Indie 2021 for Mac — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 3

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls - a game in the Indie genre

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 26 January 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will be...

Steel Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Mac → 28 September 2021

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...

Hexceed

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

Game released: Mac → 16 January 2021

Steam: 88/100

Hexceed — Arcade indie puzzle game with a top-down view. A modern interpretation of a classic puzzle. You have to navigate through hexes to find out which...

Gladio and Glory

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie, Free game, Online, Simulation, Slasher

Game released: Mac → 16 March 2021

Steam: 91/100

Gladio and Glory is a free-to-play hardcore action sandbox with a third-person view, where you have one task — to kill the rest of the gladiators. You can...

TM - Prologue

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

Game released: Mac → 24 June 2021

Steam: 92/100

TM — Prologue — A free prologue for real-time management strategy with an isometric camera view. In the game you will try on the role of a tavern owner...

Tavern Master

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

Game released: Mac → 16 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Tavern Master is a fun real-time management strategy game with an isometric camera view. In the game you will try on the role of a tavern owner who starts his...

Candy Disaster - Tower Defense

Isometric, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Survival, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 12 November 2021

Steam: 81/100

Candy Disaster — Tower Defense — tactical tower defense in the fantasy genre with an isometric view. In the game, you can play as the mad scientist Jik...

The Rewinder

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

Game released: Mac → 10 September 2021

Steam: 92/100

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

Growbot

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 21 October 2021

Steam: 88/100

A point-and-click adventure about a girl robot trying to save her home from a dark crystalline force. The story unfolds on a biopunk space station filled with...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Mac → 28 July 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

NUTS

First-person view, Adventure, Action, Simulation, Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 4 February 2021

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 67/100

NUTS is an indie action adventure game with simulation elements and a first-person view. Your mission briefing will give you a starting point, but it will be up to...

Astalon: Tears of the Earth

Action, Indie, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Dungeons, Metroidvania

Game released: Mac → 3 June 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Astalon: Tears of the Earth is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game follows three heroic explorers who travel through a...

Last Message

Adventure, Free game, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Visual novel, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 25 June 2021

Steam: 90/100

Last Message is a free adventure thriller set in a world filled with the infected. The game tells the story of a girl who, returning home after a day of searching...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 30 July 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the apartment they've lived...

Sunshine Manor

Isometric, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: Mac → 28 October 2021

Steam: 88/100

Sunshine Manor is a mystical horror adventure with action elements and an isometric view. Daring to spend the night at the haunted Sunshine Manor, little Ada...

Prison Architect - Going Green

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

Game released: Mac → 28 January 2021

Steam: 58/100

Prison Architect — Going Green — an expansion for the real-time management strategy game with a top-down view. The expansion brings farming, product export, and...

Race On Ice 2020 Pro

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Free game

Game released: Mac → 3 December 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Race On Ice 2020 Pro is a free-to-play, third-person arcade racing game where you compete in competitive seasons to get first place. The games have multiple racers...

Race On Ice 2021 Pro

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Free game

Game released: Mac → 7 April 2021

Steam: 69/100

Race On Ice 2021 Pro is a free-to-play, third-person arcade racing game where you compete in competitive seasons to get first place. The games have multiple racers...

Button City

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 10 August 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A vibrant game about friendship and community, set in a world of dioramas inspired by '90s nostalgia. There are plenty of animal characters to befriend. The gamer...

Cardiac Unrest

Free game, Shooter, Third-person view, Horror, Stealth, Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → 22 May 2021

Players: 1/10

Steam: 60/100

Cardiac Unrest is a free-to-play horror shooter with stealth elements and a third-person perspective, where you take on the role of an exorcist tasked with ridding...

Existensis

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 19 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Existensis is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer where all the elements are completely hand-drawn on paper. You will play the role of an artist and...

Tiny Space Academy

Science fiction, Simulation, Adventure, Indie, Educational game (Education), Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Space

Game released: Mac → 26 March 2021

Steam: 63/100

Tiny Space Academy is a side-scrolling fantasy adventure simulator with educational and platforming elements. This is a game where you can develop your own space...

