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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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Quora thread - What are the best games designed and built by only one person ?
Quora thread - What is the most epic video game ever been made by only one person ?
GamesRadar+ - 10 Games developed entirely by one person
GameSpew - Top 10 games made by one person
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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