Fantastic titles made by people in their bedrooms.
Dishonored, when it first came out.
I’m not sure Arkane and Bathesda could be considered as indie devs at the time of release. Bathesda had released Skyrim the year before.
Even Arkane alone at that time wouldn’t be considered indie. They had done a few contract jobs for major releases, like CoD, before developing Dishonored.
Orwell, the first one
Fall Guys, back before the vaulting fiasco
Valheim is one of the best, especially with frends
Baby hands.
Salt and Sanctuary and Hollow Knight.