Indie

Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Trains, Indie, Detective

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A dark narrative game where you become the conductor of a train traveling through a world consumed by madness. Among the ordinary passengers, there are the...

Rain

Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Logic, Indie

October 1, 2013

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Rain is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The game will tell the story of a boy who once saw the silhouette of a girl in the rain and decided to chase...

Operation: Black Mesa

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

Operation: Black Mesa is a fan remake of two additions to the first Half-Life - Half-Life: Blue Shift and Half-Life: Opposing Force. The shooter features more...

NEO Scavenger

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

December 6, 2013

Players: 8/10

NEO Scavenger is a turn-based strategy with role-playing elements and turn-based combat. In the game, you will need to survive in post-apocalyptic Michigan, travel...

Flame in the Flood

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

February 24, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Flame in the Flood is a survival adventure game in which the player will wander through procedurally generated levels, exploring the slums of the United States...

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

October 30, 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. It adds over 100 hours of content, including the new...

Cat Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie

August 8, 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Cat Quest is an unusual action RPG with an isometric camera view. The game invites you to get into the role of a cat who wanders around the world and fights...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

March 14, 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Death Squared is an arcade puzzle game from the developers of SMG Studio. The game has a cooperative mode in which you can solve various problems together with...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie

February 27, 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Distrust

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Indie

August 23, 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Distrust is a real-time strategy and survival adventure game inspired by the movie The Thing. You will have to guide two heroes through a procedurally generated...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

September 26, 2023

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...

BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Indie

October 10, 2019

Players: 4.4/10

Big Drunk Satanic Massacre is a satirical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view. You will play as the son of Satan named Lou, who will have to...

Tin Hearts

Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Platformer, Steampunk

April 20, 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Albert Butterworth is a brilliant Victorian inventor who creates amazing tin soldiers and various bizarre mechanisms. In one moment, all his creations come to life...

Through the Darkest of Times

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Historical, Indie

January 30, 2020

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Through the Darkest of Times is a historical strategy with elements of a management simulator. You will become the leader of a resistance group in Berlin during the...

Project Winter

Online, Action, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

May 13, 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Project Winter is an isometric competitive action game with survival elements for up to 8 people. In the game, you will take on the roles of survivors who will have...

One Hour One Life

Online, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

November 8, 2018

Players: 8.3/10

One Hour One Life is an unusual top-down multiplayer survival simulator. You have to survive on a huge map, where all the textures are drawn by hand. Each session...

VALHALL: Harbinger

Action, Online, Slasher, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

October 22, 2020

Players: 8.6/10

VALHALL: Harbinger is a multiplayer action-slasher with a first-person view and survival elements, in which you will fight with enemies for the right to get the...

Defense Zone 3

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

December 14, 2016

Players: 9.3/10

Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD is an indie tower defense strategy game with a top-down view in real time. This is a sequel to the famous Defense Zone strategy, only now...

For the People

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Strategy, Adventure

August 13, 2020

Players: 8.8/10

For the People is a political simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you will try on the role of the head of a small industrial...

SpaceBourne

Simulation, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Indie, Third-person view, First-person view

July 18, 2020

Players: 5.9/10

SpaceBourne is a space role-playing simulator in which you can plunge into a fantastic open world filled with many solar systems and planets. Complete freedom of...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

October 11, 2018

Players: 1/10

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

Mighty Goose

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

June 5, 2021

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

The Infected

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

August 7, 2020

Players: 7.3/10

The Infected is an action-adventure sandbox with a first-person view and survival elements. The world is on the brink of destruction — a malicious virus has...

Ancient Cities

Strategy, Historical, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, In real time

December 17, 2020

Players: 6.7/10

Beginning in the Mesolithic era, players try to lead their people through generations, discovering and improving technology, managing resources and populations, and...

From the darkness

Adventure, Indie, First-person view, Horror

March 30, 2021

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Dread Hunger

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

April 23, 2021

Players: 8/10

Dread Hunger is a cooperative online survival action game with a first-person view and the ability to play together with up to 8 people. The game takes place in the...

Bleak Faith: Forsaken

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Open world, Fantasy

March 10, 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Hardcore role-playing action inspired by the Dark Souls series. A knight of the legion of hunters tries to survive in one of the last remaining outposts. An...

IXION

Strategy, Business / Management, Science fiction, Simulation, In real time, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Isometric

December 7, 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A sci-fi strategy game with elements of survival and control, set on a space station. The gameplay combines construction, exploration and resource management in...

The Ramp

Action, Isometric, Skateboards, Indie

August 3, 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Ramp is an isometric indie action game about skateboards. This game delivers an unprecedented feeling of real skateboarding. You can get 15 minutes of flow that...

Guns and Spurs 2

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

May 1, 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Guns and Spurs 2 is an action-adventure game with a third-person view and indie elements. Jack Lane is a bounty hunter who has just arrived in town to find a better...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

August 15, 2022

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Under The Waves

Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Science fiction, Third-person view

August 28, 2023

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Set in the 1970s in the depths of the North Sea, professional diver Stan struggles to overcome the loss that has turned his life upside down and embrace a new...

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie, Fantasy, Side view

April 23, 2024

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character is Zau, a young warrior seeking adventure in the fantasy world of Kenzer. He has unusual abilities that allow him to change the shape of his...

After Inc: Revival

Strategy, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

November 27, 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Continuation of the biological simulator Plague Inc, only this time players will not infect the planet, but save humanity after the zombie apocalypse. As you...

Afterblast

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Steampunk, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

November 26, 2025

A dynamic game with co-op, where you need to explore random dungeons. You must collect gear and improve skills to deal with the most dangerous opponents. The hero...

Gamblers Table

Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker

January 11, 2026

A minimalist clicker with pixel graphics and cute helpers. The gameplay revolves around tossing coins. If the coin falls as a dollar — you earn money, if it falls...

TOMAK: Save the Earth Regeneration

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Remake

April 2, 2026

Players: 1/10

Remake of the South Korean dating simulator Tomak: Save the Earth, Again from 2001, known for its absurd plot. The game tells the story of a goddess who descends...

Sentience: The Android's Tale

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

June 2, 2017

A narrative adventure where the story begins at the moment of the android's "activation." Consciousness is formed right before your eyes, and the world unfolds...

Pull the Beer

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

2026

Cooperative arcade game with physics, where the main task is to deliver a fragile barrel of beer through a series of various obstacles. Players need to work...

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Old school

August 26, 2020

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...

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