Best Upcoming Indie Games of January 2025 Not to Miss

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Indie Game Lover Hyper Light Breaker

Indie Game: Hyper Light Breaker
Links: || Steam

"Enter the Overgrowth, a new realm in the world of Hyper Light. Play alone or with friends to explore open worlds, create new builds, rip through hordes and overcome the Crowns and the Abyss King."
At a glance categories:
Early Access, Action, Adventure
Indie Game Lover Hyper Light Breaker


Indie Game Lover Dreaming Isles

Indie Game: Dreaming Isles
Links: || Steam

"A farming life sim with high seas adventure. Grow crops, grow ammo, grow a backbone! Side with the Pirates or help restore Global Trade. Feed the islanders, forge relationships, find romance, and call people "scurvy dog"! Raise the mainsail, fire the cannons, and set sail for adventure!"
At a glance categories:
Farming Sim, Naval Combat, Exploration
Indie Game Lover Dreaming Isles


Indie Game Lover Tyrant's Realm

Indie Game: Tyrant's Realm
Links: || Steam

"Tyrant's Realm is a roguelite action-adventure inspired by classic PS1 visuals. Explore procedurally generated dark fantasy worlds, battling through dangers that evolve with each run. Death is not the end, as the night is still young."
At a glance categories:
RPG, 1990's, Retro
Indie Game Lover Tyrant's Realm


Indie Game Lover Space Engineers 2

Indie Game: Space Engineers 2
Links: || Steam

"The ultimate space sandbox, reimagined. Unleash your creativity with powerful building tools, explore the mysterious Almagest system, and uncover its captivating story. Join the Early Access and shape the future of space engineering!"
At a glance categories:
Action, Simulation, Strategy
Indie Game Lover Space Engineers 2


Indie Game Lover Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

Indie Game: Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Links: || Steam

"Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil."
At a glance categories:
Action RPG, Souls-like, Difficult
Indie Game Lover Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter


Indie Game Lover Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

Indie Game: Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Links: || Steam

"Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown."
At a glance categories:
Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell, Roguelike
Indie Game Lover Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel


Indie Game Lover Eternal Strands

Indie Game: Eternal Strands
Links: || Steam

"Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game."
At a glance categories:
Action-Adventure, Action, Combat
Indie Game Lover Eternal Strands


Indie Game Lover Aloft

Indie Game: Aloft
Links: || Steam

"Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem."
At a glance categories:
Early Access, Survival, Crafting
Indie Game Lover Aloft


Indie Game Lover Airborne Empire

Indie Game: Airborne Empire
Links: || Steam

"Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!"
At a glance categories:
Early Access, Strategy RPG, Colony Sim
Indie Game Lover Airborne Empire


Indie Game Lover Sea Fantasy

Indie Game: Sea Fantasy
Links: || Steam

"Save the world by fishing! This is a brand new action RPG game where you stand on an adventure to fish the SeaAZ, the marine life of this world, in a vast pixel world. This is not a peaceful fishing game. The destruction of the world is imminent...."
At a glance categories:
Open World, Fishing, Fantasy
Indie Game Lover Sea Fantasy


Indie Game Lover The Stone of Madness

Indie Game: The Stone of Madness
Links: || Steam

"The Stone of Madness is a real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. Five prisoners pool their skills and resources to face their phobias, stave off insanity, uncover the mysteries of the Monastery, and find a way to escape."
At a glance categories:
Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Stealth
Indie Game Lover The Stone of Madness


Indie Game Lover Pairs & Perils

Indie Game: Pairs & Perils
Links: || Steam

"Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer."
At a glance categories:
Card Battler, Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game
Indie Game Lover Pairs & Perils


Indie Game Lover Chocolate Factory Simulator

Indie Game: Chocolate Factory Simulator
Links: || Steam

"Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of your automaton assistant Nougat."
At a glance categories:
Simulation, Cooking, Atmospheric
Indie Game Lover Chocolate Factory Simulator


Indie Game Lover Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

Indie Game: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Links: || Steam

"Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger with every battle. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players."
At a glance categories:
Tower Defense, Third-Person Shooter, Action
Indie Game Lover Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap


Indie Game Lover CRUEL

Indie Game: CRUEL
Links: || Steam

"A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements"
At a glance categories:
Action, First-Person, Roguelike
Indie Game Lover CRUEL


Indie Game Lover Yield! Fall of Rome

Indie Game: Yield! Fall of Rome
Links: || Steam

"Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way."
At a glance categories:
Early Access, Turn-Based Combat, Turn-Based Strategy
Indie Game Lover Yield! Fall of Rome


Indie Game Lover S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH

Indie Game: S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
Links: || Steam

"This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself."
At a glance categories:
Visual Novel, Typing, Immersive Sim
Indie Game Lover S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH


Indie Game Lover Jumping Jazz Cats

Indie Game: Jumping Jazz Cats
Links: || Steam

"Play, race and hang with your feline friends in this online platformer party game! Purrfect your pussycat parkour as you sprint, jump, bounce, swing, skid and slide through a collection of collaborative and competitive mini-games set in a grandiose cartoon mansion. Get jumpin', jazz cats!"
At a glance categories:
Cats, Party Game, Multiplayer
Indie Game Lover Jumping Jazz Cats


Indie Game Lover Techno Banter

Indie Game: Techno Banter
Links: || Steam

"You're the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city's underground techno scene. The beat is pumping—are you in?"
At a glance categories:
Retro, Conversation, Choices Matter
Indie Game Lover Techno Banter


Indie Game Lover Builders of Egypt

Indie Game: Builders of Egypt
Links: || Steam

"Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!"
At a glance categories:
Strategy, City Builder, Simulation
Indie Game Lover Builders of Egypt





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