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

Hollow Knight - a game in the Indie genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Mac → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Ravenfield

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Sandbox, Action

Game released: Mac → 18 May 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Ravenfield is a tactical shooter with a first-person view for single player play. Together with the blue men you have to destroy those annoying red men using...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Mac → 28 March 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Choice of Zombies

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

Game released: Mac → 14 July 2017

Steam: 50/100

Choice of Zombies is an adventure horror game with a first-person view in the style of a post-apocalypse. You have to fight for survival in a world overrun by...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

Defense Zone 3

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

Game released: Mac → 20 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...

Brawlhalla

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

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2017

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...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

Game released: Mac → 27 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Alone With You

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Visual novel

Game released: Mac → 9 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Alone With You is a sci-fi adventure game in a pixel style. Players will play as the last surviving person on the planet. The main character needs to get out of a...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Mac → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action

Game released: Mac → 26 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 5 April 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Stealth

Game released: Mac → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Figment

Adventure, Music game, Isometric, Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Figment is an adventure game with a memorable visual style and music. Events take place in a world that is filled with secret thoughts, desires and memories...

Detention

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Mac → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

Overgrowth

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Indie, Parkour

Game released: Mac → 16 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Overgrowth is a third-person action game about brave rabbits who master martial arts. There are other animals in the game that complement the medieval universe of...

Conarium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 6 June 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Conarium is a first-person psychological horror game based on the works of Lovecraft. You play as Frank Gilman, who finds himself in a room filled with strange...

Tooth and Tail

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online

Game released: Mac → 12 September 2017

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Tooth and Tail is a real-time pixel strategy game that describes the events of the First World War. Only instead of people you will see showdowns between various...

Reigns: Her Majesty

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

Game released: Mac → 6 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...

Late Shift

Adventure, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: Mac → 18 April 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Late Shift is an interactive adventure movie with many different solutions and endings. Your choices will have consequences from the beginning until the very end of...

Metropolis: Lux Obscura

Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 11 October 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metropolis: Lux Obscura is a unique blend of visual novel and match-3 puzzle game set in a noir setting. The game takes place in the gloomy city of Metropolis...

Thimbleweed Park

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

Game released: Mac → 30 March 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...

Community Inc

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

Game released: Mac → 3 August 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 35/100

Community Inc is a real-time management strategy in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a manager who wants to create a community and trade with other...

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

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

Game released: Mac → 3 January 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The addition has expanded possibilities for creating...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

West of Loathing

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Side view, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 10 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 86/100

West of Loathing is an unusual adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat. You have to go to the minimalistic world of the city of Boring Springs, where you...

Gorogoa

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 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...

Space Pirates and Zombies 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Space

Game released: Mac → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

This post-apocalyptic space strategy game with action and role-playing elements follows survival in a galaxy after a zombie apocalypse. Infrastructure has...

Beat Cop

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Beat Cop is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with pixel graphics. The game takes place in New York in the 80s. Former detective Jack Kelly was framed for...

Defense of Roman Britain

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

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2017

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 62/100

Defense of Roman Britain is an exciting tower defense strategy game set in the setting of ancient Rome. The game will tell about the period of confrontation between...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

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

Game released: Mac → 24 July 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...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Mac → 28 July 2017

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...

Journey Down: Chapter Three

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Mac → 21 September 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Journey Down: Chapter Three is the final point and click episode of the Journey Down adventure. The game follows Lina, a young girl who searches for a lost book and...

Project Nimbus

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 26 September 2017

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A futuristic mech action game about a war on a devastated Earth, where a young pilot controls a Battle Frame. The campaign pits the player against enemy units...

Alwa's Awakening

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Mac → 2 February 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Alwa's Awakening is a classic side-scrolling adventure platformer. The main character Zoya really loves video games. And one day, when she sat at the monitor and...

Hidden Folks

Hidden Objects, Casual game, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Mac → 15 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The player tries to find all the hidden people or other objects in hand-drawn interactive pictures. There are 32 areas and more than 300 hidden objects available...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view, Action

Game released: Mac → 15 August 2017

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

Fall of Light

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

Game released: Mac → 28 September 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 56/100

Fall of Light is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The action takes place in 14th century Europe. A shadow fell on the ground where the...

Everspace - Encounters

Simulation, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Indie

Game released: Mac → 24 October 2017

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Everspace — Encounters is an add-on for the space simulator Everspace. Expect new story characters, including an alien scientist and a robot with a French...

AER Memories of Old

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Mac → 25 October 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

AER Memories of Old is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a girl who can turn into a bird...

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