10 Best Indie Video Games Of 2016

10. Oxenfree

Lets kick off the summary of 2016 by going back in time to the 1980s.

Netflix rekindled our love of 80s paranormal thrillers with Stranger Things, Black Mirror reminded us why the era was one of the greatest for music in the superb San Junipero episode, and in the gaming world, we were delivered the story and musically rich, Oxenfree.

This 2.5D point-and-click adventure harks back to the glory days of LucasArts and Revolution Software, combining an elegant but eerie art style, simple but intuitive gameplay, and an original, 80s-inspired soundtrack.

As Alex, the player travels to an abandoned island for night of teenage partying. Cue adolescent angst, young love and the inevitable disturbance of buried secrets and ghostly apparitions. As the group travel deeper into the island, they open a rift that exposes them to the mysterious secrets of the past.

Oxenfree's core strength is the move away from the traditional point-and-click method of combining items to realistic, reactionary dialogue to forward the plot, alongside using one hell of a paranormal-communication device in the form of a trusty radio.

If you like a nostalgia driven sci-fi ghost story with a Twilight Zone-esque feel, Oxenfree will certainly lift your spirits.