Indie

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Open world, Metroidvania, Arcade

2026

The plot is built around survival after a spaceship crash on a dangerous planet. The main character wakes up among the wreckage and sees only misty ruins, sandy...

Dungeon Escape VR

First-person view, Puzzle, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

April 8, 2017

Steam: 81/100

Free VR escape game where the player is trapped in a dungeon and must solve puzzles to escape. The gameplay revolves around finding clues, interacting with objects...

Spacescape

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Space

March 28, 2018

Steam: 80/100

An adventurous VR game where the player finds themselves trapped on a space station and solves puzzles to return to Earth. The gameplay involves exploring several...

Excroaalibur

Action, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Comedy, Fantasy, Medieval era, Strategy

April 21, 2026

Steam: 75/100

An unusual turn-based tactic, where the center of events is a trio of frogs who accidentally became the owners of a legendary sword. The prophecy promised a chosen...

Play Things

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Old school, Action

May 8, 2026

Steam: 98/100

Psychological horror, where the investigation turns into an anxious game of attention and endurance. The player will study a collection of dolls, trying to...

Mulligan Keep

Action, First-person view, Card game, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Casual game, Adventure

May 24, 2026

Steam: 50/100

A free cooperative card game in the dungeon crawler genre. The player takes control of one of four adventurers who infiltrate the castle of a mysterious wizard in...

NIGHTBELL

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator, Hidden Objects, Simulation

January 10, 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Atmospheric first-person horror set on Christmas Eve. The main character is a boy who stays home with his mother. After hearing a bedtime story about a witch with a...

Kujira no Hara

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Fantasy

July 21, 2026

Steam: 95/100

An adventurous action game where a child gets swallowed by a giant whale and discovers an amazing world inside it, inhabited by dozens of unusual creatures. While...

Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Historical, Free game, Indie

August 29, 2019

Steam: 83/100

A fast-paced flight simulator dedicated to the birth of military aviation during the First World War. The game allows you to control more than 30 historical...

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

Action, Indie, Slasher

April 6, 2011

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a 2D action platformer about a bloody quest for revenge, played as either Yuki, a prisoner with machine arms, or the reanimated...

Off-Peak

Free game, Indie, Walking Simulator

February 15, 2015

Steam: 89/100

This first-person adventure is set in the near future at a cathedral-like train station. Stranded there while searching for a ticket out of town, the protagonist...

hackmud

Indie, Simulation, MMO

September 22, 2016

Steam: 78/100

This multiplayer role-playing game takes place in a retro-futuristic cyberpunk internet, where players inhabit digital personas amid abandoned networks, hidden...

Voodoo Garden

Casual game, Farm Simulator, Indie

August 4, 2016

Steam: 76/100

A casual farming simulator set in a bustling swamp, where the player develops a small garden and produces occult supplies. Trees, shrubs, and herbs yield fruit...

Cold Waters

Simulation, Strategy, Indie

June 5, 2017

Steam: 87/100

A naval combat simulator set in an alternate Cold War scenario, Cold Waters puts the player in command of a nuclear submarine tasked with preventing mutual...

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter

Action, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

March 30, 2017

Steam: 87/100

This arcade first-person shooter sends Sam back in time to ancient Egypt to battle hordes of enemies. Its campaign spans 15 levels containing more than 80 hidden...

Midas Gold Plus - Idle Clicker

Free game, Indie, Casual game

February 1, 2017

Steam: 85/100

This fantasy idle clicker draws on the legend of King Midas, who was granted the ability to turn whatever he touched into gold. Players tap stones to earn gold and...

Another Adventure

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle

March 10, 2017

Steam: 86/100

A narrative adventure game with puzzles, Another Adventure consists of four chapters, each telling a distinct interactive story. They follow Jonny, an ambitious...

Marie's Room

Free game, Indie, Walking Simulator

April 13, 2018

Steam: 93/100

This short story-driven exploration game follows the unconventional friendship between two classmates. Kelsey returns to Marie’s room, which they shared twenty...

Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

September 1, 2014

Steam: 82/100

This comedic visual novel follows a cast of characters whose genders are changed by unforeseen and absurd circumstances. Players choose from thirteen protagonists...

Sethian

Indie, Puzzle, Science fiction

November 9, 2016

Steam: 65/100

Sethian is a science-fiction puzzle game about an archaeologist investigating the disappearance of a planet’s inhabitants centuries ago. The only possible source of...

