Unable to restrain our list to a top 10, we've rounded up the Shacknews top 25 indie games of 2025.

From Road to Empress to Lego Voyagers and Dispatch, there are the top indie games of 2025, spanning genre, playtime, and ...

Overcooked is quite simply one of the best indie games we’ve ever played. This whimsical puzzle game tests your abilities to multi-task, coordinate as a team, and keep a cool head as you attempt to ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

As artificial intelligence has seeped more into daily life, it’s been met with a mix of acceptance and repulsion. The ...

With 2025 coming to an end, it has been another remarkable year of game releases. 2025 in video games can be defined by meaningful storytelling, memorable encounters, and all kinds of immersive worlds ...

Best Indie Games Winter Showcase 2025 Tune in on Tuesday, December 2 at 8am PT / 11am ET for the Best Indie Games Winter Showcase 2025! IGN will be carrying the livestream on our channels where there ...

Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.

Ethan Krieger (He/Him) is an editor at DualShockers that got started in the writing industry by covering professional basketball for a sports network. Despite being a diehard sports fan (mainly ...

As the world prepares to sing “Auld Lang Syne” in just two weeks, many of us are left to reflect […] This post, "The 25 ...