15 Must-Play Indies to Mark 15 Years of PlayStation Plus

For the past 15 years, PlayStation Plus has served as a welcoming home for indie games, connecting players with some of the most innovative, heartfelt, and personal experiences the world of video games has to offer. The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog (included with PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium memberships) puts a huge library of indie games right at your fingertips—but with so many games available, it’s possible for even some of the best to escape your notice. As we’ve entered the 15th anniversary of PlayStation Plus, we’ve rounded up 15 of the best indies from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. These are games that you might have missed, but you absolutely shouldn’t.

A Space for the Unbound

A Space for the Unbound is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Mojiken Studio and published by Chorus Worldwide Games. Set in Indonesia in the 1990s, the game tells an endearing slice-of-life story about friendship and first loves. However, things take a turn when supernatural elements begin to weave their way into the narrative, creating a powerful and impactful experience.

Abiotic Factor

Abiotic Factor is a survival game developed by Deep Field Games and published by Playstack. The game takes inspiration from the random lab employees stuck at work on the day an errant experiment rips a hole in another dimension. Players must seek out resources, craft weapons, and avoid the otherworldly creatures that are their new neighbors.

Another Crab's Treasure

Another Crab's Treasure is a side-scrolling action game developed by Aggro Crab and published by Aggro Crab. Set in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom, the game follows Kril, a hermit crab who sets out to reclaim his shell after it’s repossessed. The game features colorful characters, lighthearted humor, and serious boss battles.

Blue Prince

Blue Prince is a puzzle-adventure game developed by Dogubomb and published by Raw Fury. The game starts with the death of the baron of Mount Holly Manor, leaving the 45-room estate to the player. Each door opened leads to a new room, forcing the player to plot a new course through its halls, bedrooms, and kitchens.

Celeste

Celeste is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Maddy Makes Games. The game follows Madeline as she climbs a mountain, using precise jumps and dashes to ascend through level after level. The game features an emotional story about self-empowerment and overcoming inner demons.

Citizen Sleeper

Citizen Sleeper is a sci-fi RPG developed by Jump Over the Age and published by Fellow Traveler Games. The game charges players with finding a way to escape their corporate indentured servitude as a sleeper—a digitized human mind inhabiting a robot body.

Cult of the Lamb

Cult of the Lamb is a roguelike game developed by Massive Monster and published by Devolver Digital. Players must build and manage a compound for their followers, gathering resources, vanquishing cult leaders, and sometimes sacrificing followers to their deity.

Dead Cells

Dead Cells is a side-scrolling "roguevania" developed by Motion Twin. The game sends players out into various shifting locales to fight through hordes of creatures, providing inventive weapons to unlock and upgrades to earn.

Dredge

Dredge is a fishing game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. Players must venture out on the high seas, hauling in catches and making a living amidst supernatural mystery and eldritch horror.

Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight is an action-adventure game developed by Team Cherry. The game takes players deep into a fallen insect kingdom known as the Hallownest to put a stop to an infection that has cursed its people.

Madeline

Madeline is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Maddy Makes Games. The game follows Madeline as she climbs a mountain, using precise jumps and dashes to ascend through level after level. The game features an emotional story about self-empowerment and overcoming inner demons.

Moonlighter

Moonlighter is a simulation game developed by Digital Sun and published by 11 bit Studios. Players take on the role of a merchant who goes dungeon-crawling by night to find new wares to sell by day.

Paradise Killer

Paradise Killer is an open-world detective game developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller Games. The game throws players into a surreal world of gods, syndicates, and cosmic corruption, where every clue matters and every accusation is yours to make.

Tetris Effect: Connected

Tetris Effect: Connected is a puzzle game developed by Monstars, Resonair and published by Enhance Games. The classic puzzle game is elevated by captivating visuals and a phenomenal soundtrack that sync perfectly with your play, pulling you into a block-dropping flow state.

Untitled Goose Game

Untitled Goose Game is an open-world adventure developed by House House and published by Panic Inc. Players take on the role of a mischievous goose who must steal stuff, honk at people, and generally ruin everyone’s day in a series of sandbox areas.

Undertale

Undertale is an RPG developed by Toby Fox and published by 8-4 Ltd. The game follows a human who falls into the subterranean world of monsters, flipping RPG genre conventions on their heads with a battle system that gives you the option to talk your way out of fights.