Xbox One's Indie Exclusives List
While Sony got out to an early lead in recruiting indies to PS4, Microsoft has recently closed the gap with the success of its ID@Xbox self-publishing initiative. It's scored some big gets with Capy's Below and Playdead's Inside, among others. The Xbox One list of of home console exclusive indie games is becoming quite impressive. Here's a list of the upcoming Xbox One indie exclusives.
We made this list in order to compare to the PlayStation 4. Click here to read our previous list of PlayStation 4 indie exclusives.
[Note: This is a list of new-gen home console exclusives and timed exclusives. Basically, games that will appear on Xbox One first and not PlayStation 4. Many of these games have been or are also being released on PC. Also there are some exclusive Chinese Xbox One games like King of Wushu, Judgement of Rage, and Mercury that aren't confirmed for U.S.]
#IDARB (It Draws A Red Box) - Other Ocean
Release: 2014
A Funk of Titans - A Crowd of Monsters
Release: TBA
Below (timed exclusive) - Capy Games
Release: TBA
Blues and Bullets - A Crowd of Monsters
(No video available)
Release: Fall 2014
Chaos; Child - Nitroplus
Release: TBA
Cobalt - Oxyene/Fatshark/Mojang
Release: TBA
Crabitron - Two Lives Left
Release: TBA
Cuphead - Studio MDHR
Release: 2015
Doodle God 2 - JoyBits Ltd.
(No Xbox One video available)
Release: TBA
Dungeon of the Endless - Amplitude Studios
Release: TBA
Fortified – Clapfoot Games
Release: TBA
FRU - Through Games
Release: TBA
Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 - Halfbrick/Hibernum Creations
(No image available, image of original Fruit Ninja Kinect )
Release: TBA
Ghost of a Tale - Seith CG
Release: TBA
Goat Simulator - Coffee Stain Studios/Double 11
Release: TBA
Grave - Broken Window Studios
Release: 2015
Gunscape - Blowfish Studios
Release Date: TBA
Inside - Playdead
Release: 2015
Knight Squad - Chainawesome Games
Release: TBA
Lifeless Planet - Stage 2 Studios
Release: 2014
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - Asteroid Base
Release: TBA
Massive Chalice - Double Fine
Release: TBA
Nero - Storm in a Teacup
Release: TBA
Neverwinter (timed exclusive) - Cryptic Studios/Perfect World
(no trailer available)
Release: TBA
No Time to Explain - tinyBuild
Release: TBA
Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
Release: 2014
Plague Inc.: Evolved - Ndemic Creations
Release: TBA
Pneuma: Breath of Life - Deco Digital/Bevel Studios
Release: TBA
Psycho Pass - Nitroplus
Release: TBA
Raiden (New Project) - MOSS
(No video available)
Release: 2015
Rivals of Aether - Dan Fornace
Release: TBA
Shining Empire (also on Xbox 360) - Arcade County
Release: 2014
SlashDash - Nevernaut Games
Release: TBA
Smite - Hi-Rez Studios
Release: 2014
Soda Drinker Pro - Snowrunner
(No video available)
Release: September 2014
Space Engineer - Keen Software House
Release: TBA
Spectra 8-Bit Racing - Gateway Interactive
Release: TBA
SpeedRunners - tinyBuild/DoubleDutch Games
Release: 2015
Superhot - Superhot
Release: TBA
The Escapists - Team 17/Mouldy Toof
Release: TBA
Threes! - Sirvo/Hidden Variable
Release: TBA
Volgarr the Viking - Crazy Viking Studios
Release: TBA
Wulverblade - Fully Illustrated/Darkwind Media
Release: TBA