Indie 2013 for Mac — top best games in the Indie genre

Papers, Please - a game in the Indie genre

Game released: Mac → 8 August 2013

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...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 8 November 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

Anomaly 2

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

Game released: Mac → 15 May 2013

Players: 7.1/10

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 is overrun by...

Rogue Legacy

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

Game released: Mac → 27 June 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Slender: The Arrival

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Mac → 28 October 2013

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Continuation of the atmospheric horror with a first-person view Slender. The story tells of Slenderman, a paranormal figure who haunts inquiring minds around the...

Knock-knock

Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 4 October 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Mac → 11 September 2013

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Don't Starve

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Isometric, Indie, Survival

Game released: Mac → 24 April 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

NEO Scavenger

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

Game released: Mac → 6 December 2013

Players: 8/10

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...

Teslagrad

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

Game released: Mac → 13 December 2013

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Gone Home

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Mac → 15 August 2013

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Gone Home is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. The game tells the story of Caitlin Greenbriar, who returned home from a trip to Europe. She soon...

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Indie

Game released: Mac → 9 October 2013

Players: 10/10

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 5 December 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Surgeon Simulator

Arcade, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 19 April 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Surgeon Simulator is a logic action game with simulator elements and a first-person view. You take on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant...

Prime World: Defenders

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: Mac → 5 June 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Prime World: Defenders is a fantasy strategy game in the "tower defense" genre with elements of a collectible card game set in the Prime World universe. In a world...

The Bridge

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 22 February 2013

The Bridge is a two-dimensional logic game that will allow you to look at physics and perspective from a different angle. You have to walk on the ceiling, explore...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 30 May 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

Game Dev Tycoon

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

Game released: Mac → 29 August 2013

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...

Doorways: Prelude

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

Game released: Mac → 15 August 2013

Players: 6.9/10

Doorways: Prelude is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view. You will play the role of Thomas Foster, a special agent who must hunt down four...

Ittle Dew

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

Game released: Mac → 23 July 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Ittle Dew is an indie action-adventure game with fantasy RPG elements and an isometric view. Adventurer Itl Du and her companion Tipsy are shipwrecked and find...

Dollar Dash

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 6 March 2013

Players: 4/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Dollar Dash is a whirlwind multiplayer arcade action game with an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the fictional world of robbers, where you can try...

Electronic Super Joy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie

Game released: Mac → 23 August 2013

Metacritic: 78/100

Electronic Super Joy is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, music game and indie game from the developers of Michael Todd Games. The main publisher...

Paper Sorcerer

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Mac → 21 November 2013

Metacritic: 73/100

Eldritch

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 21 October 2013

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Eldritch is a first-person role-playing game with elements of action, shooter, adventure, horror, stealth and indie games from the developers of Minor Key Games...

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 3 July 2013

Metacritic: 82/100

Proteus

Arcade, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 30 January 2013

Metacritic: 76/100

Proteus is a first-person arcade game with indie game elements from the developers of Ed Key and David Kanaga. The game is published by Twisted Tree.Proteus is...

Ravensword: Shadowlands

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

Game released: Mac → 15 May 2013

Players: 7.5/10

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 into chaos. The...

King Arthur's Gold

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: Mac → 5 November 2013

Players: 5.9/10

King Arthur's Gold is a free-to-play side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will travel back to the glory days of King Arthur, where you...

Novelist

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

Game released: Mac → 10 December 2013

Novelist is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, adventure and indie games from the masters at Orthogonal Games. The game is published by...

Race The Sun

Arcade, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 19 August 2013

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Cubemen 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 8 April 2013

Metacritic: 63/100

Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension

Strategy, God Simulator, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 30 August 2013

Players: 10/10

Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension is an isometric strategy game with elements of an indie game and tactics game from Illwinter Game Design. The game is published by...

Tiny Thief

Arcade, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 16 December 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Tiny Thief — the gameplay is both simple and exciting. You will be able to touch various objects on the screen to interact with them. For example, touching a...

Paranautical Activity

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

Game released: Mac → 14 February 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Paranautical Activity is a dynamic indie shooter with a first-person view and roguelike elements. The game features randomly generated levels, super-fast gameplay...

Nimble Quest

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

Game released: Mac → 28 March 2013

Metacritic: 77/100

Nimble Quest is a top-down arcade game with a mix of RPG, action and indie game from NimbleBit LLC. The game is published by NimbleBit LLC. Nimble Quest is...

Inescapable

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Mac → 22 October 2013

Inescapable is an arcade game with action, platformer and indie elements from the developers of the Magnetic Realms studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Twin Moons

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Mac → 4 September 2013

Players: 10/10

Twin Moons is an adventure game with puzzle elements and indie games from G5 Entertainment AB. The game is published by G5 Entertainment...

Midnight

Arcade, Indie, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: Mac → 25 July 2013

Midnight is a unique interactive arcade game that allows you to control a colorful laser show on your monitor screen with your fingertips. The game is designed for...

MirrorMoon EP

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Mac → 4 September 2013

Metacritic: 73/100

MirrorMoon EP — atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game takes you on a surreal space adventure on an unknown...

Two Brothers

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 4 December 2013

Two Brothers is a top-down RPG with a mix of action, hack-and-slash and indie games from the developers of Ackkstudios. The game is published by Ackkstudios...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2013 for Mac (Game released)