Your favorite indie game?

[The Final Boss]

I wanna say Divinity: Original Sin 2, but I haven't played it much yet.
I've played the shit out of FTL and Into the Breach, and Darkest Dungeon more recently, so those are all contenders

[JackofTears]

DOS2 is an excellent game, it set a new bar for crpgs the way Witcher 3 set a new bar for adventure rpgs. The learning curve can be pretty steep in the beginning but you get the hang of it by the time you leave the first island and, thankfully, the option of respecing anytime you like after ACT 1 is very helpful.

[The Final Boss]

I already played the shit out of the first one with my friend, tho we never got to finish it, so I'm already passed the learning curve. Respecing would be very welcome, considering how far you had to come in D:OS 1 to respec. I just haven't played D:OS 2 much because I'm holding out to play it with a best friend (auditions now open), much more fun that way.

[BaronRhino]

i agree with FTL. I suck at roguelikes but it has been one of the ones i have had the most fun with.

[Lizzo867]

Alright if Undertale is off the table then it would have to be Five Nights At Freddy's. The reason being is when it came out I thought "oh just another generic horror game that's just going to be all gore and jump-scares" and I didn't want anything to do with it. However, when my friend made me play it I loved the game-play, the concept of the game, the fact that the jump-scares were actually scary, and later I loved the lore/story that came with the sequels.

[Athocus]

I personally loved Shovel Knight and Hollow Knight. Both great 2D platformers. Shovel Knight trying to give a nostalgic NES feel, and Hollow Knight trying to take the metroidvania genre in a amazingly creative direction. Love them both.

[Murray]

Probably Cuphead.

[nmlss]

I can't ignore Undertale, sorry. It is one of my favs by far. The only thing I don't like is the backlash it got because most of its fans are stupid and annoying. They're the furries of the indie games, basically.

But if Undertale is "forbidden", then I'm going with Mark of the Ninja. One of the best platform/stealth games I've ever played and highly recommended to everybody that wants to try a true "ninja simulator", not just an action game that happens to be starred by a guy dressed like a ninja.

[007]

Depending on the day, I probably go back and forth between Cave Story and Spelunky. Today it's Spelunky though haha.

Of course, if we're going way back, and ZZT counts as an indie game, then THAT'S my answer.

[Tom]

Terraria,
Also the best game ever for me.

[ifnir]

Stasis and its prequel Cayne

[JackofTears]

Stasis was a great game, for some reason I wasn't able to get into Cayne - it didn't feel as intuitive, maybe.

[SnowyJess]

I don't have a particular favorite but at the moment it would probably be Hollow Knight.

[isturbo1984]

Of all time? I have no idea. Just gonna grab something obscure from last generation... Chime. Chime was really fun and stylish. Made me feel good to play it. The puzzling was genuinely refreshing. Easy to play, hard to master. Let's go with Chime.

Ignoring Undertale(and Deltarune), what is your favorite indie game and why?
(the reason for no Undertale is just that I suspect it would be too dominant)

you'd be wrong, lol.

[Lackrobat]

Hotline Miami,not just the best indie game but possibly one of the best games ever.

[Eggy the Merry]

Rimworld

It makes devils out of saints

[MetroidJunkie]

Subnautica is a really impressive one, all things considered.

[Dub-Z]

I really can't pick one favorite and the definition of indie gets muddy, but some of my favorites are:

Nex Machina
Castle Crashers
Mark of the Ninja
Mother Russia Bleeds
BroForce
Stealth Inc 1 & 2
Inside
Fez
Below

[Mcblob]

Mount and Blade: Warband