash | Heart Machine
Journey through a surreal, vivid and highly stylized world filled with mystery, high-speed traversal, endearing characters, and massive enemy encounters.
First Class Trouble | Invisible Walls
First Class Trouble is a party game where players must work together and against each other to survive a disaster. Whether you play as one of the human Residents or the rebellious Personoids, you will have to use your wit (and the occasional flying champagne bottle) to stay alive.
TOEM | Something We Made
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Chicory: A Colorful Tale | Finji Games
Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, help your animal friends and restore colour to the world in this charming adventure game on PlayStation 5.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scene | Silver Lining Studios
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbour's gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
The Last Campfire | Hello Games
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Puzzling Places | Realities.io
Puzzling Places brings one of the world's most beloved pastimes to PlayStation VR - jigsaw puzzles! Construct 3D puzzles of beautiful places from around the world - without cluttering your kitchen table.
Return of the Obra Dinn | Lucas Pope
Return of the Obra Dinn is a first-person mystery adventure based on exploration and logical deduction.
Twelve Minutes | Luís António
A romantic evening with your wife turns into a recurring nightmare which ultimately ends with your death. Relive your last moments over and over until you find a way to change the outcome.
Creaks | Amanita Design
Explore ambiguity as you navigate the dark corridors of a strange, towering mansion.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | ZA/UM
Disco Elysium is a stylish open-world role playing game where it's up to you to decide what sort of detective you want to be.
Goodbye Volcano High | KO_OP
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about the end of an era and the beginning of a love story.
Where The Heart Leads | Armature
The lines between the concrete and the imagined blur together as you explore main character Whit’s past and future.
Haven | The Game Bakers
Haven is an RPG where you feel free: broken from your chains and able to explore a mysterious planet.
Return of the Obra Dinn | Lucas Pope
Return of the Obra Dinn is a first-person mystery adventure based on exploration and logical deduction.
Maquette | Graceful Decay
Explore an utterly unique puzzle adventure where the world you inhabit is nested inside ever larger ones and size is entirely relative.
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition | Cardboard Computer
A magical realist adventure game in five acts, featuring a haunting electronic score, and a suite of hymns and bluegrass standards.
Tribes of Midgard | Norsfell Games
Resist the oncoming invasion of Giants during Ragnarök. Set in worlds full of dark creatures, hidden gods and abundant materials to be uncovered, play as a Viking living in the last bastion that protects the Gods from the other Realms.
Operation: Tango | Clever Plays
Operation: Tango is an espionage-themed cooperative adventure challenging you and a friend to complete dangerous missions across the globe in a high-tech near-future world.
Moving Out | SMG Games
Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to 'couch co-op'.
Streets of Rage 4 | Dot Emu / Lizardcube
Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a authentic new soundtrack.
No Man's Sky | Hello Games
Lose yourself in a vast, sci-fi odyssey as you explore a near-infinite, procedurally-generated universe. Collect, trade, fight and more as you delve deep into each unpredictable galaxy, uncovering new animal species, plants and technology to drive you forward.
Huntdown | Easy Trigger Games
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future, criminal gangs rule and cops live in fear. Only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony.
The Room VR: A Dark Matter | Fireproof Games
The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown.
Until You Fall | Schell Games
Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon world, striking down monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite.
Paper Beast | Pixel Reef
Experience a dreamlike odyssey in virtual reality. Discover a wild ecosystem, born from lost Internet data.
No Man's Sky | Hello Games
Lose yourself in a vast, sci-fi odyssey as you explore a near-infinite, procedurally-generated universe. Collect, trade, fight and more as you delve deep into each unpredictable galaxy, uncovering new animal species, plants and technology to drive you forward.
