Some of the better ones I've experienced myself are World of Goo and Helsing's Fire--the latter being one that I just discovered on this most recent kick. It's a game for mobile devices (like iPods, iPhones, possibly Droids but I'm not sure) and it is a very original puzzle game with a nice visual style, good music, and humor. I'm surprised I hadn't heard of it sooner. I actually found out about it through Autostraddle, and then kept seeing it popping up in various indie game website's top ___ lists of recent indie games, so I decided it was worth checking out. $0.99 on the Apple App Store and I got something like 120 levels of gameplay. Pretty good deal, if you ask me, especially considering the quality of this game. Normally I don't pay for games from the App Store, but this one is definitely worth it.
You play as Helsing (as in Dr. Van Helsing, from Dracula) and his buddy/servant Raffton, using a torch and tonics to rid the land of Dracula's evil minions. The unique part is that the game's puzzle mechanics are all built around light, and getting the light to fall in exactly the right places at the right times. It's very interesting and sort of hard to explain without pictures, but you should check it out. Really. I would recommend it to anyone. Helsing and Raffton's fist bumps and high fives at the end of every level are also pretty great.
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