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

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Beat them all, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game canceled: Mac → 19 May 2021

Anticipation Rating: 4.2/10

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up is a dynamic arcade shooter with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. A ship...

Kraken Academy!!

Simulation, Top-down view, Adventure, Comedy, Indie

Game released: Mac → 10 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in an unusual educational institution — the Kraken School. The main character finds himself in a time loop, where he must...

Samorost

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

Game released: Mac → 20 May 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Samorost is an unusual side-scrolling indie adventure game that follows the exciting journey of a dwarf in...

Box Cat Bash

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Platformer, Action, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 3 June 2021

Steam: 100/100

Box Cat Bash — An exciting action-platformer with a side view of a box-cat with pixel...

Emily is Away <3

Simulation, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 16 April 2021

Steam: 91/100

An interactive story about a high school senior in 2008 unfolds on the social network Facenook as AIM fades away. The player customizes the...

Starmancer

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction

Early Access: Mac → 5 August 2021; Game in development: Mac → 2027

Steam: 61/100

Starmancer is a management strategy game with survival elements and an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place...

Secret Government

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 15 April 2021; Early Access: Mac → 22 June 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 52/100

Secret Government is a global turn-based strategy about secret societies, where you have to manage a powerful organization that influences the whole...

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Role-playing game, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 2 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator is a free-to-play arcade side-scrolling adventure game with role-playing elements. In the game, the main character is...

Rhythm Doctor

Role-playing game, Adventure, Music game, Indie, Side view, Action

Early Access: Mac → 26 February 2021; Game released: Mac → 7 December 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An unusual musical rhythm game in which every keystroke becomes the pulse of life. Here, medicine and music intertwine: synchronizing keystrokes at...

the office simulation

Free game, Adventure, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 21 May 2021

the office simulation — a free first-person adventure game about an office worker, similar to The Stanley Parable. An ordinary guy named Tom found...

Indicted

Adventure, Action, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror

Game released: Mac → 29 October 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Indicted is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. Seeking redemption, Detective Arthur decides to take on...

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie, Point & Click, Logic

Game released: Mac → 26 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 86/100

The main character of the game is a private detective who went to a small town at the request of his father. All the residents of the city have...

Melvor Idle

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

Game released: Mac → 19 November 2021

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...

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...

Hexceed

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

Game released: Mac → 16 January 2021

Steam: 87/100

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

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...

Teamfight Manager

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 2 March 2021

Steam: 83/100

Teamfight Manager is a tactical management strategy with turn-based battles and auto-battler elements in a pixel style. In the game you will try on...

Garden Story

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

Game released: Mac → 11 August 2021

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Garden Story is a bright adventure role-playing action game with management elements and a top-down view. The game tells the story of a guardian who...

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...

Alpaca Stacka

Arcade, Indie, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Adventure, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 29 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Alpaca Stacka is a free arcade platformer with a third-person view about alpacas. The goal of the game is simple — you need to explore the...

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...

Martial Law

Adventure, Side view, Visual novel, Free game, Indie

Game released: Mac → 23 December 2021

Steam: 91/100

Martial Law is a free side-scrolling adventure with visual novel elements. Its main character is one of the inhabitants of communist Poland...

Next Space Rebel

Crafting, Simulation, Construction, Indie

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2021

Steam: 84/100

Players create rockets and film their launch. Then they post the videos on StarTube. The more likes and subscribers, the more money to buy new parts...

To the Rescue!

Simulation, Business / Management, Casual game, Top-down view, Indie, Construction

Game released: Mac → 2 November 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 65/100

A colorful simulator of a dog shelter, where the lives of dozens of homeless tailed dogs depend on care and organization. Together with the cute...

NUTS

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

Game released: Mac → 4 February 2021

Steam: 88/100

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...

Sumire

Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 27 May 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Sumire is a fantasy adventure visual novel with anime and supernatural elements. In this charming place, a sad girl named Sumire meets a mischievous...

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...

Midnight Protocol

Tactics, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Adventure, Science fiction, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Mac → 13 October 2021

Steam: 87/100

A tactical role-playing game about digital hacking, where all actions are performed using the keyboard. As a hacktivist known as Data, you will...

NoseBound

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Detective, Horror

Game released: Mac → 19 January 2021

Steam: 86/100

NoseBound is a classic point and click side-scrolling adventure with a noir style. The game tells the story of private detective Ray Hammond, who is...

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...

Fujiwara Bittersweet

Visual novel, Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Free game

Game released: Mac → 16 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Fujiwara Bittersweet — A visual adventure novel with indie and anime elements. Aya has just moved to a new town near the mountains. Her new...

The Space in Between

Free game, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie, Adventure, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 18 January 2021

Steam: 80/100

The Space in Between is a free-to-play visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game will tell a rich story about Asian Americans...

Rogue Star Rescue

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy

Game released: Mac → 4 February 2021

Steam: 91/100

Rogue Star Rescue is a fast-paced, cooperative top-down roguelike shooter with tower defense elements set in a sci-fi setting. A massive Rogue Star...

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...

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...

RavenWeald

Free game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Isometric, Procedural generation, Adventure

Early Access: Mac → 13 January 2021; Game released: Mac → 8 September 2022

Steam: 89/100

A free strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. The main action takes place in a magical forest filled with...

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...

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...

Plague Inc: The Cure

Free game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 28 January 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Plague Inc: The Cure is a free expansion for the unique simulator with elements of a management strategy for modern platforms. You will lead several...

Super Raft Boat

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Combat robots, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 22 February 2021

Steam: 93/100

Super Raft Boat is a shareware top-down action roguelike about a small raft that needs to be protected from approaching enemies. The raft can be...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for Mac