Indie 2025 for Mac — top best games in the Indie genre

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

Early Access: Mac → 31 October 2018; Game released: Mac → 4 June 2025

Players: 8.8/10

An RPG from Toby Fox, the creator of Undertale. The story centers on Chris, an ordinary schoolboy who, together with a classmate, accidentally finds himself in a...

Escape Simulator 2

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Mac → 27 October 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A sequel to the co-op puzzle game Escape Simulator. One to eight players explore three large levels, each consisting of four rooms: Dracula's gloomy fortress, an...

Tiny Bunny

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

Game released: Mac → 5 December 2025

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.8/10

An adventurous visual novel with horror elements. Looking out of the window of an old house, the boy Anton sees a fading village, huge snowdrifts, and a frozen...

Slender Threads

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 7 February 2025

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Atmospheric quest, where reality is intertwined with nightmares. Harvey, a wandering salesman, is in a small town of Villa Ventat. Its days are filled with...

Soulstone Survivors

Role-playing game, Indie, Top-down view, Fantasy, Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 17 June 2025

Players: 9.5/10

An action RPG with roguelike elements, where the fantasy world is filled with hordes of monsters and giant bosses. The player becomes a Void Hunter, destroying...

Necesse

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation

Early Access: Mac → 12 December 2019; Game released: Mac → 16 October 2025

Players: 6.8/10

A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...

Cast n Chill

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: Mac → 16 June 2025

Players: 8.5/10

A relaxing fishing game in the background where you can explore calm lakes, rivers and oceans at your own pace. The game requires you to catch fish, sell them for a...

Альтушка для скуфа: Третий Шанс

DLC, Visual novel, Casual game, Indie, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 24 April 2025

Players: 6.2/10

A new addition to the visual short story Altushka for Skuf, which expands the plot with new characters and forks. The players are waiting for a meeting with...

Len's Island

Adventure, Action, Isometric, Indie, Simulation

Early Access: Mac → 26 November 2021; Game released: Mac → 19 June 2025

Players: 6.2/10

A top-down action adventure game combining survival, construction and exploration. A new resident arrives on a picturesque island with a minimal set of tools and a...

Fragile Reflection

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Mac → 2 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

The old Japanese town of Nankofuraku is shrouded in a haze of memories and pain. When Karyo Ito returns there to her family, she discovers not a cozy village, but a...

Vampire Survivors: Emerald Diorama

Indie, Fantasy, Top-down view, Action, Roguelike, Gothic, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 10 April 2025

An add-on in which more than 12 unique characters from SaGa: Emerald Beyond entered the world of Vampire Survivors. There are also new weapons, attack methods, and...

Dark Quest 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 5 November 2025

Step-by-step adventure in the spirit of classic tabletop games like Hero Quest, where a party of heroes descends into dark dungeons filled with traps, monsters...

Arctic Awakening

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 18 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 61/100

The game takes place in the harsh Arctic of 2062. The main character is an airplane pilot who suffered a disaster and was left alone with his drone. He is trying to...

The Darkest Files

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Detective

Game released: Mac → 26 March 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

The game unfolds in 1956 in Germany. In the role of a young prosecutor, it is necessary to investigate the crimes of the times of Nazism and look for the...

ISLANDERS: New Shores

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Procedural generation

Game released: Mac → 10 July 2025

The player creates a dream city on a small island. Locations feature different biomes, each with its unique abilities. There are 44 types of buildings and various...

Omega Crafter

Survival, Action, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Indie

Early Access: Mac → 29 March 2024; Game released: Mac → 15 May 2025

Players: 5.5/10

The events take place in a virtual gaming world that is under development and has been attacked by a mysterious malware. The player goes on an exciting adventure to...

Time Flies

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Open world

Game released: Mac → 31 July 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

A minimalist adventure about a fly with a huge list of wishes and a very short life to realize them. In the game, she can learn to play an instrument, read a book...

#DRIVE Rally

Racing, Sports game, Indie, Old school

Early Access: Mac → 25 September 2024; Game released: Mac → 16 April 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

A stylish racing game dedicated to the motorsport era of the 90s. Players can get behind the wheel of legendary rally cars including Das Holzwagen, The Doggo and...

The Roottrees are Dead

Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: Mac → 15 January 2025

Metacritic: 86/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Return of the Obra Dinn, but set in the 90s. The main character is a young investigative journalist trying to establish the...

