Indie

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure action game set in a dark fantasy world, combining elements of roguelike and role-playing games. The events of the game unfold in a gothic city that...

Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Old school, Walking Simulator, Casual game

October 20, 2025

Players: 4/10

Steam: 75/100

Psychological horror that immerses you in a disturbing story where the ordinary gradually gives way to the inexplicable. At the center of the events is Steve...

Russian Hunter

Shooter, Stealth, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Adventure, Motorcycle racing

June 15, 2022

Steam: 39/100

A hunting simulator with a distinctly Russian flavor, where instead of exotic reserves, there are broken forest roads, birch groves, old huts, and a harsh...

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world, Exploration

July 26, 2019

Steam: 97/100

A realistic wolf life simulator set in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The game allows you to experience the journey of a lone gray wolf who leaves...

BLOODY RAVE

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

November 13, 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game tells the story of a journalist and treasure hunter who searches for lost relics that ordinary people consider urban legends. After spending years on...

Vampirium: 1997

Adventure, Horror, Sandbox, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Fantasy

2026

The events unfold in an alternative 1997, where Dracula has become the king of England and built his own vampire empire. Players will take on the role of one of his...

Aviassembly

Flight Simulator, Sandbox, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

April 11, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Aircraft builder and open-world flight simulator. The game is based on creating your own equipment, taking into account fuel tank capacity, weight, speed, cargo...

REINCARNAGE

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Free game, Fantasy, Old school, Action, Arcade

September 1, 2026

Steam: 100/100

A free retro first-person shooter with elements of horror and dark fantasy. The story unfolds on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The player takes on the role of Nilus...

Ved: Recure

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Role-playing game

September 22, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 67/100

A dynamic action roguelike where the hero finds himself inside his thousandth purchased but never played game. After another workday, he falls asleep in front of...

Light Fairytale Episode 1

Japanese role-playing game, Indie, Anime / Manga

May 13, 2019

Steam: 82/100

A turn-based Japanese-style RPG set in a dying underground world ruled by a dark empire. In the first episode, Haru and his childhood friend Kuroko take on the...

BlackEye

Action, Indie, Adventure

August 9, 2017

Steam: 75/100

This adventure game follows BlackEye, an inhabitant of Koyte who sets out into the planet’s dangerous depths. The upper world is home to intelligent beings, while...

Braid

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

August 6, 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Braid is a 2D puzzle-platformer with painterly visuals. Setting out from a house in the city, the protagonist travels through a series of worlds to rescue an...

Shatter

Arcade, Action, Music game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

July 23, 2009

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Shatter is a top-down futuristic arkanoid game where you need to clear the playing field from colorful blocks using a ball and a moving...

Among the Sleep

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

May 29, 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Among the Sleep is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. The main character is a very young child. He is hiding from a mysterious...

Eleusis

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

February 22, 2013

Steam: 61/100

This first-person adventure horror game takes place in a seemingly abandoned Greek village, where a character seeking refuge becomes caught up in mysterious events...

Axiom Verge

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

March 30, 2015

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...

Freedom Planet

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

July 21, 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The heroes face...

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood

Arcade, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Indie

March 3, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade skateboarding platformer moves the action from the streets to cinematic sets in Olliwood. Players ride levels filled with ramps and hills, choose routes...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

April 30, 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli is a 2D arcade action shooter inspired by 1970s exploitation and grindhouse films, classic gangster movies, and old-school arcade...

Yet Another Zombie Defense

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Zombies

February 3, 2010

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Yet Another Zombie Defense is a top-down cooperative shooter in which the player — alone or in co-op mode with up to 4 players — must build...

Dead Man's Trail

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Adventure

2018

Dead Man's Trail is a dynamic action game with survival elements and an isometric camera view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. A deadly epidemic threatens to...

Forts

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Online, Construction

April 19, 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

A real-time strategy game with physics-based destruction, Forts centers on building fortresses and fighting to bring down the opposition’s structures. Players...

Morphite

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Roguelike, Adventure, Indie

September 20, 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Morphite is a first-person action platformer with a procedurally generated world. You have to go on a journey to unknown planets. Their landscapes are generated...

Thumper

Arcade, Music game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), Indie, Action

October 10, 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Thumper is a music arcade game with a third-person view, supporting the PlayStation VR virtual reality device. In this rhythm game, you take on the role of a space...

Pumped BMX +

Arcade, Side view, Motorcycle racing, Sports game, Bicycles, Indie

September 18, 2015

Steam: 85/100

Pumped BMX + — A fun side-scrolling arcade game dedicated to stunts on BMX bikes. You will find many different levels where you can combine various tricks and...

The Occupation

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Detective, Stealth

March 5, 2019

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The Occupation is an adventure game with a first-person perspective. The plot of the game will take you to Great Britain in the 1980s. The country suffered from...

Swords of Ditto

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

April 24, 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Swords of Ditto is a top-down action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The game is dedicated to creating unique adventures for each new hero of the legend...

Hollow

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

November 16, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 36/100

Hollow is an indie shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You are the pilot of the first mining spaceship. You wake up in an...

Spacejacked

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

February 26, 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Spacejacked is an exciting arcade game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre with a side view. In the role of space engineer Dave Paprovsky, you have to...

Harold Halibut

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration

April 16, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The events of the game take place on a large spaceship, which, after two hundred years of its journey, has managed to turn into a real retro-utopia. But after a...

Eastshade

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Open world, Fantasy

February 13, 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Eastshade is an indie adventure game with a first-person perspective. You will take on the role of an artist who goes on a journey through the amazing East Shade...

Forager

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Open world, Adventure, Survival, Crafting

April 18, 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Forager is a fun top-down arcade clicker game with RPG elements, inspired by Stardew Valley, Terraria and Zelda. You will explore everything around, create objects...

Monstrum 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Survival horror, Online

January 28, 2021

Steam: 51/100

The game takes place in a crumbling 1970s era sea fortress where survivors must escape the results of a horrific experiment. The procedurally generated horror maze...

Rust - Instruments

DLC, Online, Action, Adventure, First-person view, MMO, Indie, Role-playing game

December 5, 2019

Players: 4/10

Steam: 91/100

Rust — Instruments is an add-on for a multiplayer action adventure with a first-person view and elements of survival in a huge open world from the creators of...

WINGSPAN

Strategy, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Construction

September 17, 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 78/100

WINGSPAN is a fun collectible card game with turn-based combat for 1-5 players. You will act as ornithologists, collectors, connoisseurs and observers who want to...

The Iron Oath

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

April 19, 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Players lead a group of mercenaries, making key decisions that affect the fate of their...

The Mystery of Blackthorn Castle

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, First-person view, Point & Click

February 7, 2015

Steam: 90/100

The Mystery of Blackthorn Castle is an atmospheric point-and-click adventure with a first-person view for mobile platforms. In the game you will explore the...

House on the Hill

Indie, Adventure, Action, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, First-person view, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Open world

July 29, 2020

Players: 8.5/10

House on the Hill is a first-person action-horror game with puzzle elements. You play as a young thief. Your partner has convinced you to take on one last job and...

THOTH

Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Shooter, Action

October 7, 2016

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

THOTH is a minimalist top-down shooter. A colorful game awaits you with many levels, each of which requires a specific approach in completing them. You'll control a...

Gordon Streaman

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Role-playing game, Casual game

September 27, 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Gordon Streaman is an indie simulator with a first-person view. Gordon Strayman is a newcomer to the world of streaming and blogging, he strives to realize his most...

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