Indie for iOS — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 8

Crushed In Time - a game in the Indie genre

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Comedy, Detective

Game released: iOS → 2026

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return in an unusual adventure, where classic detective investigation meets absurd humor, meta-narrative, and time...

Talisman: Digital Edition

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Online

Game released: iOS → 1 May 2014

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 77/100

Talisman: Digital Edition is a board card game in a fantasy setting. You are about to go on an exciting adventure where you need to outrun your...

Beyond Gravity

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 10 July 2014

Steam: 88/100

This arcade platformer features procedurally generated levels where a space explorer leaps between planets. The character collects spaceship parts...

Serial Cleaner

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 11 February 2025

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 66/100

An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but...

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

Adventure, Stealth, Isometric, Indie, Historical, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 25 January 2022

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is an adventure with stealth elements and an isometric camera view in the spaghetti western genre. Events will send you to...

My Memory of Us

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

Game released: iOS → 5 November 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

My Memory of US is an adventure arcade platform with a side view. The game will tell the story of two friends - a girl and a boy who found themselves...

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...

3 Minutes to Midnight

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

Game released: iOS → 13 June 2025

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The game takes place in Mexico, where the peace of people is disturbed by a huge explosion. At this moment, Betty Anderson wakes up and needs to...

Sayonara Wild Hearts

Arcade, Music game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Motorcycle racing, Indie, Action, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A musical rhythm action that transforms into a vibrant journey through the heroine's inner world. After a broken heart, reality begins to crack, and...

One Hand Clapping

Adventure, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Side view

Game released: iOS → 14 December 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

One Hand Clapping is a side-scrolling indie musical platformer that challenges you to sing into your microphone to solve puzzles and unlock the power...

The Slimeking's Tower

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

Game released: iOS → 17 July 2017

Steam: 74/100

The Slimeking's Tower is a top-down action roguelike role-playing game in which you need to climb to the very top of the tower and defeat the evil...

Tesla Force

Action, Shooter, Indie, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game, Procedural generation

Game released: iOS → 19 August 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Tesla Force is a dynamic shooter with role-playing elements and a top-down view. In the game you have to choose one of four geniuses initiated into...

Last Bastion

Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Isometric, Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Shooter

Game released: iOS → 13 November 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 90/100

The last stronghold of peace is under threat. The demon Jacob has invaded with an army of darkness, and an ominous cloud of dust rises above the...

The Impossible Game

Action, Indie, Side view, Platformer, Music game

Game released: iOS → 20 April 2010

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 64/100

The player taps the jump screen and tries to navigate the orange square while avoiding traps to reach the end of the level. Any mistake will result...

Doodle Farm

Puzzle, Indie, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Adventure

Game released: iOS → 19 July 2011

Steam: 75/100

A vibrant game from the Doodle series, set on a farm. The gameplay remains familiar: combine different elements and creatures in the right order to...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: iOS → 13 December 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

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

Game released: iOS → 11 August 2011

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth — This is a strategy with an unconventional approach. The player controls units that move along a pre-marked route. The...

Anomaly 2

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Skulls of the Shogun

Arcade, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: iOS → 26 November 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This turn-based strategy game with an arcade pace follows samurai warriors in the afterlife, where General Akamoto assembles an army for battle. His...

Combat Monsters

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Super Meat Boy Forever

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Finding Paradise

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

Game released: iOS → 18 November 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Finding Paradise is an indie top-down adventure that is a direct sequel to To the Moon and A Bird Story. Players will once again meet two doctors who...

Knights of Pen and Paper 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Tactics, Turn-based, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 13 May 2015

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is a continuation of the adventure role-playing game in a fantasy setting. As in the first part, you will become the head...

Mini Motorways

Indie, Business / Management, Strategy, Logic, Top-down view, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 19 September 2019

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Mini Metro is an engaging top-down indie management strategy game from the creators of Mini Metro. In the game, you will start developing the road...

The Forgotten Room

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, First-person view, Horror

Game released: iOS → 27 October 2016

The Forgotten Room is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a first-person view for mobile platforms. In the game you will try on the...

Silt

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Horror

Game released: iOS → 20 January 2026

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The actions of the game take place in the depths of the sea, where various monsters live. With the help of soul transference, the main character can...

Extreme Car: Death Race 2019

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 4 August 2018

Extreme Car: Death Race 2019 is an arcade racing game for mobile platforms with a third-person view, shooting and stunts. In the game you have to...

Treasure Temples

Isometric, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 31 March 2021

Steam: 75/100

An adventure puzzle in which two young researchers go deep into the Antarctic glaciers in search of ancient treasures. Each step in the game matters...

Shovel Knight Dig: Wicked Wishes

Action, Adventure, DLC, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: iOS → 15 May 2025

The free expansion begins in Hoofman's Guild Hall, a secret hideout where elite adventurers and their distinguished patrons meet. As players...

Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Roguelike, Indie, Casual game, Top-down view

Game released: iOS → 31 October 2024

Steam: 97/100

Addition for Vampire Survivors with characters from the Castlevania universe. The sun set again over Dracula's castle, and with the rising of the...

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...

Frozen Synapse

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

Game released: iOS → 13 May 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...

Super Hexagon

Arcade, Music game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 31 August 2012

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...

Galak-Z

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Evoland

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

Game released: iOS → 2 February 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A role-playing adventure set in a fantasy world, Evoland changes its graphics and gameplay systems as it progresses through the history of...

Defense Technica

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

Game released: iOS → 5 June 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...

80 days

Adventure, Indie, Steampunk, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 31 July 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

80 days is an interactive text adventure from indie developers Inkle Studios. Traveling around the world takes place in map mode, on which cities of...

Ravensword: Shadowlands

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

Game released: iOS → 20 December 2012

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...

Thimbleweed Park

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

Game released: iOS → 19 September 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...

Monster Strike

Strategy, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Online

Game released: iOS → 23 October 2014

Monster Strike — shareware tactical strategy with role-playing elements and a top-down view in the Japanese style for mobile platforms. You...

Indie

Best Games in the Indie genre for iOS