{"id":922157,"date":"2026-07-24T06:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/rsi-recommends-10-indian-indie-games-to-watch-out-for\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T06:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:16:25","slug":"rsi-recommends-10-indian-indie-games-to-watch-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/rsi-recommends-10-indian-indie-games-to-watch-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"RSI Recommends: 10 Indian Indie Games to Watch Out For\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s\u00a0a good year to be a gamer. From the announcement<\/a> of the\u00a0final chapter\u00a0in the Final Fantasy VII <\/a>remake trilogy to the long-rumored Resident Evil: Code Veronica\u00a0remake<\/a>\u00a0and growing speculation around ATLUS\u2019 next Persona title<\/a>,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0no dearth of exciting releases on the horizon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While India has built\u00a0a strong reputation\u00a0as a hub for game development talent and outsourcing, original homegrown titles have traditionally struggled to break into the mainstream. Despite graphics being one of our strong suits and the country\u2019s rich mythology offering fertile ground for creative storytelling, the market has\u00a0largely gravitated\u00a0toward\u00a0mobile gaming and globally established franchises, with limited room for independent studios to find an audience.\u00a0Fortunately, it looks like things are slowly changing.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0a new generation of developers who want to bring something new to the gaming table.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The India Games Showcase, an initiative by Nodding Heads Games in collaboration with Nodwin Gaming, has brought indie developers of Indian origin to a global stage, giving them a chance to show the world what they have been working on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taking inspiration from untapped Indian myths, history, and cultural motifs, these games present them in a way that is easily accessible to a global audience.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0an eclectic mix: some have strong regional flavors, while others take place in the\u00a0exosphere. Some feature post-apocalyptic landscapes, while others chart entirely different paths.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With over 40 titles on the cusp of release, here are ten that stand out, listed in alphabetical order.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Appa\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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    Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>HeatDeath\u00a0Studio<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Photo: Courtesy of HeatDeath Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Grief manifests in\u00a0different ways. For some,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0repeatedly reliving fond memories;\u00a0for others,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0battling it out\u00a0Yu-Gi-Oh<\/em>! style. In\u00a0Appa<\/em>, a pair of siblings,\u00a0along with their uncle,\u00a0conquer grief, trauma, memories and all the things left unsaid through card game battles that shift between dreams and reality. Surreal,\u00a0shattering\u00a0and stylized,\u00a0Appa<\/em>\u00a0tells the story of navigating what happens\u00a0when the death of a loved one leaves you with an aching hollow in your heart.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Chiklet\u2019s\u00a0Human Products\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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      Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>YK Game Studio<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

      Photo: YK Game Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Finally, the game every vegan has hoped and prayed for; think\u00a0Stardew Valley\u00a0<\/em>meets Roald Dahl\u2019s\u00a0The Pig<\/em>\u00a0but in avian form.\u00a0Being the enterprising individual\u00a0you are, you decide to refurbish your grandfather\u2019s farm and turn it into a success. You need to hunt and harvest and work on your gastronomy skills to market your prey\u2026humans. Did we mention you play\u00a0as\u00a0a chicken? Farming\u00a0most\u00a0fowl.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

      FARSIGHT\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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        Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>Studio Noori<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

        Photo: Studio Noori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        The most familiar sight in an optometrist\u2019s office is the house on the hill which you see in the autorefractometer. It looks so calm,\u00a0peaceful\u00a0and idyllic. But appearances can be deceptive,\u00a0as Noah finds during a routine eye exam. Welcome to\u00a0CWell\u00a0Eyecare, who\u00a0claim\u00a0to fix you as well as your vision. If you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0trust your eyes, trust the lens of the handy dandy FUNTIME-GO camera. Set in a liminal space, this retro horror walking simulator will make you question whether seeing is deceiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n

        Ghatika<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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          Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>Glass Jar Interactive<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

          Photo: Glass Jar Interactive\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

          This hand-drawn hack-and-slash RPG is set in the fictional country of Ghatika. When an explosion destroys the capital, its residents are forced to flee into the wilderness. As you try to pick up the pieces and live to see another day, fate has other plans. Between managing your meagre resources and fending off threats so that your settlement survives, you still need to\u00a0get to the bottom of\u00a0what happened and why. A side-scroller with crafting, combat, plenty of exploration and atmospheric environments inspired by ancient India,\u00a0Ghatika\u00a0<\/em>has\u00a0many\u00a0secrets to uncover\u00a0\u2014\u00a0if\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0willing to look.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

          Raji: Kaliyuga<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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            Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>Nodding Heads Games<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

