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Best Indie Games of 2016
97 Indie games from 2016 ranked by critic score
The highest-rated Indie games released in 2016, ranked by critics on CriticDB. Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.
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Inside
2016
91
Stardew Valley
2016
89
The Witness
2016
88
Owlboy
2016
88
Starbound
2016
87
Pony Island
2016
87
Abzu
2016
86
Severed
2016
86
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
2016
85
Quadrilateral Cowboy
2016
85
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
2016
84
Darkest Dungeon
2016
84
Hyper Light Drifter
2016
84
Enter the Gungeon
2016
84
Oxenfree
2016
83
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
2016
82
Thumper
2016
82
Grim Dawn
2016
82
The Banner Saga 2
2016
82
Death Road to Canada
2016
82
Salt and Sanctuary
2016
82
Overcooked!
2016
81
Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamada
2016
80
SuperHot
2016
80
Crashlands
2016
79
Hue
2016
79
Offworld Trading Company
2016
79
Firewatch
2016
79
Disc Room
2016
79
Icey
2016
79
Ittle Dew 2
2016
78
Furi
2016
78
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
2016
78
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
2016
78
Duelyst
2016
78
Clustertruck
2016
78
Mushroom Wars 2
2016
77
Samorost 3
2016
77
Rabi-Ribi
2016
77
NeuroVoider
2016
76
Killing Floor 2
2016
76
Arizona Sunshine
2016
76
Human: Fall Flat
2016
76
Shu
2016
75
Headlander
2016
75
Livelock
2016
74
No Man's Sky
2016
74
Layers of Fear
2016
74
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
2016
74
Obduction
2016
74
Aragami
2016
74
10 Second Ninja X
2016
74
Earthlock: Festival of Magic
2016
73
Shardlight
2016
73
The Final Station
2016
73
Rive
2016
73
Lumo
2016
72
Mother Russia Bleeds
2016
72
Hunter's Legacy
2016
72
Stories: The Path of Destinies
2016
72
Beholder
2016
71
Ashes of the Singularity
2016
71
Infinite Minigolf
2016
71
Metrico+
2016
71
Neon Chrome
2016
70
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
2016
69
Fortified
2016
69
Virginia
2016
68
Heart&Slash
2016
68
Manual Samuel
2016
67
Pirate Pop Plus
2016
67
Butcher
2016
67
Deathbound
2016
67
The Solus Project
2016
67
Punch Club
2016
66
Necropolis
2016
66
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
2016
66
Crush Your Enemies
2016
66
Sky Force Reloaded
2016
66
Adr1ft
2016
65
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution
2016
65
Slain: Back From Hell
2016
65
Lichtspeer
2016
64
Seasons after Fall
2016
63
Golf With Your Friends
2016
63
Oriental Empires
2016
61
Lost Sea
2016
61
This Is the Police
2016
61
100ft Robot Golf
2016
59
Asemblance
2016
59
Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure
2016
57
Dungeon Rushers
2016
57
Breached
2016
56
Dangerous Golf
2016
54
The Tomorrow Children
2016
53
Small Radios Big Televisions
2016
53
Smashbox Arena
2016