Over 123 Exciting Indie Games Launching in 2019

I started this list of interesting indie games releasing in 2019 with the most genuine of intentions, I promise. How it ballooned to over 123 games remains a mystery even to me. It started at 20, climbed to 70, concluded at 123, and then went into overtime. But given the apparent worthiness of every single game on the list, I’d be remiss to deny each of them their place. All of them deserve to be acknowledged and watched with anticipation.

Each game will be listed in alphabetical order with its title, developer, current release date/window, and then follow-up links for its most relevant storefront profile, trailer, and Twitter account as available. The list is already rather unwieldy, what with over 123 games features, so just the basics are covered. I’d absolutely encourage folk to spend some time checking out each game and hopefully make their own list of indie games to watch this year. Just to provide some added attention, I’ve also bolded games planned to release in January.

This isn’t meant to be a list of every independently developed game planned for release in 2019, as that list really would be impossible to put together and maintain. It’s a mixture of games from the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, games I know of via PR contacts, and games that stand out on social media — indie Twitter is brilliant and wonderful. I will absolutely be expanding this list and updating it as I’m able, so please look forward to it!

Enjoy the year and play everything that you’re able!

• 3 Minutes to Midnight – Scarecrow Studio – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• A Fold Apart – Lightning Rod Games – Feb. 14, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• *Aftercharge – Chainsawesome Games – Jan. 10, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Afterparty – Night School Studio – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Alchemic Cutie – Vakman – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Ancient Enemy – Grey Alien Games – Mar. 2019 (Steam, Twitter)
• Anew: The Distant Light – Resonator – Summer 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Anodyne 2: Return to Dust  – Sean Han Tani, Marina Kittaka – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Ape Out – Gabe Cuzzillo – Feb. 7, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Astrologaster – Nyamyam – Q1/Q2 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• At the Gates – Conifer Games – Jan. 23, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Atomic Heart – Mundfish – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Atomicrops – Danny Wynne, Toby Dixon, Joonas Turner – 2019 (Introduction, Twitter)
• Away: Journey to the Unexpected – Aurélien Regard – Feb. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Baba is You – Hempuli – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Black Future ’88 – SUPERSCARYSNAKE – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• The Blackout Club – Question – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Blazing Chrome – JoyMasher – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Beyond Blue – E-Line Media – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Bounty Battle – Darkscreen Games – May 2, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Bravery Network Online – Gloam Collective – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Bug Fables – Moonsprout Games – Q2 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Children of Morta – Dead Mage – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• The Church in the Darkness – Paranoid Productions – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)

• Collapsus – Wraith Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Color – Dual Studios – Q4 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Coromon – Tragsoft – Q1 2019 (Website, Twitter)
• Crying Suns – Alt Shift – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Dawnthorn – Aloft Studio – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Dead End Job – Ant Workshop Ltd. – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Degrees of Separation – Moondrop – Feb. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Devil Engine – Protoculture Games – Q1 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Dicey Dungeons – Terry Cavanagh – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Disco Elysium – ZAUM Studio – Q1/Q2 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Double Cross – 13AM Games – Jan. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Draugen – Red Thread Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Eagle Island – Pixelnicks – Feb. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Eastshade – Eastshade Studios – Feb. 12, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Eitr – Eneme Entertainment – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Fae Tactics – Endlessfluff Games – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Family Man – Broken Bear Games – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Falcon Age – Outerloop Games – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Farm Folks – Overgrown Studio – Late 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Feudal Alloy – Attu Games – Jan. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Fight Night – Sorcerobe – Spring 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Flotsam – Pajama Llama – 2019 Early Access (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Forager – Hopfrog – Jan. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Foundation – Polymorph Games – Q1 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Gato Roboto – Doinksoft – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)

