These Are the Indie Games That You Should Be Playing Right Now

Hotline Miami

Hotline Miami was one of the first highly critically acclaimed indie games. This game set the stage for a lot of other developers, proving that a successful title doesn’t have to be incredibly complex, or expensive to make to be a truly impressive game. Hotline Miami tells a surreal and immersive story all while using simple pixel art. The gameplay is twitchy, anxiety-inducing, and genuinely difficult. You might want to play this one a few times, just to get a handle on how difficult it truly is. 

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