5 best indie RPGs that will give AAA RPGs a run for their money

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Role-playing games (indie RPGs or AAA releases) are a popular genre of video games, which allow players a large amount of agency in the unfolding of the narrative. This is done through a host of mechanics, such as in-game choices, character abilities, and skills chosen by the player as well as skill checks, which the game makes based on the attributes of the player's character.

Although the RPG genre is generally dominated by the AAA game industry, a few incredible indie RPG releases come along every now and then, managing to grow a tremendous following and garner quite the reputation. These are games developed by significantly smaller independent studios, generally not as famous as the AAA developers.

Often, such indie RPGs go unnoticed, although some break the mold in such an impactful way that it gains them the recognition that they deserve. Here are five such examples of indie RPG releases that could probably give AAA RPGs a serious run for their money.

Developed by a single person, Eric Barone, over the course of four years, Stardew Valley is a simulation indie RPG that was released on February 26, 2016 for Windows PCs. It was later ported to various other OS, consoles, and platforms over the course of the next few years.

As a farming simulator, this indie RPG had players take on the role of a character who inherited their deceased grandfather’s rundown farm in the region known as Stardew Valley. The game can be played solo or online (multiplayer) with up to 4 people playing together in a single server.

Essentially, a farming simulator player’s primary goal is to maintain and restore the farm to glory and start earning revenue. They can optionally interact with NPCs in the town and even pursue relationships that might