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Best Indie games on Xbox One

The 250 best Indie games on Xbox One, ranked from 24,890 critic and player ratings.

The best Indie game on Xbox One right now is Undertale, with a critic score of 96/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
  • 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 24,890 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 50

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01 Undertale A Undertale 2015 · 1,901 ratings · 6 Tier votes · finished by 27% A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging with a turn-based combat system with puzzle-solving and bullet hell elements, as well as other unconventional game mechanics. 96 /100
02 Return of the Obra Dinn Return of the Obra Dinn 2018 · 509 ratings · finished by 29% In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues. 95 /100
03 Hades A Hades 2020 · 1,785 ratings · 7 Tier votes · finished by 100% A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants. 94 /100
04 Planet of Lana Planet of Lana 2023 · 122 ratings A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures. Planet of Lana is a cinematic puzzle adventure framed by an epic sci-fi saga that stretches across centuries and galaxies. 93 /100
05 Slay the Spire S Slay the Spire 2019 · 544 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 14% We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire! 93 /100
06 Inside Inside 2016 · 1,651 ratings An atmospheric 2D side-scroller in which, hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project and struggles to preserve his identity. 92 /100
07 Vampire Survivors Vampire Survivors 2022 · 394 ratings · finished by 11% Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. 91 /100
08 Celeste S Celeste 2018 · 1,480 ratings · 7 Tier votes · finished by 30% Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain. 91 /100
09 Hollow Knight A Hollow Knight 2017 · 2,277 ratings · 14 Tier votes · finished by 20% · 7 h to beat A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas. 91 /100
10 Balatro Balatro 2024 · 412 ratings Balatro is a deck-building roguelite in which players construct poker hands to earn chips and overcome enemy blinds. The game features mechanics for enhancing a deck of playing cards, purchasing Jokers that modify hand effects, and discovering synergies to progress through increasingly challenging encounters. 91 /100
11 Ticket to Ride Ticket to Ride 2009 · 117 ratings · finished by 3% 91 /100
12 Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Disco Elysium: The Final Cut 2021 · 228 ratings 91 /100
13 Stardew Valley A Stardew Valley 2016 · 1,842 ratings · 3 Tier votes · finished by 13% · 13 h to beat 91 /100
14 Bastion C Bastion 2011 · 761 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 18% 90 /100
15 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition 2015 · 152 ratings · finished by 12% 90 /100
16 Dead Cells A Dead Cells 2018 · 647 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 16% 90 /100
17 The Forgotten City The Forgotten City 2021 · 158 ratings · finished by 18% 90 /100
18 Hollow Knight: Silksong S Hollow Knight: Silksong 2025 · 526 ratings · 8 Tier votes 90 /100
19 Tunic Tunic 2022 · 254 ratings · finished by 14% 89 /100
20 Sea of Stars Sea of Stars 2023 · 136 ratings 89 /100
21 SteamWorld Dig 2 SteamWorld Dig 2 2017 · 194 ratings · finished by 12% 89 /100
22 Cocoon Cocoon 2023 · 157 ratings 89 /100
23 The Case of the Golden Idol The Case of the Golden Idol 2022 · 92 ratings 89 /100
24 Shovel Knight Shovel Knight 2014 · 530 ratings · finished by 21% 89 /100
25 Hyper Light Drifter Hyper Light Drifter 2016 · 258 ratings · finished by 15% 89 /100
26 Cult of the Lamb B Cult of the Lamb 2022 · 251 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 21% 89 /100
27 Neon White S Neon White 2022 · 129 ratings · 1 Tier vote 89 /100
28 Blasphemous II Blasphemous II 2023 · 100 ratings 89 /100
29 Rocket League A Rocket League 2015 · 1,229 ratings · 3 Tier votes · finished by 9% · 21 h to beat 89 /100
30 Tetris Effect: Connected Tetris Effect: Connected 2020 · 84 ratings · finished by 7% 89 /100
31 Owlboy Owlboy 2016 · 132 ratings · finished by 11% 89 /100
32 The Witness The Witness 2016 · 527 ratings · finished by 13% 88 /100
33 Night in the Woods Night in the Woods 2017 · 313 ratings · finished by 32% 88 /100
34 Nine Sols Nine Sols 2024 · 97 ratings 88 /100
35 The Swapper The Swapper 2013 · 184 ratings · finished by 8% 88 /100
36 Crypt of the NecroDancer Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015 · 168 ratings · finished by 6% 88 /100
37 Spiritfarer B Spiritfarer 2020 · 143 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 10% 88 /100
38 SteamWorld Heist SteamWorld Heist 2015 · 104 ratings · finished by 8% 88 /100
39 Child of Light Child of Light 2014 · 371 ratings · finished by 16% 88 /100
40 Starbound Starbound 2016 · 234 ratings · finished by 7% 87 /100
41 The Talos Principle The Talos Principle 2014 · 476 ratings · finished by 13% 87 /100
42 Risk of Rain 2 B Risk of Rain 2 2020 · 272 ratings · 3 Tier votes · finished by 10% 87 /100
43 The Messenger The Messenger 2018 · 195 ratings · finished by 14% 87 /100
44 Death's Door Death's Door 2021 · 192 ratings 87 /100
45 TowerFall Ascension TowerFall Ascension 2014 · 90 ratings · finished by 7% 87 /100
46 What Remains of Edith Finch What Remains of Edith Finch 2017 · 999 ratings · finished by 38% 87 /100
47 Two Point Hospital Two Point Hospital 2018 · 144 ratings · finished by 4% 87 /100
48 Cuphead A Cuphead 2017 · 932 ratings · 5 Tier votes · finished by 21% 87 /100
49 Kerbal Space Program Kerbal Space Program 2015 · 210 ratings · finished by 3% 87 /100
50 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun 2016 · 187 ratings · finished by 6% 86 /100
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Indie game on Xbox One?

Undertale currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 1,901 ratings. It holds a A grade from the Tier community — updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.