Best Indie Games of the 2010s
Hollow Knighton 8 of 23 rankings2
Terrariaon 3 of 23 rankings3
Kerbal Space Programon 2 of 23 rankings4
Celesteon 2 of 23 rankings5
Subnauticaon 2 of 23 rankings6
What Remains of Edith Finchon 1 of 23 rankings7
The Cat Ladyon 1 of 23 rankings8
Rain Worldon 1 of 23 rankings9
Slime Rancheron 1 of 23 rankings10
Antichamberon 1 of 23 rankings11
Nex Machinaon 1 of 23 rankings12
The Banner Sagaon 1 of 23 rankings13
Warhammer: Vermintide 2on 1 of 23 rankings14
The Long Darkon 1 of 23 rankings15
Cupheadon 1 of 23 rankings16
Brawlhallaon 1 of 23 rankings17
Stardew Valleyon 1 of 23 rankings18
Furion 1 of 23 rankings19
Papers, Pleaseon 1 of 23 rankings20
Kenshion 1 of 23 rankingsHow this ranking is made
According to Made the Cut's census of 23 independent rankings, recounted 16 October 2026, the best Indie game of the 2010s is Hollow Knight, followed by Terraria and Kerbal Space Program.
How this is counted
This chart counts 23 ranking sources, one voice each: the published ranking of games from that source with the most titles whose genre is Indie and released in the 2010s, cut down to those titles, in the order that source listed them. A title's place is its average position across all sources counted: a title someone left off their ranking counts as tied with their last place (here, that source ranked titles of this kind and left this one out). A small pull toward the middle keeps one enthusiastic list from crowning a #1. Every title in the computed chart has a numbered position, with its source count shown beside it. It is recounted whenever a ranking is published, changed or removed, last on 16 October 2026. Member rankings and attributed external lists use the same calculation. Multiple lists from one member or external author count once; linked slices add no extra vote. Frozen links, private or unlisted lists and unmatched titles are never counted. The full method.
12 of the 23 published rankings of games this counts, in the order they were published.