Indie for iOS — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 4

Gordian Quest - a game in the Indie genre

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

Game released: iOS → 1 April 2025

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

ISLANDERS: New Shores

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Procedural generation, Casual game, City Building

Game released: iOS → 20 November 2025

Steam: 96/100

The player creates a dream city on a small island. Locations feature different biomes, each with its unique abilities. There are 44 types of buildings and various...

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Game released: iOS → 17 August 2021

Steam: 92/100

A classic turn-based roguelike where each run offers a new challenge. Randomly generated dungeons, enemies, items, and events make every expedition different from...

Do Not Feed the Monkeys

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Business / Management, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 24 July 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Do Not Feed the Monkeys is a unique first-person puzzle adventure game with pixel graphics. The game will give you the opportunity to invade the privacy of...

Monument Valley 2

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

Game released: iOS → 30 May 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...

Reigns: Game of Thrones

Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Visual novel, Logic, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 18 October 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Reigns: Game of Thrones is a unique card board game in the Game of Thrones universe. As in the original game, the heads of the kingdoms will have to solve problems...

art of rally

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

Game released: iOS → 14 December 2023

Players: 8/10

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...

Teslagrad

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: iOS → 8 November 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Teslagrad is an arcade quest with platformer elements and futurism style. In this game, you use the power of electromagnetism to solve puzzles and battle horrors as...

Dungeon of the Endless

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS → 20 August 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...

This Is the Police 2

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: iOS → 12 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This Is the Police 2 is a continuation of the adventure strategy with elements of a management game and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the small...

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will...

Keep on Mining!

Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Arcade

Game released: iOS → 26 August 2025

Steam: 91/100

A colorful clicker about resource mining, where stones automatically turn into a source of new pickaxes. Any stone in the mining zone provides materials that can be...

Legend of Grimrock

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

Game released: iOS → 7 May 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

Simulation, Business / Management, Puzzle, Side view, Adult game, Casual game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 19 September 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker is a fun dating simulator. The player runs his own dating agency under the leadership of Kitty Powers. You'll have to match endless clients...

Escape from Chernobyl

Action, Adventure, Tactics, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 9 August 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Escape from Chernobyl is an action-adventure game with a third-person view and tactical elements. You will plunge into the darkness and danger of the Chernobyl...

Bloons TD 5

Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 15 November 2012

Players: 7/10

Steam: 94/100

The player builds towers, selects upgrades for them and hires cool special agents to destroy all the balls flying over the map. A total of 21 buildings with...

Vampire Survivors: Emerald Diorama

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

Game released: iOS → 10 April 2025

Steam: 96/100

An add-on in which more than 12 unique characters from SaGa: Emerald Beyond entered the world of Vampire Survivors. There are also new weapons, attack methods, and...

Granny: Chapter Two

Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Survival horror, Horror, Indie

Game released: iOS → 6 September 2019

Steam: 95/100

First-person atmospheric horror that continues the story of escaping from the creepy Granny’s house. This time, the main character finds himself in the house of her...

Kingdom Rush

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

Game released: iOS → 19 December 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Figment

Adventure, Music game, Isometric, Indie, Action

Game released: iOS → 28 November 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Figment is an adventure game with a memorable visual style and music. Events take place in a world that is filled with secret thoughts, desires and memories...

Dungeon Munchies

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: iOS → 28 July 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about a necromancer cook who hunts...

Idle Slayer

Indie, Free game, Casual game, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Clicker

Game released: iOS → 10 September 2020

Steam: 78/100

A dynamic clicker combining active and passive progress. The core gameplay involves jumping, collecting coins, and fighting enemies, which gradually unlock new...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: iOS → 8 August 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...

Block Story

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

Game released: iOS → 19 December 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Beyond Blue

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 17 April 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Beyond Blue is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Never Alone. Beyond Blue takes place in the near future...

Backpack Battles

Strategy, Online, Indie, Fantasy, Roguelike

Game released: iOS → 4 February 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 92/100

As players progress, they acquire rare items and assemble powerful builds from them. After this, the character can be sent to fight with the heroes of other...

Shadow of the Depth

Top-down view, Action, Roguelike, Fantasy, Dungeons, Role-playing game, Indie, Slasher

Game released: iOS → 5 December 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 69/100

The player selects a character from one of the classes and goes to destroy monsters in the dungeons. As you progress, the heroes learn new techniques and improve...

The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle

Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Indie, Tactics, Turn-based, Old school, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 6 March 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 67/100

The player explores the lands of ancient China and masters different martial arts. There are many techniques that are used in step -by -step battles. You can find...

Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Free game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 16 October 2018

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 56/100

An air action dedicated to large-scale battles of World War II. The game offers five campaigns for the USA, Great Britain, the USSR, Japan, and Germany, where...

Mad Bullets

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

Game released: iOS → 16 July 2014

Steam: 92/100

This first-person arcade shooter is set in the Wild West, where players take on enemies at high speed and climb the leaderboards. The cast includes desperados...

Doodle God

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Free game, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 11 June 2010

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Doodle God is a casual, logical game for all ages. You will have four elements in your hands: air, water, earth and fire. By combining them, the player will receive...

Prison Run and Gun

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

Game released: iOS → 30 March 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Arcade action platformer with pixel graphics about a daring prison escape. The main character must overcome many obstacles, fight enemies, and solve puzzles to win...

Boris and the Dark Survival

Adventure, Puzzle, Isometric, Logic, Horror, Action, Indie

Game released: iOS → 14 February 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Boris and the Dark Survival is an adventure puzzle game in the horror genre with an isometric view. You will play as Boris the Wolf, Bendy's cartoon companion, as...

Incredibox

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

Game released: iOS → 27 March 2016

Players: 7.3/10

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...

A Memoir Blue

Adventure, Interactive movie, Casual game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 3 November 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The story is about Miriam, who dives into her inner world and relives memories from her childhood. She wants to understand herself and comprehend the true feeling...

World of Kungfu: Dragon&Eagle

Indie, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Adventure, Tactics, Old school, Turn-based

Game released: iOS → 10 January 2025

Players: 10/10

A pixel game in which the gamer explores the lands of ancient China and participates in complex turn-based battles. The character learns and improves his skills in...

Transistor

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: iOS → 11 June 2015

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Transistor is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of a girl named Red. She is going to take...

Galaxy Reavers

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Space, Indie

Game released: iOS → 19 May 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 67/100

Space strategy in real time. Control of a fleet of seven types of ships with unique characteristics takes place against the backdrop of large-scale battles across...

Dead In Bermuda

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Survival, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 30 June 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 70/100

Dead In Bermuda is a survival adventure game with role-playing elements. You need to lead a group of eight survivors of a plane crash. You will be able to give...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 22 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A black-and-white adventure about travel, memories, and seeing the world through a camera lens. Everything is built around observation and the moment—each frame...

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