Xbox Games Pass is arguably one of the best video game-related services out there. If you are a subscriber of it, you know the diverse amount of games it provides you with. However, because there is so much quantity, it’s hard to find quality. Especially, when you are looking for titles not made by giant corporations. These AA or indie titles a lot of the time come with interesting concepts and stories that you may not even expect from video games
You might miss out on these amazing indie titles on the Xbox Games Pass due to the popularity of the AAA games, but knowing about them and what you can expect from them will be a great motivator for you to give them a chance. So, here are the best indie games on Xbox Game Pass.
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10. Goat Simulator
Are you someone who likes Sandbox games? Or are you someone who likes playing as a goat? Well, we have news for you buddy, Xbox Game Pass has one the greatest simulation games ever made: Goat Simulator.
This is a game perfect for players who just want to mess around in a lively and interactive sandbox world. Goat Simulator hides a lot of amazing easter eggs and funny set pieces that will surely brighten up your day. Remember, every glitch is actually a feature!
9. Superliminal
When it comes to puzzle games, a lot of them can’t seem to strike a nice balance of a great core idea and a high amount of accessibility that does not confuse or frustrate the audience. However, this is not at all the case with Superliminal as it has seamlessly combined these two elements with no error in sight.
This game has designed its core mechanics and puzzles surrounding the concept of visual illusions and forced perspective. This idea works really great in the first-person perspective this game has, and with its clean aesthetic and cryptic narrative, you cannot ask for more from this unique puzzle game.
8. Amnesia The Bunker
The entire Amnesia franchise is filled with titles that are designed to make you paranoid and give you a thrilling narratively rich horror experience that cannot be replicated by another game. This can also be said by the newest title in this series, Amnesia The Bunker. This game takes place during World War 1, and you will be spending most of your time running around in a dark and grimy bunker.
This title brings back all of the terrifying mechanics that made the previous installments so good and coats them with more elaborate and interesting features. These features revamp this franchise for the new generation, providing you with enough objectives to complete while escaping from a grotesque monster that will keep your reflexes in check. Get ready for an anxious and horrifying experience.
7. Scorn
Let’s keep up with this horror deep dive if you are looking for a really unique game with a twisted sense of aesthetics. Then you cannot go any better than Scorn. This is a first-person shooter game that focuses more on the atmosphere it has created and the world you interact with. Inspired by the art of H.R. Giger, this game will make your stomach churn.
If you love exploring alien worlds, then you should definitely try out Scorn. Although it does not focus that much on the fighting mechanics and is a slow burn, it does guarantee that you will be fascinated and intrigued by its world.
6. Deep Rock Galactic
Cooperative multi-players are dominated by AAA games, however, Deep Rock Galactic is a great example of a game that has an active and dedicated community of players who are satisfied with a great premise, this time its space dwarves and an addictive gameplay loop to stay entertained. And it makes total sense because when you start playing this game, you and your friends are going to destroy a lot of things inside these alien cave systems that are also procedurally generated.
This is one of the best cooperative multiplayer games out there, and you will really enjoy what it does with procedural generation technology as the caves themselves don’t feel artificial and as everything is mostly destroyable, it is really fun to play with friends. Go ahead and try it for yourself.
5. Darkest Dungeon
Games with Turn-based combat generally come with a family-friendly veneer over them, but Darkest Dungeon is totally opposite of this. It is like its name suggests, you are about to experience a game that is going to be grim, and dark and comes with engaging and extensive combat and character mechanics.
Instead of the usual slow and boring turn-based combat features, this game provides you with much more suspenseful and thrilling combat scenarios wherein every character in your party is going to have their own unique quirks and powers. You will be fighting disgusting monsters while managing your group of misfits. You can easily sink hours into mastering every feature in this game.
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4. Vampire Survivors
Vampire Survivor might look visually overstimulating with hundreds of enemies on the screen and your player character being a small blip in the middle trying to survive. But in reality, this is one of the most addictive roguelikes that has recently come out. With its simple graphics and even simpler objective. You will fall in love with this game the moment you start playing it.
The more you die in this game, the more you will want to master it. The seemingly easy-to-understand objective of keeping your character alive and making them strong while eliminating a bunch of enemies is just the beginning of what will soon grow into an obsession. It is true that sometimes, limitations are the mother of creativity. Play this game on Xbox Game Pass now!
3. Inside
When Inside was released, it gave the community an example of what a 2D platformer can aspire to be. With a high emphasis on visual storytelling, just by looking at the background, you can learn so much about its dystopian world.
You play as a kid who goes through this incredible journey that is both dark and engrossing. There are a lot of interesting science fiction ideas at play and well-designed levels that use both the in-game mechanics and your logical skills. So, if you are looking for a game with amazing art direction and a mysterious yet immersive story, then this is game just for you.
2. Stardew Valley
Most players will agree that Stardew Valley is the king of farming simulators. Although calling it just a farming simulator will be doing a disservice to this game. There are a lot of fun characters you can talk to and even get romantically involved with, entertaining quests that will surely take up lots of your time, and a general laid-back attitude perfect for gamers looking for something they just want to escape into.
Stardew Valley makes grinding fun and meaningful. Farming is at the core of this game, but, if you are someone who is more into exploring, then there are various fantastical areas present in the game, waiting for you to explore. Stardew Valley always has something for everyone.
1. Celeste
Celeste has some of the most satisfying movement controls a game has ever created. Your main objective is to climb a gigantic mountain. So, this game gives you an air dash and climbing feature. From there it creates levels that take the use of these two features to the extremes. But whatever challenges that may be, moving the playable character will always feel really great.
There is a sense of volume and punchiness that you can feel through your controllers as you make your character move. This is a challenging, cathartic, and skillful game to play, which is thankfully wrapped with a mesmerizing soundtrack.
These are 10 of the best games on Xbox Game Pass that you can play right now. And none of these are made by big studios, so go ahead and support them.
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