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Here are the five best short indie games you can complete in one sitting.
Indie games never fail to amaze with their unique ideas and how the developers think outside the box. The new standard set by them is phenomenal, and they continue to shape the genre. However, if you’re new to the indie game scene, you may want to play some short ones.
This list condenses down the 5 best short indie games that you can complete in one sitting. Here are our picks.
1) Mouthwashing
An indie horror adventure that shook the whole internet with its intricate themes, Mouthwashing is a brilliant yet short experience through the horrors of a human mind. Following a crew stranded in space, the game dives deep into human psychology and how the mind works, with feelings like jealousy and self-doubt bringing absolute destruction to one’s mind and others.
As the crew is stranded in space with no surveillance at all, the human will is dominant. When God’s not watching, everything you know can crumble into dust if you don’t know how to handle a situation. A simple storyline that will keep you on the edge of your seat, Mouthwashing is an indie game that should be studied for years to come.
Since it follows a Stanley Kubrick film style, the existential dread aspect is horrifying. You can complete it within 3 hours.
2) A Short Hike
A Short Hike is a pixelated adventure of a bird who decides to reach the summit of a mountain. Even in the smallest things, you can find spark and joy, and this game is exactly about that. Claire, the protagonist, goes through some serious character development in the short run-time that will blow your mind.
Short Hike emphasizes exploration in the small world of the game, allowing you to discover new elements in the pixelated semi-open-world adventure. Everywhere you go, the world is brimming with life that makes it a lively, heartwarming adventure through and through. Although the story is quite straightforward with little to no elements of lore, the characters make up for it.
It requires a minimum of three hours of your playtime, making it a short and memorable adventure.
3) What Remains of Edith Finch
A narrative-focused indie game that accomplishes everything perfectly, What Remains of Edith Finch invites the player to the Finch household, which has nothing but memories of people. Following Edith Finch, a descendant of the Finch family, she decides to visit her old household, where, according to her parents, everyone was cursed. The Finch family is cursed as a whole.
The game masterfully tells the story through environments and mini-games where you take control of the old residents. Through their perspective, you will witness how they meet their demise. From an infant to an old person, the Finch family never saw the light of day properly. Still, at the end, the mystery of their curse continues to linger.
You can complete the game within four to six hours, making it an easy one-sit play. If you’re looking for a short indie game with a masterclass in storytelling, this is your cue.
4) Firewatch
Firewatch follows the story of Henry, who tries to escape his past with his new job as a firewatch lookout in a forest. To the surprise of his loneliness and past actions, he meets Delilah, whom you can contact only through the walkie-talkie.
Through the job, Delilah is your lifeline and someone who carries you through the job. The mystery aspect is well executed, leaving a sense of existential dread that will stay with you for long. In under five hours, you can complete Firewatch.
5) Inside
Inside is a post-apocalyptic adventure in the times when scientists reign the world, and they experiment on humans. Emphasizing environmental storytelling, the game indulges you with its immersive lore and the mute character who decides to go against the odds.
You can complete the game within three to four hours.
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