Indie Games Just Killed AAA Publishers

Hollow Knight Silksong just broke the internet. Steam, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo eShop buckled— and pulled 535,000+ players on Steam. Indie Games own 2025: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, Schedule 1, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (KCD2).

This is a beatdown of AAA publishers. Larian lit the fuse with Baldur’s Gate 3, Silksong surged while Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows lagged. Clair Obscur redefined turn based combat. Blue Prince outscored remakes. Schedule 1 smashed solo dev expectations. KCD2 sold millions without a traditional publisher.

In this video I show how indie/AA games humiliated AAA publishers in 2025, with receipts. Expect a GOTY field stacked with Hollow Knight: Silksong, Clair Obscur, KCD2, and Blue Prince, because the best games this year came from teams that actually care about gaming.

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Watch more takedowns the industry doesn’t want you to see:

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https://youtu.be/iCRszBFAGRg

Developers Just Exposed Who’s Really Killing Games
https://youtu.be/AykOPozRJTM

Watch the full playlist: The Fall of AAA
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeumzA5hYMVSLrhGtGvxSBOR2a-KN_xlN

Additional video from Lolight. Thank you!