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Indie Titles To Get Excited About In 2024

Indie games are the heart of the video game industry. I am always on the look out for upcoming indies that seem unique and 2024 is FILLED with titles that have the potential to be really creative, fun and exciting. So let me list a few that are worth being on the lookout for this year.

Little Kitty, Big City

We are only a few days away from this game and maybe this is because I own a black cat myself, but I am SO excited for this! Stray came out in 2022 and taught us there is a genre we never even knew we wanted - cat based adventure games! This game is Double Dagger Studios debut title and it looks gorgeous! This is definitely a cozy game, so cozy in fact you can take a nap! I love the art style and the game play gives me Untitled Goose game vibes! Also...you can put hats on a cat.

Release date 9th May 2024

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch

Ghost Bike

Messhof, developer of Nidhogg is releasing a new title that looks super interesting and beautiful. Now let me try and explain the premise as best as I can! You play a character exploring a semi open-world on a bicycle trying to bring back 'Ghost Bikes' who are magical couriers that once rode between the world of the living and the dead. You are able to customize your bike as you travel around completing a variety of challenges from pro peloton racing to, as the developer puts it, 'general tomfoolery'. But seriously, this game looks beautiful!

Release date: TBC

Platforms: PC, Xbox Series S/X, PS5

Thank Goodness You're Here

Now I am very excited about this game because it is part of a genre that is criminally under rated in the video game world...comedy games! This game is described by developer Coal Supper as a 'Comedy Slapformer' I have no idea what that means but I cannot wait to find out! The developers are from Yorkshire in the UK and speaking from experience, Yorkshire sense of humour...is the best! The art style looks actually stunning and I think a lot of the comedy comes from the wacky character designs! You honestly owe it to yourself to Youtube the trailer right now....go one....Youtube it....I will wait. Ok now you have watched the trailer, you see what I mean? I have high hopes for this game and lets see more developers making comedy based games, because real life is too serious!

Release Date: 2024

Platforms: PC, PS5, Switch

Holstin

This is a polish survival horror game (Developed by SONKA) that seems to mix the play styles of both Resident Evil 1 and 4 together in a creative and innovative way I have not seen before. This game has you switch between a top down isometric view to an over the shoulder shooter seamlessly! It is set in 1992, in a Polish town called Jeziorne-Kolonia, that has been taken over by the undead. It has beautiful handcrafted pixel art and has the mixture of puzzles and combat that every survival horror should have. I love when I get to experience and learn about different cultures and places through video games, and the fact that this one is my favourite genre makes me so excited!

Release date: 2024

Platforms: PC, Xbox One and Series S/X, Switch, PS5 and PS4.

Afterlove EP

This is a beautiful looking game by Pixelnesia that I am sure will make me feel emotions! The art style looks truly beautiful! It is a mix between a narrative adventure, dating sim and rhythm game with multiple story paths. It is about Rama a musician dealing with the death of his partner Cinta. This is yet another game I am excited about because of its setting. I cannot wait to see Indonesian culture represented in this video game, and be given the opportunity to explore a beautiful story in an even more beautiful world!

Release Date: 2024

Platforms: PC, Switch, PS$ and PS5

This is just a drop in the ocean of Indie games to be excited for this year! I just thought I would share the ones that have caught my eye recently! Are you excited for any of these? Perhaps there is one I haven't mentioned that you are personally excited for! Comment below!

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