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