Indie 2017 for Android — top best games in the Indie genre

Defense Zone 3 - a game in the Indie genre

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Android → 11 February 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD is an indie tower defense strategy game with a top-down view in real time. This is a sequel to the famous Defense Zone strategy, only now...

Golf With Your Friends

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation, Online, Casual game

Game released: Android → 1 January 2017

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Golf With Your Friends is a fun sports arcade game dedicated to golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for cooperative play by up to 12 people. You will find 7...

60 Seconds!

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Point & Click

Game released: Android → 21 December 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 81/100

60 Seconds! — an arcade survival simulator in times of post-apocalypse. Ted has only 60 seconds to take everything he needs and hide in the bunker before the...

Incredibox

Music game, Sandbox, Educational game (Education), Casual game, Indie

Game released: Android → 14 December 2017

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Incredibox is a music educational editor. This is an app that allows you to create your own music with the help of a fun team of beatboxers. You get to choose your...

To the Moon

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Android → 10 May 2017

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An indie adventure game created using the RPG Maker engine. The game tells the story of two young doctors, Eva and Neil, who give people another chance to live...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Combat robots

Game released: Android → 3 January 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 5: Sister Location is a continuation of the popular series of horror stories with a first-person view. The next part delves even deeper into...

NEO Scavenger

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, Roguelike

Game released: Android → 26 July 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

NEO Scavenger is a turn-based strategy with role-playing elements and turn-based combat. In the game, you will need to survive in post-apocalyptic Michigan, travel...

Monument Valley 2

Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: Android → 6 November 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Continuation of the atmospheric puzzle, where architecture again becomes the stage for a quiet and beautiful journey. This time, the story follows a mother and...

The Negative

Role-playing game, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

Frozen: Android → 1 December 2017

Anticipation Rating: 5.2/10

The Negative is a dark role-playing game with turn-based combat in a medieval setting. As a plague doctor, you'll wander through dark, procedurally generated...

Reigns: Her Majesty

Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Visual novel, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 7 December 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Reigns: Her Majesty is a continuation of the card board game, where you will become the ruler of a small kingdom and take part in deciding important elections on...

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Android → 3 October 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Thimbleweed Park is a classic “point-and-click” quest from the creators of Maniac Mansion. The game takes place in a small town where a mysterious murder occurred...

Iron Marines

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Action

Game released: Android → 20 October 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Iron Marines is a tower defense strategy game in a futuristic setting from the creators of Kingdom Rush. In this game you will act as the commander of a huge army...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Android → 30 October 2017

Steam: 86/100

An atmospheric visual novel in the horror and drama genre, inspired by classic Asian horror films. The story unfolds in the gloomy mansion of Ermengard, which has...

White Night

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Android → 15 November 2017

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 65/100

White Night is an adventure black-and-white horror game in the noir style. The action of the game takes place in the 1930s, where you will explore the sinister and...

Pocket Rogues: Ultimate

Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: Android → 16 October 2017

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Pocket Rogues: Ultimate is a top-down action RPG with fantasy elements. Here you have to fight your way through hordes of monsters, traveling through unique and...

Hidden Folks

Hidden Objects, Casual game, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Android → 14 December 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The player tries to find all the hidden people or other objects in hand-drawn interactive pictures. There are 32 areas and more than 300 hidden objects available...

Morphite

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Roguelike, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Android → 22 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Morphite is a first-person action platformer with a procedurally generated world. You have to go on a journey to unknown planets. Their landscapes are generated...

Slayaway Camp

Arcade, Strategy, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Android → 13 June 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Slayaway Camp is an exciting strategy game with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. You have to get used to the role of a maniac killer, calling himself...

Neverending Nightmares

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator

Game released: Android → 29 November 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

Water Planet

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Simulation

Game released: Android → 25 April 2017

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Water Planet is a first-person adventure game that supports HTC Vive, OSVR and Oculus Rift virtual reality devices. Events take place on a distant and mysterious...

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Text quest, Indie, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Android → 21 September 2017

Steam: 91/100

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story is an unusual adventure for mobile platforms. The game is based on the gameplay where all the events take place on someone's phone...

