Indie for iOS — top best games in the Indie genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: iOS → 15 August 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Stardew Valley

Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie

Game released: iOS → 24 October 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Stardew Valley is a farmer simulator with elements of a role-playing system, a sandbox in an open world with an isometric camera and a visual style reminiscent of...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: iOS → 8 July 2025

Players: 8.7/10

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 that arise...

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: iOS → 10 January 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to sacrifice him. To...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Sandbox, Side view

Game released: iOS → 23 November 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

Vampire Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: iOS → 8 December 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

Dysmantle

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: iOS → 19 May 2022

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Hero Siege

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie

Game released: iOS → 15 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: iOS → 4 December 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of an 18-year-old girl...

Graveyard Keeper

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: iOS → 27 June 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true medieval cemetery manager. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each new...

Gunfire Reborn

Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation

Game released: iOS → 17 May 2022

Players: 8/10

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...

This War of Mine

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie

Game released: iOS → 15 July 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...

Brotato

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

Game released: iOS → 27 March 2023

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Maneater

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 15 December 2025

Players: 8.2/10

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...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 3 April 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

Spirit of the Island

Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Isometric, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 16 July 2024

Colorful farm simulator. In the homeland of the protagonist, there is an ancient tradition: in order to go through the ritual of growing up, everyone must make a...

Car For Sale Simulator 2023

Simulation, Open world, First-person view, Indie, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: iOS → 17 September 2024

Players: 7.1/10

The player develops his car business by buying and selling cars. You can buy an almost completely destroyed car in order to repair it and resell it more profitably...

House Flipper

Simulation, First-person view, Arcade, Indie, Business / Management

Game released: iOS → 22 October 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

House Flipper is a fun management simulator with a first-person view, where you become a one-man repair crew. In the game you will buy abandoned houses that are in...

Papers, Please

Arcade, Simulation, Adventure, Indie

Game released: iOS → 12 December 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Papers, Please is an unusual simulator of an immigration officer. You will have to sit in a small booth and check the documents of visiting residents, identify...

Thronefall

Isometric, Strategy, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), In real time, Indie

Game released: iOS → 20 May 2025

Players: 7.6/10

A game with minimalistic graphics, in which the gamer builds the defense of a settlement during the day and defends against enemy attacks at night. It is important...

CloverPit

Horror, First-person view, Casino, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy, Procedural generation

Game released: iOS → 17 December 2025

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A dark roguelike where excitement and fear intertwine in a deadly game. The main character ends up in a rusty cell with a slot machine and an ATM, and each round...

Halls of Torment

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: iOS → 1 September 2025

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons and magic. The brave hero sets out to explore various underground spaces to find new...

Kingdom Rush

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie, Adventure

Game released: iOS → 19 December 2011

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Kingdom Rush is a real-time strategy game with fantasy elements and a top-down view. In this game you have to fight enemies with the help of your towers and protect...

Despot's Game

Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike

Game released: iOS → 29 September 2022

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...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy

Game released: iOS → 16 January 2025

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Katana Zero

Action, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

Game released: iOS → 21 May 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main character and...

Goat Simulator 3

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: iOS → 5 December 2023

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Gordian Quest

Role-playing game, Indie, Card game, Adventure, Turn-based

Game released: iOS → 1 April 2025

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Gordian Quest is an adventure card role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. An ominous curse hangs over the world — darkness reigns all...

Five Nights at Freddy's

Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 11 August 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Five Nights at Freddy's is a first-person horror game in the point and click genre. From your small office, you must keep a close eye on the security cameras. You...

Brawlhalla

Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: iOS → 6 August 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...

112 Operator

Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike

Game released: iOS → 8 October 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

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

Game released: iOS → 23 May 2023

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Cat Quest 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: iOS → 19 September 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cat Quest 2 is a continuation of the fun role-playing action game with an isometric camera view. The game will take you to a fantasy universe in which there are two...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

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

Game released: iOS → 14 November 2013

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...

WorldBox - God Simulator

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Indie

Game released: iOS → 3 February 2019

Players: 8.4/10

WorldBox — God Simulator is a real-time god simulator with indie strategy elements and an isometric view. You can create sheep, wolves, orcs, elves, gnomes...

Clicker Heroes

Arcade, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game

Game released: iOS → 19 August 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Clicker Heroes is a shareware arcade clicker with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. Like many games of this type, there's a lot of pointing involved, or...

Hyper Light Drifter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 25 July 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Hyper Light Drifter is a top-down action-adventure RPG. The main character of the game suffers from a strange disease and goes to amazing countries to find a...

Crying Suns

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: iOS → 25 June 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Crying Suns is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future...

Otherworld Legends

Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: iOS → 18 August 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Otherworld Legends is a dynamic cooperative action game with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Great warriors from different eras and corners of the universe...

Game Dev Tycoon

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 28 November 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Game Dev Tycoon is a game developer simulator in which you play the role of a project manager. You will be able to come up with names for games, choose or create an...

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Best Games in the Indie genre for iOS