Indie

April 1, 2016

Steam: 90/100

This Christmas hidden-object game follows Lisa, whose grandfather Santa Claus asks her to deliver presents to a remote town. While taking a shortcut through an old...

My Lady

Casual game, Indie, Simulation

January 14, 2016

Steam: 80/100

This casual indie game with simulation elements follows the heiress to the Bauxmont estate, who is in love with her personal butler. While her mother is away on...

Tee Time Golf

Golf, Sports game, Indie

August 31, 2018

Steam: 79/100

This golf sports game can be played in virtual reality or on a standard screen. Online matches support up to eight players, and the available courses include eight...

Hot Squat

Sports game, Simulation, Indie

November 22, 2016

Steam: 91/100

This sports simulator challenges players to perform squats at Flynn Fitness and test their endurance by completing as many repetitions as possible. Scores can be...

Market Tycoon

Simulation, Indie, Casual game

May 11, 2017

Steam: 52/100

This business management simulation follows the growth of a shop from a small mini market into a hypermarket. The player designs the premises, choosing wall colors...

Queen of Seas

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

February 2, 2017

Steam: 80/100

A casual platformer inspired by Yemanjá, the Queen of the Sea in Afro-Brazilian religion. The player controls a fisherman’s son who dives into the depths to deliver...

Gunman Taco Truck

Action, Indie, Strategy

January 28, 2017

Steam: 82/100

Gunman Taco Truck is an action roguelike about driving across the post-apocalyptic United States to reach safety in Winnipeg, where the family’s taco business can...

Mini Ghost

Action, Indie, Adventure

April 28, 2017

Steam: 94/100

A metroidvania styled after 1980s MSX games and a prequel to Ghost 1.0. Players explore rooms, fight mini-bosses, and find or buy equipment in shops. Mini-comics...

Algotica Iterations

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle

March 23, 2017

Steam: 51/100

Algotica Iterations is an adventure-puzzle game about programming, set in a world governed by its own formal rules and logic. Its story also breaks the fourth...

Chasing Styx

Free game, Action, Indie

September 5, 2016

Steam: 84/100

This run-and-gun action game with bullet-hell elements follows Cerberus, guardian of the Underworld, after a herd of woodland rabbits wanders into the realm of the...

Star Merchant

Strategy, Simulation, Indie

March 7, 2017

Steam: 63/100

A galactic trading simulation about a space entrepreneur aiming to profit from interplanetary commerce and meet a self-set goal without going bankrupt. Each...

克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1

Indie, Casual game, Visual novel

May 17, 2017

Steam: 89/100

This visual novel is set in Garnett, a kingdom of fire beneath a red sky, where people of different social classes face fates shaped by their birth. The story...

InMomentum

Arcade, Logic, Racing, Indie, Parkour

October 31, 2011

Players: 1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 59/100

A minimalist sci-fi racing platformer in which navigating courses calls for thinking in both horizontal and vertical directions. Players explore levels, choose...

Anchorhead

Adventure, Horror, Indie

May 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

KickBeat

Arcade, Action, Indie, Music game

September 3, 2013

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A rhythm action game with a kung fu theme, KickBeat turns musical tracks into duels between fully 3D characters. The player watches opponents’ movements and reacts...

Adventures of Shuggy

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

June 15, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A puzzle platformer about Shuggy, who inherits a castle inhabited by goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. To make his new home liveable, he explores more than 100...

Fish Fillets 2

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

March 6, 2007

Steam: 96/100

Fish Fillets 2 is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from the developers of ALTAR Games. The main publisher of the game is Firm «1C», the...

Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity

Action, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

December 24, 2008

Steam: 87/100

Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity is a first-person game of spatial navigation and quick reflexes, set in surreal tubular passages. The player moves forward, dodges...

Codename: Gordon

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Futurism (Future)

May 18, 2004

Codename: Gordon is a 2D side-scrolling shooter game created by a small studio around the time of Half-Life 2. As in the main series, you will take on the role of...

Profitania

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game

1998

Steam: 50/100

Profitania is a simulator with a mixture of strategy and business simulator from the LavaMind studio. The game is published by...