• Godhood – Abbey Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer,  Twitter)
• Grand Guilds – Drix Studios – Aug. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Gravity Circuit – Domesticated Ants – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Green Hell – Creepy Jar – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Grimshade – Talerock – Q1 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Hamsterdam: Paws of Justice – Muse Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Hardcore – Strictly Limited Games – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Hypnospace Outlaw – Tendershoot, Michael Lasch, ThatWhichIs Media – Super Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Ikenfell – Happy Ray Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Indivisible – Lab Zero Games – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Industries of Titan – Brace Yourself Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Inmost – Hidden Layer Games – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Iratus: Lord of the Dead – Unfrozen Studios – Feb. 14, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Iron Harvest – King Art Games – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• KnifeBoy – Karl Fredriksson – Q2 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Knuckle Sandwich – Andrew Brophy – Jan. 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Kunai – Turtleblaze – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Layers of Fear 2 – Bloober Team – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Log Jammers – Mega Cat Studios – Feb. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Lonely Mountains: Downhill – Megagon Industries – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Long Gone Days – BURA – April 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Lost Ember – Mooneye Studios – Spring 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Lost Words: Beyond the Page – Sketchbook Games, Fourth State – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Maid of Sker – Wales Interactive – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Mindseize – Kamina Dimension – Late 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)

• Mineko’s Night Market – Meowza Games – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Mini-Mech Mayhem – FuturLab – Q1 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Monster Crown – Studio Aurum – Feb. 1, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Morning Star – Metkis – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Mosh Pit Simulator – Sos Sosowski – Jan. 15, 2019 Early Access (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Moving Out – SMG Studio, Devm Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• My Friend Pedro – Deadtoast Entertainment – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Mythgard – Rhino Games Inc – EA Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer)
• Narcos: Rise of the Cartels – Kuju – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Night Call – Monkey Moon, Black Muffin – Summer 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• notmycar – NMC Studios – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Nykra – ENDESGA – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• The Occupation – White Paper Games – Feb. 5, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Odd Realm – Unknown Origin Games – Jan. 2019 Early Access (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Operencia – Zen Studios – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Overland – Finji – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Pathway – Robotality – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• The Pedestrian – Skoomum Arts LLC – Q1 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Pine – Twirlbound – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• RICO – Ground Shatter – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Sable – Shedworks – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Samurai Gunn 2 – Teknopants – Early 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Silver Chains – Cracked Heads Games – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Slay the Spire – Mega Crit Games – Jan. 23, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Smith and Winston – Execution Unit – EA Mar. 22, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)

• Soundfall – Drastic Games – 2019 (Fig, Trailer, Twitter)
• Sparklite – Red Blue Games – Fall 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Spelunky 2 – Mossmouth – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Star Renegades – Massive Damage Inc. – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Starmancer – Ominux Games – Q1 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Sumo – Table 9 Studio – Q3-Q4 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Super Meat Boy Forever – Team Meat – April 2019 (Epic, Trailer, Twitter)
• Supermarket Shriek – Billy Goat Entertainment – Spring 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• The Textorcist – Morbidware – Q1 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Tick Tock: A Tale for Two – Other Tales Interactive – Q1 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove – HumanNature Studios – Mar. 1, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Treasure Stack – Pixelakes LLC – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Triwave – John Plewe – Jan. 10, 2019 SOON Early Access  (Steam, Trailer, Twitter) **
• Trüberbrook – btf – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Turbolance – Team Turbolance – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Unruly Heroes – Magic Design Studios – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Untitled Goose Game – House House – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Valfaris – Steel Mantis – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Vane – Friend and Foe – Jan. 15, 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Virgo vs. the Zodiac – Moonana – Aug. 10, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Void Bastards – Blue Manchu – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Vulpine – Clockwork Giant Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Warborn – Raredrop Games – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Wargroove – Chucklefish – Mar. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• What the Golf? – Triband – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• When Skilifts Go Wrong – Hugecalf Studios – Jan. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• The Wild Eight – HypeTrain Digital – Mar. 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)

• Winds of Change –  Tall Tail Studios – Sep. 24, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• The World Next Door – Rose City Games – Early 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Wreckout – Huey Games – Q2 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Yaga – Breadcrumbs Interactive – 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• YIIK: A Postmodern RPG – Ackk Studios – Jan. 17, 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)
• Yucatan – Hairy Heart Games – 2019 (Trailer, Twitter)
• Zed – Eagre Games – Spring 2019 (Steam, Trailer, Twitter)

* Available now.
** Delayed.

January 10 Update: Added At the Gates, The Blackout Club, Eastshade, Godhood, Green Hell, Mythgard, Smith and Winston,  Treasure Stack, Unruly Heroes, and Winds of Change. Updated Triwave release date.

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