Indie

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

November 8, 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

Doodle God

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Free game, Simulation

June 11, 2010

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Doodle God is a casual, logical game for all ages. You will have four elements in your hands: air, water, earth and fire. By combining them, the player will receive...

Prison Run and Gun

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

March 16, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Arcade action platformer with pixel graphics about a daring prison escape. The main character must overcome many obstacles, fight enemies, and solve puzzles to win...

The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Text quest, Medieval era, Replayability, Visual novel

July 20, 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 73/100

A new narrative role-playing game from the creators of The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. The game is not a direct sequel, but a standalone story in the same...

Cookie Clicker

Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker, Casual game, Horror

September 24, 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 96/100

An arcade clicker game where everything revolves around baking endless amounts of cookies. Every click brings a tasty reward, and the more cookies you bake, the...

Tunic

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle, Metroidvania

March 16, 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tunic is an action-adventure game with an isometric camera view. The main character is a cute red fox who must go through a lot of tests, defeat a large number of...

Bad North

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Roguelike

August 20, 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Bad North is a minimalist real-time strategy game with tower defense elements and an isometric camera view. You have to defend your island against the impending...

Devil's Hunt

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

September 17, 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 47/100

Devil's Hunt is a hardcore action game with a third-person view and horror elements, based on the novel “Equilibrium” by Pavel Lesnyak. The main character Desmond...

Broken Lines

Role-playing game, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Strategy

February 25, 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...

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...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

September 17, 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A black-and-white adventure about travel, memories, and seeing the world through a camera lens. Everything is built around observation and the moment—each frame...

Bloons TD 5

Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy, Strategy

November 15, 2012

Players: 7/10

Steam: 94/100

The player builds towers, selects upgrades for them and hires cool special agents to destroy all the balls flying over the map. A total of 21 buildings with...

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

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

September 14, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A free first-person co-op puzzle game for two players. Players take control of sailors who, after receiving a call for help, sail to an abandoned amusement park...

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...

Echo Weaver

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

October 8, 2026

Steam: 97/100

The main character should save people who find themselves in a time loop. It is necessary to collect echoes and use them as your most valuable resource. The secrets...

Concubine

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Indie, Slasher, Historical

October 13, 2025

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

A fantasy game about harem concubines who fight monsters at night. There are different enemy classes, a wide selection of equipment, and a variety of skills. You...

God Forsaken

Action, Beat them all, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Strategy

October 22, 2025

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 67/100

An isometric survival action game with roguelike elements, set in a bleak land where darkness gradually consumes light, and twisted monsters and ancient curses...

Tyr

Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Free game, Tactics, Science fiction, Action, Indie

September 2, 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 86/100

Free tank action game, where the outcome of the battle depends on smart positioning, strategic decisions, and skillful use of the unique abilities of combat...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

March 17, 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure metroidvania set in the fantasy world of Raoah, where your chosen allies and relationships with them affect your combat style and exploration. As the...

Rusty Lake: Roots

Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

October 20, 2016

Steam: 96/100

This point-and-click puzzle adventure follows the family of James Vanderboom, whose life changes after he plants a special seed in the garden of an inherited house...

Don't Starve

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

April 23, 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

Hero Siege

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie, Role-playing game, Online

January 15, 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 60/100

This pixel-art action RPG with hack-and-slash combat and roguelike elements takes place in Tarethiel, a world besieged by the forces of Hell. The hero battles...

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...

Death's Gambit

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania

August 13, 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Combat robots

October 7, 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 5: Sister Location is a continuation of the popular series of horror stories with a first-person view. The next part delves even deeper into...

DISTRAINT

Adventure, Horror, Free game, Side view, Indie

October 21, 2015

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DISTRAINT is a psychological horror game with a side view for mobile platforms. You have to play as a young ambitious guy Price, who in an unholy way took the...

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...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

January 26, 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Adventure

March 26, 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an exciting...

Windbound

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Third-person view, Simulation, Action

August 28, 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Windbound is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person perspective and survival elements. The events of the game take place on a desert island, where the warrior...

Jet Lancer

Arcade, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie

May 12, 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Jet Lancer is a hair-raising arcade shooter with a side view in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a desperate mercenary in the distant future and will...

Hellish Quart

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...

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Heart of Russia

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, DLC, Indie

May 30, 2022

Anticipation Rating: 8.9/10

Euro Truck Simulator 2 — Heart of Russia — an add-on for a truck driver simulator with a first- and third-person view. In it you have to conquer the...

Fly Corp

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Logic, Indie, Casual game

February 11, 2021

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 86/100

A minimalist strategy game for managing an air network. The main objective is to develop air routes between real cities with populations corresponding to real data...

REVEIL

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Indie

March 6, 2024

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A narrative thriller about Walter Thompson and his dark past at the Nelson Brothers Circus. The main character sorts out fragments of memories, explores the...

T.D.Z. 4 Chapter 1 - Arrival

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Old school, Action

March 31, 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

A story-driven shooter set in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone. The main character is the stalker Yaroslav, who goes to Pripyat in search of his...

Dave The Diver - In the Jungle

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Exploration

June 18, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A storyline expansion that continues the adventures of Dave and his team beyond the familiar ocean depths. This time, the explorers venture into the heart of the...

False Echo

Adventure, Simulation, Logic, Indie, Point & Click

spring 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A cryptographic thriller in the spirit of Papers, Please, where the player must decide what to consider truth and what to consider lies. The action of the game...

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation

August 5, 2014

Steam: 92/100

A classic turn-based roguelike where each run offers a new challenge. Randomly generated dungeons, enemies, items, and events make every expedition different from...

Chess of Blades

Indie, Casual game, Visual novel

January 5, 2018

Steam: 92/100

This visual novel blends mystery and romance in the story of Rivian Varrison, a young nobleman sent by his father to a five-day birthday celebration for the king at...

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