Indie 2023 for Android — top best games in the Indie genre

Space Menace - a game in the Indie genre

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Space, Science fiction

Game released: Android → 7 April 2023

Steam: 58/100

A science fiction real-time strategy game with tactical space battles. Starting with a single ship, the player gradually transforms a small team into a full-fledged...

Goat Simulator 3

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world

Game released: Android → 5 December 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...

Brotato

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy, Online, Survival

Game released: Android → 17 January 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...

art of rally

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: Android → 14 December 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Exciting rally arcade from the creators of Absolute Drift, where players can participate in the "Golden Era" rally. The game features a career mode with 72 tracks...

Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse

Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Science fiction, Crafting, Construction, Indie

Game released: Android → 23 February 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 77/100

The player explores a gloomy post-apocalyptic world with various activities: battles, fishing, resource collection and crafting. On combat missions, the gamer...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons

Game released: Android → 23 May 2023

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Elderand

Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Android → 26 September 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A game with Metroidvania elements and hardcore combat, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The main character travels through a dark world, swings and...

Lost in Play

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Fantasy, Point & Click

Game released: Android → 12 July 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Young brother and sister are lost in the vastness of their own imagination. Now Toto and Gel must stick together and solve puzzles to return home. Along the way...

Down in Bermuda

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: Android → 23 March 2023

Steam: 89/100

The main character is a pilot named Milton, who gets caught in a storm and finds himself trapped in the famous Bermuda Triangle. He explores the islands and solves...

Ten Dates

Adventure, Interactive movie, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Simulation

Game released: Android → 14 February 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of the interactive game Five Dates. The main heroine and her best friend go on speed dates to find their love. The gamer's choices in dialogues...

Limbus Company

Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Tactics, Science fiction, Roguelike, Free game, Visual novel, Strategy

Game released: Android → 27 February 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in a huge city, divided into 26 districts, each of which is unique in its technological achievements and culture. No two areas are alike. A...

Atomic Survivors

Shooter, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Android → 28 February 2023

Players: 2.6/10

Unofficial spin-off of Atomic Heart in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. A robot uprising begins in a prosperous Soviet country. Androids that once served...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: Android → 20 April 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

Endling - Extinction is Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Indie, Stealth, Survival

Game released: Android → 7 February 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

Indie, Side view, Platformer, Comedy, Space, Old school

Game released: Android → 6 February 2023

Players: 10/10

A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...

DUNGEON SLASHER

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Android → 12 May 2023

Steam: 64/100

A free 2D action roguelike with a side view, inspired by the Roguevania subgenre. The gameplay focuses on clearing procedurally generated dungeon rooms, dodging...

Refind Self: The Personality Test Game

Casual game, Indie, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: Android → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

A game about an android robot. The story begins with the hero standing at the grave of his creator. The character sets out to travel through a world inhabited by...

Constant C

Arcade, Isometric, Logic, Indie, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Android → 16 April 2023

Steam: 92/100

Constant C is a 2D puzzle platformer set on a space station far from Earth, where mysterious events have distorted time. The player controls a lone robot who...

Attack of the Earthlings

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Android → 27 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Attack of the Earthlings is a sci-fi tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. GalactOil is a galactic energy corporation that is...

Thunder Ray

Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Action, Casual game, Sports game

Game released: Android → 14 September 2023

Steam: 71/100

A retro-style game in which the gamer must defeat all opponents to become the best fighter in the galaxy. There are a variety of techniques and strikes, such as...

Cyber Manhunt

Simulation, Indie, Role-playing game, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Horror

Game released: Android → 26 June 2023

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Cyber Manhunt is an adventure simulator with role-playing elements in a cyberpunk setting, in which you can try yourself as a hacker. You have to monitor the...

Tangle Tower

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: Android → 27 September 2023

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Tangle Tower is a detective point and click adventure where you have to solve the exciting murder mystery of Freya Fellow. You'll explore a strange and mysterious...

