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 (Game released)
Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 11 November 2021
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
61/100
Ship Graveyard Simulator is an indie simulator about construction and crafting with a first-person view and adventure elements. You will visit the largest ship...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space, Sandbox
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 February 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2020
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Five Dates is a dating simulator with elements of an interactive adult adventure and a dash of romantic comedy. Unlike most similar projects, the game offers to...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS → 17 September 2020
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
93/100
Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 January 2018
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Linux → 15 September 2015
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
92/100
An RPG with a unique combat system, where each battle can be completed without a single blow. Instead of the usual violence, there are conversations, mercy, and...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 4 March 2021
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into chaos. The player...
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 16 November 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
90/100
Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes place on a...
Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS Vita → 31 March 2021
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
82/100
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 10 October 2019
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
82/100
A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Mac → 10 August 2021
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Black Book is a mixture of an adventure game and a card RPG in the setting of Russian fairy tales. The game tells the story of a young peasant woman, Vasilisa: the...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 11 November 2021
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
65/100
The game follows the adventures of a girl named Shelia, who is an agent of the Supernatural Research Organization (SRO). One day, the organization manages to find...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia → 3 December 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Chorus is an adventure space shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The main character is a girl named Nara, who was previously a member of a dark...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 21 January 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...
Game released: Xbox Series X/S, PC, Mac, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 1 April 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
98/100
A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...
Game released: PC, iOS, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 18 November 2021
Players:
8/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Co-op shooter for up to four people. Players take on the role of heroes with unique abilities and go with friends to explore vast locations created at random. At...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, PlayStation 5 → 21 October 2020
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
77/100
ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 27 August 2021
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 22 June 2021
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. The setting is the fallen kingdom of Outland...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 22 May 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Adventure action set in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The story centers around a shark that has survived a brutal encounter with a hunter and is driven by a...
Game released: Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2013
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
96/100
An arcade clicker game where everything revolves around baking endless amounts of cookies. Every click brings a tasty reward, and the more cookies you bake, the...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android → 29 July 2021
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The Ascent is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in a future world in which the main...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Simulation, Indie, Walking Simulator, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Lake is a story-driven postman simulator about a woman named Meredith Weiss. The heroine is forty years old, she returned home from the big city to help her father...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 30 July 2019
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
99/100
Metacritic:
85/100
A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 16 August 2021
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Road 96 is a thrilling, interactive, first-person adventure that pays tribute to various road movies, as well as the work of cinema legends such as Quentin...