Flobe

Strategy, Casual game, Indie

January 23, 2016

Steam: 76/100

This casual arcade game with strategy elements has players control a blue line, adjusting its position and length. Collecting characters that match the line’s color...

Bannerman

Indie, Action, Adventure

August 31, 2017

Steam: 77/100

This medieval action-adventure follows a man-at-arms left for dead after a battle. When he awakens, he discovers that his lord’s banner is missing and sets out...

Lucid

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

July 19, 2011

Steam: 78/100

Lucid is a casual puzzle game focused on clearing areas of a playfield by combining all the blocks within them. Completing Color-Tasks in a chain increases score...

Smooth Operators

Simulation, Strategy, Indie

January 14, 2013

Steam: 70/100

A management simulation about running a call center company and building it into a financially successful business. The player hires employees and arranges offices...

Bridge Constructor Playground

Casual game, Simulation, Indie

July 2, 2014

Steam: 72/100

Bridge Constructor Playground is a bridge-building simulator in which players design crossings over valleys, canals and rivers, with settings ranging from cities...

Taxi

Simulation, Indie

August 22, 2014

Steam: 51/100

An arcade simulation with strategic management elements about running a taxi company across three 3D cities in America, Europe and the U.K. The player takes fares...

Verde Station

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

September 26, 2014

Steam: 74/100

This first-person adventure takes place aboard Verde Station, where the protagonist undertakes a year-long solo mission and begins to question the world around...

Star Rangers XE

Simulation, Adventure, Indie

July 6, 2016

Steam: 28/100

This space simulation adventure focuses on exploring the Solar System and building on other worlds. The player takes the role of an astronaut recruit and ventures...

Kiai Resonance

Indie, Action, Simulation

April 21, 2015

Steam: 78/100

A fighting game about samurai duels in feudal Japan, where a single strike against an unguarded opponent can be fatal. In multiplayer combat, players adjust their...

Cardinal Quest 2

Role-playing game, Indie, Roguelike

November 23, 2015

Steam: 91/100

Cardinal Quest 2 is a turn-based roguelike set in a world threatened by a mysterious force. After a Minotaur devastates the forests and a Dragon returns to the...

Without Within 2

Indie, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

November 9, 2015

Steam: 90/100

A visual novel about Vinty, who travels to Melbourne to meet her idol, the star Excelia. Along the way, she receives reminders from her mother and sister and...

Buried: An Interactive Story

Indie, Adventure, Text quest

January 21, 2016

Steam: 95/100

This text-based adventure follows logger Roger Hastings, who wakes to find his crew missing and has no memory of what happened. As he searches for them, he uncovers...

Mindless Running

Indie, Adventure, Comedy

February 22, 2016

Steam: 62/100

A classic runner with a story mode, Mindless Running follows a hero on a dangerous journey to reach his grandmother, who has prepared his favorite treats. Along the...

Roll'd

Casual game, Action, Indie

April 14, 2016

Steam: 78/100

An arcade endless runner with multiplayer in which the player controls the track rather than the runner. The aim is to keep the path level so the character can...

Mini Golf Arena

Sports game, Indie, Casual game

April 22, 2018

Steam: 51/100

This multiplayer sports game centers on online mini golf, with matches for up to 24 players. It features seven courses with 18 holes each, and balls can be...

Carton

Adventure, Action, Indie

October 2, 2016

Steam: 75/100

This action-adventure with settlement-building elements takes place in a world where the landscapes, trees, buildings, and characters are all made of cardboard...

Nevrosa: Escape

Adventure, Indie, Action

December 22, 2017

Steam: 79/100

This adventure game combines horror and action as a young Conway explores the family manor he has inherited and becomes trapped in his grandfather’s laboratory. To...

Catch a Lover

Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

April 6, 2017

Steam: 55/100

Catch a Lover is a multiplayer action game for two to four players, centered on a husband trying to catch his wife’s lover while the lover searches for his clothes...

Flix and Chill

Indie

February 27, 2017

Steam: 80/100

A dating simulator about first blind dates, where the goal is to win over a companion and spend an evening watching a film together. In Flix and Chill, the player...

Ascendant Hearts

Adventure, Casual game, Indie

January 19, 2018

Steam: 89/100

This adventure visual novel follows Hayato, who loses his memory and wakes in a world resembling the role-playing games he used to play. With help from the mage...

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