Little Witch in the Woods

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

Early Access: Mac → 17 May 2022; Game released: Mac → 15 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

The game tells the story of Ellie, a young witch apprentice who goes to the old Witch House to learn the secrets of magic and discover an amazing world. Everyday...

A Game About Feeding A Black Hole

Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: Mac → 15 December 2025

A casual game about feeding a black hole with material elements. The project is built around a simple yet engaging cycle: the player destroys asteroids, planets...

Nordhold

Roguelike, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Casual game, Procedural generation, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Mac → 25 March 2025

The player controls the medieval Scandinavian village and protects it from the waves of opponents. 8 species of defense towers help to cope with all types of...

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 10 February 2025; Early Access: Mac → 4 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

A top-down tactical real-time strategy game about special forces conducting operations against terrorists in the Middle East. The game offers full squad deployment...

Dad's Monster House 2: MEDAL

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

Game released: Mac → 19 September 2025

A dark game in which the main character finds himself trapped in a creepy abandoned house. You will have to look for codes, collect puzzles and solve other puzzles...

Кризис в Кремле: Холодная война

Simulation, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 11 July 2025

Players: 9.9/10

A global political strategy in real time, dedicated to the last decade of the USSR. As you progress, you must manage the economy, domestic politics and foreign...

Rhythm Doctor

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

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

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Kingdomino

Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Medieval era

Game released: Mac → 20 November 2025

The player builds his kingdom by placing tiles with different terrains, carefully selecting forests, lakes, fields and swamps. Each block consists of two squares...

Lost Twins 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Mac → 14 August 2025

A colorful puzzle-platformer about a brother and sister lost in a magical world. Abi and Ben are trying to find their way home, passing through unusual spaces full...

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

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

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2025; Early Access: Mac → 26 July 2019

A realistic wolf life simulator set in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The game allows you to experience the journey of a lone gray wolf who leaves...

Pairs & Perils

Collectible card game (CCG), Roguelike, Tactics, Turn-based, Casual game, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Mac → 20 January 2025

The player explores dungeons where he fights opponents. In battles, you need to memorize and combine creature and weapon cards for attacks. During breaks, you can...

Helskate

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Skateboards, Indie

Early Access: Mac → 15 February 2024; Game released: Mac → 20 January 2025

A dynamic game about a skateboarder. The main character trains, performs tricks and combos to strengthen his attacks and defeat all the monsters. You can combine...

Brave Escape

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Mac → 31 January 2025

Cooperative platformer for two, built on constant synchronization and joint overcoming of obstacles. The story follows Colin and Floyd, who embark on a dangerous...

Jaded

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view

Early Access: Mac → 29 April 2022; Game released: Mac → 25 January 2025

Players: 10/10

A fun platformer where you can slow down time, perform 360-degree dashes and fight hordes of enemies. The main character explores picturesque snowy mountains, dense...

Blobun Mini

Casual game, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Old school

Game released: Mac → 7 July 2025

A free puzzle game with nice pixel graphics. The rules are simple - the player needs to touch every tile on the map, but can only step on a tile...

Bridge Constructor Studio

Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 17 July 2025

A game from the Bridge Constructor series that supports both regular and virtual reality glasses modes. The gamer builds structures from various elements that must...

Spilled!

Top-down view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 26 March 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

A pixel game where the gamer controls a boat and cleans up various pollutants. The money earned from recycling is used to upgrade the vessel. There are a total of...

Asylum

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 13 March 2025

Players: 10/10

The main character once ended up in a psychiatric hospital-a place full of pain and suffering. He dreamed of forgetting this horror, but the memories did not let...

Catanks

Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks, Indie, Free game, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 25 September 2025

Players: 10/10

The player controls a tank, driven by a cat, and tries to defend their home from a rat invasion. Each location offers new mechanics and challenges, such as...

Culinary Wizard

Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Free game, Role-playing game, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 2 July 2025

A pixel game about a chef apprentice who tries to master the secrets of culinary art. The main character travels through magical lands, revives ingredients and...

Monster Looter

Indie, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: Mac → 16 December 2025

A pixel adventure where you must fight monsters in a dungeon. Each subsequent opponent is stronger than the previous one, but will bring more loot. You also need to...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2025 for Mac