12 Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2022
Golf for golf haters, the mysterious world of a two-headed dog, a mad goose simulator and other independent projects.
1. Creaks
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
Horror platformer from the developers of Samorost, in which you will need to solve riddles and avoid monsters. Little is known about the game yet, but it is interesting at least because this is the first project of Amanita Design not in the quest genre.
Platforms: unknown.
The protagonist of PHOGS! Is a two-headed dog that can stretch. He lives in an unusual, colorful world full of amazing creatures with which you can interact, and riddles that will need to be solved.
The game resembles Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, with an unusual control scheme. The left half of the controller is responsible for one head of the dog, and the right for the other.
3. Phoenix Point
Platforms: PC.
Step-by-step strategy from the creator of the first parts of X-COM. According to the plot, in 2022, the world was struck by an alien virus that turns people and animals into creepy monsters. A few years later, almost all people either died or became monsters.
The player in the role of the head of a secret organization needs to train fighters and manage them during missions. And also to solve political problems: the survivors are divided into several factions, and each of them has its own views on the future of mankind.
4. Psychonauts 2
Platforms: PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The long-awaited continuation of the famous action platformer. As in the first part, in Psychonauts 2, players will try on the role of a “psychonaut” named Raz.
The hero will have to penetrate the mind of eccentric people and solve riddles with the help of telekinesis, pyrokinesis and other abilities. Signature humor and memorable characters are included.
5. Sable
Platforms: PC and Xbox One.
An incredibly stylish adventure in which the player will have to explore a mysterious planet and reveal the secrets of a vanished civilization. Visually, the game is reminiscent of the works of the French illustrator Möbius and the films of Studio Ghibli.
6. Sea of Solitude
Platforms: PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
In the mystical adventure Sea of Solitude, you will need to explore the flooded city and look for the mysterious creature living in it. Exploring the world will help you learn more about the main character and her past.
7. Session
Platforms: PC and Xbox One.
Session is a skater simulator inspired by the famous Skate series. The main thing in it is freedom. There is no score, no rating of players. Only a skateboard and huge locations where you can ride as and anywhere.
8. Spelunky 2
Platforms: PC and PlayStation 4.
The first part of Spelunky was released in 2008 and quickly gained popularity. It was very challenging, but at the same time very exciting. Levels were generated procedurally, any mistake could cost a lifetime, and there was no respawn – after death, everything had to start over.
In the sequel, all these features will be preserved, as well as a cooperative, new weapons, items, enemies and areas.
9. Trine 4
Platforms: unknown.
There is almost no information about Trine 4, but you can expect from it about the same thing that was in the previous parts. The three main characters (a heavy knight, a clever archer, and a telekinesis-wielding mage) are platforming, co-op, and physics-based puzzles.
10. Untitled Goose Game
Platforms: PC and Nintendo Switch.
Stealth action, in which the player tries on the role of an unkind goose. It will be necessary to break valuable items, steal keys to apartments, throw other people’s things into the water and so on. The main thing is not to catch anyone’s eye.
11. Wasteland 3
Platforms: PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Continuation of the series of isometric RPGs from the creators of the first parts of Fallout. This time, players will explore not deserts and overgrown cities, but an icy wasteland. Other changes include the ability to equip your own base, a redesigned dialogue system, as well as cars and improved combat.
12. What the Golf?
Platforms: PC, Android and iOS.
Golf simulator for those who hate this sport. Anything can be used as a ball here, and there are not always holes. Sometimes in the game you will need to start the car from a springboard or, for example, throw a golfer into a hole in the ground.
