Indie 2015 for Mac — top best games in the Indie genre

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

Game released: Mac → 15 September 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

An RPG with a unique combat system, where each battle can be completed without a single blow. Instead of the usual violence, there are conversations, mercy, and...

Broforce

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 15 October 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...

Spooky Cats

Casual game, Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 4 June 2015

Steam: 85/100

Spooky Cats is a casual platforming action game about a cat lost in a haunted house and trying to find a way out. The heroine collects pennies, rescues a girl named...

Human Resource Machine

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 15 October 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Human Resource Machine is an indie puzzle game from the developer World of Goo. We have to use office workers to solve the next puzzle and get promoted to the next...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: Mac → 23 April 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Kerbal Space Program

Flight Simulator, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Space, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 27 April 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything needed to build a...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 10 March 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Dex

Role-playing game, Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Action

Game released: Mac → 7 May 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Dex is a 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that focuses on exploration and non-linear...

Doodle God

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

Game released: Mac → 24 September 2015

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...

Legend of Grimrock 2

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, In real time, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Dungeons

Game released: Mac → 18 March 2015

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This dungeon-crawling role-playing game follows four prisoners shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex, where they must find a way to survive and escape. The...

Barony

Role-playing game, Roguelike, First-person view, Indie, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Dungeons

Game released: Mac → 23 June 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Barony is a cooperative action-adventure game with a first-person view and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. You have to explore dangerous dungeons full of...

SimplePlanes

Simulation, Racing, Flight Simulator, Indie, Sandbox, Construction, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 17 December 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

SimplePlanes is a great combination of simulator and sandbox where you will design your own aircraft and then test them in the sky. Realistic physics and a wide...

Ancient Planet Tower Defense

Strategy, Isometric, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: Mac → 3 February 2015

Steam: 84/100

Classic tower defense, where the stronghold of an ancient civilization is under attack from hordes of alien invaders. Enemy armies advance wave after wave...

Skyhill

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Survival, Indie

Game released: Mac → 6 October 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike, Space

Game released: Mac → 2 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke up from...

Nuclear Throne

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 5 December 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Nuclear Throne is a dynamic arcade action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. Having chosen one of 12 unique characters and armed with an arsenal of...

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

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

Game released: Mac → 22 April 2015

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...

Not A Hero

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Beat them all, Action, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 14 May 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Not A Hero is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Professional hitman Steve, who has become the campaign manager for mayoral candidate Bunny Lord, must...

Monstrum

Action, Horror, First-person view, Survival horror, Indie

Game released: Mac → 20 May 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Monstrum is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view. All levels in the game are procedurally generated, so with each playthrough you will encounter...

12 is Better Than 6

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 20 November 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

12 is Better Than 6 is a hardcore top-down action game from indie developers from the studio Ink Stains Games. The game will tell the story of a Mexican who lost...

Dead In Bermuda

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

Game released: Mac → 27 August 2015

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...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Mac → 9 September 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...

Seduce Me

Strategy, Indie, Casual game, Adventure, Free game, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: Mac → 5 June 2015

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 41/100

After receiving an invitation to a wealthy socialite’s holiday home, the protagonist finds himself in a Mediterranean mansion by the sea. He meets a range of...

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood

Arcade, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Indie

Game released: Mac → 11 August 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade skateboarding platformer moves the action from the streets to cinematic sets in Olliwood. Players ride levels filled with ramps and hills, choose routes...

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Replayability

Game released: Mac → 30 October 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. It adds over 100 hours of content, including the new...

Switch Galaxy Ultra

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → 20 November 2015

Steam: 35/100

Switch Galaxy Ultra is a futuristic arcade racing game in which the player travels across the galaxy collecting tantalum for Dakur Technology. At high speed, the...

Valhalla Hills

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Mac → 2 December 2015

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A strategy and simulation game about Vikings who are denied entry to Valhalla after death. Turned away by Odin, they travel through dangerous mountains toward a...

Shelter 2

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

Game released: Mac → 9 March 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This survival adventure simulation follows a lynx living in the harsh wilderness of the cold tundra. The player explores open landscapes, hunts for prey and cares...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 30 April 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli is a 2D arcade action shooter inspired by 1970s exploitation and grindhouse films, classic gangster movies, and old-school arcade...

Sky Force Anniversary

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 30 April 2015

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sky Force Anniversary is an arcade scrolling shooter set in futuristic aerial battles against waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Missions challenge the player to...

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: Mac → 26 May 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition of the arcade platformer with puzzle elements. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful...

Quiplash

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Online, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 30 June 2015

Steam: 93/100

Quiplash is a fun quiz for a group of 3 to 8 people, in which participants must give the funniest answer to a given question. The player who scores the most points...

Zombie Exodus

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Text quest, Indie

Game released: Mac → 23 October 2015

Steam: 84/100

Zombie Exodus is a role-playing adventure horror game with a first-person view. You'll create your own character and fight your way out of a zombie-infested city to...

Dungeon Warfare

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 4 November 2015

Steam: 95/100

A strategy game in the tower defense genre, where the role of the dungeon defender is assigned not to towers, but to numerous deadly traps. Spikes, rotating blades...

Transformice

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

Game released: Mac → 30 January 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Transformice is a multiplayer platformer in which mice navigate traps to reach cheese and carry it back. Rounds take place on maps filled with physics-based...

Clicker Heroes

Arcade, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Business / Management

Game released: Mac → 13 May 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Clicker Heroes is a shareware arcade clicker with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. Like many games of this type, there's a lot of pointing involved, or...

Axiom Verge

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Mac → 14 May 2015

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...

Unpossible

Racing, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Mac → 3 July 2015

Steam: 83/100

Unpossible is an arcade racing game about navigating obstacle courses that test reflexes, memory, and timing. The player learns patterns and tries to survive for as...

Standpoint

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

Game released: Mac → 5 March 2015

Steam: 71/100

Standpoint is a first-person puzzle platformer set in a labyrinth where the player can change the orientation of the world. Walls become floors, and corridors and...

Invisible, Inc.

Action, Strategy, Stealth, Turn-based, Indie, Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Isometric

Game released: Mac → 12 May 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Invisible, Inc. — a tactical strategy with turn-based battles in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell about a secret organization of special agents who...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2015 for Mac (Game released)