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Solo games

A curated collection of notable games created by solo game developers

video_game A curated list of successul games, made (quite) entirely by a lone gamedev.

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0

0space, by Beau Blyth

A

A Bird Story, by Kan Gao
A Dark Room, by Michael Townsend
Agar.io, by Matheus Valadares
Another World, by Eric Chahi
Antichamber, by Alexander Bruce
Atom Zombie Smasher, by Brendon Chung
Axiom Verge, by Thomas Happ

B

Balance Of Power, by Chris Crawford
Banished, by Luke Hodorowicz
Beat Hazard, by Steve Hunt
Bob's Game, by Robert Pelloni
BOOR, by Daniel Moreno
Braid, by Jonathan Blow
Bullet Force, by Lucas Wilde

C

Capoeira Fighter, by Scott Stoddard
Captain Forever, by Jared Woods
Cardinal Quest, by Ido Yehieli
Cave Story(窟物語, ), by Daisuke Amaya
Cibele, by Nina Freeman
Clonk series, by Matthes Bender
Clutter series, by Joe Cassavaugh
Crimsonland, by Tero Alatalo
Cogmind, by Josh Ge

D

Domina, by DolphinBarn
Dust: An Elysian Tail, by Dean Dodrill
Dwarf Fortress, by Tarn Adams

E

End Space, by Justin Wasilenko
Environmental Station Alpha, by Arvi Teikari
Ethereal Legends, by Scott McCutchen
Everyday Shooter, by Jonathan Mak

F

Fancy Pants Adventures, by Brad Borne
Five Nights at Fredddy's, by Scott Cawthon
Flappy Bird, by Nguyễn Hà Đông
Flix The Flea, by Mike Hanson
Flotilla, by Brendon Chung

G

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, by Stephen Cakebread
Gnomes Vs Fairies: Greckel's Quest, by Dano Kablamo
Going Home, by Brandon Lim-it
Grand Prix 2, by Geoff Hammond
Gravity Bone, by Brendon Chung
Guardians Of Altarris, by Scott Stoddard
Guild Of Dungeoneering, by Colm Larkin
Gunpoint, by Tom Francis
Gridrunner, by Jeff Minter

H

Hacknet, by Matt Trobbiani
Hammerfight, by Konstantin Koshutin
HyperRogue, by Zeno Rogue

I

Iconoclasts, by Joakim Sandberg
Iji, by Daniel Remar
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1, by James Silva
Intrusion2, by Aleksey Abramenko

J

Jumper, by Matt Thorson

K

Karateka, by Jordan Mechner
Karoshi, by Jesse Venbrux
Knights Of The Chalice, by
Knytt, by Nicklas Nygren

L

Lieve Oma, by Florian Veltman
Lone Survivor, by Jasper Byrne
Lost Soul Aside, by Bing Yang
Love, by Eskil Steenberg
Ludus Silva, by Jayelinda Suridge

M

Mahjong Solitaire, by Brodie Lockard
Maldita Castilla, by Juan Antonio Becerra
Mari0, by Maurice Guégan
M.A.V., by Chad Mauldin
MechCorp, by K. Song Tan
Meganoid(2017), by Pascal Bestebroer
Meridian: New World, by Ede Tarsoly
Metanet Hunter series, by Kawata
Minecraft, by Markus Persson
Minesheeper, by Darby Costello
Moonman, by Ben Porter
Mud And Blood series, by Urb

N

No Heroes, by Tiago
Noitu Love, by Joakim Sandberg

O

Nidhogg, by Mark Essen
OBEY, by Dan Dez
osu!, by Dean Herbert

P

Papers, Please, by Lucas Pope
Pinstripe, by Thomas Brush
Prince Of Persia, Jordan Mechner
Power-Up, by Mike Hanson

Q

Quadrilateral Cowboy, by Brendon Chung

R

Ratz Instagib, by Lino Slahuschek
Replica, by SOMI
Return Of The Obra Dinn, by Lucas Pope
Retro City Rampage, by Brian Provinciano
RimWorld, by Tynan Sylvester
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball, by Erik Asmussen
RollerCoaster Tycoon, by Chris Sawyer

S

SCP - Containment Breach, by Joonas Rikkonen
Seen, by Mickole Klein Nulud
Shiny Gauntlet, by Glen Henry
Shoot First, by Beau Blyth
Sky Panic, by Belén Albeza
Sleep Is Death, by Jason Rohrer
Slender: The Eight Pages, by Mark J. Hadley
Snayke, by Alex Szpakowsky
Solar Realms Elite, by Amit Patel
SpaceTeam, by Henry Smith
Spelunky classic, by Derek Yu
Stardew Valley, by Eric Barone
Star Guard, by Loren Schmidt
Star Raiders, by Doug Neubauer
Startup Company: The Game, by Jonas Hovgaard
Stasis, by Christopher Bischoff
Stephen's Sausage Roll, by Stephen Lavelle
Submachine series, by Mateusz Skutnik
Super Hexagon, by Terry Cavanagh
Survive The Forest, by Ben Falcone

T

Tales of the Underworld: Rebellion of the Souls, by Belén Albeza
Telepath Tactics, by Craig Stern
Tempest 2000, by Jeff Minter
Terra Genesis, by Alexander Winn
Terrartisan, by Belén Albeza
Tetris, by Alexei Pajitnov
The Consuming Shadow, by Ben Croshaw
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, by James Silva
The Dungeoning, by Nick Donnelly
The Escapists, by Chris Davis
The Floor Is Jelly, by Ian Snyder
The Language of the Gods, by Belén Albeza
The Music Machine, by David Szymanski
Thirty Flights Of Loving, by Brendon Chung
Thomas Was Alone, by Mike Bithell
Tiny Wings, by Andreas Illinger
To The Moon, by Kan Gao
Tomb Of Tyrants, by Jake Huhman
Touhou Project(東方 ), by ZUN
Tower Of Guns, by Joe Mirabello
trAInsported, by Micha Pfeiffer
Trainyard, by Matt Rix
Transport Tycoon, by Chris Sawyer

U

UnderRail, by Dejan Radisic
Undertale, by Toby Fox
Unfinished - An Artist's Lament, by Andrew Hlynka
Unturned, by Nelson Sexton

V

Vanguard Princess(ヴァンガードプリンセス ), by Tomoaki Sugeno
Voidspire Tactics, by Rad Codex
VVVVVV, by Terry Cavanagh

W

Warning Forever, by Hikoza T. Ohkubo

Z

Zombox, by Tyson Ibele

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Reddit - r/gamedev 1-man games ?
IGN - Awesome games made by one person
Redbull - One man band: The amazing games made by solo devs
RollingStone - Solo Indie Game Development – Not for Faint of Heart
Reddit - Best games developed by a solo developer
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