Cat Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Android → 12 September 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Cat Quest is an unusual action RPG with an isometric camera view. The game invites you to get into the role of a cat who wanders around the world and fights...

Clustertruck

Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Parkour

Game released: Android → 24 April 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...

Galak-Z

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Space

Game released: Android → 16 November 2017

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A top-down space action game, GALAK-Z combines two-dimensional dogfights with procedurally generated worlds and physics-driven combat. The player pilots an...

Goat Simulator Payday

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Android → 26 May 2017

Players: 6/10

Steam: 86/100

Goat Simulator Payday is a continuation of the goat simulator, inspired by the popular shooter Payday for mobile platforms. The crazy goat's company was joined by...

Jackbox Party Pack 4

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic, Trivia, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Android → 19 October 2017

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Jackbox Party Pack 4 is a new part of a collection of fun arcade games for a large company. The game has a lot of different mini-games that will not let you get...

Clue/Cluedo: The Classic Mystery Game

Tactics, Indie, Board / Group Game, Mysticism / Supernatural, Online, Isometric, Top-down view, Strategy, Casual game

Game released: Android → 10 April 2017

Steam: 87/100

Clue/Cluedo: The Classic Mystery Game is an indie tactical board game with mystical elements and an isometric view. You will join Scarlett, Mustard, Peacock, Green...

Time Recoil

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Adventure

Game released: Android → 18 October 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Time Recoil is a top-down sci-fi shooter from the creators of the cult classic Crimsonland. In the game, every successful kill involves slowing down time, just like...

Galaxy of Pen & Paper

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Side view, Indie

Game released: Android → 27 July 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Galaxy of Pen & Paper is a side-scroll sci-fi turn-based RPG from the creators of Knights of Pen & Paper. The same unforgettable adventures await you, only there...

Oxenfree

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: Android → 16 March 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Oxenfree is a mystical adventure with a side view about teenagers who decide to spend a weekend on a mysterious island. The main character, along with her friends...

Old Man's Journey

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Android → 18 May 2017

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Old Man's Journey is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure that puts you in the role of the titular old man as he travels to various locations and reminisces...

Predynastic Egypt

Strategy, Business / Management, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Android → 31 May 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Predynastic Egypt is a historical turn-based strategy game with management elements. You will take control of an ancient Egyptian tribe. You have to guide him...

Octave

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Point & Click, Side view

Game released: Android → 10 February 2017

Steam: 75/100

Octave is an atmospheric adventure horror game about occultism with a side view. You will take on the role of a person who has been brought to a cemetery to be...

Tumblestone

Arcade, Online, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Indie

Game released: Android → 31 July 2017

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Tumblestone is an action-puzzle game with a story campaign and competitive multiplayer. Players solve increasingly difficult puzzles, help a sausage make friends...

Karma - Incarnation 1

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 25 May 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Karma — Incarnation 1 is a fun side-scrolling adventure. You have to get used to the role of a worm named Pip, who, according to the plan, was supposed to...

OPUS: Rocket of Whispers

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: Android → 14 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

OPUS: Rocket of Whispers is an action-adventure game for mobile platforms, the events of which unfold in a frozen wild world. As John, one of the last survivors of...

Green Game: TimeSwapper

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Action

Game released: Android → 28 July 2017

Steam: 91/100

Green Game TimeSwapper is a side-scrolling arcade platformer adventure game. Your goal will be to guide the flying chicken from one box to another, but since its...

Xenoraid

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

Game released: Android → 12 January 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot ’em up set in the near future, where humanity is fighting an alien invasion. Its campaign spans more than 40 procedurally...

Battle Planet: Judgement Day

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: Android → 16 February 2017

Steam: 87/100

Battle Planet: Judgment Day is an arcade futuristic top-down shooter with augmented reality for mobile platforms. Your hero randomly finds himself on an unknown...

Passpartout: The Starving Artist

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 1 December 2017

Steam: 87/100

Passpartout: The Starving Artist is an arcade action game with simulator elements. You will find yourself in the role of an aspiring French artist who is struggling...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2017 for Android