Who is the best indie game developer in the world? It’s actually a loaded question because the term indie casts such a wide net across the gaming industry today. You have some indie studios that are only a few people like Mega Crit who made Slay the Spire and on the other hand you have a studio like IO Interactive who have recently reclaimed their independence and are closer to 300 employees. This is a very big difference and there are many studios like both.

For this list we are looking at the more classical term for indie studio that will help keep the list tight and focused with only studios that are smaller in nature.

Nearly thirty of the best and brightest indie game studios were taken into consideration, here are the best indie game studios.