            Photo: Nodding Heads Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

            When the\u00a0asura\u00a0<\/em>Mahabalasura\u00a0unseals the heavens,\u00a0Raji\u00a0the\u00a0warrior\u00a0of faith\u00a0and her younger brother Darsh, a\u00a0dreamwalker,\u00a0travel to the Eternal Summit to stop the chaos from spreading.\u00a0\u00a0Infused with Indian mythology, the combat flourishes, dynamic visuals and atmospheric environments (lokas<\/em>), this sequel to 2020\u2019s\u00a0Raji: An Ancient Epic\u00a0<\/em>has dual protagonists offering two different kinds of highly customizable playstyles:\u00a0Raji with her divine Trishul as a frontline fighter and Darsh as a caster-type manipulating forces with his Siddhis. As they journey to their\u00a0destination,\u00a0they find themselves at a crossroads for a solution:,<\/s>\u00a0is it better to save the universe or destroy it\u00a0once and for all\u00a0ending the conflict?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

            Rakshasa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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              Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>Odd Compass Studio<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Photo: \u00a0<\/strong>Odd Compass Studio\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

              At first glance,\u00a0Rakshasa<\/em>\u00a0looks like a blend of\u00a0Amnesia: The Dark Descent\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>graphics,\u00a0Vampire\u00a0The\u00a0Masquerade: Bloodlines\u2019\u00a0<\/em>atmosphere with a turn-based combat system, and feels like it\u2019s straight out of the dark, gritty games that were so prevalent in the 2000s. You come into your dormant Tantrik powers after a less than legal excavation goes wrong. Sounds good? Not really.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0a whole dark underbelly to the world out there,\u00a0from human threats to otherworldly abominations, all hungry for blood, with you caught in the middle of\u00a0it .\u00a0With multiple endings influenced by the choices you make,\u00a0Rakshasa\u00a0<\/em>shows a very untapped side of Indian mythology.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Shutter Story<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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                Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>Frostwood\u00a0Interactive<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                Photo: Frostwood\u00a0Interactive\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                Ever flip through an old family album, seeing people, places, moments just frozen in time, and have the unmistakable feeling that\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0a slightly sinister undertone to this picture? Something strange is going on in your best friend\u00a0Eli\u2019s house, and you, an aspiring photographer,\u00a0possess\u00a0the latest tech: the\u00a0SpectralAware\u2122 2.1 software that lets you change the variables to figure out what lies beneath.\u00a0Is Eli\u2019s family haunted, or is it just his imagination going haywire? Careful how you categorize your findings because they all have consequences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

                Silkgrove<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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                  Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>Gallic Entertainment<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                  Photo: Gallic Entertainment\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                  This game offers a fresh perspective on the post-apocalyptic landscape. Gone are the rain-soaked neon alleys and the congested, mega-corp\u00a0ruled\u00a0techworld;\u00a0here,\u00a0there\u2019s warm sunshine, bright blue\u00a0skies\u00a0and simple tools.\u00a0Solarpunk\u00a0is\u00a0cyberpunk\u2019s\u00a0hopeful cousin,\u00a0and that is the genre of\u00a0Silkgrove.<\/em>\u00a0Step into the shoes of Annie, a young Restorer,\u00a0as she helps rebuild a world after a war between humans and machines. Craft,\u00a0farm\u00a0and collect the resources you need to make the world a more sustainable place in this cozy life sim.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

                  The Detective\u2019s Apprentice\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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                    Developer:<\/strong>\u00a0darqwerful<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                    Photo: darqwerful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                    This is if the residents of 221B Baker Street, Miss Marple, and\u00a0The Case of the Golden Idol<\/em>\u00a0converged into a point-and-click detective game. Clementine \u201cCleo\u201d Ace is the niece and apprentice to world-famous sleuth Maya Lynch.\u00a0As you shadow her, learning the\u00a0ropes so to speak, it\u00a0falls on your young shoulders to help unravel the tightly wound thread holding these cases together. Hunt for clues, interrogate suspects, and survey the crime scene with the keenest of eyes to catch the culprit. Murders, mysteries, and heists \u2014 Detective Clementine is on the case.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

                    The Misadventures of Spaceman Biff\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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                      Developer:\u00a0<\/strong>Prescription Studios<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

                      Photo: Prescription Studios\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                      Fans of Andy Weir\u2019s works can finally experience what\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0wanting to\u00a0for so long:\u00a0what it feels like to be trapped on a strange alien planet figuring out a way to get home.\u00a0Spaceman\u00a0Biff is in quite a pickle.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0crashed onto a planet, and the only way home is straight up in orbit. Good\u00a0thing\u00a0he has his jetpack to help him navigate this alien landscape. This pixelated puzzle platformer has you up against one of the strongest forces of nature: gravity. Will Biff reach the stars or plummet into the ground?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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                      It\u2019s\u00a0a good year to be a gamer. From the announcement of the\u00a0final chapter\u00a0in the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy to the long-rumored Resident Evil: Code Veronica\u00a0remake\u00a0and growing speculation around ATLUS\u2019 next Persona title,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0no dearth of exciting releases on the horizon.\u00a0 While India has built\u00a0a strong reputation\u00a0as a hub for game development talent and outsourcing, original<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":922158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24960,2288],"tags":[6494,11112],"class_list":["post-922157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indian","category-recommends","tag-indian","tag-recommends"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/922158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}