Downfall

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

January 27, 2010

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Downfall is a horror adventure about Joe, who takes his wife on a romantic getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. The trip descends into insanity, and the...

Droid Assault

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade

June 5, 2008

Steam: 82/100

Droid Assault is a top-down action game with a dash of shooter from Puppygames. The main publisher of the game is...

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2

Strategy, First-person view, Trivia, Casual game, Indie

November 30, 1996

Steam: 93/100

A fast-paced trivia game cast as a manic game show, with the player taking the role of a contestant and answering questions. You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2 follows...

Harvest: Massive Encounter

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

March 5, 2008

Steam: 78/100

Harvest: Massive Encounter is a strategy game with an isometric view from developers from Oxeye Game Studio. The main publisher of the game is Oxeye Game...

Iron Storm

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

October 23, 2002

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Iron Storm — a first-person shooter set in an alternate 60s. The First World War did not end, but grew into large-scale battles between the Russian-Mongol...

Faif

Arcade, Role-playing game, Strategy, Puzzle, Indie

January 3, 2014

Faif is an arcade, RPG, strategy, puzzle and indie game from Beavl Games. The game is published by Beavl Games. The PC version of Faif, unfortunately, has not yet...

KaRu

Free game, Indie, Interactive movie, Casual game, Horror, Adventure, Visual novel, Point & Click

October 31, 2022

Steam: 78/100

KaRu — A free adventure horror game made in visual novel format, in which the main character is a parasite. One day he wakes up next to a strange boy he has...

Avatar Bump!

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Indie

December 12, 2010

Avatar Bump! is a top-down arcade game with a mix of platforming and indie action from developers Milkstone Studios. The game is published by Milkstone Studios. The...

Really Big Sky

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Space

February 24, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Really Big Sky is a third-person action game with shooter elements from the Boss Baddie studio. The game is published by Boss Baddie and...

Tom Sparks And The Quakes Of Ruin

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

May 2, 2014

Tom Sparks And The Quakes Of Ruin is a top-down arcade game with a mix of action, shooter, adventure, platformer, puzzle and indie game from Tasty Poison Games. The...

Sol Survivor

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

September 16, 2009

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This futuristic tower defense strategy game centers on protecting a colony from waves of enemies. The player builds different types of turrets and calls in orbital...

Spirits of Metropolis

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game

December 22, 2008

Steam: 66/100

Spirits of Metropolis is a strategy with puzzle and sandbox elements from developers from the studio Vertigo Games. The main publisher of the game is Vertigo...

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Combat robots, Adventure, Indie

October 11, 2005

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This action platformer with arcade and puzzle elements follows an invasion by the Quinkan, an ancient evil from another world. After the Bush Rescue team disbands...

Who's That Flying?!

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Casual game

November 16, 2010

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Who's That Flying?! is a side-scrolling arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. As the mysterious and powerful "Guardian of the Earth" with an iron eye and...

For Each Our Roads of Winter

Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

2015

For Each Our Roads of Winter is a puzzle adventure and indie game from Orihaus. The game is published by...

Rock Simulator 2014

Role-playing game, Simulation, Indie

2014

Rock Simulator 2014 is an RPG with simulation and indie elements from the studio Ryan Schultz. The main publisher of the game is Reed...

Sword of the Stars: The Pit

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Procedural generation

February 21, 2013

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in the science-fiction universe of Sword of the Stars, where an expedition ventures into an ancient alien facility beneath the...

A Wizard's Lizard

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Roguelike, Indie

June 16, 2014

Steam: 69/100

An isometric action RPG with roguelike elements, A Wizard's Lizard follows a wizard’s loyal pet lizard on a quest to rescue its master in Amberfall. After the...

Don Bradman Cricket 14

Cricket, Third-person view, Sports game, Simulation, Indie

April 3, 2014

Steam: 83/100

A cricket sports simulation that lets players take the field with more than 100 included teams or choose community-created lineups. In Career Mode, the player...

Flashout 2

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

March 27, 2014

Steam: 56/100

Flashout 2 is a third-person racing action game set in a fantasy world. This game offers a new look at racing thanks to a modernized career mode, major changes to...

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