Since the announcement of the PlayStation 4, Sony has made a strong play towards recruiting high-profile independent developers to the console. From giving games like Mercenary Kings and Entwined showcases at E3 press conferences to a program that allows indies to self-publish without a deal with a larger publisher, Sony has rolled out the red carpet for Indies. This has paid off in a catalog of home console exclusive indie games that is quite impressive. Here's a list of the upcoming PlayStation 4 indie exclusives.
We made this list in order to compare to the Xbox One. Microsoft has recently made great efforts towards closing the gap with Sony on the indie front. In a future feature, we will provide a full list of Microsoft's indie exclusives.
[Note: This is a list of new-gen home console exclusives and timed exclusives. Basically, games that will appear on PlayStation 4 but not Xbox One. Many of these games have been or are also being released on PC. In addition, some of these are exclusive to Sony platforms and will appear on PS3 and Vita.]
Aaru's Awakening - Lumenox Games
Release: 2014
ABZU - Giant Squid
Release: TBA
Alienation - Housemarque
Release: TBA
Apotheon - Alien Trap Games
Release: Fall 2014
Broforce - Free Lives Games
Release: 2014
Chasm - Discord Games
Release: Fall 2014
DayZ - Bohemia Interactive
Release: TBA
Dreadnought - Yager Development
Release: Q2 2015
Dreamfall Chapters - Red Thread Games
Release: November 1
Drifter - Celsius Game Studios
Release: 2014
Escape Goat 2 - Magical Time Bean
Release: 2014
Ether One - White Paper Games
Release: 2014
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture - The Chinese Room/Sony Santa Monica
Release: 2015
Final Horizon - Eiconic Games (no video available)
Release: Q3 2014
Galak-Z: The Dimensional - 17-Bit
Release: 2014
Guns of Icarus Online - Muse Games
Release: 2014
Hellblade - Ninja Theory
Release: TBA
Helldivers - Arrowhead Game Studios
Release: 2014
Home - Benjamin Rivers (no video available)
Release: TBA