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

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - a game in the Indie genre

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

Game released: iOS → 10 January 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

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...

To the Moon

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Inside

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: iOS → 11 December 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...

NEO Scavenger

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Granny

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

Game released: iOS → 24 November 2017

Steam: 94/100

A survival horror game in which the main character finds himself trapped in the home of a creepy old woman. Waking up in a dark room with a headache, he finds a...

Defense Zone 3

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

Game released: iOS → 19 January 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...

The Bunker

Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: iOS → 26 April 2017

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Bunker is an interactive psychological thriller with horror elements. The game is a reincarnation of video quests that were popular back in the 90s. You will play...

Oxenfree

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: iOS → 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...

Talos Principle

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: iOS → 11 October 2017

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...

Gorogoa

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 14 December 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Gorogoa is a quirky puzzle adventure with beautiful, hand-drawn worlds. To complete the game, you need to move windows with worlds around the screen, placing them...

Time Recoil

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Neverending Nightmares

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

Game released: iOS → 29 November 2017

Players: 9.2/10

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...

DISTRAINT

Adventure, Horror, Free game, Side view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 20 April 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DISTRAINT is a psychological horror game with a side view for mobile platforms. You have to play as a young ambitious guy Price, who in an unholy way took the...

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: Her Majesty

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Cat Quest

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

Game released: iOS → 9 August 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...

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 murder occurred...

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

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

Game released: iOS → 20 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...

Old Man's Journey

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Iron Marines

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

Game released: iOS → 13 September 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...

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 by rotating...

Corpse Party: Blood Drive

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

Game released: iOS → 31 January 2017

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Corpse Party: Blood Drive is a Japanese-style visual novel with a touch of horror that continues the story of Corpse Party and is a direct continuation of Book of...

Morphite

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

Game released: iOS → 20 September 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...

Data Defense

Indie, Arcade, Strategy, Tactics, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS → 25 February 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Data Defense is a minimalist top-down arcade strategy game with tower defense elements in a cyberpunk setting. In the game you have to protect the server from the...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

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

Game released: iOS → 22 November 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...

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Turn-based, Exploration, Space, Indie

Game released: iOS → 19 October 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a management strategy with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. You have to take command of an old powerful base that was...

Shardlight

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: iOS → 8 March 2017

Players: 4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Shardlight is a "point-and-click" adventure set in a post-apocalyptic environment. The main character is a dying woman named Amy. The thing is, even though Amy is...

Steredenn

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Arcade, Roguelike

Game released: iOS → 10 May 2017

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Steredenn is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter. You have to destroy enemies using a large arsenal of weapons, accompanied by beautiful heavy music. And of course...

Game Dev Tycoon

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

Game released: iOS → 28 November 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Father and Son

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Side view

Game released: iOS → 25 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Father and Son is an impressive side-scrolling adventure for mobile platforms. The main characters are father and son. A young guy, Michael, receives a letter from...

Predynastic Egypt

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Akihabara: Feel the Rhythm

Arcade, Action, Music game, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: iOS → 26 January 2017

Steam: 71/100

Akihabara: Feel the Rhythm is a fun combination of musical rhythm game and fast-paced puzzle game set in a futuristic version of Tokyo. The game is a bit like the...

Ticket to Earth

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Puzzle, Tactics, Indie

Game released: iOS → 15 March 2017

Steam: 89/100

Ticket to Earth is an RPG puzzler, the storyline of which tells about the future and a distant planet, as well as about surviving people and a criminal conspiracy...

Death Point

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

Game released: iOS → 24 August 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 54/100

Death Point is a top-down stealth action-adventure game inspired by the Metal Gear Solid, Payday and Hitman series. You will find a large selection of weapons, as...

Pocket Mine 3

Arcade, Indie, Free game

Game released: iOS → 13 September 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Pocket Mine 3 is a continuation of the shareware side-view arcade action game for mobile platforms, where you will control a miner who wants to get as much treasure...

White Night

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: iOS → 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: iOS → 30 November 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...

Galaxy of Pen & Paper

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

Game released: iOS → 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...

Standby

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

Game released: iOS → 9 August 2017

Steam: 73/100

Standby is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a unique broken game setting, where each of your many deaths becomes a valuable lesson for the...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2017 for iOS (Game released)