25 Next-Gen Indies To Get Excited About

Got a next-gen system? You'll want to check these indie games out.

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So you've got a new next-gen console, updated the firmware, screwed around with the new tech and played a few launch games. Now what? (Hint: it's the hard part). 

Waiting for games to populate your new system of choice isn't particularly enjoyable, sure, but thankfully the indie agenda that's been slowly emerging on home systems is getting throttled into full gear as 2014 rapidly approaches. And while it's no secret that Sony is currently ruling the roost when it comes to indie dominance, Microsoft's still-almost-totally-unknown indie dev program could yield some exclusive smaller-scale content. (This generation has already proven they're no strangers to drastically changing company philosphy.) So keep these 25 indie games in mind – they'll be here before you know it. 

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25. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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24. Towerfall: Ascension

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23. Guns of Icarus: Online

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22. Fez

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21. Volume

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20. Mighty No. 9

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19. Outlast

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18. Oddworld: New N' Tasty

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17. Samurai Gunn

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16. Pavillion

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15. Mercenary Kings

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14. Transistor

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13. Below

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12. Hohokum

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11. Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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10. 1001 Spikes

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9. Secret Ponchos

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8. The Witness

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7. Rime

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6. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

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5. Road Not Taken

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4. Soma

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3. The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter

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2. Hyper Light Drifter

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1. Everybody's Gone To The Rapture

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