Indie 2013 for Android — top best games in the Indie genre

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Android → 31 October 2013

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...

Sandbox

Arcade, God Simulator, Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Indie

Game released: Android → 30 May 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Sandbox is an arcade god simulator with puzzle elements. Imagine creating your own 8-bit pixel world, playing with humans, ninjas, robots or zombies, composing your...

The Room

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Point & Click

Game released: Android → 5 April 2013

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Room is an indie puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a...

Cookie Clicker

Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker, Casual game, Horror

Game released: Android → 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...

Ravensword: Shadowlands

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Android → 8 November 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Ravensword: Shadowlands is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in the fantasy style. After the fall of Ravengard, the world plunged into chaos. The...

Royal Defense

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Arcade, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Android → 9 February 2013

Steam: 70/100

Royal Defense is a top-down arcade strategy game in a fantasy setting, made in the tower defense genre. In the game you have to defend yourself from the attacks of...

Block Story

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Sandbox

Game released: Android → 8 March 2013

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Block Story is an action role-playing game with elements of adventure and fantasy with a first-person view. A world of vast landscapes awaits you, where you are in...

Frozen Synapse

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Online

Game released: Android → 18 June 2013

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Frozen Synapse is a fantastic top-down turn-based tactical strategy game. This game allows you to give detailed and precise orders to your team: classic gameplay...

Dead Effect

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Zombies, Horror

Game released: Android → 15 October 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Dead Effect is a fantastic indie shooter with a third-person view. You have to fight for your life and hunt hordes of...

Defense Technica

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: Android → 29 July 2013

Steam: 42/100

Metacritic: 63/100

A futuristic tower defense strategy game about protecting a core from biomechanical attackers. The defense includes eight classes of towers with different weapons...

WazHack

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Android → 10 January 2013

Steam: 89/100

WazHack is an action role-playing strategy game in the roguelike genre. There are over 300 unique items to find, and you'll invent your own solutions to difficult...

ArmA Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Shooter

Game released: Android → 3 June 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 33/100

ArmA Tactics — turn-based indie strategy with tactics and shooter elements. You take control of a four-man special forces squad. There are no set strategies...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Android → 14 November 2013

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow is a fantasy RPG adventure in the style of a visual novel. Make meaningful choices and forge your own path in this epic...

Sparkle 2

Arcade, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Indie

Game released: Android → 18 June 2013

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Sparkle 2 is the continuation of the exciting arcade puzzle game in the “three in a row” genre. Long ago, five enchanted keys were created. They are scattered all...

Kairo

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Android → 1 December 2013

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This first-person 3D adventure takes place in a lost world of abstract architecture and ancient monuments. The player explores unusual rooms and solves puzzles by...

Super Hexagon

Arcade, Music game, Indie

Game released: Android → 19 January 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Super Hexagon is an indie music arcade game. This is one of the most difficult games you will ever play. A pulsating soundtrack underscores the danger as swirling...

Freedom Fall

Arcade, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Android → 19 July 2013

Steam: 88/100

This side-scrolling platformer is set in a prison tower that rises above the clouds. The hero attempts to escape, navigating traps and mechanical monstrosities set...

Frederic: Resurrection of Music

Arcade, Action, Music game, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 2 October 2013

Steam: 85/100

Frederic: Resurrection of Music is a dynamic musical arcade game with a colorful visual style. You will be able to join Fryderyk, one of the most important...

Ittle Dew

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Android → 1 November 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Ittle Dew is an indie action-adventure game with fantasy RPG elements and an isometric view. Adventurer Itl Du and her companion Tipsy are shipwrecked and find...

Gunslugs

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Shooter, Action

Game released: Android → 17 January 2013

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Gunslugs is a side-scrolling tactical arcade action game where you take control of an elite squad of soldiers trying to destroy the Black Duck Army and stop their...

Level 22

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Isometric, Indie, Strategy

Game released: Android → 4 October 2013

Metacritic: 67/100

Level 22 is a fun adventure stealth game with pixel graphics. You will play as an office subordinate who, after a long party, overslept on his way to work. And now...

