Indie
Indie is short for the English word independent, which means "not dependent." Independent developers usually create games without investments from publishers, and therefore have a very limited budget. As a result, the games do not feature AAA-level graphics, but in each of these projects, the developers strive to realize their boldest fantasies and apply risky ideas. Often, indie games are not well-received by hardcore players due to their experimental gameplay. The most prominent representatives of the indie game genre are: Minecraft, Super Meat Boy, Super Meat Boy , and perhaps Fez.
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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 (Early Access)
Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Online
Early Access: PC, Linux, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 2 February 2021
VGTimes:
7.8/10
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
89/100
A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, building bases...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Science fiction, Space, Construction, Open world
Early Access: PC → 21 January 2021
Players:
9/10
Steam:
96/100
Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi space simulator in which you build your galactic empire by exploring uncharted areas of extraterrestrial space. In the distant...
Action, Third-person view, Business / Management, Indie, Sandbox, Comedy, Farm Simulator, Open world, Simulation, First-person view
Early Access: PC → 5 August 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
A harsh farmer simulator that shows the very “dark” side of life on a garden plot. The main character is an alcoholic who sleeps in a dilapidated house hugging a...
Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction, Survival, Adventure
Early Access: PC → 21 September 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
71/100
Players find themselves on a deadly planet with a terrible climate, inhabited by bloodthirsty monsters and plants. For successful survival, you need to build your...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Early Access: PC → 7 October 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy setting, where darkness becomes the main enemy of humanity. No one knows for sure what it is - the embodiment of...
Online, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, MMO, First-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Open world
Early Access: PC → 23 November 2021
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
59/100
Mortal Online 2 is a continuation of the multiplayer action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore a huge...
Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Construction, Grand strategy
Early Access: PC → 10 December 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
62/100
A tactical simulator dedicated to naval battles. The game offers the unique opportunity to design and build countless variations of realistic-looking warships...
Futurism (Future), Action, Arcade, Logic, Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Free game, Indie
Early Access: PC, Mac → 29 April 2021
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Goose Goose Duck is a free arcade multiplayer online social deduction game that clearly resembles Among Us, but with ducks and geese. Some control a spaceship...
Stealth, First-person view, Horror, Survival, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Procedural generation, Free game, Online
Early Access: PC → 20 October 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
55/100
Free, exciting action-horror survival game with first-person view and procedural generation. Together with his friends, the main character makes his way to the...
Shooter, Online, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Action, Adventure, Slasher
Early Access: Mac → 29 July 2021
Steam:
61/100
Code Zero is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter with online competitions in a "5 vs 5" format, similar to the early versions of Counter-Strike 1.6...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, City Building, Sandbox
Early Access: PC → 14 December 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
83/100
Noble Fates is a management strategy with elements of a colony simulator with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In a land far, far away, mortals vie...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains, Indie, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC, Mac, Linux → 15 April 2021
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
78/100
Voxel Tycoon is a management simulator with an isometric camera view, set in an endless world of voxels. As you progress, you will have to mine resources...
Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Survival, Open world, Online, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 5 November 2021
Players:
5.1/10
Steam:
76/100
The main action takes place in an alternative universe. The main character is an employee of an industrial zone who must defend his territory. He fights various...
Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike, Tactics
Early Access: PC, Mac, Linux → 14 October 2021
Steam:
82/100
A futuristic post -apocalyptic strategy, where a group of survivors needs to get out of a gloomy labyrinth. The path is full of dangers, but the weapon and...
Third-person view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Adventure, Indie, Open world, Slasher
Early Access: PC → 25 February 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
80/100
Wigmund is an open-world role-playing adventure in a fantasy style, where your skill matters more than your ability to click on enemies. The mouse is an extension...
Simulation, Indie, Business / Management, Isometric, Third-person view, Arcade, City Building, Construction
Early Access: PC → 25 March 2021
Steam:
78/100
The Tenants is a fun simulation game with management strategy elements and an isometric camera view. In the game, you will try on the role of a venerable landlord...