Category PlayStation 5

The best indie games to play on PS5 and PS4.

Slay the Spire

The deckbuilding roguelike that spawned an entire genre — climb the spire, build a deck on the fly, die, and immediately need to play again.

The roguelike that finally made the genre’s endless deaths feel like the best part of the story — and the highest-rated game on this whole list.

A roguevania that fuses Metroid exploration with souls-like combat into a frantic, addictive loop you’ll be chasing for a hundred runs.

A tiny knight, a vast ruined kingdom, and one of the most beloved games of the last decade — the metroidvania by which all others are judged.

A game about climbing a mountain — and about anxiety, self-doubt, and not giving up — wrapped in the tightest platforming ever made.

A wordless, neon-soaked action-RPG of brutal combat and aching beauty — the game that put Heart Machine on the map.

A curated overview of Stardew Valley — rounding up what critics and players say.

A curated overview of Citizen Sleeper — rounding up what critics and players say.

A curated overview of Sea of Stars — the gorgeous, grind-free turn-based RPG with a 90 Metacritic — rounding up what critics and players say.

A curated overview of Disco Elysium — the combat-free detective RPG with a 97 Metacritic — rounding up what critics and players say.