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.

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

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