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Contents

0 • A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P • Q • R • S • T • U • V • W • X • Y • Z

0

• 0space, by Beau Blyth.

A

• A Bird Story, by Kan Gao.
• A Dark Room, by Michael Townsend.
• Agar.io, by Matheus Valadares.
• Another World, by Eric Chahi.
• Antichamber, by Alexander Bruce.
• Atom Zombie Smasher, by Brendon Blendo Chung.
• Axiom Verge, by Thomas Happ.

B

• Balance Of Power, by Chris Crawford.
• Banished, by Luke Hodorowicz.
• Beat Hazard, by Steve Hunt.
• Bob’s Game, by Robert Pelloni.
• BOOR, by Daniel Moreno.
• Braid, by Jonathan Blow.
• Bullet Force, by Lucas Wilde.

C

• Capoeira Fighter, by Scott Stoddard.
• Captain Forever, by Jared Farbs Woods.
• Cardinal Quest, by Ido Yehieli.
• Cave Story (窟物語, Doukutsu Monogatari), by Daisuke Pixel Amaya.
• Cibele, by Nina Freeman.
• Clonk series, by Matthes Bender.
• Clutter series, by Joe Cassavaugh.
• Crimsonland, by Tero Alatalo.
• Cogmind, by Josh Kyzrati Ge.

D

• Domina, by DolphinBarn.
• Dust: An Elysian Tail, by Dean Dodrill.
• Dwarf Fortress, by Tarn Adams.
• Dr.Mario, by Nintendo

E

• End Space, by Justin Wasilenko.
• Environmental Station Alpha, by Arvi Hempuli Teikari.
• Ethereal Legends, by Scott McCutchen.
• Everyday Shooter, by Jonathan Mak.

F

• Fancy Pants Adventures, by Brad Borne.
• Five Nights at Fredddy’s, by Scott Cawthon.
• Flappy Bird, by Nguyễn Hà Đông.
• Flix The Flea, by Mike Hanson.
• Flotilla, by Brendon Blendo Chung.

G

• Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, by Stephen Cakebread.
• Gnomes Vs Fairies: Greckel’s Quest, by Dano Kablamo.
• Going Home, by Brandon Blanker Lim-it.
• Grand Prix 2, by Geoff Hammond.
• Gravity Bone, by Brendon Blendo Chung.
• Guardians Of Altarris, by Scott Stoddard.
• Guild Of Dungeoneering, by Colm Larkin.
• Gunpoint, by Tom Francis.
• Gridrunner, by Jeff Minter.

H

• Hacknet, by Matt Trobbiani.
• Hammerfight, by Konstantin Koshutin.
• HyperRogue, by Zeno Rogue.

I

• Iconoclasts, by Joakim Sandberg.
• Iji, by Daniel Remar.
• I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1, by James Silva.
• Intrusion2, by Aleksey Abramenko.

J

• Jumper, by Matt Thorson.

K

• Karateka, by Jordan Mechner.
• Karoshi, by Jesse Venbrux.
• Knights Of The Chalice, by .
• Knytt, by Nicklas Nyfflas Nygren.

L

• Lieve Oma, by Florian Veltman.
• Lone Survivor, by Jasper Byrne.
• Legends of Future Past, by Jon Radoff. A 1992 commercial MUD resurrected from original script files using AI. Play free.
• Lost Soul Aside, by Bing Yang.
• Love, by Eskil Steenberg.
• Ludus Silva, by Jayelinda Suridge.

M

• Mahjong Solitaire, by Brodie Lockard.
• Maldita Castilla, by Juan Antonio Becerra.
• Mari0, by Maurice Guégan.
• M.A.V., by Chad Mauldin.
• MechCorp, by K. Song Tan.
• Meganoid(2017), by Pascal Bestebroer.
• Meridian: New World, by Ede Tarsoly.
• Metanet Hunter series, by Kawata.
• Minecraft, by Markus Notch Persson.
• Minesheeper, by Darby Costello.
• Moonman, by Ben Porter.
• Mud And Blood series, by Urb.

N

• No Heroes, by Tiago.
• Noitu Love, by Joakim Sandberg.

