The 151 Best Indie Games of 2023 - Press Play Gaming
This list of 150 indie games from 2023 that you should be paying attention to. It runs the gamut, ranging from solo projects with barely any reviews right up ...
not as extravagant as last year
Not just a few, either; there are so many. I do like to use this end of year time to shine a light on as many as possible - even if my platform is pretty small, I know in my heart that so many of these games are deserving of more attention. While it’s <anchor>not as extravagant as last year</anchor> - boy did I run out of time fast this year - I still wanted to compile this list of 150 indie games from 2023 that you should be paying attention to.
Press Play Gaming Presents: 2022 Indie Games Of The Year Extravaganza! — Press Play Gaming
Press Play Gaming Presents: 2022 Indie Games Of The Year Extravaganza! — Press Play Gaming

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# Press Play Gaming Presents: 2022 Indie Games Of The Year Extravaganza!

It’s here. 2022. December. GAME OF THE YEAR SEASON. How exciting.

As is tradition, there is no tradition of how GOTY stuff works here at Press Play Gaming. Frankly, I just make it up as I go. It’s my blog, I do what I want and all that.

This year, we are posting a new post EVERY DAY OF DECEMBER highlighting a bunch of amazing indie games you definitely need to try.

Thing is, you already know all about Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West and all the rest. This here? I formally guarantee\* you’ve never even _heard_ of at least seven of the games I’ll be bringing to your attention through the course of the month (\*probably). And every single one of them is worth your time.

I’ve spent all year, from January 1st, collecting and collating a huge list of cool looking indie games. This list has been further refined to serve you THE VERY BEST of what the indie world has to offer. Which was _extremely_ difficult - there are metric _tons_ of indie games sitting just outside the wider world’s purview simply waiting to be discovered.

Games in this coverage range from Dec 1st 2021 through to Dec 1st 2022.

Disclosure time: These games are not _all_ of the good games out there; they are simply the ones I myself have and would play myself. There’s plenty out there that are _fantastic,_ just not for me.

Second disclosure: I have not finished all of the games in all of these categories. I haven’t even started many of them! But based on extensive\* research on these games and the public response to them, I simply believe they should be in front of your eyeballs for you to at minimum consider a wishlist, or at maximum shower with money, praise and time.

This post will act as a contents page for all 2022 GOTY content - I will update links as each piece goes live. So open it up, bookmark it, print the link out and stick it to your fridge; this is going to be a massive month of indie gaming. We have:

**250+ Incredible Indie Games**, across

**30 wide ranging categories**, posted over

**1 massive month**!

Let’s get into it!

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### **_Week 1_**

Thursday, December 1st - [Best of: RPG's](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/1/best-of-indie-rpgs-2022)

Friday, December 2nd - [Screw Call of Duty (AKA Best FPS)](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/2/screw-call-of-duty-aka-best-fps-goty-2022)

Saturday, December 3rd - [Grid N Hex N Turn Based Tactics](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/3/grid-n-hex-n-turn-based-tactics-goty-2022)

Sunday, December 4th - [Best of: Immersive Sims](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/4/best-of-immersive-sim)

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### _Week 2_

Monday, December 5th - [The Walking Simulator Reclamation Project](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/5/the-walking-simulator-reclamation-project)

Tuesday, December 6th - [Roguelikes Of A Tactical, And Sometimes Deck Building, Nature](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/6/roguelikes-of-a-tactical-and-sometimes-deck-building-nature)

Wednesday, December 7th - [Real Time Roguelikes](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/7/real-time-roguelikes)

Thursday, December 8th - [Undertalers And RPG Makers](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/8/undertalers-amp-rpg-makers)

Friday, December 9th - [We're Going On An Adventure](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/9/were-going-on-an-adventure)

Saturday, December 10th - [Just Puzzling](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/11/just-puzzling)

Sunday, December 11th - [Just Vibing](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/10/just-vibing)

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### **_Week 3_**

Monday, December 12th - [Political Intrigue (The Good Kind)](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/12/political-intrigue-the-good-kind)

Tuesday, December 13th - [Cosy Up With a Warm Blanket and Some Cocoa](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/13/cosy-up-with-a-warm-blanket-and-some-cocoa)

Wednesday, December 14th - [It’s A Mystery To Me](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/14/its-a-mystery-to-me)

Thursday, December 15th - [Freeplay Student Games](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/15/freeplay-student-games)

Friday, December 16th - [2D Zelda Inspired Adventures](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/16/2d-zelda-inspired-adventures)

Saturday, December 17th - [The Swarmer: Tale of a New Genre](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/17/the-swarmer-tale-of-a-new-genre)

Sunday, December 18th - [Best Of: First Person Puzzlers](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/18/best-of-first-person-puzzlers)

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### **_Week 4_**

Monday, December 19th - [Platforming, Now in the Third Dimension!](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/19/platforming-now-in-the-third-dimension)

Tuesday, December 20th - [Strategy. Sometimes Real Time. Sometimes Grand.](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/20/strategy-sometimes-real-time-sometimes-grand)

Wednesday, December 21st - [Tell Me A Story](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/21/tell-me-a-story)

Thursday, December 22nd - [Time For Some Relaxploration](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/22/time-for-some-relaxploration)

Friday, December 23rd - [Sent To The Farm(ing Sim) Up State](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/23/sent-to-the-farming-sim-up-state)

Saturday, December 24th - [Best Of: Metroidvania](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/24/best-of-metroidvania)

Sunday, December 25th - [Buy A Man Eat Fish, He Day, Teach Fish Man, To A Lifetime.](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/25/buy-a-man-eat-fish-he-day-teach-fish-man-to-a-lifetime)

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### **_Week 5_**

Monday, December 26th - [Best Of: Dating Sims, Visual Novels, Text Adventures & Point N Clicks](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/26/best-of-dating-sims-visual-novels-text-adventures-amp-point-n-clicks)

Tuesday, December 27th - [Craft. Build. Survive.](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/27/craft-build-survive)

Wednesday, December 28th - [Creeping Horror and Existential Dread](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/28/creeping-horror-and-existential-dread)

Thursday, December 29th - [Everything That Didn’t Fit (That’s What She Said)](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/29/great-game-catchall-everything-that-didnt-fit)

Friday, December 30th - [The 91 ABSOLUTE BEST MUST PLAY Indie Games of 2022, Presented By Press Play Gaming](http://www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2022/12/30/the-91-absolute-best-must-play-indie-games-of-2022-presented-by-press-play-gaming)

Please check out any or all of the categories above, and as always, enjoy some great indie games! Catch you next year!

[GOTY](/articles/category/GOTY) [Chris Lawn](/articles?author=54a47928e4b04f5956ee4c7d) 30 November 2022[GOTY](/articles/tag/GOTY), [GOTY 2022](/articles/tag/GOTY+2022), [Game of the Year](/articles/tag/Game+of+the+Year)[Comment](/articles/2022/11/30/press-play-gaming-presents-2022-indie-games-of-the-year-extravaganza#comments-6386f711ae615500016562b7)

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