Although you can find the best indie games on nearly any platform nowadays, most of them began on PC. With platforms like itch.io allowing anyone to send their magnum opus — or tech demo — to the masses, PC games are still the go-to spot for creative and innovative indies. Here are our best indie games on PC, from fan-favorite hits like Cuphead to the lesser-known That Dragon, Cancer.
If you’re looking for games on a console, we’ve also found the best indie games on Nintendo Switch and indie games on PS4.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.
Imagine tapping a Zelda icon on your iPhone and jumping straight into Hyrule. A new open-source project called nxnative makes that possible by repackaging Switch games you’ve bought into apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no emulator in the middle.
Why does this run so well on Apple devices?