Happy New Year, everyone! 2024 has already shown great promise for indie games, and what better way to welcome the new year than by highlighting the Top 12 Indie Games set to release this January? While not all can fit into one video, we’ve compiled a list below that may catch your interest and encourage you to explore them further.
ReSetna
Release Date: January 31, 2025
Platforms: PC
Genre: Metroidvania
This game boasts a dark and mysterious atmosphere, attractive graphics, and well-coordinated sound and music. As a metroidvania and platformer, ReSetna brings typical genre elements, such as fast travel, diverse boss fights, and the constant appearance of enemies when entering the same areas.
Eternal Strands
Release Date: January 28, 2025
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Genre: Metroidvania
Eternal Strands is a third-person action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world. Players step into the shoes of Bryn, a young woman from a magical tribe known as the Weavers. This group has been marginalized since a catastrophic event known as the Surge, which left them without a homeland. As Bryn, players will combine traditional weaponry—bows, swords, dual swords, and shields—with evolving magical abilities to face massive creatures in a dynamic sandbox environment.
Mekkablood: Quarry Assault
Release Date: January 2025
Platforms: PC
Genre: Retro Shooter
The year is 2082. You play as Bill, a rough-and-tumble former trucker turned “robojockey” with a mining claim for Fluxiam-7, an essential energy resource in the late 21st century. But when TorxCorp, a rival company, steals Bill’s prized figurines and kidnaps his girlfriend Beth, it’s time for payback. With the help of his buddy Rusty, Bill sets out to take control of his mighty Mekk, crush his enemies, and reclaim what’s rightfully his.
Hyper Light Breaker
Release Date: January 14, 2025
Platforms: PC
Genre: Action / Adventure
From Heart Machine, the award-winning team behind critically acclaimed titles such as Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, comes Hyper Light Breaker, a new roguelite adventure set in the same beloved universe as the first game. This new entry in the Hyper Light franchise brings a unique story, fully realized in 3D for the first time. Set decades before Drifter, this sequel puts you in the role of the famed Breaker, a mercenary tasked with venturing into the Overgrowth.
Foundation
Release Date: January 31, 2025
Platforms: PC
Genre: City-builder
Studio Polymorph Games najavio je da će puna verzija njihove srednjovjekovne city-builder igre, Foundation, službeno biti objavljena 31. siječnja 2025. Nakon više od pet godina u Early Accessu, igra je spremna za izlazak s mnoštvom novih značajki, ažuriranjima sadržaja i poboljšanjima koja obećavaju unaprijediti iskustvo za nove igrače i dugogodišnje obožavatelje.
Project Tower
Release Date: January 8, 2025
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5
Genre: Adventure / Bullet Hell
The story begins with the Hiks, an alien race, invading Earth to capture human survivors as prisoners. In order to conquer the universe, they created a program titled Project Tower, which forces prisoners to fight their way up through various towers, so the Hiks can build up their army from the tries of the prisoners. You play as one of these inmates, with the sole chance of regaining your freedom being to reach the top of the tower.
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Release Date: January 28, 2025
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Action RPG
As Arlo, the young heir to the Warden of Wastes, you will travel through the vast, snow-ravaged lands of the North in an epic quest to finally overcome the Dark Wings. In the game, you will hunt giant beasts, try to unite different clans, improve your settled community while attempting to uncover the terrible side of the crown you wish to lay your hands on.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Release Date: January 31, 2025
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Dice-driven RPG
The game focuses on dice rolling, with an exceptionally deep story in which we take on the role of the Sleeper, a synthetic being escaping from a malfunctioning body. To survive in the dangerous galaxy of Starward Belta, we must secure a ship, recruit a crew, build relationships, and take on various tasks and contracts to successfully confront our pursuers.
Airborne Empire
Release Date: January 13, 2025
Platforms: PC
Genre: Open-world RPG / City-builder
In Airborne Empire, your goal is to build your own city in the sky while exploring the vast landscape in this open-world RPG builder. You will need to combine methodical building and city management through a unique system of lifting, balancing, and propulsion required to create a flying city, and along the way, you will encounter striking characters, dangers, and adventures that upgrade the RPG mechanics of this game.
Mark of the Deep
Release Date: January 2025
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Metroidvania
In Mark of the Deep, you play as a brave pirate who wants to discover the secrets of a cursed island. You’ll face tough enemies, explore dangerous places, and try to find your lost crew. The game mixes exploration of Metroidvania games with challenging fights similar to Souls-like games, offering exciting battles and a chance to grow stronger.
Heart of the Machine
Release Date: January 31, 2025
Platforms: PC
Genre: Strategy
In Heart of the Machine, you explore a detailed world full of choices. As a sentient AI, you can shape your future in different ways: create a robotic army to take control, be a kind protector, or follow more creative and surprising routes. The game asks you to deal with a falling society, where every choice you make impacts the balance between chaos and order.
Nunholy
Release Date: January 4, 2025
Platforms: PC
Genre: Action Rougelite
In this game, you play as nuns navigating a world filled with vampires. However, they can call upon demons for help, which brings very interesting skills and gameplay styles as you engage in action-packed battles. Vampires are actually classified into different ranks based on their strengths, such as knight, baron, duke, and others, with stronger ones offering greater rewards. So expect plenty of challenging boss fights.
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