As the title suggests, this is a thread for all those indie games or any games that have flown under most peoples radars that deserve a little more attention, perhaps giving some of us some great new games to play! This doesn't include games like Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Call of Duty or other games that have gotten ton of publicity. I'll start:
Galactic Civilizations: Twilight of the Arnor
-A great 4x Space Strategy game that feels like the civilization series and master of orion had a baby.
Avernum and Geneforge Series
-Some classic RPG's that emphasize storytelling and plot over graphics [Seriously, the graphics are terrible, but the storytelling is top of the line]
Mount and Blade
-One of the best medieval simulators ever. The lack of fantasy may turn some people off but it makes up for it with the huge amount of mods available to enhance the gameplay anyway you want. The combat is top of the line.
I really believe if Microsoft hadn't got it's hands on Digital Anvil and Freelancer that this would be a very well recognized game. But sadly, it never got it's due.
I think Freelancer was largely unrecognized as a whole. I only stumbled on to it because of a friend who was an admin on Lancersreactor eight years ago.