Plunder Panic

Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Strategy

Early Access: Mac → 17 September 2021; Game released: Mac → 16 September 2022

Steam: 96/100

Plunder Panic is a side-scrolling, 12-player arcade action platformer where two rival teams battle for supremacy. You and your crew need to loot the loot, defeat...

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

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

Game released: Mac → 31 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Nanotale — Typing Chronicles is a fantasy adventure RPG with puzzle elements. You will follow Rosalind, a novice chronicler, on her journey of knowledge...

Happy Game

Horror, Adventure, Point & Click, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 28 October 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A psychedelic game from the creators of Botanicula and CHUCHEL about a little boy who fell asleep and found himself in a nightmare. You need to explore three...

Impostor Factory

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

Game released: Mac → 30 September 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Impostor Factory is a new adventure from the creators of Finding Paradise and To the Moon. The main characters of the series, Dr. Rosalyn and Dr. Watts, will go to...

Papetura

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 7 May 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Papetura is an atmospheric adventure with a side view. The game will tell the story of a cute paper creature named Pape, who ended up in a flower prison. However...

Trainslation

Free game, Adventure, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 13 April 2021

Steam: 91/100

Trainslation is a free-to-play adventure arcade game with a first-person view. In the game you have to solve the mystery of a strange subway, where you know nothing...

Deepest Sword

Free game, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 9 June 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Deepest Sword is a free, addictive side-scrolling puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a knight who goes to a dragon to pierce it...

The Fox in the Forest

Online, Board / Group Game, Card game, Indie, Tactics, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 19 October 2021

Steam: 89/100

The Fox in the Forest is a tactical board card game. The queen decreed that whoever defeats the monsters will receive half the kingdom as a reward. With the help of...

Luminyte

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Slasher, Top-down view, Arcade, Fantasy, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 30 July 2021

Steam: 85/100

Luminyte is a top-down arcade action-adventure game in the fantasy genre with roguelike elements. Complete darkness surrounds you. Only the old lantern you found...

Mutropolis

Adventure, Puzzle, Science fiction, Indie, Detective

Game released: Mac → 18 February 2021

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A science fiction adventure set on the abandoned planet Earth in the year 5000. The protagonist and a team of archaeologists are exploring the ruins of an ancient...

How We Got Here

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Arcade, Free game

Game released: Mac → 18 May 2021

Steam: 84/100

How We Got Here is a rather unusual side-view pixel adventure game about the adventures of a robot on a floating island. The main character discovers that in...

Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 10 September 2021

Steam: 89/100

Cauldrons of War — Stalingrad — a global historical strategy with turn-based battles in the setting during the Great Patriotic War. In the game you will...

Mitoza

Adventure, Indie, Free game, , Exploration

Game released: Mac → 5 March 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Mitoza is a free-to-play unusual game where you choose only one of two solutions to combine an item on the screen with a new one. This results in the most unusual...

Woodsalt

Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 25 January 2021

Steam: 100/100

Woodsalt is a third-person role-playing adventure set on the planet Nu-Terra, where humanity has migrated to after global natural disasters and the appearance of...

Blind Drive

Racing, Horror, Adventure, Action, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 10 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Blind Drive is an action-horror racing game with adventure elements. An arcade-style, sound-based black comedy action game. The entire game is experienced by your...

KungFu Kickball

Online, Action, Side view, Indie, Sports game, Arcade

Early Access: Mac → 13 April 2021; Game released: Mac → 10 February 2022

Steam: 91/100

KungFu Kickball is a side-scrolling multiplayer pixel sports arcade game where you have to kick a ball to hit the enemy team's bell. The winner is the one whose...

Snake Force

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 19 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Snake Force is a free-to-play top-down shooter inspired by the classic Snake. Over the course of five levels, the main character kills bad soldiers and frees good...

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