Towaga: Among Shadows

Arcade, Side view, Action, Indie, Shooter, Adventure, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy

Game released: Android → 15 June 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Towaga: Among Shadows is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer. You have to play the role of a fearless warrior at the top of the tower, who defends...

Dumb Ways to Die 4

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle

Game released: Android → 2 May 2023

A vibrant game consisting of exciting and challenging mini-puzzles, traps and obstacles. The gamer explores new areas and saves beans. You can collect coins to buy...

Fireball Wizard

Fantasy, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Android → 20 June 2023

Steam: 90/100

A pixel game in which the gamer explores a magical world in the role of a powerful sorcerer. The main character can use various fire spells to defeat ordinary...

The Wreck

Visual novel, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: Android → 25 September 2023

Steam: 90/100

The story of a failed screenwriter, Junon, who faces many problems at work and in her personal life. The player travels through the girl's memories to try to fix...

Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting

Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 18 December 2023

Steam: 93/100

Add-on for Vampire Survivors with characters from Among Us. New location "Pole Replica" is a copy of the scientific base from the Polus map, divided into several...

Domino: The Little One

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Android → 23 November 2023

Steam: 81/100

A hand-drawn game set in a world where the dangers of global warming and environmental disaster have manifested themselves in the form of monstrous creatures. The...

The Godfeather: A Mafia Pigeon Saga

Arcade, Action, Roguelike, Comedy, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Android → 6 October 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

A bright game about the pigeon mafia. The main character flies over the city and drops “bombs” on the heads of local residents. You need to search trash containers...

Gacha Life 2

Anime / Manga, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Android → 10 October 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Gamers create their own anime-style characters and dress them up in fashionable outfits. Thanks to more settings, you can get unique heroes. There are thousands of...

Century: Age of Ashes

Indie, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: Android → 21 June 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Century: Age of Ashes is an indie action game with a third-person view in the fantasy style. This is a dogfighting game where you have to fly dragons. Players will...

IDEA

Puzzle, Top-down view, Casual game, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Android → 10 March 2023

Steam: 57/100

An art game about wonder, discovery and the exchange of ideas. The player explores various landscapes, rides along busy roads, inspects cottages and abandoned...

Breach Wanderers

Roguelike, Card game, Tactics, Indie, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Adventure, Fantasy, Strategy

Game released: Android → 10 June 2023

Steam: 87/100

Breach Wanderers is a turn-based indie fantasy roguelike RPG. This game combines elements of collectible card games in a new way. You'll be able to create your own...

Famous Blox Show: Fashion Star

Arcade, Indie

Game released: Android → 16 July 2023

A fashion game in which the gamer combines clothing items and creates unique looks. There is a large selection of hairstyles, outfits, accessories and customization...

Jorel's Brother and The Most Important Game of the Galaxy

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: Android → 30 May 2023

Steam: 82/100

A vibrant adventure based on the popular Brazilian animated series about an eight-year-old boy who lives with his eccentric family and brother. The protagonist...

No Place for Bravery

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Android → 4 July 2023

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Pixel action role-playing game where the main character is trying to find his missing daughter. Thorne travels with his adopted son Fid, who cannot walk. The plot...

Bibots

Roguelike, Action, Indie, Top-down view, Combat robots

Game released: Android → 29 August 2023

Steam: 52/100

A bright and dynamic game in which the gamer switches between characters and deals with monsters. The hero can transform into various mechanical creatures with...

Jewel Run

Casual game, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Comics, Free game, Arcade

Game released: Android → 20 October 2023

Steam: 83/100

A multiplayer asymmetrical game in which a group of village teenagers unite against the owner of a garden. The children are trying to collect valuable items and...

Happy Game

Horror, Adventure, Point & Click, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Android → 2 February 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A psychedelic game from the creators of Botanicula and CHUCHEL about a little boy who fell asleep and found himself in a nightmare. You need to explore three...

Battle of SBG

Anime / Manga, Indie, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Side view

Game released: Android → 11 July 2023

Players: 9.5/10

The player collects anime heroes and takes part in battles. Characters are divided into classes and elements that give them powers. In total, there are more than a...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2023 for Android