"Indies don't get much bigger than this. The long wait for finally ended this year, with developer Team Cherry announcing a release date just two weeks before the long-awaited platformer launched. The Hollow Knight sequel is tougher and faster than its predecessor, which pushes combat way more to the forefront. Love or hate it, Silksong is a game that tests your skills and your patience, with a gorgeous world and thrilling combat as your reward."
"Drawing inspiration from Normandy folklore, is a short game best played in a single sitting about unraveling a supernatural mystery. Set in and around a secluded cabin where an old woman has hired you to dispel the ghost in her evict, Carimara plays out mostly in conversations as you uncover the secrets behind the characters and objects that fill the home."
"Created by Nama Takahashi, developer of ElecHead, is a simple but incredibly inventive puzzle platformer. You play as a caterpillar with two bombs for a body (your head and two bombs forming the Öoo shape of the game's title), navigating the insides of a bird that's just gobbled you up. By placing and detonating your bombs, you can destroy walls, cross gaps, and otherwise navigate the intestinal maze to find freedom."
2025 produced a broad range of standout indie games across genres, from puzzles to action. Hollow Knight: Silksong arrived after a long wait, delivering faster, tougher combat and a gorgeous world that rewards skill and patience. Carimara: Beneath the Forlorn Limbs offers a short, conversation-driven supernatural mystery inspired by Normandy folklore, designed to be completed in a single sitting and relying on player deduction, art, and sound. Created by Nama Takahashi, Öoo is an inventive puzzle-platformer where a caterpillar with two bombs navigates a bird's interior, using bomb placement and detonation to traverse hazards and reach freedom.
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