Indie

Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Indie, Detective, Survival horror, Open world

March 17, 2025

Players: 8.3/10

The beginning of the story of a young scientist from Pathologic 3. The main character sets off from a laboratory in the capital to a small town where a mysterious...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view

November 3, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is a survival...

Pilgrims

Adventure, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

October 7, 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Pilgrims — an atmospheric side-view adventure from the creators of Machinarium and Samorost 3. The game will delight you with the absence of a rigid script...

Thronefall

Isometric, Strategy, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), In real time, Indie

August 2, 2023

Players: 7.6/10

A game with minimalistic graphics, in which the gamer builds the defense of a settlement during the day and defends against enemy attacks at night. It is important...

Oneiro Man

Arcade, Casual game, Comics, Adventure, Comedy, Indie

November 1, 2024

A game about an office worker who cannot sleep until he completes all his reports. If you do not have time to complete all the tasks, the hero may be fired. You...

Souper Game

Business / Management, Adult game, Indie, Fantasy

February 6, 2026

Players: 9.3/10

The spiritual heiress of the Leisure Suit Larry series, telling how the magic borsch is trying to seduce the elf Silvi. To prepare the perfect soup, players need to...

Halls of Torment

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school

May 24, 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons and magic. The brave hero sets out to explore various underground spaces to find new...

Dyson Sphere Program

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Science fiction

January 21, 2021

Players: 9/10

Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi space simulator in which you build your galactic empire by exploring uncharted areas of extraterrestrial space. In the distant...

Kenshi

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

November 21, 2011

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Kenshi is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with elements of management strategy and survival. You have to explore a large open world where you can trade, steal...

VEIN

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies

October 24, 2025

Players: 9/10

Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...

Killer Bean

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

June 8, 2026

A dynamic action game about a vengeful bean who goes against a powerful organization after betrayal and the revelation of its true nature. The path to retribution...

Black Border 2

Arcade, Simulation, Indie, Adventure

June 26, 2024

Players: 10/10

The main character works in the border service, where he checks cars and documents in search of contraband. You can use scanners, weigh cars and send a dog to sniff...

Helltaker

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game

May 11, 2020

Players: 9/10

Helltaker is a free-to-play adventure puzzle game. The game tells the story of a hero who suddenly opens a portal to hell, in which, oddly enough, a whole harem of...

Choo-Choo Charles

Adventure, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

December 9, 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Choo-Choo Charles is a psychological horror shooter with a first-person view in an open world, in which you have to run away from a monster engine that resembles a...

Tears of Metal

Action, Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

July 22, 2026

Players: 10/10

A fast-paced co-op game about a Scottish battalion fighting hordes of enemies to take back their island. You need to combine various abilities and improve your...

Ravenswatch

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

April 6, 2023

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...

Dark and Darker

Action, Fantasy, First-person view, Online, Indie, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Adventure

August 8, 2023

Players: 7.6/10

Hardcore action about clearing an underground fortress in the spirit of Escape from Tarkov. Players must not only find riches but also stay alive — otherwise, all...

No One Survived

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

January 14, 2023

Players: 6.8/10

The player, in single or co-op mode, survives in a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and other dangers. The extracted resources and materials can be spent on...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

October 26, 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Nobody's Left

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

The main action takes place in a post-war, post-apocalyptic city, in which people are forced to survive in the most difficult conditions. There is lawlessness and...

Outlast

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

September 4, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...

Supermarket Together

Free game, Simulation, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox, Indie

August 9, 2024

Players: 7.7/10

A supermarket owner simulator that can be played alone or in a group of up to 16 people. Gamers need to establish trade in their store, expanding the range to 49...

Car Dealer Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Casual game, First-person view, Open world, Business / Management

May 29, 2025

Players: 8.1/10

It all starts with working under the absent-minded but charismatic owner Little Sam, who is clearly not good at organization. You have to figure out the intricacies...

Lou's Lagoon

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

August 27, 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

An open world life simulator inspired by the cartoon “Miracles on Bends”. Uncle Lou disappeared, leaving the hero with his seaplane delivery company. Now he needs...

Night Shift Hospital

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A fun cooperative simulator of night shift doctors' work. Players need to quickly accept patients, conduct examinations, make diagnoses, and assign people to...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

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

March 31, 2021

Players: 8.9/10

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...

Spiritfarer

Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)

August 18, 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build your own ship to...

YAPYAP

First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Comedy, Exploration, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Survival horror

February 3, 2026

Cooperative survival horror where you can test your magical abilities with friends. In the story, the player and their allies are wizards summoned by a powerful...

Wasteland 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie

September 18, 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...

Cast n Chill

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

June 16, 2025

Players: 8.5/10

A relaxing fishing game in the background where you can explore calm lakes, rivers and oceans at your own pace. The game requires you to catch fish, sell them for a...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view

November 23, 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

Heave Ho

Arcade, Online, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Indie, Platformer

August 29, 2019

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Heave Ho is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle platformer. In the game you can gather a friendly team of up to 4 people to go on a dangerous journey, where the...

Mordhau

Slasher, First-person view, Medieval era, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Historical

April 29, 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Multiplayer action game Mordhau, featuring a first-person perspective in a late medieval setting, was developed by the indie studio Triternion, two years after...

DON'T STOP SMILING

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

June 12, 2026

A short psychological horror game from the first-person perspective, where a genuine smile becomes the main tool for survival. The game uses the PC camera to track...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

August 7, 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

Billy the Hero

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

2026

Step-by-step RPG in a dark fantasy world, where the main character wakes up on a mysterious island of Hell, finding himself in the body of a huge bear and...

Firewatch

Adventure, First-person view, Indie

February 9, 2016

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Firewatch is an indie adventure with a first-person view, developed by former developers of The Walking Dead and BioShock 2. The action takes place in the forests...

Deliria

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation, Open world

August 31, 2026

An adventure sandbox with a procedurally generated world, inspired by Terraria. Players will encounter a vast open world without the usual cubic blocks, where they...

Cheap Car Repair

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Old school

May 28, 2026

Players: 6.6/10

A car mechanic simulator set in Poland in the 1990s. A small workshop among typical multi-story buildings becomes a place for difficult decisions, where every...

Black Book

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Strategy

August 10, 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Black Book is a mixture of an adventure game and a card RPG in the setting of Russian fairy tales. The game tells the story of a young peasant woman, Vasilisa: the...

Best Games in the Indie genre