O

• Nidhogg, by Mark Essen.
• OBEY, by Dan Dez.
• osu!, by Dean Herbert.

P

• Papers, Please, by Lucas Dukope Pope.
• Pinstripe, by Thomas Brush.
• Prince Of Persia, Jordan Mechner.
• Power-Up, by Mike Hanson.

Q

• Quadrilateral Cowboy, by Brendon Blendo Chung.

R

• Ratz Instagib, by Lino Slahuschek.
• Replica, by SOMI.
• Return Of The Obra Dinn, by Lucas Dukope Pope.
• Retro City Rampage, by Brian Provinciano.
• RimWorld, by Tynan Sylvester.
• Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball, by Erik Asmussen.
• RollerCoaster Tycoon series, by Chris Sawyer.

S

• SCP - Containment Breach, by Joonas Rikkonen.
• Seen, by Mickole Klein Nulud.
• Shiny Gauntlet, by Glen Henry.
• Shoot First, by Beau Blyth.
• Sky Panic, by Belén Albeza.
• Sleep Is Death, by Jason Rohrer.
• Slender: The Eight Pages, by Mark J. Hadley.
• Snayke, by Alex Szpakowsky.
• Solar Realms Elite, by Amit Patel.
• SpaceTeam, by Henry Smith.
• Spelunky classic, by Derek Yu.
• Stardew Valley, by Eric Barone.
• Star Guard, by Loren Sparky Schmidt.
• Star Raiders, by Doug Neubauer.
• Startup Company: The Game, by Jonas Hovgaard.
• Stasis, by Christopher Bischoff.
• Stephen’s Sausage Roll, by Stephen Lavelle.
• Submachine series, by Mateusz Skutnik.
• Super Hexagon, by Terry Cavanagh.
• Survive The Forest, by Ben Falcone.

T

• Tales of the Underworld: Rebellion of the Souls, by Belén Albeza.
• Telepath Tactics, by Craig Stern.
• Tempest 2000, by Jeff Minter.
• Terra Genesis, by Alexander Winn.
• Terrartisan, by Belén Albeza.
• Tetris, by Alexei Pajitnov.
• The Consuming Shadow, by Ben Yahtzee Croshaw.
• The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, by James Silva.
• The Dungeoning, by Nick Donnelly.
• The Escapists, by Chris Davis.
• The Floor Is Jelly, by Ian Snyder.
• The Language of the Gods, by Belén Albeza.
• The Music Machine, by David Szymanski.
• Thirty Flights Of Loving, by Brendon Blendo Chung.
• Thomas Was Alone, by Mike Bithell.
• Tiny Wings, by Andreas Illinger.
• To The Moon, by Kan Gao.
• Tomb Of Tyrants, by Jake Huhman.
• Touhou Project (東方 Project Tōhō Purojekuto), by ZUN.
• Tower Of Guns, by Joe Mirabello.
• trAInsported, by Micha Germanunkol Pfeiffer.
• Trainyard, by Matt Rix.
• Transport Tycoon, by Chris Sawyer.

U

• UnderRail, by Dejan Radisic.
• Undertale, by Toby Fox.
• Unfinished - An Artist’s Lament, by Andrew Hlynka.
• Unturned, by Nelson Sexton.

V

• Vanguard Princess(ヴァンガードプリンセス Vangaado Purinsesu), by Tomoaki Sugeno.
• Voidspire Tactics, by Rad Codex.
• VVVVVV, by Terry Cavanagh.

W

• Warning Forever, by Hikoza T. Ohkubo.

X

Y

Z

• Zombox, by Tyson Ibele.

Sources

• Quora thread - What are the best games designed and built by only one person ?
• Quora thread - What is the most epic video game ever been made by only one person ?
• GamesRadar+ - 10 Games developed entirely by one person
• GameSpew - Top 10 games made by one person
• Reddit - r/gamedev 1-man games ?
• IGN - Awesome games made by one person
• Redbull - One man band: The amazing games made by solo devs
• RollingStone - Solo Indie Game Development – Not for Faint of Heart
• Reddit - Best games developed by a solo developer

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