While Sony got out to an early lead in recruiting indies to PS4, Microsoft has recently closed the gap with the success of its ID@Xbox self-publishing initiative. It's scored some big gets with Capy's Below and Playdead's Inside, among others. The Xbox One list of of home console exclusive indie games is becoming quite impressive. Here's a list of the upcoming Xbox One indie exclusives.

We made this list in order to compare to the PlayStation 4. Click here to read our previous list of PlayStation 4 indie exclusives.

[Note: This is a list of new-gen home console exclusives and timed exclusives. Basically, games that will appear on Xbox One first and not PlayStation 4. Many of these games have been or are also being released on PC. Also there are some exclusive Chinese Xbox One games like King of Wushu, Judgement of Rage, and Mercury that aren't confirmed for U.S.]

#IDARB (It Draws A Red Box) - Other Ocean

Release: 2014

A Funk of Titans - A Crowd of Monsters

Release: TBA

Below (timed exclusive) - Capy Games

Release: TBA

Blues and Bullets - A Crowd of Monsters

(No video available)

Release: Fall 2014

Chaos; Child - Nitroplus

Release: TBA

Cobalt - Oxyene/Fatshark/Mojang

Release: TBA

Crabitron - Two Lives Left

Release: TBA

Cuphead - Studio MDHR

Release: 2015

Doodle God 2 - JoyBits Ltd.

(No Xbox One video available)

Release: TBA

Dungeon of the Endless - Amplitude Studios

Release: TBA

Fortified – Clapfoot Games

Release: TBA

FRU - Through Games

Release: TBA

Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 - Halfbrick/Hibernum Creations

(No image available, image of original Fruit Ninja Kinect )

Release: TBA

Ghost of a Tale - Seith CG

Release: TBA

Goat Simulator - Coffee Stain Studios/Double 11

Release: TBA

Grave - Broken Window Studios

Release: 2015

Gunscape - Blowfish Studios

Release Date: TBA

Inside - Playdead

Release: 2015

Knight Squad - Chainawesome Games

Release: TBA

Lifeless Planet - Stage 2 Studios

Release: 2014

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - Asteroid Base

Release: TBA

Massive Chalice - Double Fine

Release: TBA

Nero - Storm in a Teacup

Release: TBA

Neverwinter (timed exclusive) - Cryptic Studios/Perfect World

(no trailer available)

Release: TBA

No Time to Explain - tinyBuild

Release: TBA

Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios

Release: 2014

Plague Inc.: Evolved - Ndemic Creations

Release: TBA

Pneuma: Breath of Life - Deco Digital/Bevel Studios

Release: TBA

Psycho Pass - Nitroplus

Release: TBA

Raiden (New Project) - MOSS

(No video available)

Release: 2015

Rivals of Aether - Dan Fornace

Release: TBA

Shining Empire (also on Xbox 360) - Arcade County

Release: 2014

SlashDash - Nevernaut Games

Release: TBA

Smite - Hi-Rez Studios

Release: 2014

Soda Drinker Pro - Snowrunner

(No video available)

Release: September 2014

Space Engineer - Keen Software House

Release: TBA

Spectra 8-Bit Racing - Gateway Interactive

Release: TBA

SpeedRunners - tinyBuild/DoubleDutch Games

Release: 2015

Superhot - Superhot

Release: TBA

The Escapists - Team 17/Mouldy Toof

Release: TBA

Threes! - Sirvo/Hidden Variable

Release: TBA

Volgarr the Viking - Crazy Viking Studios

Release: TBA

Wulverblade - Fully Illustrated/Darkwind Media

Release: TBA