Indie 2020 for iOS — top best games in the Indie genre

House Flipper - a game in the Indie genre

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

Game released: iOS → 22 October 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

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

Game released: iOS → 4 December 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Moonlighter

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Slasher, Dungeons

Game released: iOS → 18 November 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Moonlighter is an action RPG with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Players will find dark and gloomy dungeons populated by...

Brawlhalla

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

Game released: iOS → 6 August 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Rebel Cops

Strategy, Tactics, Stealth, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: iOS → 23 April 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Rebel Cops is a tactical strategy with step-by-step battles and isometric type of camera, which is the spin-off of the This Is the Police series. In the game, you...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 8 April 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a SWAT operative and...

Crying Suns

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

Game released: iOS → 25 June 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

112 Operator

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

Game released: iOS → 8 October 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

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 in different...

Ludus

First-person view, Action, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Historical, Open world, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 21 February 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 71/100

A simulator of the owner of a gladiator school, the events of which take place in Ancient Rome. The main task is to develop and expand our own school for arena...

Otherworld Legends

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

Game released: iOS → 18 August 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 66/100

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...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 1 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...

Melvor Idle

Casual game, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: iOS → 23 June 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Casual game in the style of RuneScape. The gamer creates a character and levels up their skills by completing quests, exploring the world, and battling monsters...

The Unfinished Swan

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 10 September 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Unfinished Swan is an interactive adventure with a first-person view. In the game you control a boy who chased a swan and ended up in a strange invisible world...

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Indie, Adventure, Arcade, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 11 December 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is a game about the adventures of a little girl who really loves nature. Alba, that’s our heroine’s name, goes to visit her grandparents...

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...

Hidden Through Time

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Logic, Top-down view, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 12 March 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Hidden Through Time is a charming top-down arcade hidden object puzzle game. During the game you will have to look for various objects scattered throughout world...

Guns and Spurs 2

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Historical

Game released: iOS → 1 May 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Guns and Spurs 2 is an action-adventure game with a third-person view and indie elements. Jack Lane is a bounty hunter who has just arrived in town to find a better...

Ultimate Custom Night

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Survival horror

Game released: iOS → 29 April 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Ultimate Custom Night is a free-to-play horror puzzle game with a first-person view in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. You have to confront 50 different...

Little Misfortune

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: iOS → 13 February 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Little Misfortune is an exciting side-scrolling interactive adventure. In the game you will try on the role of the little girl Ramirez Hernandez, who goes on a...

Steampunk Tower 2

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS → 26 May 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Steampunk Tower 2 is a unique side-view action strategy game set in an alternative steampunk universe. There is a protracted world war with an unprecedented enemy...

Hue

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

Game released: iOS → 23 April 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Hue is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game with platforming elements. In it you have to remake the world by changing its background color. Together with a character...

Maze: path of light

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Top-down view, Logic, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 7 July 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 100/100

Maze: path of light is a minimalistic top-down arcade puzzle game for mobile platforms. In the game you have to go through various labyrinths. The arsenal includes...

A Monster's Expedition

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Strategy, Open world

Game released: iOS → 18 August 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 94/100

A Monster's Expedition is a cute top-down adventure puzzle game. The game is about quirky monsters who love to learn new things about people. As you progress...

Not Our Home: Platinum Edition

Free game, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Indie, Stealth, Survival horror

Game released: iOS → 9 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 71/100

A free horror game in which the hero tries to find seven keys to save his brother. Along the way, he will encounter various monsters. The game has multiple endings...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Simulation, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Action, Point & Click

Game released: iOS → 17 December 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is an indie action-adventure game in the point and click genre with an isometric view and puzzle elements. This is a fun adventure...

Levelhead

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: iOS → 30 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Levelhead is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control the GR-18 delivery robot through various levels with...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

Game released: iOS → 20 October 2020

Players: 1/10

Steam: 97/100

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

The Greater Good

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

Game released: iOS → 22 April 2020

Steam: 96/100

The Greater Good is a side-scrolling adventure RPG. The game takes place in an amazing and hand-drawn world. Once upon a time it was ruled by magic, but gradually...

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...

Plague M.D.

Simulation, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie

Game released: iOS → 17 September 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 73/100

Plague M.D. — a medieval simulator with a side view in the point and click genre. In this game you have to try on the role of a medieval doctor who is trying...

Zombie Derby: Pixel Survival

Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Arcade, Racing, Action, Indie

Game released: iOS → 30 July 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

A vibrant game in a post-apocalyptic setting, in which the gamer controls a car making its way through crowds of zombies and various obstacles. A large selection of...

Wanderlust: Transsiberian

Visual novel, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Trains, Text quest

Game released: iOS → 2 April 2020

Steam: 63/100

Wanderlust: Transsiberian — adventure visual novel with a non-linear narrative. The two main characters embark on an amazing journey through the easternmost...

Space Commander: War and Trade

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 13 October 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 67/100

Space Commander: War and Trade is a fantasy-style tactical action RPG with real-time management elements and an isometric view. You will have to create your fleet...

The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Medieval era, Construction

Game released: iOS → 21 August 2020

Steam: 68/100

Survival strategy with elements of city building, where the development of the settlement combines with the exploration of a dangerous world. During the day, city...

Little Orpheus

Action, Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Science fiction, Side view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 12 June 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Little Orpheus is an adventure platformer with puzzle and action elements in the science fiction genre. 1962 NASA is trying to land a man on the moon. Meanwhile, in...

Samsara Room

Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Game released: iOS → 29 April 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Samsara Room is a remake of the classic game of the same name with updated puzzles, graphics, and storyline. The immersive soundtrack was created by Victor...

The Last Campfire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: iOS → 27 August 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Last Campfire — an adventure action game with various puzzles and a third-person view from the creators of No Man's Sky. You will play as a cute ember...

Object Hunt

Action, Tactics, Indie, Isometric

Game released: iOS → 24 November 2020

Object Hunt is an indie tactical action game with an isometric view. The goal of the game is simple — one person drives and the rest hide. But there is a...

Tank Firing

Tanks, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: iOS → 9 January 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Tank Firing is a tank simulator with a third-person view. You'll explore an ever-growing roster of powerful tanks, each with their own unique personality...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2020 for iOS