Indie

Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie, Side view, Arcade

February 16, 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

Hellish Quart is a side-scrolling historical fighting game that focuses on realism and dueling with bladed weapons. A full-fledged dismemberment awaits you in real...

From the darkness

Adventure, Indie, First-person view, Horror

March 30, 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

From the darkness is an atmospheric first-person horror game that focuses on creating fear in the player. Moreover, the events take place in an abandoned Soviet...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

Indie, Side view, Platformer, Comedy, Space, Old school

March 14, 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...

Sword of the Sea

Adventure, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Exploration, Skateboards

August 19, 2025

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The game takes place in an abandoned kingdom, through which the main character travels on a Hoversword. The device looks like a cross between a snowboard...

Nightmare: The Lunatic

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Replayability

March 31, 2024

Steam: 87/100

A hardcore platformer in which the player tries to escape a nightmare. The main task is to get out of the eternal nightmare. As you progress, you can switch between...

Cozy Caravan

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator

May 16, 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Players set off on a journey in an old caravan, completing tasks for the residents of Harvestville and preparing for the annual Whistlebark fair. During the...

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Old school, Text quest

August 26, 2020

Steam: 96/100

A small visual novel that turns a simple everyday task into a story with a deep emotional subtext. Behind the attempt to buy regular milk lies reflections on daily...

Boogeyman

Horror, Indie, Strategy

November 2, 2015

Steam: 80/100

A horror game about surviving a childhood nightmare until morning, with the Boogeyman hunting the protagonist and a flashlight as the only means of defence. Its...

Puzzle With Your Friends

Casual game, Puzzle, Indie

April 24, 2018

Steam: 85/100

This casual puzzle game challenges players to assemble jigsaws featuring artwork from indie games and various artists. It offers a single-player mode as well as...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

July 22, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Overgrowth

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

October 16, 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...

Oxenfree

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

January 14, 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Oxenfree is a mystical adventure with a side view about teenagers who decide to spend a weekend on a mysterious island. The main character, along with her friends...

Stoneshard

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy

February 6, 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 74/100

Stoneshard is a tactical RPG with roguelike elements and an open world from the creators of 12 is Better Than 6. You will embark on a grand journey across the...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy, Strategy

April 1, 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 98/100

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

Endling - Extinction is Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Indie, Stealth, Survival

July 19, 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...

We Were Here Forever

Adventure, Online, Horror, Cooperative (co-op), First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Action

May 10, 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 76/100

We Were Here Forever is the latest installment in the co-op puzzle adventure from a first-person perspective in the We Were Here series. You and your friend are...

Nine Sols

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

May 28, 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Adventure action-platformer from the creators of psychological horrors Detention and Devotion. The game tells the story of an awakened hero who must fight nine...

Crowsworn

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

The game takes place in the kingdom of Fearandal, which was once hit by a dark curse that destroyed most of the population and summoned terrible creatures into the...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

September 23, 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A meditative game in which the gamer builds castles. There are no battles or farming of resources, but only a creative process. Buildings are created from various...

Backrooms Cleanup Crew

Action, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

April 16, 2025

Steam: 91/100

The cleaning simulator, where in the role of a modest F-Corp employee it is necessary to eliminate the consequences of failures of other companies in the BackRooms...

IKUMA - The Frozen Compass

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Q1 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An atmospheric adventure of survival and coming of age, set on an uncharted Arctic island in 1864. Young cabin boy Sam and faithful husky Ellie are trying to...

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Coaches

Racing, Simulation, DLC, Indie, Open world

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The add-on opens up a whole new direction in the game, allowing you to switch from a truck to a real passenger bus. Instead of transporting cargo, you need to...

Antivirus Girl

Action, Strategy, Casual game, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Top-down view, Shooter, Arcade

July 1, 2026

Steam: 88/100

The game combines elements of "tower defense" and dynamic shooting, allowing not only to build defenses but also to directly control the main character. As an agent...

Rabbit Story

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

May 16, 2017

Steam: 72/100

This adventure game follows Rabbit after he forgets his friend Kitty’s birthday. Kitty leaves, and Rabbit sets out on a journey where he meets Doggy; when Kitty...

Asylum

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

March 13, 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

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...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space

September 14, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

Talos Principle

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Science fiction

December 11, 2014

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...

Gang Beasts

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

December 12, 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

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

We Happy Few

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Open world, Survival

August 10, 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 64/100

We Happy Few is an adventure action-horror game with a first-person perspective and survival elements. During World War II, Nazi Germany captured Great Britain, and...

Crying Suns

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Space

September 18, 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Crying Suns is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future...

Chorus

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Indie, Adventure

December 3, 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Chorus is an adventure space shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The main character is a girl named Nara, who was previously a member of a dark...

Car Constructor

Arcade, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Racing, Casual game, Adventure

May 8, 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 59/100

Car Constructor is a fun car designer with management elements and a third-person view. In the game, you will have a large garage where you can build and paint your...

Regiments

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Indie, Tanks

August 16, 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Regiments is a tactical real-time strategy about the Third World War. The events take place in 1989. One day, the Cold War between NATO and the countries belonging...

American Arcadia

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Third-person view, Point & Click, Indie

November 15, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An unusual adventure puzzle game from the creators of Call of the Sea. In terms of plot, the game is similar to a darker version of the film "The Truman Show...

SANABI

Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Cyberpunk

June 21, 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes place in a cyberpunk city in which power belongs to a corrupt conglomerate. One day something inexplicable happens — after a sudden power...

Better Than Dead

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

May 12, 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Tactical shooter with a view from a body camera in the spirit of Unrecord and Bodycam. The game takes place in Hong Kong. The silent main character sets out on...

DISORDER

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Roguelike, Dungeons, Futurism (Future), Indie, Procedural generation, Role-playing game

January 22, 2025

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 74/100

A dynamic action-slasher in the spirit of Stellar Blade about a girl who has lost her memory in a tight suit. She tries to uncover the truth about her past and...

The Regreening

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Farm Simulator, Simulation

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The project invites players to restore the balance between humans and nature by transforming desolate lands into vibrant, flourishing worlds. The main character...

Steel Ark

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Crafting

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a technological disaster has occurred. The player, either alone or in cooperative mode, explores the ruins of...

Foxy's Potion Shop

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Fantasy, Crafting

September 29, 2026

Steam: 92/100

A colorful management simulator about alchemy and life in the Enchanted Forest. The main character is Foxy, a fox who is fixing up his own cabin and gradually...

Best Games in the Indie genre