1. Stardew Valley
Copies Sold: 1,400,000
Metacritic Rating: 88
Stardew Valley is a farming simulation game that takes a lot of inspiration from the highly successful Harvest Moon series. In the game, you take the role of a character who inherits his/her grandfather’s dilapidated farm in Stardew Valley. It’s up to the player to manage their time and energy in order to make a successful farm. The game also features a local community, romances, social activity, and other mysteries. The game became very successful, becoming one of the highest selling titles on Steam just within a few months of its release. Going leaps and bounds beyond any indie game this year, Stardew Valley sits at the top of the 10 most successful coolest new indie games of 2016.
