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The Best Indie Games of 2017

Aug 25th 2025, 8:27 am
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2017 has been a phenomenal year for gaming–there's no doubt about that. But AAA games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon: Zero Dawn weren’t the only big hits of the year. Several indie games had great reception from critics and audiences alike, and some even won big at the Game Awards 2017 .


The indie games this year truly showcased what smaller studios are truly capable of, even in a year packed full of larger titles. So, without further ado, here are Game Rant’s Top 5 Indie Games of 2017.







It’s no surprise the Cuphead would make the list of best Indie Games this year. Developed by StudioMDHR, Cuphead is a love letter to challenging boss fights, drawn in the style of rubber hose cartoons of the 30’s.


The SLG game missions was hand drawn with impeccable attention to detail, and the effort put into the animation really shows. Cuphead won Best Visual Design at the 2017 Game Awards, and it was a well-deserved win. It also won Best Indie Game and Best Debut Indie Game at the Game Awards as well.


Each boss fight in the slg game Beginner guide is unique and challenging, forcing players to adapt to new strategies and styles when working their way through the game. Cuphead is a challenging, yet rewarding experience, with an art style that is awe-inspiring.


Cuphead is available for PC and Xbox One.







Perhaps one of the most surprising hits of the year is What Remains of Edith Finch . The game, developed by Giant Sparrow, is an adventure title where players travel through the home of the Finches to learn the history of America’s most unfortunate family.


The house is full of puzzles and clues that help the player unravel the mystery of what happened to the Finches. What Remains of Edith Finch delivers a heart wrenching story about a family that the player almost feels a part of by the end. Each member of the family has their moment in the spotlight that does each of their stories justice, and delivers an emotional payload that is unlike any other game out there.


What Remains of Edith Finch is available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.







Supergiant Games, the developer of Bastion and Transistor , brings yet another great game to their lineup. Pyre takes basketball and tosses it right into the middle of a fantasy setting, but with some tweaks and changes that make it interesting and incredibly fun to play.


Pyre feels truly new, which is really saying something. The world that Supergiant built is full of unique and fascinating characters. The choices that the player makes have an impact on the game and how the characters interact with the player and one another, like having a character shave their mustache and change the character design for the remainder of the SLG game cheats. Pyre is unlike anything else out there and is highly worth picking up, but don’t expect it to be anything like Supergiant’s previous games.


Pyre is available for PC and PlayStation 4.







Next on the list is Divinity: Original Sin 2 , a game which was 100% crowdfunded, and is in the minority of games to be crowdfunded that go on to be huge successes. Divinity: Original Sin 2 takes a page out of the Dungeons & Dragons handbook, and makes a massively interactive RPG that gives players huge amounts of freedom with how they want to tackle their adventures.


Speaking of Dungeons & Dragons , Divinity: Original Sin 2 also features Game Master Mode, which allows players to create their own adventures and have others play it.

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