Ascent of Kings

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Android → 6 March 2013

Ascent of Kings is an arcade action, platformer and indie game from Nostatic Software. The main publisher of the game is Nostatic Software. But Ascent of Kings has...

Quell Memento

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 31 May 2013

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Quell Memento is a logic puzzle game in the Quell series, built around solving puzzles in a relaxed atmosphere. As the third instalment, it expands on the series...

Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths

Adventure, Isometric, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Android → 20 May 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 60/100

An adventure game following Esteban, Zia and Tao as they travel across China in search of the local City of Gold. The trio explores settings ranging from Asian...

Chuck's Challenge 3D

Puzzle, Isometric, Indie, Sandbox, Arcade, Construction, Logic

Game released: Android → 15 December 2013

Steam: 81/100

This isometric puzzle game follows Woop, a purple alien navigating a universe of challenges created by Chuck Sommerville in search of an exit. Across the levels...

Violett

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Android → 16 December 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This fantasy point-and-click adventure follows Violett, a rebellious teenager whose parents move her from the city to an old house in the countryside. After...

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Indie

Game released: Android → 27 July 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

This arcade restaurant-management simulator follows the growth of a small café into a five-star establishment. The player builds a menu from 30 types of food and...

Mushroom Wars

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Action

Game released: Android → 24 September 2013

Steam: 77/100

Mushroom Wars is an original real-time strategy game with a top-down view. You will take on the role of a brave commander and lead your numerous army against...

Combat Monsters

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Free game, Indie

Game released: Android → 23 October 2013

Steam: 70/100

Combat Monsters — action role-playing game in fantasy style with an isometric view. You'll collect thousands of cards, create exciting decks, and then battle...

Nimble Quest

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 30 April 2013

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This arcade action game with role-playing elements centers on a party of heroes that moves constantly through stages while fighting enemy hordes. The player steers...

Chicken Invaders 4

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 7 July 2013

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 98/100

Chicken Invaders 4 is a top-down, sci-fi arcade action game. They came without warning, squawking menacingly, their ruffled feathers darkening the sun. An invasion...

Doom and Destiny

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Android → 15 July 2013

Steam: 96/100

This turn-based role-playing game follows four everyday nerds who are drawn into a fantasy world and mistaken for heroes. The group must battle a ridiculous...

Rain

Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Logic, Indie, Fighting

Game released: Android → 2 October 2013

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Rain is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The game will tell the story of a boy who once saw the silhouette of a girl in the rain and decided to chase...

Fist of Awesome

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Action

Game released: Android → 17 October 2013

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This arcade action game follows lumberjack Tim Burr, who travels through time and fights bears that have taken over the world. After his family disappears and his...

Ballpoint Universe Infinite

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Action

Game released: Android → 19 November 2013

Steam: 87/100

Ballpoint Universe Infinite is an arcade platformer and indie game from Arachnid Games. The main publishers of the game are Troo Gaming and Arachnid...

Tiny Thief

Arcade, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Android → 11 July 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 25/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tiny Thief — the gameplay is both simple and exciting. You will be able to touch various objects on the screen to interact with them. For example, touching a...

Solar Flux

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Strategy, Puzzle

Game released: Android → 15 August 2013

Steam: 78/100

This puzzle strategy game follows an effort to save dying stars in a perishing universe. The player pilots a ship through zero gravity, collecting fragments of...

Howler

Arcade, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Steampunk

Game released: Android → 22 April 2013

Steam: 73/100

Howler is an arcade game from developers from the Antanas Marcelionis studio. The game is published by Antanas...

Chain Chronicle

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Android → 25 July 2013

Chain Chronicle is a free-to-play adventure role-playing game with strategy elements and turn-based combat for mobile platforms. The events of the game take place...

Sine Mora

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Android → 13 August 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sine Mora is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up in which time is central to combat. It combines classic shooter mechanics with a Story Mode that unfolds its tale...

Indie

Best Games in the Indie genre of 2013 for Android (Game released)