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What are the best indie games you've ever played? (ani.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Magik11v@ani.social to c/games@lemmy.world

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Fantastic titles made by people in their bedrooms.

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[-] odium@programming.dev 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Hollow knight, deep rock galactic.

[-] sp6@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I think the Deep Rock developers are owned by Embracer now, so I'm not sure if that counts as "indie" anymore, even if they're still a small (and previously somewhat home-grown) studio. But it's still a damn good game - ROCK AND STONE

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

They are, Ghost Ship Games.

DRG was never an indie, it was published by Coffee Stain Publishing, which is a subsidiary of Coffee Stain, which in turn is a subsidiary of Embracer.

Ghost Ship got fully acquired by Embracer in 2021, though their publishing deal with Coffee Stain started in 2017, before Embracer had even touched either company.

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Ghost Ship did not self-publish DRG, they published with Coffee Stain. The publishing deal started in 2017, with Embracer/THQ buying Coffee Stain a year later in 2018. And even later buying Ghost Ship, as well.