Games Indies Made Because Bigger Companies Won't Do The Franchise Justice

Note: I don't want this to be construed as reducing these games as "copy-cats"! Many of these games are labors of love with all sorts of cool and unique ideas.

Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
Harvest Moon
Freedom Planet
Freedom Planet
2D Sonic
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower
Wario Land
A Hat in Time
A Hat in Time
Super Mario Sunshine
Dusk
Dusk
Quake / Blood
Horizon's Gate
Horizon's Gate
Uncharted Waters
Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight
Ducktales
DoubleShake
DoubleShake
Mischief Makers / Tomba
Ex-Zodiac
Ex-Zodiac
Star Fox
Oddity
Oddity
Earthbound
Cyber Shadow
Cyber Shadow
Ninja Gaiden
Battle Princess Madelyn
Battle Princess Madelyn
Ghosts 'n' Goblins
Xenogunner
Xenogunner
Alien Soldier
Yooka-Laylee
Yooka-Laylee
Banjo Kazooie
Odallus: The Dark Call
Odallus: The Dark Call
Retro Castlevania
Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm
Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm
Street Fighter III
Oniken
Oniken
Ninja Gaiden
Gigantic Army
Gigantic Army
Assault Suits Valken
Blazing Chrome
Blazing Chrome
Contra
Gloomwood
Gloomwood
Thief
Bits & Bops
Bits & Bops
Rhythm Heaven
24 Killers
24 Killers
moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Retro City Rampage
Retro City Rampage
Old-School Grand Theft Auto
Thimbleweed Park
Thimbleweed Park
LucasArts point-n-clicks
Drainus
Drainus
Gradius
Spark the Electric Jester 2
Spark the Electric Jester 2
3D Sonic
Muri
Muri
2D Duke Nukem
Windswept
Windswept
Donkey Kong Country
One Step From Eden
One Step From Eden
Mega Man Battle Network
Moonlighter
Moonlighter
Reccetear
Cyber Lancer
Cyber Lancer
Virtual-On
Tinykin
Tinykin
Pikmin
Timespinner
Timespinner
Iga-vania style Castlevania
Infernax
Infernax
Classicvania-style Castlevania
Aqua Ippan
Aqua Ippan
Metal Slug

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