It’s been a stellar year for indies, one full of games designed to delight. These picks went above and beyond to become our favorites in 2020.
Cookies Must Die
Rebel Twins
Contains adsIn-app purchases
Smash through mutant cookies and deadly pastries while you slingshot off surfaces as super-secret agent Jack. Throw slow-motion cinematic gunfights into the mix, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find an action platformer as unique as this.
4.3star
42K reviews
1M+
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Teen
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Smash through mutant cookies and deadly pastries while you slingshot off surfaces as super-secret agent Jack. Throw slow-motion cinematic gunfights into the mix, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find an action platformer as unique as this.
GRIS
DevolverDigital
A living watercolor illustration with an orchestral score that will make your heart sing. The journey you embark on may be tinged with sadness but, by its resolution, you won’t want this touching platformer to end.
4.3star
5.08K reviews
50K+
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Everyone
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A living watercolor illustration with an orchestral score that will make your heart sing. The journey you embark on may be tinged with sadness but, by its resolution, you won’t want this touching platformer to end.
inbento
Afterburn
Prepare healthy and nutritious lunchboxes in this puzzler about caring for your loved ones. Its charming visuals and clear, simple gameplay make it joyful and – even when things get tricky – calming to play.
4.5star
1.04K reviews
50K+
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Teacher Approved
Everyone
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Prepare healthy and nutritious lunchboxes in this puzzler about caring for your loved ones. Its charming visuals and clear, simple gameplay make it joyful and – even when things get tricky – calming to play.
Maze Machina
Arnold Rauers
Contains adsIn-app purchases
Escape foe-filled mazes in this tile-swiping puzzler. Delightful hand-drawn designs elevate its unsettling labyrinths into an entertaining adventure you’ll play time and time again.
3.9star
2.22K reviews
100K+
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Everyone
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Escape foe-filled mazes in this tile-swiping puzzler. Delightful hand-drawn designs elevate its unsettling labyrinths into an entertaining adventure you’ll play time and time again.
Sky: Children of the Light
thatgamecompany inc
In-app purchases
Embark on a breathtaking journey about community and healing. Forge fleeting connections with strangers all around the world, working together to restore light to far-flung corners of an ever-expanding environment.
4.7star
898K reviews
10M+
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Everyone 10+
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Embark on a breathtaking journey about community and healing. Forge fleeting connections with strangers all around the world, working together to restore light to far-flung corners of an ever-expanding environment.