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

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...

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...

Alchemic Cutie

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Business / Management, Open world

Game released: Mac → 12 November 2021

Steam: 51/100

Alchemic Cutie is a cute top-down adventure RPG. The game takes place on the colorful island of Wimba, where you manage your own jelly farm. You will explore...

Fearmonium

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

Game released: Mac → 20 May 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Fearmonium is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with Metroidvania elements. The game takes place in the mind of a boy named Max, who once saw several clowns...

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls

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...

Prison Architect - Going Green

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

Game released: Mac → 28 January 2021

Steam: 59/100

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...

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag

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

Game released: Mac → 28 April 2021

Steam: 87/100

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer with puzzle elements in a fantasy setting. The Mother of Demons, Kaoranach...

Crash Drive 3

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

Game released: Mac → 9 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Drive 3 is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view and online elements. You will experience incredible fun in this game. You will be able to...

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...

Milo and the Magpies

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Point & Click, Hidden Objects

Game released: Mac → 7 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Milo and the Magpies is a point and click adventure with indie elements. Milo, a curious and adventurous cat, must find his way home after an encounter with pesky...

OPUS: Echo of Starsong

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga, Exploration, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 1 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

OPUS: Echo of Starsong is a Japanese adventure visual novel in a science fiction...

Bonfire Peaks

Logic, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Mac → 30 September 2021

Steam: 93/100

The main character explores a voxel island with over 200 puzzles available. The locations are multi-level and consist of cubes. Some items can be moved to go higher...

Starmancer

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

Early Access: Mac → 5 August 2021; Game in development: Mac → 2026

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 in the distant...

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...

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...

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...

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 right moment...

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...

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...

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 himself in an...

The Wild Case

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: Mac → 7 April 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

The Wild Case is an indie point and click adventure puzzle game with supernatural elements. In this game, players meet a variety of colorful characters, experience...

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 badly damaged...

Lona: Realm of Colors

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 9 July 2021

Steam: 69/100

Lona: Realm of Colors is an atmospheric adventure arcade game from developers from the Swedish studio SpaceFox. The game will tell the story of a girl artist who...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 2 April 2020; Game released: Mac → 20 August 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

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...

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...

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...

Dungeon and Puzzles

Puzzle, Indie, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic

Game released: Mac → 14 January 2021

Steam: 92/100

Dungeon and Puzzles is an exciting top-down puzzle action game in a fantasy setting. In the game you will try on the role of a notorious traveler who goes to a...

Clodhoppers

Arcade, Action, Indie, Free game, Side view, Online, Platformer

Early Access: Mac → 28 April 2021

Steam: 95/100

Clodhoppers is a conditionally free arcade action game with a side view in the spirit of Worms Armageddon. Special attention has been paid to the visual part: all...

Garden Story

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

Game released: Mac → 11 August 2021

Steam: 89/100

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 must unite a...

Rubicon: A Conspiracy of Silence

Adventure, Text quest, Indie

Game released: Mac → 21 October 2021

Steam: 100/100

Rubicon: A Conspiracy of Silence is an adventure text quest with indie elements. This is a game inspired by whistleblowers. In this narrative game, you play as...

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...

Shelter 3

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 51/100

Shelter 3 is the continuation of a mesmerizing adventure from a third-person perspective, in which you will learn about the difficulties of survival in the wild...

ENEMIES

First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Shooter

Game released: Mac → 30 August 2021

Steam: 86/100

The game takes place in a video game development corporation looking to take video games to the next level through immersive technology. But everything starts to go...

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, mental health and...

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...

Where's Samantha?

Platformer, Indie, Puzzle, Adventure, Side view

Game released: Mac → 25 March 2021

Steam: 76/100

Were's samantha? - Platformer with elements of the puzzle and side view. George and Samantha are two charming pieces of fabric that are simply in love with each...

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...

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...

UNHERD

Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Indie, Action, Old school, Puzzle, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 15 February 2021

Players: 3.6/10

Steam: 77/100

UNHERD is a free-to-play adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person perspective. The game tells the story of a brave chinchilla who wakes up in a fantasy world...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for Mac