A curated list of successul games, made entirely (or quite) entirely by a lone gamedev.
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- 0space, by Beau Blyth.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Crimsonland, by Tero Alatalo.
- Cogmind, by Josh Kyzrati Ge.
- Domina, by DolphinBarn.
- Dust: An Elysian Tail, by Dean Dodrill.
- Dwarf Fortress, by Tarn Adams.
- End Space, by Justin Wasilenko.
- Environmental Station Alpha, by Arvi Hempuli Teikari.
- Ethereal Legends, by Scott McCutchen.
- Everyday Shooter, by Jonathan Mak.
- 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.
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, by Stephen Cakebread.
- Gnomes Vs Fairies: Greckel's Quest, by Dano Kablamo.
- 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.
- Hacknet, by Matt Trobbiani.
- Hammerfight, by Konstantin Koshutin.
- HyperRogue, by Zeno Rogue.
- Iconoclasts, by Joakim Sandberg.
- Iji, by Daniel Remar.
- I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1, by James Silva.
- Intrusion2, by Aleksey Abramenko.
- Jumper, by Matt Thorson.
- Karateka, by Jordan Mechner.
- Karoshi, by Jesse Venbrux.
- Knights Of The Chalice, by .
- Knytt, by Nicklas Nyfflas Nygren.
- Lone Survivor, by Jasper Byrne.
- Lost Soul Aside, by Bing Yang.
- Love, by Eskil Steenberg.
- Ludus Silva, by Jayelinda Suridge.
- Mahjong Solitaire, by Brodie Lockard.
- Mari0, by Maurice Guégan.
- M.A.V., by Chad Mauldin.
- Meganoid(2017), by Pascal Bestebroer.
- Meridian: New World, by Ede Tarsoly.
- Minecraft, by Markus Notch Persson.
- Moonman, by Ben Porter.
- Mud And Blood series, by Urb.
- No Heroes, by Tiago.
- Noitu Love, by Joakim Sandberg.
- Papers, Please, by Lucas Dukope Pope.
- Prince Of Persia, Jordan Mechner.
- Power-Up, by Mike Hanson.
- Quadrilateral Cowboy, by Brendon Blendo Chung.
- Ratz Instagib, by Lino Slahuschek.
- Replica, by SOMI.
- Return Of The Obra Dinn, by Lucas Dukope Pope.
- Retro City Rampage, by Brian Provinciano.
- Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball, by Erik Asmussen.
- RollerCoaster Tycoon series, by Chris Sawyer.
- SCP - Containment Breach, by Joonas Rikkonen.
- Shiny Gauntlet, by Glen Henry.
- Shoot First, by Beau Blyth.
- Sleep Is Death, by Jason Rohrer.
- Slender: The Eight Pages, by Mark J. Hadley.
- Snayke, by Alex Szpakowsky.
- SpaceTeam, by Henry Smith.
- Spelunky classic, by Derek Yu.
- Stardew Valley, by Eric Barone.
- Star Guard, by Loren Sparky Schmidt.
- 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.
- Telepath Tactics, by Craig Stern.
- Tempest 2000, by Jeff Minter.
- 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 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.
- Transport Tycoon, by Chris Sawyer.
- UnderRail, by Dejan Radisic.
- Undertale, by Toby Fox.
- Unfinished - An Artist's Lament, by Andrew Hlynka.
- Unturned, by Nelson Sexton.
- 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.
- Warning Forever, by Hikoza T. Ohkubo.
- Zombox, by Tyson Ibele.
- Quora thread - What are the best games designed and built by only one person ?
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- 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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