Best of 2014: The indie games we adore

Check out all of our Best of 2014 coverage here and Worst of 2014 coverage here.

Independent game development is the foremost frontier for exploring new ideas and concepts in a medium too often hampered by a need to retread the same ground. 2014 brought with it a surge in early access releases and the first big fruits of the crowdfunding craze, making the creation and release of these indie titles often as experimental or temperamental as their subject material.