These are the very best independent games you can pick up for the PS5.
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(Pocket-lint) – No console is truly complete without a burgeoning independent gaming scene – from the days of the Xbox 360 and PS3 onwards, these smaller games have provided huge amounts of fun for gamers, often through digital storefronts and with lower prices. They’re often a bit more experimental than mainstream AAA studio efforts and might have funky art styles or direction that make them really unique, and we love experimenting with them. The PlayStation 5 has plenty to host, since all the same games from the PS4 will work on it too. Here are the very best on offer, after some links to our other game guides in case a different genre is in your crosshairs. Our other PS5 game buyer’s guides
• Best games overall
• Best racing games
• Best shooters
• Best role-playing games (RPGsWhat are the best indie games for PS5? Disco Elysium
Hollow Knight
Hades
The Forgotten City
Outer Wilds
The Pathless
Chicory
Solar Ash
Disco Elysium
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This role-playing game (RPG) really takes the genre to new places simply by virtue of how much it commits to the theme, letting you interact with not just a range of characters and places but also your own psyche in internal conversations. No two playthroughs will be alike, as you take on the role of a depressed and self-defeating cop trying to solve a grisly murder, all set in a bleakly realistic dystopian future port city. There’s a lot going on, but all of it is brilliant. Hollow Knight
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The template laid down by the likes of Metroid and Castlevania is perfected in the form of Hollow Knight, a 2D sidescroller that lets you explore a vast map piece by piece as you grow your power and vanquish a succession of challenging bosses. It’s made by a tiny team with wonderful hand-drawn art and a sense of tone that’s completely irepressible and we are huge fans of it. You’ll find loads of value, too, if you’re a hardcore fan, since there’s plenty of tough postgame content. Hades
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The very definition of an indie darling, Hades has a huge fanbase for good reason, with an expert blend of roguelike action and heartfelt storytelling.
