Many are already looking forward to Metal Gear Solid V, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Halo 5 and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate coming out this year, but people should probably be just as excited for all of these indie games also coming out this year.
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Mighty No. 9
Platforms: PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U, PC, Mac and Linux
Developer: Comcept & Keiji Inafune
Release: September 15, 2015
Summary: The game is basically the spiritual successor to Mega Man, with similar gameplay and character design.
Hyper Light Drifter
Platform(s): PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One
Developer: Heart Machine
Release: 2015
Summary: The game is a 2D action RPG inspired by classic 8-bit and 16-bit games. The game features some of the coolest pixel art you will ever see.
Adrift
Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One
Developer: Three One Zero
Release: Q2/Q3 2015
Summary: Adrift, or ADR1FT, is a first person exploration game that features the story of an astronaut stranded in space after a terrible accident.
Owlboy
Platform(s): PC
Developer: D-pad Studio
Release: TBA
Summary: 'Owlboy' is a 2D platformer/action-adventure game with incredible pixel-art graphics.
Below
Platform(s): Xbox One. Limited exclusivity with other platforms likely to be announced later
Developer: Capybara Games
Release: unannounced 2015
Summary: 'Below' is a top-down adventure game that focuses on player exploration. The game is similar to roguelikes with permadeath and difficult gameplay.
Rime
Platform(s): PS4
Developer: Tequila Works
Release: TBD
Summary: Not much is known about 'Rime', but the game looks like a cross between 'The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker' and 'Ico.' And that alone is something to be excited about.
Super Time Force Ultra
Platform(s): Available on PC and Mac now, PS4 and PS Vita versions coming. Super Time Force (not Ultra) was released on Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Developer: Capybara Games
Release: PS Vita and PS4 in 2015
Summary: The game is a side-scrolling shooter with rewind and time manipulation gameplay mechanics.
Severed
Platform(s): PS Vita
Developer: Drinkbox Studios
Release: Summer 2015
Summary: A unique first-person dungeon crawler with touch-screen controls and an art style similar to 'Guacamelee.‘
No Man's Sky
Platform(s): PS4
Developer: Hello Games
Release: 2015 (hopefully!)
Summary: A procedurally generated open universe that will focus on exploration. Not too much is known about gameplay, but the graphics look incredible and the concept is a dream come true.
Volume
Platform(s): PS4 and PS Vita
Developer: Mike Bithell Games
Release: Summer 2015
Summary: 'Volume' is top-down stealth game with obvious inspirations from 'Metal Gear Solid', especially the VR missions. The developer previously made the incredible Thomas Was Alone, so hopes are high for this one.
Firewatch
Platform(s): PC, Mac and Linux with Consoles possibly later
Developer: Campo Santo
Release: Unannounced 2015
Summary: 'Firewatch' is a single-player first-person exploration game where you work as a fire lookout in Wyoming. Then weird things start to happen...
Inside
Platform(s): Xbox One first, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4 and Xbox 360 later
Developer: Playdead
Release: 2015 on Xbox One
Summary: A spiritual successor to the popular Limbo game by the same developer. The art style looks very similar to Limbo, with just a little color added.
Cuphead
Platform(s): PC and Xbox One
Developer: Studio MDHR
Release: Unannounced 2015
Summary: The game is a 2D run-and-gun game that looks just like a 1930's cartoon.
The Witness
Platform(s): PS4, PC and iOS
Developer: Jonathan Blow
Release: Unannounced 2015
Summary: 'The Witness' is a first person puzzle game taking place on a mysterious abandoned island.
Reset
Platform(s): PC
Developer: Theory Interactive
Release: Unannounced
Summary: 'Reset' is a single-player game focused on environment and narrative. The game features a unique game mechanic in which you can travel back in time to solve puzzles with yourself.
The Forest
Platform(s): PC and PS4
Developer: Endnight Games
Release: Steam early access available now, full release on PC and PS4 unannounced
Summary: A survival horror game taking place in, you guessed it, a forest. Explore and build during the day, and defend your base at night.
Everyone's Gone To The Rapture
Platform(s): PS4
Developer: The Chinese Room
Release: Q2/Q3 2015
Summary: The game is a post-apocalyptic game unlike anything you've ever seen. It is a calm serene world with exploration and story at the forefront.
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