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7 indie games in this list, released 2015–2020, from developers such as Spiderling Studios, Foulball Hangover, Minskworks. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Spiderling Studios · United Kingdom
Besiege is a vehicle-construction sandbox from UK studio Spiderling Studios, themed around medieval siege engines. Players assemble their own machines, and reviewers have singled out the sheer range of experimentation it allows. It left a five-year early access phase in February 2020 on Windows, macOS and Linux, and The Splintered Sea, an expansion, was revealed in April 2024.
By Foulball Hangover · United Kingdom
Hydroneer is a mining sandbox from British indie studio Foulball Hangover, released on Steam in May 2020 and built with Unreal Engine 4. Its store listing combines adventure, casual, simulation and strategy tags, pointing to open-ended play built around mining. Console versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S followed in May 2026, timed to the game's sixth anniversary.
By Minskworks · United Kingdom
Jalopy is a driving and vehicle simulation in which the player and an uncle assemble a small car called the Laika, modelled on the Trabant 601, piece by piece. The pair then set off on a long road trip from East Berlin toward Turkey, keeping the fragile machine running along the way. It was developed by MinskWorks in the United Kingdom and published by Excalibur Games, releasing on Steam in 2018.
By Ghost Town Games Ltd. · United Kingdom
Overcooked is a cooking sim from UK studio Ghost Town Games, published by Team17 and released in August 2016. Local co-op players take charge of chefs in hazard-strewn kitchens, racing the clock to prepare meals that match incoming orders. At the 13th BAFTA Games Awards it took home two prizes, Best Family Game and Best British Game, and a sequel arrived in 2018, later bundled with the original as All You Can Eat.
By Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 · United Kingdom
Overcooked! 2 is a cooperative cooking sim from UK developers Ghost Town Games and Team17, with Team17 handling publishing. A sequel to the original Overcooked, it launched in August 2018 on Windows, macOS, Linux and several consoles. Its focus is shared play in the kitchen, with friends cooking together as a team, and it was later bundled with the first game in the Overcooked: All You Can Eat compilation.
By Madruga Works · United Kingdom
Planetbase is a strategy and simulation game about founding a human settlement on a faraway world. Players lay out an outpost, keep colonists alive in a hostile environment, and grow the base so it can endure over time. The game was made by Madruga Works, a developer based in the United Kingdom, and it launched on Windows in October 2015. A Mac release followed in early 2016, bringing the colony-management loop to a second platform.
By Chucklefish · United Kingdom
Starbound is a 2D action-adventure from UK studio Chucklefish, set across a procedurally generated universe that players roam freely. Exploration yields new weapons, armor and items, and journeys lead to towns and villages populated by a variety of intelligent species. It left early access in July 2016 on Windows, OS X and Linux, and its genre listings point to sandbox and RPG elements alongside its science-fiction setting.