Indie gaming is growing strength by strength, and it has no sign of stopping any time soon. 2026 is yet another strong year for indie development, and it may be the tightest race to the top we’ve ever seen.
Shown in alphabetical order, here are our contenders for Best Indie Game of 2026 thus far. Though I doubt some of these are on your list, they’re our favorites to win. This list is subject to change as we’re only halfway into 2026, and there are highly anticipated indie games still to come.
And if you’re missing some of your favorites here, it could be because they are featured in our overall GOTY contenders list instead, so be sure to take a look at that, too.
